We here at Deneki Outdoors hope you and yours had a fantastic time bringing in the New Year and we wish everyone a prosperous 2021! 2020 was a challenging year for us all but if you’ve been thinking about getting away on a fishing adventure, we may be able to help. In March 2021, Deneki…
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Deneki Chronicles: Adjusting Fly Weight on the Water Bonefishing
Today we present you with a super clever tip (and some well-deserved snarkiness) courtesy of long-time Deneki pal, Michael Gracie, on how to quickly change the weight of your bonefish fly while on the water. Take it away Michael! Adjusting Fly Weight on the Water The Shea’s Bonefish Buttah has become one of my go-to flats flies….
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The Bahamas: Andros South Bonefishing
“The Bahamas means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For us, as fly anglers, it’s about bonefishing.” Anonymous fly angler who fishes the Bahamas…A lot Other articles about bonefishing: World-Class Remote Fishing Bonefishing – A Steelheader’s Perspective Bonefish and Tarpon Trust on Bonefish Taxonomy
March 2021 Andros South Bonefish School
Once again we are pleased to offer a March bonefish school at Andros South Lodge during the 2021 season. In March, there is a week-long school to help anglers of all abilities enhance their understanding and skill of saltwater flats fishing for bonefish. Casting, presentation, flies, and all the other things to consider when it comes to…
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Know Your Knots
Featured photo credit Heather Hodson In fly fishing especially, it pays to know your knots. Knots are quite often overlooked in the grand scheme of things. All the attention is paid to the perfect flies, the sleek fly rod, the fancy reel, and the smooth fly line, and the leader… What about the knot? It’s…
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Deneki Chronicles: Clearing Line for Bonefish
The Deneki Chronicles- With so much content stored away, we felt it was important to resurface relevant articles so that they don’t get forgotten. What’s the most overlooked facet of saltwater fly fishing that results in more fish lost or landed? We’d argue it’s that vulnerable moment of time between setting the hook and getting the…
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The New Fly Angler, Welcome!
If you’re new to the Deneki Blog, maybe you heard about us through a friend or found our site during a search because you’re interested in fly fishing. We want to say, ‘welcome’ and we hope our content is helpful on your journey to new fly fishing pursuits. All of the members of our team…
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Deneki Custom Fly Series: Andros South Shrimp
We recently commissioned Solitude Fly Company to help create a series of flies specific to our fisheries at each of our lodges, Alaska West Lodge, Andros South Lodge, and Rapids Camp Lodge. Each fly was developed with careful consideration, a plethora of experience, and a lot of testing for approval. Our first featured fly is…
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Tribute to Robert “Bob” Veverka
Sadly, on January 3, 2021, the fly fishing community has lost one of the most prolific designers and fly tyers. Bob Veverka, was a creative, strategic, and innovative fly tyer. With two of the most coveted books in the fly tying world, Spey Flies: How to Tie Them and Innovative Saltwater Flies, Bob left a…
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March 2021 Andros South Bonefish School
Once again we are pleased to offer two bonefish schools at Andros South Lodge during the 2020/21 season. This coming season there will be two week long schools to help anglers of all abilities enhance their understanding and skill of saltwater flats fishing. Then in March our long-time friend and fishing guide from Asheville, NC, Walker Parrott will…
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