UPDATE: Please note that the method in this post works best on sunglasses with glass lenses. Many high end sunglasses companies now offer premium glass lenses and newspaper works great to remove smudges. However, a friend of ours in the optics industry has informed us that tiny particles in newspaper could scratch plastic lenses – don’t…
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Reel Music
Many sounds accompany us as fly anglers in pursuit of our beloved targets. The sound the water makes burbling past as it trips and falls over the cobbled bottom. The calls of squabbling terns and gulls, the line cutting through the air on that first cast of the day. No matter where you are or…
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Shrimptruder Fly Tying Video
Last month we ran a post about a bonefish fly created by Kyle Shea at Andros South. Kyle called the fly the ‘Shrimptruder’ and tied it in the same shape as an Intruder steelhead fly. This wasn’t meant to be a serious, innovative kind of move – we were really just having fun with tying,…
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Painting Beads for Trout
Targeting trout with beads might be one of the most debated techniques in our sport. Whether or not you find it fly fishing in the purest form or not, the truth is they work, and work well! Our Western Alaska Rainbows depend on the abundant, and highly nutritious salmon eggs throughout the season and there…
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Unsticking Fly Rod Ferrules
If you’ve fished long enough, after a long day on the water you have experienced the sections of your rod stuck together at the ferrules. This can happen for several reasons, but regardless of the reason, it can be rather frustrating. However, nothing is more frustrating than cracking a ferrule or breaking off a stripping…
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Top Posts on Fly Tying
Interested in fly tying? Awesome! Here are our 7 most popular posts on spinning up your own. Top Fly Tying Posts The Intruder. It’s become a classic – Jerry French tells about the creation of this game-changer. Veverka’s Mantis Shrimp. Bob Veverka wrote an article on his go-to flats fly – with background and a…
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Hollis Bennett’s Camera Rig
A few weeks ago, we had the good fortune of hosting photographer Hollis Bennett at Andros South. Hollis spent the week on the flats with us to capture our fishery via photo and video. Aware of his resume, we were thrilled when he agreed to shoot some content for us! Hollis has been a professional…
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Monofilament or Fluorocarbon?
While fluorocarbon leader and tippet materials are no longer a new discovery in the fishing scene, lots of us are still uncertain of the difference between newer fluorocarbon and traditional nylon monofilament. If you are in this category, before stocking up on tippet spools for the coming season, keep reading and we’ll try to clear…
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Cheap and Easy Sunglass Retainers
Call them what you want – retainers, chums, croakies, whatever – but that simple strap on the back of your sunglasses is invaluable in making sure your shades don’t end up in the drink. Whether you’re sporting some gas-station budget shades or a pair of 250 dollar Costas, the fact is, losing your sunglasses stinks….
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RIO Skagit iMOW Tips
RIO’s Skagit MOW Tips have been hugely successful since they launched three years ago, and for good reason. By combining floating and sinking sections of various lengths in sets of 10 foot tips, they allow anglers to fish at different depths, while maintaining the same overall length in their head/tip system. This has simplified things…
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