Could there be fish in our future...

Dan and I spent our last day on Green Turtle Cay looking for a "better" beach location.

We found one - one the other side of the island.

On our way there, with our beach gear in tow, we saw fish running on the side of the boat next to a reef.  We quickly turned the dingy around, went back to the main boat to drop off our beach gear, retrieved our fishing gear, and left again.

We fished by the reef for a couple of hours and caught a handful of Snapper - only one keeper.  After stopping by the beach for a quick drink and snack, we headed back to the dock so I could clean my catch.

I cleaned my little Snapper (not even picture worthy) next to the guy who was cleaning his 20 lbs Mahi Mahi.  I don't think I have ever cleaned a fish so fast - as it was almost embarrassing that I would clean that size fish on the fish cleaning station that the game fish boats use.

We headed out to Hopetown the next day.  Since we had to pass into the Atlantic Ocean to get where we were going, Dan suggested we put the fishing rods in the water while making the couple mile pass.  Dan rigged them up (one with a frozen Ballyhoo and one with a Ballyhoo lure), slowed our speed slightly and we threw the trolling lines in the water.  Finally, my rod holders got some use.

After about 30 minutes - one rod got hit and the line started to spool.  Dan slowed the boat down and made sure it was in auto-pilot while I started to fight the fish.  He came to the other rod to bring it in to avoid tangling and his line got hit as well.  We both had Big Eye Tunas (Ahi) on the line.  He caught the big one, I caught the smaller one.  Not quite as big as "Wicked Tuna" big - but big for us.

We made it to Hopetown around 4:30PM - docked the boat and headed over to clean the fish. This time, I wasn't embarrassed at the fish cleaning station.  Thanks to YouTube I watched how to clean Tuna properly.  The Snappers waiting below the cleaning station where huge and aggressively eating the scraps.  If I could only catch one of those!!!

I prepared seared Tuna and rice for dinner - along with a side of the Conch Salad I bought off the guy at the end of the dock.  What a great dinner!!