Jeff Currier's Fly Fishing Presentations
"Fly Fishing Saltwater – Bonefish to Billfish"
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PowerPoint Based Presentation |
 “Fly Fishing Saltwater – Bonefish to Billfish” – Jeff Currier
delivers an introduction to
saltwater fly fishing. This show reviews equipment, demonstrates
techniques for river mouths and estuaries, surf, flats, channels, coral
reefs and blue water. Many premier destinations are shown including the
variety of fish species that can be caught.
Known as the ‘ghosts of the flats', bonefish are found in most all
equatorial parts of the
world from the Seychelles to Christmas Island and Belize. Spending
their time gliding in and out of the mangroves that are nestled on the
extensive flats that can be found in these warm water paradises,
bonefish feed primarily on small shrimp and crabs as well as the odd
small fish. It is on these shallow flats where their quarry can be found
in abundance.
 Bonefish have evolved to be perfectly suited to this environment. They
feed in such shallow water, often feeding in areas where their backs are
actually out of the water, that their wedge shaped noses are formed to
better hoover the sandy bottom. The white sand they glide over is
mottled with areas of turtle grass that is no problem for the bonefish,
as their silvery white flanks and belly are transformed to a blend of
greens, browns and shades of black on their backs that allow them to
disappear as easily as a chameleon on a branch. The most astonishing
feature of bonefish, however, is their speed – they can arrive and be
gone in a flash. An adaptation that is good for both predation and
escape.
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