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Andros South

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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Autotethers

We’ve installed Autotethers on all of our boats at Andros South. This is a great new wireless system that replaces a lanyard connection to the kill switch on our motors.  If for any reason the guide exits the boat while running, the motor is automatically killed without the need for clipping into a lanyard before…
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Upwind, Shoot Line Into Your Backcast

Bruce Chard shot line into his backcast, and look how happy it made him. Wherever you’re fishing on the flats, getting your cast out there quickly will greatly improve your chances of hooking that fish. Shooting line not only into your forward cast, but also into your backcast, helps minimize false-casting and enables you to…
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Bruce Chard, Home Away From Home

Bruce Chard’s 4,721,314th bonefish. Bruce Chard spends some time at Andros South hosting groups and teaching bonefishing schools, and yesterday he got to indulge in a little South Andros fun.  He and Josie railed ’em at the mouth of Dodum Creek, and then moved north where he had this little encounter in Little Creek, all…
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Sage 790-4 TCX

Choose your weapon carefully. For skilled casters, the Sage 790-4 TCXis an excellent all-around choice when chasing bonefish on South Andros Island. Compared to its predecessor the TCR, the TCX loads much easier at short range, which is critical in those many situations here in which you’re making a 30-foot shot. This happens much more…
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Spotting Bonefish

Where are you, Mr. Bonefish? Bonefish are hard to see.  Keeping these tips in mind will help. Look For Movement When you first see a bonefish, it’s very unusual that you actually see the clear outline of the fish.  Bonefish generally first appear as dark spots, moving slowly and steadily.  They’re almost always moving, so…
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Michael White’s Report from Andros South

Whitey in hot pursuit. Michael White (owner of Blue Ribbon Sales, representing Simms, and other lines in the Rockies) is on site at Andros South this week with Charlie Craven and a great group of guys.  Here’s his report from today on the rigors of South Andros in January. “All is well here at Andros South….
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John Toker’s Bonefish Rig

A large man with a large bonefish. Photo: rustychinnisimages.com John Toker used to work at Andros South, and over the years he’s spent a bunch of time on the flats.  Here’s his go-to bonefish rig, with his commentary.”I have had the good fortune of living and fishing on South Andros since 2003 while managing Andros South…
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