Tom Larimer’s back today with some commentary on bonefish rods based on his trip to Andros South last month. We think Tom’s dead on – have a read. Bonefish Rods As conditions change during a day of flats fishing for bonefish, you need to change your tackle to be successful. In the early morning or on…
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Bonefish
Rio Alloy Hard Mono
A few months ago, we ran a video featuring Bruce Chard that detailed his approach to tying leaders for flats fishing. If you fish on the flats, you really need to check out the video – we’ll give you another chance with a link right here. The foundation of Bruce’s leaders is Rio’s Alloy Hard…
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Nice Fish, Beverly
Beverly Jefferson and her husband Don joined us at Andros South earlier this month for a little warm weather and a little bonefishing. Of the 10 anglers at the lodge during the week (9 of whom were men), Beverly came away with the biggest fish of the trip. We can’t say we were surprised –…
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Don’t Give Up!
It’s one of the most common mistakes we see guests make on their first trip to South Andros Island. The angler makes a shot. The bonefish doesn’t eat. And just like that, the angler gives up! The shoulders slump, some choice words are muttered, and the line is slowly stripped back in. But the fish…
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The Hunter in All of Us
Tom Larimer – top-drawer Oregon guide, host at Alaska West, BC West and Andros South, Andros FIBFest 2011 attendee – draws some great analogies today between fishing for bonefish and fishing for steelhead. We loved his writeup and we think you will too. The Hunter in All of Us Chasing bonefish had never held huge appeal…
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Fishing for Science
Bjorn Stromsness is the angler behind Bonefish on the Brain, and he also got in on the fun at Andros FIBFest 2011 last month. Bjorn’s been a big supporter of Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, and at Andros South he ‘took one for the team’ and helped out with bonefish research. He’s here today to tell…
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Tying Flies for Andros Bonefish
Tom Larimer was one of our attendees at Andros FIBFest 2011 a couple of weeks back. Tom’s focused mainly on steelhead as his day job, and today he draws a very interesting parallel between steelhead and bonefish in the realm of fly design. Thanks for the thoughts, Tom! Be Creative One of my favorite elements…
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Tailing Bonefish
We fish a lot of really skinny water at Andros South, and that means casting to a lot of tailing bonefish. Not everybody captures it as well as Louis Cahill, though. More on Bonefish in Skinny Water Tailing Bonefish Video Tips on Wading in Shallow Water Standing in Shallow Water
Facebook Caption Contest
Andros FIBFest 2011 is happening right now at Andros South. We’re hosting a group of folks who write about fly fishing online, and we’re having a pretty darned good time doing it. The first day of FIBFest yielded a pretty incredible photo, and it was immediately clear to us that we needed to run our…
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Too Many False Casts!
When you’re chasing bonefish on the flats, you should do whatever you can to minimize your false casts. When you recognize a potential shot at a fish, you need to get the fly out there quickly, and false casts are the enemy of getting your fly out there quickly. There are more direct ways to…
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