October 2011

Permit Fly Presentation – Setting the Hook

October 31, 2011
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It’s time for part four in our five part series from Bruce Chard on presenting flies to permit.  At this point you’ve done a good enough job that a permit is interested in your fly…here’s when and how to bury it home. Like everything else associated with permit fishing, this stuff is often not simple! [...]

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3 Good Articles

October 29, 2011
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We’ve got an All-Conservation Edition in our 3 Good Articles series today… Condit Dam Removal.  More good news on the Pacific Northwest Dam Removal front – in the Seattle Times. Infectious Salmon Anemia.  More bad news on the salmon farming front – on the Osprey Steelhead blog. The Adipose Fin Might Matter.  Some interesting news [...]

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We Like Them Bright

October 28, 2011
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Yeah, we’re a little snobby about chrome steelhead. At BC West, the farthest point that we fish from salt water is 5 miles.  We get a lot of fish in condition similar to the one Tom Larimer and Scott Baker-McGarva encountered in the photo above – chrome as can be, sea lice attached. Dean steelhead [...]

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Any Trip You Want at Andros South

October 27, 2011
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In the past at Andros South we’ve run most of our trips on a weekly changeover schedule, Saturday to Saturday.  We’ve also offered 4 night / 3 day trips on the front or back half of any week. But we know how busy many of you are, and we know that scheduling can be the [...]

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Wildest Fish Ever

October 26, 2011
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There are a lot of cool looking fish on the planet, but we really think that a ‘clowned up’ dolly varden from Western Alaska has got to be one of the coolest, wildest looking fish ever. We catch these psychedelic critters in August at Alaska West. More Cool Fish Shark! Mouse Fly Rainbow Trout Dry [...]

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All About Bonefishing Reminder

October 25, 2011
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Now that bonefishing season is upon is, we figured it was time for a reminder that we maintain a giant page on our web site with links to all kinds of articles we’ve written about bonefishing! It’s located right here.  It’s better than it sounds.  Have a look if you haven’t recently. As of today [...]

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Permit Fly Presentation – Cruising Fish

October 24, 2011
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Last week Bruce Chard told us how to present flies to feeding permit.  This week our series on permit fly presentation continues, with some wisdom on what to do when you see cruising fish. Cruising Permit – How to Present a Fly If the fish is cruising, he’s not actively looking for food.  The drop [...]

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We’re Open at Andros South

October 22, 2011
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It’s bonefishing season! The first guests of our season arrive at Andros South today, and boy are we ready. Fall is a fantastic time to fish on South Andros, with larger than normal bonefish, tons of great weather and even less angling pressure than the almost zero that we have in the spring. Our pricing [...]

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Think Like a Scared Shrimp

October 21, 2011
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Yeah, we’re right in the middle of our Bruce Chard permit fly presentation series, but that’s not going to keep us from running a great little nugget of a bonefishing tip from Bruce. Dive Like a Shrimp If you’re a little shrimp on a white sandy flat and you see a bonefish coming along, you [...]

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