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Fishing Reports
Update on Mothership report-Andros Island Bahamas
May 09, 2003
Posted by Out Island Adventures
Contact: Capt. John Amabile
Grandview , Tx 76050 usa
Phone 1: 817 866 2525
Email: capt@outislandadventures.net
URL: http://www.outislandadventures.net
Current Report
I have been been receiving
Emails asking me why the
fishing is so good on the
south and west side of Andros
Island. To save from having
to answer these Emails one at
a time ,I thought I would
just answer them here. Andros
Islands west and south side
are uninhabited. It may stay
that way into the forseeable
future. Andros is about 120
miles long, the width varies
greatly. The population is
about 10,000 , with all of it
on the east coast. The
interior of Andros is one of
the least explored areas in
North America. There is no
deep water access to either
the south or west side. The
locals of Andros seem to have
no desire to live in these
areas. So to bring in
supplies
in small boats for a few
fishing lodges would be cost
prohibitive. So would the
cost to string power lines
and build bridges. You can go
by skiff from southeast
Andros to the southside,or
from Middle Bight to the
westside, but it's a long
ride. A few do it and camp
out in tents. But with no
fresh water and of course no
fuel stations it's hard to
take enough to stay very
long. Creature comforts like
fresh water showers , ice,
refrigeration and protection
from mosquitoes and fuel to
do some exploring would be
limmited. Sea
plane limits you to one flat
to wade and even less
supplies asuming they just
drop you off and pick you up.
The enviorment
at these uninhabited areas is
quite harsh to say
the least. A few and I mean a
few private yachts come from
the states every year. If
planned right and if you hook
up with local guides that
know the area these trips
turn out great.
But care must be taken
choosing a guide for these
areas.
Most guides will tell
you they know the westside
but in truth not many do. The
habitat for different species
of shallow water fish could
not be any better. You can
see from the space station
photo of Andros Island that
it's all flats. Even from the
space station the white
bottom shows up. If that
water were even 6 feet deep
it would not show up as it
does from space. So you have
a perfect habitat that other
than a few boats a year has
been undisturbed by man since
time began. So you don't have
to go half way around the
world for the kind of fishing
you can have at Andros
Island. It's only 150 miles
from Miami, but to do it
right you do need a
mothership set up for on
board living. You also need
good skiffs and good local
guides. I live in Texas I
keep my vessel at Andros
Island. I could keep it
anywhere, I'm there because
that's where the fish are.
Call us , we can get you
there in comfort and keep you
that way thru out your stay.
We believe you can have it
all, the best flats fishing
in
the world close to home and
in comfort. In reality it
really does only cost a
little more to go first
class.
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