Direct nail knots that is.. With less than a week out from the opening day of our bonefishing season at Andros South, our focus has turned to dialing in our saltwater gear, and we have a feeling the same is true for many of you as well! As you might expect, we see a lot…
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Three Good Articles
Today we present you with another mid-monthly edition of ‘Three Good Articles,’ where we share a few of our favorite articles from other fly fishing websites that we found particularly interesting, and have a feeling you will to. Enjoy! Three Good Articles Which Species of Bonefish Did I Catch? Dr. Liz Wallace of the Bonefish…
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Bonefishing Tips
We’ve written a whole bunch of articles about bonefishing. Why? Because we run a bonefishing lodge called Andros South in The Bahamas. The Islands of The Bahamas are known throughout the world as the bonefishing capital, and our lodge is the best in the business. You should join us! Now here’s your handy guide to…
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3 Tips to Catch More ‘Cuda
We might have bonefish on the brain, but at Andros South a day of bonefishing also means an opportunity for a shot at some big feisty barracuda in the process. ‘Cuda are a blast to target on the fly, but contrary to popular belief they can also be quite challenging. Here are a few tips…
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Rigging Stinger Hooks – The Twisted Hitch
Today we present you with some rigging wizardry courtesy of Alaska West guide, Jerry French. You may recognize Jerry’s name as part of the original brain trust behind the Intruder. However, intruder style patterns are hardly the only flies Jerry fishes.. In fact, he’d be the first to tell you that great anglers evolve, constantly…
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The King Sling Loop
Bad knots are a bummer.. But even a knot tied to perfection is often still the weakest link of any setup. That’s why successful anglers are usually pretty particular about the knots they use. We’re asked all the time what our ‘knot of choice’ is for particular rigging situations, and one question we hear often is…
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Measure Nets – Why We Like Them
Not all nets are created equal. A quality landing net is a guide’s most important tool, and when it comes to trout, we’re really particular about the nets we use. We recently outfitted our guide staff with measure nets for our trout population and we can honestly say they’re one of the better landing nets we’ve…
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Rigging Tube Flies – Leave Your Tag Long
If you’ve spent any time with us in recent years at our lodges in Alaska or British Columbia, you’re probably well aware that we’re a big fan of tube flies for a whole bunch of reasons. When fishing tubes, we generally rig them using two different methods – ‘Stinger’ style to hang a trailer hook at…
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LeaderCalc 2016
Ever considered tying your ownn leaders but wasn’t quite sure where to start? Hand tied leaders can offer a number of advantages over standard ‘knotless’ tapered leaders, but it can be a little daunting at first. After all, there are virtually endless formulas out there depending on where, how, and what you’re fishing for! However,…
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FireLine for Stinger Loops
Our guides are in the process of turning out a whole bunch of flies for the upcoming season. We use a lot of stinger style fly patterns at our lodges – Flies tied to incorporate a trailing hook positioned at the back of the fly. They offer a number of advantages over flies tied on…
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