Fly Fishing Antigua and/or Tortola

[GILs_GONE_WILD]

I'm on a cruise in a couple of months to both ports. Looking for a reasonable fly fishing charter. I will be splitting the boat with my partner.

Looking to fish the flats for Bonz and/or Permit. Tarpon would be a BIG bonus!!

We'll have 12 hours off the boat in Antigua, 7am to 7pm, so a full day is possible. Tortola is shorter ... 7am to 3pm so I'm thinking a half day would be the most we could work in there and make it back to the ship.

Yeah, I could Google 'til my fingers ached but word of mouth is sooooo much more reliable.

Thanks!!!

[tealswatr]

dont know about antigua, but on tortola try the flats by the airport bones, tarpon, and possibly permit. can do it yourself if you take gear. take a stiff rod, 10-12wt. i had a tarpon break a 9wt blind casting for bones. only guide i heard of is on anigada. can find one on internet

[GILs_GONE_WILD]

Thanks tealswatr ... that's a start!!

[tealswatr]

Look up Caribbean Fly Finshing Outfitters located at Nanny Cay Marina on Tortola. 1/2 day rate $450. Never fished with them but are located on Tortola. Try to find out where your ship docks at on Tortola and look around the closer marinas. Good luck

[tealswatr]

Gils Gone Wild, so how did it go?

[GILs_GONE_WILD]

My partner and I got picked up at the dock at 8:30am right off the cruise ship.

We motored to a spot where Tarpon were "rolling". Cast quite a few times to those rascals with no hook-ups. Did bring to hand a few Jacks. They pull hard too.

Left there for some flats. Got out of the boat and waded. Had a handful of shots at some lock-jawed bonefish but alas .....

Went to another spot, nothing happening at all there so back to the Tarpon spot. And you guessed it ... a few more Jacks. haha!!

All in all a wonderful trip. The boat ride around that gorgeous island alone would have been worth the trip.

The two young guides we went with ... well, the guide and a mate ... were both born on Antigua and have been fishing there all their lives. Nice guys. Tipped them well for the drinks, fruit and a great day on the water ... oh, and the Jacks!! haha!!

I'll see if I can put a pic or two on a server and post it.

Again .... GORGEOUS place.