The first week of March ushered in another fine group put together by Andy Kurkulis of Chicago Fly Fishing Outfitters. Photo: Andros South Staff This year’s group welcomed back Gordon Grey and Josh Freivogel and Andy K of course. Some of the new blood this year like Sue Mathewson and Mary Gilmore were chasing bonefish…
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Offshore Fun at Andros South
And you thought bonefish were powerful… Photo: John Toker We had some great offshore fishing at Andros South on Monday. The dorado were abundant, and wahoo and yellowfin tuna rounded out the fun. The ever-present dorado Photo: Rosewell Rahming The bonefishing on South Andros is stellar, but the critters offshore can add to the good…
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South Andros – Easy Access!
Loading up in Fort Lauderdale. One of the great things about visiting Andros South is that it’s really easy to get there. Lynx Air International operates direct flights from Fort Lauderdale to the Congo Town airport on South Andros. The flight takes about an hour, and the Congo Town airport is all of a 20-minute…
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South Andros Fisheries Part Four – Inland Wading
There’s a lot of water in the middle of this island. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve written about the three most conventional fisheries on South Andros – our east side creeks, The South and The West. Today we cover the most unusual of our fisheries – our inland wading. When you look at…
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South Andros Fisheries Part Three – The West Side
Gary and Torrie look for West Side giants. At Andros South we launch our boats from the mouth of Little Creek, and that’s no coincidence – Little Creek provides the best access through the center of South Andros to the fabled West Side, and we take advantage of that access whenever we can. The West…
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South Andros Fisheries Part Two – The South
This is The South. This image covers an area 18 miles wide. There’s a lot of water here. Part two in our series on the four major fisheries at Andros South covers the massive area of keys and flats off the southern tip of South Andros – the area simply known as ‘The South’. Head…
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South Andros Fisheries Part One – East Side Creeks
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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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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