fishing in the bahamas
Bahama Islands News, Articles and Information
Protection of the Nassau Grouper
The Nassau Grouper (Epinephelus striatus), a large predatory fish inhabiting coral reefs, is the most important fish species in The Bahamas, not only economically but also biologically, because the Nassau Grouper keeps reef fish communities in balance by consuming smaller fish. The Nassau Grouper is best protected in the waters where they occur commonly.However, the big problem is that recently this fish has become a candidate for the Endangered Species List due to overfishing and the devastation of their environment: coral reefs.
Recently I heard that Agriculture and Marine Resources have prolonged the ban on grouper fishing from two months to three or four months. This decision is really laudable; any efforts to try having sustainable fishing in The Bahamas will be beneficial for the Nassau Grouper.
Adams can't resist retirements lures
GREAT ABACO ISLAND, The Bahamas Here on an expansive flat, stalking skittish bonefish, Barney Adams is completely in his element. The Adams Golf founder, whose Tight Lies fairway woods created a frenzy among the golfing populace a decade ago, seems utterly at peace in retirement, casting a shrimp fly with a 6-weight fly-rod to a Lucite-smooth pool by a gnarly set of mangrove roots. Adams drops his fly in front of a trio of bonefish, who are unimpressed by his deft presentation and swim slowly away. Much like golf, where he toiled for years before finally striking it rich, fishing appeals to his inner engineer.
"I like tinkering, seeing what works and what doesn't," Adams says. "I just don't drop a piece of bait overboard. Rather, I want to try a variety of lures and techniques, and in many ways it reminds me of all the time I used to spend on driving ranges fitting clubs.
Land Captain lands 'em
One of the neat things about living in South Florida is that you don't need a boat to catch fish.Pretty much wherever you find water, you'll find something willing to bite your bait.
Steve Kantner of Fort Lauderdale makes his living writing about fishing for everything from tarpon, snook and largemouth bass to peacock bass, grass carp and snakeheads. The majority of his fishing is done from land -- he sometimes fishes from a canoe -- and he also guides anglers, which is why he's known as The Land Captain.
A columnist for Florida Fishing Weekly as well as a contributing editor for Fly Fishing in Salt Waters and a fly-casting instructor who also conducts fly-fishing seminars (he's got one for women Feb. 10 at T.Y. Park in Hollywood featuring instruction by Kantner, Lefty Kreh and Diana Rudolph) Kantner has fly-fished for everything from trout in Montana and salmon in Washington to bonefish in the Bahamas and peacock bass in Brazil.
Grouper ban extended
Agriculture and Marine Resource officials revealed yesterday that the 2006/2007 Nassau Grouper ban will be extended by one month in a bid to replenish the country's grouper stock.Since its inception the Nassau grouper ban has generally lasted only two months, but this year officials have lengthened the period to three and in some areas four months.
According to Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources, Leslie Miller, his department saw it necessary to extend this year's ban because of the "declining" grouper stocks in the country.
"In an effort to limit fishing pressure on the Nassau grouper, the taking, the landing, the possessing, the selling or offering for sale, or the purchasing of the Nassau grouper will be prohibited throughout The Bahamas during the period of 1 December 2006 through 28 February 2007," he said.
Abaco Islands Offer Best of the Bahamas
The closest subtropical cruising ground to North America lies in the Bahamas, yet the charter industry in those islands hasn't developed nearly as quickly as that business has in the Virgin Islands, which are some 1,500 miles away. With about 700 islands and small cays spread over 500 miles from Walker's Cay, in the north, to Mayaguana Island, in the south, the Bahamas constitute a huge cruising ground. By comparison, it's only about 55 miles from the western end of the U.S. Virgin Islands to the eastern end of the B.V.I.The absence of industry and river runoff in the Bahamas allows the warm seas to be some of the clearest in the world. The transparent waters are often tinted in a spectrum of colors ranging from turquoise and aquamarine. Sea life is abundant, the fishing is great, and you can snorkel just about anywhere.
The Bahama Beach Club Resort Boasts Some of the Caribbean's Best ...
Anglers Cast Their Lure for Diverse Catch in the Bahamas Featuring some of the hemisphere's best angling waters, the waters surrounding the picturesque Bahama Beach Club Resort in Treasure Cay, Abaco are a sport fisherman's paradise. Fishing along the coast is offered in a variety of forms – surf and pier fishing, fly fishing, inshore and offshore charter fishing – with the fishing season lasting throughout the year. Treasure Cay, Abaco, Bahamas (PRWEB) October 27, 2006 -- Featuring some of the hemisphere's best angling waters, the waters surrounding the picturesque Bahama Beach Club Resort in Treasure Cay, Abaco are a sport fisherman's paradise.
Fishing along the coast is offered in a variety of forms – surf and pier fishing, fly fishing, inshore and offshore charter fishing – with the fishing season lasting throughout the year.