Andros South guest, Ryan Durkin, has been joining for the past few seasons now. Ryan’s a really good photographer and usually takes some pretty awesome photos during his trip, which we look forward to seeing each season. He’s not adverse to passing off the camera however, especially when tustling with hogs like this.. Ryan on the…
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Shorter Leaders for Windy Days
Conventional wisdom says that when fishing for bonefish you need long leaders with relatively fine tippet in order to fool weary bonefish. However, at Andros South we’re lucky to target bonefish that aren’t overly spooky. Spooky is relative of course – After all, they’re still bonefish! Regardless of how spooky the fish are, long leaders…
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Fly Fishing Gift Ideas
It’s that time of year again! We’re willing to bet that some of you may have landed on our humble little fishing blog after googling something along the lines of ‘gifts for fly fisherman’ for that special angler on your list. Some of you might even be cruising the web for ideas of what to…
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Two Is Better Than One
What’s better than landing a fat, wild, Naknek rainbow trout on a surface fly? Landing TWO fat, wild, Nanek rainbow trout on a surface fly. Deneki pal, David Kalinowski, rounds out a double while smolt bustin’ at Rapids Camp Lodge. More on Rainbow Trout Mousing for Trout – 5 Tips Alaska Rainbow Fishing – When to…
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Loading Reels by Yourself
Operating fly fishing lodges in remote locations around the world means we spend a fair amount of time loading reels and rigging gear, lots of gear, in the middle of nowhere. There aren’t any fly shops with fancy line machine’s in the bush, so like many of you, most of the time we do it the…
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Fishpond 45″ Dakota Rod and Reel Case
Finally, a solution to traveling with spey and switch rods. We’ve carted our share of two handers around airports, and one thing we know is that traveling with spey and switch rods can be a pain. We’ve tried ski/snowboard bags, taping tubes together, and big bazooka style multi rod tubes. All have worked out to…
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When Guides Get (Too) Excited
What does a fishing guide do during their time off? The best ones go fishing. And, regardless of how many days a year they spend staring at the water, great guides never quite lose that same level of excitement they felt the first time they caught a fish on a fly rod. There just may be…
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Ready Position – Point Your Rod Tip to the Leeward Side
A sound ready position is key to presenting the fly quickly on the flats. We generally subscribe to the ‘simple is best’ philosophy when it comes to the ready position – Excess line stripped on the floor of the skiff (or trailing behind you if wading), fly in hand, and enough fly line out the…
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Help the People Who Help Our Potcakes
Potcake (pɒt-keɪk): noun. Mixed breed of dogs indigenous to the Bahamas, officially recognized as the Royal Bahamian Potcake. No fishing lodge is complete without a camp dog, and those who have joined us at Andros South have surely been aquainted with a few of the local potcakes who frequent our grounds on a regular basis. In fact,…
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Nice Fish, Logan!
Deneki guest, Logan Lewis, joined us this fall for our 2016 bonefish school at Andros South. He stuck this beauty. Good work, Logan! More on Big Bonefish An Honest Hero Shot Big Flies for Big Bonefish Land Your Fly Close to Big Bonefish