This past weekend, the Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club hosted the 15th annual Spey-O-Rama (SOR) World Spey Casting Championships in San Francisco, California. We’re pleased to announce that Deneki family member and Alaska West alum, Whitney Gould, took top honors in the women’s division of the international competition, earning her 6th (that’s right, sixth) world spey…
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Timeless Tips: Fly Casting for Distance
Let’s face it.. We all want to know how to cast further. Regardless of whether it’s necessary to catch fish or not, casting a bunch of line is just plain fun, and certainly a skill worth aspiring to. Rarely do fish in our neck of the woods require really long casts, but the ability to…
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Keep Bad Casts from Becoming Blown Shots
Bad casts are inevitable on the flats. Sure, they might occur more (or less) often for some, but make no mistake, everybody blows shots. With that said, not all bad casts result in blown shots. In fact, a mark of a great angler is the ability to turn a poor cast into an effective presentation….
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Spey Casting: The Rewind Cast (Video)
Ever heard of the Rewind Cast? Probably not.. That’s because it was developed by OPST frontman and Deneki alum, Trevor Covich. Not only does it look super cool, for the experienced spey caster the Rewind Cast can help produce efficient casts under some difficult casting situations, not the least of which includes safely setting an…
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Spey Casting: The Perry Poke – Explained
In case you weren’t aware, our good friends from OPST have been pumping out some pretty high-quality instructional spey casting videos of late. In their latest videos, Deneki alum, Trevor Covich, gives the finer points of one of the most versatile skagit-style spey casts – The Perry Poke. They’ve even broke the ‘poke’ down into…
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Timeless Tips: Presenting on the Backcast
Being able to present the fly quickly and effectively on the back cast is one of the most important casts to know on the flats. Presenting the fly well on your back cast enables you to cast safely when the wind is on your right shoulder (or left shoulder for you leftys), as well as cast to fish on either side…
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Timeless Tips: Casting Short for Bonefish
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 the shortest…
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Spey Casting – How to Snake Roll (Video)
From first timers to seasoned pros, we do a lot of spey casting instruction at our lodges in Alaska and British Columbia with folks of all levels of experience with a two handed rod. For those just getting started in skagit style spey casting (the style we use most on our rivers), we tend to…
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Timeless Tips: Practicing Before Your Bonefishing Trip
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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5 Common Traits of Great Fly Casters
Most anglers want to be better casters. Whether you’re just beginning or have been fly fishing your entire life, there’s always room for improvement. The greatest casters on earth will tell you the same thing. The greatest anglers on earth will also tell you that casting is not fishing, and thus great casting is not…
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