posted by admin on Mar 22
Key West Bone Fishing
Bonefish caught in Key West
Key West bone fishing is a type of flats fishing where you try and catch fish that you spot with the naked eye. It’s so different from other types of Key West Florida saltwater fishing, it’s almost a whole different spot just by itself. Key West bone fishing is done silently, with lots of stealth involved. Precise casting is required, and timing is important as well. To master the art of Key West bone fishing, it takes practice and the help of a good flats guide.
Your guide is essential if you want to be successful at Key West bone fishing. He or she will first take you to the right spots in the Key West backcountry. Then the engine of the boat will be turned off. Then out comes the pole for pushing the boat, which is now essentially a raft, through the flats in search of bonefish. Once a bonefish is spotted, your flats guide will spring into silent action to get you to make the right moves. He’ll hiss at you to throw your shrimp “right over there” in front of the bonefish’s mouth. Your guide will have been watching the direction, speed, and other behavior of the bonefish, in order to help you put the live shrimp bait in the exact right spot for him to find and chomp down.
If Key West bone fishing sounds exciting, challenging or fascinating to you, or all of the above, check it out. There are dozens of Key West bone fishing guides all over Key West, all of them with their own special personalities and spots for fishing. Key West bone fishing is catch and release, but you can ask your guide to take you to a redfish or snapper spot for catching dinner. You can’t go wrong with this sport, because you always come home with at least a great story and memories of a great day fishing in Key West.
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