Trout
Bangin’ the Banks on the Kanektok: 6 Tips for Better Fly Fishing From A Boat
At Alaska West Lodge, we spend a lot of time drifting down the Kanektok River in a boat. It's a beautiful experience, the scenery is world-class, the Rainbows are amazing,...
The Alaska Trout One-Two Punch That Delivers
Here in Western Alaska, a large part of our season, we are blessed to be able to target trout using one of our favorite means of all time, with mouse...
One Question: Fly
Welcome to One Question, where we ask one question at a time, allowing us to delve deeply into the complexities and nuances of all our readers and subscribers. These one...
Fly Tying: Copper John
One of the most iconic and recognized fly patterns ever, the Copper John is an effective pattern in various watersheds, conditions, and seasons. Mr. John Barr designed this fly pattern...
Fly Tying: Barr’s Bouface
Barr's Bouface Originally for warm water species bass and pike, John Barr got a hankering that a smaller version would be effective for trout. He wasn't wrong. Everything about this...
Fly Tying: March Brown by Kevin Foley
March Brown by Kevin Foley About Kevin Foley Kevin Foley is the fly-tying instructor at Mossy’s Fly Shop in Anchorage, Alaska. His philosophy and teachings on fly tying involve the...
The Fly Box: Alaska West Lodge Rainbow Trout Flies
At Alaska West Lodge, Team Deneki Outdoors is fervently getting things ready for the Twenty-Twenty-Two Season. As a part of that process, we are filling our fly boxes with the...
Deneki Chronicles: Trout Fishing in High “Off-Colored” Water
Kevin got it done in high water. Photo: Ben West. In this Episode of Deneki Chronicles, we explore the idea of fishing in high water. For the most part, a...
