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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Bonefish
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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Idylwilde Flies for South Andros
Look, we didn’t mean to have two posts in a row about Idylwilde flies. Somehow our Minister of Propaganda and our Triple Director of Alliances got their wires crossed – these things happen! So on with today’s post… Michael White is a friend of ours. He reps Idylwilde flies to finer fly shops in the Southern Rockies….
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Spinnin’ Some Up
Bruce Chard whips up some goodness at a Conch Shell House bonefish fly tying demo, mid-week at one of his bonefishing schools at Andros South. More on Bonefish Flies Bob Veverka on his Mantis Shrimp Big Flies and Rubber Legs What’s Your Favorite?
What’s Your Favorite Bonefish Fly?
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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They’re Back
We thought it had been too long since we ran a great Louis Cahill photo of Bruce Chard releasing a bonefish, so today we’re back with a little bread and butter! More from the Dream Team Louis Takes Pictures from an Airplane Another Great Release Shot Bonefish Magazine
Get Your Copy – Bonefishing 101
Today we’re releasing our free, 10 page electronic Bonefishing 101 guide, and we think you should grab yourself a copy. What is Bonefishing 101? It’s a .pdf file that you can download to your computer, and it covers the fundamentals of bonefishing. The Ready Position Casting on the Flats Spotting Bonefish Setting the Hook Fighting…
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Nice Fish, Al.
Al Conklin is part of Wayne Walts’ great group of anglers that visits Andros South a couple of times a year. Al got a nice bonefish on his last trip down, and was kind enough to send us this photo, along with a story. “Sparkles spotted the fish on the edge of the mangroves and…
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