Here is a nice Guest Blog on Eleuthera written by subscriber, George Brayfield. Sounds like he had a great trip that fulfilled what he was looking for in the way of a vacation. It is not often easy to satisfy the “tropical vacation” requirements of a non-fishing companion while finding suitable DIY fishing. That is why in my book I included a “Spousal Rating” for each destination, representing my opinion of a locations suitability for a non-fishing companion. “The week vacation I had in mind was both for my wife and I so it had to provide beaches that were good for my wife to sunbathe and read books while I pursued Bonefish. Finding the DIY Bonefishing web site was extremely useful in this respect with a wealth of possibilities for both. The first location we visited was Winding Bay but unfortunately we took the right fork and followed an extremely difficult track to the end and no sea access. We turned round and spent a little time on a small beach on the Atlantic side where I saw two bones cruising the edge of the surf but generally it was too rough to allow for fly fishing. Then we drove further and found a nice spot on what I now believe was the southern end of Half Sound. Caught a small Jack, two snappers and although I cast at a couple of Bones failed to hook up. The following day we tried Ten Bay but again the tide was still ebbing and though the beach was beautiful there were no Bones. After an hour or so we moved on to Savannah Sound. Savannah Sound was a great success for my wife because of it’s beautiful endless sandy beach with not another soul on it. Although the tide was still dropping I managed to catch one small bonefish but the highlight of the visit was my wife’s in locating a tiny Hummingbird’s nest with the bird sitting on it. The following day drove to the southern tip of the island stopping at the Ocean Hole on the way to feed the fish. We found a nice spot at Deep Creek which had great potential but due to the wrong tide failed to present any opportunities to cast to Bones. I did, however startle a very large Barracuda in the shallows. We ended the afternoon with cool drinks and a fish sandwich at the Cape Eleuthera Marina. The last three days we concentrated on the areas around Winding Bay and Half Sound but apart from spotting two very large Bones which totally ignored my fly it wasn’t until the late afternoon of the last day that the tide was right. On this last afternoon around 1pm the tide started to rise and around 2pm I saw a single Bonefish at about 25metres. Ideal I thought, only to discover that the leader was wrapped around the tip of the rod and the chance was gone. I about faced and slowly headed back to where my wife was sitting on the beach some two or three hundred yards away. Suddenly at about 30m in about 18 inches of water there was a school of Bones leisurely meandering towards me. This time I got everything right and hooked up at the first attempt. After a good fight I released a fish of about 3lb. Just in time as the clouds were now rolling in fast in preparation for a thunderstorm. Governors Harbour was ideal for exploring the southern part of the island and there are supermarkets, restaurants, a Sports Bar & Liquor Store on Cupids Cay and a Friday night Fish Fry . This vacation fulfilled all the needs of my wife and I but I intend to return later in the year with a fishing buddy to seek out the spots that so far I have not found and to concentrate on fishing when the tides are right.”
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