Summer catch: Dolphin
Although some parts of the country still expect snow, Southeast anglers are wearing shorts — in early March. This premature spring reminds me that summer vacation lies just a few months down the road. Time to consider where to fish.
I’m torn, ironically enough, between warm and cool. Do I plan to fish a sunny, tropical island in the Bahamas? Or do I head north to Alaska, British Columbia or the Pacific Northwest for salmon and halibut and refreshing daytime temperatures?
I might also stick close to home. From my southern Georgia base, Florida’s Big Bend region is just a few hours’ drive with my trailered Pathfinder; only slightly farther — South and North Carolina or even Louisiana’s rich waters.
As with most of you, my two primary concerns for personal fishing travel include price tag and time. I also consider whether I’d prefer a fishing-only break or a fishing/diving/touristing break and whether I aim to explore new territory or visit a favored location. In other words: Will I take a trip-of-a-lifetime or dabble close to home?
If you’re deliberating the same questions, let us help. The following links offer choices of drive-to destinations as well as increasingly more exotic locales — all from recent print and web pages of Sport Fishing:
North American Small-Boat Destinations
www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/north-america/trailer-trekking
www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/north-america/6-great-fishing-and-boating-adventures
Top North American Lodges
www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/north-america/5-top-north-american-fishing-lodges
Live-Aboard Adventures
http://https://www.sportfishingmag.com//travel/international/5-great-live-aboard-adventures
General Fishing-Travel Destinations
Northeast
www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/north-america/northeast-offshore-grab-bag
Southeast (including Florida Keys)
www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/north-america/top-five-florida-keys-fishing-opportunities
www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/north-america/2010-skiff-odyssey
www.sportfishingmag.com/gallery/2011/09/bruiser-bull-reds-irl
www.sportfishingmag.com/gallery/photo-galleries/2011/06/kings-summer
Gulf
www.sportfishingmag.com/gallery/photo-galleries/2011/07/gulf-gangbuster
www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/north-america/west-venice
www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/north-america/bet-biloxi-marsh
Northwest
www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/north-america/fishing-sitka-alaska
www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/north-america/british-columbia-s-bent-rod-bonanza
www.sportfishingmag.com/gallery/photo-galleries/photographers-showcase/2012/03/wild-hippa-island
www.sportfishingmag.com/species/fish-species/columbia-river-salmon-run
SoCal/Mexico
www.sportfishingmag.com/species/fish-species/west-coast-striped-marlin
www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/north-america/san-carlos-offshore
www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/north-america/mexico-s-revillas-treasure
www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/north-america/return-isla
Central America
www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/centralsouth-america/fishing-panama-s-forgotten-coast
www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/centralsouth-america/belize-s-permit-paradise
www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/centralsouth-america/costa-rica-s-jurassic-park
www.sportfishingmag.com/web-extra-trip-rio-indio-lodge
Bahamas
www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/bahamas/bimini-big-game-club-returns
www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/bahamas/fowl-cay-bonefishing
www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/bahamas/fishing-s-grand-northern-bahamas
Exotic
www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/international/australia-s-coral-coast
www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/international/traveling-angler-oh-my-oman
