Selecting the appropriate tippet size for the situation is an often overlooked aspect of fly fishing – even though it could mean the difference between fish and no fish! First and foremost, a great rule to live by is to fish the strongest tippet you can get away with. There’s no glory in intentionally under-gunning…
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Monofilament or Fluorocarbon?
While fluorocarbon leader and tippet materials are no longer a new discovery in the fishing scene, lots of us are still uncertain of the difference between newer fluorocarbon and traditional nylon monofilament. If you are in this category, before stocking up on tippet spools for the coming season, keep reading and we’ll try to clear…
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Double Up Your Loop to Loop Connections
Earlier this month we had the pleasure of fishing the flats with Andros South guest Harrison Perrin. While rigging up, he offered this simple tip when making the loop to loop connection between your fly line and leader to prolong the life of the coating on your factory loop. Check it out – we think…
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Three Random Bonefishing Tips
Here are three things you can do to catch more bonefish. Enjoy! Use a stiff leader. Stiff leaders help turn over bigger flies, and they make your cast land straighter too. Here’s how to tie your own. Try a curl cast to a fish swimming away. Advanced anglers only on this one! Shots at fish…
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Easy Furled Leaders
Thanks to Alaska West guide Kyle Shea for today’s post! At Alaska West we have the privilege of fishing with guests from all over the world, many of who have fished the world over themselves. Therefore, we’re always excited to hear some tricks of the trade that our guests have picked up in their travels…
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Easy to Swap Leaders
If you’re bouncing around a river swinging flies for steelhead or salmon, you’re probably going to need to swap sinktips every once in a while. You’re hopefully not making a change every 20 minutes, but when you move from a ripping boulder garden to a glassy tailout, you need to make a change. Today’s tip…
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They’re Not That Picky
Most of the time, the bonefish on South Andros Island are not that picky. What Does That Mean? It means that if you get your fly selection in the ballpark and present reasonably, most of the time you’re not going to get refusals. The photo above is a great example – that’s 15 pound Maxima…
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Preparing for Your Bonefishing Trip
Our fall season at Andros South starts a week from Saturday! Man, are we fired up to get back out on the flats. Since we know a lot of you are planning fall bonefishing trips, we figured we’d assemble a little list of articles that will help you prepare. Casting Practice. Just do it –…
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Three Good Articles
If you like fly fishing, we think you’ll like these three articles on other web sites. 10 Tips for Approaching Trout in Glassy Water. Kirk Deeter dishes on Field and Stream’s FlyTalk blog. Long Leaders for Flat Water. Continuing on the theme…a very instructive photo and writeup from Gink and Gasoline. South Fork of the…
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Bonefishing Gear Roundup
Judging by the number of folks we’re hearing from recently, an awful lot of you are in the middle of planning your bonefishing trips for the upcoming season. One very important part of trip planning is getting your gear ready to go, so we figured it was a good time for a roundup of some…
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