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King Salmon

Jan 19 2019

Your Alaska West Salmon Calendar

Here is your 2019 Alaska West Salmon Calendar! Alaska West typically has an incredibly consistent run of the various Pacific Salmon.  Veteran guides up there can almost tell you what day of the year it is based on what fish are arriving into the river system.  If you have a specific species of fish that…
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Jan 05 2019

Get to Know Kara Knight

At Deneki, we are lucky to have some incredible staff members in place that help make our lodges among the best in the world.  Kara Knight is our BC West Operations Manager and a huge part of what makes the program so special.  Kara took some time out of her busy schedule to sit down…
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Jan 02 2019

Target Species // The King Salmon

A common attribute of some of the best fishing guides on the planet is their ability to think like a fish.  They understand their target species well enough that they can accurately predict how the fish will react in various situations.  When fishing, there are many variables out of your control but knowing as much…
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Nov 16 2018

George Cook on the Importance of ‘Engagement Range’ When Swinging Flies

George Cook on understanding engagement range in the spey theater

Our good friend and legendary sales rep for some of the most respected brands in the biz, George Cook, has been at the forefront of modern spey fishing since the beginning. Simply put, he’s been swinging flies for steelhead, sea-run browns, resident trout, and everything in-between long before it was cool. So, when he’s willing…
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Sep 24 2018

King Salmon Can’t Jump

king salmon can't jump

King salmon on our home river at Alaska West are known for many things; blistering runs, breaking gear, being unusually aggressive towards swung flies.. However, while earning a reputation for one of the hardest fighting fish in freshwater, they’re also known for spending the majority of that fight under the surface of the water. Well,…
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Sep 10 2018

Net Bender

Landing king salmon with a net

Today we present you with nothing more than one of our favorite photos from this past summer season courtesy of Alaska West guide, Lucas Young. Net shot. Spey rod. And fish so big that it buckles the fiberglass handle and aluminum frame of a gargantuan landing net.. What’s not to like? Want to swing flies…
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Jul 23 2018

Nice Fish, Jack!

Spey fishing for kings

Today we interrupt your scheduled Deneki programming to give a much deserved congrats to our pal and Alaska West regular, Jack Overly. Jack has been joining us during our king season since 2013 where he, like many of our guests, first caught the spey bug. He’s been swinging flies with us ever since, hooking gobs…
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Jul 20 2018

Alaska West Video by Magnus Jepson

Alaska West video by Magnus Jepson

Our good friend and long time Deneki guest, Magnus Jepson, recently joined us this summer during the height of our king season at Alaska West. He put together a fantastic video from his trip full of big fish, spey rods, drone footage, and overall camp shenanigans from our humble abode on the Kanektok River, and…
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Jul 03 2018

Timeless Tips: Fighting King Salmon – Bend the Butt Section

Our king salmon seasons in Alaska and British Columbia are underway, so today we present you with a friendly reminder of one of the most common mistakes made when fighting big fish on spey rods – not putting enough pressure on the fish! Take the photo above taken of Alaska West guide, Ben West, while…
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Jun 26 2018

Timeless Tips: 5 Ways to Catch More King Salmon

We’re currently in the midst of our king salmon season at Alaska West and BC West. These are not your normal king fisheries – we’re swinging flies for hot chrome fish just a few miles for the salt, and that really turns our crank! Needless to say, we’ve got kings on the brain so we thought we’d pass…
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