fsihing from shore in Bermuda

[RIJIMMY]

I may take a short notice trip to bermuda with my family. We'll be in the St.Georges area, I'd like to take a 2 piece rod and a few lures to toss around the docks. I'm assuming there would be fish around. Anyone ever do this?

[RIROCKHOUND]

Yup.
Didnt do much, but you walk to the inlet (DEEP, I had wished I brought storm shads and bucktails) from the cruise ship dock in Ste Georges, and some fishy beaches weren't far either.

[Clammer]

I walked the flats & fished /
saw fish ..some in schools ,.. zero

I saw fish feeding on growth off rocks & the locals were catching small fish with bait ..from the bridges ><><><

[likwid]

1/0 hooks (circle)
spool of 20 or 30lb test
bread
sit next to the customs dock and catch bermuda chubs to your hearts content.

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by likwid

1/0 hooks (circle)
spool of 20 or 30lb test
bread
sit next to the customs dock and catch bermuda chubs to your hearts content.

I just PM'ed Jim that.
they were chubs huh?
Saw the locals doing that.
I only had lures.

[likwid]

Yup.

Used to do that during Newport-Bermuda/Marion-Bermuda awards with some kids I basically grew up with (that live on the island, I used to spend every summer there) next to the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club in Hamilton (there's a little park there).

Now I'm usually too drunk to find the time for it.

Backside has tons of triggerfish and junk like that but they want leeeeetle things (small crab flies I hear are killer).

[RIJIMMY]

I'd be interested in any jack-like fish or cuda. Something that fights.I am goign to bring teh rod just for the hell of it. Mostly intersted in hanging out but may kill a few hrs tossing a few lures.

[likwid]

You'll be hard pressed to find much without having access to the outer reefs.

[RIJIMMY]

so you're saying I should bring my waders?

[numbskull]

I was there in Sept on my honeymoon 25 years ago and the shelf of the beach was crawling with bonefish. I think you could get them blind casting with a small phillips jig (bounce along the bottom with pauses) or fly rod. They were feeding right in the backwash as it spilled over the shelf. There is a flat out by the golf course that supposedly can be sight fished at low tide. I tried it but got the tide wrong. Long ride on a moped with a fishing rod. Saw a 1/2 day offshore charter unload 2 BIG yellowfins, a wahoo of about 70lbs, and a blue marlin of about 300 lbs. They traveled all of about 12 miles to get them. Swore that if I ever go back I'm taking a charter.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

so you're saying I should bring my waders?

If you can find a way to walk the 10 someodd miles out sure!

[teaser]

Just got back 2 weeks ago and the fishing wasn't anything great, biggest catch from shore was a 9 pound jack.

Last time I was there was 15 years ago and after seeing how commercial the island went I wouldn't go back if someone paid me to go.

The island used to be extremely clean but now it looks like New York with the garbage on the streets and the 5 million cars going nowhere at 90 mph. Although St. Georges is still decent like it used to be but some of my friends there said that it won't be for long because they've moved all but 2 of the cruise ship lines that visit and most of the stores are having to close up because of lack of tourists, just another way for big business to grab up all the property by choking out the little guys so they can put up more high rises there to match Hamilton.

The beaches aren't pink sand anymore, taxi rides to anywhere (1 way) is $50.00 per head, the so-called big park in Hamilton is smaller than a city block now, and so many big buildings now that the islanders say the new national bird is the "crane" because everywhere you look that's all you see.

I'll stay with the Mexico side for vacations now and for fishing. I was very disappointed with the new Bermuda and won't go back.

[RIJIMMY]

We had a great time, the far end of horeshoe beach had some amazing coves and rock pools. John Smith's Bay is another great beach. we had it to ourselves.