Last Monday the moon was closer to the earth than its been in nearly 68 years. Wow. Needless to say, it looked pretty darn cool hanging over the Slack Tide Bar at Andros South. We snapped a photo, and today we decided to share that photo with you. More from South Andros Blue Holes Dominos…
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Clearing Line – Watch Your Line, Not the Fish
Anyone who has cast a fly to bonefish, permit, tarpon, or any other flats species is well aware of the endless things a fly line can tangle on during the fragile period of time between setting the hook and getting your fish on the reel. Many fish are lost during the rapid exchange of fly…
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Learning to Cast With Your Opposite Hand – 3 Drills
Ever thought to yourself, “gee, it’d sure be nice to be able to cast both right AND left handed?” If so, you’re not alone. The ability to cast competently with both hands is an extremely valuable skill that very few anglers posses. However, most folks don’t believe us when we tell them that learning to cast with…
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Simms Wading Koozy
Warning: This is not a hyper-technical review of a groundbreaking piece of fly fishing gear designed to make you cast farther, look cooler, or catch more fish. Instead, this is a review of a product that has left many of us scratching our heads wondering, “why didn’t we think of that?” Enter, the Simms Wading…
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Spotting Bonefish – Learn from ‘Cuda
Today’s tid bit of bonefishing wisdom is inspired by a recent day with Andros South guide, Philip Knowles. While polling along the ocean-side flats of the infamous west-side of South Andros, your humble editor was strainging his eyes in hopes of spotting the first bonefish of the day. “There, see the fish at 11 o’clock,…
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Prime Bonefishing Spots Available at Andros South
Just a reminder that we still have some prime bonefishing spots available during our 2017 season at Andros South from mid January through mid February, and we want you to join us! Why? Due to slightly cooler water temperatures, some of the largest bonefish each season are caught during the winter months. In mid January,…
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Bat Moth
First time visitors to the Carribean are likely too see a few critters they’ve never seen before. If you’re lucky, one of those critters might be the Bat Moth, a nocturnal moth, that’s right, about the same size and shape of a bat. Being primarily nocturnal, our guests tend to spot them only once in…
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Congrats, Jason!
Those who have joined us in recent years at Alaska West might recognize the angler shown in the photo above. For those who haven’t, that’s Alaska West guide, Jason Whiting, but as you can tell, he’s not in Alaska anymore! Jason’s joining us on site at Andros South, and despite a couple of reactionary trout-sets…
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Practice Flies
A few days ago we stressed how important we think a little casting practice can be before a trip, and how many of our guests at Andros South spend a little time each day at our casting area working out the kinks from their day on the water. Recently, while addressing a few casting flaws…
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Practice Makes Perfect
We love casting, and a little casting practice can go a long way in preparation for a fishing trip. After all, it’s always better to shake some of the rust off ahead of time, rather than during the first day of your trip. However, we also realize that casting over grass is not nearly as…
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