We’re right smack in the middle of spring bonefishing season, so we thought it was time for a little conversation about bonefish flies. We’ve told you about some of our favorite bonefish flies to use on South Andros. The beauty of bonefishing is that, in most places with low angling pressure, bonefish are not incredibly…
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Bonefish
Big Flies and Rubber Legs
Just a friendly reminder that big, light flies with rubber legs (OK, Sili Legs in this case) work really well for the un-pressured bonefish of South Andros Island. More on South Andros Life on the Flats Background on the Island Moon Walk
Angler and Bonefish
In today’s edition of ‘Just a Picture’, we bring you…’Angler and Bonefish’! One special note: see the grizzly hackle legs hanging off that fly? If you’re tying flies for your trip to South Andros, you should add grizzly hackle legs or barred rubber legs to any given pattern. They work really good. More on South…
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Soon.
With our seasons in Alaska and BC wrapped up over the past week, we’re thinking a lot about the Bahamas and Chile these days. We open in October at Andros South and November at Chile West, and we really hope time flies between now and then. More on the Horizon Giant Beetles White Sand Dry/dropper…
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Veverka’s Mantis Shrimp – From Its Creator
One of our go-to flies on South Andros Island has always been Bob Veverka’s Mantis Shrimp. We were pretty excited a couple of weeks ago when we got a response to one of our email newsletters from…Bob Veverka. We immediately began twisting Bob’s arm for some information about the design and construction of his fly,…
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Bonefish Flies – 5 Favorites For South Andros
Something in here’s gotta work. Compared to most in the bonefishing world, the flies that we like to fish on South Andros tend to be an unusual combination of big and light. For anglers wanting to load up a fly box before their trip, that can make it a little hard to buy commercially available…
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7 Reasons This Fly Works on South Andros Island
One of many, many flies that works on South Andros Tying your own flies for bonefish on South Andros Island can really help your ego – anything reasonable works. As always, however, the best flies tend to have some things in common. Here’s why this one works. It’s big. That’s a #2 Tiemco 811S, and…
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