Bonefishing ‘Provo’
So my wife Nessy and I had planned to holiday in the Provodenciales for a ‘baby moon’ but I also had an objective to catch a Bonefish without a guide or boat and off my own back. So I did some research, bought some new jigs, packed up my travel rod and hired myself a scooter to allow me to explore the land-based bone options here in Provodenciales. These are notoriously hard fish to catch unless you have a guide or local knowledge.
After day one hitting the sandy turquoise lagoon of the beautiful Taylor Bay for a few hours I realised how elusive these fish are and started to get concerned that I might come all this way without getting a bone.
So I kept at it and found a special spot that just felt right. I through out my pinky jig and a few casts in I caught the unluckiest bonefish in the Caribbean. You’ll see from one of the photos I even hooked it through the nose, poor bugger didn’t know what was going on. They are like a massive whiting on steroids, they pull hard.
Life is good fishing such a nice location
BOOM – My first bone!
Pretty unlucky fish for me to catch him on a pink jig
My trusty travel fishing rod and gear
You could cast all day into this lagoon
My second bone, wading in waste deep crystal clear water
Beautiful bonefish that pulled hard
A school sized bone
MARK POWER 