September 2010

More Reasons to Visit Andros South

September 30, 2010

Yes, we open at Andros South next month, and yes, we’re pretty fired up about that. Yes, we’ve got an incredible fishery, the best guides in the business and a super cool facility – but we thought we’d take this opportunity to give a little reminder about 4 unusual and pretty awesome policies that we’ve [...]

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Bent Rods Coming Soon

September 29, 2010

A month from now we’re back to chasing bonefish on South Andros Island. There are few things prettier than a bent fly rod, and there’s gonna be a whole bunch of rod bending happening down there real soon. More on Andros South Our Crazy Rescheduling Policy South Andros Photo Gallery Cool Weather Bonefish

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Abel Pliers

September 28, 2010

After quite a few years of hearing good things about Abel’s fly fishing pliers at our lodges, we decided to buy a pair and try them out. We liked them a lot. Abel’s pliers aren’t cheap. We got the least-expensive option – Model #2, the smaller size, in black. They’ll cost you $130. You can [...]

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Getting In and Out of a Jet Boat

September 27, 2010

It seems pretty simple, but bad things can happen when people get in and out of boats carelessly! What’s the most common cause of broken rods at Alaska West? Anglers losing their balance on the way into a boat, resulting in errant boots impacting rods. By far. What’s the most common cause of (thankfully minor) [...]

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Waterfalls

September 26, 2010

We see a lot of cool stuff at Chile West. We see a lot of waterfalls at Chile West – maybe 100 in the course of a trip. This one on the upper Rio Palena is one of our favorites. It might be the smallest but it certainly has character! More Cool Stuff from Chile [...]

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Tents? Cabins? Tent Cabins!

September 25, 2010

Pictured above is an ‘angler house’ at Alaska West. This is where our guests stay when they spend a week fishing with us. Is it a tent? Is it a cabin? We don’t know, so we call them ‘tent cabins’. Here are some things to like about our tent cabins. Daily housekeeping – they’re really [...]

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The Real Deal

September 24, 2010

South Andros Island is a really authentic, rural place. There are no cruise ships or casinos here. Sorry, the shopping is pretty limited unless you’re looking for locally grown produce. Nope, we don’t do mud baths. The surfing isn’t great, the taxis take a while and the cuisine is pretty well limited to fresh seafood, [...]

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The Dean is Back

September 23, 2010

The Dean River in 2010 You may have heard some noises during our summer season at BC West about the fact that the fishing was pretty darned good. We’re all shut down for the year, so we thought we’d sum things up. The Dean is back. Anadromous fisheries tend to be cyclical for a whole [...]

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Why We Like Flesh Flies

September 22, 2010

We fish a lot of flesh flies for rainbows at Alaska West. Here are 5 reasons why. There’s always a flesh hatch. Our rivers get jammed with salmon biomass every summer, and when the salmon die, their flesh winds up in the river. It sticks around for a long time. Flesh hangs up on snags [...]

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