Commercial fishing has been banned from all but the outermost extremes of the Park . This is a pristine area, nearly totally uninhabited, except for the abundant marine life, birds, iguanas, and the occasional and rare jutilla, a small mammal that looks at first glance like an overgrown rat, but the size of a racoon. The flora and fauna is fascinating. Mangroves are the trees that provide the building blocks for the island system, combined with coconut palms and Caribbean pines. Aside from the stunning quantity and variety of marine life, birds like ospreys, pelicans, frigate birds, gulls, spoonbills, herons and egrets are seen everywhere.
Iguanas are quite common along with a variety of other small lizards.
Like so much of the Caribbean, much of the real beauty is below the surface of the ocean. Besides the extensive flats, which teem with the fish we seek, the coral reef system along the southern edge of the islands form one of the longest barrier reefs in the world. This reef system is one of finest examples of undisturbed, and undamaged corals to be found in the world today. After extensive research fishing in most of the world, we believe it to be potentially the best light tackle fly fishing in Caribbean waters. The Jardines de la Reina is today perhaps the finest light tackle fishing to be found anywhere in the Caribbean.