2008 Acklins Bonefishing Pictures

Acklins Island is located in the lower part of the Bahamas chain, about 220 miles Southeast of Nassau. With more than 1,000 miles of shallow water, Acklins Island is famous for its bonefish flats and some of the best bonefish expeditions throughout The Bahamas. If bonefishing is your bag, a trip to Acklins is the dream fishing vacation package for you. The average bonefish caught is 3-4 pounds and they are hard-core reel screamers.   We had shots at 6 -10 pound fish on all three days we fished.  Singles, cruising groups and tailing fish were abundant everyday.  We saw excellent numbers of fish, when wading we saw 3 – 4 groups of  50 - 200 tailing fish in a group at one time.

Acklins is a long, narrow, hilly island 50-plus miles long, cut from limestone with  incredible natural beauty. The best part of Acklins is its massive white sand flats that line the island's entire shores.  There are flats everywhere you turn.    

The Island is very remote and undeveloped. The population is around 500 people.  Electrical service was installed and connected to local residents in the early 1990s. The major source of income for the island residents is commercial fishing and the harvest of Cascarilla bark which is used and an ingredient  to flavor Campari liquor as well as the native Cascarilla liqueur, which is exported.  There is a gas station, small food store, post office and some small local restaurants. Services are extremely limited on the island.  There is some private land ownership but most of the island is crown land and generation property.

Here are a few pictures from my 2008 Acklins Island Bonefishing Trip

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