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7 Reasons To Fish Andros South’s “Fall Season”

Our fall season at Andros South goes from late October to January and boasts the largest average size fish of the year. With the slightly cooler water temps, the smaller “schoolie” bonefish move offshore while the trophy fish head onto the flats eager to feed. This is the time of year where we regularly see…
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Hand Lining A Large Bonefish

Here is our guest Tom Peterson who spent the last week with us at Andros South. This was not Tom’s biggest fish of the week but it certainly was the most memorable. Allow me to share with you the circumstances leading up to Tom landing this particular bone… The day started for Tom just like…
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Great Fish Liz!

Our very own Liz Fincher with a great Bonefish landed this fall while wading the flats at Dodom. Liz, along with her partner Max Pushak, are our Operations Managers at Andros South and Rapids Camp Lodge. This is beyond a full time job where the description of duties is always growing.  One day they may…
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Fly Tying Friday // The Dolly Llama

NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. “If you’ve swung flies on the Naknek this fall, chances are good that you’ll recognize this fly. In fact, if you’ve fished anywhere in Alaska, ever, you’ve probably spent a fair bit of time fishing…
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Single Use Plastic Ban In The Bahamas

Starting January 1st, 2020, the Bahamas will join the over 40 countries that have already implemented a single use plastic and styrofoam ban.   The Ministry of Environment and Housing has made the move joining other enlightened countries to protect their fragile ecosystem.  For decades plastic debris has washed up along the beaches of the Bahamas,…
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Fly Fishing Photography // The Grip n Grin

The appropriately named “Grip n Grin” aka “Hero Shot” has taken on an interesting stigma of late.  Instagram and social media trolls combined with the “keep em wet” movement have people taking fewer and fewer photos of a person simply smiling, holding a fish.  Overall I would say this is a positive trend.  We should…
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Andros South Gets A Makeover

Everyone’s favorite Bonefish lodge got a new paint job.  Check out that color!  The aqua blue matches the water of the flats just outside our backdoor. Going along with the fresh coat of paint is a new roof and some solar lights illuminating the path to the popular Tiki Bar. We understand how important some…
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Good Article To Share

I recently read an article that was published a million years ago in 2010 but the message seemed as relevant and time sensitive as ever.  The article was written by Robert MacDougall-Davis and featured in an online journal called The Ecologist. It is titled, “Fishing and the environment: why the two are inextricably linked.” I…
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Worms for Bonefish?

Worms have a funny reputation in the fly fishing world.  I am not talking about live worms hung below a bobber but even worm flies get looked down upon.  The San Juan worm was probably the first fly you learned to tie if you are a trout fisherman and it has maybe even accounted for…
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