Come to Key West For Bonefish
Catch more bonefish in Key West than
anywhere else in the Florida Keys !
Yes, you read that correctly.
Our
fishery is amazing and spread out over hundreds of
square miles of perfect un-trampled waters. Key West is an exceptional location
for Bonefishing for many reasons. Not only do we have a
great fishery here but because Key West is so much fun.
Great places to stay and fun things to do when you are
not chasing the Grey Ghost.
How We Fish For Them
Flats Boats we use can get into the
shallow waters needed to present our anglers with an
opportunity using light tackle spin fishing gear
with live bait and artificials or Fly fishing. Either
way the flats boat method has the guide in the back of
the boat poling along until an opportunity presents
itself. The guide then instructs you where to cast. This
can be a challenging way to fish with focus and
concentration a must. Flats fishing boats only carry 2
persons max and when fly fishing only one person can
cast at a time.
Bay Boats
the most comfortable vehicle we use. Our
24 ft
Yellowfin Bay Boats have proven themselves a worthy
adversary to the stealthy bonefish. Your chances of
catching a bonefish with limited or no skills at all are
greatly increased on the bay boats. With the fishing
guide right beside you the cast is well instructed and
often times there are multiple chances. The
bay boats
can also carry 4 persons on the flats in the shallows
allowing more to enjoy this fun way to fish. We can also
fly fish from the bay boats as well offering a fantastic
stable fly fishing platform.
Light Tackle Fishing is the prefer
method from the majority of our fishing clients using
light spin fishing gear and live bait. We have a vast
selection of fishing gear for you to use or bring your
own.
Fly Fishing is a hoot for bonefish.
A relatively strong cast is needed as wind can be a
factor. Bring your own 7-8 wt rod with floating line or
we will supply one for you from Orvis, Sage, or G
Loomis. We supply flies and leaders.
Charters We Offer
Key West Bonefishing
We have 4, 6, and 8 hour trips departing daily here
from Sunset Marina on our flats boats and bay boats.
Located only minutes away from anything on the island of
Key West.
Lower Keys Bonefishing
We have charters departing daily from many locations
south of the 7 mile bridge out of Big Pine Key, Cudjoe
Key and Big Coppit keys. You can fish the Contents from
any of these locations.
Seasons For Bonefish In Key West
Starting in Spring bonefish start to
show up around March upon the first warm fronts on the
South Easterly breezes. Appearances in March tend to be
quick and not very numerous so we generally will not
book a trip based on Bonefishing in March April time
frame. Also March and April are great months for Key
West Tarpon fishing so the focus then is usually tarpon
with Bonefish as a second thought.
May, June, July, our hard core summer
months are Great times for bonefish, but it's Hot as
hell. With temps into the 90's most everyday the fishing
needs to be done before 10 am and after 5 PM. The tops
of the day is still great for Permit as they seem not to
care about the heat.
Best time is the
Fall months. Late August, September, October
and sometimes into November. This is the best time to
fish for bonefish with larger fish and fewer crowds.
Call us to see about
Bonefishing Charters here at Dream Catchers.
Our office hours are from 9-6 Mon - Sat.
Charters run every day.
