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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Check Your Fly
Whether fishing on foot or from a flats skiff, most shots at bonefish begin with the fly in hand in what we usually refer to as the ready position. That means that throughout the day, even when the fishing is really good, the fly spends a lot of time in your hand. Therefore, we suggest that…
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The Shot-Gun: Split Shot Alternative
Every once in a while, a product comes around that changes the way we think about fly fishing tackle. The ‘Shot-Gun’ is one of those products. The Shot-Gun is a fishing sinker device that replaces the use of conventional split shot. We were really impressed when we first saw it in action, and after spending…
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Happy Birthday Frank!
Today we’re joined by one of our longest returning guests, Dr. Frank Carlton. Frank has been with us since before the beginning, fishing at our locations for over twenty years.. Wow. Today also marks Frank’s 82nd birthday, and we’re fortunate to be celebrating it with him at Andros South. Happy Birthday Frank. We’re super lucky…
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