• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Deneki Outdoors Fishing Lodges

Alaska | The Bahamas | Chile

  • About Deneki Outdoors
  • Our Fishing Lodges
    • Alaska West
    • Andros South
    • Rapids Camp
    • Rio Salvaje
  • Deneki Blog
    • Alaska West
    • Andros South
    • Chile
    • Fish
    • Fishing Reports
    • Fly Tying
    • Gear
    • General
    • Guest Posts
    • News
    • Rapids Camp
    • Rio Salvaje
    • Tips
  • Contact Us

Feb 12 2019

Timeless Tips: Fish Barefoot!

Much easier to cast with the line here versus having the fly line under your foot..

There is nothing more frustrating than going to finish your cast and shoot out your fly line just to find that it is wrapped on something.  Adding salt to to the wound in this scenario is if you look down and realize it was you standing on your own line that ruined the cast.  A simple solution to this? Fish barefoot!  You will then be able to feel whenever you are standing on the line.  It will also be much easier to free the fly line mid cast if you start to notice that it is wrapped around your leg.  Just add a little extra sunscreen to your feet at the start of the day and then anytime you find yourself up on the bow of the boat, leave the shoes off!  Not only will you be able to feel when you are stepping on the fly line, you will also be much quieter when walking around on the boat resulting in less spooked fish.  Another advantage of fishing barefoot is that you can use your big toe to help hold the extra line on the bow on those windy days when the conditions make it near impossible to keep all your extra fly line near your feet and not blowing into the water. The fishing barefoot technique has been so effective on flats boats that I also use it now when fishing from a drift boat or raft in the summer for the same reasons.  I swear fly line seeks out stuff to get tangled in and if I am barefoot and can feel when I am stepping on the line, it leads to fewer frustrating moments when fishing from a boat.

More Bonefish Tips:

  • No Shoes No Problem, 2015 Edition
  • Wading for Bonefish
  • If He Charges and Stops, Set!

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Plan Your Trip

Let our experts plan the fishing adventure of your dreams.
Contact Now

Search Topics

Subscribe to our newsletter

All Blog Posts

Recent Posts

  • 7 Most Popular Smoked Salmon in the World
  • Fly Tying: March Brown by Kevin Foley
  • Who Doesn’t Like Potcakes?- Support The Bahamas by Helping the Potcakes
  • Tips on Mousing for Rainbow Trout and Grayling at Alaska West
  • What’s Happening with Pebble Mine- Good News for Alaska

All About Spey

All About Trout

All About Bonefishing

All About Gear

Best Posts

Footer

Deneki Outdoors

Mailing address:
200 W 34th Ave.
PMB 1170
Anchorage, AK 99503

Office:
4451 Aircraft Drive
Suite 202
Anchorage, AK 99502

US Information and Reservations
800-344-3628

International Information and Reservations
+1 907-563-9788

Email: info@deneki.com

Our Lodges

Rapids Camp
King Salmon, Alaska

Alaska West
Kanektok River, Alaska

Andros South
South Andros Island, The Bahamas

Rio Salvaje
Puerto Montt, Chile

Deneki Outdoors thanks Peter Viau, Tosh Brown, Abe Blair, Kyle Shea and Kara Knight for the beautiful photography used on our sites.

Connect With Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

#denekioutdoors

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Copyright © 2023 · Deneki Outdoors · Privacy Policy · Site by 21 Designs