OK, you’re going to chase Andros Island bonefish over the next 6 months, and you’re trying to decide which flies to bring along. We’ve written quite a few posts on the topic of bonefish flies, but today we’ll keep it simple. South Andros Bonefish Flies – Three Things to Look For No weedguard. Here’s an…
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Golf Tee Popper
One of the things that attracts people to fly fishing is the creative aspect of it. This is seen in fly presentation, line modification, rod building and more, but the most common sign of creativity shows up in someone’s flies – or sometimes lack of flies. One of our long time friends here at Alaska…
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Shrimpy!
Now that is a very tasty looking fly, from an equally great looking fly box. Yeah mon, fish it! More on Flies for Bonefish Bonefish Fly Selection 5 Favorite Flies for South Andros 7 Reasons This Fly Works for Bonefish
4 Ways to Spook Fewer Bonefish
If you freak out a bonefish to the point where he thinks his life’s about to end, you’re much less likely to get him to eat your fly. Keep those bonefish mellow, mon! How To Not Spook Bonefish Fish lighter flies. One problem with fly selection in a place like South Andros is that our…
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Top 10 Posts on Flies
We all spend lots of time obsessing over those furry / feathery / flashy baubles at the end of our leaders. Today we present to you our 10 posts about flies that have been viewed the most over the past year. Enjoy! Top 10 Posts on Flies 5 Favorite Bonefish Flies for South Andros Island….
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Fly Tying – Be Creative
Jordan Sly is back today with a little diddy on fly tying. Be Creative When You’re Tying Flies Some of my first memories growing up were sitting on my grandpa’s lap, my hands in his, tying flies at his vise. He hardly ever used known patterns – he just tried to match organisms found in…
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Selecting Bonefish Flies
How do you choose which bonefish fly to fish on any given flat? Keep these three basic variables in mind – color, size/weight and sizzle! Color Most of the time, you want the color of your fly to basically match the color of the flat. The match doesn’t need to be exact, but it should…
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Leader Length and Fly Weight
Today we continue our Alaska Guide Secrets series, in which you get the inside scoop direct from our guide crew at Alaska West. You’ve decided which fly to fish and maybe even which sinktip to use. Now you need to decide whether your leader should be 2 feet, 6 feet or 12 feet long. Got…
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Tube Flies for King Salmon
Our buddy and spey instructor Tom Larimer just posted a really good, really thorough article about tube flies and king salmon. Tom’s article covers Tube selection Stacking tubes Bullet weights Fly colors, and Rigging stinger hooks. If you like tube flies or king salmon (or Tom Larimer), you should swing on by his web site…
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Bonefish Fly Selection for South Andros
We have quite a few posts on our blog about bonefish flies, but somehow we haven’t addressed head-on the topic of “I’m putting together a box of bonefish flies for my trip to Andros South – what should go in it?” Today we answer that question! Let’s keep a few things in mind as we…
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