The water was murky and dark so we dismissed the idea of taking any underwater video with the
Gopro. I mean it was dark if you can dive in this viz you can dive anywhere, on more than one occasion I almost hit my head on the bottom.....would not have been worth the effort to record a dive.
One word that would aptly describe the water on the Pacific Coast of Nicaragua is "Jurassic". Fish came at you from everywhere, schools of Cero Mackerels as big as king fish, swirling schools of Snappers on the bottom....really a plethora of fish. The two divers we went out with have some
extremely technical spearfishing methods. Stuff that you and I would never have thought of....these guys have perfected. Their methods produce big fish and they are excellent hunters themselves. They are humble guys that dive with gear most people (including myself until I saw it) would deem "unsuitable" for free-diving spearfishing.
Average size snapper
The Guys
The Gear
These guys have caught bigger fish and in more quantities than 75% of us will ever see. They can catch these fish not just because the fish are plentiful but because these guys are intelligent and have skill. They can dive past 100 feet and do so on a regular basis, I really began to admire them during my time there. And if you could see where they come from you would too.
Back at the village on the coast the fish were given to those in Jenyie's family that needed it. People in Nicaragua have it difficult...they don't panhandle for money they do it for food.
This was one of the coolest kids in the village he knew right away the best position to hold the fish, cool little kid.
Trip Report - Nicaragua - Big Fish : Good Food : Even Better People
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