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Posted: 3/4/2019 5:27:43 AM EDT
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. |
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Redfish? I’ve got a buddy that loves going down there to the camp in Venice for redfish View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Grand isle, LA Redfish to specks to Tuna to swordfish to snapper Venice is to the east of us, all real similar |
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Most of the main ones (worth traveling for) have already been mentioned:
Canada, fly in to remote access lake Amazon Peacocks Louisiana tuna (and/or) redfish Alaskan salmon (and/or) halibut Oregon sturgeon on Columbia river Montana or Central Oregon fly fishing Florida for tarpon fishing Florida for bass fishing at Stick Marsh or equivalent |
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Most of the main ones (worth traveling for) have already been mentioned: Canada, fly in to remote access lake Amazon Peacocks Louisiana tuna (and/or) redfish Alaskan salmon (and/or) halibut Oregon sturgeon on Columbia river Montana or Central Oregon fly fishing Florida for tarpon fishing Florida for bass fishing at Stick Marsh or equivalent View Quote |
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I would stay around here, there is some great fishing close by.
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Charter a boat and go out for some game fish. Added bonus is the boat ride if you're into that sort of thing. My dad just decided to get into fishing last year, but more as something to do with his boat. Otoh, I'm probably not the one to get fishing advice from since I never catch anything.
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Kenai River Alaska...king salmon fishing....The record stands at 97 pounds....
ARE YOU KIDDING?!? Trophy King Salmon Caught in Alaska!! (full video) |
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Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.
Bahamas (specific islands for target species) |
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Bahamas because fishing is fucking boring so might as well be somewhere where the scenery is gorgeous and can do other things.
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For me, I'd be in the WV mountains flyfishing. Yeah not super cool. But i had a blast last summer. This year, we're gonna hire a outfitter to porter us in( no motor traffic foot,horse,bike only) and stay for 5+ days this time.. Went from 89f to 72f weather,cold water and just me and my younger brother. Had a great time, even though it was day trips to different streams.. My 1st trout..on a rod i built. Attached File |
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My bucket list trips are Canada, Alaska, the Amazon, and Venice La. been blue water and bay fishing out of Venice and it was amazing. Trying to line up Canada or Alaska next.
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Iceland. I guess it kind of qualifies as Western hemisphere as it's West of the prime meridian.
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Pacific blue marlin, including some giants weighing over 800 pounds, are caught year-round off Kona, where warm and very deep waters stretch to the east, south and west, beginning just a few hundred yards from shore. The peak time for blues is June through September.
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Hard to beat the Keys. Fish the flats in the morning, and pelagics the same afternoon.
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Right now... For me, I'd be in the WV mountains flyfishing. Yeah not super cool. But i had a blast last summer. This year, we're gonna hire a outfitter to porter us in( no motor traffic foot,horse,bike only) and stay for 5+ days this time.. Went from 89f to 72f weather,cold water and just me and my younger brother. Had a great time, even though it was day trips to different streams.. My 1st trout..on a rod i built. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/49816/20180731_132221_jpg-865772.JPG View Quote 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 |
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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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I'd fish SE Alaska but I'm partial. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/107182/20180804_133047_jpg-865809.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/107182/IMG_0293_JPG-865810.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/107182/sideof174barndoor_jpeg-865811.JPG View Quote |
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There's TONS of places on my bucket list.
Belize Florida Keys Grand Isle Costa Rica Alaska, (although I'm not a big fan of fly fishing for Salmon or Trout) Colorado |
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Hard choice but right now I would go with the Boundary Waters for fishing and Grouse hunting.
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Of the places I've been fishing, there are a few that definitely warrant a return trip. SE Alaska is one of them, the Ono peninsula in Costa Rica, and the Tropic Star in Panama. The Florida Keys are awesome, lot of variety there as well as the Bimini islands.
My bucket list trips include a fly in to a remote Canada lake for pike and walleye, blue tuna in the north Atlantic, and a float on the Amazon. |
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Montana View Quote Could do the same on Sakagawea or Oahe as well. Lots of cast & blast options for pheasants, ducks, walleyes, perch, big pike, etc. in the dakotas & minnesota. Northeastern SD, Devils Lake area ND, Lake of the Woods MN. I've shot ducks in the morning and caught a limit of walleyes in the afternoon in 3 states and it never gets boring. |
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