Is this the next “best” DIY place for bonefish? Not sure yet, but looks like it might be in the running. Been here for a couple of days and I’m in awe of the flats and creek systems around Bottle Creek. The walkable, hard bottomed flats, extend for miles and would take months to explore it all.
Lane on Bottle Creek
As often happens on these trips most of my time is spent exploring instead of fishing. When I find a place I like then I come back later to really fish it. I’m coming back to North Caicos!!!
Today I wanted to do a couple of things, first to test drive Native Watercraft’s new Versa Board and second explore as much of Bottle Creek as possible in one day. Unfortunately, for our two new friends Lane and Jo-Anne they decided to join my wife and I on the adventure. My wife knows what she is getting into when I say we are going “exploring”, Lane and Jo-Anne were simply innocent bystanders swept up in the romance of a leisurely kayak through the Bottle Creek system. Twelve kilometres later we all made it safely back to dry land where we were promptly picked up by our host. A few sore muscles but none the worst for wear.
Ready To Launch
Let me get the equipment review out of the way…………….the Versa Board is one sweet ride and performed beautifully. My wife and I each were on a board and we paddled twelve kilometres, I think that says a lot. Native Watercraft calls it a “hybrid paddle board” and that is a good description. Super stable and glides threw the water as smoothly as any kayak or paddle board I’ve been on. So two thumbs up for the Versa Board.
Versa Board and bone
We spent eight hours on the water today, fished very little and still didn’t reach the area I wanted to fish, that’s how large the flats are. As in all bonefishing the tides are extremely important here and I’m looking forward to coming back for a full week to do nothing but fish Bottle Creek on North Caicos.
