In our second edition of Guide Speak we visit Alaska West on the Kanektok. The Kanektok is many a fly fisherman’s mecca, or summit, so to speak. It’s also a place that makes coming up with new fishing oriented words and phrases quite easy due to the intense focus on fishing and lodge life. With…
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Guide Speak Glossary: Andros Edition
‘Guide Speak’ are words that form over time in specific environments to describe things, actions, and/or events (and maybe more). If you’ve fished with us at Andros South or are thinking about it, here are some terms that you’ll probably hear during your time with us. Monster – n. A big fish, a very big…
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Fall Naknek River Rainbows: The Varsity Game
Fishing for and landing big rainbow trout is a goal for a lot of fly anglers across the world and especially here in Alaska. The Naknek River is a great fishery for rainbow trout in the season from beginning to end. During the month of June, the smolt bust is an exhilarating game where you…
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Captain Joseph ‘Josie’ Sands
On Monday, October 5th, 2020, Andros South lost a beloved family member. Captain Joseph ‘Josie’ Sands was a legend among legends. A father and a brother, a mentor and a friend. He was born to be on the water. He loved sailing & commonly, in his words, “cleaned the whole fleet out”, taking first place…
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The Bimini Twist
Probably the most intimidating knot to tie but certainly one worth knowing. It is one of the only knots that does not weaken the line at all. The loop on a Bimini is actually stronger than the line itself. Our friends at netknots.com created the illustration above but if you click here then scroll down,…
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Andros South Update
January was a great month down at Andros South. Trophy sized Bonefish continue to be the theme of our 2019/2020 season. We are getting shots at big fish daily with Bones in the 10 pound range being hooked almost weekly. Our guests Jim Manning and Bob Cameron got into some sweet fish last week and…
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Vertical Drag
Yesterday we went over different situations where you could take off your indicator when nymph fishing. I wanted to follow up this discussion with a reason I feel nymphing without an indicator is so productive and that is the elimination of Vertical Drag. When most fly fisherman think of drag they are thinking of horizontal…
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Sweet Andros South Video
We’ve been having a great fall season so far at Andros South. Big fish have been plentiful as have the cold Kalik’s and fresh seafood. We had a guest last week, Bobby Regan, that was quite savvy with his camera equipment (along with his 8 weight.) Him and his buddies, Peter Legeza, Nathan Clardy, and…
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Alaska Bush Menu
You may be fishing in the wilderness but that doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice good meals in exchange for remote experiences. Here are some of the menu items at Alaska West documented by our friend Matt Vaughn. We know you are going to be tired after tugging on big fish all day and want…
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Umpqua’s New Leader and Tippet Material
This week Denver Colorado welcomes the IFTD show which means manufacturers will be releasing their new products for the 2020 season. As fishermen, we are all gear junkies at heart so we will do our best to keep you informed on innovative new products to add to your personal fishing collection. First up, some new…
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