Our season in Alaska is just around the corner, and we’re starting to get pretty excited. Why? Because soon we’ll be back to targeting trout like this with mouse patterns, and we’re pretty happy about that. Sound good to you? Drop us a line for more information. More on Trout Fishing Retrieving a Mouse Fly Secrets…
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Don’t Fish This Fly
No, we’re not talking about a Gotcha, they work great on South Andros! We’re talking about that subtle brownish discoloration at the back of the fly. That’s a sign of rust, and that’s a bad thing. While stainless hooks certainly hold up better in saltwater, they are not rust proof. Rinsing off your flies with freshwater…
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Congrats Kara!
Congratulations to our own Kara Knight for placing second in the women’s division of this year’s Spey-O-Rama World Spey Casting Championship. Kara also boosted this year’s longest cast among the women’s division, a left handed single spey measuring out at 133 feet. Wow. Good work Kara, we’re proud of you. More on Spey Casting 9…
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“Bonefish, 12 O’Clock, 3 Inches!”
Probably one of the coolest shots of a bonefish you’ll see all day, courtesy of long time Andros South guest, Peter Viau. More on Bonefishing How Far Do You Have to Cast to Catch Bonefish? 3 Things Bonefish Hate Bonefishing on Cloudy Days
Point Your Feet at 12 O’Clock
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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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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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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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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