CULTURAL & COMBINATION TRIPS
Experiencing the best of Cuban culture and world class fly fishing
Getting There: Trips will generally start in Havana, as this is the airport connecting visitors from the USA to Cuba
The Fish: Normally, our combination trips fish an area with Bonefish, Permit, and Tarpon, as well as Snook, Jacks, Snapper and Barracuda
Notable: These are customizable trips, usually hosted by Jon Covich. Itineraries are organized according to the interests and schedule of the group
I have now been to Cuba over twenty times, and have worked very hard to make contacts with local guides, organizations, and every day Cubans. To that end, the trips I organize and lead are not the canned trips you find through many agents. We do special things. We meet Cubans, go to their apartments and have them play music for us, watch private dance performances by an acclaimed dance troop, and visit and have fun with primary students at a local Cuban school. These are special trips, and I am exceptionally proud of them.
The last thing to understand is that these trips are completely customizable. Although we have some itineraries outlines, all details can be changed according to the wishes of the group. That means we could have more days of fishing, more days of seeing life in Cuba, or extend the trips to travel to destinations more off the beaten path.
It has always been very important to me that my guests are able to discover and experience some of Cuban life and culture. But the fishing packages are usually a week long, and with travel to and from the locations, most travelers are hard-pressed to add more days to their already long vacation. Finally, after lots of time and energy trying to create this kind of trip, we have been able to put details together and are now organizing these adventures.
In April of 2018, I led the first combination cultural-fishing trip of this kind, along with six great guests from different parts of the U.S. There was some hesitancy on my part, especially regarding some of the individual pieces of the itinerary. In truth, almost all of it was exceptional, and what wasn't we have been able to change. And this is the best part of this particular package.....that our guides and hosts on the ground in Cuba are able to accommodate our wishes, and customize our trip as we go along.
“The trip was a fantastic mix of learning and fishing. Making the rounds in Havana before heading out to the Zapata peninsula made the trip far more informative about the whole of Cuba than it might have otherwise been. Jon does a great job of hosting the trip and providing meaningful thoughts on how Cuba works (not to mention how best to cast into the wind from the bow of a skiff). The trip exceeded expectations and left me with a desire to do it again. I would recommend this trip for both experienced and amateur saltwater fly anglers, and can't say enough about the experience of seeing Cuba as it is today.” - Geoff Wilson
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