GUY HARVEY OUTPOST RESORTS
BLACKFLY LODGE BY MARK ELLERT
Get the star treatment along with the best in Bahamas backcountry fshing. If you make it to Blackfy Lodge in the Bahamas, you’ll be guaranteed worldclass bonefshing grounds, exquisite eats and an escape from the daily grind. If you reserve it ahead of time, you can even stay in Guy’s room. Or maybe Pat Ford’s. Or Flip Pallot’s. With just eight rooms—all named after notable fshing celebs—Blackfy Lodge provides guests with the ultimate (not to mention intimate) fshing experience. Vaughn Cochran, who, along with partners Capt. Clint Kemp and Dave Byler, opened Blackfy earlier this year, is also an accomplished artist. He has appointed each room with a portrait of its namesake. “I don’t think anyone has ever done a portrait of Guy before, and to top that of, he’s holding a bonefsh,” says Vaughn, “not a billfsh for which he is most associated with. I believe this is a frst.”
Clockwise from top left: Guy and Bahamian bonefsh painting by Vaughn Cochran; stalking the fats at Blackfy; Capt. Clint Kemp and IGFA legend and award-winner Stu Apt. Photos: Graham Hegamyer.
