Hand line fishing in the Abacos

One of my favorite activities when we go to the Abacos is hand line fishing with family.

 

Cutting up lobster or Craw-fish for bait. If you are not familiar with what hand line fishing is it is just what it sounds like. All you need is a spool of fishing line, a lead weight, and a hook. You carefully spool off enough line in front of you so you can get good distance when you throw your bait overboard.

 

 

These are some of the first fish we were able to catch when we went out.

 

 

 

 

 

This was a great hand line fishing day! We had plenty to share and enjoy.

 

One of the unusual fish that I discovered on the trip were these small red fish that lived inside the conch shells. I was able to throw most of them over when the conchs were brought on board but this little guy didn’t pop out of the shell like the others. I always feel bad when this happens but this allowed me to get a good look at him. Do you know what they are called?  🙂

 

They have a large yellow fin in their belly, probably helps them stay inside the conch.

And what a big mouth for such a little guy!

 

 

Well these are the pictures I took! I really am so happy

I was able to go out one more time.

Did you see the rest of the pictures?

They are here on my Catching Conch page!