Red Bay Sunset Lodge

Why We Like It Located in secluded Red Bay, northwest Andros, this beachfront lodge is completely off the grid and offers the perfect blend of serenity, comfort, and world-class inshore fishing. The lodge owner and head guide is Benry Smith, son of legendary bonefish guide Capt. Charlie Smith, who concocted the popular “Crazy Charlie” fly.

Bair’s Lodge

Why We Like It If you’re looking for world-class bonefishing in a pristine setting, along with deluxe, all-inclusive lodging, Bair’s is hard to beat. The lodge is located on the mostly undeveloped South Andros Island between a pair of major coastal creeks, so anglers have plenty of productive water to fish, even on windy days,

Blue Horizon Lodge

Why We Like It This is a permit-focused operation. If your goal is to catch your first permit or your 50th, Blue Horizon is a really great bet. The lodge is located smack-dab in the center of “Permit Alley,” offering its guides and clients first shots at several of the most productive reefs and flats

Black Bear Lodge

Why We Like It From Black Bear Lodge you’ll fish for wild rainbow trout that behave like steelhead—and sometimes grow to similar sizes. Swung flies work during spring and fall, making this a “steelhead-esque” game for fish that may range past 25 inches. During late spring and summer the trout are tuned in on dry

Copal Tree Lodge

Why We Like It This operation offers excellent permit fishing and quick access to some of the most productive flats in the Caribbean. Anglers can expect double-digit shots at fish on most days, with the average sickle-tail weighing between 10 and 20 pounds. The cabins and suites are immersed in a lush jungle setting surrounded

Cree River Lodge

Why We Like It Cree River Lodge offers exceptional pike and walleye fishing in the untouched Canadian north. While staying at Cree you’ll enjoy a quiet and comfortable lodge, a crew that welcomes you in as part of a team, and fantastic meals throughout your stay. This can be your pike fishing experience of a

Thanks Alaska Mothership

Why We Like It Thanks Alaska offers some of the most unique steelhead fishing on the planet. Opportunities are plentiful for bright, spring-run wild fish ranging between 8 and 14 pounds and some that grow much larger (their record measured 42 inches long). The 17-million-acre Tongass National Forest offers hundreds of these wildly remote steelhead-bearing streams,

Broad Shad Cay

Why We Like It Guests here stalk double-digit-size bonefish on Andros Island’s legendary flats with one of the world’s greatest bonefish guides, Captain Andy Smith. This small operation is located in the middle of Andros’ North Bight, which allows guides and anglers to access the east and west sides of the island with a short

Boardwalk Lodge

Boardwalk Lodge Alaska

Why We Like It The Tongass National Forest offers one of fishing’s pinnacle experiences: sightcasting flies to native steelhead. Beginning in March and extending through May, these stunning anadromous trout run up countless rivers and streams draining through the old-growth forests of Prince of Wales Island. Guests at Boardwalk Lodge can walk up and down