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Bahamas
Bahamas means Bonefish County.
Actually, it means shallow sea.
It's no coincidence that the first, the most popular, the
most deluxe, and the best bonefish lodges in the world are
located in the Bahahas. >
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Belize
The former British colony of Belize is
smaller than Massachusetts. Its mainland boasts jungles,
leopards, underground caves, wildlife, spectacular birding,
and there are more Mayan archaeologic sites in Belize than in
the rest of Central America combined. >
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Mexican Yucatan
The best bang for your buck in the saltwater
world! The Mexican Yucatan has a well-established reputation
for tarpon ranging from two to one hundred and fifty pounds.
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Los Roques, Venzuela
This offshore Venezuelan
National Park is a fly fishing paradise with light-colored,
firm-bottomed flats that often seem to stretch to the horizon.
Bones are easy to spot -school after school of them. >
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Christmas Island
The light-colored bottom of the lagoon
is perfect for spotting fish, and there is no doubt or argument
among experts that Christmas Island is one of the most, if
not the most consistently productive bonefish destination
in the world. >
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Seychelles
Seychelles is a long
way from anywhere. From San Francisco it is about the
farthest away place on earth (just over 10,400 miles in either
direction). It takes a commitment to fish there, but worth
every air mile you earn doing it.
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Australia
This is where the fish can pull your
arm off! This is fishing until you cry ‘Uncle”,
and if you hit the Indo-Pacific Permit fishing right, it rates
as one of the greatest saltwater fly fishing experiences on
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Though oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth’s
surface,
saltwater occupies a very small percentage of attention in the world
of fly fishing.
Certainly the interest in flats
fishing and off-shore angling with a fly rod continues to
grow, but the number of quality new destinations doesn’t keep
pace, and the current saltwater portfolio of most angling travel
agents reads like yesterday’s news.
It’s always been part of the flyfishing
ethos to wonder and want to find out what’s beyond
the angling horizon or the far wave, and if those rumors of an El
Dorado are true. For the most part, it’s difficult to leave
new footprints in the sand, but we keep searching.
In 2007 The Fly Shop travel
staff spent months trying to determine the quality of Penrhyn
Island bonefishing. After reading a wonderful article in a major
magazine our team made several visits to the remote and spectacularly
beautiful South Pacific island. What we found after four months
of fishing and exhausting research, was that Penrhyn bonefishing
is dependent on unpredictable, cooling tides. It’s a place
perfectly suited for bonefishing, and everything was there except
reliable bonefishing.
In other prospecting we’ve
discovered lots of swell hideaways that are just too difficult
to get to, or won’t suffer the pressure of routine fishing.
In the search, we’ve gained a greater appreciation for the
rock-solid fishing destinations that are out there. We know there
are a few places dotting the map that cry out for exploration. So,
stay tuned.
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