Don’t laugh – just a few years ago a lot of us were making fun of Buffs, too. Simms just came out with their SunSleeves, pictured above. What’s a SunSleeve? It’s basically a stretchy UPF 50+ synthetic tube that you slide onto your arm to help keep the sun off. It comes up to the…
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Andros South
Our Guides Love Fishing Too!
Ever spent the day on the water with somebody who didn’t love fishing as much as you do? Yeah, not so much fun. At Andros South our guides grew up on the water, and they love it out there! Even after many years and countless (really really countless) numbers of fish, their enthusiasm still comes…
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Release the Pressure
If you’re fighting a bonefish and things get screwy, try releasing pressure on the fish so you can deal with the screwiness. Huh? After the initial mayhem of the hook set and the first run or two, bonefish tend to fight instinctively against the pressure of the fly in their mouth. That’s normally good –…
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Cover of Bonefish Magazine, v2
A couple of years ago we ran a Louis Cahill photo of Bruce Chard that we thought would make an excellent cover for Bonefish Magazine, if there was a Bonefish Magazine. We’re back today with another contender. Not bad, eh? More on Andros Bonefish Wading for Bonefish – 5 Tips 5 Favorite Flies for South…
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Cast to the Shadow Side
Today we’ve got an advanced bonefishing tip for you, courtesy of Tom Larimer and Josie Sands, Overlord of the Flats at Andros South. It’s also a great reminder that some of the subtleties of fishing apply all around the world. This tip is definitely for folks who have done a fair amount of bonefishing –…
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Lessons Learned
A couple of weeks ago we ran an entertaining article by Kyle Perkins about his experiences getting ready for and joining us at our Andros South FIBFest last year. Today Kyle is back with some very practical lessons learned. Lessons Learned at Andros South There’s no better place to go stalk bonefish than Deneki Outdoors’…
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Quigley’s Bonefish Tickler
Here’s another fly we think you should add to your box for South Andros Island – Quigley’s Bonefish Tickler by Idylwilde. Why We Like It It works in a range of water depths. It’s on the smaller side for South Andros (#4), but its small lead eyes sink it quickly. It’s very sparsely dressed, which…
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Join Me at Andros South
Who Am I? My name is Andrew Bennett. I’m the president of Deneki Outdoors (we own and operate Andros South, Alaska West and BC West). I’m also the man behind the curtain here at the Deneki blog and newsletter – I’m the editor, and if you see an article with no author listed, I probably…
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Lots of Wading on South Andros
At Andros South we recently hosted an angler who has spent lots of time over many years fishing literally all over the world. It was his first trip to South Andros. After his second day of non-stop wading, he let the comment slip – “I always thought you guys did almost all your fishing from…
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Casting Tip – Accelerate Your Haul
Last week we had the pleasure of hosting Tim Rajeff at Andros South. As many of you know, Tim is the man behind Airflo Fly Lines in North America, and Echo Fly Rods everywhere. He’s also a very successful competitive caster – he’s got the chops to back it all up. Anyhow, Tim was kind…
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