Gear

Selecting Bonefish Flies

April 15, 2013
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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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Simms Coldweather Shirt Review

April 13, 2013
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The Simms Coldweather Shirt is not an incredibly technical piece of fly fishing gear. It’s a simple, well-designed and constructed, ultra-comfortable shirt that you’re not going to want to take off…ever? Pros The Simms Coldweather Shirt is a polyester faced, polyester micro-fleece lined flannel shirt.  The polyester makes it lightweight and quick drying – but it’s [...]

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Organize Your Gear

April 12, 2013
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Jordan Sly is back today with a simple tip that’ll make your angling life just a little better. Organize Your Gear at Home Go through and organize all your gear while you are warm, at home, with a beverage in hand. It’s a lot less problematic to realize you are almost out of 12 pound [...]

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Gear Maintenance

March 30, 2013
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Jordan Sly today is back with a handful of tips on maintaining your fly fishing gear. Take good care of all that fancy stuff! Don’t Fold – Roll. If you can’t hang your waders up, always roll them. Folds can cause creases, and creases can cause cracks and thin spots. So instead, place both feet [...]

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Deneki Logo Gear

March 22, 2013
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We thought today that we’d give you a friendly reminder of some of the delightful apparel we have available on our online store.  Thanks for listening! Pictured above is our stylish yet refined BC West Trucker Hat.  The lodge is sold out for the 2013 season…but you can still own the hat. For years you asked [...]

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Lean Bars

March 19, 2013
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See how the angler above on the bow of the boat is leaning back for support against a metal bar?  That thing’s called a lean bar, and we have them available on some of our boats at Andros South. Lean bars are really helpful in a few different situations. They help folks who might have [...]

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Midge Fishing for Grayling

March 18, 2013
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Last week he heard how Jason Rivers fishes for grayling around Fairbanks in Interior Alaska.  Today we learn about a very different kind of grayling fishing, from Alaska West’s own Adam Kryder. Midge Fishing for Grayling In Alaska Its no secret that King Salmon season gets a lot of press on our website, but let’s [...]

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JEB Hall’s Spin Rig for Bonefish

March 15, 2013
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JEB Hall, our manager at Andros South, is a Southern boy, and that means that he knows his way around a spinning rod. Spinning rods fit right in on the flats!  Here’s how JEB sets up his spin rig for bonefish. JEB’s Travel Spin Rig for Bonefish Rod: 7′ 3 piece Medium Action Cabela’s Salt [...]

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Jason Rivers’ Grayling Rig

March 13, 2013
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If there’s a mecca for Alaskan grayling fishing, Fairbanks has to be it!  Jason Rivers manages Big Ray’s Fly Shop in Fairbanks, and he was kind enough to put together his go-to grayling rig for us. Thanks, Jason! Grayling Rig Introduction Fairbanks, Alaska would not be the first place you would find water to use [...]

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