As many of you are well aware, sport fishing for king salmon on the Kanektok River (home to our Alaska West operation) has been closed for the past two seasons due to low escapement numbers. However, last season we were excited to report that according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, commercial harvests…
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News
Sunscreen: Good for You, Bad for Bonefish
A while back we shared a link on our blog to some recent research on the negative effects of sunscreen while handling bonefish. We recently got our hands on the research as published in the Environmental Biology of Fishes, and found it super interesting. We thought you might too, so we figured we’d share it with you…
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Happy Birthday Frank!
Today we’re joined by one of our longest returning guests, Dr. Frank Carlton. Frank has been with us since before the beginning, fishing at our locations for over twenty years.. Wow. Today also marks Frank’s 82nd birthday, and we’re fortunate to be celebrating it with him at Andros South. Happy Birthday Frank. We’re super lucky…
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Firsts
This past weekend marked the opening day of our 2015/2016 season at Andros South. We’re happy to report that we kicked off our season right with some beautiful weather and a whole bunch of hungry bonefish. We’re even happier to report that one of those bonefish was caught by our friend Virginia Atkins, marking her…
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Three Good Articles
We’re really humbled that so many of you stop by our blog each morning for a little dose of fly fishing. We like to start our day off the same way, and we’d feel a bit selfish if we didn’t share a few articles each month, from other websites, that we really liked. That’s why every…
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Updated Fly Fishing Reference Pages
Looking for an article on a particular topic? You might be able to find it in our fishing ‘reference pages,’ where we categorize all our posts on popular topics for your convenience. We’ve just undergone a massive update to our reference pages, adding a whole bunch of recent articles, and we invite you to check…
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Hurricane Joaquin – Update
As many of you are well aware, a major category 4 hurricane, Hurricane Joaquin, made landfall last week causing a great deal of destruction throughout the Bahamas. We were very fortunate not to have been affected by the hurricane here on South Andros, but unfortunately that was not the case for many of our friends…
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Help NFS Protect Native Fish From Strip Mining
The good folks at The Native Fish Society (NFS) have issued a call for action, and they need your help! According to the NFS, several watersheds home to wild, native salmon and steelhead in southwest Oregon are being threatened by proposed nickel strip mines. The headwaters of concern include three National Wild and Scenic Rivers, some of…
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Gear You Need: Sharpie Extreme
We’ve mentioned in the past that it’s a great idea to always carry a permanent marker with you on the water. A simple felt-tip permanent marker can be used for everything from modifying flies in a pinch, to camouflaging your leader, to adding contrast to a strike indicator. At the vise, permanent markers have even more uses,…
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Bahamas Flats Fishing Proposal – Update
Over the last few months, there has been a great deal of controversy surrounding the fly fishing community in regards to a proposal for new flats fishing regulations in the Bahamas. The proposed regulations touched on everything from implementing license fees, to regulating do-it-yourself (DIY) fishing, to the certification of fishing guides, and as many…
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