I have a routine before I start fishing for the day and the first thing on this list is to clean my sun glasses. I cannot stand having dirty glasses with big distracting smudges on them. I also cannot begin to tell you how many times I have started my day with nice clean sun…
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Tips
Timeless Tips: When to use a Weighted Steamer vs a Sink Tip
Regardless of the type of fishing you are doing, having your flies at the right depth is one of the most important factors in convincing a fish to eat. When fishing streamers, the two most common ways to control the sink rate of your flies are with a sink tip or a weighted fly. Each…
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Winter Trout Flies: Keep it Simple! 3 Factors
I wish I could fish in flip flops everyday but that just isn’t a realistic option for me. I would always rather be fishing, than not fishing, so I do often find myself shivering in a Western Tailwater. The cold blooded trout that inhabit river stretches below bottom release dams will continue to feed year…
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How To Rig Trailing Hooks For Barracuda Flies
NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. We hope you had a nice Valentines Day yesterday. 9 months from now you can either be on a fishing trip or buying diapers, regardless you know that we will be here to help fulfill…
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Timeless Tips: Fish Barefoot!
There is nothing more frustrating than going to finish your cast and shoot out your fly line just to find that it is wrapped on something. Adding salt to to the wound in this scenario is if you look down and realize it was you standing on your own line that ruined the cast. A…
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When Retrieving your Fly, Keep your Rod Pointed at the Fish.
One of my favorite parts about fishing with different guides is that they all teach you something unique. The end goal of catching the fish remains the same, but each guide has a different way of explaining something or a specific point that he feels is worth mentioning. On a recent trip to Bonefishing Paradise,…
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Get on the Same Page as your Guide
When saltwater fishing, one of the most important keys to success is being on the same page as your guide. 40 feet to you may seem like 50 feet to him. The correct distance doesn’t actually matter, the key here is that you have an understanding of how far your guide thinks 40 feet actually…
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Trout Spey with Simon Gawesworth
NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. Are you interested in learning more about the wonderful world of Spey Fishing? We get that this can be an intimidating topic to explore. Words like skagit and scandi sound like something out of a…
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Andros South January Fishing Report
We have been getting some requests for a current fishing report from our lodge Andros South. What perfect timing as just a few days ago myself and Deneki’s Director of Sales and Marketing, Bryan Burke, returned from a trip to our favorite flats fishing destination. It was an incredible week where like most trips to…
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Fly Tying Friday: The Skagit Minnow
NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. Jack Reis is back with another edition of Fly Tying Friday. This week he twists up one of his favorite flies to swing, the Skagit Minnow. “This one is an old favorite of mine, originally…
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