Wait, what? No, this is not an April Fools joke like Loop Tackle’s well-played trickery. Alaska West and Andros South engraved reels? Sure, why not? Deneki Outdoors has picked out two Tibor reels to represent two of Deneki’s great lodges and fishing experiences. You need to get out from under the rock if you’ve never…
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Mind Your Line: Flats Boat Line Management
Captain Jeremy Inman, Saltwater extraordinaire, Bristol Bay Fly Fishing Guide and “decent” foosball player provides us with some insight on managing your fly line while fishing from a flats boat. Jeremy is a guide at Rapids Camp Lodge in Bristol Bay, and in the flats of Ohau in Hawai’i. The also puts on a clinic…
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Deneki Chronicles: 3 Things to Look For in Your Andros Bonefish Fly
OK, you’re going to chase Andros Island bonefish over the next 6 months, and you’re trying to decide which flies to bring along. We’ve written quite a few posts on the topic of bonefish flies, but today we’ll keep it simple. South Andros Bonefish Flies – Three Things to Look For No weedguard. Here’s an…
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Unconventional Thinking: Fly Tying – Chewy Halo Shrimp
There are a lot of flies out there, but as fly tiers, we mostly follow standards and common practices because they are tried and true. Every once in a while, a tier will have a spark of innovation and discover a new method that can make a significant impact. Dave Chouinard did just that with…
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The Fly Tying Mindset with Alex Belonga
Alex Belonga with Straits On the Fly, Custom Flies, and contributor to Deneki Outdoors gives us some insight and things to consider when tying flies. Alex started tying flies after he received a fly tying vise for his birthday. Since then, he’s been all in. After posting some of his work online, He’s been noticed…
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Tail Fly Fishing Magazine
The number of people who fly fish in this world is small. Those who fly fish in the saltwater are even smaller, and some can argue those who subscribe to non-online publications are smaller. Despite being a very distinctive sport, and living in a digital world, Tail Fly Fishing Magazine hits the savory mark for…
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Deneki Chronicles: 5 Tips for Bigger Bonefish
In this week’s Deneki Chronicles we give five tips on how to catch bigger bonefish. So, for the love of bonefish, learn how to hook bigger bonefish. Not all bonefish are created equal, and at Andros South we’re really fortunate to have what we think is a healthy balance of quality and quantity when it…
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Mighty Waters
The Oscars just announced their nominations. Mighty Waters wasn’t on the list of any Harelywood critic, but it should have been. A message of inspiration, passion, and hope, filmmaker Shannon Vandiver shares the life of Ansil Saunders, a man born on the island of Bimini, and his dedication to justice, politics, education, hard work, God,…
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Andros South Friends: The Vet is Coming
We realize it is Groundhog’s Day, but in The Bahamas, specifically on South Andros Island, we are more focused on other animals- potcakes (dogs) and potcats (cats). With virtually no veterinarian on the largest island in The Bahamas, dogs and cats have minimal care, and the island has a lot of adorable potcakes and potcats….
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Deneki Chronicles: Leading Bonefish – Know Your Fly’s Sink Rate
When presenting a fly to a bonefish, your primary focus should always be getting the fly within their field of view as quickly as possible. After all, a fish can’t eat what it doesn’t see, right? For bonefish, that field of view is generally on, or near, the bottom. Sure, bonefish will certainly feed throughout…
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