Once again we are pleased to offer two bonefish schools at Andros South Lodge during the 2020/21 season. This coming season there will be two week long schools to help anglers of all abilities enhance their understanding and skill of saltwater flats fishing. Our Fall school in November will be hosted by Jeremy Inman. Jeremy is a…
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Tips
Deneki Chronicles: Bonefish Flies – Our Favorites for South Andros (Updated)
It’s been a while since we’ve ran a comprehensive list of our favorite bonefish flies for South Andros. While we still use many of the same patterns, we’ve developed a few more favorites for our flats, and today we tell you about those favorites. Our fishery is pretty unique when compared to other bonefishing locations….
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Friend of Deneki: Working The Rising Engagement – by Frank Day
When swinging flies most anglers are focused on the down and across presentation and are fishing more of the mid to latter portion of their swing. This may simply be because the steelhead that are classically being targeted by these swung fly anglers are notorious for taking in the latter half of the swing more…
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Down & Dirty Fly Leaders for South Andros Bonefish
The guides on South Andros generally prefer the angler have an overall leader/tippet no longer than 9′ total. If they want something longer they will let you know or just build it out for you to whatever they deem necessary for the situation and the anglers skill level. The big factor in longer leaders is…
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Deneki Chronicles: Top 6 Spey Casting Videos
We like watching videos, especially about spey casting. The following videos are timeless videos exhibiting various casting techniques. All these tips are relevant, and let’s be honest they’re just fun to watch. Whether a refresher or learning or a first-time spey caster, check out the videos and then go cast some line. Over the past…
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Deneki Chronicles: Ed Ward’s King Rig
This post is one of our favorites from 2009 about one of our favorite people, Ed Ward and his arsenal for striking kings. This is the first picture ever taken of Ed when he wasn’t casting, or holding a chrome anadromous fish. Photo: Cameron Miller Ed Ward has been called many things. ‘Jedi knight’, ‘Zen…
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Every day should be “Take a Kid Fishing Day”
I fully get the whole “Take a Kid Fishing Day or a “Kids Fishing Only Day” at a particular waterway. It’s great and it promotes getting the kids interested in the outdoors and doing something that is not digital. That’s what we are hoping for at least. I have had the pleasure, most of the…
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Sunglasses: Lens Color Selection
Whether you’re fishing in Western Alaska, South Andros, or anywhere in-between, the right sunglasses can make a big difference in your fishing experience. Sunglasses not only protect your eyes and part of your face from wayward shanks, but the right lens color for the right conditions can enhance your fishing experience by reducing glare, sharpen…
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Safety First, Fishing Second!
We are lucky enough to spend a lot of time around rivers, lakes and oceans, and quite often it’s usually in a boat. Anglers naturally “dabble” in all things water. From canoes on lakes, to driftboats on rivers to deep water fishing for halibut and rock fish, anglers spend lots of time on the water….
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Friend of Deneki: Jerry French
What can we say about Jerry French…pioneer, innovator, inventor, creative…all adverbs to describe Jerry. You can add up the years of experience like dog years…they are exponential. Through trial and error, collaboration and many years on the water, Jerry French is a purveyor of all things fly fishing. From flies, to rods, and reels, Jerry’s…
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