This week we welcomed back to Alaska West the renowned Dave Howe and Steve Ward who have brought with them many family members over the years. Photo: Cameron Miller This year was no exception. Dave was only able to bring his grandson Andrew Moura along for another great week of fishing, but he is hoping…
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Ultrathon Insect Repellant: Why We Like It
Good fish, bad bugs. Photo: Cameron Miller Like it or not, when you leave the cities and travel to pristine remote fisheries, you’re likely to encounter some bugs. Whether it’s mosquitoes in Alaska, ‘no-see-ums’ in the Bahamas or horseflies in BC, little flying critters can be a pain in the behind. We’ve tried every bug…
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Learning To Fly Fish
Non-experts having fun, learning to fly fish. Photo: Cameron Miller At Deneki Outdoors, our lodges are totally focused on providing a fly fishing experience that’s second to none. Does that mean that you need to be an expert to fish with us? Heck no. Three of our four lodges are great places to learn how…
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George Cook on Sinktip Selection Through A King Season
Hey, George caught one! Photo: Cameron Miller George Cook is one of the pioneers of spey fishing for king salmon in the Northwest, and he’s one of our best-in-the-business spey instructors during our king season at Alaska West.George has shared with us a bunch about his philosophy of king fishing in the past, and today…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 17 – 24
This week we welcomed Tom Lewin of Frontier Fly Fishing from South Africa. Talk about a long way to go for some fish! Photo: Cameron Miller Fortunately he could not have made a better choice for his group’s destination – if you have to travel half way around the world for a week of fishing…
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Wading Boots: What’s On Your Sole?
Our boots: still mostly felt, but cleaned well. As awareness has built up over the past few years about aquatic invasive species and the damage they can do to our fisheries, anglers have been paying a lot more attention to the soles of their wading boots. Felt soles on wading boots are a great way…
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Charles St. Pierre on the Kanektok, Reels, and a Big One
Old technology meets big fish. Photo: Cameron Miller Charles St. Pierre is one of the best spey instructors in the Northwest, and we’re lucky to have him join us each year during kings at Alaska West on the Kanektok to teach our anglers the finer points of spey fishing. He’s also a super guy. Charles…
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Super DC-3 – Our New Ride to the Kanektok
Welcome to Quinhagak. The current local time is chrome-thirty. Last year at Alaska West, we ran a pilot transfer program in which we chartered a Fairchild Metro to fly some of our our guests direct between Anchorage and Quinhagak, eliminating a stop in Bethel on inbound and outbound trips to our lodge. The program worked…
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Want to Fish Alaska for Free?
This could be you, for free. Photo: Cameron Miller Update from July 15th: Congratulations to Eric Dawson from Oklahoma City, OK! Eric won our free trip to Alaska West and is currently picking dates for his trip. —- Sign up for our weekly newsletter by July 15th and you’ve got a chance to win a…
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Game On
We’re pumped. Are you pumped? Photo: Ed Ward Today marks the start of our 2009 season at Alaska West. Our setup crew has been hard at work for the past few weeks getting our camp ready, and our first group of guests arrive today. The afternoon and evening will be spent unpacking, plotting strategies and…
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