2026-02-01 Crooked Island

Day 1: Pittstown Point - Crooked Island

Fishing & Exploring

• Perfect jumping-off point straight onto the Atlantic drop-off for wahoo, tuna, mahi, and billfish
• Exceptional February wahoo fishing with minimal pressure and immediate access to deep water
• Deep-dropping for queen snapper, yelloweye snapper, and deepwater grouper
• Swordfishing grounds accessible in weather windows
• Offshore seamounts and current edges create a natural marine-farm effect, concentrating bait and predators

Diving & Water Activities

• Snorkeling on nearshore patch reefs with healthy coral and reef fish
• Spearfishing on shallow reefs (where legal and conditions allow)
• Lobstering during open season
• Underwater photography on reefs, walls, and dramatic deep-drop edges
• Water activity’s Sea Bobs, skiing, wake boarding, tubing and more
• Clear water and low pressure make this an excellent area for exploratory diving

Exploration, History & Culture

• Natural “marine farm” zone with historic old cannons tied to colonial and pirate-era activity
• Shoreline sea caves accessible by tender in calm conditions
• Inland plantation ruins from the Loyalist era, offering powerful insight into early Bahamian history
  • Bird Rock Lighthouse
  • 19th-century lighthouse on its own cay

• Built in the 1870s, famously known as one of the “loneliest lighthouse stations in the British dominion”
• Beach walks and shelling along remote, untouched shorelines
• Visits to local island bars, restaurants, and small shops for authentic Out Island culture

Day 3: Albert Town - Long Cay

Fishing & Exploring

• High-speed and conventional wahoo trolling.
• Deep dropping on the edges when current allows.
• Yellowfin tuna, big dolphin, and marlin as spring goes on

Diving & Water Activities

• Shallow areas provide relaxed snorkeling over coral heads and sandy patches.
• Reef edges and walls drop quickly into deep blue water, offering dramatic photography.
• Spearfishing opportunities exist on the reef edges

Exploration, History & Culture

• Long Cay (historically Fortune Island) has old settlement ruins, churches, and community structures
• Historic St. David’s & St. Augustine’s Church ruins
• Colonial-era architecture and island heritage visuals
• Visit the pink flamingo’s
• Treasure hunting” for (old glass, pottery, flotsam)
• Visit locals

Day 5: Fish Cay

Fishing & Exploring

• Vast shallow flats, creeks, and lagoons holding large populations of mutton snapper, bonefish, tarpon, and permit
• Exceptional sight-fishing opportunities due to clear water and firm sand flats
• Well-known “Tarpon Pit” with large, resident schools—excellent for fly fishing and light-tackle action

Diving & Water Activities

• Shallow reef systems influenced by strong currents, creating nutrient-rich, fish-dense environments
• High-quality spearfishing opportunities along ledges, coral heads, and rubble zones
• Frequent encounters with eagle rays, large reef fish, and passing pelagics

Exploration, History & Culture

• Site of the 1834 grounding of the slave ship Encomium leading to the official abolition of slavery in 1838
• Seasonal nurse shark spawning in shallow water—often visible while poling or snorkeling
• Iconic “Fish Cay Freak-Out”: catch, clean, and cook your fresh fish on the beach and end the day with a beach fire

Day 7: Castle Island - Acklins

Fishing & Exploring

• Exceptional wahoo, tuna, mahi-mahi, and billfish action right off the drop-off
• Deep dropping produces quality grouper and snapper in relatively close range
• Outstanding mutton snapper fishing along the inside edge of the drop-off
• Light fishing pressure and healthy stocks make this a consistently productive area

Diving & Water Activities

• Acklins was a notorious historic shipping hazard, with many vessels wrecked while transiting between the Caribbean, Europe, and North America
• Nearshore snorkeling with vibrant coral, abundant reef life, and generally minimal current
• Opportunities for spearfishing along reef edges (seasonal and where permitted)
• Excellent underwater photography thanks to clear water, structure, and dramatic relief

Exploration, History & Culture

• Walk untouched beaches scattered with shells, coral, and centuries-old flotsam carried ashore by storms
• Exceptional birdlife and pristine, undeveloped shoreline scenery
• Visit the historic Castle Island Lighthouse, built in 1868, a powerful reminder of the region’s maritime past
• Explore stone foundations and collapsed walls believed to be remnants of Loyalist-era outposts and small homesteads