A month from today we’ll be catching bonefish at Andros South – our world-class bonefishing lodge on South Andros Island. Our first guests arrive on October 22nd, and on the 23rd we’re out on the flats. This seemed like a perfect excuse to remind you of a few points related to chasing the Ghost of…
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How Bonefishing Can Improve Your Day on the Stream
Today we’re kicking off a 3-part series of guest posts from our friend Michael Gracie. He’s the man behind michaelgracie.com, a veteran of FIBFest at Andros South, and a guy who thinks about angling more than your average bear. Like he’s thought about how bonefishing improves your other fishing, and that’s what this series is…
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Bonefishing Tips – Oldies But Goodies
We’ve got over 1,000 posts on our blog, and though we try to keep things organized and easy to find…we realize that some of our articles get overlooked. We’ve been putting out bonefishing tips since 2008, so if you’re a newcomer to our site there’s probably some good ‘old’ bonefishing content that you’ve been missing….
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Bonefish T-Shirt Winner
My goodness, you folks made it really hard to pick a winner! We had 82 entries in our free bonefish t-shirt contest (you left a comment telling us why you want to fish Andros Island this winter; we picked the best comment), and the quality this time around was incredible. There were a good 15…
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A Story About Stripping
Ha, fooled you! Sorry, it’s a fishing story – about when to strip your fly when you’re bonefishing. Mike Sanders, Deneki GM, wrote up some wisdom passed on by Josie Sands at Andros South. We think you’re gonna like it. To Strip or Not to Strip It’s serene and beautiful up top no doubt, but…
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We’ve Added a Bonefishing School
You might have heard that Bruce Chard, legendary Florida Keys Super-Guide, runs a series of very popular bonefishing schools at Andros South. What’s a bonefishing school? Well, it’s a trip that includes a full day of hands-on instruction by Bruce, focused on the fundamentals of catching bonefish on the flats. After the school day, our…
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Bonefish T-Shirt Giveaway
A few months back we had a lot of fun running a little contest for a free Salmon Grand Slam T-Shirt. We had these new t-shirts sitting in our warehouse, but didn’t have our web store up and running – so we decided to give one away. Well guess what! Our Senior VP of E-Commerce…
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Tailing Bonefish – Hit ‘Em On the Head
Most of the time that you’re casting a fly to a bonefish, that fish is cruising and you want to lead him with your fly – maybe 2 to 10 feet depending on the situation. Leading him gives your fly time to sink and ensures that he doesn’t spook from the ‘plunk’ of the fly…
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No Damage from Hurricane Irene
Thanks to everyone who has expressed concern about Andros South and Hurricane Irene. Our team on South Andros is safe and sound, and we experienced no damage from the storm. Irene passed well to the east of South Andros Island – maximum winds on the island were estimated at 50 mph. At the same time…
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Just a Friendly Reminder
Just a friendly reminder of how good it feels to walk a flat in the Bahamas, with warm water lapping at your ankles, a deep blue sky over your head, and a nice light breeze at your back. We open at Andros South in the middle of October. Drop us a line if you want…
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