** Hope everyone has faired well through Jeanne! **
Hi all, may I start by congratulating this comunity on a great website. Since my girlfriend decided to treat me with a holiday in the DR for my birthday I've been a regular visitor to this site in the hope of getting quality information on the DR.
Well, next month, 17 October, we will be arriving in the North DR for our two week, all inclusive holiday. I'm sorry I can't be more specific about the location at this point as we are on an allocation on arrival deal. We have been told it may be Puerto Plata or Sousa area.
I live in Jersey, a small island in the English Channel, and am an avid fisherman, I do most salt water fishing except for fly. Although I feel certain that if I was to spend my entire trip fishing, my girlfriend would use ME as bait, we have be given 'permission' to fish a little hehe.
I plan on bringing the following kit, 11ft Shimano STC beastmaster spinning rod. 1 Shimano Stradic fixed spool reel (14lb braid), 1 Shimano Twin Power fixed spool reel (14lb braid), assortment of rapala/yo zuri plugs, and a handful of basic tackle including wire trace.
I was planning to fish off the beach, and I was hoping to catch anything, but would love to catch bonefish or anything that will give me a good fight!
It have recently read in a magazine article that there are two methods I can emply, they both include wading out into areas that appear protected by offshore coral reefs.
The first is plugging, basically spinning with the artificial lures, top water lures being the best choice here.
The second involves obtaining crabs or mantis shrimps from dead 'finger coral' and presenting them on a small No 6 hook, no a basic 'chubber' float rig with some shot weight.
I would love to go out on a boat, but the holiday has taken most of our money, and I know that most commerial trips can cost a small fortune! Is there any way of making a boat trip a cheaper option? Are there any forum members that fish from a boat in this area? Would they consider taking a gringo out with them?
So the questions I would like answered are as follows.
Am I forgetting any kit? Is there anything I should not be without?
Where are the best places to do my fishing?
Is there any type of fish I should be going for that I appear to be missing in my post?
Am I going to be wasting my time, and should I travel lighter and not bother taking my gear?
Any help/advice/information would be greatly appreciated!!
Stewart.
Hi all, may I start by congratulating this comunity on a great website. Since my girlfriend decided to treat me with a holiday in the DR for my birthday I've been a regular visitor to this site in the hope of getting quality information on the DR.
Well, next month, 17 October, we will be arriving in the North DR for our two week, all inclusive holiday. I'm sorry I can't be more specific about the location at this point as we are on an allocation on arrival deal. We have been told it may be Puerto Plata or Sousa area.
I live in Jersey, a small island in the English Channel, and am an avid fisherman, I do most salt water fishing except for fly. Although I feel certain that if I was to spend my entire trip fishing, my girlfriend would use ME as bait, we have be given 'permission' to fish a little hehe.
I plan on bringing the following kit, 11ft Shimano STC beastmaster spinning rod. 1 Shimano Stradic fixed spool reel (14lb braid), 1 Shimano Twin Power fixed spool reel (14lb braid), assortment of rapala/yo zuri plugs, and a handful of basic tackle including wire trace.
I was planning to fish off the beach, and I was hoping to catch anything, but would love to catch bonefish or anything that will give me a good fight!
It have recently read in a magazine article that there are two methods I can emply, they both include wading out into areas that appear protected by offshore coral reefs.
The first is plugging, basically spinning with the artificial lures, top water lures being the best choice here.
The second involves obtaining crabs or mantis shrimps from dead 'finger coral' and presenting them on a small No 6 hook, no a basic 'chubber' float rig with some shot weight.
I would love to go out on a boat, but the holiday has taken most of our money, and I know that most commerial trips can cost a small fortune! Is there any way of making a boat trip a cheaper option? Are there any forum members that fish from a boat in this area? Would they consider taking a gringo out with them?
So the questions I would like answered are as follows.
Am I forgetting any kit? Is there anything I should not be without?
Where are the best places to do my fishing?
Is there any type of fish I should be going for that I appear to be missing in my post?
Am I going to be wasting my time, and should I travel lighter and not bother taking my gear?
Any help/advice/information would be greatly appreciated!!
Stewart.
