2 weeks in cuba

Subject: 2 weeks in cuba Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:03 am

Back from 2 weeks on Cayo Coco, Cuba.

Managed to fish every morning, the second week wasn’t as productive as the 1st due to receding tides.
The main spot was a rock formation called “dog tooth rock” about a 2 mile walk down the beach from my hotel.
What a walk !

Caught some fantastic looking fish

I fished with some of the locals, the rocks were lethally sharp but this guy was bare foot !

It certainly beats freezing your wotsits off on Holyhead breakwater !
Roll on the next visit !

Subject: Re: 2 weeks in cuba Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:07 am

Wow some great looking fish their mate
cracking report and pics well done Very Happy

Subject: Re: 2 weeks in cuba Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:09 am

FANTASTIC PICS IAN
but you have not got your YELLOW FISHING JUMPER ON ?????????????
lol!

Subject: Re: 2 weeks in cuba Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:19 am

joker44 wrote:

FANTASTIC PICS IAN
but you have not got your YELLOW FISHING JUMPER ON ?????????????
lol!

The Mrs forgot to pack it mate !!

Subject: Re: 2 weeks in cuba Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:42 am

GET A AEW MRS THEN lol!

Subject: Re: 2 weeks in cuba Wed Feb 23, 2011 1:19 pm

out of interest, can anyone identify any of the fish ?

I think the ones I am holding are bonefish ? but they were caught on the bottom, and I allways thought they were a top feeder !

Subject: Re: 2 weeks in cuba Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:23 pm

Im pretty sure the ones in the 19th and 20th photo are Ornate Wrasse. The missus and I have caught them whilst deep sea fishing off the coast of Fuertaventura.

Subject: Re: 2 weeks in cuba Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:38 pm

great report fella, we have fished the peninsula bridge at cayo guilermo and the fishing is fantastic.

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You have a yellow tail snapper in one picture.

Subject: Re: 2 weeks in cuba Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:52 pm

tony wilson wrote:

Im pretty sure the ones in the 19th and 20th photo are Ornate Wrasse. The missus and I have caught them whilst deep sea fishing off the coast of Fuertaventura.

I would have said parrot fish could be wrong tho
The blu and yellow stripey things are grunts not sure of proper name but they grunt when you unhook them - bones I think - the silver belters at the end are trevalle I think and they fight like mad - you know it.

Subject: Re: 2 weeks in cuba Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:02 pm

im green with envy ian, what a superb holiday Cool

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Subject: Re: 2 weeks in cuba Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:20 am

Amazing pictures Ian!!!!!!

Stunning report Smile

Subject: Re: 2 weeks in cuba Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:38 am

Pablo wrote:

great report fella, we have fished the peninsula bridge at cayo guilermo and the fishing is fantastic.

I've fished that bridge on 4 or 5 holidays now and yes, the fishing there is awesome, a lot of the time the lead doesn't even hit the bottom before a fish is on ! (that is as long as you can get between the locals with their hand lines!)

Subject: Re: 2 weeks in cuba Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:17 pm

we had the locals watching us for hints on how to catch - bait elastic - works everytime.
I think the little silver jobby could be a mohara (not sure if thats the way you spell it)
BTW how is your foot - I thinkw we met at gimblet some time ago and you had just stuck a knife in yer foot scratch

Subject: Re: 2 weeks in cuba Thu Feb 24, 2011 2:17 pm

Pablo wrote:

we had the locals watching us for hints on how to catch - bait elastic - works everytime.
I think the little silver jobby could be a mohara (not sure if thats the way you spell it)
BTW how is your foot - I thinkw we met at gimblet some time ago and you had just stuck a knife in yer foot scratch

Blimey ! you have a good memory !

If memory serves me right you had your son with you.

Foots fine now thanks