Over the last five years or so, premium line nippers have grown incredibly popular among fly fishing gear junkies like ourselves. Since their introduction, high-end nippers have sparked the debate – why pay for top shelf nippers, when a five-dollar pair of fingernail clippers can get the same job done? Well, we’re not here to make a…
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Archives for January 2017
Nice Fish, Josie?
If you’ve been following along on our blog for some time, you know that every once and a while we like to dedicate a post to a special fish caught by some of our guests at our lodges. After all, who doesn’t love a little quality fish porn, right? Well, recently Andros South guides, Josie…
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Dubbing Management – 3 Methods
Without a doubt, dubbing is one of the most versatile tying materials of all time. In fact, we’d go so far as to say there isn’t a material out there that can be incorporated into a fly in more ways than dubbing can. However, regardless of its versatility, working with dubbing is not overly straight forward,…
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Flats Fishing Wisdom from Josie Sands
Today we present you with a nugget of flats fishing wisdom courtesy of long-time Andros South guide, Josie Sands. Josie’s been putting people on bonefish, big bonefish we might add, for well over twenty years. Needless to say, when he’s got something to say, we listen! When asked recently, what’s the key to catching bonefish? Josie’s…
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Wading for Bonefish – Lift Your Toes
Whenever conditions allow, we love chasing bonefish on foot, and we’re really lucky to do so a lot on South Andros. Wading for bonefish is not only super fun, but its also a great way to creep up on wary fish that might otherwise be difficult to reach from the boat – that is of course,…
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Are You Holding Fish Correctly?
Handling fish appropriately to ensure the best chance of survival is important when releasing fish. In fact, we’ll be the first to agree that there’s no better practice for the well being of a released fish than never being taken out of the water in the first place. However, we also understand that fish are going…
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Which Way is the Tide Going?
At Andros South, we get asked a lot of questions from our anglers about tides. Why? Because a good understanding of the tide cycle is a huge part of finding, and hopefully catching, bonefish! Tides, and their resulting tidal currents, dictate not only where and when bonefish can be found, but which direction they will likely be traveling…
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Trout are Trout
It goes without saying that Alaskan rainbow trout are different from their brethren in the lower forty-eight. Their feeding behavior alone more closely resembles the predatory nature of a Northern Pike than that of a resident trout. Therefore, with mice, sculpin, salmon smolt, and huge chunks of dead salmon flesh on the menu, often times bigger is…
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Hone Your Skills at Andros South
The beauty of fly fishing is that regardless of your experience level, there’s always room for improvement. There’s no mastery. No perfection. Just a life long journey of learning. It’s a huge part of what makes our sport so great to begin with. In fact, we often hear from our anglers that an important part of their trip…
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Bahamas Flats Fishing License – Update
Earlier this month, the Bahamian Government issued a statement that new regulations governing flats fishing in the Bahamas would come into effect on January 9th – most notably that anglers will now be required to purchase a fishing license when engaging in flats fishing in the Bahamas. Many of you have asked us how to obtain a…
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