My fiancé and I brought our families to Stella Maris, Long Island, Bahamas for our wedding this year. This is my fourth trip to Stella Maris (2013, 2015, 2017, 2023) and my second trip fishing the flats with Docky (2017 & 2023).
A few days after our wedding I took my new father-in-law out for one-on-one instruction from Docky. The wealth of knowledge Docky has on bone fishing and the flats of Long Island is amazing to a novice fly fisherman. He had patience with us as we worked on casting techniques and fundamentals. On the second cast, we were on the fish, and I was able to land a bonefish on a fly rod.
Not only is he an excellent guide but he is just an all-around great guy to spend time with. We dined at Docky's Flats Bar for 2 nights and on both nights the food was amazing. The stories he and Gerard shared kept us on the edge of our seats for the entire evening.
You will not be disappointed fishing, eating, or just having a drink with Docky and crew, and as a plus, he is a fellow aviator so just more things in common with his customers as Long Island is an easy flight in most all private aircraft from the states.
We just got home and are already looking forward to the next trip.