Isla de la Juventud, Cuba

Type

Motherships

Fishing Style

Skiff and Wading

Season

September through mid July

Rate

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Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Isla de la Juventud, Cuba

Isla de la Juventud, Cuba

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Fly fishing in Cuba is far different from other destinations in the Caribbean. Only in recent years has this flats fishery been developed, and you are fishing waters that have not seen sport fishing for nearly fifty years. Cuba has given these pristine areas protection as Cuban National Marine Parks, where no commercial fishing is allowed other than for lobster. Flats fish like Tarpon, Permit, Bonefish, Snook, Mutton Snapper, Barracuda, and a variety of Jacks are found in incredible numbers and since the fishing pressure is so light in these areas the fish rarely encounter sport fishermen and are unusually easy to catch.

Think about a place where you can fish more than 100 miles of flats without seeing another fisherman, a place where the flats fishing is so good, you can catch seven species of fish in one day, a place where big bonefish run toward your fly even when it hits the water too hard, rather than streaking off the flat in the other direction, a place where you have a legitimate chance for a Grand Slam every day of the year, a place where big permit are as plentiful as they were in the Florida Keys 30 years ago, a place where you can wade miles of white-sand flats in your bare feet for big bonefish, a place where you’ll find enough big tarpon, jacks, ’cudas, and sharks on the flats to wear you out! We passionately recommend this as a must do on your bucket list of saltwater destinations!

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Species at Isla de la Juventud, Cuba

Bonefish
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Permit
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Tarpon
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Snook
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Jack Crevalle
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Red Snapper
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Barracuda
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Isla de la Juventud, Cuba

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Isla de la Juventud (Island of Youth), is the largest in the nearly 4,000 islands that surround the Cuban mainland. The protected habitat here is pristine, and seldom visited, except for a few intrepid divers, lobster fisherman and anglers in the know. After your arrival on board ship Saturday morning, and after you have settled into your cabin, lunch will be served.

Skiffs

We use Dolphin Super skiffs at all our Avalon flats fishing destinations. The last one acquired was a new Dolphin 16 foot Super Skiff Pro. The original Dolphin Super Skiff has been a favorite of Florida bonefish guides for thirty years! It was the first skiff designed specifically for poling shallow flats that also had the ability to handle long runs in open bays through heavy chop and still provide a smooth ride for the guide and clients. The hull is designed with enough deep V to slice through the waves, turn and handle beautifully yet with a draft of only 8 inches, it’s a skiff the guides can pole on the shallowest bonefish flats.

Dolphin’s Super Skiff has been the choice of the finest lodges in the Caribbean for many years and has earned its reputation as the safest, quietest, stealthiest, best handling flats skiff made.

Constructed from a very light fiberglass mold, these skiffs are ideal for the miles and miles of shallow water flats that anglers will find here. Drawing less than 6 inches of water, the skiffs are powered by very reliable 40 HP Yamaha engines.

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