Hey, have you heard the news? You probably have but if you haven’t, our friends at RIO are crushing it in the fly game! We recently had the opportunity to travel to our lodge (Andros South) in the Bahamas with a nice selection of their saltwater flies and wanted to share our thoughts and experience…
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Selecting Flies for Andros
Today’s post comes from Rapid’s Camp Lodge Guide and Andros South Lodge Bonefish School Instructor, Jeremy Inman. Jeremy’s extensive experience as a Saltwater Guide in Hawai’i and overall fishy instincts brings us some tips on filling your fly box with the right flies for bonefish on Andros. Enjoy! It’s no secret that the Gotcha fly…
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Deneki Custom Fly Series: Andros South Shrimp
We recently commissioned Solitude Fly Company to help create a series of flies specific to our fisheries at each of our lodges, Alaska West Lodge, Andros South Lodge, and Rapids Camp Lodge. Each fly was developed with careful consideration, a plethora of experience, and a lot of testing for approval. Our first featured fly is…
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How Bonefish Flies Differ Between Locations
A few weeks ago we discussed worms as a food source for our favorite flats dwellers. This week we wanted to follow up with how the food sources on flats differer between locations around the world. Our bonefish in Andros South receive very little pressure compared to the inhabitants of let’s say the Keys and…
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Worms for Bonefish?
Worms have a funny reputation in the fly fishing world. I am not talking about live worms hung below a bobber but even worm flies get looked down upon. The San Juan worm was probably the first fly you learned to tie if you are a trout fisherman and it has maybe even accounted for…
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Tying The Bonefish Mai Tai
NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. For fly tying Friday this week, Jack Reis incorporates some of my favorite material, Marabou, into a unique flats pattern. Show us what you got Jack! “I’ve been on a bonefish kick lately with all…
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