Posts Tagged ‘Fishing’
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Today I experience a bit of Bonefish Heaven out on the flats by Pine Cay.
What an unbelieveable day we had out on the flats with our guide Darin Bain of D and B Tours. He ordered up this spectacular flat calm day with clear see through water and those reflections! We headed off towards Pine Cay and it didn’t take Capt. Darin long to sight the fish.
Joe got busy and caught his first bonefish of the day.........a beauty!
We couldn’t have picked a better day and I was just along to take the photographs. I’m not sure how many cards I filled or batteries but I made sure I wouldn’t run out. The colours of the ocean, the flats, the bonefish and the reflections in the water were all breathtaking. I don’t fish but found the whole experience exciting and exhilarating.
Joe releases a good sized bonefish one of many caught this day.
I think Joe hooked up at least 13 or so and landed some six. At one point when I was shooting from the water, he saw a hundred or so coming towards me from behind. What a sight to see!
Fish On...........Joe catches another one and check out the reflections in the water.
Capt Darin has been fishing the Caicos Flats for over 10 years and he really knows the area like the back of his hand and will put you on the fish. His eagle eyes can see them when no one else can…..I was hopeless at seeing them but then I was too busy with the camera.
Joe smiles from ear to ear.......another bonefish. They're called "the ghosts of the flats"
Joe and Christen are honeymooning at Harbour Club Villas and Joe is a photo journalist with Field and Stream Magazine. This is his first time fishing for bonefish and I think we have him convinced that the Turks and Caicos Islands is the place for bonefishing.
Bonefishing is GREAT in the Turks and Caicos Islands
A perfect day! All you bonefishermen out there just have to head down to Provo and I’ll hook you up with Darin for a trip out onto the flats. Call me and I’ll arrange everything for you.
Tight Lines!
Marta
http://www.bonefishing.tc
Tags: bonefish, Bonefishing, Fishing, Flatsfishing, Harbour Club Villas, Honeymoon, Pine Cay
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Friday, November 6th, 2009
Flamingo Lake was at its stunning best today .... flat calm with a mirror image reflection.
I glanced out at the lake late this afternoon and the reflections in the calm waters took my breath away. I grabbed my camera and didn’t even have a chance to tell Barry where I was going. The ripples and the colours kept changing as the sun started to sink over the hill to the right of our villas at Harbour Club.
The sun started to set and tinged everything with an orangey glow
As I walked along the road the water was churning………….”nervous water” as the fishermen call it. The bonefish were tailing and rippling up the calm on Flamingo Lake.
The bonefish were tailing and rippling the surface of Flamingo Lake
In the foreground of the photo you can see all the circles and ripples created by tailing bonefish.
I zoomed in on this photo which does show a definite bonefish shape.
For all you bonefishing enthusiasts out there, fishing would have been great this evening. Our guests at Harbour Club Villas can just walk across the road and into the lake. We see bonefish tailing all the time and you can watch from your villa windows.
Bonefishing is great in the lakes by Harbour Club as well as the flats. Come on down and join us.
Tight lines!!
Marta
http://www.bonefishing.tc
Tags: bonefish, Bonefishing, fishermen, Fishing, Flamingo Lake, Harbour Club, Harbour Club Villas, sunset, Sunsets, villas
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Fishing at Bonefish Point ............. a deep channel runs almost up to the shore.
As we walked up towards Bonefish Point and the sandbar, we could see someone sitting on shore fishing. Clouds were gathering out to sea as a storm changed the colours to a soft pastel combination of hues.
These great kids hammed it up for the camera in the shallows of the sandbar.
Some local kids were fishing too with one fishing rod and a hand line but I’m not sure that they caught anything other than disturbing a blue crab, a cushion starfish and a conch.
A blue crab wasn't too impressed with facing the camera but he was let go after his modeling debut.
The boys were having fun finding starfish and a conch while their Dad or uncle continued sitting and fishing.
Life is always interesting around the sandbar and on this day I lucked out, smiling kids, someone fishing, finding a small blue crab, a bright orange cushion starfish, a conch and of course, the muted colours of the ocean at low tide and passing storm clouds. Wow! What a spectacular and lovely day.
Marta
http://www.bonefishing.tc
Tags: blue crab, Bonefish Point, Bonefish Point sandbar, Conch, crab, Cushion Starfish, Fishing, starfish
Posted in Animals, Beaches, Conch, Crabs, Fishing, Flora and Fauna, Places for Kids, Places to go, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | No Comments »
Saturday, August 1st, 2009
The Caribbean Spiny Lobster locally known as crawfish
Lobster season opens today and I’m sure all available boats will be out today fishing for lobster. The Caribbean Spiny Lobster is also known as langouste, rock lobster, crayfish and crawfish and they tend to shelter in crevices of rocks and coral reefs during the day and coming out at night to feed. They have a striped body, brown-gray in colour with yellow spots on the segmented tail.
Lobsters covered the bottom of this boat
In the Turks and Caicos Islands lobster season is from Aug 1 to March 31 and some of our fishermen learned to dive at a young age and have inherited their knowledge of lobster from their fathers or other family members.
Yum! Lobster tails for dinner this evening the opening day of lobster season!
Boats usually carry team of 2 to 4 fishermen and since the fishing boats have a shallow draft, they can stop directly over patch reefs on the Caicos Banks. The spiny lobsters are found hiding in crevices and under coral outcroppings.
A boat load of lobsters destined for many of Provo's restaurants
I couldn't resist putting in this photo as this was simply the biggest lobster I've ever seen. It was huge!
Our guests at Harbour Club Villas will be heading to Baci’s Ristorante this evening where John will be preparing a delicious lobster feast for this evenings diners. Come on down to Baci’s for fine dining in an Italian terrazzo style ambiance nightly fresh fish and lobster specials. Hope to see you there!
Marta
http://www.harbourclubvillas.com
Tags: Baci's, Baci's Ristorante, Caicos Banks, Caribbean spiny lobster, coral, coral reefs, crawfish, crayfish, fish, fishermen, Fishing, langouste, lobster, lobster tails, lobsters, Restaurants, rock lobster, spiny lobster
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Monday, July 20th, 2009
Wayne and his kids fishing off the docks at Harbour Club Villas
Wayne Hall of Ocean Vibes dive operation took some time out to show his boys how to fish. They set up on our dock at Harbour Club Villas where Wayne moors his boat. He’s originally from Grand Turk and is the only Turks and Caicos native to own and operate a dive operation on Providenciales.
I got one, I got one!!!
The kids were so excited when they started to catch fish. Dad helped to release them into a bucket so that they could take a good look at them.
Wayne takes the hook out as the kids watch
Next time you want a great scuba diving adventure in the Turks and Caicos Islands, we’ll put you in touch with Wayne and Ocean Vibes.
Marta
http://www.diving.tc
Tags: Diving, fish, Fishing, Harbour Club Villas, Ocean Vibes, scuba, Scuba Diving
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Sunday, June 14th, 2009
The last time I shot a photo of Chad was in 2003.......he told me the sun had bleached his hair!!!
I had to go through my photo files to come up with this photo taken out at the old Leeward Marina in 2003. Quite a difference in the size of fish and I guess Chad has vastly improved on the size of the fish caught. In the 2003 photo there was only enough fish for a bit of sushi. The Dorado caught by Chuckee 11 at the Caicos Classic was at least 30 lbs.
Don’t forget next year’s Caicos Classic tournament will be held again in June.
Marta
http://www.bonefishing.tc
Tags: Caicos Classic, Caicos Classic Billfish Tournament, Dorado, fish, Fishing
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Friday, June 12th, 2009
We went down to Turtle Cove Marina today and watched the Caicos Cup Tournament boats pull in after a day's fishing.
The fish are still biting and this year’s Caicos Classic Tournament has eight boats entered and five of them are local boats. I’m not sure how many Marlin were caught and released but will add this information once the tournament is over. Art Pickering, tournament director was out and about as the boats returned to the dock.
Ossie and Scooter check the weight on a dorado caught by Chucke 11.
Release points are scored as follows: Blue Marlin 300 points; White Marlin 200 points; Sailfish 100 points. The scoreboard at Scooter Bob’s showed quite a few fish caught and released over the three days of the tournament. Tomorrow, the final day, will be a day of fierce competition.
Caicos Classic Scoreboard showin the fishing boats and numbers of billfish caught and released so far.
The boats fish from 8 am to 4:30 pm daily and each boat has an IGFA certified observer on board. For a release to qualify for points, the observer and a witness must identify the species of fish, the leader has to be brought within grasp of the mate and wind on leaders must have an identifying mark in place of a swivel.
Chad carves up a Dorado...........a great fish fry tonight for some lucky people.
Make sure you make a note of next year’s competition………… June 19 to 24, 2010. Hope that you’ll join us for our annual Caicos Classic Release Tournament.
Tight Lines!
Marta
http://www.bonefishing.tc
Tags: billfish tournament, Blue Marlin, Caicos Classic, Caicos Classic Billfish Tournament, Dorado, Fishing, IGFA, Marlin, Sailfish, Scooter Bob's, tuna, Turtle Cove Marina, White Marlin
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
What a catch.......a great fight and Barry landed a 30 lb yellow fin tuna
Today Barry headed out for a day of deep sea fishing with some friends. He hooked something off Malcolm Roads beach and it put up a great fight for a good 15 minutes. What a beauty! It was a 30 lb yellow fin tuna. We’re going to invite our villa guests to join us for a tuna steak barbecue tomorrow night and what a feast it will be.
Bon appetit!
Marta
http://www.bonefishing.tc
Tags: Barbecue, Deep Sea Fishing, Fishing, Malcolm Roads beach, tuna, yellowfin tuna
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Friday, April 10th, 2009
Late afternoon, low tide and a few dark rain clouds create a picturesque view of the south side shallow flats of Providenciales
Come and see us at Harbour Club Villas ……. the south side of Provo where we are is tranquil and beautiful. Shallow flats and a favourite for our bone fishermen.
Marta
http://www.bonefishing.tc
Tags: Bonefishing, Fishing, flats, flats fishing, Flyfishing, Harbour Club Villas, Provo's south side, south side
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Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Long Bay.......great for those long walks, beach combing, horse back riding and the best beach for kite boarding.
How the weather changes here on Provo……………flat calm without a breath of wind early this morning then the wind picked up and really started to blow by the afternoon. A perfect day for walking the beach at Long Bay and I would imagine with the wind being up, that the kiteboarders would have been out taking advantage of the winds. We’ve had guests at Harbour Club that have come here specifically to kiteboard. I’ve watched them on numerous occasions out at the Bight beach which is a favourite as well as at Sapodilla Bay.
But back to Long Bay. It is what I call a wild beach, wind swept and strewn with conch shells as there are many conch out in the waters off the beach. There’s even a Haitien sloop (boat) up on the shore. Albert shows us how to find conch at Long Bay and then to crack the conch.
Finding conch in the waters at Long Bay.
There’s lots of conch in the water out at Long Bay. We were shown all the ins and outs of crackin’ conch and how to serve up ” a fresh from the ocean” feast!
We didn't forget the limes....conch, fresh from the sea.
Albert used to do lots of fishing and knows exactly where to find conch. He showed us how to prepare the conch meat and served it to us out on the Long Bay beach.
- Yum…..that conch with a squirt of lime is as fresh as it gets!
Join us for a taste of Conch on your visit to the Turks and Caicos Islands. Hope to see you soon.
Marta
Tags: beach, Beaches, Conch, Fishing, kiteboarding, Long Bay beach, Places to eat, Sapodilla Bay, the Bight, Turks and Caicos
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