Fishing In Colombia

Gator says on Jul 7, 2007, 08:08:

No license but if you hike down to the Pacific you might be the catch. There is trout fishing in the area.

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miamimike says on Jul 7, 2007, 12:24:

Gator, the trout you mention, I take it is around Bogota and of the stocked variety correct. Or does native stock exist like in Argentina, Venezuela and Chile?

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Gator says on Jul 7, 2007, 21:09:

Some of the lakes around Bogotá, like Usme, have good trout fishing as do lots of the lakes in Boyacá. Also around Villa de Lleva-most of the restaurants there have fresh trout (troucha) on the menu

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miamimike says on Jul 7, 2007, 21:45:

Gator--Interesting, next trip I'll have to throw in my Traveling Ultralight spinning gear&Tackle,,,Wonder if that Lake at Guatavita(?sp) has good fishing?

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goin_south says on Jul 7, 2007, 22:06:

a girl/lady in bogota, that we were visiting for business a few weeks ago, who was from TOLIMA.... said there was good fishing around there - Tolima - she didn't say what sort. Or, maybe she did. muy rapido. But, I am thinking by now that as you traverse the Andes Montanas, that mostly it is alot of trout. I really can't imagine the Colombian government taking the time or effort to stock the lakes and/or streams with fish. They have toooooo many other much more important and urgent matters to tend to.

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Sam Salmon says on Jul 7, 2007, 22:16:

Hay Muy Poco!

Colombians are complete fucking idiots when it comes to preserving natural resource for coming generations-they have raped/plundered/destroyed fishing populations both fresh and salt everywhere they could be netted/dynamited.

Don't Bother!

' a la orden!'

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goin_south says on Jul 7, 2007, 22:20:

sin duda; yo creo!

chile, argentina... here I come!

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miamimike says on Jul 8, 2007, 00:13:

GS--You really needn't go that far to Trout Fish! Head next door to Merida, Venezuela--a Jewel of a Town in the Andes and there is your Trout Fishing(3rd paragraph).

http://www.gonomad.com/destinations/0407/merida_venezuela.html

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Miguel says on Jul 8, 2007, 00:53:

"most of the restaurants there have fresh trout (troucha) on the menu"
¡Jajaja! Troucha quiere decir "path" o "trail" en el español.

Estamos hablando de "trucha"

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Miguel says on Jul 8, 2007, 00:54:

Give me a filet of crappie any day!

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webmanco says on Jul 8, 2007, 07:49:

Trucha (fish) not trocha (path)

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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goin_south says on Jul 8, 2007, 08:23:

GIB,...have you heard of any trout fishing around Bogota?
As high up..... I would think it exist. No?

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goin_south says on Jul 8, 2007, 10:09:

In other words,......we'd need some James Bond-Like preparations? Just in case... 3 150's on that little 16-ft boat, to make it stand up and dance, when the banditos are in site?

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goin_south says on Jul 8, 2007, 15:12:

I completely understand that thinking. there.
talk about feeling like a 'sitting duck', eh?

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miamimike says on Jul 8, 2007, 17:21:

GIB-ever see many fisherman on the Lake at Guatavita, north of Bogota? In my Day trips there I don't recall seeing any, only Guys having beer parties at the ned of the road! They were catching "Bottle Bass" in good numbers! LOL

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miamimike says on Jul 9, 2007, 12:24:

Thanks GIB--I'll pass on the Fishing hole at the River in Melgar! LOL

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billyb says on Jul 9, 2007, 17:17:

If you're going to be in Pereira, go to La Laguna Del Otun, you'll find trout there and it's a relativelly short distance.

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getting better says on Jul 12, 2007, 16:03:

Billyb, it is a beautiful place I agree, but it is a long and exhausting walk, and very cold at night. A trip that requires careful planning, and really not worth going there just for fishing.

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