You’ve hooked a monster bonefish! Now, what do you do to avoid losing it? In this week’s Deneki Chronicles, we have seven things to consider to avoid breaking off a bonefish. Breaking off a bonefish is a bummer. After all the hard work required to find, cast to, and finally hook one it’s the last…
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Bonefish
Now Accepting: Andros South 2021/2022 Bookings
We have a few more weeks of bonefishing at Andros South before our season comes to an end in the Bahamas. And while we’re still stalking the flats, we’re already making preparations for the 2022 season. Right now, we are taking reservations for next year and would love to take you fishing on the flats…
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Deneki Chronicles: Advice for the Safe Catch and Release of Bonefish
We love bonefish. In our opinion, they are the perfect saltwater fish. They are found in warm, beautiful places, they are active feeders throughout the day, and they are pound for pound one of the strongest and fastest fish we have encountered. Most importantly, they like to eat flies! A world without bonefish is not…
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Deneki Chronicles: Bonefishing – A Steelheader’s Perspective
In today’s Deneki Chronicles, Whitney Gould, a Deneki Outdoors Guide Alum, takes us back on her journey to Andros South Lodge. This is significant because Whitney is normally a seeker of steelhead, and this is her first time going bonefishing at Andros South Lodge. Read about her trip and gather some insight from a steelheader’s…
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Deneki Chronicles: South Andros Mini Gallery – Spotting Bonefish
Sometimes being able to see the bonefish is the hardest part. Checkout this week’s post from our Deneki Chronicles archive about seeing bonefish. We talk a lot about how to the untrained eye, bonefish can be pretty hard to spot. However, sometimes they stick out like a sore thumb! It’s no secret that light conditions have…
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Deneki Chronicles: Fighting Bonefish – 5 Tips
Muddy bottom – rod tip high, but bent to the butt. In the past we’ve covered how to spot bonefish, and how to set the hook on a bonefish. Great, you’ve done it all right and you’ve got one hooked up. Now what? Here’s what. Let him run. As soon as you’re confident that you’ve…
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Deneki Chronicles: Don’t Fish This Fly
Chalk this up under “Things to Consider.” No, we’re not talking about a Gotcha, they work great on South Andros! We’re talking about that subtle brownish discoloration at the back of the fly. That’s a sign of rust, and that’s a bad thing. While stainless hooks certainly hold up better in saltwater, they are not rust-proof….
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Deneki Chronicles: How Far Should I Lead a Bonefish?
A question we get asked all the time at Andros South is ‘how far should I lead a bonefish?’ In other words, how far in front of the fish should I aim my cast? Bonefish are almost always moving and therefore it is important to present the fly far enough in front to avoid ‘lining’…
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Last Chance: March 2021 Andros South Bonefish School
Can you feel it…? The tension, the anticipation. There are only a few remaining spots left in the 2021 March Bonefish School. If you ever desired to go fish for bonefish in The Bonefish Capital of the World, but are nervous because you’ve never done it before…this is the school for you. If you’ve fished…
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Selecting Flies for Andros
Today’s post comes from Rapid’s Camp Lodge Guide and Andros South Lodge Bonefish School Instructor, Jeremy Inman. Jeremy’s extensive experience as a Saltwater Guide in Hawai’i and overall fishy instincts brings us some tips on filling your fly box with the right flies for bonefish on Andros. Enjoy! It’s no secret that the Gotcha fly…
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