Title: FLY FISHING IN CUBA
Tags: SALTWATER FLY FISHING CUBA TARPON PERMIT BONEFISH
Blog Entry: FISHING In Cuba with Avalon Fishing Centers Fishing in Cuba is a permanent delight and a mixture of incomparable sensations on the hour, in the exclusive fishing centers of AVALON (hyperlink to www.avalonfishingcenter.com ) at Jardines de la Reina (Gardens of the Queen), Isla de la Juventud (Island of Youth) and in its new center on Cayo Largo (Long Key) offers. You will be tempted with the most combative and acrobatic species, while enjoying the exclusiveness of a vast area of endless flats just for you. This is a unique and incomparable possibility that Avalon offers their clients, fishing in their own marine park on the southern coast of Cuba. There is no doubt that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Imagine to be able to choose the place where you want to fish, and challenge the species you want and do so accompanied by the most experienced and knowledgeable guides, who spend almost 250 days every year guiding visitors and who enjoy all the benefits and opportunities that this amazing environment offers. These they are some of the species that you can fish in Avalon, Cuba: Bonefish or Macabi, Tarpon or Sabalo, Permit or Palometa, and other ones like Snappers, Jacks, Snooks Barracudas, Needlefish or the combative and voracious Lemons. Bonefish or Macabi This combative species allows the fishermen to be initiated into flats fishing, and is without any doubt one of the most combative fish, keeping in mind his relative weight power. His long runs often leave the backing and at the same time they put to test the dexterity of the fishermen and his tackle. The weight of these fish oscillates between 3 and 6 pounds although usually we achieve fish that surpass 8 pounds. Their mouth, with pronounced upper lips gives their nickname of “mouse fish ", this particularity obliges the fishermen to be very careful of the precise moment and during the fight since these slippery species often manage to remove our artificial flies - keep your lines tense, your rod over the shoulders and leave them running!!!! These will be some of the instructions that your guide will give you during the battle with these marvelous fish. The main food of this species is shrimp, and for that reason we should try and make flies which resemble these small invertebrates. See more of BONEFISH in Cuba at: www.avalonfishingcenter.com/information/bonefish.html Tarpon or Sabalo Without a doubt, they are marine monsters. The exclusiveness and low fishing pressure that you will only find at Avalon Fishing Centers, allow you to find and to fish specimens running from 40 to 80 pounds average. In recent years various fish have exceeded 100 pounds. These fish make fishermen and guides extremely cautious, since they are very skillful and not at all clumsy in their movements despite their great size. An average fight before tiring one of these fish lasts about half an hour, and the fight will be a great show of leaps and racing of these enormous silver arrows. Without a doubt, large Tarpon fishing is an experience of a lifetime. They eat small fish, are hunters by excellence and their tremendous aggressiveness makes them a great species for using impressionist flies and decoys. See more of TARPON in Cuba at: www.avalonfishingcenter.com/information/tarpon.html Permit or Palometa Every flats angler's Holy Grail and probably nemesis as well. They are undeniably the key species to achieving the elusive grand slam. Usually you will find them joining large schools of Bonefish, since they share the same main diet, crab. To be able to capture a few of this awesome species, you need to place special attention on launching and presentation because they are really easily frightened when detecting any uncommon movement or any “food” moving in an unnatural way. This demands concentration during the fight, but at the same time gratifies the fisherman who lands any of them. See more of PERMIT in Cuba at: www.avalonfishingcenter.com/information/permit.html Besides the mentioned species you will be able to fish other ones like Snappers, Jacks, Snooks Barracudas, Needlefish or the combative and voracious Lemons. See more of Other Species in Cuba at: www.avalonfishingcenter.com/information/other.html The fishing day in Avalon begins at dawn. Your crew will wake you up and invite you to a delicious breakfast, including the freshest tropical fruits. After breakfast, your guide will be expecting you to start your fishing day. At noon you will have the possibility to relax and enjoy a lunch on one of the heavenly local beaches. Then off to taking up fishing again with force. At sunset, you will return to your boat where you will be delighted with a typical drink and appetizers recently prepared by the crew members. At night, dinner offers plenty of seafood, and the possibility of being a guest of honor with some recently trapped lobster -all prepared in the most diverse and original ways by your chef. All the live-aboards include air conditioning and private bathrooms, which will allow you to rest and recuperate and regain strength overnight, in order to enjoy this tropical paradise during the day.
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