DIY Bonefishing

so, hands down, the guys at This River is Wild have it figured out.  holy moly, i want their lives.  their "A Taste of a Dream" trips make me drool like i just came back from the dentist.  this video is definitely in my top 5 best videos of 2011. no other video has made me want to quit my job and do what they do.


DIY Bonefish from Mr. Erdosy on Vimeo.

they also went through a lot of trouble not to reveal where they were at.  good idea, because every guy dreaming of catching bonefish without paying up the wazoo for a guide will want to go there next year.  well, i scoured the internet for some 'off the beaten path' destination where one could camp and DIY bonefish.  i quickly realized this was a futile attempt from the start.  if it is on the internet, it won't be 'off the beaten path'.  all the easy DIY bonefish spots are pretty well written about, and therefore already over fished.  particularly in the Bahamas or the Keys.  i went to Eleuthera a couple of years ago, and every flat i went, there were a few anglers already there.

so, my next logical thought was to research a bonefishing destination that wasn't on everyone's top 5 destinations list.  i came up with the British Virgin Islands.  Here are a couple of useful links.

BVI on the Fly

Top 10 Flats in the BVI