We’ve gone on a few diatribes over the years about how to set the hook on a bonefish – here’s our most thorough post on the topic. One of the points that we stress the most (partly because we’re all guilty of screwing it up from time to time) is the importance of keeping your…
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Bonefish
A Bonefish Honeymoon
We recently had the delight of spending time with our good friend (and newlywed), George Cook and his lovely wife Jennifer while on their honeymoon at Andros South. George was kind enough to share the highlights of his trip with us and we thought we’d share it with you too! Thanks to George and Jen for…
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Freddie
Andros South Guide, Freddie Dames, looking as stoic as ever on the poling platform… More From the Andros South Guide Staff Sparkles – Andros South Bonefish Guide Josie – Andros South Bonefish Guide Casting Advice from Torrie Bevans
Four Reasons We Love Fishing the West Side
At Andros South we spend lots of time fishing the West Side of Andros Island – the vast coast and creek systems on the side of the island opposite the ‘civilization’. The past few years we’ve ramped up our time in the West to the point where maybe 75% of our days one or more…
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Stripping for Bonefish – Lock Your Elbow
Strip set, strip set, strip set! We’ve set it before, but to consistently land bonefish, it is important to set the hook with a long stripping motion, with the rod pointed at the fish, as opposed to raising the rod in a ‘trout setting’ motion. We’d be lying if we said we didn’t let our…
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Spotting Bonefish – Look for Moving Shapes
A conversation at Andros South last week with an experienced anger – but on the flats for the first time – reminded us of the importance of one of the fundamentals of spotting bonefish – you need to look for moving shapes. Moving Shapes “You can’t look for heads or fin tips.” That was one…
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Cool Bonefish Shot
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – one of the things we like best about our buddy Louis Cahill’s photography is that he has a knack for giving us new perspectives on things that we see all the time on the water. Today’s shot is a perfect example. Louis strikes again! More Bonefish…
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An Honest Hero Shot
Here’s the most accurate photo of a big fish you’ll see all day. No arms outstretched toward the camera, no wide angle lens – just an honest photo of a really, really big South Andros bonefish. More Fishy Photos From South Andros Nurse Shark Escort Letting Him Swim Under Water ‘Cuda Release
Andros From Above
We were recently graced by the presence of Bill and Alicia, a super fun couple on their first trip to Andros South. Bill and Alicia made the trip down in their own plane, and on their way home made sure to snap a few shots of our lodge on the way by. It’s not every…
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