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Fly Tying: Flashy Tube Bandit
The Flashy Tube Bandit The month of August in Alaska is a special time of year. The salmon have made their way through the rivers and have begun their prescribed...
Deneki Chronicles: 4 Ways to Spook Fewer Bonefish
Mellow bonefish = happy angler. Photo: Adam Kryder If you freak out a bonefish to the point where he thinks his life's about to end, you're...

Fly Tying: Tools You Need
Today's post is from Mike Brown. Mike is the owner of Mossy’s Fly Shop in Anchorage, Alaska. A lifelong Alaskan with a passion for family, fly fishing, and fly tying....

Deneki Chronicles: Adjusting Fly Weight on the Water Bonefishing
What you'll need. Photos: Michael Gracie. Today we present you with a super clever tip (and some well-deserved snarkiness) courtesy of long-time Deneki pal, Michael Gracie, on...

Deneki Custom Fly Series: Andros South Shrimp
Deneki Mantis Shrimp We recently commissioned Solitude Fly Company to help create a series of flies specific to our fisheries at each of our lodges, Alaska West Lodge, Andros South...

Tribute to Robert “Bob” Veverka
Sadly, on January 3, 2021, the fly fishing community has lost one of the most prolific designers and fly tyers. Bob Veverka, was a creative, strategic, and innovative fly tyer....

Fly Tying: Silvernator
Brian Silvey's Silvernator Baby, it's cold outside and with winter upon us for a lot of fly anglers, not only is it ski season but it's also fly tying season....

Aquatic Insects in Alaska
The saying is, 'everything is bigger in Alaska'. This also includes bugs. For example, the giant water bug (lethocerus americanus) found in Southeastern Alaska can grow up to 2.5 inches...