A Look at Grand Bahama Island Fishing

A photo tour starting at West End reveals some of the facilities and fishing at this appealing destination

By Sport Fishing Editors

March 28, 2017

Sport Fishing Magazine

A photo tour starting at West End reveals some of the facilities and fishing at this appealing destination.

Grand Bahama Island sits a mere 67 miles from the Florida coast — and just a 30-minute flight from Fort Lauderdale or Miami. Waiting there is a fishing nirvana for all types of anglers.

Grand Bahama Island fishing map — West End on Grand Bahama Island sits a mere 67 miles due east of West Palm Beach, Florida.Courtesy Google Earth

Old Bahama Bay, Grand Bahama Island fishing vacation destination — The tranquility of Old Bahama Bay in West End makes it an appealing destination as the first stop for visitors from Florida arriving by boat.Bill Doster / Sport Fishing

Port Lucaya, Grand Bahama Island fishing boats — The docks at Port Lucaya.Bill Doster / Sport Fishing

Grand Bahama Island bonefish flats fishing guide — Bonefish guide Ted Cooper heads out to the flats from Deep Water Cay.Bill Doster / Sport Fishing

Bahamas Kalik beer — Nothing like an ice-cold Bahamas Kalik beer at Deep Water Cay, at the end of a day.Bill Doster / Sport Fishing

Grand Bahama Island cuisine curried lobster tails — Curried lobster tails, Deep Water Cay.Bill Doster / Sport Fishing

Grand Bahama Island eel grass flats bonefish, permit fish habitat — Lush eel grass flats offer superb habitat for bonefish and permit.Bill Doster / Sport Fishing

Grand Bahama Island fishermen mahi catch dolphin — First fish of the day for this lucky angler is a mahi taken off Freeport/Lucaya that hit a ballyhoo on a chugger-head trolling lure.Bill Doster / Sport Fishing

Bonefish charter flats fishing Deep Water Cay Grand Bahama Island — Deep Water Cay bonefish guide Mervin poles a lucky angler over skinny water. The guide has operated here for 40 years.Bill Doster / Sport Fishing

Bonefish flats fishing, Deep Water Cay, Grand Bahama Island — Bones abound over flats out of Deep Water Cay.Bill Doster / Sport Fishing

Deep Water Cay, Grand Bahama Island, pool fishing vacation — The Deep Water Cay pool beckons.Bill Doster / Sport Fishing

Deep Water Cay, Grand Bahama Island, docked fishing boats — Home base for visiting anglers.Bill Doster / Sport Fishing

Grand Bahama Island bonefish fishing — Fly-rodder Capt. Skipper Gentry admires a sizeable bonefish.Bill Doster / Sport Fishing

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