You might have heard that Bruce Chard, legendary Florida Keys Super-Guide, runs a series of very popular bonefishing schools at Andros South. What’s a bonefishing school? Well, it’s a trip that includes a full day of hands-on instruction by Bruce, focused on the fundamentals of catching bonefish on the flats. After the school day, our…
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Backhand!
Since you’re probably starting to think about that upcoming bonefishing trip, you’re going to get in some casting practice, right? Seeing this super cool Louis Cahill photo reminded us that Bruce Chard thinks that presenting your fly on your backcast is one of the most important casts in flats fishing. Don’t forget to practice your…
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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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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
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?
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
Full Moon and Bonefishing
Myth Bonefish feed at night on a full moon, so fishing is poor during the day when the moon is full. Truth There are many variables in bonefishing much more important than the phase of the moon – weather being the biggest. We think planning your bonefishing trip to avoid a full moon is a…
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Present the Fly on Your Backcast
Bruce Chard is back in video form today, with another bonefishing tip for your pleasure. This might be the one skill that separates the ‘pretty new at it’ from the ‘really good’ on the flats – presenting the fly on your backcast. Here are a couple of the highlights from Bruce’s video. Presenting on the…
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End of the Day
It’s kind of a ho-hum picture of the end of a fishing day at Andros South – certainly not worthy of ‘cover-shot’ status – but it actually says a lot. One boat pulls in right after the other has arrived…things seem to happen on time. A father and his son enjoy a beer on the…
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All About Bonefish Leaders
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 Chard at Andros South a couple weeks back got us thinking that there’s a really a lot to saltwater leader design and construction, so we asked…
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