Following on from our stay with the Spaniards, we welcome our cousins from the Gard region of France, who have come with their families for three weeks to discover our little paradise, but with the firm intention of confronting the local fish species. More accustomed to trout and other freshwater carnivores in France or Spain, my mission was to pass on to him the virus of exotic fishing with body-built fish on steroids, so that he'd get a real kick out of it. This was achieved on the first day of fishing, with a good number of Carangues and a superb Gallo.
Quite a variety for this first outing! The following days will be devoted to family visits and outings. Just when the tidal conditions were ideal for mangrove fishing from a kayak, we set off to explore the Quebro mangroves in search of the Pargos and Robalos that populate the area. We got off to a slow start, but after an hour the Pargos were very active on Jackson's Artist FR 80 lures, and we made a number of catches, including 2 beautiful Robalos. A pure moment of sharing and total immersion in the middle of the jungle and mangroves.
A few days later, we spent the day discovering the Coiba archipelago, snorkelling and relaxing on a beach of white sand and coconut palms. Like all enthusiasts, we took 2 popper rods and a bit of tackle on board just in case! On the way back, we'll be taking a fishing break along one of the archipelago's islets. It's going to be a festival of Cuberas, admittedly not huge ones at between 5 and 12 kg, but all in less than an hour on just 300 m of coastline - a real feast for the Feed Popper 150.
