The follow up to Pirates of the Flats, Buccaneers and Bones moves channels and locations and looks to be every bit as interesting. One of the sites this year is… you guessed it, El Pescador Lodge.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agNKykgJFpM?fs=1&hl=en_US
The new show starts DECEMBER 26! Set your DVR!
If you watched Pirates of the Flats last year on ESPN you’ll recognize some of the names… Yvon Chouinard, Tom Brokaw, Michael Keaton and Bill Klyn are all there. New are Zach Gilford and Lori-Ann Murphy.
A new show is in the works, basically Pirates of the Flats 2, but renamed, expanded and moved from the network that no longer supports angling, to a network that does… the Outdoor Network.
The cameras are moving from the flats of Abaco to the flats of Florida and Belize and the target species are expanding from bonefish to include permit and tarpon. The new show films this summer and will broadcast in early 2011.
Once again this will be done in conjunction with the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, so conservation will be a cornerstone of the program.
Sweet!
This, but a little different.
I caught a recent bonefishy mention regarding Zach Gilford, the Friday Night Lights star and Gus in The River Why.
Turns out he’s working on a show for the Outdoor Channel with Michael Keaton and Tom Brokaw down in Belize… the show is bonefish-centric.
Kind of sounds like Pirates 2.
Whatever it is, I want to see it… see, bonefish are kind of my thing.
Beyond the mention on Chelsea Lately, I don’t see another word about the bonefishing TV project. I’ll have to ask around. If you know something, please share.
Update #1: Pirates are HERE. Just watched the first episode. Love it. Wish it were longer. Wish I was there. Still, love it. Great to see Lefty out there showing Brokaw the ropes. Neat to see a bonefish being tagged. Loved to see Abaco and tails… love the tails. Looking forward to #2.
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No, not the Seychelles pirates (well, I guess they could be, but that’s not what we’re talking about here). Pirates of the Flats is set to launch on Dec. 27th.
Pirates of the Flats – You Will Be Impressed!
Check out the newest – a slide show and narrative about what the Pirates series is all about. Photos by Val Atkinson, narration by Bill Klyn. Enter the Tin Shed (click on the door) and move over to the box of flies to see the Fishing films. Click on Pirates of the Flats. Here you will find the promotional trailer and the new narrated slide show: http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/tinshed/index.jsp?ln=240
Go straight to the trailer on YouTube: See the new trailer!
A bonefishing show on ESPN2. Love it.
Modern day Pirates, with graphite and camera gear.
