Bonefishing With a Fly

Bonefishing With a Fly by Randall Kaufmann. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780961705961.

Bonefish are sleek, silvery fish that inhabit some of the most stunningly beautiful tropical waters on earth. They are designed to feed on bottom organisms in extremely shallow water. Crustaceans are their primary food source, which they seize on or near the bottom strata, crushing and pulverizing prey in their powerful jaws. When bonefish feed in water of 14 inches or less, their tails may protrude above the waters surface. Like a signal mirror, bonefish tails provide an unmistakable flashing beacon for anglers. Remarkable eyesight, acute hearing and mind-boggling speed are their main survival mechanisms. Bonefish are also masters at disguise and blend amazingly well into their transparent, skinny water habitat. Fly fishing for a bonefish is not difficult. It is much less complicated than fly fishing for trout. Bonefishing is as much a game of hunting and stalking as it is fishing.