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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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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Andros Fishing Report: Week 3 & 4
It’s been a whirlwind at Andros South these last few weeks. We first hosted Raz Reid & his group of anglers, who, after a few years, have become family. Morry celebrated his 84th birthday with us & the ladies in the kitchen whipped him up a beautiful cake & graced us with their lovely singing…
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Deneki Chronicles: How to Land a Bonefish
OK, you’ve spotted a bonefish, hooked him, and fought him in close to you. Now what? For those new to it, landing bonefish isn’t easy. You can’t use the same techniques used with smaller fish like trout – and at a place like Andros South where we do a lot of wading, you’ll often be…
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Fishwest Host Trip: Andros South Lodge
Here at Deneki Outdoors, we often have the opportunity to meet and work with all kinds of fantastic folks in the fly fishing industry. And we love it! Since 2014 the folks at Fishwest (fly shop) in Salt Lake City, Utah, have been bringing anglers to Andros South for a week of amazing flats fishing. Their host…
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Fly Tying: Shrimp Scampi
It’s incredible how the same basic flies work for a variety of fish and locations. Often we as fly anglers tend to stick to what we know works. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right? Well, today, we are going to go against the grain. We step off the comfort of tradition and walk…
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Deneki Chronicles: Bonefishing Wisdom – Eliminate Line Catchers
You’ve made the cast, the bonefish has eaten your fly, and you’ve set the hook correctly using a nice long strip set.. Now comes the tough part – Getting him on your reel! Most bonefish are lost between setting the hook and getting him onto the reel than during any other part of the fight….
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Andros South Lodge: Week Two Report
We always say the bonefish on South Andros are never too leader shy… but we can now confirm that they’ll take a fly from even the goofiest of anglers. This week was full of laughs, a bit of chaos & plenty of cold Kalik. We had pleasant weather all week, with a few short showers…
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Deneki Chronicles: Casting Short for Bonefish – 3 Tips
We say it all the time, but at Andros South you don’t need to cast very far to catch bonefish. Most of our shots are within the 30-40 foot range, with many creeping in even closer. We know, we know, everybody wants to know how to cast further, but contrary to popular belief, some of…
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Andros South Lodge: Opening Week
For a lot of us, it’s Halloween this weekend. For a fortunate few, instead of seeing bones on skeletons, ghosts, and goblins, the only bones they’ll be seeing are the ones in the flats and mangroves around Andros South Island in The Bahamas. Andros South Lodge is ready. The staff and crew are ready to…
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