Dolly Varden

Deneki Chronicles: The Importance of the ‘Engagement Range’ When Swinging Flies
This week's Deneki Chronicles features a friend of Deneki Outdoors, George Cook. In this post, George gives us some quality insight into the importance of the 'Engagement Range.' We like...

Deneki Chronicles: Spey Fishing – The ‘Engaged Fly’
This episode of Deneki Chronicles comes to use from our friend George Cook. George has forgotten more about fly fishing than a lot of people think they know. This post...

Why the Kanektok River is so special?
Reason #1 and #2. Photo: Kyle Shea One cannot talk about top fishing lodges in Alaska without mentioning Alaska West. Admittedly we take a little bit of credit for, in...

Target Species // The Dolly Varden
Photo: Bob Handzel The Dolly Varden is type of salmonid that is native to the Pacific Ocean in both North America and Asia. What very well could be the most...

George Cook on the Importance of ‘Engagement Range’ When Swinging Flies
George's swing engages.. Photo: George Cook. Our good friend and legendary sales rep for some of the most respected brands in the biz, George Cook, has...

Now, That’s a Dolly
Boom! Photo: Jason Whiting. At Alaska West, we're lucky to experience a run of anadramous (sea-run) dolly varden that's nothing shy of remarkable. Towards the back...

Fall Colors
The colors of fall. Photo: Ben West. Fall starts early in Western Alaska, and while the first official day of fall might not be for a...

Clown Sighting at Alaska West
Much less terrifying. Photo: Eric Robbins. Because not all clown sightings are creepy.. At least not in our neck of the woods. More on Dolly Varden...