The home flats are even beautiful on a cloudy day. [Karen Wilken is part of the Sage/Rio/Redington crew at Andros South this week. She’s got one more day on South Andros before heading home to the snow in Seattle. Here’s her report from yesterday.] The knock on the door came at 6:00am as usual. After…
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Simon Gawesworth on Andros South
Just another FarBank/Andros South dolphin rescue. [Simon Gawesworth is representing the Rio side of the equation in this week’s FarBank equipment testing / photo shoot at Andros South. Here’s his report from Wednesday. It’s a good one and not your average fishing report – read on.] I am not sure if the Weather God felt…
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Paul Johnson’s News from South Andros
Paul Johnson and friend [Paul Johnson is part of the Sage/Redington/Rio team doing some product testing at Andros South this week. Here’s his report from yesterday.]Andros South…..Day 3… Today was different from yesterday in a couple of ways. One, the wind was back…not sure what God I didn’t appeal to last night…could have been many, but…
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Karen Wilken’s Top 10 (Invalid) Reasons Not To Go On A Guided Trip
Pictured: Ellie – Half Cop / Half Guide / Half Master Joke Teller A day with him in South Andros is a whole bunch of good fishing….plus, the accent is relaxing….. [Karen Wilken from Redington is at Andros South this week with Paul Johnson from Sage and Simon Gawesworth from Rio, doing some product testing. Here…
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Dispatches from Andros South
‘Look mon, if you don’t cast right now…’ This week at Andros South we’re hosting our friends Paul Johnson, Karen Wilken and Simon Gawesworth of Sage, Redington and Rio for a little product testing/de-icing session. Paul, Karen and Simon will be checking in with the blog throughout the week with some updates from their stay….
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Flats Fishing for Barracuda
Many bonefish anglers in the Bahamas think of barracuda as that not-so-desirable species that you sometimes troll for when the weather is bad. At Andros South we disagree. We regularly see barracuda on the flats, and in fact trolling for ‘cudas is very unusual on South Andros. If you’re poling down a flat, have that…
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Fly Tying and Fishing with Charlie Craven
Charlie Craven is the owner of Charlie’s Fly Box in Arvada, Colorado. Charlie is an incredible tier, and is most recently the author of Charlie Craven’s Basic Fly Tying (which you can order directly from him at 303-403-8880). Charlie will be hosting a group at Andros South from January 3 – 10, 2009. His week…
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South Andros Bonefish Flies
Photo: rustychinnisimages.com Big and Light. At Andros South, we have the luxury of chasing bonefish under a pretty unique set of circumstances. Bigger fish than normal More aggressive fish than normal Shallower water than normal This combination is exactly what most bonefish anglers would ask for, but it can present some problems for guests who…
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Bruce Chard’s Bonefish Rig
On this page we’ll periodically be profiling the gear setups of world-class anglers, to let you know from top to bottom how they ready their equipment when they head to our fisheries. Our first installment comes from Captain Bruce Chard, legendary Keys guide and teacher of our bonefishing schools at Andros South. Here’s what Bruce…
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Offshore at Andros South
Although our primary focus at Andros South is on bonefishing, we’re located right next to the Tongue of the Ocean, a giant oceanic trench that ranges from 3,000 to 7,000 feet deep. ‘The Tongue’ presents some pretty incredible opportunities for bluewater fishing, which we offer as an option by the day. Yesterday’s bluewater report was…
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