For most heavily targeted species, certain benchmarks exist in the minds of most anglers as the pinnacle of their quarry – think 30 inch trout, 20 pound steelhead, 10 pound bass, 100 pound tarpon, and so on.. The double digit bonefish, that which weighs in at a whopping ten pounds or greater, is a benchmark…
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Nice Fish, Gary!
Last week our good friend, Gary Rogers, joined us for a week at Andros South. Each day of his trip Gary brought back some tantalizing stories of truly big fish that would make the hair on any hardcore angler’s neck stand up. Well, we were extremely pleased when we were told that on his second to…
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Hammerhead
We’ve said it before, but we’ll say it again – A great fishing trip is about more than just good fishing. A bit cliche? Yes, but true nonetheless. In fact, one thing we feel many anglers (ourselves included) take advantage of at times on Andros South is the staggering variety of wildlife swimming around in our…
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Nice Fish, Josie?
If you’ve been following along on our blog for some time, you know that every once and a while we like to dedicate a post to a special fish caught by some of our guests at our lodges. After all, who doesn’t love a little quality fish porn, right? Well, recently Andros South guides, Josie…
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Are You Holding Fish Correctly?
Handling fish appropriately to ensure the best chance of survival is important when releasing fish. In fact, we’ll be the first to agree that there’s no better practice for the well being of a released fish than never being taken out of the water in the first place. However, we also understand that fish are going…
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Happy Hump Day
Because every once in a while we like to share a photo of a humpy on hump day.. Mostly for the play on words, but also because we think they just look really cool. More on Pink Salmon Pink Pollywogs and Poppers 6 Reasons Why Pink Salmon are Cool Pink Years
Ooh Barracuda!
It’s been a while since we gave some much deserved love to the second most targeted species here at Andros South – the ever ferocious barracuda. That’s why today we’re presenting you with nothing more than a photo of Deneki guest, Michael Bernhard, hoisting a whole lot of ‘cuda with Andros South guide, Charlie Sweeting. If…
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Nice Fish, Ryan!
Andros South guest, Ryan Durkin, has been joining for the past few seasons now. Ryan’s a really good photographer and usually takes some pretty awesome photos during his trip, which we look forward to seeing each season. He’s not adverse to passing off the camera however, especially when tustling with hogs like this.. Ryan on the…
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Nice Fish, Logan!
Deneki guest, Logan Lewis, joined us this fall for our 2016 bonefish school at Andros South. He stuck this beauty. Good work, Logan! More on Big Bonefish An Honest Hero Shot Big Flies for Big Bonefish Land Your Fly Close to Big Bonefish
Reason Number One to Fish the Naknek in the Fall
Deneki’s own Mike Sanders closes out our 2016 season at Rapids Camp Lodge with a lesson on why it’s a good idea to fish the Naknek River in the fall. Big, we mean BIG wild Alaskan rainbow trout. Wow. Nice fish, Mike! More from Rapids Camp Lodge Smolt Poppin’ for Rainbows Giants of the Naknek…
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