Quantity versus quality is an age old debate amongst anglers, but one thing we dig about our fishery on South Andros is that we’re able to target both! Whether you prefer to chase singles and doubles (often larger fish), or target larger schools for numbers (often smaller fish), we’re able to fish different areas of…
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Bonefish
Never Make the Same False Cast Twice
There’s no doubt about it, the ability to make a quick, yet effective, presentation is an invaluable skill on the flats. Things can happen fast, thus presenting the fly with as few false casts as possible is huge. This is no secret of course.. After all, we’d be willing to bet that most of you…
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Land Your Bonefish in the Shallows
When releasing a bonefish, most anglers are aware that its really important to revive an exhausted fish before sending it on its way – especially if the fish loses equilibrium (cannot remain upright on its own). Unlike a trout stream, there are a lot of predators on the flats, and the erratic behavior of a…
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Nice Fish, Josie?
If you’ve been following along on our blog for some time, you know that every once and a while we like to dedicate a post to a special fish caught by some of our guests at our lodges. After all, who doesn’t love a little quality fish porn, right? Well, recently Andros South guides, Josie…
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Flats Fishing Wisdom from Josie Sands
Today we present you with a nugget of flats fishing wisdom courtesy of long-time Andros South guide, Josie Sands. Josie’s been putting people on bonefish, big bonefish we might add, for well over twenty years. Needless to say, when he’s got something to say, we listen! When asked recently, what’s the key to catching bonefish? Josie’s…
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Wading for Bonefish – Lift Your Toes
Whenever conditions allow, we love chasing bonefish on foot, and we’re really lucky to do so a lot on South Andros. Wading for bonefish is not only super fun, but its also a great way to creep up on wary fish that might otherwise be difficult to reach from the boat – that is of course,…
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Which Way is the Tide Going?
At Andros South, we get asked a lot of questions from our anglers about tides. Why? Because a good understanding of the tide cycle is a huge part of finding, and hopefully catching, bonefish! Tides, and their resulting tidal currents, dictate not only where and when bonefish can be found, but which direction they will likely be traveling…
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Hone Your Skills at Andros South
The beauty of fly fishing is that regardless of your experience level, there’s always room for improvement. There’s no mastery. No perfection. Just a life long journey of learning. It’s a huge part of what makes our sport so great to begin with. In fact, we often hear from our anglers that an important part of their trip…
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Attaching Fluorocarbon to Nylon (Mono) – Avoid Blood Knots
The debate over nylon monofilament and fluorocarbon leader and tippet material has been alive and well since fluorocarbon was first introduced. There are many advantages and disadvantages of both materials, not the least of which is price. Fluorocarbon is far more expensive than nylon (mono), which is why many anglers prefer to attach pricey fluorocarbon…
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It Pays to Experiment
Earlier this fall, while enjoying a round of Kaliks and conch salad after a day of flailing away on the flats, Andros South guest, Gordon Macleod presented us with an opportunity – A couple of flies, immitating something in the vicinity of a crab, tied with a buyoant closed-celled foam body.. That’s right, a dry fly,…
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