Finally got a big one!

Fishing hasn't been very good this trip.  There are plenty of fish around, but they're not so easy to catch.  Almost every time we go snorkeling we see tarpon, and sometimes from the dock, too.  They appear to be only interested in the big schools of minnows. And every day we see Spanish mackeral in the harbor, feeding on the minnows and at times jumping out of the water.  Both of these are not interested in lures, and there is no live bait big enough to fish with. The only thing consistently good is the mangrove snapper around the dock.  They love the minnows, dead or alive, and we've caught lots of these.

Yesterday we were fishing with lures again, and I had a big strike.  It jumped once; I thought it might be a tarpon but it turned out to be this big barracuda - about 4' long.  Had a good time landing it, then release it for another day.  Still have not given up on tarpon, though.

BTW, our trip has been extended until June 7.  The next volunteer is not coming until the 9th, and they just can't run this place without us!