Recently your humble editor blew a shot at bonefish, a big bonefish in fact, and here’s what he learned.. Don’t Get Tunnel Vision! What exactly do we mean? Consider the following scenario.. It’s early morning and the sun has yet to reach it’s ideal position in the sky. Visibility is good, but only when facing…
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All Dressed Up With Lots of Places to Go
Over our brief holiday break, we underwent a pretty major rebuild of our fleet of flats boats at Andros South, including three fancy new outboards. We’re really happy how they turned out, and as you can probably tell we’re pretty excited about it! Come see them for yourself! More on the Andros South Experience The Tiki…
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The Clouser Minnow – An Oldie but Goodie
We love to push the envelope when we’re at the vise, and like most fly tyers we’re always on the search for the next big fly pattern. However, today we’re taking a step back to pay tribute to one of the most versatile patterns of all time – The Clouser Minnow. Originally designed for smallmouth bass…
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Bonefishing on Cloudy Days – 6 Tips
Fly fishing for bonefish is extremely visual. Stalk the fish, spot your target, and make your cast. Blind casting is virtually non-existent and its this feeling of ‘hunting’ that make bonefish so sought after by anglers. Therefore it’s no surprise that weather (or more importantly, light) plays a big part when chasing bonefish. Bright sunny days illuminate…
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Just a Cool Underwater Bonefish Shot
After a brief holiday break, tomorrow we return to kick off our first day of bonefishing at Andros South for 2016. So, in light of the new year, today we present you with nothing more than a cool underwater picture of a bonefish, courtesy of Andros South guest, Sean Monahan. Enjoy! More on Bonefishing How to…
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Stripping for Bonefish – 3 Techniques
When retrieving your fly for bonefish, most of the time a slow, medium length strip will get the job done. Strip speed should be roughly the same speed as the fish, which of course is dependent on how fast the boat is moving as well. But, sometimes even with a smooth retrieve, fish can follow the fly a…
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3 Random Bonefishing Tips
We’ve accumulated quite a few bonefishing tips on our blog over the years. So, today we figured why not add a few more? Here are.. 3 Random Bonefishing Tips Fish in the Mangroves – Loosen up! By all means try to keep your fish out of the mangroves, but if you can’t turn him away from the sticks,…
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The Mini Puff – Tying Instructions
We’ve mentioned before that most of the time our bonefish on South Andros aren’t overly picky. However, we’d be lying if we said we don’t encounter our share of spooky bonefish from time to time. After all, they’re still bonefish! For the most part, we like flies that are big and light. However, we’re also…
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10 Obvious Truths of Successful Anglers
It’s been said many, many times before that 10 percent of anglers catch 90 percent of the fish. We’d have to agree, but what if we told you what sets those 10 percent apart are things you already know? There are all kinds of tips and tricks out there to catch more fish (heck, we run…
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Tide Watches for Anglers
Whether we’re poling the flats for bonefish, swinging for tidewater chinook, or waiting for that deep pull at ‘Lower Tidal’ on the Dean, a good understanding of the tide is pretty important where we fish. Tides are on our mind all year long at our operations, and our guides are well aware that knowing the proper timing…
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