With Andros South just recently opening, we naturally have Bonefish on the mind. One debate we often have over some Kalik’s at the Slack Tide Bar is how far you should lead a bonefish with your cast. Obviously factors like pressure of the fishery, speed of the moving fish, how high the tide is or the weight of the fly play a big role here but talk to most of our guides and regular lodge guests and they will tell you the same thing, land your flies closer than you think! Aim for their head and do not lead them by more than three or four feet. Your flies will still have plenty of time to sink and the fish will charge it. Sure a heavy splash of a fly right on the head of a big bonefish can spook it, but casting too far away from it has it disadvantages as well. The fish may never see your fly, or if he does, he has all that time to scrutinize it as he swims up and inspects it. In the words on guide Torrie Bevans, “Put it on him Mon! Don’t give him time to think about it!”
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