Bonefish have an extremely good sense of smell. It is this sense of smell that allows them to consistently feed on the flats. Although we witness bonefish feeding throughout the water column by watching them charge a stripped shrimp or baitfish fly, a large part of their diet is comprised of prey that live within…
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Tips
Fighting Fish – Rod Tip High vs. Rod Tip Low
A good friend and longtime reader of our blog got in touch this week with a question. We’re paraphrasing, but it was basically… “I keep reading on your blog that you should keep your rod tip low when you fight fish. I’ve always been told to keep my rod tip high when I fight fish….
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Fly Tying Tip: Taming Your Flash
Here’s a super simple tip for you fly tyers out there. The next time you are working with Krystal Flash, Flashabou, or any other synthetic flash material, leave it in the package! Then, cut a small triangle near the base of package. Now, with your tying scissors reach into the package and pick out the…
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Carabiners for Flats Boots
Good wading boots are a must-have when stomping around our flats at Andros South. Even if you’re planning on fishing from the boat most of the day, you never know when you might need to strap on the flats boots and go for a walk. However, boat space fills up quickly and it’s easy to…
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9 Questions About King Salmon You Were Afraid to Ask
Today we’re coming at you with another addition of a series of posts addressing some basic questions on the topics we cover most. We’ve already covered some of the basic questions involving Alaskan trout, bonefish, and even spey fishing. Now its time to address the biggest and baddest of them all, the king salmon. 9…
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Tying Nail Knots Without a Tool: Video
Recently, we posted an article explaining how to tie a nail knot without using a knot tool, tube, or nail. However, we received a few suggestions that a video would aid best in explaining this method. We couldn’t agree more! Here’s a quick video on how to tie a nail knot using nothing but your…
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Seal Line Dry Cases
Most of the stuff you taking fishing doesn’t need to stay dry – after all, fishing gear darned well better be OK getting wet. So rather than using a fully waterproof bag – with either a hard-to-pull submersible zipper or a sorta-cumbersome rolltop – why not use a normal gear bag and then put your…
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Rolling Up Your Raincoat
Why has no one shown us this before? That’s what we thought when our friend Alex Lauver at Eddie Bauer showed us this simple way to roll your raincoat into a nice clean package for storage or transportation. Here’s the step-by-step, in photo format. You’re welcome. More Gear Tips 5 Ways to Simplify Your Fishing…
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Bonefishing – The Advanced Ready Position
Contrary to popular belief, being able to cast your entire fly line with pin point accuracy is not necessary when fishing for bonefish. Far more important than being able to cast a long line is how quickly you can get the fly in front of the fish. Therefore, a good ready position on the bow…
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Three Random Alaska Fly Fishing Tips
Want to catch more fish in Alaska? Here are three ways you can. Three Alaska Fishing Tips Cover more water. In the remote areas of our great state, fish tend to be pretty aggressive. Most anglers would be better served by covering more water. Make a couple of quality casts into a piece of water…
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