We had a number of anglers fish Swain's Cay Lodge in April on the hunt for big bonefish. Tome Festing of SPORTFISH has provided the following report of his experience.
Swain’s cay Lodge, Mangrove Cay, Andros, Bahamas
In April of 2013 I took a small party of rods to Andros, the sole purpose of the trip was to catch a Bonefish that would reach double figures in weight, Or, to at least see such a specimen.
If your intentions are the same as ours, you will not be disappointed. Considering the weather conditions were not always in our favour, a day did not pass where we did not get a good shot at one of these legendary fish. However do not kid yourself; they do not get to being a fish of a life time by being stupid. You could pitch your un-weighted shrimp at one fish giving it 20-30 ft lead and it still spooks. You ask yourself why, you turn to the guide who inspects your fly and you find that one of the rubber legs has twisted over another, making the movement un-natural. This seemed to happen more often than not. Saying that sometimes luck has to be on your side, you always have that window of opportunity!!! When it comes your way you need to be ready to take it. I personally was lucky and managed to sample the delights of two specimen Bonefish the first fish was estimated to be 10/11 lbs however the highlight was a fish estimated to be 14lbs. It measured 31 inches and produced a fight to remember.
The guides were old hands at knowing where these brutes were holding up and at what part of the tide we should be fishing for them. The Lodge was very clean with great rooms and very friendly staff.
The party ended up with three double figured fish to the boat with Gareth Mitchell catching the third. Personally if your dream is a double then there can’t be too many other destinations that would beat Andros.
Tom Festing
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