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Has anyone been fishing in Nicaragua???
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:56 pm
Posted on 5/21/20 at 2:56 pm
Looking for charters in Nicaragua that anyone might recommend or travel agents that specialize in Nicaragua fishing trips. Thanks!
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Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:14 pm to FishingQueen306
Have you investigated any of the political issues affecting Nicaragua? A large life insurance policy should be on your to do list prior to heading there.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:50 pm to FishingQueen306
Beautiful country, rotten government. I'd fish elsewhere right now.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 4:04 pm to FishingQueen306
I'm also looking for some recs in Bangladesh as well
Posted on 5/21/20 at 4:36 pm to KemoSabe65
Nicaragua is actually pretty safe as far as Central America goes.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 4:58 pm to KemoSabe65
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Have you investigated any of the political issues affecting Nicaragua? A large life insurance policy should be on your to do list prior to heading there.
Have you investigated any of the current political issues affecting Nicaragua? Doesn't sound like it. Nicaragua isn't Venezuela and this isn't the 80s.
Nica is pretty safe outside of Managua, and even then, stay away from dark alleys in Managua at night and you're fine. Things got kinda hairy early last year and late the year before just because of some civil unrest in Managua, but that has calmed down. Anywhere you'd be fishing is literally hours from Managua anyway.
What type of fishing are you trying to do? If you go to the Pacific side, there are a number of charters that run out of San Juan Del Sur. San Juan Del Sur surf company is a good group. They do surf, spearing, and offshore trips. Bob Marlin Charters is another good outfit in SJDS. You can literally just walk up to a guy on the beach in SJDS and pay him $100USD to take you out in his panga. There are rocks everywhere to spear and the water is clean. They'll drop lines to troll right outside of the bay. Nica gets a crazy amount of offshore winds on the Pacific side throughout the year just because of Lake Nicaragua, which is nice for spearing close to shore. There are a couple of big tournaments out of SJDS every year that are pretty fun too, and SJDS is a cool town to hang out in. Lots of backpackers.
Nica also has a bunch of tarpon, snook, and cool bass species in the jungle on the Caribbean side. I've never fished them but I've heard good things. Lake Nicaragua also has tarpon. Corn and Little Corn have good flats fishing opportunities for bones, permit, etc. if that's what you're looking for.
It's a really awesome place and I wouldn't have any hesitation traveling down there right now (after this COVID stuff settles). Just don't be stupid. Nica also has some of the least crowded really good surf breaks in the world.
This post was edited on 5/21/20 at 5:05 pm
Posted on 5/21/20 at 7:18 pm to bluemoons
Will defer to a close friend and client who has hunted every province in South America. If he says it’s a no go I believe him over an internet travel agent.
When was your last trip down?
Tell me all about it, please.
When was your last trip down?
Tell me all about it, please.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 9:46 pm to FishingQueen306
Would love to fish Nicaragua in the future. Haven't put in the research time on where to go yet though.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 9:51 pm to KemoSabe65
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Nicaragua
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every province in South America
Posted on 5/21/20 at 10:35 pm to KemoSabe65
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A large life insurance policy should be on your to do list prior to heading there.
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Will defer to a close friend and client who has hunted every province in South America.
What does that have to do with Nicaragua?
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When was your last trip down?
I was there in November for 14 days. Previous to that, I was there for 10 days in March of last year.
Tell me about your last trip there?
Let me guess...you've never been?
So...STFU. It's clear you don't know what the frick you're talking about.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 11:05 pm to FishingQueen306
bluemoons has some good advice in their reply!
Nicaragua is an amazing destination for outdoor adventure and as bluemoons mentioned, there are many different habitats to fish. You should easily be able to find an exciting way to wet a hook no matter what your skill level.
Lots of people unfamiliar with the situation in Nicaragua (like KemoSabe) have painted a picture of doom and gloom that has kept would-be-travelers away for almost 2 years and destroyed the tourism economy. As a result, your dollars will have more buying power! Lodging will be readily available and you won't have to worry about crowds at bars, restaurants, or surf breaks.
The result of far fewer tourists, and greater competition for their business has, no doubt, created some tense situations. Crimes like vehicle burglaries and petty theft may have increased (per capita) but violent crimes against tourists is still rather uncommon.
The political unrest has forced the cancellation of the Flor de Cana tournament for the past two years, but the fish don't seem to know it.
I have had a few great reports from the north (Corinto & Aposentillo) but I don't know anyone in the southern half of the country who fishes regularly.
Just about any village on the coast has someone who will take you out & put you on fish, but without a few more details on what you're looking for, it's rather difficult to recommend something.
It really depends on your budget, your skill level, your time, and how well you speak Spanish.
Nicaragua is an amazing destination for outdoor adventure and as bluemoons mentioned, there are many different habitats to fish. You should easily be able to find an exciting way to wet a hook no matter what your skill level.
Lots of people unfamiliar with the situation in Nicaragua (like KemoSabe) have painted a picture of doom and gloom that has kept would-be-travelers away for almost 2 years and destroyed the tourism economy. As a result, your dollars will have more buying power! Lodging will be readily available and you won't have to worry about crowds at bars, restaurants, or surf breaks.
The result of far fewer tourists, and greater competition for their business has, no doubt, created some tense situations. Crimes like vehicle burglaries and petty theft may have increased (per capita) but violent crimes against tourists is still rather uncommon.
The political unrest has forced the cancellation of the Flor de Cana tournament for the past two years, but the fish don't seem to know it.
I have had a few great reports from the north (Corinto & Aposentillo) but I don't know anyone in the southern half of the country who fishes regularly.
Just about any village on the coast has someone who will take you out & put you on fish, but without a few more details on what you're looking for, it's rather difficult to recommend something.
It really depends on your budget, your skill level, your time, and how well you speak Spanish.
This post was edited on 5/21/20 at 11:10 pm
Posted on 5/22/20 at 9:07 am to KemoSabe65
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every province in South America.
Ok dude
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When was your last trip down?
2016. Currently planning to be down there for Thanksgiving this year assuming the travel restrictions are lifted. There are currently no flights going into the country and American Airlines has extended their suspension through July. A friend of mine from Florida operates a surf charter company near Popoyo. I talk to him at least twice a month and I stay pretty updated with what's actually going on down there.
Even when the Ortega protests were going on, the coastal communities were isolated from all of that.
eta: some photos from the last time we were there. It was mainly a surf trip but we got some fishing in too.
Also, funny story about that trip. We had two guys with us who had never met each other before the trip. I was their mutual friend. So we get overbooked in Dallas or whatever airport we left the states from. They wind up staying together while the rest of us (like 4 of us) go ahead down. We landed in Managua midday and then had the ~3 hour bus ride from Managua to Rivas. Problem: the airline lost our boardbags (like 7 surfboards in 2 bags), and the primary purpose of this trip was a surf trip. Airline says our boards will be there later that night, but before our friends get there. So we get in touch with our overbooked friends, tell them the situation, and they say they'll get the boards whenever they land.
They wind up not getting there until like 10pm. By that time, we were good and drunk in SJDS. They go to the baggage people to figure out where our surfboards are, and wind up walking like a mile away from the airport with "airport security" at like 11pm to some sketchy warehouse in the middle of Managua to get our surfboards. They made it alright, but didn't get to where we were until like 3am. All's well that ends well I guess
.This post was edited on 5/22/20 at 9:47 am
Posted on 5/22/20 at 9:26 am to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
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The political unrest has forced the cancellation of the Flor de Cana tournament for the past two years, but the fish don't seem to know it.
Not the Flor de Cana, but there was a mahi tournament going on in SJDS while we were there. We convinced the gate guys that me and my shitty camera were shooting photos for a US fishing magazine, so they gave our group wristbands for the weigh-in. Didn't shoot too many photos and they definitely never made it into a magazine, but we really took advantage of the drink wristbands.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 11:51 am to FishingQueen306
I’m not paying the ransom to get you back baw
Posted on 5/22/20 at 2:39 pm to FishingQueen306
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Has anyone been fishing in Nicaragua???
For Communists?
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