Winter is the dry season in the Caribbean. Where we lived, that meant very little runoff from the streams and rivers, which meant that the ocean water clarity was superb for diving. We lived on a hill between two beaches. Our hill extended about a third of a mile into the ocean as a rather … Continue reading Pointy Bits
Author: Adam
Adam has a master’s degree in mathematics, a black belt in aikido, and has worked enough jobs to fill a book—sushi chef, Peace Corps volunteer, and police detective among them. His writing and photos have shown up in The Drake, Tenkara USA, Hawaii Fishing News, and Sporting Classics Magazine. In 2023 he traded a badge in Honolulu for a skiff on the Columbia, where he now spends his days chasing carp with a fly rod and pretending it’s a retirement plan.
Feeding Friendsy
After a slow winter of fishing, many people assured me that things would get better around Easter. One day I arrived home after school and, from our balcony on the hill, I spotted a bunch of birds working bait along the beach. The next day they were at it again, and the next. I took … Continue reading Feeding Friendsy
Aloha Ed
My good friend and venerable Hawaii angler Ed died this week. I went through each of my fly boxes and carefully withdrew the flies he had given me. There were only five left. I will save them for some special fish. My earliest photo of Ed, stalking weke with Diamond Head in the distance Ed … Continue reading Aloha Ed
Toothy or Groupie
We took a much-needed break over the Easter holiday and headed south to some smaller, neighboring islands. Our first stop was "where billionaires go to escape millionaires." Our AirBnb, however, was only about seventy bucks a night. We had some decent fishing. The water was pretty packed with garfish, which are challenging to hook because … Continue reading Toothy or Groupie
Off My Rocker
Self portrait with rainbow runner Several days a week before school my alarm would go off in the dark and I would sleepily descend the dangerously steep hill into the village, make my way along the beach at Corner Bay and then, with the aid of a headlamp, clamber through the jungle to a rocky … Continue reading Off My Rocker
Bahamas Bonefishing (Part 3 of 3)
Boxing Day, the day after Christmas, was our last real fishing day in The Bahamas. (The following day we went scuba diving instead!) So far we had been very successful in finding at least some fish in every place we looked, so I was very excited to go explore the Inner White Sound of Green … Continue reading Bahamas Bonefishing (Part 3 of 3)
Hawaii vs. Bahamas Bonefishing (Part 2)
After a warm-up day of fishing on Great Abaco Island we headed to Green Turtle Cay for some real Bahamas bonefishing... Part 2: Green Turtle Cay A normal day in Hawaii means 15 mph trade winds. Bad wind means sustained winds of 25-30 mph, the kind of wind with gusts that makes you stop walking … Continue reading Hawaii vs. Bahamas Bonefishing (Part 2)
Hawaii vs. Bahamas Bonefishing (Part 1)
Over some fifteen years of bonefishing in Hawaii an impression of what bonefishing in The Bahamas would be like gradually formed in my mind. I imagined a place where little bonefish traveled in bunches - sometimes vast mobs, across endless sunny flats. It was a place where you could have 100 shots a day at … Continue reading Hawaii vs. Bahamas Bonefishing (Part 1)
Whereabouts Unknown
Somewhere in the Caribbean... We went to the Bahamas over Christmas to do some diving and fishing. It was fun and I plan to write about some of those adventures later. On the way back from the Bahamas we stopped over in Miami and made a trip to Captain Harry's Fishing Supply (the tackle shop … Continue reading Whereabouts Unknown
Two New Friends
Shoreline Fishing in The Caribbean Most of the fishing opportunities around our Peace Corps post are from shore and best suited to spin-fishing with lures. Some of the fishing has been productive, some not so much. I am still learning what to expect when I go fishing, and trying to develop a method that maximizes … Continue reading Two New Friends
The Fishing Dojo 