carribbean fishing

[nicklord1]

Hi i will be moving shortly to barbados , i was wondering if there any books which clearly identify fish and will help me with fishing the waters in general thank you.

[dabcatcher]

welcome to the site

if you post on the international forum you may find someone who fishes there or even a local that can help.

[fat lad]

Hi and welcome to the site. Good luck over there and with your search for info.

[marktheshark]

Hullo matey
Gar Goodson's 'Fishes of the Atlantic Coast' is a good place to start, IMHO (he has also done a Pacific Coast volume). It's compact, comprehensive, well-illustrated and while it's not aimed specifically at anglers, it's a good field guide that fits comfortably into a pocket. It lists the range, biology, edibility, size and habitat of most of the fish you'll find there. Not easily available here, and Amazon doesn't stock it at the moment but try specialists such as Coch-y-Bondhu (?sp?) books in Machynlleth, (I'm not making this up), or a US outlet.
Good luck with the move ... lucky man!
Mark

[tom_o_m]

How do you go about moving to barbados?

isn't there visa issues?

sorry i can't help with the fish identification, goodluck with that and your new life in the sun!

tom

[nicklord1]

there no visa issues you just buy a villa and live there .

[Sue Harris]

I suggest you try two books which should be available on Amazon, the Peterson field Guide to Atlantic Coast Fishes by Robins, Ray, Douglas, and Sport Fish of the Gulf of Mexico by Vic Dunaway. The latter is more useful for the angler, and is really easy to use and has fishing tips too. He has also written another book, sport Fish of the Atlantic, whcih may be more useful for you. We use the first two extensively here in Belize.