More fun than a frog in a glass of milk. Okay, we’re not exactly sure what that means either, but we’re sure it means it is hootenanny when it comes to Rainbow Trout Fishing in Alaska. In this week’s Deneki Chronicles, we can’t help but get excited about Rainbow Trout Fishing. Have a gander. Alaskan…
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Deneki Chronicles: Trout Fishing in High “Off-Colored” Water
In this Episode of Deneki Chronicles, we explore the idea of fishing in high water. For the most part, a blown-out river is not a good thing for any fly angler. But we’re here to tell you, that it is not the end of the world. Have a read. Whether early-season run-off or late season…
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Deneki Chronicles: 5 Ways to Catch More Rainbow Trout
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 great anglers catch the bigger ones. Here are five ways you can make yourself into a ‘greater’ trout angler in our part of the world. Mend less. Our…
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Deneki Chronicles: Spey Fishing for Trout – Tactics
In this week’s Deneki Chronicles we revisit Spey Fishing Tactics for Trout, specifically patterns. Give it a read before your trip to Alaska to tag some Big Rainbow Trout. Trout spey tactic #427: Put the wood to ’em. Photo: Cameron Miller In the past couple of weeks we’ve covered why we think you should…
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Deneki Chronicles: 5 Ways to Catch More Alaskan Rainbow Trout
In today’s Deneki Chronicles, we offer 5 tips on how to get more Alaskan Rainbows to the net. Keep these trout tips in mind and you too will smell success on the river. Trout fishing in Alaska is not the same as trout fishing in other parts of the world. If you’re chasing trout in…
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Deneki Chronicles: Sight Fishing for Trout – 10 Tips
This week’s Deneki Chronicles features tips on sight fishing for trout. When you’re fly fishing, and you can see the trout sitting there, that’s like sitting on a winning fly fishing lottery ticket, and when you get a strike, it’s like cashing your ticket. The euphoria and excitement are something else. So whether a sight…
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Football Season in Alaska
It’s football season, but here in Alaska we catch different kinds of footballs; big, Naknek River Rainbows. Truthfully, the Rainbow Trout in the Naknek River are huge, hard-hitting, beasts that will take you into overtime. It’s Big Rainbow Season, and we couldn’t be happier. More about Alaska Rainbow Trout: Alaskan Trout – Why They’re different…
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Deneki Chronicles: Catching the Rainbow Trout of your Life
Rapids Camp Lodge is located in King Salmon, Alaska, and is our fly-out lodge offering access into the countless backcountry rivers of Bristol Bay. However, during the month of September, it can be difficult to get into the floatplane and leave the river that flows right out our backdoor, the famous Naknek. Draining west out…
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Fly Tying: Marabou Ham & Eggs
Fall in Alaska is one of our favorite times of year to fish. The salmon have spawned and have gone into the final stage of their lifecycle to become a food resource for the river and its inhabitants, including Rainbow Trout and Dolly Varden. That makes flesh flies extremely effective in the fall months here…
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August in Alaska: Silver and Rainbows
August is an exceptional month in Western Alaska. August marks the beginning of a change in seasons with slightly cooler temperatures. More exciting is, August also marks the beginning of the Silver Salmon season. Both Silver Salmon and Rainbow Trout are voracious and aggressive and August is a prime month for both Silver Salmon and…
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