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Fly anglers come in many shapes and sizes, and those of us who are vertically oppugned face unique but not uncommon challenges when it comes to wading in rivers and streams. We can’t always go ...

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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 is a great all-aroun...

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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 use of natural and synthetic material...

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Mousing for big rainbow trout at Alaska West is exciting. Big Alaskan Rainbow Trout like their protein and small mammals like mice, voles, and shrews offer them an excellent opportunity to get th...

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You’re likely to hear the words “swing season,” “trout Spey,” or even “Micro Spey” if you speak with enthusiastic trout fly-fishing anglers across the nation. Swinging for trout giv...

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We’re lucky at Alaska West Lodge and Rapids Camp Lodge to have incredibly abundant and healthy rainbow trout fishing.  Mice, sculpins, leeches, flesh flies, beads, and smolt fly patterns are f...

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In This Week’s Deneki Chronicles, it’s trout week and we’re looking back at what the trout have been and continually gorge on. It’s no secret how much we love fishing mouse patterns for b...

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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 essentials. In Toda...

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One of the more awesome things you can see at the beginning of the season in Alaska is a smolt bust. During early summer, large schools of salmon smooth begin their migration down the river to th...

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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 thi...

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