Bonefish Fishing in Key Largo, FL
Grey ghosts of the flats: sight casting, screaming first runs, and shallow-water strategy.
Typical season in Florida
- January: off peak
- February: off peak
- March: peak
- April: peak
- May: peak
- June: peak
- July: peak
- August: peak
- September: peak
- October: peak
- November: off peak
- December: off peak
Peak months: March to October.
Bonefish are catch and release only in Florida.
Peak months are general guidance for the region, not regulations. Always check your state's current rules and ask us before you book.
Species guide
Bonefish (Albula vulpes)
- How to identify
- Bright silver with a bluish back, a snout that overhangs the mouth and a forked tail.
- Size
- Usually 3 to 8 pounds; double-digit fish are a trophy
- Lifespan
- Can live 20 years or more
- Habitat
- Shallow tropical flats of sand, mud and seagrass, moving on and off with the tide.
- Range
- South Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and Central America.
- Diet
- Crabs, shrimp, clams and small fish rooted from the bottom
Did you know? Feeding bonefish tip nose-down and their tails break the surface, which is how guides spot them.
