July 2011

Three Good Articles

July 30, 2011
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We’re back with another edition of “Three Articles About Fly Fishing That We Enjoyed and Think You Might Too”. Elwha River Reborn.  Yes, we’re following the largest dam removal in North American pretty closely – here’s an update from the Seattle Times. “Good Bait”.  Kirk Deeter writes on Midcurrent about making your fly act like [...]

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Reschedule for Any Reason Reminder

July 29, 2011
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Thinking about planning a bonefishing trip but don’t have your schedule 100% locked in yet? Worried about huge cold fronts during the fall and winter (we’re not, but that’s beside the point)? Well this might be a perfect time for a reminder about our ridiculous rescheduling policy at Andros South!  It’s pretty unique as far [...]

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Thanks for All Your Comments

July 28, 2011
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Wow!  While working on some upcoming posts, your fearless editor just happened upon this little tidbit – to date we’ve had 1,321 comments on our site.  We’re devoting today to thanking all of you who have left comments – we really appreciate it!  This whole blogging thing is a lot more interesting when it’s interactive, [...]

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Simms Headwaters Tackle Wallet – Why We Like It

July 27, 2011
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There seems to be a mini-trend going on these days in the world of tackle storage.  Following the lead of our conventional angling brethren, fly anglers are starting to use soft-sided ‘wallets’ of various sizes and configurations.  For example, Bill Lenehan wrote a great guest post for us about how he uses ‘worm wallets’ to [...]

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Nice Fish, John

July 26, 2011
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Angler: John Jarosz Photographer: Louis Cahill Star of the Show: Mr. South Andros Bonefish More on Bonefish How to Catch Them How to Handle Them Bonefishing 101 – Free Download

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Pinch Loops in Your Top Hand

July 25, 2011
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Your fearless editor spent last week fishing two-handed rods for steelhead and chinook salmon at BC West on the Dean River.  We had a stellar group of folks at the lodge, including Michael White, Simms and Idylwilde rep for the Southern Rockies.  Whitey gave up another nice spey casting tip during the week, and we [...]

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Just Another Slab of a Trout

July 23, 2011
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More on Alaskan Rainbow Trout Spey Fishing for Trout – Why 5 Reasons We Love Arolik Rainbows Mr. Hankey Produces

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Cast, Step, Swing

July 22, 2011
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We’re back with more steelhead fishing nuggets from Scott Baker-McGarva at BC West. This post contains the words “Jerry Wintle” and “Dean River” and that means that if you like steelhead, you should read it and learn! Cast, Step, Swing – Like Jerry Many, many moons ago, on my first trip to the legendary Dean [...]

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Top 5 Reasons to Go Bonefishing in the Fall

July 21, 2011
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…on South Andros Island, at least. The biggest bonefish of the year get caught from October to December. It’s probably chilly in the fall where you live. The average high on South Andros in December is 79 degrees. You can work in a holiday trip with easy access to the island. Our new fall pricing [...]

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