Fishing Frenzy

When you are looking for sport fishing you can do no better than Key West, Florida. The bonefishing Key West guided tours are some of your best fishing expeditions on the Atlantic Coast. This city covers the entire island and has many water related activities to choose from.

This is the best place to find bone fish in the Keys. They are abundant and larger than you will find anywhere else on the Atlantic Ocean. There are many guided fishing tours to choose from when you are ready to go fishing. The best plan is to charter the boat in advance though because they get very busy at times.

Bone fish are commonly called the ghost of the Keys because their coloring makes them difficult to see in the shallows of the flats where they can be regularly found. They are silver and the water and sand combined make them almost invisible. Some people look for the shadow they cast on the bottom to find them. This is a very popular sport fish because of the strong fight they give to the angler.

You can fish for them in several different ways starting with bait fishing using shrimp for bait. They also are very popular as a fly fishing catch. Their weight is almost twice what you find elsewhere when fishing outside the keys. They can weigh anywhere from seven to twelve pounds in this area. Your guide may chum the water with fresh shrimp and cut up small crabs. They have very good sense of smell and will flock to the sight of chum and can be easier to catch.

When you are on the flats, fishermen use a technique called tailing. The fish tails cause a disturbance on the surface of the water when feeding and this alerts anglers to their location. Once located they should be easy prey for anglers who can cast into their midst while they feed.

You find the largest of these fish in the deeper waters off shore. They can weigh as much as twelve pounds and according to local legend are much smarter that their smaller cousins back at the flats. They are said to be wise to the anglers traps and a lot harder to catch. This may be because they are a catch and release fish and they have seen it all.

When you select which guided tour you can expect that they will supply you with any license you may need as well as all of the tackle and bait you will use during your trip. The length of most tours can be up to eight hours long so you may want to bring food and any refreshments other than water with you. Your captain will be happy to give you a list of what to bring.

When you are bonefishing Key West you may find that you have found an ideal place to vacation. Many famous people have lived there and wrote that they wished they never had to leave. Some left only to return as soon as they possibly could.