We have been on Bonaire for two weeks and beginning to get a feel for the place. The good news is there are a lot of bonefish here. Far more than I imagined or ever read about and there are no fishermen. Most people here don’t even know what a bonefish is or know that they inhabit the local waters. The challenging part is determining where to fish for them. The island is surrounded by a National Park and coral reef, with it’s own set of rules. The southern end of the island is comprised of the salt ponds owned by Cargill. Then there is Lac Bay, with the northern mangrove sections made up of another santuactuary to protect flamingoes. The southern shore (which holds a beautiful classic flat) is surrounded by wind surfers. They are literally whipping by within casting distance as you wade the outer edge of the flat. All that being said we are casting to dozens of fish each day, managing to land between two and seven fish each. My guess is the fishing will get better as we figure out the when, where and how of Bonaire.
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