worm flies for bonefish?

[Al D'Addario]

I have really enjoyed the threads on crab and shrimp flies! Does anyone have favorite worm patterns for bonefish?

Thanks,
Al D'Addario

[Henry]

Check the archives on this forum for my "Bonetwiggle" fly. It's an epoxy fly (epoxy bead-chain head) with a silicone twister tail trailing. Worked good for me and my buddy on Eleuthera last couple years.

Regards,

[Al D'Addario]

Thanks Henry! Where can I buy those twisty tails??

Al

[BobG]

Al,

Some years back, at the guides insistance, I had to keep a batch of bonefish for his family's cookout. :rolleyes: I wasn't too cool with this, but it's his turf, so what could I do?
Anyway, the good part of this was, I got to clean the bonefish at day's end. Their bellies were crammed with tiny marine life of all sorts. Mostly tiny spiral-shaped mussels of some sort. But, they did have quite a few worms, or worm-like things as well. But, they weren't the typical seaworms we have up here. These were more on the size of paper matchsticks. Tubular, and crusty in appearance.
If I were to try and formulate a worm fly for bonefish, I might base it on an "inch worm" trout pattern. Keep the colors really toned down. Maybe a couple strands of beige/tan Sili-legs for a tail. Then dub in your body, and segment it with a fine gold wire to give it the rings seem on marine worms.

[KMcFly]

Several years ago I was on Long Is. and having good luck with any fly I put in front of the fish so I decided to try the Rubber Band Worm from Dick Brown's Book (pg. 106 ) and the guide said that fly will never work,well the first three casts I had fish so I hand the rod to the guide and he catches a fish to this day he says it shouldn't work but go figure.I think the moral of the story is put it in front of them and they'll eat.