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| 584.1 | Shoreline Fishing | BUFFER::SIBRIGGS | | Mon Jan 25 1988 12:11 | 14 |
| The fishing around the shorelines of the islands is really good.
All kinds of fish go in and out with the tide. I had great fun with
a spinning rod and 3"to 6" Rapala. The rock overhang is a favorite
hiding place. The waves undercut the shoreline and create caves
which fill with water and fish on the incoming tide. Biggest problem
was no supplies available for purchase. The local don't do that
type of fishing and only stock "Deep Sea Rigs" for the tourist.
You just can't buy any good spinning lures down there, and you lose
alot. The breaking wave create alot of moving water so you need
a fast retreive to control the location of your plug. Still fishing
with bait will not work. "BRING LOTS OF YOUR FAVORITE PLUGS" like
10-12. I used everthing in my box and covered the whole island looking
for more with no luck. Spent my last days there wishing I could
fish but not being able to.
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| 584.2 | THANKS FOR REPLY | TRACTR::MCSHEA | | Fri Feb 05 1988 07:22 | 7 |
| Thanks for the information. After reading your reply I picked up
about 6 Rapala type lures, a few more spoons, pork strips, and salt
water (artificial) eels. I also decided to give Berkley's moldable
salt water scents a try. I don't know how much fishing I'll actually
be able to do, but I'm sure looking forward to it. I appreciate
your tips. Thanks.
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| 584.3 | Spear it | DECWET::HELSEL | | Fri Feb 05 1988 13:00 | 5 |
| Or.....you can take along a mask, snorkel, fins and a sling.
You get to pick your Grouper.
:-)
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| 584.4 | Are dolphins fish too? | KAHALA::PRESTON | getting Iraqi-phobia... | Wed Aug 08 1990 16:10 | 8 |
| Can anybody tell me if there is a fish called a dolphin *besides* the
ocean-going mammal of the same name? I seem to remember reading that
there is such a fish in the warmer ocean waters, but can't recall for
sure.
Thanks,
Ed
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| 584.5 | | WAHOO::LEVESQUE | Better by you, better than me | Wed Aug 08 1990 17:24 | 5 |
| Yes, the dolphin or dorado (mahi mahi) is colorful gamefish (yellows, blues,
greens) which inhabits warm water and is prized for its abundance and tasty
flesh.
The Doctah
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| 584.6 | Saw them on The Discovery Channel | MAST::MACHADO | I'd rather be diving | Wed Aug 08 1990 17:27 | 11 |
| Ed,
I've been watching a show on The Discovery Channel about fishing
off of different parts of Austrailia's Great Barrier Reef and in one of
the segments that were shown they caught a fish that they did indeed
call a dolphin fish. I had come in right at the end of the segment but
I did catch the name and from the little bit that I saw it definitely
did appear to have gills. I don't know if they can be found in our
hemisphere also. Perhaps someone else can answer that.
Barry
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| 584.7 | I type slow, but his answer was better anyway | MAST::MACHADO | I'd rather be diving | Wed Aug 08 1990 17:29 | 4 |
| Whoops, looks like the Doctah beat me to it.
Barry
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| 584.8 | Yes | DECWET::HELSEL | Legitimate sporting purpose | Thu Aug 09 1990 13:18 | 11 |
| Mahi Mahi: the fish so good they named it twice!
Of course you can find them in this hemisphere. You can find them in
the Gulf Stream, which is easily accessable off the cost of Florida.
The easiest way that I've gone for them is to troll (Jeff, what do you
call those bait fish with the needle-like beak?) behind a boat. Take
them down about 30 feet. Near the edge of the Gulf Stream, there is
usually a "trash line" of floating debris. Troll under there.
/brett
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| 584.9 | | BLUMON::QUODLING | Innovation, but no Momentum | Thu Aug 09 1990 23:31 | 9 |
| Yup, we used to catch Dolphin Fish (aka Mahi Mahi) off the coast of New
Guinea. They love to congregate under flotsam, so sometimes, if the ocean
was calm, we would spread newspaper on the water and come back an hour
later. Worked a treat. They are a strange looking fish, with a high
protuding forehead. Excellent eating, though. We used to average 20-25 lbs
weight...
q
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| 584.10 | not exactly Jeff but... | WAHOO::LEVESQUE | Better by you, better than me | Fri Aug 10 1990 10:55 | 4 |
| >Jeff, what do you
> call those bait fish with the needle-like beak?)
Ballyhoo (balao)
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| 584.11 | Ballyhoo's the killer | DECWET::HELSEL | Legitimate sporting purpose | Fri Aug 10 1990 13:12 | 12 |
| re .10:
Yea, yea, yea, Ballyhoo.....that's it. Thanks.
re .9
Geez, you guys down under are pretty inventive. I never thought of
making our own trash line. Hey! there was this barge from New Jersey
a couple years ago and......
/brett
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| 584.12 | What are these fish? | CARTUN::DAGOSTINO | Dick | Fri Aug 10 1990 14:49 | 11 |
| I recall eating in a French restaurant on the channel leading into the
harbor by the draw bridge in Marigot (sp) one night and seeing large
silver fish (approx. 40" long) feeding on small shrimp. I tried to
find out what kind of fish they were and why no one was fishing for
them. Due to my lack of understanding French, all I could gather
(guess) was that the fish were not good for eating and were difficult
to catch. The thought entered my mind that it could be a tourist
attraction (business) to rent tackle if the fish were easy to catch. I
know I would be interested in passing same daylight hours catching
these fish, after all, one can only take the topless beaches in
moderation and still have the evenings for eating and the casino's.
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