Deneki guest, William Haynes, with the ‘grip,’ and guide Ellie Rahming with the ‘grin’ on one heck of a South Andros bonefish. Wow. Nice work guys! More on Bonefishing How Far Should I lead a Bonefish? 4 Ways to Spook Fewer Bonefish Rod Tip High on Rocky Bottoms
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Hammerhead
One thing we think is really cool about our fishery on South Andros is that aside from the thousands of uneducated bonefish cruising or flats, there’s a whole bunch of really awesome wildlife to check out in between shots. One creature that patrol our waters every now and again is the mighty hammerhead shark. We…
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Nice Fish, Jonathon
Today we present you with nothing more than a photo of a nice healthy bonefish caught by Andros South guest, Jonathon Swart. Good people holding good fish.. That’s what we like to see. Nice work Jonathon! More on Big Bonefish Land Your Fly Close to Big Bonefish Just How Big is a Ten Pound Bonefish?…
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Not a Bonefish
At Andros South, it’s no secret that our primary fishery revolves around bonefish. We have some other popular flats species around as well – a few tarpon and permit are spotted each year cruising our flats, but we’d be the first to tell you that they’re generally not available in numbers worth dedicating your day to….
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Tangled Up in the Mangroves? Don’t Give Up!
We were recently sent the photo above from our good friend, Pat Virnich, after his most recent visit with us at Andros South. To accompany the photo, he also shared with us a brief story about this very fish, along with what he learned in the process. We thought it was a good lesson, so today we…
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Patagonia Stormfront Sling Pack – Why We Like It
Like most anglers, we’re constantly looking around for the best way to carry around our gear. In search of a solution for our gear addiction, we recently picked up the Patagonia Stormfront Sling Pack. We think its pretty slick and today we thought we’d tell you why. What’s a Sling Pack? Aptly named, sling packs are packs…
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Big Flies, Big Fish
When it comes to bonefish, at Andros South we generally subscribe to the ‘big fly, big fish’ theory. Our fish tend to like bigger flies than many other popular bonefish fisheries (think Belize, Christmas Island, and so on). Inevitably we get asked the question, “well, how big a fly are we talking?” So, today we…
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Scott Meridian 908/4 Rod Review
You may have noticed that over the past year there’s been one rod in particular making waves (pun intended) in the saltwater world – Scott Fly Rod’s new Meridian series of salt specific fly rods. We’ve heard a lot of good things about the Meridian series over the past year which is why we were…
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Use Your Fly Line Spool as a Line Winder
Today we present you with a super simple, yet super useful tip shown to us by long time Deneki pal, Michael Gracie.. When changing out fly lines (or storing them for the off-season), use the fly line spool as a line winder! It’s always nice to store fly lines on a spool whenever possible. Storing lines…
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Bonefishing Wisdom – Eliminate Line Catchers
You’ve made the cast, the bonefish has eaten your fly, and you’ve set the hook correctly using a nice long strip set.. Now comes the tough part – Getting him on your reel! Most bonefish are lost between setting the hook and getting him onto the reel than during any other part of the fight….
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