Alaska West

The New Fly Angler, Welcome!
If you’re new to the Deneki Blog, maybe you heard about us through a friend or found our site during a search because you’re interested in fly fishing. We want...

Alaska West in July is a Fly Fisher’s Dream
Alaska West Lodge It sure is! The mighty Kanektok is incredible all season long, but it's the month of July that sees the greatest biomass increase of the year. By...

After a Good Days Fishing, Shenanigans
Stuart Foxall, fly tying Jedi Master, fantastic fisherman, and friend of Deneki Outdoors chimes in on some of the most productive, and entertaining practices at Alaska West Lodge. After a...

Guide Speak Glossary: Alaska West Edition
In our second edition of Guide Speak we visit Alaska West on the Kanektok. The Kanektok is many a fly fisherman's mecca, or summit, so to speak. It's also a...

Guide’s Corner: Ben West, Alaska West Head Guide
Alaska West Head Guide Unfortunately, I have only known Ben since the spring of 2019 when I came back to Alaska West as Operations Manager. It had been 7 years...

Guide’s Corner: Hawkeye at Alaska West
Phil "Hawkeye" Hawkins Army Veteran and former Professional Rodeo Cowboy, Phil “Hawkeye” Hawkins, has been leading Alaska West clients on phenomenal outdoor fishing experiences as a Guide and Set-Up Lead...

Magnus Jepson
Magnus Jepson is an entrepreneur, photographer, videographer, and most importantly a friend of Deneki Outdoors. Whether fishing, surfing, or snowboarding Magnus, fueled by his creativity and passion to capture beauty...

SENSE OF PLACE: Bristol Bay
Bristol Bay, Alaska Back in 2019 when things were normal, our friends from The FlyFish Journal visited and flew over the proposed Pebble Mine site to try to grasp the...