I must admit, I have a slight obsession with Barracuda. The Bonefish will always be the flagship species of the Bahamas but no trip to South Andros is complete to me without at least targeting a couple toothy predators. Barracuda have a weird reputation in the fly fishing world. This might be because of how…
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Timeless Tips: Presenting a Fly on your Back Cast
Like many saltwater fishing lessons, I first learned the importance of a back cast (aka over the shoulder cast) the hard way. I was fishing the Sea of Cortez side of Southern Baja for Roosterfish and Jacks. For those of you who have been lucky enough to experience this, you known what I mean when…
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Bahamian Rainbow
Little known fact, in the Bahamas, there are actually bonefish at the end of the rainbow. Thank you Leprechaun! Happy Tuesday our fishy friends. More from Andros South: Selecting Bonefish Flies Walking Man West Side, Best Side
Cliff’s Fly Boxes // The Crab Shack
Similar to Alice, I’ve been known to fall into a rabbit hole or two. Once I start to like something, I can get borderline obsessed with it. I have been described by my friends as “loyal to a fault” and I take this as a compliment. Once I get a system I like, I stick…
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How To Rig Trailing Hooks For Barracuda Flies
NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. We hope you had a nice Valentines Day yesterday. 9 months from now you can either be on a fishing trip or buying diapers, regardless you know that we will be here to help fulfill…
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Timeless Tips: Fish Barefoot!
There is nothing more frustrating than going to finish your cast and shoot out your fly line just to find that it is wrapped on something. Adding salt to to the wound in this scenario is if you look down and realize it was you standing on your own line that ruined the cast. A…
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Andros South Photo Essay
While 3 of our 4 lodges are currently in a deep freeze, the season at Andros South is in full swing. Over the past couple weeks we have welcomed both new and repeat guests to our little slice of paradise. A highlight from the first week of February was a hosted trip arranged by our…
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Fun Fact – Bonefish wear “Glasses”
When I was at Andros South a couple weeks ago, one of the excellent guides on staff, Ellie, showed me something about a bonefish that I had never before noticed. I was getting ready to release another flawless Bahamian specimen that calls the flats of South Andros home and he told me to rub my…
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Tying The Bonefish Mai Tai
NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. For fly tying Friday this week, Jack Reis incorporates some of my favorite material, Marabou, into a unique flats pattern. Show us what you got Jack! “I’ve been on a bonefish kick lately with all…
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When Retrieving your Fly, Keep your Rod Pointed at the Fish.
One of my favorite parts about fishing with different guides is that they all teach you something unique. The end goal of catching the fish remains the same, but each guide has a different way of explaining something or a specific point that he feels is worth mentioning. On a recent trip to Bonefishing Paradise,…
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