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Weights In Front Of Your Streamer

At the recommendation of a very fishy friend, I have been experimenting with putting weights in front of my streamers or baitfish flies.  There are some things in fly fishing that I just cannot explain. After awhile I give up trying to figure out why exactly they work, I just simply let the fish tell…
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Head Cement

For the majority of the flies I tie, I rarely use head cement on my whip finish.  But if I am tying a saltwater fly or a larger streamer type pattern, I do like to put a drop of my favorite glue, Liquid Fusion, on to help increase the durability. Most people put the head…
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Timeless Tips // Why Bow When A Fish Jumps?

One of the most commonly used expressions when people are fishing for tarpon is, “bow to the king!”  This is basically telling the angler to drop their rod tip when the fish jumps.  To most this is a very counterintuitive statement. When fighting a fish, slack is normally the enemy, so why try and intentionally…
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Target Species // Trigger Fish

One of the more popular fish to target right now are the subjectively beautiful trigger fish. While not a species we get to chase at any of our lodges, we know our guests and readers fish worldwide so we figured we would discuss anyways.   There are over 40 species of trigger fish, most of…
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Barracuda Round Up

We are in the middle of another fantastic season at Andros South.  When people come to fish the Bahamas, Bonefish are what’s on their mind. The attitude around the island is the Bahamas have the world’s best bonefishing and that South Andros has the best bonefishing in the Bahamas.  Needless to say, guests that book…
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What To Bring For A Day Of Bonefishing

It’s the first morning of your week at Andros South, and you’re trying to decide what goes in your pocket, what goes in your hip pack, what goes in your boat bag, and what stays at the lodge. In all packing-related conversations, opinions range from ‘less is more’ to ‘bring anything you might need’. We like…
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Drop Shotting

Last week we went over a technique called “level lining” or “right angle nymphing”, today we wanted to discuss a different way to set up your nymph rig, using a Drop Shot.  In a traditional nymph rig, the weight is placed onto the leader, above the first fly.  One argument against this set up is…
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How Many Turns Do You Use On Your Non-Slip Loop Knot?

The non-slip loop knot has been helping anglers stay connected to fish for decades.  This knot is ideal when trying to add some extra movement to your fly as the loop allows the fly to swing more freely in the water.  Often when I see knot diagrams it shows a good breakdown of this relatively…
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7 Go To Winter Tailwater Trout Flies

Last week we discussed ways to improve your success when fishing for tailwater trout during the winter.  This week we wanted to follow up with some “Go-To” flies that should be found in every tailwater angler’s fly box from November-March.  You will notice a theme on all of these flies, they are small and sparse…
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