Andy Kurkulis ducks the wind in Deep Creek. The first of our four-part series on the fisheries at Andros South covers the tidal creeks on the east side of the island. We cover a huge area at Andros South, and you’ll see that we’ve got a wide variety of fisheries with different exposures at our…
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Andros South
South Andros – Four Fisheries in One
There’s an awful lot of water on this island. At Andros South, we have a gigantic, varied fishery for bonefish, with almost negligible fishing pressure. South Andros Island itself is 35 miles long and 20 miles wide, and is just covered with ideal bonefish habitat. It’s one major island (actually a collection of islands), but…
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Kemp’s Beach – South Andros
If only I could find a spot for my chair. Right next to the Andros South grounds on South Andros Island lies Kemp’s Beach – almost 4 miles long, perfect white sand, and just barely a handful of structures. No parasailing, no jet skis, no big hotels – in fact, you’d be lucky to run…
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Bonefish in Shallow Water
Do I look scared? Bonefish on South Andros Island can feed in some really shallow water. The vast network of saltwater creeks and flats on South Andros provides a virtually limitless amount of habitat for our bonefish. On the right tides, our inland flats provide a unique combination of abundant food for bonefish and very…
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Bruce Chard on Casting in the Wind
It’s not always this calm. Bruce Chard, FFF Master Casting Instructor, veteran Florida Keys guide and instructor of bonefishing schools at Andros South, offers some tips today for casting in heavy winds. “Casting in a heavy wind always presents fly line management issues, accuracy challenges and distance limitations for even the best casters in the…
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Where Bonefish Eat
More from Bruce Chard on bonefishing in the Bahamas… “On cloudy days in the Bahamas, bonefish love to tail in inches of water deep into the mangrove jungles. This picture gives you an idea of the many leader-breaking mangrove shrubs that bonefish love to feed around. These mangrove areas are favorites places for snails, crabs,…
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Big Bonefish
On some flats at Andros South, there are big groups of moderate-sized bonefish. On other flats, there are some big boys. That’s a pretty good-sized bonefish. Mike Sanders with another nice one. More On South Andros Big Schools Of Bonefish South Andros Fisheries Roundup Bahamas Guidespeak Glossary
Big Schools of Bonefish
There are some big schools of bonefish on South Andros Island. When we say big, we mean it. Every one of those dark spots? That’s a bonefish. Sometimes they all like to fin and tail. The technical term for how these bones are behaving is “happy”. Sometimes they swim around in circles. Just chuck it…
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Fun in the Clouds
Bruce Chard is checking in with some updates to our blog. Where Bruce goes, the fun goes along… “Here’s full-time Florida Keys fly fishing guide, and host of the popular Ultimate Bonefish School held at Andros South in the Bahamas, Capt Bruce Chard on left and Andrew Bennett, owner of Deneki Outdoors and Andros South…
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We Love Singles
Who needs a partner when you can hang with fish like this? Photo: Cameron Miller Many guests who visit our lodges are ‘singles’- anglers who like to travel alone or just couldn’t talk their buddy into joining them on one particular trip. We love hosting singles. The environment at our lodges is great for people…
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