March 21, 2011 9 am. High rising tide. Wind: ENE, 20 knots and gusty. Whitecaps foam against the ironshore as we descend into paradise. We’re as full of hope as always, our excitement belied by our brisk efficiency as we load packs, rig rods, make lunches, and slap on a few coats of SPF 50 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘bonefishing’
Return of the Flats Bandito
The flats bandit returns to the beach to snag some bones. But the wind is up and the fish are biting shy (so he claims), and his line ties itself into unreasonable knots at the fish’s request. (Talk about your wind knots!) What is this and what will be the answer? Tunes: Fat Freddy’s Drop, [...]
el agua de franco…
…Which apparently means ‘free water’, is something of an obsession of mine—not this video, per say, but the notion of free-flowing water, not impounded by banks, or locks, or levees. Water where you’ve got the option of getting out there. * Shot on a Canon EOS T2i with a fixed 50 mm f/1.4 lens as [...]
Sweeeet Bonefishing Vid
This is what I’ve been thinking of recently. A couple years ago… wow! a couple YEARS… my Dad and I headed north to fish with Big Charlie at Big Charlie and Fatihas Fishing Lodge. Here’s a vid I just found that illustrates exactly why a bonefish guide and his father would travel hundreds of miles [...]
