Product Description

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #272844 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 376 pages

Review
"The Bahamas is the bonefishing capital of the world--but with so many islands, lodges, and guides, how do you find the lodge that is right for you? The first step is to study Stephen and Kim Vletas' descriptions of the best operations the Bahamas have to offer."--Fly Fisherman magazine

From the Back Cover
The new updated Bahamas Fly-Fishing Guide is a comprehensive guide to fly-fishing and vacation travel planning in the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos. Detailed descriptions of resorts, lodges, restaurants, guides, services, tackle, flies, tactics, diving, snorkeling, adventure, and eco-travel offer readers inside information on these breathtaking destinations.
The Bahamian fishery is thoroughly examined, along with historical, geographical, and cultural information that introduces the larger world of the islands. Graced with truly exceptional maps, as well as photographs of all the major locations in the islands, this book is a must for anyone - fly fisher or not - planning a trip to this exquisite part of the world.

About the Author
Stephen Vletas and Kim Vletas have considered the Bahamas their second home for more than fifteen years. After selling their fly-fishing company, Westbank Anglers, in 2002, they have had even more time to spend hopping from island to island to fish with their favorite guides, and to visit their longtime friends and fellow anglers. They have also been able to explore new areas in greater depth, including the Turks and Caicos, and to solidify their intimate knowledge of the magnificent saltwater landscapes that readers will find in this authoritative, important book. The Vletases are based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Customer Reviews

so-so but there's not much else available
This book isn't terrible - but could use some work.
** Disclaimer - we only visited Grand Bahama**

I expected the do-it-yourself sections to have some tips on where you could drive & wade out to fish, not just list independent guides instead of package deals. I don't consider hiring an independent guide to be doing it myself. Since our trip was not soley for fly fishing, we wanted to get a guide for a day or 2 & maybe do some independent fishing from shore on a couple of days. We did this, but with zero success on the days we fished from shore. Others (including both guides we used) said that fishign from shore could be productive. I had hoped that the book would have had soem tips for this type of fishing for each island. Or just told you if it wasn't a viable option for a specific island.

BTW - I can strongly recommend Captain Perry Demeritte, who is listed in this book - he was excellent.

All that said, given the selection of books available on this topic, this is probably your best bet. We also still had a great time AND got some fish.

The Bahamas Fly-Fishing Guide
More comprehensive than I had hoped. Full of useful information and well organized. Anyone considering a bonefishing trip to this area should benefit from the contents therein.

Quality reading
The amount of information in this book is easily worth five stars. What made me give only four was the lack of color pictures. There are only few color pictures in the middle of the book and in the rest of the book pictures are black and white. Other notable thing is that the book is made considering americans and international travellers are only briefly mentioned.