Ask any angler new to bonefishing the most difficult part about flats fishing and they’re likely to say casting in the wind. Dealing with wind can be tough, and because of it we’ve written quite a few articles on it in the past (like here, here, here, or here – okay you get it). However,…
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Coconut Jelly
It probably comes as no surprise, but we have a few coconuts hanging around at Andros South. When most people think about coconut, they tend think of the harder, white, delicious ‘meat’ found from the flesh of a mature coconut. Others might think of tasty coconut water, also known as nature’s sport drink. What most people…
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DIY Dehookers for Bonefish
Dehookers certainly aren’t anything new, but more and more these days we’re seeing our guests using them for bonefish. A simple dehooking tool not only helps to safely remove stubborn hooks from fish’s mouths, they also allow the fish to be released without ever being handled OR removed from the water.. And that’s a really…
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Presenting to Bonefish – Simplified
A lot has been written on where to land your fly when fishing for bonefish. While a whole bunch of factors can come into play when making the best presentation, things can happen fast on the flats, and the ability to make a quick decision is often the key to success. Therefore, when making your…
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OPST Steelhead Shanks – Why We Like ‘Em
Finally, the shanks we’ve been waiting for.. We tie a lot of stinger-style flies for salmon and steelhead at our lodges. Judging by many of your comments, you do too! We’ve been playing around with OPST’s Steelhead Shanks lately. They just might be our favorite all around shank for spinning up large profile patterns for…
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School’s in Session
Our buddy, Louis Cahill of Gink and Gasoline, teaching the finer points of bonefishing as part of the 2015 bonefishing school at Andros South. More From Andros South Top 5 Reasons to go Bonefishing in the Fall Casting Practice Platform at Andros South Favorite Bonefish Flies for South Andros
The Lady Caroline – Tying Instructions
A couple weeks back we put together a step by step on how to tie the Colburn Special, a traditional hairwing pattern for salmon and steelhead. Traditional salmon flies are no less productive than they were 100 years ago, and more and more anglers these days are finding the joy in not only tying, but…
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Tail Whip
Today we present you with nothing more than the coolest picture of an angler fighting a bonefish you’ll see all day. Enjoy! More on Fighting Bonefish Fighting Bonefish – 5 Tips Fighting Bonefish in the Mangroves Bonefish Running at You?
Hopeful News for Kanektok King Salmon
As many of you are well aware, sport fishing for king salmon on the Kanektok River (home to our Alaska West operation) has been closed for the past two seasons due to low escapement numbers. However, last season we were excited to report that according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, commercial harvests…
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Sunscreen: Good for You, Bad for Bonefish
A while back we shared a link on our blog to some recent research on the negative effects of sunscreen while handling bonefish. We recently got our hands on the research as published in the Environmental Biology of Fishes, and found it super interesting. We thought you might too, so we figured we’d share it with you…
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