Bonefish love to visit the shallow flats of Key West sometimes in less than 10″ of water. Foraging for food such as baby crabs, shrimps and crustaceans. They can be seen working the flats pushing or “tailing” as the dig up some grub. Always wary to their surroundings bonefish are extremely edgy and spook quickly so a stealthy approach is needed to get a shot at one. Smaller bonefish travel in larger schools making them very competitive for food and easier targets for newer anglers with a light tackle spin fishing rod or fly fishing rod. The larger Florida Keys bonefish are a bit more independent usually traveling with a few buddies or solo and very educated raising the bar for skill level in a Key West bonefishing guide and angler to catch one. Sight fishing is the name of the game here. As your fishing guide, I spot the fish for you and then suggest where it might be best to cast your presentation. 

A technical flats fishing boat is the traditional way to go bonefishing to get super skinny in a sneaky way. I also use a very shallow drafted state of the art custom built bay boat on my trips equipped with a trolling motor to get the job done as well. Although we catch bonefish year round here in Key West, my favorite months for bonefishing are April – October with the best months being August, September and October when they spawn and the larger fish are around. Check out my Key West fish species calendar to learn more about Key West fish. Feel free to contact me to ask any questions or book.