Fishing the Bahamas or any other destination always seems to offer challenges as well as rewards. This annual trip to the Bahamas has checked both those boxes. The trip had a damp element at the beginning, when a tropical disturbance dropped a record amount of rain on south Florida the night after we departed Fort Lauderdale. The ride was bumpy as gusts of wind from the advancing front buffeted the Makers airplane and resulted in a sprint to the door of the Andros Town International Airport. The first two days proved challenging as wind, clouds and high tides resulted in neither myself nor my partner, Anna Maria resident Bill Partridge, landing a single bonefish. The last two days proved to be a totally different experience as winds calmed, the sun made an appearance and we were able to each land between 15-18 fish. More on this trip next week!
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