Great fishing destinations to fulfill your fishing fantasies.
While most of us fish our own backyards most of the time, we also dream about traveling to some of the best fishing destinations. Dreaming and planning are two very different things, and sometimes it helps to have a list of the best fishing trips in the world to get started. Researching the destination? We’ve already done it for. What will you catch? We have the answers here. Booking the flight? You’ll have to do that one yourself.
Luckily arriving at one of the best fishing destinations doesn’t necessarily require flying to the far side of the planet. Nearly all of the 11 best places for fishing cited here are in or near North/Central America. Each is oriented around a particular goal or fish. We ended up with 11 versus the expected 10 because one goal — catch a slam — required both an inshore and an offshore destination.
You’ll noticed we use U.S. dollar signs to measure the costs associated with a fishing trip. These very general estimates are based on this very rough scale: $ = reasonable, $$ = moderately expensive, and $$$ = downright pricey.
1) Prince Edward Island/Nova Scotia, Canada Fishing
Why here? 1,496: That’s the weight of the all-tackle world-record bluefin tuna caught here in 1979. Many more weighing better than 1,000 pounds have been taken over the years, and the odds for a bluefin that size are higher off the Canadian Maritimes than anywhere else in the world (with fish commonly more than 800 pounds), as are your chances for the stand-up battle of a lifetime.
Fishing is often very near port/land, often less than a mile run. Most boats are equipped with fighting chairs, but if you’re a really hard-core stand-up kind of guy, bring it on. You’ll fish live, chunked or whole fish for bait, often on kites. By law, this is a catch-and-release fishery; however, boats currently are allowed to keep limited fish per season. Regulations for this controlled fishery are subject to change from year to year.
When: August through mid-October | Cost to get here: $$ | Cost to fish here: $$$
Read about the other ten locations at sportfishingmag.com and discover the three fishing destinations that can be found on US Harbors…
