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Re: Fishing anf Lobster in BVI
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Lobster and Conch can only be taken by the locals. It is never okay for a tourist to catch either one. Here is the e-mail I recently used to obtain fishing license cfd@gov.vg
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Re: Fishing anf Lobster in BVI
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GeorgeC1 said: The chances of catching a spiney lobster snorkeling however is not much above zero. G You obviously suck at it. Caught many lobsters snorkeling over the years. Sorry. TO everyone else, YMMV.
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Re: Fishing anf Lobster in BVI
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Whiteviper, it depends how seriously you want to fish. You can always drag a lure in the channel, but not much edible. If you want to catch and eat, tuna, mahi, and such, you will need to go to the south drop. Fishing outside I would use rigged ballyhoo with a skirt. I don't believe in hand lines, to me it's not fishing.
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Re: Fishing anf Lobster in BVI
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The average snorkler might see one lobster in a week in the USVI. Most of the good USVI lobster spots are in 30 to 50 feet of water. I have been lobstering there for 20 years. I have seen exactly one lobster caught by a snorkler and his hand was a bloody mess from the spines. It's completely different then lobstering in the keys or other areas where they can be found in water under 10 feet deep. G
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Re: Fishing anf Lobster in BVI
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sail2wind said: There are plenty of lobster at Diamond Reef, pretty shallow, but I'm not putting my hands between fire coral and sea urchins to get the lobster. It's called a snare. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Fishing anf Lobster in BVI
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StormJib said: You can also try a charter in Maine. The local lobstermen will gladly fill a five gallon bucket with real lobsters for child in a dinghy for a $20 Bill and sometimes even a $10. There is some mighty wishful thinking !
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Re: Fishing anf Lobster in BVI
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Breeze said:StormJib said: You can also try a charter in Maine. The local lobstermen will gladly fill a five gallon bucket with real lobsters for child in a dinghy for a $20 Bill and sometimes even a $10. There is some mighty wishful thinking ! Try it... The price paid to lobster fisherman in Maine cab swing from $3-6 per pound. A bucket held high with a $20 Bill will usually register a very cooperative response.
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