
My very first Bonefish ever ! Laguna Xlapak

My second Bonefish ever ! We put the camera away after this one.
Finally tally = 5 on the fly rod and 2 on the spinning rod.
At one point, there were so many fish in the water that the guide was calling
9 o'clock, 11 o'clock, 1 o'clock ... 4 o'clock .... cast ... cast ... just cast !

(top to bottom - left to right) View from the marina, view of my cruise ship from the skiff, shipwreck at Punta Norte, skinny water full of Tarpon, a Mayan ruin in the middle of Laguna Xlapak, the guides, Enrique and ?.
This might be the most fun I've ever had fishing.
When I originally booked my Carnival Cruise back in February 09 (a working vacation), I had no idea there was bonefishing on the island of Cozumel. It wasn't until they day before I left for Miami that I even considered fishing during my 6 hour stay on the island. A quick internet search revealed Carlos Vega and AquariusFlatsFishing.com. One quick call and I was all set. "Bring $300 cash and meet me downtown at ........." I admit it, I was a little nervous. I had $400 in cash, $1800 worth of fishing equipment and a taxi cab driver that spoke no English .... what am I doing? I'm fishing .... that's what I'm doing. Long story short, I was picked-up by Carlos at his downtown office and driven to the marina where his guides, Enrique and ? whisked me away to a bonefish paradise. I speak very little Spanish and Enrique speaks very little English, but when you're fishing .... it just happens. This was my first time bonefishing and I had no idea if I could spot fish let alone cast into the wind to them. I held my own apparently and Enrique was always quick with a "good cast." The wind was a steady 8 - 10 mph out of the north and thankfully most of my casts were downwind or sidewind. When things got to heavy, I changed over to my spinning rod.
My gear that day: 8 weight reel on a 10 weight rod (windy conditions) and a 7 foot 8-12 pound test spinning rod. (keep that drag super, super loose ... I lost more fish than I landed). I used a Gotcha fly on the fly rod and a yellow Bucktail Jig with a small piece of squid attached on the spinning rod.
Let the guide tie your flies on!
Aquarius Travel Sport Fishing Rep's
Carlos E. Vega - Owner & Operator
www.aquariusflatsfishing.com
1-800-371-2924
When you're trying to decide upon your ideal holiday in The Bahamas, fishing might spring to mind immediately. But what type of fishing would you enjoy the most? There are many types of fishing holidays to enjoy in The Bahamas, but one of the most well-known is bonefishing. It's a type of sport fishing where anglers seek to catch one specific type of fish - you guessed it, the bonefish. The bonefish is definitely an example of cunning prey - it's known for its sporting qualities, and the challenge in finding, hooking, and landing it. But it's a big ocean out there and when you're going on a fishing holiday in The Bahamas, it's often best to hire an experienced guide.
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