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Nov 23 2020

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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Nov 02 2020

Deneki Chronicles: Practicing Before Your Bonefishing Trip – 5 Tips

Fly Casting Practice for Bonefish

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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Oct 26 2020

Deneki Chronicles: Double Hauling – Maintain Line Tension

Fly casting double haul tips

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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Sep 28 2020

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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Jan 14 2019

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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Nov 09 2018

Spey Casting – 3 Benefits of Aerial Mending

Aerial mending while spey casting

It’s long been said that great presentations catch fish, not great casts. Its one of the most governing truths in fly fishing. Mending, the act of repositioning the fly line after the cast, is what makes this possible in moving water. Make no mistake, like casting, mending is a skill, and those that are able…
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Nov 02 2018

Spey Casting and Current Speed

spey casting and current speed

When determining which spey cast to use in a given situation, most experienced spey anglers take into account three primary variables; wind direction (upstream wind, downstream wind, etc.), river position (which side of the river you’re casting from), and obstacles (trees, rocks, banks, or other obstructions that limit your casting area). The majority of the…
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Oct 12 2018

Spey Casting: Overhang and Tip, Head, and Rod Length

spey casting - overhand and tip, head, and rod length

Last week we presented you with an informative write-up from our pal Stuart Foxall on the importance of adjusting the amount of overhang, an often overlooked principle in modern spey casting, depending on different variables such as wading depth, wind, obstructions, and so on. If you missed it, be sure to check it out by…
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Sep 29 2018

Spey Casting Tips – Stuart Foxall on Adjusting Overhang

spey fishing- stuart foxall on adjusting overhang

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 overhang; the term used to describe the amount of running line left outside the rod tip during the cast. Adjusting the amount of overhang can greatly alter the…
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Sep 26 2018

How to Change the Angle of Your Spey Cast – North 40 Video

how to change the angle of your spey cast - north 40 video

One of the major advantageous of spey casting, as well as a defining characteristic of what a spey cast actually is, is the ability to change directions in a single (or at least minimal) motion. The ability to pick a fly up from a downstream position and move it to the center of the river…
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