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Fishing
#26519
04/21/2014 02:41 PM
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Can anyone offer some insight about fishing around STT? I'd like to do some fly fishing during my few days ashore; nothing fancy, no guide, just fish the shallows, strictly catch-and-release: bones, tarpon, permit; really, just about anything. Staying at the BW Emerald Beach.
The world is an oyster; now where did I leave my oyster knife...?
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Re: Fishing
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#26521
04/21/2014 03:12 PM
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Goes without saying. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Thumbsup.gif" alt="" />
The world is an oyster; now where did I leave my oyster knife...?
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Re: Fishing
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#26524
04/22/2014 10:50 AM
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Thanks, LS, I appreciate this in-depth study and especially the map. Most likely, I will "steer" clear of this ecologically important area. Just looking for something around Lindbergh Bay, relatively close to the hotel, but not too far from a beer!
The world is an oyster; now where did I leave my oyster knife...?
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Re: Fishing
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#26526
04/22/2014 04:34 PM
04/22/2014 04:34 PM
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sail2wind said: don't shoot the messenger, I have seen people in skiffs fishing the area behind the false entrance to the Lagoon The locals fish and anchor wherever the please without incident, even in the National Park waters of St John. There must be a Grandfather cause somewhere on the books. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> Go figure
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Re: Fishing
[Re: sail445]
#26528
04/22/2014 10:41 PM
04/22/2014 10:41 PM
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The locals fish and anchor wherever the please without incident, even in the National Park waters of St John. There must be a Grandfather cause somewhere on the books. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> Go figure [/quote] It is not illegal to fish in the National Park - no grandfather clause just the basic NPS Regulations as posted here: http://www.nps.gov/viis/planyourvisit/upload/MooringGuide.pdfFishing in a Marine Sanctuary like the Cas Cay area is a different story and prohibited, enforced by DPNR when they patrol. No grandfather clause involved there either.
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Re: Fishing
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#26529
04/23/2014 07:19 AM
04/23/2014 07:19 AM
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Local Sailor: there used to be an exemption for bait fishing in STEER. Has that changed?
[color:"red"]NUTMEG[/color] Today is the tomorrow you talked about yesterday.
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Re: Fishing
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#26530
04/23/2014 08:44 AM
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LocalSailor said:
The locals fish and anchor wherever the please without incident, even in the National Park waters of St John. There must be a Grandfather cause somewhere on the books. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> Go figure It is not illegal to fish in the National Park - no grandfather clause just the basic NPS Regulations as posted here: http://www.nps.gov/viis/planyourvisit/upload/MooringGuide.pdfFishing in a Marine Sanctuary like the Cas Cay area is a different story and prohibited, enforced by DPNR when they patrol. No grandfather clause involved there either. [/quote] In my first comment I said fishing was allowed in the NP. As for the locals I should have said they can break the rules and get away with it for example no life jackets, anchoring in park waters where there are moorings and they basically have the run of the land.
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Re: Fishing
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#26531
04/23/2014 12:27 PM
04/23/2014 12:27 PM
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Nutmeg said: Local Sailor: there used to be an exemption for bait fishing in STEER. Has that changed? Subchapter 96, Section 96-5 Permitted Activities within the Cas Cay MRWS: Acts permitted, provided a permit is first obtained from the Commissioner: • The use of castnet with a minimum square mesh size of ¼ inch to capture baitfish (fry) within 50 feet of the north and west shorelines of Cas Cay only. This has not changed.
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Re: Fishing
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#26532
04/23/2014 02:28 PM
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since this is a fishing topic.... we'll be down the first week August. I've taken spinnning tackle and fly rods previously and had success. One of the guys going this time wants to charter one day. Any suggestions for someone on STJ or who would pick us up at the Park dock?
Nothing planned.....please help!
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