Last month Kellsey Perkins, the financial mastermind at Deneki Outdoors, joined a bunch of like-minded women at the International Women Fly Fishers’ annual festival. Here’s her report on the highlights. IWFF Festival Report I just returned from the International Women Fly Fishers Festival near Bozeman, MT along the Gallatin River. Amazing women, incredible experience. What…
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Permit Fly Presentation – Feeding Fish
Last week we started a short series of posts featuring Bruce Chard’s incredible knowledge of how to present flies to permit. Today we’re diving deep, and the topic is presenting a fly to a feeding permit. Feeding Permit – Presenting Flies If you come across a feeding permit, recognize that right away. Usually that calls…
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Save Bristol Bay Road Show
You’ve read here before that we’re big supporters of Trout Unlimited and their program to Save Bristol Bay from the risks associated with the Pebble Mine. Today we’re helping to get the word out on the Save Bristol Bay Road Show that’s taking place over the next couple of weeks. In Seattle, San Francisco, Portland,…
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Bruce Chard’s Barracuda Rig
Bruce Chard teaches bonefishing schools at Andros South – but even though he’s a master bonefish angler, he always takes some time to throw flies at South Andros Island’s incredible population of barracudas. When Bruce has ‘cudas on the brain, this is the rig that he reaches for. The Summary Ross FW 1090 – 9…
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Preparing for Your Bonefishing Trip
Our fall season at Andros South starts a week from Saturday! Man, are we fired up to get back out on the flats. Since we know a lot of you are planning fall bonefishing trips, we figured we’d assemble a little list of articles that will help you prepare. Casting Practice. Just do it –…
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It Actually Gets Dark, Almost
We get an awful lot of sunlight during our season at Alaska West, but as fall (that would be September) approaches, it starts to get borderline dark outside! More Scenery from Alaska West It’s Really Pretty on the Kanektok Night Sky A Different Kind of Scenery
You’re Probably Not Up For It
Chasing Chinook Salmon on the Dean River is not for everyone. If you’re like most anglers out there in the world, you’re just not up for it. We know of no greater challenge in fresh water than to land one of these beasts. There’s also no greater accomplishment – but it’s critical to understand the…
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Permit Fly Presentation – Introduction
We’re starting a little series of posts today on presenting flies to permit! Here’s the background. Your fearless editor said to Bruce Chard, Permit Whisperer, the other day, “Hey Bruce, we should do a post on the difference between presenting flies to bonefish and presenting flies to permit.” 45 minutes later the graduate level lecture…
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Three Good Articles
Tips for Catching Trout in a Recessed Target Area. It’s a bit of a mouthful but it’s a great article – from Kirk Deeter at Field and Stream. Using Big Beads as Attractors. Another good tip from Kent at Gink and Gasoline. Chard’s Choker Permit Fly. Bruce Chard tell us about one of his favorite…
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Go Time
On foot. Decent visibility. A little windy. Feed marks. Josie sees one. 11 o’clock. 40 feet. It’s go time! More on Bonefishing Free Bonefishing 101 Guide 3 Most Important Bonefishing Tips Wading for Bonefish