All sight casting, tails tails tails tails. Thousands and gazillions of bonefish tails. Saw a massive snook, no shot. Spooky spooky spooky bones. Shallow water. Damn wind. But managed to catch 3 on first day, 8 on the second day. Loved it.
via Fly Fish Chick » Blog Archive » Don’t Stop Beliezing.
The Fly Fish Chick went to Belize (hey, I’ve been there!) and fish were caught. She has a slide show on her site. Get ye there and commence viewing.
If it isn’t guides getting fired, it is gill nets wiping out fish populations… Grand Bahama seems to have a number of things working against it these days. Thomas Rolle is quoted below.
“I know that one time ago there were maybe one or two guys netting but now it’s out of control now. We have about 15, 16 or 17 boats – they’re netting the same areas every day and we’re in trouble now but before long there isn’t going to be anything there,” he lamented.
via The Freeport News – Gill nets concern West End fishermen.
Nets are bad for bonefish, and, oddly enough, bad for fisherman since they wipe out damn near everything they come into contact with.
[Editor’s Note: Our friend Conway Bowman has a new book out, The Orvis Guide to Beginning Saltwater Fly Fishing, which is full of great information, tips, and tactics. Here’s an excerpt, in which he discusses the essential gear for any saltwater fly-fishing trip. The man spends hundreds of days on the water every year, and a few of his suggestions may surprise you.]
via Essential-Saltwater-Items.
I thought this was an interesting list of stuff and since, really, I’m at the bottom part of the learning curve, it is always interesting to hear from the pro’s about what they choose to take with them on the water.
There might be a few tweaks for bonefish anglers, primarily, you shouldn’t take the Boga grip out on the water with you. Bogas and Bones don’t mix. Maybe they are for cuda’s and that I can certainly understand.
The list would certainly be different if you were wading all day. Not enough room for all that stuff when you are on foot all day and there wasn’t mention of anything to put on your inner thighs when they start to chafe (what, am I the only one who has had that happen?).
The Fin just got back from a few days in Andros… yeah… Andros. He put up one heck of a report about it with lots of nuggets of information. Check it out.
Day 2: On day 2 we all agreed that we would try the famous West side of Andros in hopes of not only finding lots of bonefish, but big ones.
via TheFin.com: Andros Island Fishing & Trip Report – Andros Island Bonefish Club.
No, really… it isn’t. Bonefishing isn’t a political thing and conservation isn’t a political thing. I hope you all send a little bit of that little bit of money you have floating around at the end of the month to help the folks who are working to make sure there are bonefish left for us to play with.
These days, for the 2/3 of readers who are from the US, conservation is a political hot button issue… which, I’m going to say, is stupid. The fish aren’t red or blue (ya know, unless they are actually red or blue). The Endangers Species Act and the Clean Water Act were signed by… get ready for it… Richard Nixon. Yeah… that Richard Nixon. Tricky Dick could see the value of conservation. So, be a Dick and embrace conservation.
The best way you can do that, if you want to protect Bonefish, is to give to the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust.
There are other groups… the Turneffe Atoll Trust is new and promising. Down there in Belize is also Green Reef.
yeah... what he said.
OK, so, back in December I had several dozen flies land in my lap… well, they came in a box really, probably best they didn’t actually land IN my lap… barbs and all.
Anyway, I got a bunch of flies and I’ve been pondering a good way to distribute them to folks… good folks like you… you are good folk, aren’t you? Sure you are.
I’m figuring I’ll do a photo contest and that contest will be done on Facebook, as it’s the easiest way to get folks to upload their own photos. Upload a photo and whoever has the most “likes” at the end of February will get four dozen flies.
That there is a lot of flies... a LOT of flies.
So, put up some fish and let’s have some fun.
If you are not on Facebook… wow… how are you not on Facebook!? Send me a pic and I’ll try and get it up in there.
I found this yesterday on-line… I like it… I like it very much.
Nice Stan... very nice.
The artist is Stan Harmon and you can find more of his art on his site. The site says you should call for the price of the above bit of artistic awesomeness. Given the beauty and subject matter, I’m going to guess that it is worth $3B… maybe more.
OK… things…
Looks like things are maybe not so bleak in Aitutaki and I hope that is the conclusion I’ll have when things are all rolled out…
Bjorn hi
There are detailed criteria, weightings and conditions outlined in the regulations. Much of the vetting and decision making will be the responsibility of the bonefish management committee, including what limits to put on the number of guides (the number recommended was 5). Obviously the regulations weren’t designed to fit around individuals or the bonefish association but if applied properly it can lead to a fair and sustainable industry for the guides.
The core requirements for guides are (1) CI Boat Master Certificate, (2) Red Cross First Aid Certificate and (3) CI Tourism Accreditation. MMR has funded all these courses and others e.g. guide fishing training and small business management, although just 2 persons have completed the requirements so far.
Regards, Ben
There remain some questions about who exactly is on the committee and how they get there… but, this is a start.
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Another thing… I like art… at least when it comes to fishing/fish art. I’m still wondering how I feel about Bonefish Gyotaku for which, I think, the bonefish likely gave its life. You can buy this on Etsy.
Bonefish as art
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Another thing… speaking of fishing art… there is a new member to my little family… a Lamson Lightspeed 4… destined to tangle with cuda’s and I hope some tarpon, Dorado and other beeg fish swimming out in the ocean.
Isn't she beautiful? Pretty girl.
I’ve never caught a big cuda. I hope to change that in March down at Andros South and that is the reel I’ll have on… well… a rod to be named later.
I like pictures… I like bonefish… I like the Caribbean. So… it stands to reason that I LOVE pictures of bonefish in the Caribbean. I found this “A photo-journey through the world of bonefishing.” Yeah. I like it.
The flats create an amazing and fascinating world. These areas of seemingly endless shallow water, which are still so abundant with food for the bonefish.
via Life is good – A photo-journey through the world of bonefishing – Global FlyFisher.
Yeah… I’m not ready for Hollywood, but these little videos are fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6o6vd2bbmY?fs=1&hl=en_US
