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INTERNATIONAL
FLY FISHING TRAVEL - JARDINES DE LA REINA - CUBA
Welcome
to our brand new updated 2006 travel section. We are pleased to
form an association with Aardvark McLeod, offering tailor-made fly
fishing holidays to a wide variety of exciting destinations. You
can be assured that the ultimate fly fishing journey awaits you!
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About
Jardines de la Reina
Named the Queen's
Gardens by Christopher Columbus, the Jardines de la Reina is a
pristine chain of islands that run more than one hundred miles
to the northwest from Cuba's south-eastern coast. Most of the
fishing area is forty to fifty miles offshore and has been
designated as a Cuban National Park. As such, there is no
commercial fishing in Avalon’s exclusive area. There is no
other pristine flats area in the world that has this size of
fishery. With hundreds of miles of flats to fish, you will fish
many areas where few anglers have ever thrown a fly.
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The flats
environment here is a fantastic combination of wadable white
sand and turtle grass flats that are accessed by skiff. Tarpon
are prolific with many "baby" tarpon - fish in the 10
– 40lbs class in the channels. On the flats the average size
grows to 45-80 lbs with some specimens growing to 120-130 lbs in
the deep ocean channel. Permit are also found in good numbers,
and many of these fish will be in the twenty to thirty pound
class, with a few well over thirty. For anglers that land a
permit, there is an excellent chance of completing a Grand Slam
the same day. Tarpon can be found at just about any time and
tide level as can bonefish. Over the past five years, there have
been numerous Grand Slams caught by fly fishermen. Often
it is calm, and schools of tailing and laid up bones can be seen
hundreds of yards away, their golden tails glistening in the
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you are in Jardines de la Reina, accommodations are provided on
two large live-aboard boats. The primary craft is La Tortuga, a
large 110 foot long double decked floating hotel with seven
cabins for guests. La Tortuga is an unbelievably solid boat made
of steel and anchored in a protected channel, so it never moves
about. The threat of getting seasick is non-existent. Each cabin
has its own shower with hot water, toilet and individually
adjustable high tech air-conditioning system. A large air
conditioned dining room downstairs with both a foredeck and
afterdeck make this a very comfortable home away from home. The
Tortuga normally accommodates 14 clients. For those
looking for luxury there is Halcon, a 75ft luxury yacht equipped
with six cabins, and three bathrooms. On the top deck there is a
large sitting room, fully air-conditioned and a perfect place to
have cocktails after fishing. Halcon is also suitable for non
– fishers.
Further info on +44 (0)1980 840590 or mail@aardvarkmcleod.com
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