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May 19, 2005
- Bahamas Fishing Report Spring 2005
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THIS MONTH WE ARE GOING TO CHANGE THINGS UP A BIT
AND DO A REPORT ON THE BAHAMAS. FISHING SOME OF
THE OUT ISLANDS LIKE THE EXUMAS,LONG ISLAND,AND
ACKLINS WILL HAVE GOOD NUMBERS OF FISH MOVING ON
THE FLATS WITH WATER TEMP IN THE PRIME
RANGE.SMALL FLIES LIGHT IN COLOR ARE THE BEST
CHOICE. GOTCHAS,CHARLIES,AND SMALL CRAB FLIES DO
THE BEST TIED ON #6.MOST OF THE FISH ARE IN THE
SMALLER SIZE BUT YOU WILL COME ACROSS SOME BIGGER
FISH IN THE DEEPER WATER.THE SAME FLIES WORK BUT
THESE BIGGER FISH WILL NEED A BIT OF WORK TO GET
THEM TO EAT. THEY DIDN'T GET THIS SIZE BECAUSE
THEY ARE DUMB.MOST BAHAMAS BONES WILL MOVE TO THE
MANGROVES AS THE TIDE GETS DEEPER BUT WILL HAVE
TO MOVE OUT AS IT DROPS. YOUR GUIDE SHOULD PUT
YOU IN POSITION TO GET SHOTS AT THESE FISH AS
THEY ARE GOING IN AND COMING OUT. MY TRIP JUST
WEEKS AGO HAD GOOD NUMBERS OF FISH ON THE BIGGER
SIDE BECAUSE WE FISHED IN DEEPER WATER POLING A
SKIFF INSTEAD OF WADING IN THE WATER. WATER TEMP
WAS COOL AND THAT ALSO WILL KEEP THE SMALLER FISH
OFF THE FLATS IN DEEPER WATER AND BIGGER FISH ON
THE FLATS BECAUSE THEY LIKE THAT TEMP
RANGE.BIGGER FISH CAN HANDLE THOSE CONDITIONS
BETTER. THE PERMIT FISHING IS JUST AROUND THE
CORNER BUT ASK YOUR GUIDE FIRST ABOUT WHAT HE
KNOWS ABOUT THESE FISH. MOST GUIDES SPEND LITTLE
TIME PURSUING THESE FISH BECAUSE MOST ANGLERS
WANT THE BONEFISH. TAN CRAB FLIES THAT SINK FAST
ON #1/0 HOOKS WORK BEST.FISHING IN THE FLORIDA
KEYS HAS BEEN GOOD WITH THE BIG TARPON MOVING AND
BIG BONES TAILING. WE HAVE BEEN FISHING SMALLER
TARPON IN THE 30LB CLASS AND HAVING GREAT
ACTION.PULLING THESE GUYS FROM THE MANGROVES ON
LIGHT TACKLE WILL TEST YOU EVEN MORE.SOMETHING
ABOUT TARPON JUMPING THROUGH THE TREES WITH
FLYLINES REALLY GETS INTERESTING. REMEMBER,IF YOU
ARE LOOKING FOR THE FISH OF A LIFETIME AND DOUBLE
DIGIT BONEFISH THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE THAN THE
FLORIDA KEYS AND BISCAYNE BAY. PHOTO CAPT. JOHN
DICKINSON WITH A BAHAMAS BONEFISH IN THE DEEPER
WATER.
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