Some love for a place he’s taken a few pictures of… Louis Cahill talks The Slack Tide Bar. Check it out.
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Oct 11
Andros
I was only there a week, but it feels very much like a part of my soul.
Deneki put up some pictures and I love every single one.
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Jun 11
Andros, by spin
OK… not everyone fly fishes… I get that… so, if you have to go do some spin fishing, there are much, much worse places to do it than Andros Island.
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May 11
Andros Worth A LOT
The landscape, the ecosystem of Andros is really remarkable. Turns out it is also rather valuable too. Now, it must be said that the report comes from folks who are trying to raise money to preserve that environment, which is the kind of math that makes you wonder a tiny bit, but the overall thrust is pretty solid… mainly that Andros is special and worth protecting.
The ecosystems, species and landscapes of Andros are a “huge ecological and economic endowment” worth $260 million a year in net economic benefits, and billions if preserved into the future, but millions must be raised to protect its value, the Bahamian director of a major environmental organization warned yesterday.
Read the full article here at The Tribune.
That there is Andros.
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Apr 11
Skinny Water Culture with me in Andros
I’ve been a fan of the folks over at Skinny Water Culture ever since I found their website a couple years back and ordered my first shirt from them. They’ve continued to up their game as I’ve continued to up mine.
For my trip to South Andros they sent me some shirts to try out and I gladly wore them. These are micro-fiber, quick-dry, sun-protecting type shirts. There aren’t the dozens of pockets, back vents and buttons of the standard “uniform” type flats shirt and more and more manufacturers are offering this kind of technical wear for folks that don’t want all that extra “stuff.”
The shirts do what they do very well. I was cool and comfortable and didn’t get a sunburn. Plus… I looked goooood.
I love that graphic.
Check these guys out and buy some stuff. They are good peeps at the starting point for building something really fantastic.
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Apr 11
Bonefish Science | Tagging and Fin Clipping Bonefish
This is my guest post for Deneki Outdoors, the owners of Andros South. Love that place.
Photo by Andrew Bennett, fish catching by me.
While out stalking the phantom of the flats, it turns out you can do more than just catch and release. You can fish for science!
via Bonefish Science | Tagging and Fin Clipping Bonefish.
Tagging and fin clips… two great ways to help the folks at the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust.
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Apr 11
My top fly from Andros
A few folks have asked… so… I gave it some thought. I think this patterns was the one I wish I had more of down there in Andros at FIBFest.
Reverse Gotcha... bunny tail... rubber legs... ya know... "stuff"
Maybe this has a name… I’d think it is just a bit too similar to other patterns to have it’s own. It’s goodness. I added some UV Cure whatever to the back of the fly, which is a move I really, really like. Some folks said it would make the fly land too heavy… I didn’t see that, but it is possible that would be an issue in really skinny water. This fly is a #2… so… not little, but after reading some of Aaron Adams’ thoughts on the matter, I think we should probably move up a size or two on most of the flies we throw.
Hope this helps.
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Mar 11
Fishing with Tom, Fishing Andros, Day 4
I fished with Tom Larimer today and Josie for a guide here in South Andros with Deneki Outdoors. Tom is a steelhead guy, fishing the Deschutes (among other places). We had a good time, even if the weather didn’t cooperate for most of the day.
We started off on fire… four fish to hand fairly quickly. The day was full of promise.
Then… the wind came up, the clouds rolled in and the lights went out.
We didn’t catch another fish and we only saw a few (although one was a pig).
Still… a good time was had.
Tom tied up this fly last night… he called it the “Bahamian Condom” because it is made mostly of rubber. The first two fish to see it crushed it.
After we got back I went out and tried again to catch a Cuda. The second cast I had a nice, 3 footer smash the fly… but it didn’t bite the pointy part… so… I’ll try again tomorrow.
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Mar 11
South South Andros – Fishing Day 2
Today… it was a tougher weather day, but still had two perfect moments. I was paired up with guide Josie and Andros South (and Deneki Outdoors) owner, Andrew Bennett. So, I knew I was going to have to reduce the number of botched jobs today.
Andrew Bennet, hooked up.
We went down south, which turns out is a very, very bumpy ride. It is totally worth it though.
When we got where Josie wanted to go we set up. Andrew gave me the bow first and I stepped up. Soon Josie called out “Bonefish, 11 O’Clock, 60 feet” and I got to work. Oddly, I delivered on the very first cast of the day. 60′. Right in front of the fish. It ate on the first strip. I didn’t get a picture of that fish but it was a nice 2-3 pound fish or so. Andrew was then up and so were the clouds.
Clouds… I know we kind of need them, but I wish there were fewer of them around… really. They turned the lights out on the flats for large periods of time today, which was kind of a bummer.
We reeled in and headed off to find better fishing grounds. After a short run we stopped to see if we could see any more fish. A school happened to be about 100′ off the boat. Now… this was not a little school of fish. Josie estimated it was about 10,000 fish. TEN THOUSAND BONEFISH!
Yeah… I love this place.
I got out and started wading with just my bare feet. White sand bottom, 10K bones in front of me… this does not suck. I caught up to the school and cast into it and quickly caught a little 2 pounder. I managed to pull it out of the school so it didn’t spook the rest of the fish.
I cast right back into that school and pulled out a nicer fish. It had me in my backing a couple of times and was just beautiful.
photo credit – Andrew Bennett
The first fish and the big school… two perfect moments.
I didn’t catch a lot today, but I experienced a really beautiful place and I got to fish with Andrew, something I’ve wanted to do for a while now. A good, solid time was had by all and now… now I’m going to the Slack Tide… yeah… I know… I suck.
I kind of love this place.
PS – I have fished my new Rise 8 wt. for the past two days, with shark fishing taken over by the Redington 10 wt.. I am liking what I’m seeing from both.
