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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Four Reasons to Go To a Fly Fishing Lodge Alone
For many of us, doing things alone is unfathomable – going out to eat dinner, seeing movies, going bowling, or even going to Disneyland. For a lot of us, the idea of doing things alone seems depressing and sad, fishing experiences included. Many of us are self-conscious about being alone. Here’s the thing, doing things…
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Andros South Lodge Availability
It’s that time of the year when you wish you could snap your fingers and fast forward two or three months. But until someone invents time travel… we’ll have to get through these cold days together one fly-tying session at a time. In the meantime, if you have a hankering for some sun, fun, and…
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Fly Tying: Tubey Mantis Shrimp
If you’re a regular reader of the Deneki Blog you know we love to fish shrimp patterns at Andros South Lodge. For today’s tie we’re whipping up a Mantis Shrimp on a tube. Tube flies are fun to tie, they do require specific attachments to your vice but they allow you to change hooks out…
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Deneki Chronicles: Bonefish Flies – Weight Matters
In this week’s Deneki Chronicles we help you decide how much weight you need for your bonefish flies while at Andros South Lodge. Remember, these are general tips. We’re all different. We’ve said it many before, but when it comes to selecting bonefish flies for South Andros, our fish aren’t overly picky. Many, many different fly…
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Deneki Outdoors: Frequent Angler Rewards
The ‘FAR’ is a $500 discount based on a week-long stay. If an angler books a trip at any one of our lodges ( Alaska West Lodge, Andros South Lodge, or Rapids Camp Lodge) and then books another trip at a different lodge in a consecutive season, they are eligible for the discount. Join us in Alaska and then…
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Gear: Don’t go “Cheap” on these things.
Let’s be honest. Fly Fishing is not an inexpensive outdoor activity. The barrier to entry is high regardless of what price point fly gear you purchase because there is so much gear to get just to get started. Unless you got handed down a treasure trove of fly fishing gear, obtaining fly fishing gear can…
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Favorite Photos From 2021
For the second year in a row, Team Deneki and guests were forced to confront the challenge of operating in a pandemic. Nevertheless, our guests and staff came from across the United States with rods in tow in pursuit of Alaskan Trout and Salmon, and Bonefish in South Andros in The Bahamas and boy did…
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