Barracuda

Photo Haiku Winner

January 18, 2012
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Congrats to Matt Smythe His barracuda haiku was the best, we think. (It’s a haiku about a haiku.) What? Last week we started our first photo haiku contest – we invited our readers to write in the haiku format about the picture you see above.  You folks knocked the cover off the ball – we [...]

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Photo Haiku Contest

January 11, 2012
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And once again it’s contest time here on the Deneki Outdoors blog!  Golly, another chance to win yourself a free t-shirt. Rules Post a comment to this page containing a haiku about the Louis Cahill photo above.  You know how to write a haiku, right?  First line – 5 syllables.  Second line – 7 syllables. [...]

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Bruce Chard’s Barracuda Rig

October 14, 2011
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Bruce Chard teaches bonefishing schools at Andros South – but even though he’s a master bonefish angler, he always takes some time to throw flies at South Andros Island’s incredible population of barracudas. When Bruce has ‘cudas on the brain, this is the rig that he reaches for. The Summary Ross FW 1090 – 9 [...]

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Bonefishing Gear Roundup

August 16, 2011
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Judging by the number of folks we’re hearing from recently, an awful lot of you are in the middle of planning your bonefishing trips for the upcoming season. One very important part of trip planning is getting your gear ready to go, so we figured it was a good time for a roundup of some [...]

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Andros South Trip Report by Capt. Rick Grassett

May 20, 2011
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Tony Johnson caught and released this nice one. Photo: Rick Grassett We really appreciate the fact that Captain Rick Grassett brings great groups of folks to fish with us at Andros South each year.  It’s a bonus that he puts together excellent reports afterwards. Here’s the annual report.  Thanks, Rick! Capt. Rick Grassett’s Andros South [...]

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5 Non-Bonefish to Chase at Andros South

July 16, 2010
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Bonefishing on South Andros Island is just about as good as it gets, and the bonefish are the reason most people come to Andros South. However, there are a bunch of different critters that swim around on our island, and we think it’s a shame if you don’t spend a little bit of time during [...]

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Fishing Report from Andros South by Rick Grassett

May 31, 2010
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Captain Rick Grassett has a long-standing hosted trip to Andros South in early May.  He wrote up a great report from his trip this year – thanks Rick! Rick’s Report A group of 4 other anglers and I traveled to Andros South bonefish lodge on South Andros in the Bahamas on Saturday, May 1st for [...]

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Be Careful With ‘Cudas

May 19, 2010
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We really like fishing for barracuda at Andros South.  When you land one, be careful, OK? More on Barracuda How to Show Them a Fly How Our Manager Rigs for Them Flies to Use for Them

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Tube Fly for Barracuda

March 24, 2010
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If you’ve hung around our blog much, you know that lots of different flies work for barracuda on South Andros. Today Matt Hynes walks us through tying instructions for a ‘cuda fly that comes from a slightly different angle – it’s tied on a tube. Barracuda Tube Recipe Hook Stainless saltwater hook, size 2/0 to [...]

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