Press Release from the Bahamas
Here’s a recent press release out of the Bahamas. Basically, they want to remind you that nothing has changed and that the Bahamas is still a fantastic place to visit, even after Hurricane Joaquin...
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What is going to happen in the Bahamas in 2016?
2015 saw some pretty acrimonious discord for the Bahamas. Efforts to shut down the DIY fishery in spirit, if not in fact, were brought out and paraded around and the ensuing arguments left no one...
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Hope in the Bahamas
Good people Well, look who I saw at the Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show. That is Cheryl Bastian from Swain’s Cay Lodge and Benjamin Pratt from the Ministry of Tourism. They were there from the Bahamas...
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Bahamas Regulations Update Part 3,092
This stuff just doesn’t die, does it? All is well… not to worry. There is a new draft of Bahamian regulations making the rounds. The link is here. I’ve read it, thought about it and asked around about...
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Bahamas Regs… where things stand now at the end of 2017
I’ve been traveling, so haven’t posted more about this, but I’m sneaking a few minutes here at work to get some more news out. The Bahamas regs put into place earlier in the year are still on the...
View ArticleBahamas Regulations – No one knows what is going on, basically.
Remember last week when things seemed to be kind of settled? Well… hold on a sec. Turns out the Minister for Fisheries is not on the same page as the PM, according to this story from the Tribune. The...
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“reliably informed” on the Bahamas situation
And so it continues. The PM on one side, the Minister for Fisheries on the other. Here’s the latest article from the Tribune. Some thoughts. These folks claiming the sky would fall if the regulations...
View ArticleMinister for Fisheries issues crazy pants press release
“It was then agreed, among other things, that only Bahamian citizens should be permitted to be licensed as guides and authorized to offer guiding services for the fly-fishing industry; and that...
View ArticleFYI for you Bahamians
There is sometimes some confusion about what fishing regulations are like in the States. Pretty much, in the US, you can fish where you want to fish. If the season is open and you can get on the water,...
View ArticleThis is what the voice of reason sounds like
Clint Kemp from Black Fly Lodge in Abaco and the Bahamas Fly Fishing Lodge Association spoke about the regulations battle today. He didn’t have any updates or news to share, but he did have some...
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