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Warm-Weather Wonders

Plan now for summer fishing fun and adventure
Summer catch: Dolphin

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.

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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

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www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/north-america/trailer-trekking

www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/north-america/6-great-fishing-and-boating-adventures

Top North American Lodges

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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

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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

www.sportfishingmag.com/travel/international/shadow-dragon

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