It’s been a long time coming (or so it feels), but we just kicked off the opening week of our 2017/2018 bonefishing season at Andros South! More importantly, we’re happy to report that, despite some pretty tough conditions, our pal, Barry Abbott still managed to find a few on opening day alongside Andros South guide,…
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News
Bonefish Buttah Now Available Online at The Fly Fishing Shop
We’re in the process of filling up our fly boxes for our upcoming bonefishing season, and we know many of you are too! Several of you have asked us where to pick up the Bonefish Buttah, one of our favorite flies for South Andros, and we’ve yet to have a great answer.. Until now. We…
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Swinging for Trout – Naknek Style
The Naknek River is regarded by many anglers as one of the most prolific fisheries for trophy rainbow trout in the world. Feisty, native, resident rainbows exceeding thirty inches aren’t uncommon on the Nak, which is why we’re really lucky to call it our home water at our Rapids Camp Lodge operation. In fact, just…
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Andros South Open for Business
Our bonefishing season at Andros South is only a few weeks away and we wanted to reassure all that we will indeed be open for the opening day of our 2017/2018 season! Many of you have reached out to us regarding the status of our lodge from Hurricane Irma, and we’re happy to report that…
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Help Florida Keys Guides Recover from Hurricane Irma
As we’re sure you’re well aware, Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc throughout the Caribbean and Southeastern United states earlier this month as the largest storm ever recorded in the Atlantic. While we consider ourselves fortunate to have experienced less damage on South Andros than was initially anticipated, many of our friends in the Florida Keys, particularly…
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More on Steelhead Genetics from Wild Steelheaders United
Last week we shared with you part one of a fascinating article courtesy of Trout Unlimited’s Wild Steelhead Initiative’s ‘Science Friday’ series of posts on the genetic differences between summer and winter steelhead. The article shed light on how some recent research just might pave the way for better protection of wild steelhead populations in…
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Updated Reference Pages
We’ve written an awful lot of posts about fly fishing since we started our blog back in 2008. Seriously, we’re closing in on nearly 3,000 posts.. That’s a lot of articles about fly fishing, and we’d be willing to bet you haven’t read them all! That’s why we’ve organized many of our posts into ‘reference…
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Trout Unlimited on How Summer and Winter Steelhead are Genetically Different
Years ago we presented you with a brief post on the major difference between summer and winter steelhead – a distinction still widely misunderstood by even the most hardcore steelhead anglers. It’s a gray topic indeed, and one that continues to spark debate amongst anglers and biologists alike. However, our pal, steelhead aficionado, and Alaska…
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Hurricane Irma Update
As most of you are well aware, Hurricane Irma continued its destructive path through the Bahamas over the last few days before moving on to Southern Florida yesterday as one of the strongest storms to make landfall in over 50 years. While we have yet to assess the extent of the damage done to our…
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Greg Houska’s ‘Kriller’ Available at a Fly Shop Near You
We’re proud of the number of popular commercial fly patterns that have been developed over the years from our guides at Alaska West. We think its a testament to not only our incredible fishery, but also a long-standing fraternity of great (and incomparably nerdy) fishing guides. Well, we’re happy to report that another one of…
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