When you’re on the deck of a poled skiff looking for bonefish (or permit, or anything else for that matter), it’s really important to be aware of the speed that the boat’s moving, and to adjust the length of your strips accordingly. Fishing from a Moving Boat Most of the time (hopefully) you’re going to…
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Streamer Fishing with Bass Weights
If you’re fishing streamers with the goal of specifically targeting bigger trout, you know that getting your fly to sink is a really important part of the equation. Weighted flies, split shot and sinktips are all popular options for getting your fly down, but they’ve each got drawbacks. Weighted flies don’t provide options for adjusting…
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Fishing Knots You Need
Ask 5 angling professionals which 5 knots are most important, and you may very well get 25 answers. In our humble opinion, here are the 5 knots you need to know for fly fishing, in priority order. Non-Slip Mono Loop. For attaching any sub-surface fly to your leader, this is our go-to knot. It’s extremely…
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Dry Out Your Gear: Universal Fly Fishing Tips
Today’s Universal Fly Fishing Tip is one that most anglers know, but few actually follow through on. After a day or a week or fishing, make sure you dry out your gear well. Gear that gets stored wet gets nasty. Waders stink, rod socks mildew, flies rust and backing turns black. When you’re done with…
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Bring a Raincoat: Universal Fly Fishing Tips
We’ve got another entry today in our series of universal fly fishing tips – pointers that hold true no matter where in the world you’re chasing fish with a fly rod. Any time, anywhere you’re going fishing, your should bring a raincoat. Alaska in June is pretty obvious…April in the Bahamas might be a little…
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How to Catch Bonefish
A whole lot has been written here and elsewhere on the topic of catching bonefish with flies. There are thousands of tips and tactics out there, and most of them even have some merit in one situation or another. Heck, you can even go to bonefishing school! That being said, we really think that your…
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Casting Advice from Torrie Bevans
Today we’ve got a video tip of a different flavor – a little advice on your casting from Torrie Bevans, one of our guides at Andros South. You’ve been told before that casting isn’t about power, right? You’ve been told that overpowering your rod opens up your loop, and causes even more problems when it’s…
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Creating a Whipped Loop
Today’s post marks the start of a little experiment of us – posting tips, gear reviews and more as short video clips. Our first crack at it features Bruce Chard showing us how to created a whipped loop in the end of a fly line. We know it’s not perfect (wind noise, fly line the…
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Ask The Experts – Biggest Surprise on the Flats
Don’t get frustrated – our experts had their surprises too. Photo: Bruce Chard For today’s edition of Ask the Experts, we asked our expert panel to think way, way back to the first time the stalked fish on a warm salwater flat. The question was pretty simple – “What was your biggest surprise the first…
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Bonefishing – The Ready Position
Gary’s ready. For many anglers starting off bonefishing, the hardest part isn’t making long casts or fighting the fish – it’s being set up properly to make a fast presentation when a shot presents itself. If you’re fishing from the boat, keep these tips in mind so you’re ready when you need to be. Take…
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