One very common mistake made by first-time flats anglers is to leave the rod tip above the water when presenting the fly to a bonefish. When you’re fishing in rivers, you spend a lot of time with your rod tip high, mending line and waiting for a fish to eat. In fresh water, a ‘low…
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Top Bonefishing Posts of 2011
It’s become a tradition here at the Deneki blog – around the end of each year we run a little series of lists of the most popular posts on our blog during the year. We want to make sure you don’t miss out on the good stuff! Since we’re catching bonefish right now, we figured…
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Nice Fish, Bruce
It’s been way too long since you’re seen a Louis Cahill picture of Bruce Chard with a nice bonefish from Andros South. So…here you go! Nice fish, Bruce. P.S. Bruce holds his bonefishing schools at Andros South in November and January, because he knows that the ‘winter’ months on South Andros are the best for…
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Why Andros South?
There are dozens (at least!) of bonefishing lodges in the Bahamas. It’s only natural that we often can asked this question: “There are lots of bonefishing lodges in the Bahamas. Why should I go to Andros South?” We’ll keep things simple and give you our top 3 reasons. The fishery really is different. The waters…
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Fish with Tim Rajeff
We are really excited to announce that Tim Rajeff will be on site at Andros South this spring! Tim is joining Tom Larimer and Brian Pitser for a week of bonefishing from February 25 – March 3, 2012, and he’ll be available to all for our guests for one on one casting instruction during the…
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They’re Not That Picky
Most of the time, the bonefish on South Andros Island are not that picky. What Does That Mean? It means that if you get your fly selection in the ballpark and present reasonably, most of the time you’re not going to get refusals. The photo above is a great example – that’s 15 pound Maxima…
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Smile!
Kids on South Andros, lookin’ sharp as usual. More on South Andros Reason #481 to Visit This Winter Good Livin’ The Little Creek Bar
A Non-Angler’s Stay at Andros South
It’s one of our most frequently asked questions. “I’d like to go bonefishing, and my non-angling wife/girlfriend/significant other wants to come along. Is there anything to do besides fishing?” Yes, there is, and lots of non-anglers join us at Andros South each year and have a fantastic time. It’s really important, though, to understand from…
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Identifying Bonefish Muds
When fish swimming around tidal flats disturb the bottom, they make a puff of sediment that’s known as a “mud”. Locating bonefish muds can be one way to locate bonefish. Bruce Chard is back today with another bonefishing tip – how to know if the mud that you’re looking at came from bonefish. Special note…
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Permit Fly Presentation – Wrap Up
Over the past month we’ve heard a bunch from Bruce Chard about how to present flies to permit. We got an introductory pep talk, details on presenting flies to feeding and cruising fish, and tips on when and how to set the hook. We’re wrapping up our mini-series today with some thoughts on weather and…
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