Great story Sonny.  You found an awesome place!  So old school.  Flats trip sounded amazing, Morgan’s Bluff a treasure.  

The Joulters are by far the largest expanse of flats I’ve ever seen. I read an article online that lead to a guide named Carlton. Great guy who knew the area well but other than him…. not a person in sight. Stepped out of the boat and was into fish immediately. First cast was short but the next was near enough and the fish charged. I had a manta shrimp on and that proved to be the only pattern I needed all day. It was a walking day which I love. High tide was mid day which would seem undesirable, but all day long I fished ankle deep water…. Landed about 8 fish. None larger than five pounds but many were in small groups of 4-5 fish. Great barefoot walking and stalking. Hit myself in the bridge of the nose making an ill advised cast and stuck the fly in the bone but not past the barb. Luckily I had glasses on…. All in all The Joulters are un imaginably gorgeous and I’d love to spend more time fishing them. 

Back in Morgan’s Bluff, we dinghied in to the local beach bar called “Below Decks” run but a local couple named Jay and Kizmee who treated us to “yellow birds” the local rum dumb, and fresh conch burgers.  A truly salty place complete with “Robbie” the dreadlock cat captain that had lots of good advice and plenty of “tricks” in his bag of fun and his buddy “Forest Green Leaf Grass”and “Lady Dianna” the 85 year old weathered ex pat who’d lived in the for most of her life. All these characters were book worthy. Morgan’s Bluff wreaked of the old Bahamas…. A throw back to the days of raw adventure. 





The Joulters with Carlton

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