10 Days DIY Fly Fishing for Bonefish
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- čas přidán 21. 09. 2023
- I've always wanted to catch bonefish, since I started fly fishing, since I heard about bonefish the first time. My first trip to Aitutaki was only a partial success and I wanted redemption for that 2019 trip...I wanted to catch a sight-fished bonefish on fly!
#flyfishing #bonefish #saltwaterfishing #flatsfishing #aitutaki
As I say in the film, get a guide for that trip of a lifetime to catch a bonefish or you might catch none. These are the guides that will sort you out:
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As I say in the film, get a guide for that trip of a lifetime to catch a bonefish or you might catch none. These are the guides that will sort you out:
Aitutaki Blue Lagoon Fly Fishing
Facebook: facebook.com/p/Aitutaki-Blue-Lagoon-Flyfish-100057761405327/
Bonefish - E2's Way:
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This is the type of video I want to see. An hour long so I can sit down and really enjoy it on the big screen with a whisky or three. Keep em coming.
Oh I would love to make more. Have a dry fly one from this summer in the works. Just takes a lot of time but keep in eye out for it.
This was a Netflix worthy documentary. Great vid! Glad you’re back making videos!
Awesomene! So good to hear that you enjoyed it that much. I'll be making some more videos over summer albeit at a much slower pace but hopefully better quality. Tight lines
Goodness, me, what a beautiful place!!! Story of the lifetime. Well done, fellas!!!
Thanks Pawel, it is stunning indeed. Can't wait to go back one day.
Nice video.I spent 2 weeks there this last year. I slayed the trevally and those little snappers. Got good shots a few big bones but no sight casting hook ups. I did get torn to shreds dragging the "milk" out off honeymoon. Those bomies will get ya everytime. Got smoked by a GT on a 12wt. Went offshore for GT's and got humiliated by 4 big ones....broke 80lb braid like it was nothing....then hooked a marlin on a 20# spin rod offshore on a plastic swim bait! I LOVE fishing Aitutaki! probably why I just booked 21 days there this next summer.....
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. It is such an awesome place, can't wait to go back there some day. Would love to go target GTs.
This is absolutely awesome. Totally captures the highs and lows of fly fishing in the salt!
Awesome that's fantastic to hear. Tight lines.
thank you so much ! Aitutaki is really a Paradise on the Earth and the bones there are giants, hope to go again there , a place where a flyfisher could die in peace at the end of his life. Greetings from Switzerland ❤
My pleasure, very happy to know you enjoyed it. It is a very special place and I can't wait to get back there one day. Tight lines from New Zealand
What a trip, so full of fun and adventure, whatever can go wrong will but that makes for fantastic memories. Makes catching a trout seem a little tame, I found first time on kings that you need to have everything so well lined up to get the result and Bone Fish are a level above that again. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Neil, yes those bonefish test every bit of your setup with those fast runs. Such a great experience.
Well done! I felt like I was fishing along side with you. Beautiful location and beautiful water. Congratulations on getting your bonefish & thank you for sharing your trip.
Thanks so much, you enjoyed it.
Really enjoyed the video mate. Fantastic production, gripping story of highs and lows, incredible location. Great to see another video from you despite the challenges. Keep em coming, we all appreciate it!
Thanks very much it's great to hear the feedback and hooefully I can make some more like this in the futre. Tight lines
Great video Johan your description of the trip was just great to watch
Thanks so much, hopefully some more similar quality videos will follow this summer.
Great video. Enjoyed every minute of it. I’ve never Boned fish you made me feel I was right there with you.
Thank you
That's awesome, thanks so much. I'll try to make some more this in this style this summer
Thanks Johan. That was excellent entertainment. Interesting to see the emotional rollercoaster with ups and downs and the energy levels flaring up when the line starts running with a bone. Definately a bucketlist item. Fantastic camera work in a beautiful setting.
Thanks mate, it was an awesome experience, and those runs that the bonefish do are incredible. Hope I get to do it again someday.
So good Johan! Wow what a crazy adventure. I've sorta resisted the idea of bone fishing and tropical salt in favor of more local adventures, but seeing how much fun you had DIY makes me rethink that. I especially love how you could just lay out in the water when you needed a break!
It's a very different and enjoyable experience. Sight fishing in clear warm tropical waters is very pleasant indeed and the fish are very fun to catch too. Glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully I can make more of this style in future.
Great film Johan. Every bit as exciting as the F3T. Awesome storytelling and editing.
Thanks so much, that's a big statement. Happy to hear you enjoyed it that much.
Wonderful video Johan! What a spot to camp and fish! Gotta love Aitutaki. Fishing can be tough there though. Good stuff 👍
Thanks Craig, it was an awesome trip and hopefully I can get to go again some day soon. Maybe I'll work them out a bit better next time
Fantastic story and an epic video. You really had me on the edge of my seat. Well done, and congratulations.
Thanks very much, it's great to hear that it came together well and you enjoyed it. Tight lines.
Wow, awesome story and video, well done!
Thanks so much!
Wow, really great flick boys! Stomper for sure, thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it, it was a stomper indeed. Thanks for watching and tight lines
Great video - been looking forward to this since the instagram pics at the time of the trip. Tough fishery DIY - you did well to persist and get some results!
That's awesome thanks so much. I really hope I get to go back some day but in the mean time I'll be exploring some of the more muddy local flats for kings and snapper this summer. Should be fun and hopefully I get to make a video or two about it too. Tight lines.
@@CrazyAboutFlyFishinglook forward to those videos! Always keen to see more NZ saltwater fly on CZcams.
Awsome video, unbelievable landscape!!!
Thanks very much. It is a stunning place indeed.
Great video man. A real journey. Congrats
Appreciate it, very happy to hear you enjoyed it. Hopefully more similar style videos to come this summer.
Turtle Island in the background. I love fishing the flats in Aitutaki.
It's a stunning place and I hope to go back some day. Still want to have a go at some GTs too.
Great video! The joys of flats fishing !!
Thanks you very much. Flats fishing has been an such an incredible experience for me. Hope to do it again some day soon
@@CrazyAboutFlyFishing Real fishing complicated by wind and tides . I have had the chance to do in Cuba (Cayo Largo) a small unspoiled island off the mainland and I was guided ! Epic fishing , huge schools of bones , permit and tarpon as well . Amazing trip of a lifetime . Ended up catching only bones but I was such a novice and it takes plenty of patience and the guide was so worth it .
@robertcornelius8056 that sounds awesome. I've heard lots about Cuba. Lots to dream about doing some day. Tight lines and hope you get to do many more trips like that.
Awesome Video
I too have experienced the discouragement of not catching a bonefish on a trip designated for them. Went down the Bahamas this year, in hopes to get our first bonefish (DIY); my best friend got his day 1 of the 7 days we were there. Nonetheless, that was the only bonefish we got to hand that trip. Can't wait to go back and try at them again.
Brilliant video. Perfectly captures the reality of highs and lows of DIY bonefishing.
Thanks so much. It's great to hear it hits the mark. Hope your next trip you get a heap. Tight lines
Good on you Johan, sadly missed you guys by a day on that trip. Im back there again in December for a few weeks.
Thanks, shame we missed you. Enjoy your next trip. It's such and awesome place!
Amazing trip and great footage
Thank you very much, happy to hear you enjoyed it.
Seriously good video. As someone who has done a couple of trips out there already (and has another one booked) then I can say that this should be compulsory viewing for anyone thinking of heading to Aitutaki to chase bones. And I second your point about getting a guide - even if it is only for half a day. You don't know what you don't know. We "diy'd" the first two days before we had a couple of days with Butch - and very quickly worked out we were walking the flats way to fast, and probably missing heaps of fish as a result.
Thanks Damon, very much appreciated. I can't wait to go again some day, maybe I'll find a way to do it again next year! A guide is a must if you haven't been before, not getting one can just ruin what should be the trip of a lifetime. Hope your next trip is a banger.
Surreal, Epic, proverbial adjectives. Those turqouise waters are dreamy. 🌒
It's a stunning place and great experience.
Some tropical salty dawg footage living the dream !!!
I definitely felt like a salty dawg after 10 days on tropical flats. Awesome experience.
@@CrazyAboutFlyFishing definitely kicking the bucket 🪣
Mantap sekali mister👍👍👍
Spot fishing yang luar biasa
Thanks very much. Glad you enjoyed it.
With insta 360 cam, go pro, 4K view..magnificent! Glad to be there too😊
Thank you!
Nice video good fishing
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it.
Stunning m8. I love this game.
Can't wait to go again mate, thanks for getting met there
haha cool m8, next time we take dynamite.
Great story guys but just a heads up about the fishery to the DIY crew. Was over there for the first 2 weeks in August and did not know that they dredged the channel. The nearby flats are stuffed with a foot and a half of sludge. If you intend to go guided then no problems but otherwise you are restricted to the lagoon. I won't go back for at least another year and hope the flats recover.
Thanks heaps. Sad to hear about the channel dredging. Hopefully it recovers soon. Such a magic place.
Thanks for the heads up. Caught a ton of fish on the town flat last time I was there - hopefully it bounces back quickly as I’m meant to be there mid next year.
I loved your video, Johan - I went to Aitutaki in Nov 2022, so I could so relate to your highs and lows. I am also a SAFA living in Sydney, so hope to get back to Aitutaki sometime - it would be great if we could link up for a fish someday!
Thanks Ian, very happy to hear you loved the video. If you ever come over to New Zealand for a fish make contact. I'm allways keen to try and catch up if life allows. Tight lines and hope you have a great summer in the mountains or the sea.
Hi Johan - I fished the Tongariro and surrounding rivers for 12 years in a row - I did improve - unfortunately Covid and some other curcumstances has put an end to these trips - hopefully I can get back to NZ sometime - it would be great to fish together - wishing you and your family a Happy Christmas and tight lines for 2024. Cheers, Ian
@@ianpennington6123 same to you Ian and I'm sure you will make it back one day and let me know when you do.
Did you fish the flats by One Foot Island. How about the coral heads for GT'sj
Yes, we did a good amount around onefoot. Will's first bone of the trip was essentially from the beach on the island.
For the best bonefish experience, where you can catch ten a day at times, you need to go to Christmas Island in Kiribati. That is where all the action is.
Yeah I have heard that. Would love to go one day.
After fishing in salt water, what maintenance should I do and how should I do the fly reel to preserve it?
Wash the reel and rod in freshwater agter every day while you are on the trip and give it all a complete clean once home. Check drag, relubricate etc. Make sure it dries well and check for any salt or corrosion and deal with it asap. My reels are simple so I soak them in lukewarm water and change it a few times to make sure all the salt gets out of the backing. Just get that saltwater off anything metal as soon as you can each day while you are out.
Can I come on the next trip? I'm keen to try bone fishing. Done a bit of trout but not salt water.
Hopefully I will get to do another trip some day but sadly not in the near future. Probably a few more years. If you get the chance, I highly recommend giving it a go, it's pretty addictive
By chance, do you recall the fishing license requirements, and where to get them? Thanks, that was a fun video to watch!
Yes, you can buy a license from the boatshed. A think a week is $50NZ from memory. The rules are on the back. It allows you to fish in most areas apart from a few guide only and nursery areas.
@@CrazyAboutFlyFishing Thank you for the information. I really appreciate it!
at 37:38 the aerial photo of One Foot Island the flats and the channel have been restructured from storms
Yeah it had changed a lot since the first time I was there. Must have been some big storms.
keep your rod tips down and don't trout set. Your hand was too high at that point. I though that I was the only that did that. LOL
Haha yup easy to do the trout set 🤣
i prefer a spinning rod with lures; this fly fishing is silly. it's deliberately handicapping yourself.
Haha yes it's kinda true but there is a certain appeal to casting a fly line. I do spin and wven baitfish at times as well as the situation dictates. Enjoy your fishing and tightlines. Thanks for giving it a watch hope you enjoyed it a little.