Sometimes catching bonefish is more about not doing anything wrong than it is about doing anything incredibly well. Don’t do things bonefish hate! Bonefish Hate… Seeing a fly moving towards them. Almost all predatory fish hate it when flies come towards them. Just like sculpins don’t attack big rainbow trout, shrimp don’t attack bonefish –…
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Tips
5 Ways to Catch More Alaskan Rainbow Trout
Trout fishing in Alaska is not the same as trout fishing in other parts of the world. If you’re chasing trout in Alaska for the first time, keep these handy tips in mind. How to Catch More Rainbow Trout in Alaska Get your fly down. Rainbow trout in Alaska (Western Alaska, at least) feed mostly…
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Hat Blown Off? Retrieve, Scoop and Replace.
During a recent week at Andros South, we were shocked to learn that a very experienced angler in the group didn’t know one of the most fundamental rules in all of fishing. Today we help spread the word. This is important stuff, folks, so listen up. If you’re running in a boat and your hat…
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Stages of Bonefish Spotting
When you’re out on the flats looking for bonefish, there are a few ‘stages’ that you go through, ranging from locating the fish to really reading how the fish is behaving. In today’s post, we’re going to outline these stages – hopefully, you’ll find something helpful in here! These stages apply to your overall career…
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Don’t Forget to Look Behind You
When you’re out there walking a flat looking for bonefish, don’t forget to look behind you every once in a while! If you’re set up well on a flat with the sun behind you and you’re following our tips for spotting bonefish, you’re going to spending most of your time looking down the flat in…
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How to Stay Warm on the Water
There are several basic techniques that you can employ to ensure adequate warmth while fishing.
Top Mistakes Made Bonefishing
Following on the heels of our roundup a couple weeks back about what not to do when you go fishing, we figured we’d run through the 5 mistakes that we see made most often on bonefishing trips. Learn from the travails of others! Top 5 Mistakes Made on Bonefishing Trips You didn’t practice your casting…
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Fly Fishing Videos on YouTube
Did you know that we have a channel on YouTube that’s currently home to 67 videos on fly fishing? Did you know that the vast majority of those videos are focused on tips to help you be a better angler? Here’s a little sample. If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, you’ll…
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Fresh Steelhead
As in, yards from the mouth of the Dean River. Gotta love it! More on Dean Steelhead Jeff Hickman’s Steelhead Rig Dean Steelhead Fly Roundup Nice Fish, Rob
What Not to Do
In our never-ending quest to provide you with useful fishing tips, we’ve tried a whole bunch of different formats to communicate ways you can fish better and have more fun doing it. Bulleted lists, eloquent prose (ahem), videos, photo illustrations – we’ve tried it all. We’ve also told you what to do by telling you…
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