Deneki Chronicles is an archive of past blog posts that are still relevant regardless of how old they are. They are timeless tips that will improve your fishing. Over the last several years of hosting trips and spending days on the river almost exclusively with Spey anglers, I have become increasingly aware of the importance of…
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Deneki Chronicles: How Far Do You Have to Cast to Catch Bonefish?
File today’s post in the “questions we get asked a lot” category. Lots of new flats anglers worry about whether or not they have the casting skill to catch bonefish, apparently. We’ll answer twice. Answer #1: It Depends Where You’re Fishing Fisheries for bonefish vary widely. In places with a lot of fishing pressure, bonefish…
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Deneki Chronicles: Practicing Before Your Bonefishing Trip – 5 Tips
We like to see our guests make the most out of their time on the water, which is why we always suggest putting in some casting practice before a trip. After all, it’s better to shake the rust off on the lawn than on your first day of fishing, right? However, at Andros South, we’ve…
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Deneki Chronicles: Double Hauling – Maintain Line Tension
When it comes to saltwater fly fishing, there’s no doubt that the double haul is one of the most valuable tools when casting on the flats. Increased line speed and the division of power application between not one, but two hands, resulting from a proper haul is simply unparalleled. Therefore, it’s no surprise that one…
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Deneki Chronicles: Casting on the Flats – Top 3 Tips
We’ve given an awful lot of different casting advice to our guests at Andros South over the years. We could write a book! That being said, there are some issues that we see over and over, and some advice that we give over and over. If we had to pick our top 3 casting tips…
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Timeless Tips // Land Your Flies Softly
In saltwater fly fishing, many articles are written about casting. Topics such as adding distance to your cast, casting accuracy, or quickly shooting line out with minimal backcasts are all covered in great detail, but I’d argue being able to softly land your fly on the water without a big “splat” is as important of…
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Timeless Tips // Don’t False Cast On Top Of Your Target
The more proficient and comfortable you get at double hauling, the less false casts you will find yourself doing. Getting line out with the fewest possible false casts is the goal. Until you get to that point, you will find yourself doing extra false casts to generate line speed and add distance to your cast. …
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Timeless Tips: Presenting a Fly on your Back Cast
Like many saltwater fishing lessons, I first learned the importance of a back cast (aka over the shoulder cast) the hard way. I was fishing the Sea of Cortez side of Southern Baja for Roosterfish and Jacks. For those of you who have been lucky enough to experience this, you known what I mean when…
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Slack is the Enemy, 3 Examples Why
Fly fishing words to live by, “Slack is the Enemy” The cast, the feed, and the fight. 3 crucial steps to success in fly fishing and guess what, slack can ruin them all! The Cast – when slack finds its way into your cast, it ruins your line speed. The Feed – if slack occurs…
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Practice Makes Perfect
You finally planned your first saltwater trip, congratulations! After months of convincing your loved one that you needed a fishing trip, you made the smart choice and decided on Andros South. Make the most out of your first saltwater fly fishing trip and come prepared! We obviously have all the fishing gear you need waiting for…
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