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  • The Drake

    Captain Castro

    Oct 17, 2020 3 minutes
    BY COLTEN BRAYBROOKS

    I MET CAPTAIN VICTOR CASTRO in 2016, when he first showed me the “precioso” waters of Chetumal Bay, where he used to dive for conch and lobster, but loved to fish for anything, particularly snapper. One day he got a call from someone who wanted to catch a bonefish. Victor recounted the story for me: “Bonefeesh? Pff. Easy,” he said, with a small wave of his hand.

    They caught fish, the man tipped well, and Victor decided guiding was more lucrative and fun than

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