Trinidad & Tobago Treasures
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Jake Daniels Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea just off the northeast coast of Venezuela lie a couple of Caribbean Jewels -- the islands of Trinidad & Tobago. These two southernmost Caribbean islands enjoy the beauty of a South American landscape with the appeal of an island setting.
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Thinkpad It doesn't take visitors long to understand why these islands were deemed so valuable. Majestic mountain ranges house tropical rain forests where accessible waterfalls bring cool water to the rivers below. The islands boasts more than 400 species of birds and 600 species of butterfly, all within a landscape matched only by Hollywood's attempts to create the perfect dreamscape in Blue Lagoon. Panoramic postcard views captivate you at every mountain roadside corner. Long, white sandy beaches lead to the sea where you will find reefs thriving with fish of every color imaginable. And just a couple of miles from the coast, anglers will find perfect habitat for all the south Atlantic's prized game fish.
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Desktop Computer Along the rugged north coast of Trinidad, those treasures are sailfish and wahoo, which pioneering captains have discovered to migrate through the area in reliable numbers each year. In fact, sailfish in excess of 100 pounds are often caught off Trinidad, making the island a viable area to go after a world record on light or fly tackle.
Notebooks "The (sailfish) run really big here, averaging 75 pounds," says Gary Story, captain of the 46 Hatteras Hopscotch. "Sometimes when we are trying to get wahoo, there are so many sailfish we have to run from them." Sid Johnson, secretary of the Trinidad & Tobago Game Fish Association, backs up Story's story, recounting a day the sailfish were so thick and playful they were literally bouncing of his boat.
Lenovo The bottom topography off the north coast of Trinidad is a gradual sloping after a major 150-foot drop from the island shore. Located only 7 miles north of Venezuela, the waters in Trinidad are rich with nutrients from the runoff of the Orinoco River. It is the tide line from this runoff where you will find the sailfish. Local skippers use a variety of fishing techniques to target these sails, including standard trolling techniques, live-baiting and even bait-and-switch.
Hard Drive While the sailfish like the cleaner water about five miles north of the island, Trinidad's wahoo prefer to stay closer in, right up to the cliffs. Peter Del La Rosa has had several days where he and Capt. Jason Story released several sailfish aboard their charter boat Hook, and then went inside and boated 15 to 18 wahoo averaging 65 pounds. At least a half-dozen wahoo in the 100-pound class are caught here each year, usually on downriggers and top trolling baits.
Travelstar Some Trinidad skippers, however, are not content with wahoo and sailfish. Incidental marlin catches have been reported outside the tide line, and Capt. Kirk "Cannon" Williams is gearing up to hit the season hard for marlin.
Gateway And if at the end of the day you still have some energy left, the cuts between the islands hold a silvery mass of tarpon. Averaging 70 pounds, these fish will feed every morning and afternoon year-round like clockwork. We tried spinning tackle, but soon learned we were undergunned. One angler was actually pulled into the water while trying to move from the bow to the stern during a six-man hookup. This is not the place for light-tackle world records for tarpon, but sure is fun on a 30.
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Hard Drives Tobago's society is very deeply rooted in fishing. Village fishermen still handline from their locally made pirogues. These contemporary old men of the sea tangle with many big fish, including marlin, with a skill any angler would have to bow to. Of course, marlin is not their target species, and encounters with the man in the blue suit have produced many a fish story ... and a couple of missing fingers.
Electronics Most of the marlin fishing off Tobago is done just a couple of miles off the northwest coast on the leeward side of the island, between a three-rock formation called the Sisters and two small uninhabited islands called the Giles. This area has a 30 fathom drop along the continental shelf, which lies only 3 miles from shore at the Sisters and 1 mile from shore at the Giles. This dropoff consistently holds a tremendous amount of bait, including huge schools of flying fish and skipjack.
Canon If pressed to describe the fishing in Tobago in a single word, that word would be variety. In each of the three occasions I have fished this island during three different years, trolling skirted flying fish has produced dolphin, wahoo, yellowfin, sailfish and marlin.
Desktop Pc "I have never seen a bad year of fishing," says the Cayman Islands' Bill Rewalt, weighmaster for the Carib International Game Fish Tournament for the past 12 years. "Offshore fishing in Tobago is exceedingly good. Every year at least one species is abundant, whether it's marlin, sails, tuna or dolphin. In 1992 I weighed three and a half tons of tuna in two days."
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Think Pad Every year in Tobago, big marlin are seen and hooked, but never landed because the charter and recreational fishermen are using mostly 30s and 50s. On one occasion, Gerard "Frothy" DeSilva, captain of the Hard Play, battled a giant for four hours, getting several good looks at the marlin, but could not bring her to leader with a 50. "The fish had to be at least 1,200 pounds," says DeSilva, who has caught granders in Madeira.
Repair Further evidence of Tobago's big fish occurred in this year's Carib International. In this event, points are awarded based on the ratio of line test to fish weight, so most anglers used 30s and 50s, with only a few 80s. During the tournament several big fish were hooked, only to leave the helpless anglers with spooled reels, burnt drags or broke lines.
Data Recovery Causing renewed excitement for the area's big-fish possibilities are some untapped sportfishing grounds off Tobago. One area, called the Hump and located 20 miles northwest of the island, features a steep dropoff of 500 meters within a 100-meter stretch. The Hump holds large concentrations of bait and has produced catches for all the Atlantic's billfish -- including marlin and even swordfish up to 500 pounds. Another exciting area off the northeast side of Tobago holds a 100-fathom dropoff where commercial fishermen have seen incidental catches of marlin well over 1,000 pounds for years.
Cisco With bigeye and yellowfin tuna, swordfish, sailfish and white marlin caught on a regular basis, Tobago's fishery can rival any Caribbean destination for variety. But whether the island will also prove to be a viable hot spot for large blue marlin remains to be seen. DeSilva is banking on it, though, as he is dedicating his 1996-97 season to getting the first giant to leader in Tobago.
Keyboard "We know they are here," DeSilva says. "Now with the proper gear we can get them."
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