Andros Island & Key West - February 2004
I've just returned from a great trip to the Bahamas and Florida. Brian Flechsig put together a group of outstanding people to chase around some Bonefish. Sam Karamonos and I fished three of my six days together and caught some nice fish. We did encounter some windy and overcast conditions making fishing more difficult. When the sky opened up with some sun we did pretty well.
Everyone had such a great time that our trips are planned for next season. I would encourage anyone wanting to chase some Bones and "Large Ones" at that to give us a call at (800) 501-6602 and get booked for the next trip.
My wife, Donna Teeny, manages the Andros Island Bonefish Club and has for the past six seasons. It is operated to perfection with great food and accommodations. The guides are the best around and will help you increase your chances of catching fish. It's been said that Andros is the home of the world's largest Bonefish. Most everyday we saw double digit Bonefish. Not to mention the Barracudas, Shark, Dolphin, Wahoo, Permit and Tarpon. Depending on the season and weather you can expect to try for many different types of fish.
Our next trip scheduled for Nov. 13th to the 18th 2004, is a 5 night 4 day fishing trip for $1958.00. This is a great time to try for the big ones. Our second trip will be in Feb. of 2005. If you want to go on a great saltwater trip to the best lodge and fishing in the Bahamas, please contact us and get signed up.
On the last day of fishing, Donna hooked and landed a 10 pound plus trophy Bonefish, what a great way to end our trip!
I left Andros and headed to Key West to spend a few days with guide Capt. Bruce Chard, his wife Sarah and their son B. J. Capt. Bruce Chard is truly good at his game. He suggested we go try for Permit with his new Profession Series Permit Line. I had just used it for a week chasing Bonefish and loved it! We were to fish till about 4pm and then we needed to head in and pick up our good friend, Brent Curtice from Colorado, he had never fished in Saltwater for Tarpon, Permit or Bones. Bruce and I were equally excited to spend time with Brent who was awarded "Principle of the Year" for the State of Colorado, while we were in Florida.
The next Morning Bruce, Brent and I headed out looking for tailing Permit. He had me tie up some lead eyes on a crab looking pattern with my pheasant feathers in natural, gold and ginger. The flies didn't really look so good and I only made two. As soon as we got to where Bruce wanted to start fishing we saw tailing bones. I had a strong wind blowing into my right shoulder and probably have small bruise marks on my back from the weighted fly. I had maybe 18 shots and no eaters. Most of my shots, I did not present the fly correctly because of the wind. I changed the fly to the second one I had tied, which was just a little lighter. The wind slowed up a bit and I caught an 11 pound Jack that was on a Ray. After photos, on the next cast, I caught a 15 pound Permit and I am very proud of it! My ugly fly tricked them both!
The next day, on Brent's 5th cast, he jumped a Tarpon of about 80 pounds and the line got around the butt section and reel. Brent also had two more good eats and missed the fish! It was a great experience for all of us and Bruce is an excellent guide operating out of Big Pine Key, Florida. This year marked my 7th year with Bruce and I look forward to many more to come. His Professional Series Permit Line is the best for casting and turnover of weighted flies.
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