Virgin Island Island fishing
I have fished off of St. Johns, and off of Virgin Gorda. It is definitely worth taking a rod if you will have time to fish a little. I generally take a spinning rod with ~12lb test and a 9 wt. fly rod. You can catch small tarpon, bonefish, permit, yellowtail snapper, rainbow runners, and baracuda, to name a few. I usually take a small selection of bucktail jigs and plastics along with a couple of spoons and maybe a few lures like catch 2000's and rattletraps. Take some light wire in case you get into barracuda. If you are interested in bonefish take a selection of 1/8 oz jigheads and curly tail grubs in white, yellow, pink, and maybe brown.
I can't address specifically where to fish on St. Martin, but beaches, rocky shorelines and grassflats will all produce different species. Mostly you have to avoid people as some beachgoers get a little upset when you land a 4 ft barracuda from the waters they just swam in. Some resort owners don't like it much either.
Good luck, and post a report when you get back.
-Sammy
I have fished off of St. Johns, and off of Virgin Gorda. It is definitely worth taking a rod if you will have time to fish a little. I generally take a spinning rod with ~12lb test and a 9 wt. fly rod. You can catch small tarpon, bonefish, permit, yellowtail snapper, rainbow runners, and baracuda, to name a few. I usually take a small selection of bucktail jigs and plastics along with a couple of spoons and maybe a few lures like catch 2000's and rattletraps. Take some light wire in case you get into barracuda. If you are interested in bonefish take a selection of 1/8 oz jigheads and curly tail grubs in white, yellow, pink, and maybe brown.
I can't address specifically where to fish on St. Martin, but beaches, rocky shorelines and grassflats will all produce different species. Mostly you have to avoid people as some beachgoers get a little upset when you land a 4 ft barracuda from the waters they just swam in. Some resort owners don't like it much either.
Good luck, and post a report when you get back.
-Sammy
