Kamalame, North Andros

[fish4life]

I want to talk to any fellow anglers who have fished out of Kamalame. How was the experience overall? Fishing? What would you reccommend to bring that they didnt tell you about. Any suggestions? I am going with my wife in June, she lives to fish, and want to hear about the conditions.

[gtopche]

I went with my wife in April 2003. The facility is great, nicest villa we have stayed in. The owner, Brian, is also a very nice guy. However, we had a lot of issues with Bruce, who ran the fishing program, and Margaret, who was the general manager (I prefer not to go into detail on this forum). The fishing was only okay. However, that was more a result of the guides we had. We fished only the flats at Joulters. There were plenty of small to medium bones. Another guest who was a good fisherman had better guides and fished on the west side of the island. He saw many large bones. The creek that runs by the lodge had a lot of fish at certain times, including the largest one I saw on the trip. However, they were pretty spooky when in the creek.

We caught fish on a large variety of flies including light pink charlie, pink mini-puff, gotcha, etc. The water was generally very shallow, so unweighted or bead chain flies work best. The flats at Joulters are beautiful, white sand without shells. The wading is very easy and best done barefoot to keep the noise to a minimum.

If you have other questions, feel free to call me (908) 298-7700 ext 120.

Gary

[bugger]

I'm going with my wife March 2-6. I'll let you know how I made out. I have 1 day flats fishong with a guide and 1 day offshore. I hope the guides are good. I'll post a message when I get back.

[bonesnbass]

It is very hot that time of the year so that may hurt the bonefishing cept' early and late in the day. West side might be a good idea as its closer to some deeper hence cooler water on the in. I've heard from Prescott Smith who has a lodge near where your going that June is a good time for Permit in the Joulters. Very spendy at Kamalame flies... lite tans and soft pinks