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Thank you for the reply! My

Thank you for the reply! My Inlaws have an apartment on Castara Bay on the NorthWest shore of Tabago. From Google Earth it all looks like deep drop offs and not to many flats, but its not clear. Any other places on the web I may find better maps of the island?

Thanks again. Very helpful.

Hi Hoppy

Hi Hoppy

Nice pics and fish!! Are those blue fin graylings? They look very similar to our Italian wild ones!

Cheers

Moreno

Trinidad and Tobago

Hi,

I was in Trinidad and Tobago back in 1991 and again in 1994 with the military but managed to cart along my fly rod.
The amount of choice is overwhelming and I took no end of lovely bonefish and tarpon at night fishing from some local piers. The rascals would cruise by in the light of the pier and gave some hair tingling fighting!

You best bet is to arm yourself with a good average rod weight 9, floating line / shooting head for saltwater.
Take a mixture of fly patterns for bonefish and tarpon.

There are nice small quality streams and creeks too so take a long a 5 / 6 weight.

There are numerous flats to target with tarpon, permit, bonefish and other wierd and wonderful species. Tarpon are the prize with 50 to 90lb'ers a common goal.

Charlotteville, man 'o war, kings and bloody bay are worth a crack and if you can, get out to marble island or Little Tobago Island located in the NE section of the island. The latter is a good bird-watching paradise.

A variety of accomodations are available, from international resorts to local hotels and villas. For more information, contact the Tourism and Inudustrial Development Company Ltd. of Trinidad and Tobago at 888-595-4TNT or 868-623-1932, or visit WWW.VisitTNT.Com.

If you want to hire a guide then try these sites...
Hard Play Charters (868-639-7788, fax 868-639-7108) offers two charter boats, the 39-foot pirogue Hard Play ($475/day) or the 31-foot Bertram Pegasus ($550/day).

An outfitter specializing in fly fishing and traveling to both islands can help plan sport-fishing packages to meet any needs. Island Style Enterprises (407-696-6744) knows the islands - accommodations, restaurants, rental car companies and charters - and is experienced in all types of sport fishing. There is no additional charge for its services.

Have a great time, don't forget your hat, sun block and avoid hurricane season!

Rip

Anyone?

Anyone?

uaah! FAT MULLET!!!

uaah! FAT MULLET!!! Holy Cow - in this size they´re kicking ass... ehh runn their tails off!
5 Ponits!

breathtaking scenari

breathtaking scenario! 5points

fine grayling but a

fine grayling but a loss of sharpness. The sharpness should focus either on the eyes or at least on the nymph.

Nice one. One could

Nice one. One could think that it took a while to thrill such an monster. I thought these giants hunt under cover of darkness.

It was fairly cold that

It was fairly cold that morning, between -15 and -20 centigrade depending on your altitude. Here is a few more shots from that day.

A view down the main street in Barkerville

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Another street shot

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Hotel and Saloon

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One of the young girls in the run, I believe she was only 14 or 15 years old.

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Thank you for all your comments

Guys,

thank you for all your comments. If we get the chance we might write something about garfish, cod and the difficult mullet.

Kasper

Interesting I must s

Interesting I must say.

Perminus

The "below average"

The "below average" rating of "2" obviously reflects the fact that no one else has ever caught & released such a small fish!

Dont bother with my comment

Dont bother with my comment I just sent if I had spent more time on the page I would have seen the answer to my question.

Thanks Hamish

I live in the Orkney

I live in the Orkney Islands and I am keen to try some of these flies around our shores can you tell me how you fish them ie type of line and the retreave?

Re: Rising fishing.......no bites???

Hello Wiggy,

I have known this to happen twice. The first time was in october at the Vejle Fjord (DK). It was already dawning when the first fishes took something in the surface. Every rise sounded like smack. It was awesome. The place was full of fish even behind me. But me and my friends tried all our patterns and did not catch a single fish. It was frustrating. I went out of the water and used my head lamp to have a look if there was anything the fishes go for. And there were really big shrimps direct under the surface. I asked myself if they go for them?

I thougt a lot of it at that evening and tied some really low budget dries. I used a long shank hook and tied squirrel dubbing (dark brown) on it. Just to imitate the silhouette.

I was very happy to see this phenomenon also the next day. It was completely dark when the fishes began to rise just the moon spent some light to see the bulgings.

I heard a smack and casted my fly in that direction. Nothing happend. This went on some time and I decided to cast just near the bulgings. The first try was answered with a smack. I lifted my rod and got this fish hooked. That was an awesome feeling. I never saw my fly in that evening. I fished completely blind - I had to hear the takings.

I caught three fishes that evening. All sea trouts of 35-45 cm. It was unbelievable.

The second time I recognized something like that was on fyn (Bogebjerg? - do not know how it is written) but it was early evening and I could see the rises. However, my pattern did not work that time and I was frustrated again...

Cheers

P.S.
Nearly forgotten: I had to presentate the dries complete in "no-drift". That was very difficult because the line had to be on strain without dragging the fly - you get mad by this at night. Because every f...... smack could have been your fly..

Backlighting can help

Backlighting can help bring out the flyline.

Thanks

Thanks for the original and insightful article.....good stuff.

I booked Nervous Waters

I booked Nervous Waters (7/04) for two days but they were a no show. My wife and I flew over from Maui specifically for bonefishing. Nervous Waters was supposed to pick me up at my hotel but didn't show and didn't get in touch with me after I left several messages on their phone.

Wicked Kype!!!

Wicked Kype!!!

Beautifully tied fli

Beautifully tied flies-well done to all ! The Parmachene Belle is an excellent fly for sea-trout on West-Country English rivers; I usually dress it on a medium shank, size 8 or 6 with the wings made up of married white swan with two or three red fibres forming a central 'stripe'. I will try the hackle-wing version this season...
A great reference work, truly inspiring !

I agree that the pri

I agree that the prices are outrageous. I've searched the net a found a couple of good places. First for dubbing, flash, artifical hair fly tyers dungeon - flashbou equivalent for $1 a hank. Got some links to other things. Then there's ebay for fur, and bird skins. Got to shop and be willing to wait but it works. Just got a hungarian partidge skin for $15 total (cost plus shipping) a savings of about $10-$12.

Simple yet deadly! T

Simple yet deadly! Thanks for the inspiration!

Thanks to Graham Avery

Thanks to Graham Avery for highlighting this point. The Namibian Goverment is planning to build a hydro electric dam at the Popa Falls.(about 50 km from the Botswana border). This will deprive the delta of its single most important aspect- flooding. Searching on Google for "damming of the okavango" you will find a couple of articles about this highly controversial Dam and the total affects on tourism, ecology, economics and the FISHING.

One of the best dishes

One of the best dishes is made by the French with roosters and is called coq au vin.
The bird then serves a double purpose. It is a waste to throw the meat away. Search the web for a good recipe for coq au vin.
Enjoy with a good bottle of wine.