Let’s be honest. Fly Fishing is not an inexpensive outdoor activity. The barrier to entry is high regardless of what price point fly gear you purchase because there is so much gear to get just to get started. Unless you got handed down a treasure trove of fly fishing gear, obtaining fly fishing gear can…
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Tips
Fly Fishing Gear Maintenance
It’s winter for many of us, and many have put away our fly fishing gear. We’re willing to bet you didn’t check, clean, and prep your fly gear before you put it away for the winter. If not, now is the perfect time to take inventory, check your fly lines, rods, reels, organize fly boxes,…
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Deneki Chronicles: 5 Ways to Catch More Alaskan Rainbow Trout
In today’s Deneki Chronicles, we offer 5 tips on how to get more Alaskan Rainbows to the net. Keep these trout tips in mind and you too will smell success on the river. Trout fishing in Alaska is not the same as trout fishing in other parts of the world. If you’re chasing trout in…
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Deneki Chronicles: Cast to the Shadow Side
This week’s Deneki Chronicles provides advanced tips on casting to bonefish o 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….
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The Art of the Out Of Office Reply
Many of you are planning on “going home” for the holidays. Whether that means you’re staying in at your home or you’re venturing back to the city you grew up in to visit family. More complicated and awkward than running into your old high school friend whose repeated friend requests you ignore is crafting an…
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12 Gifts for the Fly Angler: Part Three
Christmas is only a few days away. A lot of us have completed our shopping and are ready to go. For those of you who are still pondering what to get for the Fly Angler in your life, here are four gifts very thoughtful, practical gifts for anyone who enjoys fly fishing. We reviewed the…
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Deneki Chronicles: Sight Fishing for Trout – 10 Tips
This week’s Deneki Chronicles features tips on sight fishing for trout. When you’re fly fishing, and you can see the trout sitting there, that’s like sitting on a winning fly fishing lottery ticket, and when you get a strike, it’s like cashing your ticket. The euphoria and excitement are something else. So whether a sight…
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Gifts for the Fly Angler: Supplemental
Okay, let’s be honest. We intended to have Twelve Gifts for The Fly Angler, you know, because of the Twelve Days of Christmas. It was supposed to simple and easy. But with all the good submissions from our guides and staff, it wasn’t easy to widdle it down to only twelve. So, we had to…
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12 Gifts for the Fly Angler: Part Two
We’re another week closer to Christmas this year, and we got four more gift ideas for that pesky fly angler in your life. If you missed last week, click here for part one of the Christmas gift guide. A fly tying vise is literally the foundation for fly anglers who tie flies. Like a lot…
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Deneki Chronicles: How Far Should I Lead a Bonefish?
This week’s Deneki Chronicle provides fly fishing tips and things to consider when casting and leading bonefish. If you’re going to Andros South Lodge or fly fishing for Bonefish in The Bahamas, take these tips to heart! A question we get asked all the time at Andros South is ‘how far should I lead a…
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