I woke up really early and wanted to get some time on the flats before Jess got up.  The skies were overcast and the wind was whipping, not the ideal conditions; however, I still wanted to get out and find some tails.

I went to the small section of the town flats that has some white sand.  The sand would provide a little relief trying to spot cruising shadows.  The low tide conditions would also allow tails to break the surface.  I tied on a size 6 Mini Puff and went to work.  Within 50 yards of the shore, I came across a pack of tailing bones.  I fired off my first cast of the day, and it was too close for comfort.  The pack of bones scattered in every direction.  Luckily, within another 50 yards was another pack of tails.  This time I took my time getting into an optimal position.  The pack was working into the wind at the edge of the sand and the turtle grass.  I paralleled them at 50 feet away making several casts to the edge of their group.  One of my casts landed softly right into the middle of the pack, and I was convinced that it was going to spook the entire group.  However, the pack continued to feed, I began to work my fly, and I felt the tug of a bonefish.  A strong strip set started a great fight.  After about 5 minutes I landed him, snapped a quick pic, and got my line reorganized.  Upon immediately turning around, I saw around 20 bones cruising my way.  I made one quick false cast, and my fly landed right in their path.  The lead bone of the pack slightly spooked, but he calmed down and the entire pack kept coming towards my fly.  Small twitches of the mini puff enticed a fish in the back of the pack.  A nice run and the fish was ready to be landed.  Both fish were in the 6-7lb class.

After I caught those two, all signs of bonefish were gone.  I decided to wade back towards shore.  I found one more bone tailing tight to the shore.  I snuck my way into position and made several presentations into his vicinity; however, it was not meant to be, and I eventually spooked him.  I was on the flats for about 90 minutes and decided it was time to head home.  I went home to find Jess still sleeping.  It was a great start to the day.