My hosted trip to Crooked & Acklins Island Lodge last week was amazing. All the guests were incredibly delighted. A week of PERFECT weather can do that. It was an absolute dream. Bonefishing was super easy and permit fishing was off the hook. – Ross Purnell, Editor/Publisher Fly Fisherman Magazine
Located four hundred and thirty miles south east of Miami, with Crooked Island forming the northern rim and Acklins the easterly rim, the atoll covers better than two hundred and thirty square miles. Crooked and Acklins islands are divided by the three and a half mile wide Bight of Acklins, connecting the huge shallow flats system with the Atlantic Ocean.
This is one of the least-visited fisheries in the Bahamas, and about as far south as you can go without landing on the Turks and Caicos. The southerly location is significant when you consider the weather patterns that bring winters chill and harsh winds to the northern Bahamas. These shallow, firm flats are home to abundant schools of bonefish averaging three to four pounds, and a ten plus pound fish is a daily possibility. If you enjoy wading into position to make a precise presentation up close and personal, then this fishery should not be overlooked. It’s a wade fisherman’s dream, with shallow hard sand flats extending for miles.
The islands of Crooked and Acklins are located in the far southeastern portion of the Bahamas, 239 miles southeast of Nassau. Acklins and Crooked Island are two of the four islands forming an atoll which hugs the beautiful shallow waters of the Bight of Acklins, a 500-square-mile lagoon. Total land mass of Crooked Island is 57 square miles, while Acklins island totals a 150 square miles. The islands are located less than 60 miles from the Haitian and Cuban coastlines and both islands maintain a population of no more than 500 +/- permanent residents.
In addition to the incredible bonefish opportunities, and legitimate permit fishing, the in-shore fishing is excellent for jacks, snapper, shark, mackerel, barracuda, and grouper. Triggerfish are available on the coral flats, and juvenile tarpon can be found in protected back country lagoons.
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