This spring, Simms released a new line of high-end flip flops called the Bone Flips. We picked up a pair and really liked them, and today we’re going to tell you why. South Andros is where flip flops go to die. Seriously, when our feet aren’t stuffed into flats boots, we generally wear flip flops during…
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Trout Spey Techniques – The Bobble Dredge
A couple weeks back, we ran a post titled, Active Swinging, where we highlighted some of the techniques we use when spey fishing for trout that go beyond the classic downstream and across swing. However, most of these techniques are limited to slower gradual runs, those most characteristic of a swung fly. As spey anglers, most of…
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Mr. Hankey – Tying Instructions
We have less than a month before we kick off our Alaska season and that means it won’t be long before we’ll be chucking big, gaudy, mouse patterns for our resident rainbow trout. Mousing is by far our favorite way to target trout in our neck of the woods and one of our go-to patterns…
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Airflo Ridge Clear Tip Tropical Fly Line
This past season at Andros South, we spent a lot of time with Airflo’s latest clear tip fly line, the Ridge Clear Tip Tropical line. We really liked it, and today we’re going to tell you why. A Clear Tip That Actually Floats Appropriately named, the Ridge Clear Tip Tropical line is a fully floating fly…
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Lose Control? Reach for the Stripping Guide!
Good line control is important when fishing for bonefish. Things can happen pretty fast once your fly hits the water, which is why we like to teach our guests to stay in contact with their fly line at all times, even when shooting line. However, no one’s perfect! And whether you’re making a cast, stripping…
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Kyle Shea’s Trout Swinging Rig
Today we’re back with another edition of our ‘Expert Rig‘ series of posts, where we highlight all the details (right down to the knot) on how the experts rig up. As a guide at Alaska West, Kyle Shea gets to fish for big leopard rainbows during his down time. His method of choice? Swinging flies with…
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Thanks from Andros South
Today we wrap up another fantastic season here at Andros South and wanted to give a big thanks to all of you who joined us this year. Whether you fished with us or lived vicariously through our blog, we appreciate it and hope to share the water with you next season. Thanks! More on Andros…
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Airflo Chard Tropical Punch Fly Line
In 2013 our buddy Bruce Chard took the flats fishing world by storm when he teemed up with the folks at Scientific Anglers to develop his Grand Slam fly line. In fact, it won Best in Show at the 2013 International Fly Tackle Dealer Show. We found the line’s ability to turn over big flies…
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We’re Excited
Our season in Alaska is just around the corner, and we’re starting to get pretty excited. Why? Because soon we’ll be back to targeting trout like this with mouse patterns, and we’re pretty happy about that. Sound good to you? Drop us a line for more information. More on Trout Fishing Retrieving a Mouse Fly Secrets…
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Pebble Mine Update
The effort to save Bristol Bay from the threat of the proposed Pebble Mine has certainly made some huge progress over the past year. However, many anglers might be surprised to learn that the fight is not over. So, today we present you with a write up from our buddy Scott Hed, Director of the…
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