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Image credit: Cameron Miller Fishing guides spend a lot of time together in remote places. Over time, an Alaska fishing guides staff dialect develops to the point of becoming close to a foreign language. If you’re planning a fly-fishing trip to Alaska this summer, learning the terms in this handy glossary will help you understand [...]
by Dennis Quinn Fishing came to a near halt when my kids were born. Not only did I want to spend my free time with my new family, but my wife really needed and deserved a break when I was off. In turn fishing 5/6 times a week went down to about once every 2/3 [...]
Sturgeon fishing is great in the middle portion of the free flowing Snake River in Idaho. This area has a stable population of sturgeon. Idaho is a catch and release fishery for sturgeon fishing, which is good throughout much of the spring, summer and into the late fall months. We are lucky enough to have [...]
By Doak Worley Some of you may have noticed that I have been silent with my blog for a few months. This is the time of the year that I have to work to pay for my hunting and fishing addiction. I am a professional Chef and do cooking demonstrations during the summer months. I [...]
We live in a great area with a ton of things to do if you’re a Sportsman. About 3 miles from our house is a great kids fishing pond that is LOADED with bluegill. Throughout the summer I took the kids fishing many times. Here’s a video of them having a blast fishing. Get your [...]
One of our clients just got back from an Alaska fishing trip and sent us these photos from his trip. He’s a man of few words, but still a glowing review: Just got back from Alaska, fishing was awesome. Lots of Halibut and Salmon (Kings). Going back this Sept and I’ve reserved the Lodge for [...]
Here’s a little note and some pictures from one of our Musky Guides in Northern Wisconsin: The big predator fish have been on the prowl and last year saw several nice fish come into our clutches. I’ll not candy coat it and say it was easy…lots of casting, lots of positive mental energy…did I say [...]
Bonefish are fast, and if you spend much time fishing for them, it’s bound to happen eventually – you’ve got a good fish on and you’re feeling pretty well in control of the situation, and then that little silver torpedo decides to swim right at you, much faster than you can reel. Slack starts forming [...]
Brian G. came to Alaska during the first week of the season this year. He wanted to chase some big, bright king salmon. Fishing with his guide, he came across this sucker. Mission accomplished, don’t you think?
by Deneki At Andros South and most other bonefishing destinations out there, there are two distinct ways to target bonefish – wading and poling. Wading for bonefish is pretty simple – you’re on foot, walking on a shallow tidal flat, looking for bonefish and casting to them. You arrived at the flat via skiff, but [...]
by Deneki Outdoors General Practitioner This is a classic pattern that has been popular on the Dean for decades. Orange is a very popular color on the Dean and an orange GP is a great choice. Dean River Lantern Another long time favorite and a fine fish producer. The Dean River Lantern is a great [...]
by Deneki Outdoors Guides in the Bahamas say some pretty strange things, so today we present a handy reference to Bahamas Guidespeak. Blackback – n. A large bonefish, called such because big fish look dark. ”Blackback – 1 o’clock, 60 feet.” Bubble – v. To motor slowly in a skiff with the motor trimmed up [...]
by Deneki Outdoors One of the biggest casting mistakes made on the saltwater flats is ‘dropping the backcast’. Dropping your backcast usually happens when the fisherman is trying to add distance to a cast, and the effect is quite the opposite. Here’s the not-so-pretty sequence of events. A nice false cast is made. Angler thinks [...]
The waters around South Andros Island are extremely fertile – loaded not only with bonefish, but also mullet, jacks and countless other smaller critters. That means lots of food for sharks, which in turn means lots of sharks. Bull sharks, nurse sharks, tiger sharks, hammerheads and more, but the most common sharks we see on [...]
by Deneki Outdoors One of the most fun and unique ways to target rainbow trout in Western Alaska is by ‘mousing’. Small voles and other rodents often find themselves in the river, intentionally or not, and our bigger predatory rainbows are always on the lookout for a meal that’s even more filling than their usual [...]
Whether you’re in Chile or Montana, when dry fly fishing from shore or wading, the best approach, if possible, is to start in the ‘tailout’ and work your way up the pool. Fish are almost always facing into the current, up stream, so by fishing from the tail of the run to the top, you [...]
Our lodges are totally focused on providing a fly fishing experience that’s second to none. Does that mean that you need to be an expert to fish with them? Heck no. A few of the lodges are great places to learn how to fly fish. At British Colombia however, we’re not shy about the fact [...]
On the Kanektok River in Alaska, and on other rivers like it in Western Alaska, the classic method for catching silver salmon on flies involves targeting them in slow-moving water, casting a floating line, and stripping back a weighted fly. Here are 6 ways to make the most of this technique. Keep in mind that [...]
“Don’t trout set, mon.” Over the years countless bonefish anglers have heard this phrase from their Bahamian guides. OK, we know not to trout set, but what are we supposed to do? Let’s start with a little bit of background. As trout anglers we’ve been trained to raise the rod when a fish eats. Raising [...]
from North Dakota Game and Fish North Dakota’s paddlefish snagging season opens May 1 and is scheduled to continue through the end of the month. However, depending on the overall harvest, an early in-season closure may occur with a 36-hour notice issued by the state Game and Fish Department. Legal snagging hours are from 8 [...]
Besides the salmon and the leopard rainbows that are usually targeted while fishing in Alaska, we have a whole lot of fun fishing for Dolly Varden. Dolly Varden and Arctic Char are really closely related in this part of Alaska. So closely related, in fact, that the Alaska Fish and Game biologist responsible for them [...]
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by Deneki Outdoors Early in our Research and Development program in Southern Chile, one of our guides, Garrett Sullivan, caught this exceptional fish. We took some shots and released it, thinking “man, that was an awesome brown”. When we got home, we sent some pictures around to a bunch of folks, and maybe half of [...]
Yeah, you’re gonna need to dry that gear out. Today’s Universal Fly Fishing Tip is one that most anglers know, but few actually follow through on. After a day or a week or fishing, make sure you dry out your gear well. Gear that gets stored wet gets nasty. Waders stink, rod socks mildew, flies [...]
Simple is good. In lots of trout fishing situations, you don’t need a drag system that’s capable of stopping a locomotive. There, we said it! Slapping a mega-reel on a lightweight trout rod isn’t going to result in an outfit that’s well-balanced. And really, you don’t need all that technology most of the time. If [...]
Salmon Fishing While fishing in Alaska, your experienced guide exposes you to a variety of fishing opportunities and methods. Salmon fishing typically involves trolling using down-riggers, however, lead weights or deep divers are often employed to reach fish just below the surface. In Alaska, we troll with herring and artificial lures- we have a full [...]
I had hoped to have good news this week about my recent coues deer hunt in Southern Arizona. No deer but I did have a great time. The Winchester Mountain Range is a very big and rugged environment which makes bowhunting quite a challenge. Those coues deer are “wrascully wittle wabbits”. I saw lots of [...]
by Deneki Outdoors True, not many anglers head to Alaska specifically to target pink salmon. That’s OK though – we still think they’re pretty awesome fish. Here’s why. Every other year there are billions of them. OK, not billions, but on even-numbered years on the Kanektok, our pink numbers are very, very large. They eat [...]
by Deneki Outdoors These days, pretty much any modern skiff you see on the flats is going to have a poling platform on its stern. Why is that? The extra height of the platform gives your guide (or if you’re really lucky, your Significant Other) better visibility, a 360 degree view and less glare at [...]
Late fall/early winter is a great time to start tying up some patterns to restock the fly boxes depleted by another year on the water, lets not abandon the fishing quite yet. I have had several great days on the river this past month. It does get a bit hit and miss as the weather and the [...]
Skepticism. That word describes how I felt about this product when I got it in the mail. A fishing hook that you don’t tie onto your line? You just wrap your line around it a few times? Yeah, right. You’ve gotta be kidding. Well, I have to admit it… I was wrong. These things are [...]
Late fall has arrived and a short flurry of snow here today reminded me that winter is on its way. Unless your favorite fishing location closes for the winter though you don’t need to hang up the fly rod just yet.
Here are 5 things to keep in mind when the water is high! Go fishing. Nobody ever caught a steelhead sitting at home on their couch. Don’t give up just because you don’t have 3 feet of visbility. The fish are still out there, just in different places. If the river’s in flood stage and [...]
Thank you to Dayne Shuda of Hunting Business Marketing for naming this post one of the Top 50 Hunting Blog Posts of 2009! My buddy Kris Keller who runs Sulphur Creek Ranch invited us on a wolf hunt / scouting trip for elk season. There was one catch though. We had to help him build [...]
Capt. Rick Grassett, is a full-time fishing guide and outdoor writer based in Sarasota, FL. He’s a great host and a super guy, and as luck would have it he hosts a group at Andros South each year. Here’s Capt. Grassett’s report from last week. Thanks Rick! — I spent the last week from Saturday, [...]
One of the best parts about being in the outdoor industry is having the opportunity to host family groups at awesome locations. We absolutely love having kids around, and watching the experiences that family groups have together couldn’t be more gratifying. Fathers, daughters, sons, mothers, uncles, grandparents and more – we’ve seen it all and [...]
Cameron Miller is a long-time veteran of Alaska West. He spent a bunch of years guiding and taking pictures, and the past few years has made the transition into nearly full-time photography. If you’re headed to Alaska West this summer, you’ll see slideshows from Cameron at the beginning and the end of your week, and [...]
image credit Deneki Outdoors Do any of these five things while fishing for bonefish and you’ll be NOT catching fish in no time. Wear shoes in the boat. Always go barefoot when fishing out of the boat so you can feel your line if it’s underneath your feet. If you’re wearing shoes, you won’t know [...]
This is filmed right off Mountain Point (near Ketchikan ). Pretty cool video. Personally I think it would be better than just catching fish. What an experience. Be warned though. Turn off the sound if you don’t want to hear the fishermen swearing… Click Here To See The Video
When someone asks “When’s the best time to go bonefishing?“, our answer is simple – when you can. Our bonefishing guide in the Bahamas is far enough south that the weather in the winter months is really not that different from the weather in the summer months – the average high in December is only [...]
There are many types of fish in the world, and many types of gear to use to catch them. As a result, trying to buy new equipment can be quite confusing, especially when buying a fishing reel. Before you head to the local fishing retailer, you need to arm yourself with some information. Know Your [...]
Over the last twenty years childrens playtime has declined by 25 percent, unstructured outdoor activities have declined by 50 percent and family dinners have decreased by 33 percent. How can you gain back some of that lost time while increasing your childs interest in the outdoors? Call me an old (young?) sap, but as a [...]
Yesterday we took our kids fishing with Marc Warnke and his family. The weather was great, the fish were biting and we had a great time. I’m trying to get Webb to give me a “high-five”, but he’s too busy mugging it up for the camera. He ended up catching the big fish of the [...]
We just got back from a Northern Idaho Steelhead fishing trip this spring up the East Fork of No-Tellum Creek. Cory, Bruce, Mike, Chris, Ben and Brett all went up for the weekend. We had a great time and landed a TON of fish. Most of these fish were caught on fly rods too! Ben [...]
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