I thought it would be interesting to hear other members’ bucket list destinations or targets? It can be specific spots like Belize or Cuba or an angling goal like catching a permit on fly, triple-digit tarpon, 10-pound-plus trout or 50-pound striper.
I’ll get it started: Ever since I listened to stories from my uncle about homesteading in Alaska, I wanted to go there and fish for salmon and grayling during the peak runs. I don’t care anything about lifting a barn door halibut off the bottom. The scenery/wildlife and adventure would be as exciting for me as the fishing. Of course, when I win that PowerBall, I’m going to book a trip to the Seychelles for giant trevally. But I’d happily settle for another week at Pesca Maya.
I read about fishing for monster trout in Kamchatka, and I’ve always dreamed about having to use an 8wt for trout.
Striper fishing in saltwater in the NE, I know we have some members from up that way, and I love reading their reports of stripers in the salt.
And hopefully one day soon, I’ll fish the Everglades. It’s only 700 miles, one way. No reason I can’t, right?
My current top bucket list fish is a roosterfish on fly.
Next is a cobia on fly, which should happen here soon. I’ve caught tons on conventional gear but never had the fly rod ready.
I’ve never been on a “fishing” vacation or destination. Very high on my priority list is to visit the Bahamas for the whole bonefish thing. Its realistic for me and will likely happen in the next year or 2. Based on how that goes lets see what is next on the list.
I’ve always been intrigued by the Amazon, but not sure I have what it takes for that yet. I would also be curious about the northern trout fishery, but literally know nothing of it.
I would recommend a few American places that are epic for fly fishermen.
A big Brown on the Willowemoc or Beaverkill, that slurps a size 14 Rusty Spinner, if you haven’t caught a big Brown or a Rainbow on a dry fly, I suggest you put that on the bucket list!
Yellowstone National Park, for wade fly fishing, I have fished that park for 20 years, and can still find streams I haven’t fished! A 20” Cutthroat that eats a Caddis or a hopper is something to behold! I like to fish Yellowstone end of Aug to early September, they eat dries!
The Uintas lakes in eastern Utah, hike to these beautiful lakes and catch some beautiful trout!
I knocked two off the list in the last year. Atlantic Salmon in the Rivers Spey and Tey in Scotland, and Permit in Espritu Santo Bay, MX in the Si’aan K’aan Biosphere.
Don’t sleep on Oman! No Boundaries gets on some absolute slobs. Some of the best topwater GT fishing in the world. I did a few hours of it when zi was there but I was mostly on a fly trip.