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Suggestions for a Winter Trip
I've finally convinced Susan to fly (she hasn't flown in over 20 years)
and we're planning a Winter trip, probably sometime between mid January and February. I'm looking for some suggestions. Looking for warmth, some fishing, things to see, snorkeling or ??? New Zealand is appealing to us both, but after such a long flight, I don't think I'd ever get her back on a plane and we'd be stuck there (which may not be a terrible thing). The point being that a long flight probably isn't a good idea since I'd like to do this again. I want to avoid a heavy tourist area. I'd prefer something like a fishing village or some other place with some native character. Don't need "fancy" accommodations, but safe and clean. Willi |
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On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 12:57:53 -0600, Willi wrote:
I've finally convinced Susan to fly (she hasn't flown in over 20 years) and we're planning a Winter trip, probably sometime between mid January and February. I'm looking for some suggestions. Ambergris Caye, Belize. -- Charlie... |
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Maybe the Gulf Coast of Fl would fit the bill. You can go as cheaply or as
upscale as you like. The area I fish is wadeable all year round with multiple species that you can lie to and entice onto your hook. The area is also within spitting distance of great beaches that offer opportunities to defeat jet lag and entertain your mind and eyes. There's no village per se, but lots of folks here will help you find the fish. You're only a short hop from the Bahamas then if you want to snorkle reefs. -- ---- Stev Lenon 91B20 '68-'69 Drowning flies to Darkstar Save a cow, eat a PETA http://web.tampabay.rr.com/stevglo/i...age92kword.htm |
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Willi wrote:
I've finally convinced Susan to fly (she hasn't flown in over 20 years) and we're planning a Winter trip, probably sometime between mid January and February. I'm looking for some suggestions. Looking for warmth, some fishing, things to see, snorkeling or ??? New Zealand is appealing to us both, but after such a long flight, I don't think I'd ever get her back on a plane and we'd be stuck there (which may not be a terrible thing). The point being that a long flight probably isn't a good idea since I'd like to do this again. I want to avoid a heavy tourist area. I'd prefer something like a fishing village or some other place with some native character. Don't need "fancy" accommodations, but safe and clean. Willi If you want some good salt water fly fishing try Casa Blanca Lodge, south of Cancun. My wife has been with me twice and enjoyed the trip greatly. It is located on the south side of Ascension Bay just north of belize. Bone fish, Permit with an occasional Tarpon. Jack in TN. Norton 2003 scanned. Virus free, I hope. |
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Do you have any info on the Miami area fishing? I've got a few days in the
area and was thinking of some fishing, but don't know what might be good there. "slenon" wrote in message ... Maybe the Gulf Coast of Fl would fit the bill. You can go as cheaply or as upscale as you like. The area I fish is wadeable all year round with multiple species that you can lie to and entice onto your hook. The area is also within spitting distance of great beaches that offer opportunities to defeat jet lag and entertain your mind and eyes. There's no village per se, but lots of folks here will help you find the fish. You're only a short hop from the Bahamas then if you want to snorkle reefs. -- ---- Stev Lenon 91B20 '68-'69 Drowning flies to Darkstar Save a cow, eat a PETA http://web.tampabay.rr.com/stevglo/i...age92kword.htm |
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"Willi" wrote in message ... I've finally convinced Susan to fly (she hasn't flown in over 20 years) and we're planning a Winter trip, probably sometime between mid January and February. I'm looking for some suggestions. Looking for warmth, some fishing, things to see, snorkeling or ??? New Zealand is appealing to us both, but after such a long flight, I don't think I'd ever get her back on a plane and we'd be stuck there (which may not be a terrible thing). The point being that a long flight probably isn't a good idea since I'd like to do this again. I want to avoid a heavy tourist area. I'd prefer something like a fishing village or some other place with some native character. Don't need "fancy" accommodations, but safe and clean. Ever think about South Africa, Willi? The flight is a bit longish (14 hours from Atlanta), but that just adds an exotic flavor to it, and once you arrive prices are about 2/3 what they are in the US, and the region is very beautiful, first-world, with anything you want in the way of rental cars, food and accomodation. There is a great fishing region about 2 hours NE of Johannesburg that you can take a scenic road up to, and I rented a very nice cabin there for $20 a night, maid included. You can take a side trip to Krueger park and see the lions and elephants, and you can fish for browns, bows and yellows in stocked ponds or streams. --riverman |
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Willi,
Some nice fishing villages I have visited: Isla Holbox, MX Yucatan Cay Caulker, Belize Placencia, Belize Ambergris Cay, Belize, has gotten to be a little upscale in comparison to the above villages but is a great place as is Isla Cozumel, MX Yucatan. Ascension Bay, MX Yucatan, is a wonderful place as well. All this is on the web. Let me know if you need any advise as you get closer to your decision. -- Bill Kiene Kiene's Fly Shop Sacramento, CA www.kiene.com "Willi" wrote in message ... I've finally convinced Susan to fly (she hasn't flown in over 20 years) and we're planning a Winter trip, probably sometime between mid January and February. I'm looking for some suggestions. Looking for warmth, some fishing, things to see, snorkeling or ??? New Zealand is appealing to us both, but after such a long flight, I don't think I'd ever get her back on a plane and we'd be stuck there (which may not be a terrible thing). The point being that a long flight probably isn't a good idea since I'd like to do this again. I want to avoid a heavy tourist area. I'd prefer something like a fishing village or some other place with some native character. Don't need "fancy" accommodations, but safe and clean. Willi |
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Willi wrote:
I've finally convinced Susan to fly (she hasn't flown in over 20 years) and we're planning a Winter trip, probably sometime between mid January and February. I'm looking for some suggestions. Looking for warmth, some fishing, things to see, snorkeling or ??? New Zealand is appealing to us both, but after such a long flight, I don't think I'd ever get her back on a plane and we'd be stuck there (which may not be a terrible thing). The point being that a long flight probably isn't a good idea since I'd like to do this again. I want to avoid a heavy tourist area. I'd prefer something like a fishing village or some other place with some native character. Don't need "fancy" accommodations, but safe and clean. Not much to see but the sky and the trees and the sea, but for laid back, low-key, snorkeling, fishing and snoozing, you may want to look at Tobacco Cay, Belize. JR |
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Suggestions for a Winter Trip
Willi wrote:
I've finally convinced Susan to fly (she hasn't flown in over 20 years) and we're planning a Winter trip, probably sometime between mid January and February. I'm looking for some suggestions. Looking for warmth, some fishing, things to see, snorkeling or ??? New Zealand is appealing to us both, but after such a long flight, I don't think I'd ever get her back on a plane and we'd be stuck there (which may not be a terrible thing). The point being that a long flight probably isn't a good idea since I'd like to do this again. I want to avoid a heavy tourist area. I'd prefer something like a fishing village or some other place with some native character. Don't need "fancy" accommodations, but safe and clean. One of the best kept secrets in Montana is how well the upper Gallatin fishes in the winter. You can't fish in the Park but you'll have the water between the Park boundary and here http://www.rainbowranch.com/ virtually all to yourself. I highly recommend The Rainbow Ranch. I spent a week there two winters ago and it was very comfortable. The restaurant is as good as any I've ever encountered in Montana. As for other things to do, you can ski in the Park if you like backcountry skiing, there's groomed trails nearby if you like regular skinny skis, a snowcoach tour of the Park is just down the road in West Yellowstone and for weird and exotic native "character" you can go up to the ski resort in Big Sky one night and party with the snowboarders. (Well, either that or drive over and fish DePuy's with Warren. ;-) -- Ken Fortenberry |
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rw wrote:
... It is, however, a great place for an elitist dilettante with more money than sense. So, you've been there, I take it. -- Ken Fortenberry- they must have raised the rates since I was there ;-) |
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