Description
Book SynopsisThe silvery bonefish is the holy grail of flats fishing. Its speed and chameleonlike color make it a challenge to catch. This book covers finding bonefish from a skiff and while wading. Details on the bonefish's environment and its food provide the background, and you'll learn what tackle and flies to take and how to cast efficiently in the flats.
Trade ReviewFly-Fishing for Bonefish isn't just the best bonefish book around; it's also the best flats-fishing guide ever written. -- Art Scheck
The most complete work on bonefishing I have ever seen. Information on tackle, destinations, presentation skills, biology, ecology, fly selections, fish-fighting techniques, guides, and on and on. . . -- Sandy Moret
Table of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgements PART 1: THE BONEFISH'S WORLD 1. The Bonefish and its World 2. The Bonefish's Life 3. Tides 4. Bonefish Foods PART 2: TACKLE AND EQUIPMENT 5. Bonefish Flies 6. Fly Lines for Bonefish 7. Fly Rods for Bonefish 8. Fly Reels for Bonefish 9. Miscellaneous Gear 10. Rigging your Tackle 11. Leader Logic for Bonefish PART 3: CATCHING BONEFISH ON A FLY ROD 12. Casting for Bonefish 13. Preparing to Fish 14. The Hunt 15. The Approach and Cast 16. The Retrieve, Hookup, and Fight 17. Landing and Releasing Bonefish 18. The Other Gamefish on the Flats 19. Traveling for Bonefish 20. Giving Back Bibliography Index
