As you are taking your offseason gear inventory, we just wanted to share with you 3 different brands that have really stepped up in an effort to protect Bristol Bay. No green washing here, these companies are all offering a 50% donation to the Sportsmen’s Alliance for Alaska with the purchase of their special products…
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Archives for February 2019
Timeless Tips: Fish Barefoot!
There is nothing more frustrating than going to finish your cast and shoot out your fly line just to find that it is wrapped on something. Adding salt to to the wound in this scenario is if you look down and realize it was you standing on your own line that ruined the cast. A…
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Andros South Photo Essay
While 3 of our 4 lodges are currently in a deep freeze, the season at Andros South is in full swing. Over the past couple weeks we have welcomed both new and repeat guests to our little slice of paradise. A highlight from the first week of February was a hosted trip arranged by our…
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Fun Fact – Bonefish wear “Glasses”
When I was at Andros South a couple weeks ago, one of the excellent guides on staff, Ellie, showed me something about a bonefish that I had never before noticed. I was getting ready to release another flawless Bahamian specimen that calls the flats of South Andros home and he told me to rub my…
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Tying The Bonefish Mai Tai
NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. For fly tying Friday this week, Jack Reis incorporates some of my favorite material, Marabou, into a unique flats pattern. Show us what you got Jack! “I’ve been on a bonefish kick lately with all…
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When Retrieving your Fly, Keep your Rod Pointed at the Fish.
One of my favorite parts about fishing with different guides is that they all teach you something unique. The end goal of catching the fish remains the same, but each guide has a different way of explaining something or a specific point that he feels is worth mentioning. On a recent trip to Bonefishing Paradise,…
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Scott Hed and the status of the Pebble Mine Campaign
For those of you who read yesterday’s post, you got to know Scott Hed, the Director of the Sportsman’s Alliance for Alaska. Today we have the second part of the interview where Scott assesses the current status of the Pebble Mine campaign and answers my question of if he believes Bristol Bay will get the protection it deserves. “I always…
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Get to know Scott Hed, the Director of the Sportsman’s Alliance for Alaska
As our loyal readers know, conservation is always a priority to us. We know that we are not going to be getting new oceans or rivers anytime soon. We believe that as humans, we should all feel at least a little obligated to protect these environmental resources that we have. We are lucky to work…
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More Andros South Trophies!
An old wise man once spoke the following truism, “The Bahamas has the best bonefishing in the world and Andros has the best bonefishing in the Bahamas.” Well there is no argument from us here! The big bonefish from Andros South continue to show up. The above two photos are from the Crago family and…
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Tying The Mole Crab (Rattle Variant)
NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. This week for Fly Tying Friday, Jack Reis goes over a pattern that has earned a spot in any flat walker’s fly box because of its versatility in seducing a range of different species. Take…
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