Today we’ve got an advanced bonefishing tip for you, courtesy of Tom Larimer and Josie Sands, Overlord of the Flats at Andros South. It’s also a great reminder that some of the subtleties of fishing apply all around the world. This tip is definitely for folks who have done a fair amount of bonefishing –…
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Tips
Lessons Learned
A couple of weeks ago we ran an entertaining article by Kyle Perkins about his experiences getting ready for and joining us at our Andros South FIBFest last year. Today Kyle is back with some very practical lessons learned. Lessons Learned at Andros South There’s no better place to go stalk bonefish than Deneki Outdoors’…
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Top Casting Tips
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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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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