Show and Tell / Bone School 101
This journey begins with a phone call and a big group coming to Vieques to watch there friends get married and some wanted to MountainBike others wanted to doYoga ,Hiking ,snorkeling and the lone fisherman who could get away requests kayakFishing, oh yeah!, with in a few days there was a plan for everyone. I dropped off 8 MountainBikes and picked up Mike at Inn On the Blue early enough for the roosters to still be a bit groggy and we drove across the Island to the only place open for a Jamon Y Queso this early. El Serrucho a local breakfast haunt I have been visiting early mornings, there is more action in this little spot than you would beleive. Sandwiches are hot and fast just like the coffee, warm milk and sugar...Good Morning! With sandwiches half gone we embark to our launching point, I begin to walk Mike through the flow of our day and what he could expect from our 3 mile round trip paddle, after lil blue lumbaring down the road at at 15miles per hour we finally arrive. kayaks come off the truck and inventory is taken as we pack the kayaks for a great paddle to a very unique place on the Southside of the Island. Like clockwork the wind slowly began to increase and I knew our first leg would be more challenging than anticipated, but we would be safe, just a little wet and tired by the time we got there, but it would be worth it, I assured him. So, with that we began to paddle straight into the wind,technique, focus and strength make this is an attainable paddle for most people and Mike was loving it, water, wind, waves and a perspective gained only while paddling a kayak. I am so excited to be able to show almost anyone how to make Fly-Fishing in a small boat or Kayak fun and easy with virtually no impact on the very thing you love the most. These fisheries are incredibly diverse and some of the best examples of healthy food chains, From the algae on the mangroves to the minnows and endless other organisms that thrive from their mere existence, these food sources create these ridiculous conditions for great fishing. Now the wind will always be there for you, but the angling oppourtunity is everywhere once you begin to learn the cycles of the bay. There were really big fins out there and I had to made sure I knew what was hanging around as we were walking to post up and wait for those sweet Bones swimming up into the current feeding on what every they want, they are pigs okay now that mostlly applies to the Wild Browns found up in the North Park area of Colorado,. There was this one irrigation ditch....oh forget it. Back to the Bones....So Mike was standing next to me on the flat and I began to explain to him how to see the water, that's right "see", like camouflage the wind whips the water and creates lots of horizon that looks the same, now the job of sighting is recognizing the subtle differences you can see in active areas of water that just looked different and if you looked closer, you could decide things like species, overall direction, size, etc. The wind was blowing so my knowledge of this area told me he would have a shot at a fish if I got him behind some cover. On the way to.. we see a nice size bone and nice is 6lb-8lbs and a shiny tail sending the"Hey over here", A couple casts, First one you know shaking a little nervous, I mean all this nature 25ft away this is the kind of stuff you see on fishing shows and Mike was in his own. Second cast came off and landed perfect, I instructed him to watch the S in his line and well....we stood there and let that bonefish do his thing and find that fly, slowly he came right over, we saw his shadow and tail by the time he ate it. This bone was not happy with the hook in his mouth and well Mike learned a thing or two really quickly. He listened to every crazed comment coming from his guide who was so psyched to have this guy on a Bone especially considering the conditions and time constraints. Mike fought his first Bone with valor, but this wild bone got the best of him in the deep weeds. Mike was doing everything perfect, rod above his head with all line cleared and playing his first Bone on the real, so good job, better luck next time, we'll get him. Fly-fishing those bones put some things in perspective that day and it was my pleasure . I promised Mike I would get the evidence up for him cause you know what they say......A Fish Story is nice, but pics and video make the story! So I hope you all like it and by the way, my editor was on vacation, so just read it as painful as it maybe and enjoy what you can. Mike see ya next year and here is the footage of the Nurse Shark we found out there while waiting for those Shiney tails to appear in the distance... If you have any questions like .??? How you can be like Mike contact: garry@viequesadventures.com KayakFishing Paddle On.....Labels: Bonefish Hook-up Vieques Adventure Company, Ensonada Honda, Fly-Fishing with Kayaks, Nurse Sharks, Wilderness Kayaks, www.ViequesKayakFishing.com
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