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Bonefish
By: Ripper Date: July 6, 2018, 6:59 pm
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Doesn't look like anyone is posting any fishing reports lately
so I figured I'd post this report on my trip to Abaco last week
to visit some friends that live there.
Figured while I was there would give Bonefish a try. There are
some good flats within walking distance of my friends house.
Well I guess I'm not much of a fly fisherman since I failed to
catch one!! I saw several schools of them, sometimes they were
within 4 feet of me as I waded the flats.
Had a few follows but no takes. Oh well it was a good experience
regardless. I did catch two small barracuda and a grunt using a
gold spoon fly though.
They can have their bonefish, I'll take a redfish any day. Hell
you can't really even eat bonefish since they have so many small
bones in them.
The Flats at Great Cistern
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Casting to a school of Bonefish just off the beach
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Nurse shark prowling the flats
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Re: Bonefish
By: jcalla4 Date: July 9, 2018, 8:55 am
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Wow. Catching or not, just being out there casting must have
been great. Looks beautiful.
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Re: Bonefish
By: Ripper Date: July 10, 2018, 8:59 am
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Yes it was a great experience for sure. I've been there many
times but it was my first time fly fishing there. We usually go
diving for spiny lobsters but the season was closed so went
fishing instead.
The flats were walk able, and I was wearing Crocs. Saw lot's of
green turtles and ray's swimming around and that Nurse shark
came within 3 feet of me.
The water is pristine and crystal clear on the flats but does
not have many fish as you would think compare to fishing in La.
I did get am unexpected gift of fly tying supplies while there
though. A couple was selling their home and moving and he gave
me all his stuff. I got a top of the line vice and enough
tying supplies to last me many years. Most of the items were
never opened. What a stroke of luck.
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Re: Bonefish
By: Catchcoma Date: August 13, 2018, 12:32 am
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Thanks for sharing! Great pics, too.
Yeah, those bonefish can be picky. I've caught a few in the
Keys and in Belize but other than that initial burst of speed,
they didn't impress me that much.
Now permit on the other hand... high speed + awesome power!
What I love about redfish is that they'll take a popper, track a
fly down, eat like they mean it, and can be absolutely beautiful
in the right water. We are very lucky to be living in the
Redfish Capital of the World!
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Re: Bonefish
By: Jackfish Date: August 13, 2018, 12:47 pm
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Just back from a trip to Bristol Bay Lodge in Alaska. Wife
caught her first fish on fly, 18" Rainbow and 7 species total.
Caught all 5 Salmon species on fly and loads of Bows, Grayling
and Dolly Varden. Re. Bonefish I split time between LA and Keys.
If you catch a Bonefish over 8 Pounds it will pull a lot of
string and take far longer to land than a Redfish. I target
Bulls exclusively and have had a great summer catching numbers
of fish tailing and crawling edges, fall should be terrific.
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