Buccaneers & Bones

Dec 31, 2010

The group of iconic anglers reunite for a week of fishing & camaraderie in Belize. Bill Klyn & Tom McGuane fish for snook, Lori-Ann Murphy & Zach Gilford go after bonefish & Michael Keaton & Tom Brokaw pursue permit & tarpon.

Dec 31, 2010

The team of anglers cast into the flats off the coast of Belize in pursuit of bonefish. Tom Brokaw & Bill Klyn casts from a boat, McGuane & Yvon Chouninard try their luck wading & Michael Keaton & Lori-Ann Murphy use both methods.

Dec 31, 2010

The group of anglers continue their week of fishing out of El Pescador Lodge & the Belize River Lodge. Tom McGuane experiences a memorable fight with a giant tarpon & we join up with angling legend Stu Apte in Florida.

Dec 31, 2010

Old friends Michael Keaton & Tom McGuane share a boat together, which means there will be plenty of action & plenty of laughs. Bonefish & Tarpon Trust's Aaron Adams helps Zach Gilford dance with a tarpon for the first time

Dec 31, 2010

Off the coast of Belize, the group of intrepid anglers continue their pursuit of bonefish & tarpon. Michael Keaton & Zach Gilford chase tarpon, while Bill Klyn & Yvon Chouinard are after bone. We also share a boat with Aaron Adams & Tom McGuane.

Dec 31, 2010

Angling experts Lori-Ann Murphy & Aaron Adams prove that catching a tarpon is no easy feat as they try to land a silver king in the Florida Keys. Dr. Jerry Ault discusses the research underway as scientists try to unravel the mysteries of these fish.

Dec 31, 2010

The team's goal of landing & tagging a mature tarpon is fulfilled, as one of the anglers lands a 60lbs silver king. Michael Keaton & Yvon Choulnard spend time wading through the flats together & we look back on the week spent in Belize.

Dec 31, 2011

The buccaneers are returning to one of the most stirring angling destinations of the Bahamas. Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard is the first to land a bonefish at the end of his line.

Dec 31, 2011

Lefty Kreh lends Michael Keaton his rod while fishing the flats. Yvon Chouinard and Aaron Adams wade the flats hoping a bonefish will bite. Tom Brokaw attempts to catch his first fish of the trip.

Dec 31, 2011

The anglers battle mangroves and sharks as they hook silver ghosts. Actors Liam Neeson and Richard Bentley join the buccaneers at Deep Water Cay

Dec 31, 2011

Yvon Chouinard and Lefty Kreh are in search of the big fish. Liam Neeson and Richard Bentley stalk the flats, sight fishing for bonefish. Bill Klyn and Aaron Adams are on a run for the ghost of the flats.

Dec 31, 2011

Bill Klyn and Aaron Adams return to the flats to tag and teach about bonefish. Tom McGuane and Flip Pallot hook tarpon in the Florida Everglades. Yvon Chouinard and Tom Brokaw wade the flats for bonefish.

Dec 31, 2011

Michael Keaton and Aaron Adams set out to learn the world of the bonefish. Bill Klyn does some solo wading. Yvon Chouinard takes a break from bonefishing to hunt the exotic lionfish with a Hawaiian sling spear.

Dec 31, 2011

Tom Brokaw gets a casting lesson from Lefty Kreh. Flip Pallot hunts the Florida Everglades for tarpon with Tom McGuane. Aaron, Bill, and Yvon search for bonefish along the mangroves.

Jan 3, 2013

This week it's off to the Bahamas where Tom Brokaw, Lefty Krey, Tom McGuane, Yvon Chouinard, Michael Keaton and Bill Klyn try their luck at landing some hard to come by bonefish while Andy Mill ventures off on his own in pursuit of tarpon.

Jan 7, 2013

This week on Buccaneers and Bones, we're fishing for tarpon and bonefish in the Bahamas at Deep Water Cay.

Jan 14, 2013

This week on Buccaneers and Bones, we fish shark infested waters for bonefish in the Bahamas. Michael Keaton tries the technique of paddle board fishing, and we follow 3 accomplished women anglers as they fish the open sea.

Jan 21, 2013

This week on Buccaneers ad Bones, we're at the Deep Water Cay fishing for bonefish.

Jan 28, 2013

This week on Buccaneers and Bones, we're catching some bonefish with April Vokey, Bill Klynn, Andy Mill, Tom McGuane, and Yvon Chouinard.

Feb 4, 2013

This week on Buccaneers and Bones, we look at ways Bonefish & Tarpon Trust has preserved and improved Deep Water Cay. Also, we join our anglers out on the water for some great action.

Feb 11, 2013

This week on Buccaneers and Bones, Yvon Chouinard pursues snapper fish using a 200 year old Japanese fly fishing technique. Andy and Dave fish for tarpon in the Florida Keys and Tom and Bill go after a variety of fish including barracuda.

Dec 29, 2013

This week, we travel to El Pescador Lodge in Belize where Meridith, Yvon, Will, Tom, and Lefty set out to accomplish the Grand Slam of fishing, which means taking home a permit, tarpon, and bonefish all in the same day.

Jan 5, 2014

This week, the quest continues as the group targets a Grand Slam which includes bonefish, permit, and tarpon, but Lefty Kreh encounters one of the potential hazards of fly fishing as his right hand gets caught up in the spool.

Jan 12, 2014

This week, Lefty helps Huey with some tips on bonefishing while Tom and Will have a tough go at landing permit. Then, Meredith and Bill switch it up and head out for deep water fish.

Jan 19, 2014

This week, Will and Huey try their luck with permit offshore with little luck, while Meredith and Yvon try for bonefish and permit inshore on the flats.

Jan 19, 2014

This week, Bill and Will head out on the flats for permit and snook, while Huey and Meredith are on the hunt for bonefish

Feb 2, 2014

This week, Meredith and Lorie travel to the backwater lagoons on kayak to test their luck, while Yvon and Lefty head to the flats for bonefish and hopefully permit.

Feb 9, 2014

This week is a mixed bag as the season comes to an end. Will goes for permit and tarpon, while Maredith gets a little bit of everything. And finally, Tom and Yvon get their chance at some bonefish.

Jan 1, 2015

Newcomers Jimmy Kimmel and Jim Belushi catch their first bonefish as they join the cast of Huey Lewis, Yvon Chouinard, Tom McGuane, Lefty Kreh, and Bill Klyn at Bair's Lodge in South Andros Island for spectacular flats fishing.

Jan 8, 2015

Jim Belushi, Jimmy Kimmel, and Huey Lewis learn first-hand about the harsh reality of predators and prey on the salt water flats, and how anglers can play a key role in conserving this ecosystem.

Jan 15, 2015

Jim Belushi and Jimmy Kimmel fish together after getting a few quick lessons from the masters, plus the whole cast tries to catch wild native crabs without losing a finger.

Jan 22, 2015

Jimmy Kimmel and Huey Lewis get a cooking lesson from a local chef, and the anglers enjoy the beauty and solitude of wading the salt water flats in South Andros Island in The Bahamas.

Jan 29, 2015

Anglers Jimmy Kimmel, Huey Lewis,Jim Belushi, Yvon Chouinard, and Bill Klyn spend the afternoon wading the flats of The Bahamas in tough conditions, and the night having fun at a local dive bar.

Feb 5, 2015

New bonefishermen Jimmy Kimmel and Jim Belushi learn lessons from angling legend Lefty Kreh.

Feb 12, 2015

The cast of anglers including Jim Belushi, Jimmy Kimmel, Huey Lewis try one last time for a 10-pound bonefish before leaving the island.

Dec 29, 2015

Visiting the turquoise flats surrounding Deep Water Cay, Bahama

Jan 5, 2016

The chase is on for the silver-sided bonefish and tarpon in the Bahamas

Jan 12, 2016

Jan 19, 2016

Jan 26, 2016

What happens to the worlds oceans, happens first in the seas shallow, mangrove dotted flats and coral reefs. They are the earths salt-water nurseries, and they are in peril

Feb 2, 2016

Angling for bluefish and tarpon.

Feb 9, 2016

Lefty Kreh is featured.

Jan 2, 2018

Tom Brokaw, Michael Keaton, Yvon Chouinard, and Bill Klyn go fly-fishing within walking distance of Turneffe Flats Lodge. The team learns why the preservation of the flats is critical to conserve this treasure for future generations.

Jan 9, 2018

A look at Buccaneers over the years as Liam Neeson, Jimmy Kimmel, Huey Lewis, Jim Belushi, Tom McGuane and Zach Gilford join the team for fly fishing. Also: the team honors angling legend Lefty Kreh as he gives Kimmel a casting lesson.

Jan 16, 2018

Huey Lewis and Bill Klyn wrestle with amazing bonefish while wading the flats of Belize; the team learns the value of proper fish management and handling

Jan 23, 2018

In a celebration of the pinnacle of saltwater fly fishing Michael Keaton, Tom Brokaw, Huey Lewis and Will Benson try to dance with the ultimate challenge of the flats -- - the elusive permit.

Jan 30, 2018

New bone fishermen Jimmy Kimmel and Jim Belushi learn lessons from angling legend Lefty Kreh.

Feb 6, 2018

Michael Keaton, Zach Gilford, Andy Mill and other anglers experience the magic of dancing with a tarpon, the 100-pound aerial acrobat of the flats.

Feb 13, 2018

Bonefish, tarpon and permit are on the menu as the team compares fishing at Belize and in the Bahamas -- the two international hot spots for saltwater fly fishing.