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HOLIDAY PHOTOS & NEWS
ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS, WINTER '99
This Winter, our groups included Peter ("Doc") & Carol Goodwin (their second time with us), Peter Rostant (4th time!), Dudley Barker, Jack Swift, Mark & Ursula Linton, Mike Dinan,
Clive, Colin & Margaret Finnis, Graham Stephens, Trevor Ashton, Malcolm Morris and Nicholas Preston.
Apart from our "regulars" none had ever seen a bonefish before this trip but they all soon caught their first bone, mostly in their first day or two with us.
Most notable were Jack Swift (81 years young) who landed three bones on his old Shakespeare trout rod, and novice fly angler Mike Dinan who took to bonefishing like a duck to water - he caught his first bone within hours of getting off the plane and continued to catch until his 6th day when a strong North wind "chilled" the water teperature to 70F and only BfG got lucky with a couple of bones! However, Mike finished his week in style by calling in at Rainbow Beach
(the same spot he caught his first fish) while on his way back to the airport and landed a five pounder! ............
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Sunday, 21st November 1999:
Start of the first week, Pete, Dud & Jack arrived to join BfG, Doc & Carol who flew in the day before
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Peter "Doc" Goodwin playing a bone in Anchor Bay on the first Sunday while singing heartily (if not tunefully!) with the church congregation.
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The religious angle obviously worked - a bewildered 2½lb bonefish succumbs to the Doc's new technique!
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Dudley & Jack all dressed up and (nearly) ready to go |
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Peter saying "there's no way you're going to eat this bonefish"! |
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Peter lands his first bonefish of the week - the expression says it all! |
Friday, 26th November 1999:
Mike Dinan arrives on the midday Eagle flight and catches his first bone on the way to Rainbow Inn.....
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Mike at Rainbow Beach hooked his first ever bonefish within hours of getting off the plane! |
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Sunset at Rainbow Beach, Mike with aching arms lands his first bonefish - hard to beleive a 2lb fish could take nearly 10 minutes to land! |
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A beautiful rainbow to start the day at Rainbow Inn |
Saturday, 27th November 1999:
Mark & Ursula arrive from Belfast
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Mike stuck into a nice fish at Hatchet Bay Saturday afternoon |
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Mike returns a pristine 3lb bone to Hatchet Bay |
Sunday, 28th November 1999:
Jack leaves for home after a successful week, Mark catches his first bonefish.....
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Mark hooks his first bone on the morning of his second day at beautiful Alabaster. |
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Happiness is bone-shaped! Mark "broke his duck" with this, his first ever bonefish - he also broke both his rods the same day (should have bought a "BfG" or "BfC" rod!) |
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Ursula photographing Mark playing his second bonefish at Alabaster. Mark went on to catch two more at the Pelican Cay flat in the afternoon making a total of 4 bones - not bad for his 2nd day bonefishing!
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Pete stuck into a good fish at the Pelican Cay flat
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Pete proudly displays a fine 3½lb bonefish
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not to be out-done, BfG caught this 4½lb bone later that day
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BfG with the "A" team: Ursula, Mark, Doc, Mike, Camel, Dudley & Peter in the Rainbow Inn restaurant
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Dudley looking very pleased with a frisky 2¾lb bone
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BfG with a deformed 4lb fish at a southern flat - note the unusually small tail (it didn't stop it fighting though!)
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Mike had to return to London a day earlier than the rest of us but caught this five pounder on the way to the airport!
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Doc lands a nice three pounder at dusk on our last day
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Mark lands a similar fish from the same spot a few minutes later - his 3rd of the day - not a bad way to finish the week!
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Saturday 4th December 1999
Thus the first two weeks ended, BfG and his team departed to cooler climes and BfC arrives with the other members of the "C Team", Clive, Colin & Margaret together with "Red Spinners" Graham Stevens & Trevor Ashton.....
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Graham S (pictured) and Trevor both landed baby bones at the Airport Flat within minutes of getting off the plane! Trevor went on to land bigger bones of 3lb and 4lb later in the day but we are still awaiting the photographic evidence!
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BfC with a 4lb fish on her first day
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A nice fish landed by Colin at Rainbow Beach.
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A beautiful sunset marks the end of Graham S & Trevor's last day on the island.
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Clive, BfC, Graham S, Colin, Margaret & Trevor celebrating a successful week
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Saturday 11th December 1999
Graham & Trevor depart, substitutes Malcolm & Nick arrive but to judge by the photos, too much drinking and too little fishing took place.....
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Clive with a 4½lb bonefish
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Our trusty barman, Jonathan, without whom "cocktails" would merely be "drinks"!
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New arrivals Malcolm & Nick with BfC, Clive, Margaret & Colin
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Nick with "hostess" Pam, Nick may not have caught many bonefish but looks like he enjoyed himself!
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Nick and Malcolm with Margot, our other favourite hostess.
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For those who are interested in statistics:
During the first weeks when BfG was guiding, "Doc" landed 10 bones to 3lb, Pete caught 2 to 3½lb, Dudley 6 to 3½lb, Jack 3 to 3½lb, Mike 9 to 5lb, Mark 13 to 2½lb and BfG 17 to 4½lb.
Mark caught the most bonefish and broke the most rods in any one week! Mike did pretty good by catching the biggest but broke only one rod and stupidly ruined his new camera by lending it to BfG who dropped it in the sea!
During the final two weeks, BfC caught 11 including 3 of 4lb, Clive caught 18 to 4½lb, Colin 2 fish of "modest" proportions, Graham Stephens 5 to 3¾lb, Trevor 5 to 4lb, Malcolm 3 to 4½lb and Nick just one at over 3lb (but deserved more)
Total numbers: 105 bonefish averaging nearly 3lb and everyone caught!
BfG had the most flat tyres, including 3 punctures in one day!
