Kyle Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I am heading to St. John in September of this year. I have done some research and know there is fair bone-fishing there, but was curious if anyone else has been there or fished it. We are staying in a house on the beach in Chocolate Bay (Southeast Corner of the island) . I also have read most of the bone-fishing flats are on the northern side of the island. I figured I would get more evenings or mornings to fish and would like to do it right behind the house. All of that being said, what can I reasonably expect to catch and as always any patterns would be greatly appreciated. Also, I am planning to hire a guide 1 day. Was looking at Arawak Expeditions, Inc. If anyone has any experience or other recommendations please share. Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share Posted June 29, 2011 Planning to book the guide next week. If anyone has any input about booking guides, before I send payment please feel free to put in your .02. Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rps Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 I WISH I had knowledge of what you seek. Post pictures when you return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis boatman Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 You're on your own on this one....good luck! A strike indicator is just a bobber... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 sure thing guys, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted September 15, 2011 Author Share Posted September 15, 2011 Leaving tomorrow morning. Fishing with Arthur form Arawak Expeditions on Tuesday. They way it sounds the tarpon should be good around the islands right now. I will report back (with pictures) upon our return Friday or maybe over the weekend. I'm also taking the 8 wt and a bunch flies I tied (clousers, baitfish, shrimp, crabs) Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted September 25, 2011 Author Share Posted September 25, 2011 Well, wish I had something good to report, but that is not the case. I fished on my own a couple of mornings and had a barracuda give chase to a clouser minnow, but no hit. Went out with a guide one morning and it rained the whole time. I had never hired a guide before and maybe I was expecting too much, but I was not impressed. I thought guides were supposed to be flexible and have a bag of tricks in case plan A doesn't work. He just kept telling me we needed the rain to clear and sun to come out so we could see, because he knew the fish were there. (we never saw a bonefish all day) Plan B was to blind cast a 9 wt for baby tarpon. (i did manage to hook one in the mangroves, but there was no way to be able to play it.) BTW, I book early and talked to the guide several times about picking the best fishing day because I was flexible on the day. (the day before and after the trip were both sunny days with no rain, apparently we wanted sun) He said we should be fine because it would probably clear up. (shouldn't the guide check the weather forecast?) Anyway, the vacation was great, but the fishing was lacking. Thanks for listening. Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trout Commander Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Man, what a bummer. I have spent most of my money on fly fishing and beer. The rest I just wasted. The latest Trout Commander blog post: Niangua River Six Pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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