Wading the flats on Acklins Island, Bahamas:
Grey’s Point Bonefish Inn
99% Wading
Acklins Out Island
Williamson Family
Overview
Grey’s Point Bonefish Inn on Acklins Island is a Williamson-family bonefishing lodge built for wading. About 99% of the fishing is on foot across Relief Bay and Lovely Bay, with a maximum of eight anglers, comfortable rooms, and Out Island hospitality.
Acklins Island bonefishing at Grey’s Point Inn
Acklins Island is the remote Out Island Bahamas at its best. There are two flights a week. Phone and internet can be sporadic. Traffic jams are never a problem, and the people of Acklins are among the friendliest you will meet.
The flats fished by Grey’s Point Inn are spectacularly beautiful and relatively shallow, especially in Lovely Bay and Relief Bay. Acklins bonefish feed in extremely shallow water, especially at low tide, so the fishing is 99% wading. Nothing captures bonefishing like stalking, casting to, and hooking a 6-pound bone in 4 inches of water.
Close proximity to the open ocean means guests occasionally see larger fish. The average bone is 3–5 pounds. Fish in the 6–8 pound class are fairly common, and at times you get shots at double-digit bones fresh from deeper water. The club record is 16 pounds.
Bones often school at high tide, then spread over the shallow flats, cuts, and channels as the water drops. That makes for diverse wading — drop-offs one hour, tip-toeing after tailers the next. Guests may also see permit, sharks, and big barracuda. Tarpon sightings are rare, but they happen on Acklins.
Grey’s Point has three full-time bonefishing guides and several part-time guides, all with years on Acklins. They grew up on these waters and work hard to put you on fish. Boat rides are typically 5–15 minutes. The Lovely Bay launch is about 25 minutes from the lodge; Relief Bay is a short walk down the hill, and you can be fishing in two minutes. A canoe and two kayaks are available the afternoon you arrive, and there is a wadeable flat in front of the lodge.
Accommodations at Grey’s Point Inn
Grey’s Point offers surprisingly comfortable rooms given how remote Acklins is. There are six guest rooms and a main lodge, all overlooking the flats of Relief Bay. Rooms have two large double beds, air-conditioning, satellite television, a refrigerator, a small desk (perfect for fly tying), a private bath, and intermittent WiFi. The main lodge holds the kitchen, dining room, common area, and a game area with a full-sized pool table. A small lounge next to the guest rooms has comfortable chairs and a big-screen TV. Except for intact larger groups, Grey’s Point takes a maximum of eight anglers.
Food is Bahamian style — broiled or steamed lobster, fried grouper, roasted chicken, cracked conch. The owners and staff are punctual, courteous, and a pleasure to be around.
Grey’s Point does not sell beer or other alcoholic drinks. Buy liquor and wine at the duty-free shop on arrival in Nassau, and beer on Acklins. The lodge meets you at the airport and stops at a grocery that sells beer. Keep it cold in the mini-fridge in your room. Kalik and Sands are always around; Heineken and Guinness show up occasionally.
99% wading
6 guest rooms
Max 8 anglers
Williamson family
Grey’s Point Inn packages (2026–2027)
Contact us for seasonal discounts, special offers or promotional pricing
| Grey’s Point Inn Packages | 2 per boat | 2 per room | 2 per boat | 1 per room | 1 per boat | 2 per room | 1 per boat | 1 per room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nights/6 Days Fishing | $4,855 | $5,835.00 | $7,015.00 | $7,995 |
| 4 Nights/3 Days Fishing | $2,640 | $3,220.00 | $3,720.00 | $4,300 |
| 3 Nights/2 Days Fishing | $1,935 | $2,370.00 | $2,655.00 | $3,090 |
These are the 2026–2027 package rates.
Our Services are FREE
From the archive: wading Acklins in 2013
John Frazier wrote about a Grey’s Point trip for the November/December 2013 issue of Fly Fishing in Salt Waters — still the best picture of stalking bones on foot here.
Included in package
- Round-trip transportation from Acklins Airport to the lodge
- Double or single occupancy rooms as described
- All meals, soft drinks, and bottled water
- A boat and guide daily
Not included
- Air travel to Acklins
- Beer, wine, and liquor
- Tackle, lures, flies, and personal items
- Boat handler (optional — runs the skiff to the far end of a flat so you skip the long walk back)
- Gratuities and Bahamas VAT
The lodge now accepts credit cards; confirm current payment options when you book. Cash and traveler’s checks still work on island.
Flies and tackle
Acklins bones are not overly bashful in skinny water, and they are not picky eaters. Presentation matters more than pattern. Bring a good supply of Bunny Bones or other unweighted or very lightly weighted flies. Weed guards help on turtle grass. See the Bahamas What to Bring list. Bring your own flies and tackle — neither is available at Grey’s Point Inn.
Getting to Grey’s Point Inn
Bahamasair currently flies Nassau–Spring Point, Acklins, on Wednesday and Saturday. A Friday overnight in Nassau is still the usual way to make the Saturday morning flight. Newton or Garon Williamson meet guests at the airport for the transfer. Typical Saturday arrival is before noon, with the afternoon to rig, rest, or fish on your own.
Grey’s Point Inn questions
How much of the fishing is wading?
About 99%. This is a foot-stalking lodge. If you want to stand on a poling platform all week, pick a different Acklins or Andros program.
How do I get to Acklins?
Bahamasair to Spring Point on Wednesday and Saturday. Many guests spend Friday night in Nassau for the Saturday flight. The lodge handles the island transfer.
How many anglers?
Six rooms; usually a maximum of eight anglers unless you bring an intact larger group.
What else besides bonefish?
Permit, sharks, and barracuda show on the same flats. Tarpon live on Acklins but are the uncommon shot. Dedicated permit or tarpon days can cost extra — ask when you book.
Where on Acklins is the lodge?
Pinefield Settlement, looking over Relief Bay. Spring Point is the airport. Flats start in front of the rooms; Lovely Bay is a short boat ride.
Topics
Bonefish, Permit & Tarpon
in beautiful ACKLINS, BAHAMAS
Bonefish
(Albula vulpes)
Acklins is a skinny-water bonefish island. At Grey’s Point you hunt them on foot as singles, pairs, small groups, and schools — average fish 3–5 pounds, plenty of 6–8s, and a lodge record of 16. Permit, sharks, and barracuda share the same flats.
Relief Bay, Lovely Bay, Acklins Island
3–8 lb typical · shots at doubles
99% wading · schools and singles
Best flies: Bunny Bones, Gotcha, Crazy Charlie, Clouser
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Across the border from Esquel in Argentina, and deep into the Coyhue forests of the tenth region of Chile flow the azure depths of the Futaleufu river.
A world away from the hustle and bustle that even sleepy Esquel represent, the “Big River”; (for this is how Futaleufu translates from the Tehuelche tongue) rolls along, amid some of the most unspoiled mountain scenery on the planet.
South of the Chilean lake district, Futaleufu is a stand alone fishery. The freestone giant grows healthy stocks of rainbow and brown trout that are fed by abundant hatches of mayfly, caddis and stone flies. A heavy resident stock
of fish and great hatches combined with classic fly water make the Futaleufu a trout fisherman’s paradise. Average rainbows and browns are in the 14″-16″ class but much larger fish are caught regularly.
There is even the occasional sea-run fish, guaranteed to put a bend in your rod! In truth though, whilst the chance of a big fish is a daily occurrence, it’s hard to be totally focused on the fishing in a place this special.
There’s a magic in the valley that transcends mere fishing. Futaleufu is a place to re-charge your batteries, to feel your spirits soar.
The lodges inaccessibility through the Valle de las Escalas make this part of the river unique, lazy horseback trails wind down to the rivers edge, a riot of Lupins and other wild flowers, no engines pollute the river here chemically or audibly and time appears to have stood still. Futa Lodge stands sentinel on the river bank wishing you well on your daily fishing foray, its lights twinkling a greeting in the evening as you return from the river.
Since the mid -eighties Futa Lodge has welcomed the greatest names in fishing, from Lefty Kreh and Mel Kreiger to Lee and Joan Wulff. The reason they came is the same now as it always has been, Futa represents the best of Chilean fishing, hospitality, accommodations, guiding and service.
Futa Lodge fishes primarily for Brown and Rainbow trout, with dry and wet flies in the Futaleufu river itself. The lodge also fishes neighboring tributaries and lakes which are mostly populated by Browns and Rainbows.
Other species occasionally encountered in the Futaleufu and Espolon rivers include Chinook, Silver & Atlantic Salmon, Sea-run Brown Trout and Steelhead. During a full week stay, anglers can visit different waters each day.
Easy access to some of the prime water on the Futaleufu river from right in front of the lodge. Great wade and drift boat fishing. Superb Dry fly and Streamer fishing. Varied fishing program taking in local tributaries and Lakes.
Fly Gear: Nine foot 4-7 weight rods for dry flies, 5-8 weight rods for wet-flies and streamers. Floating lines and sink tip and fast sinking lines. 8 foot to 12 foot leaders tapered down to two pound tippet for dry-flies and tapered down to 6 lbs for streamers.
Flies in Dry fly would be all mayfly patterns from size 12-20, spent patterns in similar sizes. Nymphs and Scuds in sizes 10-18 weighted and un-weighted. Streamers, Sculpins and Wooly Buggers in sizes 6-12.
Fishing Schedule is flexible but will normally start after breakfast at 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM. Shore lunches are the norm followed by fishing in the afternoon until into the evening. Seasonal changes will take into account the changing light but early season fishing may be as late as 10 PM, late season as early as 7 PM.
Futaleufu Lodge is strictly a catch and release fishery.
Location: Futa Lodge is situated in the Valle de las Escalas on the Futaleufu River, about half way between Puerto Montt and Coyhaique, 40 minutes drive from the village of Fuateufu.
How to get there: From Argentina, there are weekly flights to Esquel. You will be met by a lodge representative, cross the border to Chile and driven to the lodge (approx 1 1/2 hours)
By air from Santiago and Puerto Montt to Chaiten. You will be met in Chaiten and transfers to the lodge by 4WD vehicle (approx 4 hours).
From Puerto Montt you can also charter direct to the Futaleufu airport, where you will be met by a lodge representative and driven to the lodge (approx 40 minutes).
