by GWTAdmin | May 3, 2014 | bahamas, Bahamas wildlife, cape eleuthera institute, cruising life, filleting a fish, fishing, lionfish
Lionfish safely behind glass at John Pennekamp Park’sWelcome Center aquarium.Frilly. Zebra striped. Delicate and exotic, Lionfish are really quite pretty.But, Deadly?Yup. They are studded with venomous spines. While rarely fatal for humans,... by GWTAdmin | Apr 16, 2014 | bahamas, bahamas local, Bahamas wildlife, cruisers, cruising activities, cruising life, filleting a fish, fishing, food, rum cay
After much persistence, Dave catches … something!”I didn’t have much money, so I just had to try things until I could get something to work.”It’s a recurring theme from Dave, told with a self-deprecating smile and a shrug of his... by GWTAdmin | Apr 1, 2014 | conch, cruiser destinations, cruising activities, cruising life, filleting a fish, jumentos bahamas, Scott Bannerot “The Cruiser’s Handbook of Fishing, water cay bahamas
Lady Marie provided a nice focal point for a beautiful sunset at Water Cay.“Conch? Wish you’d told me earlier. I cleaned 150 of them this morning,” George told us when we dinghied up, inquiring about the gargantuan mollusk.George welcomed us... by GWTAdmin | Feb 15, 2014 | bahamas, bleeding a fish, catching dorado, Cruiser’s Handbook of Fishing, cruising life, exumas, filleting a fish, gutting a fish, mahi mahi dolphin fish, skinning a fish, trolling from a sailboat
Wayne and our first fish – a big danged dorado!We did everything wrong. And yet…Two complete neophytes to fishing, we managed to successfully land a stunning 4’ dorado (also know as a dolphin fish or mahi mahi) our first try out, and eat it for supper a scant...