Bonefish Flies for Shallow Water

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You will need to carry an assortment of bonefish flies in several different weights to accommodate different water depths. Flies tied with bead-chain or lead eyes are often the rule so that your fly will get to the bottom quickly. However, sometimes bonefish will feed in water so shallow that their backs and eyes are above the surface. Believe me, these fish have the panic button pushed part way down all the time. The slightest disturbance will send them running for cover. Heavy weighted flies are a hazard under these conditions. For these fish you need a very lightweight flies that fish snag free and land on the water with a minimum of disturbance. The flies on this page were tied with

skinny water fish in mind. Longer leaders are also a help in catching bonefish that are feeding in shallow water.

Bonefish Special The flies designer, Fisherman Chico Fernandez, noticed that many snapping shrimps had an orange claw. Like many bonefish patterns, this fly is designed so that the hook point rides up so that it does not get caught on the bottom. This is achieved by adding relatively buoyant wing material which covers the hook point, the fly becomes nearly weedless so that it can be fished in very shallow water.
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30385-04	Bonefish Special	4	3 for $5.95
30385-06	Bonefish Special	6	3 for $5.95

Snapping Shrimp Whether this fly actually resembles a snapping shrimp is open for debate. However, this old pattern is very productive on bonefish in skinny water, especially if the bottom is darker colored. One of the reasons is this fly can land with very little disturbance.
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64221-04	Snapping Shrimp	4	3 for $5.95
64221-06	Snapping Shrimp	6	3 for $5.95

Darting Coral Shrimp, Orange Pearl A small lightweight skinny water pattern that is relatively snag proof. Works best along coral edges. A good color for bright sunlight.
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30472-06	Darting Coral Shrimp, Orange Pearl	6	3 for $5.95

Darting Coral Shrimp, Pink Pearl Can be good during low-light conditions and over dark bottoms.
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30474-06	Darting Coral Shrimp, Pink Pearl	6	3 for $5.95

Darting Coral Shrimp, Tan Pearl A very popular shallow water attractor fly for spooky bonefish.
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30476-08	Darting Coral Shrimp, Tan Pearl	8	3 for $5.95

Bone Minnow, Gray In southern Belize, bonefish were observed feeding on tiny minnows which inhabited sparsely vegetated grass flats. Both Clouser Minnow and Glass Minnow patterns would take some of these fish, but had the maddening habit of getting stuck on the bottom at just the wrong time. We tied some minnow patterns in the "bend-back" style and they worked much better, and
when a mono weed guard was added, the flies became nearly snag proof. We also discovered that these small baitfish were able to change color with the bottom color. Gray backed flies worked better over very light colored bottoms.
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06248-06	Bone Minnow, Gray	6	3 for $5.95
06248-08	Bone Minnow, Gray	8	3 for $5.95

Bone Minnow, Olive This was our original weedless minnow fly for fishing very shallow water. In some areas both bonefish and permit eat small baitfish when they are easily available. Several permit have been landed on this fly as well as many bonefish. This color can be deadly over certain grass flats.
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06249-06	Bone Minnow, Olive	6	3 for $5.95
06249-08	Bone Minnow, Olive	8	3 for $5.95

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