Welcome to Andros Island &Fresh Creek/Andros Town!   Plan your trip   Local Radar   Detailed Forecast   This page provides you with the information you need to understand Andros and the Fresh Creek area, and the spectacular flyfishing for bonefish we have up the Creek, on the ocean flats, and nearby.   Below you will find everything you need to know: what to bring for Tackle for Bonefish and others ( 'cuda, shark, jacks ), proper clothing , seasonal weather , local accomodations , native and commercial resources on the Island and pictures , a map and guide rates .

Bonefish Bradley Certified Bahamian Fly Fishing Guide*

I most often guide from a 16' flats boat with a poling platform. This gives my fishermen and I the best chance to spot and cast to the "ghost of the flats".   Fly fishing casts may be as short as twenty feet but occasionally as long as fifty or sixty. There are all sizes of Bonefish in the area. There are plenty of fish here year 'round, opportunities abound and fishers can expect good catches whenever they come.   Accurate casts certainly help the fisherman succeed in catching bigger fish. When you can place the fly close to the the largest fish in a school or one tailing alone, your chances improve significantly.   I can provide the flies, if necessary, and the tackle too if you need more than you've brought. I'll also recommend specific tackle and flies so you can prepare for your trip.
	Spin fishing is also popular and very successful on bonefish as well as on other local species: jacks, barracuda, sharks, tarpon, snapper and more fishes available along the mangroves and ocean shore waters. I guide spinning enthusiasts for whatever fish they may be interested in or for a day's sampling of many of our tropical species.
The Guiding Day   I guide half days and full days, four to eight hours. One or two persons usually fishing from the boat. The day starts at 8:00 a.m. This unhurried starting time allows the sun to rise high enough to aid in spotting the fish on the flats. Fishing usually begins within ten minutes of leaving the dock.   There are so many excellent fishing areas available, it really isn't necessary to travel long distances to find good fishing unless the fisherman has specific places in mind or is interested in sampling a variety of locales and fish populations.   Even so, it would take a lifetime of fishing to cast to even a fraction of the available bonefish within minutes of Fresh Creek or anywhere else you're staying on North Andros from Cargill Creek in the south to Morgan's Bluff and Joulter's Cay up north.     Rates: (Guide, Boat, Tackle, Gas, Refreshments Included) Fly In/Out in a Day: $400 A Usual Day (includes drinks): $400 Joulter's Cay (includes travel for two): $500 Advice, good company, casting lessons and fish spotting help: All Free	Catching fish is just part of it. Good company and a beautiful area makes Andros a memorable place to fish, and an adventure anytime. Michael's got another one!   Guides enjoy the flats on their day off too. Nice fishing conditions, huh?

We have optimal conditions for bonefishing Andros all year!   You may have heard that bonefishing is best at only certain times, (e.g., March-April, October-November). This may be true in other places but it isn't true here!!!   We have plenty of bonefish and the big ones can be found every week of every month. We have hundreds of miles of shoreline near very deep ocean waters, protected by a hundred mile long barrier reef. Bonefish are pelagic, deep ocean fish. It makes sense that on an big island such as Andros, with extensive inland rivers and flats, and where there is always warm water and food to attract the fish, that we would attract a healthy year 'round population of bonefish.             In addition, we have very light fishing pressure on our fish. This is because vacationers don't come to Andros to water ski, para-glide, jet ski, sun bath, shop, gamble or float in water chairs. They come to enjoy the fishing, the very friendly Androsians, and the absolutely safe community. Don't come expecting umbrellas on the beach - or in your drink. There aren't any. Do come for a quiet getaway, excellent fishing, warm water, a beautiful reef and good company.   We have so much clean, fresh water we ship it by barge to Nassau every week!   Our land and shoreline is mostly unsettled. Our people live simply and quietly, respectful of the natural world. Andros Island, "The Bonefishing Capitol of the World".

Contact Bonefish-Bradley with your questions.

Home: 1 (242) 368-4318 (mornings & evenings)

Cell: 1 (242) 357-2242 (leave your number and the best time to call back) . . . . . . .

Email: Bonefish-Bradley (Temporarily Capt. Mike's email)

Or Mail To: Brent Mackey, Bowen Sound, Central Andros, Bahamas.

I was in the first group of Professional Bahamian Fly Fishing Guides ever to receive Certification from the Bahamian Government in association with the Fly Fishing Federation.     It was an honor to have our professionalism recognised and share this distinction with other famous bonefishing guides, such as: Bill Brennan, Simon Bain (National Fly Fishing Champion, 2000), Prescott Smith (Stafford Creek Lodge), Bertram Thomson, Charley Smith, Oswald Neymour, Christopher Lieden, Christopher Mackey, Rupert Lieden, Jeff Cartwright and more. Deputy Minister of Tourism, Dr. James Hepple, awarding my certificate.

For more information by email, you may also contact Capt. Michael Eichenseer at michael@capecodoutdoors.com (508) 945-6052 - Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA Michael is a friend and visits Andros often when he isn't guiding for striped bass and little tunas on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, U.S.A. He'll be able to answer many of your questions and help you make arrangements for your visit.   Michael's Andros site is HERE . Michael's Cape Cod Outdoors and Charter site is HERE .

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