Today we’re back with another edition of our ‘Expert Rig‘ series of posts, where we highlight all the details (right down to the knot) on how the experts rig up. As a guide at Alaska West, Kyle Shea gets to fish for big leopard rainbows during his down time. His method of choice? Swinging flies with…
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Thanks from Andros South
Today we wrap up another fantastic season here at Andros South and wanted to give a big thanks to all of you who joined us this year. Whether you fished with us or lived vicariously through our blog, we appreciate it and hope to share the water with you next season. Thanks! More on Andros…
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Practicing Before Your Bonefishing Trip – 5 Tips
We like to see our guests make the most out of their time on the water, which is why we always suggest putting in some casting practice before a trip. After all, it’s better to shake the rust off on the lawn than on your first day of fishing, right? However, at Andros South we’ve…
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Three Good Articles – Video Edition
Each month we like to share three good articles about fly fishing, from other websites, that we liked and think you might enjoy too. However, this month we’ve stumbled onto a few videos from other websites that we think you’ll appreciate instead. Enjoy! Fly Casting in the Wind. A great explanation taken from Carl McNeil’s video,…
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Airflo Chard Tropical Punch Fly Line
In 2013 our buddy Bruce Chard took the flats fishing world by storm when he teemed up with the folks at Scientific Anglers to develop his Grand Slam fly line. In fact, it won Best in Show at the 2013 International Fly Tackle Dealer Show. We found the line’s ability to turn over big flies…
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“Bonefishing is Really Hard” – Think Again
We find that many of our first time guests at Andros South are under the assumption that fly fishing for bonefish is extremely difficult. There’s seems to be a perception that you have to be an expert caster to even THINK about fishing for bonefish. Well, today we’re here to tell you that that is…
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SPEY TV Episode 2: Grip and Stance
The boys from Spey TV are back with another episode of their online video series highlighting tips and techniques for everything spey related. Episode 2 touches on the fundamentals of spey casting grip and stance, courtesy of long time Deneki friend, Mr. Hoh Bo Spey himself, Charles St. Pierre. Enjoy! More on Spey Fishing Slack is…
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One Fishy Couple
Operating fly fishing lodges around the world, we’d go out on a limb to say we’ve seen our share of gear from time to time. However, this was one of the fishiest things we’ve seen at our lodges for some time, and certainly a first for us. Now that’s a reel proposal.. Sorry that was…
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Active Swinging
When swinging flies for species like steelhead or king salmon, more often than not, a slow uniform swing is best. Rarely do steelhead (particularly when first entering freshwater) and king salmon actively feed upon entering freshwater. Therefore, a slow uniform swing swept past the nose of the fish is usually the most likely presentation to elicit…
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Bonefishing – A Steelheader’s Perspective
Here at Andros South, we were recently joined by Alaska West guide, Whitney Gould, for her first bonefishing trip. When not guiding in Alaska, Whitney spends her winters chasing steelhead throughout the Pacific Northwest, not exactly a tropical setting. Knowing that many of our readers have never experienced flats style fishing, we asked Whitney to…
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