Bruce Chard is back in video form today, with another bonefishing tip for your pleasure. This might be the one skill that separates the ‘pretty new at it’ from the ‘really good’ on the flats – presenting the fly on your backcast. Here are a couple of the highlights from Bruce’s video. Presenting on the…
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Master of His Domain
Josie Sands, on the platform on South Andros. More on Andros Guides We Like a Little Wind Let Your Guide Pick Your Fly New Perspective on Angler and Guide
End of the Day
It’s kind of a ho-hum picture of the end of a fishing day at Andros South – certainly not worthy of ‘cover-shot’ status – but it actually says a lot. One boat pulls in right after the other has arrived…things seem to happen on time. A father and his son enjoy a beer on the…
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Life on the Flats
We’re always trying new angles in our never-ending quest to bring you a little dose of fishing in your day. Today, it’s a little sample of our newest effort – the ‘Point of View’ Angler Cam! It’s just a bit of life on the flats at Andros South, with rays and bonefish and good old-fashioned…
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Cocktails at the Slack Tide
At Andros South we’ve got a little tiki hut on the beach called the Slack Tide Bar. The dress code is casual. The bar is open. The view is great, and company’s better! More on Andros South Our Facility Top Bonefishing Tips Travel to South Andros
All About Bonefish Leaders
We’ve told you a little bit in the past about why you might want to tie your own leaders when you’re fishing in the saltwater. A conversation with Bruce Chard at Andros South a couple weeks back got us thinking that there’s a really a lot to saltwater leader design and construction, so we asked…
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Andros South Fishing Report – November 2010
We are back at it again for the opening month of fishing at Andros South for the 2010/2011 season. And it started out great. The first week of November we welcomed Carl Gaffaglio and his wily crew of anglers – Rick Swanson, Bill Smith, Dr Mike Marko, Nick Calio, and Glenn Miller. These guys have done…
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Sharks Eat Flies Too
So you’ve been fishing on South Andros for a few days, you’ve been slaying the bonefish (figuratively, of course), and you want to change it up a bit? Why not throw flies at some sharks? They eat big flashy streamers. They pull really, really hard. They’re everywhere. What’s not to like? More on Other Species…
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Bonefish and Mangroves
Bonefish and mangroves go together like chocolate and peanut butter, like Sonny and Cher, like Jack and Diane. Here’s why. Mangroves provide important rearing habitat for all kinds of little critters that bonefish like to eat. Mangroves provide cover for bonefish, allowing them to travel far inland on a high tide to eat, but still…
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Present the Fly Quickly
“Get it in the ballpark quickly.” “You don’t have to cast 80 feet onto a dinner plate.” “Speed is more important than distance.” We get asked a lot about what kind of casting skill is required to catch bonefish. We use the three quotes above a lot. On South Andros, our bonefish tend not to…
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