FLY FISHING BLOG NEWS

Your rods have been gathering dust in the closet, the salt has been long caked on your flats boots, your tying vise is lonely and you can't stop thinking about when you get to fish Cuba again. Wait no longer, we are ready to welcome you back!
Our team at Avalon Outdoor has spent countless hours, days, and months preparing for your return.

Imagine yourself staring out across an endless expanse of saltwater flats, mangroves, and pristine beaches seeing hundreds of tarpon rolling with no care in the world. Imagine yourself thirty meters below the surface swimming along a pristine and colorful reef full of groupers, sharks and innumerable wild creatures. This is Cuba, in all it's untarnished majesty.

You are reading this because you have expressed interest in traveling to Cuba or have already enjoyed one of the stellar fly fishing or scuba diving programs offered by our partners, Avalon Outdoor and Fly Fishing the Run. Even though these sustainable sport activities are shut down at the moment due to the pandemic, our marine park management and conservation strategies remain in place.

In the wake of the global pandemic created by Covid-19, Avalon/FFTR has modified its protocol according to the known preventive measures established by health professionals. It contains a brief timeline of the corona virus and description of the illness and identifies what is to be considered high risk contacts...

The Office of Foreign Assets and Control (OFAC) released on June 5th a revision to the general licenses allowed for travel under the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) from the US Department of Treasury. These amendments included the removal of the people to people educational exchange general license, which many of our travelers have been using in the previous years...

Presently, according to OFAC regulations, legal trips to Cuba are under same regulations as before June 16th, with the possibility of traveling with an auto certification, as OFAC rules clearly establish that "The announced changes do not take effect until the new regulations are issued”, which will take sometime.

As everyone knows, President Trump has announced a change of course regarding policies related to Cuba, especially with regard to travel and trade with this country. Many of the steps taken during the Obama administration could have been affected after these announcements.

I travelled from the UK with my wife Janet on a return visit to Cayo Largo and after overnight at the Melia Havana we boarded the early plane at Baracoa airport for the short flight to paradise. Looking down on the crystal clear waters, I wondered how many schools of Bonefish were there, tantalisingly ( for now) just out of reach!

Hi Everyone. It has been a while since my last post, largely due to the fact that I have been in Cuba for the past few weeks. More than a year in the making, I led a group of 6 anglers to the beautiful Jardines de la Reina. We stayed aboard the yacht Halcon, one of the smaller boats in the Avalon fleet.

With the addition of direct flights from USA to several airports, other than Havana, you now have the possibility to shorten your trip as well as save time and money.
Some of the non-stop flights from the States to other airports in Cuba are as follows: