On South Andros, our guides often refer to big bonefish as ‘blackbacks.’ Why? Because big bonefish, like the double digit critters we all dream about, often appear much darker in the water than smaller bonefish. Sort of like this beauty caught recently by Andros South guest, Dennis Poulin. Nice work, Dennis! More From South Andros Bahamian…
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Casting on the Flats – Roundup
Every month or so, we like to run a roundup of posts related to a specific topic. We do this because we’ve written a lot of articles on a lot of topics, over two thousand actually, and you probably haven’t read them all! Today’s roundup topic? Fly casting on the flats! Learning to cast well under…
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Simms G3 Guide Boots
Last year Simms released their latest version of their ever popular G3 Guide Wading Boots. We’ve logged a lot of hours in past models of the G3 Guide series, and we think these are the best model yet. Here’s why. Bombproof Design. By far our favorite aspect about the G3 Guide Boots is their extremely durable…
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The Rubber Legged Gotcha – Tying Instructions
It’s no secret that the Gotcha is one of the greatest bonefish flies of all time. We’d go out on a whim and say it has probably caught more bonefish than any other fly pattern in the world, and we use a lot of them. However, our bonefish on South Andros really seem to have…
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Rigging With Wire – The Jam Knot
We really like throwing flies to barracuda at Andros South. They’re big, aggressive, and amazingly fast. They also have a mouth full of razor sharp teeth, which we think just adds to the excitement. Monofilament doesn’t last too long around barracuda, so we make sure to use a leader ending in 18 inches or so of…
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“Lower Tidal” – A Story From the Dean
Over the past couple years our good friend, Dake Traphagen, has joined us during the early part of our season at B.C. West in search of some big, bright, Dean River chinook salmon. As you can see, he’s had some success.. Recently, Dake sent us a beautifully written account of his experiences swinging flies for…
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HMH Poly Tubes
We really like tube flies. They’re fun to tie, fun to fish, and offer advantages that traditional shank or hook style flies just can’t compete with. However, not all tube materials are created equal. We’ve tied on many styles of tubing from inexpensive ‘Q-Tip’ tubes to many of the commercial fly tying tubes available today, but…
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What Should We Write About?
We really like writing about all things fly fishing, almost as much as we like, well, fly fishing! However, we like to stay in touch with what you want to read about. After all, we’re interested in what interests you! So, today we’re asking you just that! What Do You Want Us to Write About?…
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Nymphing Without an Indicator
Nymphing can be tough, but considering a large majority of a trout’s diet is found sub-surface, it’s an important tool to have in your arsenal. Strike indicators are all the rage these days, and many anglers find them extremely helpful in detecting the subtle strikes that can be had while dead drifting sub-surface flies. It’s hard to…
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Practice Makes Better
Perfect is an awfully big word when it comes to fly fishing.. We’ve yet to meet a perfect caster, but we all want to be better anglers right? We always recommend our guests spend some time practicing their casting before a trip, but we also understand that life can get in the way of our…
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