Tag: french west indies

In the shade of coconut palms, I’m writing this extraordinary account of my last few days of fly fishing in Guadeloupe. Today, conditions are much the same as they’ve been for the past month now : particularly challenging. A steady wind is blowing, leaving only a few opportunities for those who can seize them. No […]
Until now, few anglers have taken the time to catch permit on fly in Guadeloupe. However, this “French” territory offers a unique playground for the conquest of this Holy Grail, so FLY FISHING PERMIT IN GUADELOUPE, SIMPLE UTOPIA OR FISHING TRUTH ? Coming from a family of fishermen, life miraculously brought me to live this […]
A dream fish, the tarpon, also known as the « silver king », has been haunting Guadeloupe’s warm waters since time immemorial. The Arawak Indians, the island’s first inhabitants, must surely have fished for tarpon and other mangrove fish. A prehistoric looking, a real sport fish, the beauty of its large silvery scales is matched only by […]
Bonefish (albula vulpes) are found throughout the Caribbean. From the long beaches of Mexico to the immense flats of the Bahamas, from the Florida Keys to Belize and Venezuela, it is also very present in the waters of the Lesser Antilles and of course on the islands of the sublime Guadeloupe archipelago (French West Indies). […]
PERMIT on fly, the accomplishment …! Surely the best day of my life as a fisherman !?! As avid fisherman, we all have a dream. This catch, this fish, the one we are looking for with fervor and that we hope for so much… Whether it is Mr. Salmon, Mrs. Steelhead, GT, Milkfish, Roosterfish, to […]
Anders contacted me to lure and/or fly fish for 3 anglers, in the mangroves if possible, from a boat or kayaks. This guy already has some experience of fishing in Florida (therefore the Caribbean fish species that I fish here), and knows how the weather conditions and the behavior of the fish change very quickly. […]
2020, a year “like no other”, for many of us, made up of highs and lows … I am no exception to the rule because for me, the guiding ended with the lockdown.However, it is also for me “Guadeloupe-Peche-Exotique.com” the year of particularly “intense” moments ! Indeed, as a fisherman, I made my 1st GRAND […]