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Long Island Bonefishing Lodge Package include :Transportation to and from flats, lodging accommodations in one of our comfortable double rooms. 3 meals per day ( breakfast,lunch and dinner) prepared by our astounding chef, laundry services , soft drinks, coffee and tea. Also included is ground transportation to and from the airport.

 

2012 Standard assisted DIY package :

7 days 6 nights - $ 1600 ( double occupancy)

7 days 6 nights - $ 2600 ( single occupancy)

 

Full Guided Fishing :

Additional $ 200 per person (2 anglers per boat)

Additional $ 400 per person ( 1 angler per boat)

Fishing

LONG ISLAND BONEFISHING

 

The Long Island Bonefishing Lodge specializes in “assisted” DIY walk and wade fishing.   The idea is to provide the fisherman with a true long walk and wade bonefish “hunting” experience with the guide offering advice and transportation to and from productive  bonefishing  flats.  It is this  “assisted” DIY walk and wade fishing adventure that we are trying to promote and want to become known for.

The format of an “assisted” day consists of a guide picking up the guests at the lodge dock and transporting them by boat (3 – 10 minute ride) to a particular flat or set of flats where the guide will first instruct the fisherman on how to fish a particular flat, how the tides will influence the fishing during the day and what flies and strategies to use.  The guide will then instruct the fisherman as to the direction to wade and where he will be waiting with the boat for a lunch and drink break.  After lunch the guide will again place the fisherman on an appropriate flat and discuss the arrival point for pick up at 4:00 and the ride back to the lodge. The fisherman will have walkie talkies so they can be in contact with the boat at all times and if necessary the guide will move the fisherman to another flat if they are not experiencing success.

Long Island bonefishing Lodge also offers a day long kayaking/fishing experience for guests to explore and fish one of Long Islands many productive mangrove creek systems.  Long Island Bonefishing Lodge will provide the kayaks and transportation along with a local to show the way through the mangrove creeks where you will walk and wade, stalking bonefish in the special environment offered by mangrove creek systems.

We also offers conventional guided trips where a local guide will pole the flats using state of the art flats boats.  The guides usually venture to the “outside” flats of Deadman’s Cay where you will encounter some larger bonefish.

Long Island bonefishing flats consist of mostly hard sand bottom  spotted with turtle grass. At least 70% of Long Island bonefishing flats are wadable flats making it an ideal ' assisted' DIY destination.

Bonefish will be the primary targeted species in mostly shallow (less than 30 inches) water with the occasional deeper drop off.  On average the bonefish are 3-6 pounds with “papa” going up to eight pounds.  Typical fly patterns work with size #4 and #6 being standard.

Other species encountered are barracuda, snapper, sharks and rays.

 

The links below feature some of the flats experience by previous fishermen that visited Long Island Bonefishing Lodge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hflWTnc8Y6s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jydMZhmWY5g

 

Long Island Bonefishing Lodge is an all inclusive Bonefishing lodge that overlooks the picturesque Deadman's Cay flats where we offer assisted Do It Yourself (DIY) bonefishing. At Long Island Bonefishing Lodge you can experience DIY bonefishing like no other.

 

ABOUT US

Long Island Bonefishing Lodge was designed and built to meet the needs of the traveling fisherman and is ideally located at the waters edge on Deadman’s Cay. The main building was built utilizing an open concept to highlight the combination of the main dining area, bar and lounge.   Off the lounge is a gorgeous deck perched over the water where a beer at the end of the day tastes just that much better.

The Cottages

The  accommodations consist of two duplex style cottages with each side furnished for two fishermen.  The rooms are comfortably furnished with two queen size beds, closet space and one bathroom. There are decks off each cottage over looking the water with ample room to store all your gear.

Meals

Long Island Bonefishing Lodge provides three meals per day including dinner.

The coffee is on at 6:30 each morning, a typical American breakfast starts at 7:00 with the boats normally leaving the dock by 8:00 a.m.

Lunch consists of made to order sandwiches with snacks and drinks that are waiting for you when you meet up with the boat each day at noon.

Dinners are a choice of (2 -3) items normally, seafood, chicken or beef with a local Bahamian flare.

An appetizer is prepared around 4:30 each afternoon as you come in from a days fishing to sit around the bar and tell about the one that didn’t get away.