
Bonefishing from a stand-up paddleboard is a whole new aspect of saltwater fly fishing
In between host weeks here in Belize my time has been spent largely behind a computer screen, but today I took a little work break and explored some of the backcountry lagoons behind Cayo Frances Farm & Fly on a SUP board.
I went searching for juvenile Tarpon that reside just behind the lodge’s property, but with the sun still quite high I decided to do a bit of exploring. Paddling into the wind can be a bit of a task, but as I came across a nice flat something caught my eye.

I was so concentrated on keeping the board moving steadily into the wind that I didn’t even realize I had just spooked a school of 50 or so Bonefish. I put down my stake to anchor the board on the flat, and hoped they would circle back to where they had just been feeding.
It took a few minutes, but eventually I could see the wave of shadows coming towards me. I had already pulled some line off the reel and was ready to make the shot, I dropped a #4 Spawning Shrimp a couple feet in front of the lead fish. Just before the fly settled to the bottom I began making the slow but steady retrieve that Bonefish love.

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