When poling for bonefish, being on the same page as your guide is key to success on the flats. That way, when you hear the sweet words, “Bonefish, 11 O’Clock, forty feet,” you know just where to look. Therefore, knowing where you’re pointed on the ‘clock face,’ is important. Always making sure your feet are…
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Archives for April 2015
Reverse Marabou Tube Fly – Tying Instructions
Today we’re coming at you with a variation of what we think is one of the most versatile salmon/steelhead patterns of all time, Larimer’s reverse marabou tube fly. Popularized by steelhead guide, Tom Larimer, the reverse marabou tube fly is literally tied backwards. This allows the fibers to fight against the current creating a larger…
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Reason Number One to Fish the Dean
There are plenty of great reasons to visit us on the Dean. However, most of our guests at BC West would agree that it’s fish like this that keep them coming back. More on Steelhead Steelhead Fly Fishing – Top 7 Tips Steelhead in Low Water – 5 Tips Dean River Steelhead Flies – 5 Favorites
Bonefishing – Keep a Fly Box in Your Pocket
When fishing for bonefish, we often carry several large fly boxes full of bonefish patterns. Some of our guests have been known to carry upwards of five or more large fly boxes for a day on the water. Do you need that many flies for a single day a fishing? Not really. Unlike trout fishing, you…
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Spey TV
If you’ve been following our blog for some time, you’re well aware that we really enjoy spey fishing at our lodges in Alaska and British Columbia. That’s why we were really excited when we heard that our good buddy George Cook and Erik Johnson were going to be launching SPEY TV, a web series of…
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Wading for Bonefish – Roundup
When conditions allow, we really like wading for bonefish. Therefore, we’ve written a lot of posts about it in the past. Odds are you haven’t read them all, so today we present you a roundup of 5 posts on wading for bonefish that you might not have seen before. Enjoy! Wading for Bonefish – Roundup…
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Pebble Mine Update
The effort to save Bristol Bay from the threat of the proposed Pebble Mine has certainly made some huge progress over the past year. However, many anglers might be surprised to learn that the fight is not over. So, today we present you with a write up from our buddy Scott Hed, Director of the…
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Endless Flats
First time guests here at Andros South often comment that our flats seem to ‘go on forever.’ It’s not uncommon to poll all day and not see another soul, and we’re really happy about that. More on Flats Fishing Reading Mangrove Flats – Video Casting on the Flats – Top 3 Tips Ask the Experts…
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Innovative Tippet Material From Arc Fishing
Its been a while since we’ve seen anything truly innovative in the world of leader and tippet material. However, the folks at ARC Fishing have come out with some pretty exciting new products that we think might change the way we look at what we’re attaching our fly to. We think of couple of their…
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We Got a Facelift!
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably already noticed that our site looks a little different today. That’s because today we’re launching our new website! Our team has been working hard this winter to put together a more modern and user friendly site that we think you’ll appreciate. Don’t worry, we’ll still be pumping out the…
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