The world of Bonefishing!
In Jardines de la Reina you will find some of the finest bonefishing in the world..
Jardines de la Reina are a collection of small islands situated
75km off Cuba's southern coast and was named by Christopher
Columbus.
The fishing in Jardines de la Reina is well of the coast, and
your accommodation is live-aboard boats, where some are permanently
moored and others can move around freely. At this boats you find
the smaller skiffs which bring you around to the different
sites.
The flats of Jarnines de la Reina has never been fished
commercially, and have huge amounts of bonefish sized from 4-9 lbs,
but recently and with increasing regularity there are caught more
big fish up to 12-14 lbs. The numbers and the average size of the
bonefish is impressive.
This is not the easiest place to go in Cuba, but its well worth
the effort since you are out on the water "all time". You can also
fish in the afternoon/evenings..
LA REINA
The perfect yacht for smaller groups
La Reina is a comfortable yacht, Fully refurbished at the end of
2005, it is sixty-nine feet in length, all air conditioned, with 4
double rooms and 4 bathrooms. A large upper deck is where meals are
usually served and makes a fine place to relax before diner with a
cocktail or a good Cuban Cigar. They installed a new water
maker that allows you an abundant amount of fresh water each day.
The showers now have plenty of hot water to make the accommodations
as comfortable as possible for the guests.
The chef on La Reina, as on the other yachts, goes all out to
provide delicious fare for the guests. Dinners are primarily
seafood- fresh fish every day like mutton snapper or grouper is
served along with other traditional entrees of chicken or pork.
They easily prepare vegetarian meals also on request. Salads
and a variety of fruits are served every day. Everyone looks
forward to the desserts like their famous Cuban flan, and delicious
rum cake.
The guides live aboard the La Reina along with the guests,
giving the flexibility to travel around this huge island system in
order to find the absolute best fishing. This is one of the
keys to the popularity of being on one of their yachts like the La
Reina for your week. The ideal group of anglers is four, with two
guides and two flats skiffs available at all times. For those
guests that are keen to try all kinds of fishing techniques, from
fly fishing to spin fishing, trolling along the reef, or bottom
fishing for snapper and grouper, the La Reina is superb choice and
especially ideal for a smaller groups of anglers.
CABALLONES
Their recently refurbished yacht, ideal for groups of six to
eight.
The Caballones is another one of their superb yachts for both
anglers and divers. Fully refurbished end of 2006, the Caballones
is seventy-five feet in length. All rooms are fully air
conditioned, with 4 double rooms (one is a queen bed for a couple)
and 4 bathrooms. Showers with plenty of hot water make things
comfortable thanks to a new water maker. The Caballones has a large
upper deck where meals are usually served. The Chef is famous for
his cuisine and there is always an abundance of delicious food
served for each meal. Dinners are primarily seafood- fresh fish
every day including some of the best eating fish like mutton
snapper grouper and yellowtail Jack. For those that would like
something different, chicken and pork are always available and
often served as an additional entrée. Vegetarian meals are easily
prepared on request. Salads, and a variety of fruit are served
every day. The desserts like our famous Cuban flan, and rum cake,
are delicious.
The guides stay on aboard the Caballones along with the guests,
but in their quarters near the bow for everyone's comfort and the
privacy of the guests. By having the guides and skiffs along with
the Caballones, this gives you the flexibility to travel around
this huge islands system in order to find the absolute best
fishing. This is always a key to the popularity of the
Caballones and the other live-aboard yachts. The ideal group of
anglers is 6 to 8, with three to four guides with three or four
flats skiffs available at all times. The Caballones is one of the
superb yachts in the Jardines de la Reina for those guests that
would love to try all kind of fishing techniques, from fly fishing
to spin fishing, trolling along the reef and bottom fishing.
LA TORTUGA
La Tortuga is a double-decker, 110ft. anchored & static
floating hotel with room for up to 14 anglers in 7 cabins. Up to 7
skiffs are available for the guests. Each double cabin has its own
shower with hot water, toilet and individually adjustable
air-conditioning system. The downstairs dining room is also air
conditioned with both a foredeck and afterdeck which makes this a
very comfortable home away from home. The dining on board combines
the flair of the best Continental Italian cuisine and traditional
Cuban favorites. Laundry is also available on a daily basis.
Wireless internet connection is available all the time. Fresh Water
is guaranteed by a purifier (4,000 Lt/day) and generators are
located on a small island close to the lodge which run twenty four
hours, providing electricity for many 110V and 220V outlets.
HALCON
The Halcon is their recently refurbished luxury yacht with a
storied past. It is 75ft. long and is equipped below decks with
room for up to 8 anglers in 6 cabins with 3 bathrooms, all fully
air conditioned. There are up to 4 skiffs available for anglers. Up
top there is a large lounge with A/C, a perfect place to have
cocktails between fishing and dinner. Meals are served on the
afterdeck. The chef on Halcon sets a wonderful table. Dinners are
primarily fresh seafood & fish each day, including lobster and
conch. There is also chicken, pork and vegetarian dishes for those
who prefer . Salads and a variety of fruits are served every day
and incredible local desserts.
Daily Routine:
Fishing hours are totally at the discretion of the clients, unlike
many other lodges. The fishing day normally begins with breakfast
at 7:00am, and their guides will be ready to depart for fishing
from 7:45 am on. Most of the flats you will fish are within fifteen
minutes of the yacht, and it is always nice to take a lunch break
in comfort and in the shade on the boat and relax a bit before
fishing a long afternoon, especially during the summer
season. Lunches on board are especially good, while they are
more limited in fare when making up box lunches for a full day on
the water.
Often the more remote flats can be extremely good fishing and
their guides will then suggest the evening before that you pack a
lunch and stay out all day.
Clients can fish late into the evening if they like, since it is
usually only a short run to get back toyour accomodation. In
Jardines, the morning winds often calm down in the afternoons, and
fishing in the late afternoon can be superb, especially for
bonefish. There is never a daily gasoline limitation for the
guides, so you can run longer distances to fish remote flats,
especially on those days when you opt to stay out all day.
For information contact us at e-mail: Post@gocubafishing.com
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