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For many, the bonefish has become a household name when it comes to fishing saltwater flats. Like permit (the bonefish's shallow water "cousin"), these 'flats ghosts" are full of cautious cunning and can seemingly come out of nowhere and disappear just as quickly, leaving guide and angler with mouths agape!

However, once fooled into accepting a well presented bonefish fly or live bait such as a shrimp or crab, you can expect every bonefish to make several heart thumping runs into one's fly reel backing!

Places like south Florida's Biscayne Bay and the Upper and Lower Matecumbe Keys around Islamorada honestly offer the biggest and most abundant numbers of bonefish. The lower keys and Key West however during the spring, summer, and fall months can rival their regional neighbors with consistently good bonefish action.

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"Bonefish are often the first saltwater fish species that a novice fly fisher will target. They're strong, spooky, and by default will accelerate learning about how to fish for any and all other saltwater species. They're a great fish on fly tackle and light tackle alike."

Gunkholin' Charters Bonefish Fishing Recommended Tackle Selection:

Fly Tackle: Scott S3s 7-8 wt. fly rods Danielsson Innovation 6/9 LW Evotech large arbor fly reels Orvis Wonderline / Scientific Angler Mastery Series floating wind taper fly lines  9-12' leaders with 8-15 lb. fluorocarbon tippet.

Recommended Flies: Crazy Charlies, Gotchas, Clouser minnows all in tan/white and
pink/white. #4,6 Merkins and Kwan flies work great too!

Spin Tackle: St. Croix 7' med. heavy powered fast action spin rods Shimano Sustain 4000 spin reels 20 lb. Power Pro synthetic braided fishing line with 12-15lb. fluorocarbon tippet. Owner #2/0 bait hooks.

Live Bait: Shrimp with tail removed (Texas rigged). Quarter sized blue claw crabs (de-clawed).

• A smaller diameter tippet and smaller fly will often make the positive difference in ultra shallow water when bones are super spooky.
   
• The right time to move a sunken fly to attract attention is when a school of cruising bones is already directly over the top of your resting fly. You'll often hook bigger bones using this tactic.