It’s contest time again here on the Deneki blog! We’re going to send the author of our favorite bonefishing story a free pair of Abel nippers and a free Deneki / Ed Hepp bonefish t-shirt. The rules of this one are really, really simple. Tell us your best bonefishing story as a comment on this…
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Bonefish, Skiff, Angler, Water!
We love shots like this because, among other reasons, fish just look so much more natural in the water. Thanks, Tosh. More Bonefish Pictures Cahill Cover Shot Chard Shows His Chops Cahill Goes Abstract
Michael White’s Steelhead Rig
We’ve had a flurry of posts recently about steelhead rigging, and in the process of revisiting everything we’ve written we realized that somehow, in the past 4 years, we’ve never run the Expert Rig of one of the most qualified guys out there. Today we right that wrong. Michael White a. k. a. “Whitey” is…
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Hatch Backing Review
At the International Fly Tackle Dealer show last year we got to play with some new backing by Hatch that at the time seemed to be a little bit out of left field. We walked by the Hatch booth thinking “Really? Dacron is fine. Anglers who need tons of capacity can use gel spun. Does…
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Top Fishing Tip Posts of 2012
OK, today’s the last day on which we look back at our best posts of 2012. We’ve already covered our best posts about trout fishing, steelhead fishing, bonefishing, and fly fishing gear. Our final topic? Fly fishing tips! Best Fly Fishing Tips of 2012 6 Things Never to Say to Your Fishing Partner. Keep the…
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3 Random Bonefishing Tips
After a short break for the holidays we’re back in action at Andros South, our bonefishing lodge on Andros Island in the Bahamas. The lodge has a fresh coat of paint, Bruce Chard is back hosting another bonefishing school, and all is pretty much right with the world. To celebrate we’re passing on 3 random…
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Nice Fish, John.
This is a picture of a guy we really like fishing with, and a fish we were really glad he caught. More on King Salmon at Alaska West Just a Big Chrome Slab Now’s the Time to Book Your Trip 5 Ways to Catch More King Salmon
Your Steelhead Rigs
When more than 80 of you really thoughtfully wrote up your steelhead rigs for our free Bougle contest, you helped created a really cool resource. Already more than 1600 unique anglers have checked out that page, and they’ve no doubt gotten some new ideas on steelhead rigging, at the very least. Looking at all those…
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5 Things Your Guide Wishes You Would Do
Today’s post comes from a conversation with a relatively new guest at one of our lodges. He’s a super guy, and he wanted to be a ‘great dude’ – someone our guides would really enjoy spending the day with. His quote to your humble editor was something along the lines of “I just wish I…
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Looking for Bonefish
It’s a quintessential part of the flats fishing experience – standing on the deck of a boat, scanning the flats for fish. Louis Cahill once again provides us with an uncommon view of something we do a lot. More on Looking for Bonefish 4 Core Tips for Spotting Bonefish What to Look For, In What…
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