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Florida & The Caribbean


Bahamas
February 15, 2003


Posted by Leisure Time Travel, Inc.
Contact: Capt. Edward Johnston
Crystal River, FL 34428 USA
Phone 1: 800-771-2202
Email: bahamas@leisuretimetravel.com
URL: http://www.leisuretimetravel.com/bahamas.htm

Current Report
The best bonefishing in the world is in the Bahamas!

The Bahamian Islands are noted for their exceptional bonefishing and it is a year-round sport. With countless miles of bonefish flats, which offer a lee no matter what the wind direction, and miles of gorgeous, white sand hard bottom wadeable ocean flats, the Bahamas offers more fishable flats than any other area of the Caribbean.

Pelican Bay Bonefishing Club is offering a 10 % discount for all bonefishing packages for the following dates: Fishing days now through September 30, 2003. Call 800- 771-2202 for more details!

Andros Island Bonefish Club The bonefish has won its reputation based on its finicky eating habits and ability to empty a fly reel with blinding speed. The Bahamas offers unchartered spaces where you will seldom see another angler all day, and the best chance at big bonefish. Bone fishing here is "world class".

In addition to bonefish, you will find an assortment of other fish species available including barracuda, sharks, grouper and snapper and an assortment of reef species. If you are after the other big two flats species " tarpon and permit" the Bahamas is not were you really want to go. Permit are not as plentiful here as the Yucatan peninsula, but there are some around. The best places to find permit are the marls of Great Abaco, the east side of Andros, Berry Islands, and the south and east end of Grand Bahama Island. Tarpon are not plentiful here at any time of the year, so if you do get a shot at one consider it good fortune! The best place to find tarpon are the creeks and blue holes of Andros Island.

Atlantis The Bahamas form an enormous archipelago stretching 590 miles from just off the coast of Florida all the way down to Haiti. Within this area are approximately 700 islands comprising the largest area of bonefish flats in the world. The bonefish has won its reputation based on its finicky eating habits and ability to empty a fly reel with blinding speed. The Bahamas offers unchartered spaces where you will seldom see another angler all day. In addition to bonefish, you will find an assortment of other fish species available including barracuda, sharks, tarpon, permit, grouper and snapper and an assortment of reef species

Nearly all of the Bahamian island are fringed by coral reefs with some of the clearest waters in the world the world. Areas near the reef offer good hard wading flats.

Because sport fishermen were the first outsiders to rediscover the Bahamas in the last few decades, the islanders know how to welcome them and treat them well. The waters have fish, the islands have lodges, and the guides have the expertise to put you on fish!

Cape Santa Maria at Long Island There is quite a variety of lodges from fancy hotels to simple guest houses. For the lodges located near the reefs there will be the added bonus of excellent action there.

Are you intrested in a prime week of fishing on Grand Bahama Island, but found out there was no space left. Well, Leisure Time Travel has space! If you are interested call Captain Johnston now for details 800-771-2202 (eastern time)

It would seem that most people prefer the months of January through May, however, winter and Spring months are in the greatest demand because most northerners want to get out of the cold and snow, bonefish are present the year around. Balmy weather and low fishing pressure make the Bahamas a great place to visit in the fall. Regardless of the weather, for prime time it is best to reserve your space well in advance.

Where do you stay while you are in the Bahamas? Leisure Time Travel's guide to the best lodges will make sure you are in good hands while in the Bahamian Islands.

The exceptional bonefishing in the Bahamian Islands is a year-round sport . Refreshing trade winds keep the islands cool and the climate varies very little during the year. The most pleasant time is from November to April when the temperature averages about 70-80 degrees. Capt. Johnston at Great Abaco The rest of the year the temperature averages about 80-90 degrees. In the northern islands, winter temperatures are approximately five degrees cooler than the southern islands. Sea surface temperatures vary between 74 degrees in February and 84 degrees in August. The Bahamas experiences rain year round, however the months of May through October is considered the rainy season. The northern islands normally receive twice as much rain as the southern islands.

One nice thing about living in Florida is the close proximity to the Caribbean. Your reporter, Capt. Edward Johnston, has visited the Bahamas dozens of times. There is no substitute for experience, so why take a chance, make your vacation plans with Leisure Time Travel.

Report By Captain Edward Russell Johnston


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