THE BONEFISH 



from a net at the entrance to Havana harbor. 

 In the winter and spring months they may 

 be found from Bear's Cut to Bahia Honda. 



These fish travel in schools and are to be 

 found on the change of the tide in channels 

 and on the flats often quite near the shore. 



Along the bars near Caesar's Creek and 

 northeast of Indian Key on the east side of 

 Lower Matecumbe Channel are good fishing 

 grounds but Card Sound is probably the 

 best place to find them. 



The fishing is best from flood to full tide 

 at which time the fish come in to feed in 

 water not more than eight or ten inches in 

 depth. They feed on Crustacea and as they 

 hunt about the bottom their tails often show 

 above the surface. 



In fishing for bonefish the best tackle is a 

 two-piece light split bamboo such as is 

 known as a Punta Rassa rod, a free-running 

 casting reel with four hundred feet or more 

 of nine- or twelve- thread line, and two 4/0 

 hooks mounted on gut. Although many 

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