NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. Our friend Jack Reis is back and gives us a modern twist on a classic bonefish fly. Take it away Jack! “Unfortunately if you’ve spent time stalking bonefish on the flats, you know that skinny,…
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The Fly Fishing Film Tour Preview
Our friends over at the Fly Fishing Film Tour just released their “2019 Stoke Reel” full of highlights from the upcoming tour and we all agree that this is non optional viewing. The Tour will premier Jan 19th in Bozeman Montana but has stops throughout the US and some international cities as well. Click HERE…
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If we had to pick One Sun Glass Lens Color…
At Deneki, we clearly need plenty of fishing diversity in our lives. From walking the flats of Andros, to swinging flies in BC, to casting rodents at Leopard Rainbows, we love it all. Unfortunately for our bank accounts, each different fishery seems to require its own set of gear. Your bonefish line won’t work in…
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Timeless Tips Tuesday // Tying the San Diego Knot
Here is a stronger alternative to the improved clinch knot. Very similar, but the wraps on a San Diego Knot are around a double line as opposed to the single line of a clinch knot. When learning to tie this knot, it helped me to think about it as an upside-down clinch. The knot can…
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Gear You Need // Stocking Stuffer Edition: Fishpond’s Pio Pod
Need a last minute holiday gift for the angler in your life? Here is an affordable accessory that I don’t see many people using but one that is very practical and helps keep our waterways trash free! Fishpond’s PIO Pod Microtrash Container is a personal favorite product of mine. The acronym PIO stands for “Pack…
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Brown Trout Variation
For those who have spent much time targeting Brown Trout, consider yourself lucky as they are a prized gamefish by anglers worldwide. Their beauty, attitude, and downright fussiness will leave you craving more the second after you release one. Today we leave you with photos of two very different looking brown trout, caught in the…
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Fly Tying Friday – The Spawning Shrimp
Deneki friend Jack Reis is back for another edition of Fly Tying Friday. Today he goes over the popular Spawning Shrimp a pattern that has caught bonefish and triggerfish on flats throughout the world. Take it away Jack! “If there is one thing a bonefish cannot resist, it’s a shrimp. The truth is that shrimp…
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Timeless Tip Tuesday: What is the Best Dry Fly Floatant, Gink or Shake?
Both! I promise I am not just trying to make you buy more unnecessary gear here. Use the strengths of both gink and shake to keep your flies riding high all day. Gink (gel based floatant) is best applied when the fly is completely dry. Here we are trying to get the material of the…
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Casting Tips: Understanding the Basic Physics of the Fly Cast
I’ve noticed when giving casting lessons that certain people respond better to different teaching techniques. While watching an example of a cast may be more helpful to one person, learning the science behind what is happening during the cast resinates with some people better. I promise I am not trying to get high school physics…
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Gear you Need // Fishpond’s Switchback Wading Belt System
With the holidays quickly approaching, we figured you might be looking for a few things to add to your wish list. A couple days ago we featured Scientific Angler’s new line, The Amplitude Smooth Infinity, today we are discussing another one of our favorite products for 2019 made by our friends at Fishpond. Fishpond is…
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