South Andros Island is a really authentic, rural place. There are no cruise ships or casinos here. Sorry, the shopping is pretty limited unless you’re looking for locally grown produce. Nope, we don’t do mud baths. The surfing isn’t great, the taxis take a while and the cuisine is pretty well limited to fresh seafood,…
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Why We Like Flesh Flies
We fish a lot of flesh flies for rainbows at Alaska West. Here are 5 reasons why. There’s always a flesh hatch. Our rivers get jammed with salmon biomass every summer, and when the salmon die, their flesh winds up in the river. It sticks around for a long time. Flesh hangs up on snags…
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Toyota Hilux – Why We Love You
Our vehicle of choice at Chile West is the Toyota Hilux. Oh Toyota Hilux, here’s why we love you. You’ve got 4 wheel drive, and you go pretty much anywhere. You’ve got a turbo diesel engine that runs forever. You’re not huge but you’ve still got 4 real doors and a back seat that actually…
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Catching Your First Bonefish
So you’re thinking about going bonefishing? Awesome! It’s a highly addictive sport in an amazing setting. Here’s the sequence of events that’s very likely going to take place when you catch your first bonefish. Out on the flats for the first time, you feel like you’re on the moon. It’s really beautiful but really sparse, and…
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Where Stories Are Told
The building at BC West with the most soul is, without a doubt, our clubhouse. It’s an old building with rustic log rafters, and yeah, every once in a while the roof leaks. But there’s no better setting for evening fish tales. This year a whole bunch of fish stories got told in the clubhouse,…
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Deneki Outdoors in Angling Trade
Angling Trade is the primary source for news and commentary about the fly fishing industry, for those of us in the industry. We were pretty honored when Kirk Deeter, the editor of the magazine, asked Bruce Smithhammer to interview your fearless editor for the magazine. The interview is out in the current issue, and it’s…
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Why They Call ‘Em Leopards
One of the coolest features about the amazing rainbow trout that we chase at Alaska West is their spotting. Patterns and coloration vary wildly, but it’s the massive number of spots that have earned these fish the ‘leopard rainbow’ nickname. We’ll take it. More on Alaska West Rainbow Trout Mike Mercer Caught One When to…
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Switch Rods and Heads – Sage TCX and Rio Steelhead Scandi
Last weekend at IFTD we told you a little bit about two new products in the world of spey – TCX switch rods from Sage, and Steelhead Scandi heads from Rio. We thought they were both pretty interesting, so we asked George Cook, Pacific Northwest angling stalwart, to make a few casts at the spey…
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10 Cool Things About Fishing in Chile
In no particular order. Entire rivers to yourself. On your fearless editor’s last trip to Chile West, we first saw another angler on day 9 out of 9. Cantaria beetles. They’re big and crunchy, and trout of all sorts go nutty for them. Bangin’ the banks. It’s action packed and it selects for bigger fish….
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Welcome to the Bahamas
Mr. Crabby is awfully excited about the fact that our season at Andros South starts up again next month. Like the very eager bonefish on our island, he welcomes you with open arms. He’d love for you to get in touch with us to talk about your plans for bonefishing this winter. More on Culture…
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