Hawaii's Giant Bonefish: Downtown Flyfishing with Louie the Fish

There are HUGE Bonefish living off the island of O'ahu, Hawaii. Louie the Fish lives on the island and guides flyfishing for Bonefish on the extensive Flats. It's an explosive, action-packed fight when you hook into one of these fish...

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[TarponBonefish]

If you are not sight fishing for them you are not Bonsfishing! You might as well be blind casting for any fish. Sight fishing on the deck of a skiff for BIG Bonefish requires a different skill set!

[KettlebottomCrew]

@TarponBonefish Some would say using a rod and reel isn't fishing-- that handlines are the only legitimate method. Others would say using anything bigger than 5 weight and 4 pound test is not fair to the fish. Yet others would say fishing from a boat is cheating. The point is that Louie caught Bonefish, blindcasting or not. "Purists" need to realize that fishing should be fun, whether using bait, lure, or fly. Judge not your fellow fisherman-- we are all on the water to have fun!

[TheWorldOnFly]

@TarponBonefish How is he not Bonefishing? People like you are exactly what we don't need in the fly fishing world. Snobby and petty people who are blinded by there arrogance. Why don't you try enjoying the video and appreciate it instead of making a superior arsehole of yourself. The guys are having fun, watching line rip off the reel, wading through beautiful sandy warm flats and releasing one of the most prized gamefish in the world of angling. I know what i'd rather be doing right now...

[KettlebottomCrew]

@TheWorldOnFly Thanks, my sentiments exactly. TarponBonefish uses a flats boat to fish-- Louie does 90% of his fishing on foot, which puts him on highly pressured flats where you need a highly refined "skill set." I'd like to see how TarponBonefish does without a boat under him!

[pwrcstr]

I am so jealous! I'm from Belgium and have to drive more than 100 miles before i can either flyfish for seabass or 140 miles+ to fish for trout in the Ardennes,the people living in those appartmentblocks have to walk 3-4 minutes and they are bonefish-fishing,most of them probably don't even fish anyway! Life is unfair!

[KettlebottomCrew]

Hi! We are based in Rhode Island and have a great season fishing for Striped Bass. I think I'd go CRAZY without immediate access to fishing-- here, we can go for dozens of different species, in fresh or salt water. I couldn't think of living anywhere else... Good luck fishing and, if you have to drive so much to enjoy it, consider a move to RI!!!

[fishingolf]

@TarponBonefish sightfishing on a deck of a skiff? please...you are at a much higher elevation than you'd be on foot so spotting a bone is easy. shooting fish in a barrel. Are u pushing the pole and casting or is it your 20+ year experienced $500/day florida guide? please think before you type. I'd like to see you catch a bonefish in Hawaii by yourself. I have caught many bones sightcasting and blindcasting. I remember each one the same. Good job Louie.

[speyday69]

I lived in Ewa beach and i think I remember seeing you doing your thing in the late 80's? Of cours,e a scraggly beach dude with long hair is kinda typical for lots of folks.

Yeah, my first bonefishing was there, and all my buddies thoght I was lying on the size of them till I sent pictures. I didn't know any better, this was my first ocean fishing. What a hoot!

[jeridHawaii]

@gladheateher4now WA native...ive caught steelhead over 20 lbs and salmon in the 30-40's....and a 5 foot sturgeon on 12lbs mono that took about 2 hours....i doubt bones are gonna be a comparison but im gonna give it a shot!!

[KettlebottomCrew]

Hi Doug. While visiting Louie, I fished and filmed with him for a week and saw what a Bonefish can do. Pound for pound-- WOW! I caught one about 8 pounds and it out-fought much larger Striped Bass I catch here, in RI. If you ever get a chance to try for Bonefish, DO IT! It's AWESOME!!

Ty