Johnny Spillane, as you know, won 3 silver medals at the Vancouver Olympics earlier this year in nordic combined, an event combining ski jumping and cross-country skiing. As if being a 3-time medalist isn’t enough, Johnny’s first medal was the U.S.A.’s first ever in nordic combined. The icing on the cake? Johnny’s a fly fishing…
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Deneki FIBFest
It’s May 15 – 22 on South Andros Island. It’s an unholy matrimony of bonefish and blogs, fins and Facebook, tails and Twitter. It’s Deneki FIBFest! Huh? It’s pretty simple actually – we think there are some folks writing really high-quality stuff online about fly fishing these days, and we wanted to get a few…
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We Like a Little Wind
Anglers on saltwater flats have a love/hate relationship with the wind. Actually it’s mostly a hate relationship. If you’re not used to it, casting in the wind in a time-sensitive, accuracy-sensitive, sometimes-high-pressure format like flats fishing can be a pretty frustrating experience. It’s nothing a little practice can’t overcome, but that’s a topic we’ve covered…
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Andros South Fishing Report – April 2010
April at Andros South is right up at the top of the list for the most popular time to join us -though we all know the fishing depends more on the weather than time of year in these parts. This season the weather held out nicely and for the most part we made it through without any…
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Perfect.
Bruce Chard lets a big one go on South Andros. More Cool Pictures from Andros South Shallow Water Bonefish Aerial Shots of the Flats Offshore Sunrise
Hand-Tied Leaders for Saltwater Fishing
Today we hear from Bruce Chard – legendary guide in the Florida Keys and teacher of our bonefishing schools at Andros South – about why he prefers hand-tied leaders for fishing on the saltwater flats. Bruce Chard on Saltwater Leaders I have seen a lot of leaders break in my days – unfortunately – but…
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Fun in the Sun
Bonefishing is fun. Louis Cahill captures it. More Cool Pictures from Louis Cool Hero Shot Cool Weather Bonefish Cool Aerial Photos of South Andros
Count the Bonefish
There are at least 9 bonefish in this picture. How many can you pick out? Click the picture for a bigger version. Can’t see any? Better read our tips on spotting bonefish. More Bonefishing Tips 5 Things Not To Do The Ready Position Shooting Line
Keeping Things Organized
True, South Andros Island is a very laid-back place. True, one of the reasons our guests love it is that it gives them a chance to escape from the stress and hubbub of their lives back home. On the other hand, one thing that makes a trip to Andros South relaxing is that our team…
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Airflo Bonefish Ridge Line Review
Airflo’s Ridge lines are pretty popular in the freshwater fishing world. We’ve been hearing about their bonefish line for a while now, and last month we got the chance to try one out at Andros South. Let’s start at the very beginning. What’s A Ridge Line? It’s a fly line made by Airflo that has…
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