Good day Guys.
A report back on my trip to Saint Lucia.
My time there was plagued by heavy winds and intermittent rains with a blazing hot day and heavy seas with a sand blasting here and there.
I basically fished every day from 17 March 2018 until 22 March 2018. I fished Saint Lucia Main Beach up to Slides, Mission Rocks, Cape Vidal and Richards bay.
The fishing was hard and was done mostly over going down water and low tide due to the heavy seas. On the going down water and low tide the water was more stable and less drift. On the High Tide a seven ounce wire grapnel would not hold with too much movement in the water and there were jelly fish and blue bottles about and I got nailed by a blue bottle.
Most success was had on red prawn followed by baby squid and lastly trusted old sards.
Caught about 14 different species from a pursemouth, silago, three spot pompano, natal stumpy, bonefish, juvenile yellowtail kingies, HUGE Puffer (about a kg), zebras, grey grunter, stonebream, a star fish
. and some with no numberplates etc.
Lost a fish of the trip at Cape Vidal Ledges. Fished the ledges about two hundred metres south of where the ledges start at Cape Vidal. The fish picked up a sardine tail with red prawn strip combo. Pick up was a feather of a nibble which I felt and was then simply pulled flat. Fought the fish with a locked drag due to the terrain and brought it in reasonably close to the ledge to pick up. Friend of mine went closer to the ledge to see whether he could help but the surge kept him back. I decided to pick the fish and as I did so, the breaking water pushed the fish against the steep ledge. The fish was fully out of the water but caught against the ledge and the hook pulled. My friend had a look at the fish and estimated it to be in the 5 to 6 kg region and appeared to be a speckled snapper. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience. It was a wonderful break and thank you to all the guys that gave information and advice.
Phish.
