If you’ve hung around our blog much, you know that lots of different flies work for barracuda on South Andros. Today Matt Hynes walks us through tying instructions for a ‘cuda fly that comes from a slightly different angle – it’s tied on a tube. Barracuda Tube Recipe Hook Stainless saltwater hook, size 2/0 to…
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5 Flies for Kings on the Kanektok
There are a bunch of anglers out there who are pretty darned excited these days, because they’re headed to the Kanektok River this summer to swing flies for kings. The ice is out on the Kanektok, our setup crew heads in just a couple of weeks from now, and fly boxes are starting to get…
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Fly Tying: Pot Bellied Pig
What seems many years ago now, I booked my first steelhead trip in British Columbia. Having asked my good friend Brian Niska what sort of patterns I would need for the trip, he gave me several colour combinations rather than patterns. So I decided to do those colour combinations in an Atlantic Salmon pattern style…
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Fly Tying: The One Sculpin Ultra Rigged
Deneki Friend and Alum Jerry French tied the original version of “The One Sculpin,” an articulated stinger style fly. Jerry came out with the Ultra Rig Kit last year, and we decided to tie his pattern using that system. We also changed the throat material as well. What is the “Ultra Rig” you ask? In short,…
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Deneki Chronicles: Monofilament or Fluorocarbon?
Mono or fluoro? That’s the question. Since the inception of the fluorocarbon line, one of the most asked questions about fly fishing is monofilament or fluorocarbon? The best answer…it depends. We realize that is not the answer some of you want to hear. With that, below are some things to consider when you have to…
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Gear Review: A Vise for a Vice
Talking about fly tying vises in the fly tying world can be polarizing as well…almost anything else in the fly fishing world. Everyone has a favorite, and no one will convince them otherwise, and we’re not going to do that today. Today, we’re going to go over the features and benefits of a vise we…
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Monofilament or Fluorocarbon?
While fluorocarbon leader and tippet materials are no longer a new discovery in the fishing scene, lots of us are still uncertain of the difference between newer fluorocarbon and traditional nylon monofilament. If you are in this category, before stocking up on tippet spools for the coming season, keep reading and we’ll try to clear…
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Gear Hack: Attach a Split Ring To Your Fishing Pliers
It’s been a while since we’ve presented you with a super cheap, embarrassingly simple, yet remarkably helpful gear hack. So, today we right that wrong. Years ago, your fearless editor attached his favorite pair of fishing pliers to a standard bungee lanyard with a sturdy, yet super simple, split key ring. That’s right, the same…
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Plan D Articulated Fly Boxes – New and Improved
Way back in 2016 we told you about the first release of Plan D Articulated Fly Boxes – fly boxes designed specifically to house articulated and ‘stinger-style’ flies (something we use a lot of at our lodges). Plan D’s innovative ‘eye-hook’ and slotted foam design was the best solution to taming free-swinging articulated patterns we’d…
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Barracuda on Mouse Patterns
Here at Andros South we’ve been honing in on new ways to target barracuda on the surface. Our most recent venture? Rodent patterns. Similar to what we throw to our mammal-eating rainbow trout in western Alaska. Well, sort of.. Happy April Fools Day. More ‘Cuda Craziness The Ultimate Quick Change ‘Cuda Fly Rig Tube Flies…
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