When anglers ask us about what gear they should bring to South Andros, we first cover the basics of what should be in their quiver. Then we get to an absolutely fundamental piece of advice – make sure your rod loads easily. What You Don’t Want The worst setup for bonefish on South Andros is…
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Older Posts You Should Read
Every so often when browsing through the Deneki blog post archive (1,648 of them and counting…), we see an post or two and think “wow, forgot about that one – that was a good one”. Today we present to you nothing more than that – no particular category, just some posts that we think you’ll…
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Try Some Gold Bond Powder in Your Waders
Today’s short and sweet bit of advice comes courtesy of Deneki stalwart Jordan Sly. You can thank him later. Especially if you’re fishing a bunch of days in a row in a place with a ‘bit of moisture’, Gold Bond powder in the waders each morning can help them from getting ripe, and also helps keep…
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9 Questions About Bonefishing You Were Afraid to Ask
Last week we answered some basic questions about spey fishing. Today we’re doing the same for our favorite sport on the flats in the Bahamas – bonefishing! This post is meant for people who are new to bonefishing – if you’re already an expert you’re better off poking around here. 9 Questions About Bonefishing You…
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Don’t Forget Your Headlamp
On a recent fishing trip, your humble editor forgot his headlamp. Today’s post is a friendly Public Service Announcement: on your next fishing trip, don’t forget your headlamp! Situations in Which a Headlamp is Very Useful Unloading your car at night Rummaging around in your room without waking up your roommate Making a late night…
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9 Questions About Spey Fishing You Were Afraid to Ask
We love spey fishing. We also know that spey fishing can be a little intimidating when you first dip your toe in. It shouldn’t be! Spey fishing is just another fun way to fish. It’s not better or worse or harder or easier or simpler or more complicated than ‘normal’ fly fishing. Today we present…
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Golf Tee Popper
One of the things that attracts people to fly fishing is the creative aspect of it. This is seen in fly presentation, line modification, rod building and more, but the most common sign of creativity shows up in someone’s flies – or sometimes lack of flies. One of our long time friends here at Alaska…
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5 Ways to Avoid Tangles in Your Running Line
One of the most frustrating things about fishing with any kind of shooting head system (spey casting Skagit heads comes to mind) is the tangling that inevitably, occasionally, happens in your running line. You make what was otherwise a beautiful cast, it stops suddenly way short of its target, you say some bad words, and…
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Tying Sculpins with Trevor Covich
Trevor Covich is a long-time member of the Deneki family. Over the years he’s developed some pretty sweet sculpin patterns, and he’s here today in video form to show you just how to tie ’em! This is 20+ minutes of detail straight from the horse’s mouth – if you like to tie, grab yourself a…
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Silver Salmon Popper by Chuck Shepard
The silver salmon fishing is hot up at Alaska West this time of the year, and these fish are really aggressive towards the fly. Stripping a fly below the surface creates a jigging action that is hard for a Silver to resist, but one method that is often over looked is targeting them on the…
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