Fishing: Chapter 1.5

I have a young partner, Robyn, who is helping me look for bonefish.  I have my 8 ½ foot fly rod, but no reel or line, so I’m going to Chetumal (by boat, a first time) on Tuesday & try to find a tackle shop. 

 What’s the word for “Tackle Shop” in Spanish?     <Articulos Deportes is “Sporting Goods”, actually “articles of sporting”>

We want to go fishing on Wednesday.  <Miercules>  For fifty dollah, we have a nifty boat but the motor is broken.  We try to rent a motor for Wednesday,  and EVERYBODY is going fishing on Wednesday.  (the solunar tables must be right on, eh?)  Then I find a gringo friend with a boat and a little motor, only the trailer needs a tire & maybe a rim.  I will go see, and probably fix it on Monday.  (Today we go out to Consejo to look up the sailor who will take us to Chetumal on Tuesday. )  Can you see why I say “I’m pretty busy.”??

When I was asking about fishing, I couldn’t get anyone to talk about it.  Now that I’m actually going, everybody wants to give us advice!!  Unfortunately, none of them have actually fly fished for bonefish, and they probably don’t want to, since the darn things are really hard to catch and no good to eat (compared to snook, snapper, seabass, stripers, etc. etc.)

We are looking for the same clear water that you see in the pictures in the fishing links I gave you.  I will tell you how it goes, of course.

Sr. ric