Fishing The Bahamas
Rum Cay/San Salvador
Fabulous fishing and first landing of Columbus.
San Salvador
Christopher Columbus made his first landfall on San Salvador Island during his historic voyage to the New World. Four separate monuments mark the exact spot where he came ashore on October 12, 1492. However, it is generally accepted that he landed at Long Bay, where a big stone cross now stands.
The island is home to many monuments, ruins and shipwreck sites that directly reflect its rich history. It has miles of pristine and secluded beaches, and a crystal-clear sea that gives divers visibility of up to 150 feet. Sparkling lakes cover the interior of the island and many relics of Loyalist days can be found.
Rum Cay
Rum Cay is located 360 miles east of Miami, 185 miles southeast of Nassau and just 28 miles southwest of San Salvador.
This tiny Bahamian jewel is just 9 miles long and 5 miles wide, covering 45 square miles. Christopher Columbus made his second stop here during his voyage to the New World.
A real “sleeping beauty,” the island is a scenic refuge and considered one of the best-kept secrets within the region. It is renowned for historical ruins, rolling hills, stunning coral reefs and miles of sandy beaches.
In deeper water over the reefs and drop offs available in all of The Bahamas Near and Out Islands, One Call Charters will put you right on top of the best spots and offer a great day of Bahamas fishing fun for the whole family. Further out, in the indigo blue of the Gulf Stream off Bimini, in the mile-deep Tongue of the Ocean alongside Andros, and off the Atlantic sides of the Abacos, Acklins, Exumas, Eleuthera, Cat and Long Island, lie the sleek strong pelagic fish. Fishing out here is big game trolling, when your senses are set to a hair trigger: eyes peeled for the electrifying sight of a marlin’s bill or tuna’s head crashing into the baits, ears tuned to the snap of an outrigger and zzzzzzzz of the line peeling off as the fish bites and runs. Hook up with a big blue marlin or tuna, or get a wahoo, kingfish or bull dolphin on light tackle, and you’ll have your own Hemingway story to tell when you get home.
Whether you fly fish, spin cast or prefer to troll big game gear – or want to do all three – The Bahamas has a selection of reefs and deep sea fishing drop offs with hungry fish waiting.
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