There are a lot of lines out there. I’ve used a few of them. Specifically, the Rio Clouser Tropical, the Teeny Bruce Chard, Orvis Wonderline and SA Bonefish. Of all of those, I think my favorite was the Rio Clouser Tropical, but the only one I really don’t like too much is the SA Bonefish line (felt under-weighted a bit, but maybe that was just me).
So, what are you throwing?
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Hell, I might even be able to pull this one off, although I’d have no where to use it.
Saw this in the pages of This is Fly (which remains a solid, solid publication).
This is from
The Stand Up Paddle Skiff
This is from the folks at Bote.
I almost went to work for Orvis. It was on the table when the opportunity to work at a software startup came along. I figured it was a choice between selling Hydros sticks and eventually buying a bunch of them. I would have liked talking about fly fishing all day. That wouldn’t have been the worst thing.
I like Orvis. They have some good sticks and good reels these days. They also put out some really good web content, like this “Five Secrets You Must Know About Bonefish.”
• Know What Makes Bonefish Tick
Bonefish are predators, but their life is still one of eat or be eaten. If you have ever seen a bonefish do battle with a crab you will be convinced of its determination to eat. Watch a bonefish become alarmed and it is astounding how quickly it will abandon that meal when it senses a threat. A bonefish has a radar array that is controlled primarily by its lateral line. It senses both good and bad vibrations. A shark entering the flat 100 yards away can put down an entire school of bonefish. A crab shuffling its fins into the marl produces a sound that rings like a dinner bell. An angler can see the excitement in the bone by the way its dorsal fin quivers. Often, in this state of tunnel vision, a bonefish can be excited to the point of distraction. A wise angler chooses this moment to make the shot.
photo credit - Andrew Bennett
Fly Water Travel sure does go to some interesting places… I’d like to make it out that way at some point (might have to wait until after the whole startup thing pays off).
Even when it isn’t good, it is still pretty good.
Over the 4th we had a pretty hard night with the little girl. She’s been a really good sleeper most of her life, but ever since I went back to work… well, not so much. I think she finally fell asleep on top of me around 4:00 AM. Could have been later.
The next morning I got the day to go fishing. Great.
I got on the road and figured I better put a call in to the Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters. “Any chance the East Carson is fishable.”
“No way, man. It’s high and muddy. Totally unfishable.”
Bummer.
So, I started heading to the East Walker. The river that was slightly fishable was 1.5 hours away at that point, but I went for it. The math would say the drive there and back would be equal to the time I’d get to fish. I’d drive 3 hours (total) to fish for 3 hours.
pretty drive.
The water was high, but not muddy. The fishing was so-so, but it was good to be out there again. I threw streamers because I wanted to throw streamers and I saw a few nice fish come and take a look, only to turn away. When I got desperate for the tug, I put on some nymphs and took off the indicator. Fish followed. I ended up landing about 5. One nice looking brown. Four rougher looking bows (I’d call these hatchery fish).
Nice.
I needed that.
There is a whole lot of water up in them there hills. Pretty amazing to see all that snow up there in July.
No one is going to go thirsty this year.
Jacks often are looked down upon. I’m not sure why that is. I think they are kind of awesome. They pull HARD. They can be taken on poppers and plugs and clousers and pretty much anything else that gets in their way. My biggest saltwater fish to-date is a Jack and I enjoyed every minute of that fish, including several before it was hooked and a great number of minutes after.
These are some of the reasons I’m happy to see the good folks over at Skinny Water Culture devote a shirt to the good fish… we’ll see how long they sell it before the C&D letter arrives. My suggestion would be to order soon.
Cool.
I really like Jack’s.
Beeg. Caught out of El Pescador in Belize.
Belize’s blue water, barrier reef, beaches and hospitality attract many tourists, but Boise angler Michael Mickey Myhre went there for other reasons. Belize offers a chance to catch the big four of saltwater flats fly fishing: bonefish, tarpon, snook and permit.
via Fisherman goes from Boise to Belize to catch permit – Outdoors Idaho – bellinghamherald.com.
Yeah, I’m going to say that Belize is the best place on the face of the earth to get that Grand Slam and surprisingly, I speak from experience.
Well, this is actually something I’ve done before. I’m not sure where I first heard this, but I’ve done this. I’ve done it when I’ve been on my own and I’ve done it when I’ve been with guides. Seems a pretty good idea. If it doesn’t work, oh well, but it certainly is worth a shot, I’d say. It is not likely to actually hurt anything.
Reach down onto the flat, grab a little handful of sand from the bottom, and rub your fly around in it.
via Bonefishing Tip | Rub Your Fly in the Sand.
Good looking bit of paint on canvas. $200 bones gets you as many bones as you can count in this painting. You might have to look closely to see them, which is kind of how that works anyway. The artist is Peter Corbin. Great looking canvas.
Good stuff from a good blog.
Hours may pass without notice. When you see a fish, (somehow your brain indicates immediately that the shape and shadow that looks identical to the hundred other similarly shaped shadows around you is not a bottom feature, it is alive.) your body reacts.
via This River is Wild.: Turn on, tune in, hook up..
