Biscayne Bonefish

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Florida fishing is, to some degree, synonymous with Bonefish. Bonefishing in Florida is unique in and of itself and some of the biggest bonefish in the world are consistently caught on the flats of Florida. Believe it or not, January and February are great months to catch double digit bonefish on the flats. These are world class bonefish that range anywhere between 10-14 pounds. Even though it can be relatively “cold” for Florida during these winter months, the bonefish can be exceptionally good. The areas that we fish, Biscayne Bay to Islamorada, are prime bonefish fishing grounds and from January through April the bonefishing can be excellent throughout an entire day of fishing.

Bonefish are known as “the ghost of the flats” and they are a rewarding species of Florida game fish to catch because they can often be a challenge to find and catch on the flats. Bonefish are also addicting and one bonefish is just never enough. Fly fisherman and light tackle fly fisherman worldwide come to Florida year after year to try their luck with Florida Bonefish.

Biscayne Bay and Florida Keys Bonefish feed on the flats and it is one of the most exciting things in saltwater fishing to see a bonefish tailing or waking on the flat, make a good presentation with your fly or bait, and watch as the bonefish eat. And, the fun really begins when the bonefish eats your fly or bait. A big Biscayne Bay or Florida Keys bonefish can rip 100-150 yards of line off a light tackle fishing reel or fly reel in a matter of seconds! Pound for pound, the bonefish is one of the hardest fighting fish you will ever encounter.

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Bonefish

Bonefish

Coming Soon! Jason Arnold HOO RAG series & Bass Pro Shop Shows

Lots of fun stuff coming up in June. First June 15, 16, &17 Ill be starting my Bass Pro Shop shows at the Dania Beach store, there will be a huge photo gallery of my work, Cressi Dive Gear give aways, and autograph signing. The second big thing goin on is the launch of my signature series Hoo Rag, The first one is a leaping tarpon i photographed in the Florida Keys. So its goin to be a very exciting month.

 

Avoiding the bad weather

Seems like this week has been one of the rainiest I can remember. I was able to  squeeze in a few shoots between down pours. 

 

Cressi Dive Gear shoot.

Cressi Snorkeling shoot.

Captain Ryan chatting w/ the Fort Lauderdale Police

Some Shark stuff I shot on the grass flats in the Keys.

Sight I Sound

I found my self lucky enough to shoot all of the underwater footage on Mikey’s film that later went on to be nominated for the Surfer Poll’s Best Cinematography award. Here is alittle more on the film.

It’s been about two years now since East Coaster, Mikey DeTemple released his film, Picaresque, and now he’s on the verge of unveiling to the world his latest from High Seas Films called “Sight Sound.”

“Isn’t Mikey DeTemple that longboarder from Florida?” people might ask. Well, he does ride a longboard, along with many other craft. And he does reside in Florida, but he’s actually a Babylon, New York, native. But for “Sight Sound” DeTemple has been all over the hemisphere, riding all sorts of boards. And he happens to be friends with some of the most talented people who also don’t rely on the standard 6’1 thruster day in and day out.

“I wanted to put something cool like this together. Different waves that show people surfing their best,” says the 28 year old.

DeTemple happens to be friends with some of the best surfers in the world who ride different kinds of boards — fishes, logs, planks of wood, hulls — and they ride them very well. While Scotty Stopnick, Justin Quintal, Ryan Burch, Jarred Mel, Alek Parker, and Chris Del Moro may not be the names we list day-to-day on the tour rankings. But they’re incredibly talented folks who choose to ride whatever they’re in the mood for.

“The talent is a step up for this one,” he explains, “After Picaresque, it was easier to get people involved. They realized it was going to be a cool project.”

DeTemple traveled a bit for this one, hitting up Nicaragua, the Bahamas, Canada, Maine, New York, and Baja. And frankly, getting his friends into the right waves came kind of easy.

“Literally, everywhere that we went, everything completely aligned. There were not many moments where we were like, ‘This trip is a wash.’ The last trip to Canada was absolutely mind blowing.”

Just two weeks ago, DeTemple, Qunital, and Parker motored up to the Canadian Maritimes and scored back-to-back swells on reeling pointbreaks.

DeTemple is now in the throes of post-production with the American Awesomeness Association. The folks at Tommy Hilfiger came on midway through the project to support it. DeTemple says they are looking forward to a June premiere on the rooftop of the Hilfiger headquarters in NYC.

Cressi and Team US

The Cressi US Spearfishing Team shoot

 

Sport Fishing Magazine Kayak Expedition 1 Florida Bay

Cold font passed and the wind blew like hell for the full time of the trip, but we made the most of it. On this trip was Doug of Sport Fishing Mag, Rob President of the IGFA, Dave CEO of Freedom Hawk Kayaks, and Ted of the CCA. Our Mission was simple, load 5 yaks onto a bay boat and leave the keys heading northwest towards the super shallow waters of Flamingo and target reds, trout, snook, tarpon, and sharks. Well the wind blew like hell but we paddled hard and checked off all the fish on our list.

Mullet Run

Wind died just enough to get out and snag a few nice Mullet run shots and a few bluefish showed up too. Also there was a lobster walk which made it a great week for me and my family.