Overboard Boater

We're pleased the Big Game Club is coming back.

The Bimini Big Game Club is back. We reported on this over the winter, and we are pleased to see it come to fruition. It’s been five years since we set foot on Bimini, way too long. Here are some of the pertinents from the release:

…The legendary Bimini Big Game Club has officially re-opened as a Guy Harvey Outpost Resort & Marina with reservations now being booked for the busy summer boating season.

…General Manager Chris Pollock said the venerable 51-room resort and 75-slip marina, located in the heart of the island’s cultural hub, Alice Town on North Bimini’s southern tip, is now accepting reservations.

Guests can call: 1-800-867-4764.

The 75-slip marina will handle boats to 145 feet.

…Many improvements are underway at the 75-slip marina resort, which is located on the main navigation channel in Bimini Bay, which separates North and South Bimini.  The marina can accommodate boats up to 145 linear feet. By Spring 2011, a full service fuel dock will be operational.

Guy Harvey paintings adorn the dining room walls.

…“The Guy Harvey Outpost concept is to create an eco-destination attracting both fishing and diving enthusiasts while focusing on adventure travel, sustainable tourism and marine conservation,” said Pollock. “Our plan is to work in concert with educators, scientists and other professionals to make the Outpost a diverse experience that can be enjoyed on many levels, including a working laboratory offering individuals and families one-on-one interactive opportunities to learn about marine science and nature.”

Flash restrictions won’t let me embed this on my fly fishing blog, so here’s a great bit from Andros South guide Torrie Bevans about fly casting into the wind.

Filmed by Kirk Deeter of Field & Stream.

…Is a view I plan to be enjoying in a few weeks as I stand on the bow stalking bonefish in South Andros. I’m going as part of FibFest. What is Fibfest? It’s a bloggers summit, of sorts, and I’m attending for the purposes of science and education and not for any reasons of self gratification in the form of screaming flats runs. Stay tuned for some pontificating about skiffs.

Kalik, Bimini Ring Toss Game, and Bahama bread add enhancement to reason.