Fly fishing for halibut? Really? Yep, at Rapids Camp Lodge we have access to some really unusual fisheries, including spots where we consistently catch halibut on fly rods. Here’s how our head guide Dan Herrig rigs up when he’s chasing giant flatfish. The Summary Sage 1480 Xi3 – an 8 foot 14 weight Galvan T-14…
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South Andros Mini Gallery – Mama Sly Edition
Recently we were graced with the presence of Cathy Sly here at Andros South. Not only is she one of the sweetest people ever to have walked our flats, she’s also one heck of a photographer! Did we mention she’s also the proud Mom of our own Jordan Sly? Check out Cathy’s photos and ease…
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Three Random Alaska Fly Fishing Tips
Want to catch more fish in Alaska? Here are three ways you can. Three Alaska Fishing Tips Cover more water. In the remote areas of our great state, fish tend to be pretty aggressive. Most anglers would be better served by covering more water. Make a couple of quality casts into a piece of water…
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Thanks for Letting Us Go Fishing
It’s Valentine’s Day, and today we’ve got a little message for all the significant others in our lives as anglers. Wives, girlfriends, husbands, boyfriends and all others out there who lose the angler in the life to fishing for big chunks of time – thanks for letting us go fishing! We love our time on…
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Top 10 Bonefishing Posts
Here we are right smack in the middle of our bonefishing season at Andros South. It’s been a while since we’ve rounded up anything related to bonefish, so today we present to you our most popular posts about bonefishing from the past year. 10 Top Bonefishing Posts What’s Your Favorite Saltwater Reel? Have we mentioned…
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Three Good Articles
Oh, you’re here because you like fly fishing? Well, here are three articles about fly fishing on other web sites that we think you’ll like. Three Good Fly Fishing Articles EPA Releases Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment. The Pebble Mine makes the Huffington Post! Family Fishing: Drift Boat a Game Changer. More great stuff on family…
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Cleaning Sunglasses with Newspaper
UPDATE: Please note that the method in this post works best on sunglasses with glass lenses. Many high end sunglasses companies now offer premium glass lenses and newspaper works great to remove smudges. However, a friend of ours in the optics industry has informed us that tiny particles in newspaper could scratch plastic lenses – don’t…
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It’s a Pink Year!
If our fishery at Alaska West wasn’t already diverse enough for you with kings, chums, sockeye, silvers, leopard rainbows, dolly varden, and Arctic grayling, not to worry – it’s 2014 and that means it’s a Pink Year! Unlike the other four species of Pacific salmon, the pink salmon’s pilgrimage to their spawning grounds occurs every…
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Reel Music
Many sounds accompany us as fly anglers in pursuit of our beloved targets. The sound the water makes burbling past as it trips and falls over the cobbled bottom. The calls of squabbling terns and gulls, the line cutting through the air on that first cast of the day. No matter where you are or…
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Angler and Guide
Angler and guide, doing the dance at Alaska West. More Pictures from Alaska West Cool Coho Composition Really Rad Rainbows Parent, Child, Trout