When you’re in the boat poling for bonefish, one angler is on the bow, ready for the shot. The other angler is back in the boat, without a rod in his or her hand. But if you’re not the one on the bow, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s nap time – you can be a…
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Bonefishing 101 Reminder
Hey anglers, if you haven’t already, you should have a look at our free Bonefishing 101 guide. Just in case you missed the memo, we thought we’d give a friendly reminder! It’s a 10 page PDF file full of quick tips on the fundamentals of bonefishing. It’s free, and it’s delivered via email. Simple. If…
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Backing for Bonefish
A recent conversation with a fellow ‘angling professional’ brought to light the fact that there are lots of different opinions out there when it comes to backing and flats fishing. Some overriding backing philosophies that come to mind are Use whatever you can fit more of on the reel Use whatever is simplest Use whatever…
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Three Reasons to Plan a Bonefishing Trip Today
Bonefishing is really fun. It’s like hunting with a fly rod, in one of the warmest, most beautiful places on the planet. It’s an easy trip. Easy travel to the Bahamas, any length trip, starting any day! Kindly compare Exhibit A above with Exhibit B below. How’s your view today?
Nice Fish, Gary
Gary Berenson is a really good friend of ours. Nothing warms our hearts like a really good friend with a really good fish. South Andros produces, again. Nice fish, Gary. More on Andros South Why Andros South? Options for Non-Anglers Bonefishing Video Slideshow
Always Be Ready!
When you’re on the flats fishing for bonefish, your target species is constantly swimming around. Yes, there are certain areas where you’re most likely to see fish, but you really never know when one is going to swim by. Why not maximize your chances by always being ready? Yeah, that’s a really simple point, but…
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Andros Trip Report from Gabe Nyblad
Gabe Nyblad is a fantastic guide and a good buddy of ours. We’ve been working on him to join us at Andros South for a few years now, and he finally made it down earlier this month. We always love getting perspective on our operations from other folks in the industry, so we talked Gabe…
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Put Your Rod Tip in the Water
One very common mistake made by first-time flats anglers is to leave the rod tip above the water when presenting the fly to a bonefish. When you’re fishing in rivers, you spend a lot of time with your rod tip high, mending line and waiting for a fish to eat. In fresh water, a ‘low…
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Top Bonefishing Posts of 2011
It’s become a tradition here at the Deneki blog – around the end of each year we run a little series of lists of the most popular posts on our blog during the year. We want to make sure you don’t miss out on the good stuff! Since we’re catching bonefish right now, we figured…
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Nice Fish, Bruce
It’s been way too long since you’re seen a Louis Cahill picture of Bruce Chard with a nice bonefish from Andros South. So…here you go! Nice fish, Bruce. P.S. Bruce holds his bonefishing schools at Andros South in November and January, because he knows that the ‘winter’ months on South Andros are the best for…
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