Come get in on the fun. Photo: Cameron Miller As most of our readers know, we try to keep the sales pitches to a minimum on our blog. That being said, if you’re working on planning a fishing trip for the summer, we want to make sure you’re aware of some pretty unusual openings that…
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Fly Fishing for Sharks
Sharks are hard on gear. Look closely at that reel… Photo: Andrea Spencer The waters around South Andros Island are extremely fertile – loaded not only with bonefish, but also mullet, jacks and countless other smaller critters. That means lots of food for sharks, which in turn means lots of sharks, which itself means that…
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Top 7 Tips – Fly Fishing for Dorado
Yes, this is a productive, healthy harvest fishery. Fly fishing for dorado in a super-productive fishery like the Tongue of the Ocean off of South Andros Island is a ton of fun. The basic formula is fairly straightforward: locate cover which also locates bait, locate fish, strip flies. There’s a little more to it than…
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Andros South Fishing Report – May 2009
The first full week of May welcomed home a longtime friend of Andros South, Capt. Rick Grassett. Rick brought a great group of guys to join us this season with some of them new to Andros South and a few having been here before. Adam Tavender and John Andrew joined us all the way from…
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Favorite Bonefish Rod Roundup
My, what a fast-action rod you have. Our ‘favorite trout rod‘ poll a couple of weeks ago delivered some pretty interesting results, and when we asked for votes on folks’ favorite bonefish rods, we got some great input once again. Which Brand? Brand loyalty is strong in fly fishing. As was the case in the…
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Offshore Fly Fishing Gear
Big. At Andros South we have a lot of fun fishing offshore for dorado (a.k.a. mahi mahi a.k.a. dolphin fish), wahoo, tuna and more. Even better, when we’re targeting dorado, we catch an awful lot of fish on flies. Gearing up for offshore fishing requires some beefy fly fishing equipment. Here’s a quick primer on…
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What’s Your Favorite Bonefish Rod?
What did you use to catch me? Photo: Rick Sisler We got some really interesting feedback a couple of weeks ago when we asked our readers about their favorite trout rods. Here’s our post with everyone’s votes, and here’s our post with the results. Today it’s time for round 2. What’s your favorite bonefish rod?…
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Andros South Fishing Report – April 2009
This first full week of April graced us with the presence of a larger than life figure who goes by the name of Andy Jensen, a.k.a. BigAndy.com. Photo: Andros South Staff. To say that Andy is a character is an understatement and the guys who travel with him always go home with tales of Big…
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10 Ways to Justify Your Fishing Trip
Make use of our proven techniques, and this could be you! Photo: Cameron Miller Having a hard time explaining to your significant other why you need to take another fishing trip? Refer to our handy list, develop your strategy, and your reel will be screaming in no time! We’ve spent a lot of time talking…
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Fly Fishing Web Sites
You should be doing this instead of reading our blog. Photo: rustychinnisimages.com Can’t go fishing today? Might as well read about it! Here are a few of our favorite online options for reading about fishing, in no particular order… Moldy Chum. Multiple daily updates, wide range of topics, some pretty good humor. The Trout Underground….
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