A stealthy approach when fishing is more important than most anglers think. Regardless of if you are on a heavily pressured tailwater or on a remote flat where the fish only see a handful of anglers a year, a more stealthy approach on the water will lead to more fish landed. In shallow or calm…
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Archives for April 2019
Tips for the First Float of the Year
Across the country we are currently seeing snowmelt leave the peaks and head to the valleys. With this increase in river flow comes the start of a new float season! After standing in partially frozen waders the past few months, I could not be more excited to dust off the raft and hook the boat…
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Guide Advice from Charlie Sweeting
When I am lucky enough to fish with a guide I make sure to absorb as much information from them as possible. This is especially the case when fishing with one of the guides at Andros South which in my opinion are among the best flats guides in the world. One day I was out…
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Fly Tying Friday // The Pincushion Merkin
Note: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. “Del Brown’s Merkin is undoubtedly one of, if not the most, successful permit fly of all time. In fact, a Permit or Redfish box looks incomplete without at least a few Merkins. Many of your…
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Target Species // The Arctic Grayling
Today we wanted to give a shout out to a very underrated species, the sailfish of the north, aka the Grayling. Thymallus arcticus is the scientific name of this fish that is closely related to trout, char and salmon. Technically there are 6 different species of grayling but the Arctic Grayling is the only one…
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Timeless Tips // See a Trout Move? Set your Hook!!!
When trout fishing, if you see a fish move (whether it moves erratically or just subtly in the water column) set the hook! I’ve had countless times when guiding where I see a fish move (yet the strike indicator remains undisturbed) and the client doesn’t set. More often then not, when you see that movement,…
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Recent Photos from Andros South
One of our great guests, Bill Kalm just got back from a trip to Andros South and lucky for us, he also has some serious skills behind the camera! The following are some highlights from his trip to paradise last week. Looking at these photos brings me right back to the endless flats and good…
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Thank You Mangroves
For those of you lucky ones who have been to Andros South, you have undoubtedly noticed the miles of endless flats that this part of the world boasts, but one thing that commonly goes unnoticed are the Mangroves that line them. A mangrove is a small tree or shrub that lives in saline water. This…
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Tying The Fresh Flesh
NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. “Wednesday of this week marked a day of action for the effort to stop the Pebble Mine development permit. Outdoor brands and Anglers alike joined forces to spread the message that the Army Corps of…
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Day of Action for Bristol Bay
Note: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website.” Let’s finally stop Pebble Mine once and for all! You will see a lot of post generating support for Bristol Bay today. Trout Unlimited wanted to show the unity in our fishing community by making…
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