One of many, many flies that works on South Andros Tying your own flies for bonefish on South Andros Island can really help your ego – anything reasonable works. As always, however, the best flies tend to have some things in common. Here’s why this one works. It’s big. That’s a #2 Tiemco 811S, and…
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Bonefish and Tarpon Trust on Bonefish Taxonomy
Wayne Walts lets one go. Today we’ve got some more great information from our friends at Bonefish and Tarpon Trust. Since bonefish are near and dear to our hearts at Andros South, we’re doing everything we can to support BTT’s efforts to understand more about bonefish.This article appeared in the Spring 2009 BTT Journal. —…
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5 Ways to Blow a Shot at a Bonefish
Want to not catch me? Read and learn. Don’t want to catch a bonefish? Pick one or more of these simple tips and you’ll be not catching fish in no time! Wear wading boots in the boat. If you’re casting from the boat and you’re wearing shoes of any kind, you won’t know if you’re…
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Bonefish Catch and Release Best Practices Part Two
If you like the looks of a healthy fishery, read and learn. Last week we published some information on catch and release bonefshing from our friends at Bonefish & Tarpon Trust. That post covered hooks and fight time. Today we hear about handling and predators. Handling Minimize handling all fish; slime and scales can be…
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Bonefish Catch and Release Best Practices – Part One
Take good care of me, please. Photo: Bruce Chard We’re big supporters of Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (formerly Bonefish & Tarpon Unlimited). They’re doing some great work related to their goal of ensuring healthy populations of bonefish and tarpon for the future. At Andros South, we’re supporting BTT’s work by tagging bonefish on South Andros, and…
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Bonefish in Shallow Water
Do I look scared? Bonefish on South Andros Island can feed in some really shallow water. The vast network of saltwater creeks and flats on South Andros provides a virtually limitless amount of habitat for our bonefish. On the right tides, our inland flats provide a unique combination of abundant food for bonefish and very…
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Where Bonefish Eat
More from Bruce Chard on bonefishing in the Bahamas… “On cloudy days in the Bahamas, bonefish love to tail in inches of water deep into the mangrove jungles. This picture gives you an idea of the many leader-breaking mangrove shrubs that bonefish love to feed around. These mangrove areas are favorites places for snails, crabs,…
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Big Bonefish
On some flats at Andros South, there are big groups of moderate-sized bonefish. On other flats, there are some big boys. That’s a pretty good-sized bonefish. Mike Sanders with another nice one. More On South Andros Big Schools Of Bonefish South Andros Fisheries Roundup Bahamas Guidespeak Glossary
Big Schools of Bonefish
There are some big schools of bonefish on South Andros Island. When we say big, we mean it. Every one of those dark spots? That’s a bonefish. Sometimes they all like to fin and tail. The technical term for how these bones are behaving is “happy”. Sometimes they swim around in circles. Just chuck it…
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Fun in the Clouds
Bruce Chard is checking in with some updates to our blog. Where Bruce goes, the fun goes along… “Here’s full-time Florida Keys fly fishing guide, and host of the popular Ultimate Bonefish School held at Andros South in the Bahamas, Capt Bruce Chard on left and Andrew Bennett, owner of Deneki Outdoors and Andros South…
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