Blogs Posts on "Bonefish"

September Bonefishing by The Vieques Angler on Sep 11, 2009September is an especially quiet time for tourism on Vieques but it provides for some of the best bonefish action of the year. The best thing about the fall is calmer winds which make casting the these fish much easier for inexperienced anglers. Now...

Vieques Update by The Vieques Angler on May 27, 2009I've been slow in my updates this past month thanks to all that's involved with our annual summertime relocation to Florida. I've been getting great updates about the fishing in Vieques, especially from Capt. Franco Gonzalez. I talked to him this a...

Capt. Franco Gonzalez by The Vieques Angler on May 15, 2009I've been back in Southwest Florida for over a week now chasing the tarpon, redfish, and snook of Pine Island. So far they've done their part, which is to simply show up for me. Now I need to do my part and get my act together and actually catch a...

Why Guide? by The Vieques Angler on Mar 8, 2009

First Bonfish Of March by The Vieques Angler on Mar 3, 2009Angler Kevin Ludwig of Massachusetts landed this small but very welcome bonefish while we were poling the shoreline flats of Ensenada Honda this morning. The sky was overcast and the wind was steady at fifteen knots. This fish was feeding in very sha...

First Bonefish Of March by The Vieques Angler on Mar 3, 2009Angler Kevin Ludwig of Massachusetts landed this small but very welcome bonefish while we were poling the shoreline flats of Ensenada Honda this morning. The sky was overcast and the wind was steady at fifteen knots. This fish was feeding in very sha...

Slumpbuster! by The Vieques Angler on Feb 25, 2009I'll be the first to admit that I've been in a slump with bonefish recently. The damn things have eluded me so much lately that I've started to believe in unholy angling conspiracies. I've fished with great anglers during lousy weather

More Big Bonefish by The Vieques Angler on Feb 3, 2009Angler X is currently hiding from the Mafia in the Witness Protection Program, but that still didn't stop him from coming down to Vieques and hooking in to this beautiful six pound bonefish. Actually, this is an example of how not to frame a picture,

Bahamas Finally Acts on Marine Protection by The Temas Blog on Jan 23, 2009Nearly two years ago I did a post about a terrific National Geographic article on the dangers of unchecked real estate and tourism development on the Bahamas’ marine habitats, and how in the end, the Bahamas may lose far more than they’

First Bones of 2009 by The Vieques Angler on Jan 14, 2009Yes, it is possible to catch bonefish in twenty-five knot winds, it's just not easy. The fish are here and so is the constant breeze, typical of winter in the Caribbean. These are the first two bonefish we've landed this year after casting to hu