I recently took a long trip down to Saint Lucia, a Caribbean island a few hundred miles off the coast of Venezuela. It takes about a day and a half of flying to reach the island from Springfield, Missouri. We stayed in the small town of Soufriere on the southwestern part of the island. Our villa was nestled on a steep mountain's edge overlooking the sea and the Pitons (their famous mountain range). Part of this trip was to do some serious fishing, hoping to catch blackfin tuna and a really bad farmer's tan! We got up way too early than what I'm used to, around 4:30am, to meet our guide on the beach. Ultimately we only brought home one catch, but it was enough to feed all 9 of us and was totally worth the experience. We caught the tuna using a squid like
soft bait lure.
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We rode out on what they call a "Banana Boat". |
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A shot of the Petit Piton from the boat. |
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Another angle of the Petit Piton as we ride out to a fishing location. |
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We dropped our lines as the sun begins to rise. Excitement is setting in. |
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We caught this blackfin tuna about 20 minutes into the trip. |
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Smoked blackfin tuna. Locals usually cook them extra rare, so it was interesting. |
By: Dave Darr