trip description

     The Bahamas is a great place to experience premiere flats fishing. Rickmon Bonefish Lodge provides an intense fishing program combined with beautiful, waterfront accommodations.

GETTING THERE
     You can either fly into Marsh Harbor on Abaco with a regularly scheduled flight, or take a private charter from Florida. The flight takes about 1 hour.

     Upon arrival, you will be greeted by your hosts, Monique and Ricardo Burrows, owners and operators of Rickmon Bonefish Lodge. Their warm hospitality and extensive knowledge of area fishing gives you a prime advantage in stalking the bonefish and permit around the island. They will get you settled into your room and converse with you about your trip. They will be available throughout your trip to answer any questions you may have, or provide help when needed.

     Your fishing day will begin with breakfast in the well-appointed restaurant. Continental breakfast items combined with hot entrees like pancakes or bacon and eggs give you a good start for your day of fishing.

     Your guides are local fisherman who pride themselves on their bonefishing guide skills. Your head guide is lodge owner Ricardo Burrows who has lived and fished the waters around Sandy Point for many years. The guides at Sandy Point are used by all three lodges in the area, but advance planning will ensure that you will have a great guide for your trip. The guides have good eyes for spotting fish, a warm demeanor, and they are always enthusiastic about the fishing success of the guests.

     This area of the Bahamas offers great fishing opportunities both for numbers of bonefish and size. The average bonefish are 3-6 pounds,with larger fish being a common catch. Permit, snapper, jacks and barracuda also inhabit this area and can be an added challenge.

     You will enjoy fishing some of the extensive flats that create the fishing environment around Sandy Point. There are about 50 miles of uninhabited coastline from Sandy Point up to Coopers Town. The flats here are beautiful white sand, with some turtle grass. You will find opportunities to both wade the firmer flats, and fish from the boat on some of the softer flats.

     You may also have the opportunity to fish both Gorda Cay and Moore's Island during your trip depending on weather conditions. These islands are surrounded by beautiful white sandy flats that are home to schools of bonefish.

     After your hard day of fishing, you will return to the lodge to relax before dinner. You may want to enjoy your air-conditioned room for a bit, or possibly sit on the expansive deck and look out over the water.
At the end of a great day of fishing, you will find a carefully prepared dinner of local Bahamian dishes with such delights as conch chowder, fish and vegetables.

     To learn about the best fishing season to be in Abaco, click here.