So far we have 45 posts about casting on our blog. Here are the 10 most popular. NOTE: all these posts are about single-handed casting. If you want spey casting posts, you need to head on over here. Top 10 Casting Tips Casting Advice from Torrie Bevans Bruce Chard on Casting in the Wind Casting…
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Tips
Casting Tip – Accelerate Your Haul
Last week we had the pleasure of hosting Tim Rajeff at Andros South. As many of you know, Tim is the man behind Airflo Fly Lines in North America, and Echo Fly Rods everywhere. He’s also a very successful competitive caster – he’s got the chops to back it all up. Anyhow, Tim was kind…
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Everybody Blows Shots
One thing that makes flats fishing a bit of a mind game is that you’re painfully aware of every mistake you make. You can see the fish. In a place like Andros Island, you know that, if you get your fly in front of him, he’s probably going to eat it. When you fail to…
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Bruce Chard’s Pollywog Rig for Silvers
Bruce Chard is best known as one of the elite guides in the Florida Keys, and as a fly fishing instructor. He’s actually a really well-rounded angler who fishes all over the world. Bruce loves fishing for silver salmon at Alaska West. In fact, he’s hosting a group this summer and you can drop us…
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Grillos’ Quick Silver Popper
Background Andrew Grillos is an Alaska West alumnus, an Idylwilde Signature Tier, a Scott Fly Rods Pro Staffer, a Simms Guide Ambassador…and a guide based out of Seattle (you can contact him here). Silver salmon at Alaska West are incredibly plentiful and ridiculously aggressive, and you can catch them on all kinds of stuff. Andrew…
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Bonefish Shadow
One tip that anglers often hear to help with spotting bonefish is to ‘look for their shadows’. If you haven’t seen bonefish over a light-colored bottom before, the claim that you can sometimes ‘see their shadows better than you can see the fish’ might seem like a load of hooey. We just thought this very…
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Bonefishing on Cloudy Days
Today we have a simple tip from Bruce Chard on bonefishing when the light is not so great. Bruce is a human encyclopedia of bonefishing knowledge, and he passes that knowledge on to guests each year at his very popular bonefishing schools at Andros South. Bonefishing on Cloudy Days Sight fishing for bonefish is very…
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Be a Good Boat Buddy
When you’re in the boat poling for bonefish, one angler is on the bow, ready for the shot. The other angler is back in the boat, without a rod in his or her hand. But if you’re not the one on the bow, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s nap time – you can be a…
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King Salmon and Indicators
Gasp! OK, OK! We admit it! Sometimes at Alaska West, we catch kings using something other than a swung fly and a two handed rod. Now why would we do such a thing? Well, because some of these ‘other’ techniques can be really effective, and more importantly, some of these ‘other’ techniques can be really,…
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Bonefishing 101 Reminder
Hey anglers, if you haven’t already, you should have a look at our free Bonefishing 101 guide. Just in case you missed the memo, we thought we’d give a friendly reminder! It’s a 10 page PDF file full of quick tips on the fundamentals of bonefishing. It’s free, and it’s delivered via email. Simple. If…
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