OK, you’ve spotted a bonefish, hooked him, and fought him in close to you. Now what? For those new to it, landing bonefish isn’t easy. You can’t use the same techniques used with smaller fish like trout – and at a place like Andros South where we do a lot of wading, you’ll often be…
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Deneki Chronicles: All About Bonefish Leaders
Deneki Chronicles reintroduces past blog post we determined to be applicable, timeless or funny. Here is one about Bonefish leaders with some great video too! Enjoy. We’ve told you a little bit in the past about why you might want to tie your own leaders when you’re fishing in the saltwater. A conversation with Bruce…
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Airflo Chard Tropical Punch Fly Line
In 2013 our buddy Bruce Chard took the flats fishing world by storm when he teemed up with the folks at Scientific Anglers to develop his Grand Slam fly line. In fact, it won Best in Show at the 2013 International Fly Tackle Dealer Show. We found the line’s ability to turn over big flies…
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Our Trout Like Big Flies
The trout in our neck of the woods typically don’t pay much attention to ‘traditionally sized’ trout flies. A size 12 elk hair caddis would be the equivalent of eating the parsley garnish on the side of your steak dinner.. A short growing season, and constant supply of large high calorie food items (i.e. mice, sculpin, salmon flesh, and eggs), causes our…
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Bruce Chard Grand Slam Line – Congrats on Best in Show
Congratulations to our good friend Bruce Chard – his Grand Slam fly line by Scientific Anglers just won the Best in Show award at IFTD in the saltwater line category! We love Bruce’s line at Andros South because it loads fast rods quickly, has an aggressive taper to turn over big flies, and shoots like…
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Bonefishing Schools
If you’ve done some fishing but you’re new to the flats, we have just the trip for you! Since 2007 we’ve hosted Bruce Chard’s Bonefishing Schools at Andros South, and they’re some of the most popular trips we run. There’s a good reason for that. Our schools combine a little bit of hands-on classroom time…
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We’re Not in the Keys Any More
Bruce Chard, legendary Florida Keys guide and Andros South Bonefishing School instructor, brought his son B.J. to Alaska West last summer. They had a blast, despite having to wear a lot more clothing than they’re used to back at home… Nice fish, guys! More on Rainbow Trout in Alaska Fishing Techniques We Use for Trout…
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How to Land a Bonefish
OK, you’ve spotted a bonefish, hooked him, and fought him in close to you. Now what? For those new to it, landing bonefish isn’t easy. You can’t use the same techniques used with smaller fish like trout – and at a place like Andros South where we do a lot of wading, you’ll often be…
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South Andros Bonefishing Getting Even Better
We’ve always said that our business is built, first and foremost, on the finest fisheries in the world. Really remote, really productive fisheries are hard to come by, and we are incredibly fortunate to spend our lives on three of the best. Bruce Chard is one of a bunch of long-time guests at Andros South…
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Bruce Chard SA Grand Slam Line
If you read our blog much, you’ve heard a lot about Bruce Chard. Bruce is one of the premier guides in the Florida Keys. He teaches our bonefishing schools at Andros South. He’s one heck of an angler and a good friend of ours. Bruce is also a line designer, and he has a new…
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