A flyfishing friend asked me if I could glean some info on how an American couple could work out a flyfishing trip this winter to Cuba. I Searched this forum and found 3 good threads, but they were at least 4 years old. Has anything changed?
tl
les
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A flyfishing friend asked me if I could glean some info on how an American couple could work out a flyfishing trip this winter to Cuba. I Searched this forum and found 3 good threads, but they were at least 4 years old. Has anything changed?
tl
les
Hey Les,
Ain't seed ya since the DRC fish-in waist deep in the Delaware a "few" years ago. Cuba for flyfishing ??...... sounds exciting between bouts of torture. I'd go for the cigars instaed.
BTW, upped my bmr to a 650i since we last talked.
Hi Les,
Wow! It's been awhile. Hope all is well with you and a Merry Christmas. Back to your question. Absolutely no idea. However, with all of the places in the world, especially the islands and water off Florida, why Cuba? Is there something about fishing near Guantanamo that's aroused someone's curiosity, LOL? Anyway, take care and it's great to see a post by you.
Allan
gossip around the dinner table in Belize two years ago indicated that while the British fellows who'd gone several times had enjoyed the fishing, they weren't going back because the prices had suddenly gone up a great deal, while the fishing opportunities had not changed.
Forbidden fruit has its allure, but can think of a number of places I'd rather spend my money...
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Have a look at some of the British forums, the poms are regular visitors to Cuba and it seams to be one of the "top of the bucket list" places for them.
If you google search flyforums uk you will find a good site with a heap of info in the salt fly section including lots about the different outfits offering fishing. Avalon has a lot of the fishing tied up so can charge what they like, but there are other independent guides and resorts.
Hope this helps.
All the best.
Mike
I know Ken takes tours down every year and lots of people have only great things to say about the experience.
http://www.grandrivertroutfitters.co...ndex.html#Cuba
I think the question is more along the lines of under what conditions could a U.S. citizen legally travel to Cuba to fish given the law prohibiting such travel. Notice all the groups mentioned are British or Canadian.
Most Americans that travel to Cuba "off the record" do so by visiting other countries then onto Cuba. See the second half of the page below:
http://wikitravel.org/en/Americans_in_Cuba
The link below contains the salient information regarding travel to Cuba by US citizens:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_p.../cis_1097.html
My Cliffs Notes would read as follows:
It is possible, but inherently complicated, to arrange legal travel to Cuba in order to solely fish recreationally. Many Americans travel clandestinely from Mexico or Canada under the assumption that, if caught, the penalties will be minimal, or not prosecuted at all by the current administration. Caveat emptor.