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I go to Montana for 10 days every spring. But only fly fishing for me.
Mongolia is on my bucket list for the biggest trout ever |
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Best fishing I have had was sight fishing smallmouth in crystal clear remote Maine lakes/ponds after ice out.
Had to access most via atv with a kayak on the home made rack. Best two fishing seasons of my life. ETA, would love to fish Florida for giant largemouth bass with balloons and bluegills for bait. |
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Not a traveling fisherman, but with a dad in Air Force I got to fish/hunt in a lot of different states while growing up.
The one place we always talked about going back to for a fishing trip, but never did, was the Au Sable River in MI. I never caught anything but red eyes/goggle eyes but I remember dad's tales of small mouth and northern pike. I remember the wash tubs of fish that he and his buddy would catch. That was back in the early 60's, so it may be completely different today, but I think about it every now and then. |
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Amazon for peacock bass
Alaska for salmon and halibut Costa Rica for billfish Bahamas for bonefish |
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Quoted: I’m going to try to convince him one of those floating houseboat charters for peacocks would be best while he’s still able bodied. Apparently they drop you off in THE SHIT in nowhere Brazil View Quote |
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Amazon for peacock bass Alaska for salmon and halibut Costa Rica for billfish Bahamas for bonefish View Quote My choice would be Marathon in the Florida Keys. We've been fishing there for years. |
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I heard something about a lake in north Mexico somewhere that has the highest percentage of 10lb bass caught in the world. That might be cool View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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Some of the best bass fishing I've done was at USMA West Point, NY.
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Grand isle, LA View Quote |
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My dad retired and we have gone on fishing trips the past couple years so that he could get out of the house and away from my mom. last year we went on a float plane to a fish camp in northern Ontario that was 100 miles from a road. The year before that we went to the Faroe Islands and bird hunted and fished in the North Atlantic. He wants me to start planning the trip and I’m thinking Belize for bonefish or the Amazon for peacock bass. Maybe alaska? You traveling fishermen enlighten me. View Quote |
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Not a traveling fisherman, but with a dad in Air Force I got to fish/hunt in a lot of different states while growing up. The one place we always talked about going back to for a fishing trip, but never did, was the Au Sable River in MI. I never caught anything but red eyes/goggle eyes but I remember dad's tales of small mouth and northern pike. I remember the wash tubs of fish that he and his buddy would catch. That was back in the early 60's, so it may be completely different today, but I think about it every now and then. View Quote |
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Damon's Point, Marshfield MA after dark with a hand line, a sinker, no hook and either a pint of cognac or a six pack on ice, depending on the time of year.
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Quoted: That is awesome protus Have done lots of the saltwater fishing around here, been to Hawaii for blue marlin..........................my choice would be to hit Patagonia with fly rods for something different, been on my bucket list for many many years View Quote I plan on smoking him again lol Patagonia would be cool...but New Zealand for trout on fly would be a bucket list as well. |
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Cape Cod and the Islands in September,do it every year. False albacore on flies at daybreak,the most frustrating but rewarding 12 pound fish you can catch.
Chase bonito and bluefish all day. Take a nap,go for big striped bass at sunset. New England might suck for politics but crisp mornings are beautiful and fishing outstanding. For 2 weeks I'll just fish 12-14 hours a day. |
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The Canadians I work with insist that if you're gonna do a dedicated fishing trip, that there is no place better than the Great Bear Lake. It's the largest lake completely contained inside Canada, part of it is above the Arctic Circle. It's only fishable a few weeks a year due to ice. It's on my list, like to hit it with my high school buddies when we all turn 50 in a few years.
Fished the Lamar River in Yellowstone last September. Incredible scenery. Taking my boy to Katchikan, AK when he graduates high school in a couple years. It's one of my life goals to catch Alaska salmon and then smoke it in my back yard. Might have to do a dinner pic for that one. |
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Cortes Bank off the coast of California, headed there in July.
Spearfishing Cortes Bank |
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King salmon...in Chile.
Chinook Salmon king fishing in chile Season 2015 |
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Fly fishing in Christmas Island for bonefish and giant trevally.
If you ever have the chance, visit the island of Aitutaki in the Cook Islands. It’s known as the most beautiful lagoon in the world. I was there for a week last year but am going back for two weeks this fall. Every picture is a postcard! We fly fish for big bonefish and GT’s down there. |
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Right where I'm at...I fly fish blue ribbon water every day.
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In the lower 48 fly fishing for trout, Little big horn in MT, lots of action
Tuna, I love the live aboard boats out of San Diego. For a more expensive trip(for me) and lots of action, King Salmon on the Kenai or Kasilof. Hooking up with a fish 10 feet away from you, you watch your line swim up stream, them the Salmon will start to porpoise a few times, then they get pissed and run down river, GOOD times. |
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My dad retired and we have gone on fishing trips the past couple years so that he could get out of the house and away from my mom. last year we went on a float plane to a fish camp in northern Ontario that was 100 miles from a road. The year before that we went to the Faroe Islands and bird hunted and fished in the North Atlantic. He wants me to start planning the trip and I'm thinking Belize for bonefish or the Amazon for peacock bass. Maybe alaska? You traveling fishermen enlighten me. View Quote |
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Probably a FAD/Seamount trip out of Costa Rica for marlin.
Second choice would be somewhere hunting really big blue Marlin, like Cape Verde or the Azores. |
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Fly fishing in Christmas Island for bonefish and giant trevally. If you ever have the chance, visit the island of Aitutaki in the Cook Islands. It’s known as the most beautiful lagoon in the world. I was there for a week last year but am going back for two weeks this fall. Every picture is a postcard! We fly fish for big bonefish and GT’s down there. View Quote I fished for 3 days on Maui for a GT and got no eaters. Didn't mess w/ Bones since I can catch them in The Keys. Check out plugging for GIANT Cubera Snapper around the islands off Columbia. Monster fish and closer than Pacific GT |
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Figure out the species and I can help.
I would get out of the US. Costa Rica would be my top choice for just an overall nice experience. |
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These are based on doing it with a fly rod:
Freshwater? - Bristol Bay Area of Alaska in August. Base out of Dillingham and fish the Wood-TikChik park area. Saltwater? - Belize in May for permit/bonefish. Belize is more of a volume destination than a trophy destination but when it comes to permit, get a few under your belt before trying for records. Belize is probably the easiest place on the planet to catch a permit. And they are still finicky. |
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fresh water = anywhere big lake trout are plentiful
Salt water = Bahamas, Caribbean for dolphin/grouper/lobster. |
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