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Deneki Chronicles: 5 Ways to Catch More Rainbow Trout
Catch More Rainbows! Catching rainbow trout at Alaska West is not all that difficult - in fact, it's easy to catch 'some.' That being said, great anglers catch more, and...
Deneki Chronicles: Boondoggin’ for Rainbows – 4 Tips
This week's Deneki Chronicles..."Boondoggin." Successful boondoggin'. Photo: Cameron Miller Bryan Burke works in our Anchorage office now, but he earned his stripes guiding guests at Alaska...
Deneki Chronicles: Spey Fishing – Watch How Your Fly Lands
Which way will it land? Photo: Kyle Shea. When swinging flies for salmon and steelhead, we talk a lot about the importance of 'fly profile,' the broadside...
Spey Casting – 3 Benefits of Aerial Mending
A downstream reach mend. Photo: Gregory Houska. It's long been said that great presentations catch fish, not great casts. Its one of the most governing truths...
Mend to Fix
Do this for a reason. Photo: Nick Chambers. Mend: /mend/ verb. To repair (something that is broken or damaged). Synonyms: repair, fix. When fishing moving water, whether swinging...
Turning ‘Bad’ Casts into Great Presentations
This fish didn't see the cast. Photo: Zac Cassill. Good casts feel good, but good presentations catch fish and today Alaska West guide, Greg Houska, is coming...
3 Slack-Line Presentations Every Trout Angler Should Know
Mend, now! Photo: Cameron Miller. As most effective trout anglers know, a well executed drift is far more important than a perfect cast. Whether we want...
Mending – Lift, Don’t Flip
Good mends mean good fish. Photo: Ben West. It’s often said that a good drift is more important than a good cast. While we would certainly...
