At heart I’m an explorer and adventure seeker. Catching one more bonefish is just not where I am at any more. Doing something different, going somewhere unique, finding new waters, that’s what gets me fired up these days. Soft beds, smooth boat rides and lobster for dinner can wait until I’m seventy. So, I’m throwing it out there, I love Great Inagua. Nothing about it is easy, but it’s beautiful, untouched and oozes with the potential of being the best fishing trip you have ever been on. Like everywhere the fishing can be great or fickle, but I know of very few places where the wading DIY angler has a legitimate chance at catching large bonefish, tarpon to sixty pounds and permit. And I mean walking and wading on your own. Myself and three fishing buddies were booked into the brand new Great Inagua Outback Lodge owned and operated by Henry Hugh. Bookings for the lodge are exclusively handled by Vince Tobia of Cattaraugus Creek Outfitters who provides well in advance, a comprehensive package on the lodge, fishing maps and what to bring. Henry picks you up at the airport, loads you and your gear into the truck and sets out for the 40 minute ride to the lodge. It’s not long before you realize “you’re not in Kansas” any more. In fact, you are in the middle of no where, holding on to the seat as you navigate what can losely be described as a road. All the time drooling over the beautiful ocean flats 100 feet away, that are going to be fished the minute you unpack. The one week package includes accommodation, three meals per day, a vehicle along with one day of guiding. The guided day is typically the Inagua National Park warden showing you the 183,000 acre park with its “tarpon” holes, flamingo’s and hidden treasures. The fishing varies from wading one of the greatest creek systems I have ever seen, to sight fishing over magnificent pure white ocean side flats, to exploring the nooks and crannies of the old salt ponds where you would swear the bones have never seen a Crazy Charlie before. The next couple of days the Blog will focus on the fishing of Great Inagua, in the mean time check out the link above for more information on the lodge.
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