More on Abaco: Green Turtle Cay to the Marls

Despite the claims of Andros Island as to having the biggest Bahamian bones, a record check will reveal that the Little Bahama Bank (GBI and Abaco) to some degree and the Biminis to the larger degree, sport the biggest bonefish. This may well be due to the proximity to deeper water- look at the huge bonefish from Miami to Islamorada and the Gulf Stream. It seems that oceanside bonefish -almost worldwide- are bigger. Enter Green Turtle Cay on Abaco's Northeast side. This oceanside area has yielded some of the largest bones on Abaco- look at the photos on Ronnie Sawyer's webpages. Bigger fish are rumoured around ManJack Key slightly to the North. I have seen some photos in the museum in New Plymouth of monster bonefish on Green Turtle Cay caught on the island. This is a smaller habitat with slightly deeper water..definitely a non-nursery with mostly larger fish. The Marls stand in contrast with loads of miles of ultrashallow water with loads of small nursery bones. What a marvelous Abaconian choice: loads of small fish or a few trophies? Which would you want?

Jan
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