Ideas for Fishing Vacations
At Galveston Bays Matagorda Bays and Port O’Connor in Texas you can go fishing for trophy speckle trout, redfish, and flounder. The price is $350-$450 and live bait is available at bait stand prices. Deposit is $100 and a $100 deposit is needed if you cancel and will be refunded if weather or the captain cancels. Galveston Fishing Charters is located at 4723 Cornoustle and the phone number is 281-487-8075.
Or you can head down south to the luxury fishing resort, Cheeca Lodge which also offers a spa, water sports, and eco tours. There are dining options at the Atlantic Edge’s Dining Room with freshly caught local seafood and the Ocean Terrace Grill which has indoor/outdoor dining overlooking the pool and ocean. Cheeca Lodge has 203 guest rooms and suites. Standard rooms start at $129.00. The lodge is at Mile Marker 82 in Islamorada in the Florida Keys. Known for many years as a luxurious fishing retreat the lodge underwent a renovation in the 1980s that transformed it into a year-round vacation spot. Perhaps the most recognizable feature of the resort is the wooden pier that stretches from the resort’s sandy beach 500 feet into the Atlantic. The phone number is 305-664-4651.
You can fish one of the most exciting saltwater places in the world at Griffins Fishing Charters south of New Orleans, LA. Groups from 1 to 50 are welcome and they can customize a trip to meet your specifications. They offer one and two-bedroom furnished apartments with for to six beds in each one and shore lunches daily for guests. Welcome dinners of Cajun jambalaya, salad, French bread, and dessert are available as well as seafood buffets that include fried fish, shrimp, baked red fish, crawfish eoutfee, Cajun boiled corn and potatoes, salad, and dessert. Just 30 minutes south of New Orleans you will fish one of the most enchanting river deltas on earth and marvel at the beauty of moss-shrouded cypress forests, endless can marsh, and deserted private beaches on the Gulf of Mexico.
If fishing is your thing Captain Carlisle Bannister will take you and your party out on his boat, Miss Linda in Richmond, VA. Nearby Locklies Marina predicts excellent fishing for croakers, trout, and rockfish this summer.
For outstanding Maine fishing vacations check out Rideout’s. Whether you’re looking for an authentic Maine fishing lodge with rustic rental cabins or an affordable, outdoor family vacation you’ll experience the best of the Maine North Woods at Rideout’s on East Grand Lake. Crystal-clear, 22-mile-long East Grand Lake, one of the largest unspoiled lakes in Maine lies nestled in the beautiful forests of the Maine North Woods. Over the years Rideout has been featured in several national magazines which have praised them for their quality Maine fishing and comfortable cabin accommodations. They are usually booked 100 percent most of the year during the summer season.
The Sea of Cortez in Mexico is another great location to fish while staying at the Paradiso Resort and Beach Club. Nestled between the mountains of the Sonoran desert and the turquoise waters of the Sea of Cortez, Paradiso boasts a unique landscape of cacti and red desert rock mountains towering over an azure lagoon. Hollywood has memorialized the beautiful scenery in several movies.
