Soul Fly Lodge

History + Location

Soul Fly Lodge is located on Great Harbour Cay, part of the Berry Islands in the northern Bahamas.  This is a fantastic fishery that has flown under the radar of traveling anglers for decades, primarily due to the absence of any lodge or even a hotel.  Soul Fly is the first and only lodge on Great Harbour Cay, and has come out of the firing on all cylinders.  Even before opening their doors in October 2021, there is a long tradition of bonefishing and permit fishing that goes back decades.  Angler Adventures has been sending anglers to Great Harbour Cay since our own Doug Schlink first discovered this hidden gem in 1988.   

What he found was outstanding bonefishing for big average size fish,good guides and decent skiffs (Percy Darville, and 1 or 2 others), but a total lack of infrastructure to make it a saleable commodity to most traveling fishermen.  One had to ferret out the few rental homes for accommodations.  There was little to no food available for sale on the Cay and but one small restaurant in the marina, that almost always had cracked conch (and little else).  If you were lucky enough to get Percy, the fishery is outstanding and the fishing component was solid.  But it wasn’t for everybody.  You had to fly private charter, haul your own provisions and do your own cooking (or eat cracked conch every night at Basils), be prepared to walk a mile to the marina and back each day and deal with the total lack of infrastructure.

The Fishery of the Berry Islands Chain

The emergence of Soul Fly finally provides both easy access to the incredibly diverse fishery of the Berry Islands chain, from Chubb Cay all the way to Great Stirrup Cay from a first-class fishing lodge with accommodations and amenities that most require. There are miles of firm, wadeable white sand flats, to lush turtle grass, ocean edges, thick mangroves, and backcountry creeks.  Watching bonefish or permit cruise over a bright white flat is an experience that keeps anglers coming back to Great Harbour Cay year after year.  Soul Fly has become one of the “go to” places for anglers looking for big Bahamas permit.  Like many of the other fisheries in the Northern Bahamas, there are excellent opportunities for large bonefish in the 10 lb. range, as well as “average” fish in the 4 + lb. range.  Soul Fly Lodge also has excellent sight fishing opportunities for mutton snapper, trigger fish, and barracuda, all extremely hard fighters.

Expert Guidance from the Soul Fly Lodge Team

The guide team at Soul Fly Lodge is excellent from top to bottom.  They are veteran guides with decades of experience putting anglers on bonefish, permit and more.  The guides will be running brand new 17’ Maverick HPX skiffs 70 HP Yamaha 4 stroke engines.  They chose to have 3 HPX-V skiffs and 1 HPX-S, specifically for accessing some the super shallow flats.  These skiffs were the chosen to maximize the access to the whole fishery, as well as the comfort.

Soul Fly Lodge is located on the eastside of Great Harbour Cay, overlooking the ocean with a short winding path directly to an idyllic, 3 mile long beach, considered one of the most beautiful in the Bahamas.  The newly renovated lodge is comprised by 4 guestrooms with private bathrooms, a well-stocked fly shop, a large 20×50 freshwater pool, and the dining room / restaurant, the Carriearl Roost.  The freshwater pool is a favorite place to cool off after a hot day on the flats.

Excellent Management + Convenient Traveling

Getting to Great Harbour Cay is convenient and simple.  The newly rebuilt airport is only 120 miles East of Miami, making it a short one-hour flight from Florida or only a twenty-minute flight from Nassau. With several options to choose from, Angler Adventures can assist anglers find excellent options flight options from almost everywhere in the US.

Soul Fly Lodge is owned and managed by Kyle and Kitri Schaefer.  They come to Soul Fly Lodge with a fresh perspective and excellent experience, having managed high-end lodges in the Bahamas and Argentina.  Kyle and Kitri’s style of refined, service makes the Soul Fly Lodge experience personal, detailed and flexible.  They focus on being sustainable and community focused.  They hope to reduce their impact, source local, eliminate waste, and offset the lodged carbon footprint.  Their mission is to cultivate a deeper bond with our planet, the Berry Islands fishery and the local community through conscientiously crafted angling adventures.

Included: Fishing, Lodging, All Meals, Non-Alcoholic & Alcoholic Bevs, Airport/Marina Transfer

Not Included: Gratuities, International & Domestic Transport to Great Harbour Cay, Fishing License, Terminal Tackle, Government Taxes & Fees (including 10% VAT)