The Native Fish Society is one of our favorite organizations working hard to preserve the fisheries we love. If you’re not familiar with the NFS, here’s their mission statement. The Native Fish Society is a non-profit organization founded in 1995 whose purpose is to protect and restore native, wild fish and their habitats. Our goal…
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Sea Lice
For anglers who like chasing salmon and steelhead, sea lice are a topic of great interest for a couple of reasons. Today Mike Sanders, our General Manager at Deneki Outdoors, gives us the rundown! What Are Sea Lice? Sea Lice are planktonic (adj. – of or relating to plankton) fish parasites that live in sea…
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Eat Wild Salmon, Not Wild Steelhead
Fish is great food, but for folks who don’t have a close understanding of the issues related to commercial fishing, deciding which fish to eat can be a little confusing. The Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program is the definitive source of information on which fish you can feel good about eating. In this article…
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The Honorable Foot
Photo: David Lambroughton Our friend and accomplished photographer David Lambroughton created this sign that hangs in the clubhouse at BC West. David wrote the text which appears below, and it’s excellent advice on the right way to land a steelhead. Thanks David! — The Honorable Foot Unfortunately, it has become almost the standard technique for…
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Celebrate Dam Removal
…and support the Native Fish Society. One of the bigger conservation victories in the Northwest in recent history was the removal of the Marmot Dam from the Sandy River in Oregon, in October of 2007. One of the more successful conservation-oriented organizations in the Northwest is the Native Fish Society of Oregon. The Native Fish…
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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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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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BTU Hosted Week at Andros South
Join Andros South in our support of Bonefish Tarpon Unlimited’s research efforts! Aaron Adams Ph. D., BTU’s Director of Research and Operations, will be hosting a week at Andros South from May 23 – 30, 2009. Guests at the lodge will experience our normal fishing program, but will also assist BTU and our team in…
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