Destination Fishing Trip??

[johnr]

Ive got a busy spring coming up...starting in 3 weeks I'll be targeting African sharptooth catfish in the Isimangaliso, African tigerfish on the Pongola, Giant Trevally, pacific sails, Zambizi shark, Queenfish, giant guitarfish, etc. on the Indian ocean, flatheads in Richards bay & Durban Harbor and then off to south Florida to fish Lake Ida for clown knife, Peacock bass, and snakehead, east to the coastal waters for snook, tarpon & goliath grouper, the urban canals for invasives, and then over to the everglades for oscar & pythons.

I should get off my ass & post pictures one of these days

in the works but not booked Spain for Wels catfish and Guyana for arapaima, giant cats, and payara

Sounds exceedingly expensive, good luck, hope you hammer them all.

 

[MSA]

Columbia river for chunky walleyes and pike minnows!

I still need to get to spiritwood for a zander

 

[MSA]

Sounds exceedingly expensive, good luck, hope you hammer them all.

The american dollar goes a very long way in South Africa and I dont pay guides. last year I think I maybe spent 600 dollars in 2 weeks after flight and airbnb were paid for. I rented a 3 bedroom house with a pool for 500$ for 2 weeks.

 

[rodcontrol]

From what I've learned, bonefish are called that for a reason. The old timers in The Bahamas eat them occasionally out of tradition, kind of like my squarehead brethren and lutefisk. Tarpon are also incredibly bony and carry an unpleasant odor. Permit are in the same genus as pompano, and pompano are delicious. I'm going to need to eat a permit for research. Had shots at several on this trip, but they all gave me the middle fin.

permit is delicious

 

[rodcontrol]

Ive got a busy spring coming up...starting in 3 weeks I'll be targeting African sharptooth catfish in the Isimangaliso, African tigerfish on the Pongola, Giant Trevally, pacific sails, Zambizi shark, Queenfish, giant guitarfish, etc. on the Indian ocean, flatheads in Richards bay & Durban Harbor and then off to south Florida to fish Lake Ida for clown knife, Peacock bass, and snakehead, east to the coastal waters for snook, tarpon & goliath grouper, the urban canals for invasives, and then over to the everglades for oscar & pythons.

I should get off my ass & post pictures one of these days

in the works but not booked Spain for Wels catfish and Guyana for arapaima, giant cats, and payara

do you have a youtube channel?

 

[MSA]

do you have a youtube channel?

No, i always plan to, but dont take enough video, always get caught up in fishing to think about grabbing the gopro. Maybe this year ill hit record more often, but so far just facebook and instagram.

 

[MSA]

Heres some video of where we launch to get out to sea. Theres no harbor near by, so we dump the boat on the beach with breakaway trailers and tractor pushes us in with a long boom, and then we navigate thru the breakers to get out. Pretty white knuckle rides going out and coming in. Ive got lots of pov videos of us doing it but havnt found a vid editor i like yet.

 

[wslayer]

Sure would think the motors would suck in a lot of sand at launch, pretty wild . . .

 

[3Roosters]

No offense..but I can have just as much fun fishing from a dock.

 

[svnmag]

permit is delicious

 

[Valleywatcher]

My dream spot are 1) halibut fishing in Alaska 2) fly fishing the flats in Florida keys for tarpon, bonefish, and permit 3) this is my biggest dream fly-fishing brown trout in New Zealand

If time and finance allow "sport fish Panama Island Lodge" accomadations, food and fishing second to none. yellowfin , marlin, mahi, roosters, cubera plus dozens more. Starts as a bucket list and turns into yearly adventure!

 

[Jiffy]

My wife’s fear is if I ever go to AK that I will probably never return.

She should be scared.

 

[AaronJ]

If time and finance allow "sport fish Panama Island Lodge" accomadations, food and fishing second to none. yellowfin , marlin, mahi, roosters, cubera plus dozens more. Starts as a bucket list and turns into yearly adventure!

Heading to Panama with my wife and 1 more couple December of 26. Is it too early to be excited?

 

[camper]

My wife’s fear is if I ever go to AK that I will probably never return.

She should be scared.

My family went there 4 years ago. Of all the places we’ve vacationed, Alaska was our favorite.

 

[KDM]

Tough to beat Alaska where you can catch delicious salmon in front of you and in 5 seconds turn around to shoot delicious moose steaks.

 

[luvcatchingbass]

Tough to beat Alaska where you can catch delicious salmon in front of you and in 5 seconds turn around to shoot delicious moose steaks.

I've been thinking about one of the fishing/coastal black bear combo's more guys are making available. Catching and eating fresh catches on the boat looking for bear doesn't sound too shabby. Living on a boat for 5 days might not be the most comfortable but I would manage

 

[KDM]

I wouldn't worry too much about the boat. Most of those babies are nicer than my first apartment. I think you'll be fine. (Grin)

 

[Rowdie]

Jeez...I'd just like to get up to Biz a few times....I'm serious LOL

 

[Wall-eyes]

I've been thinking about one of the fishing/coastal black bear combo's more guys are making available. Catching and eating fresh catches on the boat looking for bear doesn't sound too shabby. Living on a boat for 5 days might not be the most comfortable but I would manage

Did this with dad twice many years ago was fun and good eats nice color black bears

 

[Achucker]

Dream came close today on #2. Wasn't able to fly fish due to conditions but fun none the less. Also got to fish for some goliath grouper