I brought my wife along for the tour and half day at Deep Water Cay.
Big mistake.
I don’t think I’ll be able to get her to go to another lodge. She loved it there and it wasn’t hard to see why.
First, I have to say, if you haven’t been to DWC in the past few years, you really haven’t been to DWC. Things have changed… a lot. There is so much new and so much that is awesome about what they have done there it is hard to really put it all into words.
![Deep Water Cay... awesome.](https://bonefishonthebrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/DWC-300x222.jpg)
Deep Water Cay… awesome.
They have a new “gateway” to the lodge over on the edge of Grand Bahama which is just top shelf. There is boat storage, boat docks and boat launches. A huge step up from what was there the last time I was on GBI in 2010. We met Muff at the entry way and he showed us around the “on land” facilities.
![This is the view my wife would like.](https://bonefishonthebrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/DWC-Renee-View-300x225.jpg)
This is the view my wife would like.
Next, we had a short hop over to the actual lodge where we met Bill, the manager, and his wife, Lisa. Bill gave us the lowdown on the improvements which were largely self-evident and impressive. Julie, a decade long employee of DWC led us on a tour of the rooms and facilities.
The rooms… yeah… views to kill for, and I’d consider it. One thing you might not know is that DWC is making a big push to include families. There are kayaks and boats you can play on with the kids and there is snorkeling and diving and blue-water fishing. DWC has moved to include much more than the bonefishing they are so well known for. My wife was enamored with the place, as was I. I have not seen an operation like this before. Everything they do, they do very well. It shows.
![Yeah... it's nice.](https://bonefishonthebrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/DWC-pool-300x225.jpg)
Yeah… it’s nice.
![Lots and lots to do for the family.](https://bonefishonthebrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/DWC-More-to-do-300x225.jpg)
Lots and lots to do for the family.
We wrapped up the tour and boarded the Hell’s Bay skiff of our guide for the afternoon, Ted. Ted was a real nice guy who loves his island and knows it very well. It wasn’t long before I had blown my first and second shots, and maybe even a third, before I connected. It was odd, seemed to take me a few flubs to get the jitters out before I started actually getting my casting where I wanted it.
![Nice fish.](https://bonefishonthebrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/DWC-Bjorn-Release-300x225.jpg)
Nice fish.
Managed some nice fish and saw many, many more. Several schools we saw numbered in the hundreds of fish, usually with a shark escort that was making them a bit nervous. We saw cudas and rays and even a dolphin for good measure. It is such a vibrant ecosystem out there and its health is evident on every flat.
![Getting the fish on its way.](https://bonefishonthebrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/DWC-Bjorn-bonefish-release-300x225.jpg)
Getting the fish on its way.
We even stopped at a cut and threw a spinning rig for some jacks and had a good time.
Deep Water Cay is clearly at the top of their game and one of the top lodges you are going to find anywhere.
![Not too shabby... not too shabby at all.](https://bonefishonthebrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/DWC-sign-300x228.jpg)
Not too shabby… not too shabby at all.
I left wondering what body part I’d need to sell to get back there with my wife and daughter. I am not really using my left leg that much… wonder what it will fetch on the open market. It would be worth it.
(PS – there are permit there… saw about a 20 pounder, maybe bigger… didn’t spook on the cast, but it did on the strip)