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| There's a lot of fishable water at Crooked Island and it isn't all just bonefish!
There are extensive systems of interior creek and lagoon areas that have big bonefish, an assortment of snapper,
barracuda and small grouper, some permit and the occasional small to medium sized tarpon – all catchable on a fly
rod or spinning gear. Towards the outer edges of the islands, out in the Bight, it’s entirely different fishing: poling or wading crystal-clear sand flats, which hold thousands of school-size (2-4 pound) bones. |
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| Along the edges of the mangroves on a high tide you’ll again find larger single and double bonefish nosing through the roots and marl. |
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The beach in front of the lodge, the fishing can sometimes be quite good for jacks,
small permit, grouper, snapper and such with the fly rod. If you’re willing to use a spinning rod or can
cast a needlefish fly a considerable distance, you can also catch barracuda up to 5 feet long, either casting from
the skiff, trolling behind the skiff or fishing from shore. Because of the low population density (the total population of Acklins/Crooked Islands is less than 1,000), the reefs have barely been touched. |
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Off Shore Offshore fishing with Captain Robbie Gibson is incredible. The lodge is fishing water that no other sport fishing boats are touching. Daily catches may exceed thirty fish and are not uncommon. Season Reef Fishing Chumming, jigging and live bait techniques are used for inshore fishing. Excellent catches are available all year long. |
| At the hotel, there is a picture of this fellow holding a wahoo that scaled reliably
at 148 pounds. That’s a damn big wahoo. Billfish, tuna, dorado and other offshore species abound (seasonally)
just a mile or less from shore or you can arrange longer excursions to productive offshore fishing spots for the
day or a sleep over trip to the renowned Diana Banks. For fly-casters looking for deep water fish, the lodge has been experimenting successfully with live baiting big jack crevale, horseyed jacks, amberjacks, mutton snapper, dorado and tuna. |
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| Live baiting involves releasing live pilchards to attract schooling fish to the boat
and then casting flies. Bring your 10-12 weight rods and big deceiver patterns if you’d like to try this
(subject to availability of the big boat and access to the live bait). The setting is lovely – a very dramatic bit of coastline with beautiful beaches and shells, great reef fishing 10 yards from shore and a 30-minute run to the flats. The hotel itself is informal, not luxurious, but modern and comfy, quiet, small and nicely tree-shaded. There are 12 rooms in 3 villas, a separate dining area, a beach cabana where dinners and lunches are sometimes served, a bar and a private airfield. The nearest village is about a mile away. The Crooked Islanders are wonderful, dignified people with big smiles; quiet, polite, religious and good-humored. |
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The fishing can be fantastic for bonefish that haven’t seen enough pressure to become
spooky yet, averaging 2 - 4 pounds, with some much larger fish on certain flats, tailing or cruising alone or in
pairs. Besides bonefish, there are lots of snapper (mutton, mangrove, yellowtail), jacks, some big permit,
a few tarpon, ocean triggerfish and tons of barracuda. Photographers will want to catch a bonefish within view of some of the thousands of Flamingos that inhabit this part of the Bahamas. |
| Crooked Island is located in the southern Bahamas, a 1 hour and 15 minute flight
south of Nassau. Commercial air service is limited to two Bahamas Air flights from Nassau on Tuesday and
Saturday. These flights depart Nassau at approximately 9:00 am making connections from the US impossible.
So, unless you charter from Ft. Lauderdale, Nassau or Exuma, an overnight in Nassau is required. Charters from Nassau will cost approx. of $400 per person for a 9 passenger King Air. Bahamas Air costs $198 per person round-trip (subject to change). Moderate hotel rooms cost about $130 a night plus taxes, taxi and meals in Nassau. |
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| Angler Adventures will help you do the arithmetic to see which option better suits your party. |
| Bonefish Packages | Double Occupancy | Single Occpancy |
| 6 Days Guided Bonefishing / 7 Nights Lodging | $2,495 | $4,025 |
| 3 Days Guided Bonefishing / 4 Nights Lodging | $1,335 | $2,135 |
| Offshore Rates | ||
| Full Day Rate - 8 Hours | $985.00 | Up to 6 Anglers |
| Half Day Rate | $738.75 | Up to 6 Anglers |
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| Reef Rates | ||
| Full Day Rate - 8 Hours | $685.00 | Up to 6 Anglers |
| Half Day Rate | $513.75 | Up to 6 Anglers |
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Included: Transportation from Crooked Island airport to the lodge, roundtrip; accommodations as described; all meals and a boat and guide daily, 10% Bahamian Room Tax and 15% hotel service charge. Not included: Air travel to Crooked Island; beverages; tackle, lures, flies, personal items and guide gratuities. Additional lodge charges can be paid at the lodge in traveler's checks, cash or by American Express, MasterCard or Visa. Guide Gratuities: While gratuities are at the discretion of the customer, we are often asked to suggest a guideline. At Pittstown Point Landings / Crooked Island Bonefishing, a guideline would be about $40 per boat per day for the guide. Please plan to pay tips in cash. |
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