This is Fidel. He works hard to ensure his client catches more bones than the other guides.

There are also plenty of BIG, hungry barracudas. I had a 'cuda that I guessed at 20 pounds grab a #4 tan & white clouser (there's that fly again!) and burn a groove in my finger before cutting off my fly somewhere around 200 feet away. Unbeknownst to us he had followed the boat. There are deep azure channels between flats that harbor jacks and snapper. Garron told me about one client who comes over, catches a couple obligatory bonefish, and then spends the rest of the time dredging the deep channels for big jack crevalle. They have a few spots that hold tarpon in warmer weather and there are more than a few permit photos on the wall in the dining room to verify their presence. Even the little black tip and lemon sharks acted like they would readily eat your bonefish fly if you let them. The only thing I couldn't get interested in my fly was a big ol' box fish we came across one day.

You can tell from this report that I am now an Acklins Island fan. Ozark member Tom Merker has also been there and tells of catching his share of bonefish in a rainstorm. Bring 7, 8 or 9 weight rods with floating lines. Simply 9 foot leaders with 8 or 10 pound tippets work fine. Bring a 10 or 11 weight for the 'cudas, tarpon, permit and jack crevalle. Mosquitoes and sand flies were plentiful so bug repellent is a must while sitting on the lanai in the evening swapping stories and drinking a cold Kalik. For flies, I found size 4's worked best. Tan sqwuimps with pink noses had bonefish turning around and coming back to eat them. Tan & white clousers in deeper water on windy days worked well. Bring a few tan grass shrimp patterns with either small bead chain or no weight for the really shallow flats. There are a few weedy flats so bring a few flies with weed guards, too. I think just about anything tan size 4 will work. And take a lesson from me and carry on enough clothes and gear to allow you to fish in the event your bag takes a detour.