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Bonefish are considered to be among the world’s premier fly game fish and are highly sought after by anglers. Bonefish are primarily caught for sport. They are not commonly eaten. The bonefish (Albula vulpes) is the type species of the Albulidae family, or bonefishes in order Albuliformes. It is amphidromous, living in inshore tropical waters, (more…)

Sailfish are two species of fish in the genus Istiophorus, living in warmer sections of all the oceans of the world. They are predominately blue to gray in color and have a characteristic erectile dorsal fin known as a sail, which often stretches the entire length of the back. Another notable characteristic is the elongated (more…)

“The three greatest gamefish in the world are tarpon, bonefish, and Atlantic Salmon, but I’ll take the Atlantic salmon over all of them.” – Ted Williams, “The Splendid Splinter” The thrill we get from a screaming reel and a jumping fish is primal, and an anthropologist could probably trace it all back to one fish, (more…)

The grayling (Thymallus) is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family (family Salmonidae) of order Salmoniformes. There are six species spread across the northern hemisphere, but only the Arctic Grayling is found in North America. They range in northern regions of North America, Asia and eastern Europe; east of the Ural Mountains. The (more…)

The arapaima, pirarucu, or paiche are any large species of bonytongue in the genus Arapaima native to the Amazon and Essequibo basins of South America. Arapaima can reach lengths of more than 2 m (6 ft 7 in), in some exceptional cases even more than 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) and over 100 kg (more…)

Just south of the Tropic of Cancer, at approximately 23.5 degrees north latitude, (named nearly 2000 years ago because the sun was in the direction of the Cancer constellation during the June equinox) is the northern tip of the Mexican Yucatan. The peninsula itself is bordered on the west and north by the Gulf of (more…)

The islands and atolls of the Seychelles and Mauritius are a long way from anything, which is what has protected and preserved these insanely beautiful fisheries for us to marvel at today. The diversity of fish species available here to stalk and cast to is absolutely unbelievable, from giant trevally (GT’s) to milkfish, and triggerfish (more…)

Christmas Island is undoubtedly the best known international bonefishing destination on the planet; what it’s not known for is the incredible diversity of angling opportunities that abound in the largest coral atoll in the world, from big bonefish to little bonefish, three species of trevally — golden, bluefin, and giant — triggerfish, and myriad reeffish…even (more…)

Belize isn’t a big country. But in the eyes of the saltwater fly fisherman it is huge. Belize is a small English speaking country in Central America bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the east, dense jungle and mountainous terrain to the west and just over a two hour flight from Houston or Miami. The (more…)

As editor of Field & Stream magazine, A.J. McClane was undoubtedly the most influential, widely travelled and knowledgeable angling personality of his day. To those of us that knew McClane, his bias regarding the choice of the Bahamas over other light tackle destinations was perfectly understandable. He loved fly fishing the East end of Grand (more…)