Bonefish and mangroves go together like chocolate and peanut butter, like Sonny and Cher, like Jack and Diane. Here’s why. Mangroves provide important rearing habitat for all kinds of little critters that bonefish like to eat. Mangroves provide cover for bonefish, allowing them to travel far inland on a high tide to eat, but still…
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Bruce Chard
Present the Fly Quickly
“Get it in the ballpark quickly.” “You don’t have to cast 80 feet onto a dinner plate.” “Speed is more important than distance.” We get asked a lot about what kind of casting skill is required to catch bonefish. We use the three quotes above a lot. On South Andros, our bonefish tend not to…
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Almost Got Him…
Bruce Chard gets one close, on another beautiful day on South Andros Island. More Bonefish Pictures by Louis Not Your Typical Hero Shot Cover of Bonefish Magazine Bonefish Underwater
School’s in Session
Some fly anglers out there are lucky enough that they’ve spent a lot of time on the flats catching bonefish. Others have done some fly fishing and have heard about bonefish, but haven’t ever caught one. They think to themselves…”I’d love to go bonefishing, and mostly I’d like to fish for them, but a little…
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Top Bonefishing Tips
This is the time of year that lots of fly anglers are getting ready for their winter bonefishing trips. Yes, you should be getting your calendar straight and your plane tickets booked, but now’s also the time to brush up on your skills. Pebble Beach is not the place to be working on your golf…
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Finding Louis’ Good Side
It’s gotta be in here somewhere! More Pictures from Andros South Not Your Typical Hero Shot Fun in the Sun Cover of Bonefish Magazine
Cover of Bonefish Magazine
OK, maybe there’s no such thing as Bonefish Magazine, but if there was a Bonefish Magazine, this could be the cover shot, right? Bruce Chard and Louis Cahill get ‘er done, on the West Side at Andros South, again. More Pictures of Anglers Holding Fish A Rainbow Trout Named Brightsides A Fat Kanektok King A…
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Hand-Tied Leaders for Saltwater Fishing
Today we hear from Bruce Chard – legendary guide in the Florida Keys and teacher of our bonefishing schools at Andros South – about why he prefers hand-tied leaders for fishing on the saltwater flats. Bruce Chard on Saltwater Leaders I have seen a lot of leaders break in my days – unfortunately – but…
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Fun in the Sun
Bonefishing is fun. Louis Cahill captures it. More Cool Pictures from Louis Cool Hero Shot Cool Weather Bonefish Cool Aerial Photos of South Andros
Nice One, Bruce.
Here’s our buddy Bruce Chard with a nice bonefish. West Side, Andros South, Josie on the push pole – not the first time this has happened. Stuff You Could Use To Catch One Like This Sage Xi3 4 Favorite Flies for South Andros Simms Flats Sneakers