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Fanning Island Bonefish – Tail Fly Fishing
The Legend of Heartbreak Flat – Joe Brennan It took three days heading west and crossing the Pacific to get here, but after a week we had settled into our routine. We were the only four anglers visiting Fanning Island Atoll or, as the locals call it, Tabuaeran. With no electrical grid, no cell phones or internet, it was easy […]
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Shore Fishing In Norway Pre-Season Targets
With the Spring season in Nappstraumen drawing ever closer, it’s time to take a look at some of the more popular species we’ve caught over the past few years and set some targets for the coming season. I feel it’s going to be a cracker. COD I personally think that this will be the year of a big spring cod, […]
Species Spotlight: Cod
Species: Atlantic Cod Scientific Name: Gladus Morhua Also known as: Cod, Tommy Cod, Codling Description The Cod is an unmistakable fish. The colouration of a Cod is normally green to brown on its back with a distinct mottling leading down to a white belly. The top jaw overextends the lower jaw which comes with the fish’s most distinct feature, a. […]
ATOL Protection – We Have You Fully Covered, But Not Everyone Does
What you must check before you book… It is with great pleasure, Sportquest Holidays can announce that we have had our ATOL licence renewed. To qualify for an ATOL licence, a company has to be stringently financially tested, and it appears that not all companies in the fishing and shooting holiday sector have been as successful. This news prompted me […]
Species Spotlight: Arapaima
Species: Arapaima Latin Name: Sudis gigas ARAPAIMA Description The Arapaima is torpedo-shaped with large blackish-green scales and red markings. It is streamlined and sleek, with its dorsal and anal fin set near its tail. The Arapaima has a fundamental dependence on surface air to breathe. In addition to gills, it has a modified and enlarged swim bladder, composed of lung-like […]
Species Spotlight: Eared Dove
Species: Eared Dove Latin Name: Zenaida auriculata Average Speed: A strong flier with speeds of up to 55 mph Shooting Season: The Shooting season for Eared Dove runs all year round in the Province of Cordoba in Argentina and Uruguay. Eared Dove Description The Eared Dove is approximately 9.4 inches long with a long wedge-like shaped tail and weighs around […]
Species Spotlight: Jack Crevalle
Species: Jack Crevalle Scientific Name: Caranx Hippos Also known as: Common Jack, Toro, Cavally, Cavalla and Horse Crevalle JACK CREVALLE Description This voracious predator feeds mainly on smaller fishes which it often chases to the shoreline or against sea walls. When they are found in open deeper water the Jacks will surround their prey and force them into a tight […]
How safe are your holiday plans ?
With Britain’s 5th biggest airline (Monarch) going into liquidation in 2017. Ryanair cancelling over 400,000 seats by grounding 25 of their planes in 2018 due to pilot shortages. And now Thomas Cook going into liquidation causing the largest repatriation in UK history (165’000 for Thomas Cook vs 100’000 when Monarch collapsed) many people are now asking themselves, how safe are […]
Species Spotlight: European Plaice
Name: European Plaice Also known as: Plaice Scientific Name: Pleuronectes platessa European Plaice Description The characteristics of the common European Plaice ranges from a dark green to dark brown back with irregularly distributed red or orange spots and the under side of the body is pearly white. The skin is smooth with small scales and they are able to adapt […]
