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Bonefishing Tips


We’ve written a whole bunch of articles about bonefishing. Why? Because we run a bonefishing lodge called Andros South in The Bahamas. The Islands of The Bahamas are known throughout the world as the bonefishing capital, and our lodge is the best in the business. You should join us!

Now here’s your handy guide to bonefishing via the posts on our web site …

Fishing Tips

  • Bonefish Ready Position – Hold the Hook Bend
  • Clearing Line for Bonefish – 7 Tips
  • Leading Bonefish – Know Your Fly’s Sink Rate
  • Three (More) Things Bonefish Hate
  • Accelerate Your Strip
  • When in Doubt, Go Gotcha
  • 5 Tips for Bigger Bonefish
  • 5 (More) Tips for Bigger Bonefish
  • Bonefish Flies – Weight Matters
  • Don’t Touch Dat Drag!
  • Windy Day? Keep Your Under Your Toe
  • Never Make the Same False Cast Twice
  • Wading for Bonefish – Lift Your Toes
  • Which Way is the Tide Going?
  • Shorter Leaders for Windy Days
  • Ready Position – Point Your Rod to the Leeward Side
  • Don’t Cast a Shadow
  • Clearing Line – Watch Your Line, Not the Fish
  • Rigging for Bonefish – Say No to Nail Knots
  • Fly Rods for Bonefish – 5 Things to Look For
  • False Cast Short of Your Target
  • Keep Your Rod Tip High on Shallow Flats
  • Casting to Tailing Bonefish
  • Adjusting Fly Weight on the Water
  • Spot More Bonefish – 3 Tips
  • Eliminate Line Catchers
  • Casting Sidearm to Bonefish – 3 Benefits
  • Skinny Water Bonefish – Go Blind
  • Don’t Underestimate the Cloudy Days
  • “When in Doubt, Cast it Out”
  • Don’t Get Tunnel Vision
  • Bonefishing on Cloudy Days – 6 Tips
  • Stripping for Bonefish – 3 Techniques
  • 3 (More) Random Bonefishing Tips
  • Wear Good Boots
  • Worm Flies for Bonefish?
  • The Off-Shoulder Cast
  • Downsize Your Rod for Spooky Bonefish
  • Stripping for Bonefish – “Letting it Drift”
  • Casting to Bonefish – Start with a Sweep
  • Presenting to Bonefish – Simplified
  • Check Your Fly
  • Keep a Spare Rod Close
  • No Shoes, No Problems
  • Casting Short for Bonefish – 3 Tips
  • Point Your Rod
  • Fighting Bonefish – Don’t Wrap Your Rod
  • Lose Control? Reach for the Stripping Guide
  • Practicing for Your Bonefishing Trip – 5 Tips
  • Spotting Shadows
  • Don’t Fish this Fly
  • Point Your Feet at 12 O’Clock
  • Don’t Strip Off Too Much Line
  • Bonefish Running at You?
  • Bonefish Flies – Try Orange!
  • Presenting on the Back Cast – 3 Common Mistakes
  • How Far Should I Lead a Bonefish?
  • Stripping for Bonefish – Point Your Rod
  • Stripping for Bonefish – Lock Your Elbow
  • Spotting Bonefish – Look for Moving Shapes
  • Tailing Bonefish – Take Your Time
  • The Advanced Ready Position
  • Fishing to Schooling Bonefish
  • Bonefishing in Windy Conditions – 6 Tips
  • 5 More Tips on Wading for Bonefish
  • Getting on the Same Page as Your Guide
  • Fighting Bonefish in the Mangroves
  • Make Sure Your Rod Loads Easily
  • 9 Questions About Bonefishing You Were Afraid to Ask
  • Flats Fishing and Humility
  • How Far do You Have to Cast?
  • 4 Ways to Spook Fewer Bonefish
  • How to Land a Bonefish
  • Selecting Bonefish Flies
  • Missed the Set?  Cast Again!
  • 3 Things Bonefish Hate
  • Top Mistakes Made Bonefishing
  • Don’t Forget to Look Behind You
  • Stages of Bonefish Spotting
  • 3 Ways to Catch More Bonefish
  • 3 More Random Bonefishing Tips
  • Keep Him out of the Mangroves
  • Pivot Slower
  • Land Your Fly Close to Big Bonefish
  • Wade Softly
  • Rocky Bottoms – Keep Your Rod Tip High
  • Tim Rajeff on Practicing Before Your Trip
  • Tim Rajeff on Casting in the Wind Fundamentals
  • Be a Good Boat Buddy
  • Cast to the Shadow Side
  • Think Like a Scared Shrimp
  • Tailing Bonefish – Hit ’em On the Head
  • Rub Your Fly in the Sand
  • Don’t Give Up!
  • Don’t Wear a Red Shirt
  • Too Many False Casts
  • Reading Mangrove Flats
  • Casting on the Flats – Top 3 Tips
  • Present the Fly on Your Backcast
  • Very Educational Bonefish Leader Video
  • Present the Fly Quickly
  • Bonefish and Tides
  • Let That Bonefish Run!
  • How to Catch Bonefish
  • Spotting Bonefish
  • Casting Advice from Torrie Bevans
  • Casting in the Wind
  • 5 Ways to Blow a Shot at a Bonefish
  • Shooting Line
  • Non-Slip Mono Loop
  • Boat Speed and Strip Length
  • Where Bonefish Eat
  • 10 Ways to Justify Your Fishing Trip (Versatile advice!)
  • Poling for Bonefish – 6 Tips
  • Wading for Bonefish – 5 Tips
  • Setting the Hook
  • How To Pack For Your Day Of Bonefishing
  • Fighting Bonefish – 5 Tips
  • The Ready Position
  • Advice from a Mediocre Angler
  • How to Catch Bonefish
  • Identifying Bonefish Muds
  • Wading in Shallow Water
  • Everybody Blows Shots
  • Bonefishing on Cloudy Days
  • Shark Chasing Your Bonefish?  Loosen Up!

Expert Rigs

  • George Cook’s Bonefish Rig
  • Jordan Sly’s Bonefish Rig
  • Bruce Chard’s Bonefish Rig
  • Michael White’s Bonefish Rig
  • Rick Sisler’s Bonefish Rig
  • JEB Hall’s Spin Rig for Bonefish

Conserving the Resource

  • Land Your Bonefish in the Shallows
  • Bahamas Declares National Parks
  • BTT Bonefish Genetics Program
  • Bahamas Declares New National Parks
  • Tagging South Andros Bonefish – Video
  • Great Progress by Bonefish & Tarpon Trust
  • Bonefish Catch and Release Best Practices #1
  • Bonefish Catch and Release Best Practices #2
  • Bonefish Taxonomy

Gear You Should Have

  • G. Loomis NRX Saltwater Rods
  • Echo E.P.R. 890-4 Rod Review
  • Simms SunHood
  • Exterus Fly Fishing Inspired Apparel
  • Einarsson Plus Reels – Review
  • RIO General Purpose Tropical Fly Line
  • Orvis Andros Flats Hiker Boots
  • Airflo Super-DRI Tropical Bonefish Fly Line
  • Sage MOTIVE Saltwater Rods
  • Sage SALT 890-4 – Review
  • Favorite Bonefish Flies for South Andros – Updated
  • Simms Dry Creek Boat Bags (2015)
  • Olympus TG-3 Waterproof Camera
  • Simms Bone Flip Sandals
  • Airflo Ridge Clear-Tip Tropical Fly Line
  • Airflo Chard Tropical Punch Fly Line
  • Hatch Nomad Pliers
  • Sage Evoke Reel Review
  • Hatch Finatic Reels Review
  • Redington Vapen Review
  • Pocket Fly Boxes
  • Scientific Anglers SharkWave Saltwater Fly Line
  • Hatch Professional Leader and Tippet
  • Shrimptruder Tying Video
  • Better Mono Eyes
  • The Shrimptruder
  • Carabiners for Flats Boots
  • Seal Line Dry Cases
  • 3 Things to Look for in Your Andros Bonefish Fly
  • Clothing for Bonefishing
  • How to Build Your Fly Box for South Andros
  • Bruce Chard – Scientific Anglers Grand Slam Line
  • Rio Bonefish Quickshooter Line
  • Sage ONE Rod Review for Bonefishing
  • Your Quiver for Andros South
  • Smith Ignitor Lens
  • Sage Xi3 Rods
  • 7 Reasons This Fly Works on South Andros Island
  • Rio Alloy Hard Mono
  • Simms Dry Creek Flats Pack
  • Sage 790-4 TCX
  • Simms Dry Creek Boat Bags
  • Ross F1 Reel Review
  • South Andros Bonefish Flies
  • Maxima Ultragreen – Why We Like It
  • Reels for Bonefishing – 5 Things to Look For
  • Simms Gore-Tex Paclite Jacket
  • Rio Bonefish Line
  • Bonefish Flies – 5 Favorites For South Andros
  • Veverka’s Mantis Shrimp
  • Camera Gear for Flats Fishing
  • Sage VXP Rods
  • Idylwilde Flies for South Andros
  • Which Backing Reader Poll
  • Quigley’s Bonefish Tickler
  • Creatively Tied Flies

Learning About Flats Fishing

  • Hone Your Skills at Andros South
  • Free Bonefishing 101 Guide
  • Bonefishing Schools
  • Women’s Bonefishing School
  • Bonefishing is Really Hard – Think Again!
  • Ask The Experts – Biggest Surprise On The Flats
  • Why Bonefish Tail
  • Feed Marks
  • Bonefish Movement

Where You Should Go

  • The Fishery at Andros South
  • 4 Reasons We Love Fishing the West Side
  • South Andros Bonefishing – The Lakes
  • Shallow Water Bonefish Pictures
  • South Andros Fisheries Roundup

When You Should Go

  • Three Reasons to Fish Andros South in May
  • More on Fishing Andros in the Fall
  • The Best Time To Go Bonefishing
  • Top 5 Reason to Go Bonefishing in the Fall
  • Cool Weather Bonefish

Local Color

  • Fresh Seafood
  • Andros From Above
  • Multi-Species Flats Tourney
  • A Non-Angler’s Stay at Andros South
  • Bonefishing from a Steelheader’s Perspective
  • How to Spend Your Day in Nassau
  • The Little Creek Bar
  • Dominoes – National Sport of the Bahamas
  • Blue Holes
  • Conch Salad
  • Cocktails at the Slack Tide
  • The Shell Man
  • Kemp’s Beach
  • We’re Not The Only Ones Who Like Bonefish
  • Bonefishing Story Winner

If you’re a quick study you can also grab our free Bonefishing 101 Guide … click here to download your copy.

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