The Bahamas patoka lake camping Bonefish Annual Bash is held in February at the Club Peace and Plenty patoka lake camping on Exuma; 800-525-2210. The Andros Big Yard Bonefishing and Bottom Fishing Tournament patoka lake camping is held in June; call the Bahamas Tourism Office at 800-32-SPORT. There s also a bonefishing tournament held in mid-July at the Staniel Cay and Yacht Club on Exuma; 242-355-2011. Bonefishing, as well as big game fishing, is a part of the Bahamian Outer Islands International Gamefish Tournament held in March; 800-426-0466 for location, details and registration.
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To hunt bonefish, move slowly, disturbing the water as little as possible. Keep your eyes on the school, not on the sandy bottom beneath your feet. Take one step at a time, until you re close enough to try a cast. Aim tour fly or jig close to the center of the school. If you re lucky, there s a slight tug, then a stronger one, and the surface of the water explodes in a frenzy of white water and struggling fish; and he s off like a runaway horse leaving you hanging on to your rod, reel screaming, spinning, as 150 yards of line disappears seaward in what seems less than a second. Then he turns, heads in another direction as you wind in frantically to take up the slack, beginning to reel him in, fighting every inch of the way.
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