It’s bonefishing season! The first guests of our season arrive at Andros South today, and boy are we ready. Fall is a fantastic time to fish on South Andros, with larger than normal bonefish, tons of great weather and even less angling pressure than the almost zero that we have in the spring. Our pricing…
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Think Like a Scared Shrimp
Yeah, we’re right in the middle of our Bruce Chard permit fly presentation series, but that’s not going to keep us from running a great little nugget of a bonefishing tip from Bruce. Dive Like a Shrimp If you’re a little shrimp on a white sandy flat and you see a bonefish coming along, you…
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When to Go Fishing in Alaska
Judging by the number of people we’re hearing from right now who are planning their fishing trips to Alaska for next summer, a lot of you are planning your fishing trips to Alaska for next summer. Yep, it’s happening right now, and we’re proud of you for planning ahead! We’re always looking to provide you…
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Nice Fish, Fraser
Here’s Alaska West’s good friend Fraser with a beautiful king salmon of the purple-backed variety. Nice fish, Fraser. More on Alaska West King Salmon Ed Ward’s King Rig Just A Big Chrome Slab. 5 Ways to Catch More King Salmon
IWFF Festival Report
Last month Kellsey Perkins, the financial mastermind at Deneki Outdoors, joined a bunch of like-minded women at the International Women Fly Fishers’ annual festival. Here’s her report on the highlights. IWFF Festival Report I just returned from the International Women Fly Fishers Festival near Bozeman, MT along the Gallatin River. Amazing women, incredible experience. What…
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Permit Fly Presentation – Feeding Fish
Last week we started a short series of posts featuring Bruce Chard’s incredible knowledge of how to present flies to permit. Today we’re diving deep, and the topic is presenting a fly to a feeding permit. Feeding Permit – Presenting Flies If you come across a feeding permit, recognize that right away. Usually that calls…
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Save Bristol Bay Road Show
You’ve read here before that we’re big supporters of Trout Unlimited and their program to Save Bristol Bay from the risks associated with the Pebble Mine. Today we’re helping to get the word out on the Save Bristol Bay Road Show that’s taking place over the next couple of weeks. In Seattle, San Francisco, Portland,…
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Bruce Chard’s Barracuda Rig
Bruce Chard teaches bonefishing schools at Andros South – but even though he’s a master bonefish angler, he always takes some time to throw flies at South Andros Island’s incredible population of barracudas. When Bruce has ‘cudas on the brain, this is the rig that he reaches for. The Summary Ross FW 1090 – 9…
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Preparing for Your Bonefishing Trip
Our fall season at Andros South starts a week from Saturday! Man, are we fired up to get back out on the flats. Since we know a lot of you are planning fall bonefishing trips, we figured we’d assemble a little list of articles that will help you prepare. Casting Practice. Just do it –…
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It Actually Gets Dark, Almost
We get an awful lot of sunlight during our season at Alaska West, but as fall (that would be September) approaches, it starts to get borderline dark outside! More Scenery from Alaska West It’s Really Pretty on the Kanektok Night Sky A Different Kind of Scenery