Jack Crevalle, Snapper, Needlefish, Sharks and Crocodiles..
You could catch both Jack Crevalle, Snapper, Needlefish, different sharks, and one of our friends even had a crocodile hooked...
There is a lot of other species around the flats an
mangroves on Cuba.
Jack:
Jack Crevalle is really fun to fish using a popper in
the surface, where you strip it in unregular moves. I had an
experience at Cayo Largo where a whole school of Jack's where
following my popper, atacking it from all angles. The estimated
weight of the fish was 10-12 kgs..., and when they where attacking
the popper, a few almost landed in our boat. I must admit that
my heart was beating a little bit faster when 60-70 fish of that
size was fighting to catch the popper..
Snapper:
Needlefish:
Needlefish is a long thin fish with a longslim bill full of
sharp teeth. You can often se them in high and loong jumps, as
they escape from the boat while you are treveling between the
different flats/mangroves. I have caught a few on Crazy
Charlie flies, when fishing for Bonefish. The first two i
hooked took my fly, bit of the line and went off. I didn't
understand this before I saw the first one i landed.. his teeth
where razor sharp, almost like an Barracuda.. (look at picture)
Wading around without a plier to pick out the fly is not recomended
when you catch this kind of fish, since it snapps with its
bill/mouth as you try to pick out your fly.
