Gary and Torrie look for West Side giants. At Andros South we launch our boats from the mouth of Little Creek, and that’s no coincidence – Little Creek provides the best access through the center of South Andros to the fabled West Side, and we take advantage of that access whenever we can. The West…
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Lake Fishing in Chile
Our lakes produce too. Although our standard program at Chile West is built around fishing 7 different rivers, there are countless lakes along the Carretera Austral that provide some great options too. Rainbows, browns and brookies can all be caught in the lakes in our region. As is the case with our river fishing, variety…
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South Andros Fisheries Part Two – The South
This is The South. This image covers an area 18 miles wide. There’s a lot of water here. Part two in our series on the four major fisheries at Andros South covers the massive area of keys and flats off the southern tip of South Andros – the area simply known as ‘The South’. Head…
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Family Fishing in Alaska Part Six – What We Learned
Spending some quality time. Today we conclude our series from Bryan Whiting on his family’s trips to Alaska West. Bryan has made 3 fishing trips to Alaska with his family, and was gracious enough to write a 6-part series for us on the trips. Thanks so much, Brian! This last chapter is focused on what…
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South Andros Fisheries Part One – East Side Creeks
Andy Kurkulis ducks the wind in Deep Creek. The first of our four-part series on the fisheries at Andros South covers the tidal creeks on the east side of the island. We cover a huge area at Andros South, and you’ll see that we’ve got a wide variety of fisheries with different exposures at our…
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Family Fishing in Alaska Part Five – What We Learned
Jason Whiting, bombin’ the two-hander. Photo: Cameron Miller Today we hear from Bryan Whiting on what he and his family learned on their trips to Alaska West in 2004, 2006 and 2008. Today’s post is all about strategies for the trip – we’ll have a follow-up post on what they learned about the fishing. As…
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Family Fishing in Alaska Part Four – When and Where to Go
Mom found some nice rainbows… We continue our series from Bryan Whiting on his family’s fishing trips to Alaska West, with his thoughts on making your decision of when and where to go. — When can I go? If your boss, your spouse, your work or circumstance determines when you can go, don’t be concerned because…
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Family Fishing in Alaska Part Two
Good times with the family. Photo: Cameron Miller We continue our series from Bryan Whiting on planning a family fishing trip to Alaska. For 3 of the past 5 years, Bryan has brought various members of his family to Alaska West to fish for silvers and kings. Today we learn about getting ‘over the hump’…
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A Family Fishing Trip to Alaska
Dad, do you think we’ll catch one? In 2004, the team at Alaska West had the pleasure of hosting Bryan Whiting and his sons Jason and Eric on their first fishing trip to Alaska. We were really taken by the lengths to which Bryan and his wife Kathy went to give their kids a great…
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Bahamas Bonefishing
Why do big fish always eat Ramsey’s fly? The world will never know. Photo: rustychinnisimages.com Bonefish live in a lot of places around the world, but anglers who know like to chase them in the Bahamas. Those who have been around the Bahamas tend to wind up on South Andros. Why is that? Lots of…
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