A fly that is consistently a top-producer almost anywhere you can find bonefish, the Bonefish Bitters Fly is a easy choice to have in your box. Not only will it catch bonefish, but it’s also become an excellent choice when pursuing carp in freshwater. Designed by Craig Matthews, the Bonefish Bitters isn’t representative of any specific critter, yet you can rely on it as a searching pattern, a crab imitation, and even a shrimp. Regardless of what you’re using it to imitate, it’s a simple fly that works well and is tied with rubber legs, deer hair, dumbbell eyes, and is finished with a sculpted epoxy or resin head.
The Bonefish Bitters Fly can be fished just about any time of the year and can be stripped over flats, into mangroves, along channels, and in some tidal rivers as well. Popular in sizes 4-8 and in colors of amber and olive, this is a fly that should be in your box whether you’re in Mexico, Cuba, Belize, The Bahamas or the Florida Keys.
