We’re calling today’s post ‘Spey fishing etiquette’ just because that’s a more manageable title than ‘swinging flies on foot working down a run etiquette.’ Our suggestions apply to any situation that matches that description – single or double-handed rod chasing any anadromous fish. And, in case it isn’t obvious, these rules apply to conditions in…
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‘First Fish’ Story Winner
Congratulations to Warwick Sommer from Australia – he’s the winner of our Tell Us About Your First Fish contest! We loved Warwick’s story because he’s a newcomer to the sport who’s got the bug bad, he painted the picture of a day with a friend beautifully, his first fish came at the 11th hour, and…
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Tell Us About the First Fish You Caught
We always love hearing fishing stories from you, our loyal readers. Today we’re asking you to share a very special fishing story – your first. Your First Fish We’re asking you to go back – many years back for some of you. We want to hear about the first fish you ever caught. Where? How?…
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What Do You Want Us To Write About?
Our little community on the internet continues to grow far beyond anything we expected. That’s awesome – and that means there are a lot of new folks around! We really value the input that we get from you and we haven’t asked in a while, so we’re dedicating today to a simple question. What do…
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What’s Your Favorite Saltwater Reel?
It’s poll time here at the Deneki blog! There are a bunch of quality reels out there these days that do a great job in the saltwater. We want to hear about your favorite fly reel for fishing in the saltwater, and why you like it. Any size, any price point. Any saltwater fishery –…
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Worst Fishing Tip Ever – Winner
A couple of weeks ago we asked you to submit the worst fishing tips you’ve ever received – and you folks came up with some dandies! Wow, there’s a lot of bad advice out there. The winner of our contest was Alaska West guest Derek Fritz, who had the misfortune of being told… “Oh my…
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Want to Write a Guest Post for Us?
We love running quality guest posts on our blog – we’ve run 126 of them so far. They’re a great way for us to share great content with our readers, and also a great way for you to get your content in front of our readers. If you’d like to submit a guest post for…
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Worst Fishing Tips Ever – More Free Nippers
What’s the worst fishing tip you’ve ever received? Leave us a comment and let us know – this should be fun! You could win yourself a free pair of Abel nippers too. We’ll start with an example. Your humble editor decided to leave the wife’s first casting lesson to a neutral third party. That was…
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Bonefishing Story Contest Winner
You all wrote up some great tales as entries to our Best Bonefishing Story contest. Brenda Mantz was a our winner with the piece that appears below. We asked for fishing stories and Brenda submitted literature. Awesome. A pair of Abel nippers and a bonefish t-shirt are headed Brenda’s way. Stay tuned for more contests….
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5 Ways to Simplify Your Fishing Gear
If you’re a fly fishing gearhead like us, you know that no matter what you’re fishing for, you can make your gear just about as complicated as you like. Sometimes playing with gear is fun and adds to the experience. Other times, it’s nice to simplify. We’ll just throw out a few ideas – we’d…
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