The island of Eleuthera
Some of the biggest barracudas inhabit these reefs. They grow so big and black you can almost hug them. The biodiversity is immense. I like to fish and dive these reefs, but diving requires some attention because sharks like to come by when they sense a bloody fish.
On the grassy bottom areas there are occasional tarpons, also very big ones.
One of the most common catch is the running Jack (caranx ruber) which is an excellent eating fish, just like the yellow tail snapper, that bites any kind of lure. Possible other catches can be groupers (of all kinds), schoolmasters, Spanish mackerel, amber jacks (Seriola dumerili), yellow jacks and so on, including barracudas.
All these fishes can be caught along the reefs.
Deep see fishing is another story. That’s the ocean and it is big boys territory: wahoos, dolphins, billfish, tunas and so on.
Other favourite fishing grounds are on the West coast. That’s the Caribbean coast.
One thing with this coast is that if you don’t know where you are going, you can paddle for miles and miles and don’t meet a fish. That’s because there are plenty more sandy bottoms that go on forever and the reefs are scattered around with much grater distance between a reef head and the next.
The best two areas are: the Southernmost tip of the island, and the seas around Cape Eleuthera.
Both these places are excellent fishing grounds and breath taking beautiful sites.
And now, here comes the highlight of these locations: the ocean drop off comes in very, very close to the shore. Especially near Cape Eleuthera, one can see it from the beach, for how close it gets.
Needless to say, it can be reached in just a few strokes of the paddle, and one can hunt big game without too much strain. Once I even caught a full size bull dolphin casting a yellow feather jig from the shore! I really like to fish these areas.
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