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Deneki Chronicles: Swinging Flies – Cast, Then Step.

In this week’s Deneki Chronicles, we explore why it’s best to cast, then step. Jiggy. Cast, mend, swing fly, take a few steps downriver, repeat.  That’s how you fish for steelhead, right? Not necessarily.  Michael White stops by in video form today, straight from the Dean River, to tell us a bit about how he…
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Fish Diaries: Want To Be a Better Angler? Start Journaling

Many of us have had written in diaries as a kid. But let’s face it, it is hard to be still and collect thoughts, let alone write them down nowadays. We are inundated with distractions and bombarded with email, text, and the internet. Shoot, you probably got distracted a couple of times while reading this…
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Deneki Chronicles: Spey Casts You Need to Learn

When it comes to Spey casting, everyone has their “go-to” cast. Your go-to cast is probably the first Spey cast you learned, and since you got good at it, you’ve built confidence, you stuck with it. We get it. We’ve been there too. The reality is mother nature, and the river itself can put you…
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Tail Fly Fishing Magazine

The number of people who fly fish in this world is small. Those who fly fish in the saltwater are even smaller, and some can argue those who subscribe to non-online publications are smaller. Despite being a very distinctive sport, and living in a digital world, Tail Fly Fishing Magazine hits the savory mark for…
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Deneki Chronicles: Spey Casting and Hand Position

Brian Niska’s series of spey casting tips continues today, with some great discussion on hand position.  This is one of our favorites! Reduce Fatigue and Increase Speycasting Performance with Proper Hand Position Proper hand position will enable you to utilize the larger joints to develop power for the speycast, thereby reducing fatigue and increasing casting…
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Deneki Chronicles: 5 Tips for Bigger Bonefish

In this week’s Deneki Chronicles we give five tips on how to catch bigger bonefish. So, for the love of bonefish, learn how to hook bigger bonefish. Not all bonefish are created equal, and at Andros South we’re really fortunate to have what we think is a healthy balance of quality and quantity when it…
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Fly Tying Tip With Stuart Foxall

When You tie flies as much as Stuart, you learn a few things. Stuart shares some of his well-cured wisdom with us. Take a hot minute to watch it. So shines a good deed in a weary world. Thanks, Stuart. You can find Stuart on Instagram- @stuartfoxall If you’re reading this on the newsletter, click…
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Deneki Chronicles: Spey Fishing for Trout – Tactics

In this week’s Deneki Chronicles we revisit Spey Fishing Tactics for Trout, specifically patterns. Give it a read before your trip to Alaska to tag some Big Rainbow Trout. Trout spey tactic #427: Put the wood to ’em. Photo: Cameron Miller   In the past couple of weeks we’ve covered why we think you should…
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Deneki Chronicles: Leading Bonefish – Know Your Fly’s Sink Rate

When presenting a fly to a bonefish, your primary focus should always be getting the fly within their field of view as quickly as possible. After all, a fish can’t eat what it doesn’t see, right? For bonefish, that field of view is generally on, or near, the bottom. Sure, bonefish will certainly feed throughout…
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