Are you looking for true natural landscapes with good conditions to fish? Amateur fishing and traveling in your caravan or van?
 
Perhaps, one of the most exciting factors of fishing is found in the paradisiacal landscapes that surround the best places to practise it. You can easily combine a relaxing vacation at a paradisiacal place with the normal practise of your favourite activity.
 
Here we tell you 5 of the best places in the world to practice sport fishing:
 
Key West, Florida
Key West is a unique place with a great charm that continues to attract fishing lovers from around the world. In Key West you will find the most incredible international records in the world regarding sport fishing. There are 225 species that inhabit these seas. This variety is what makes Key West a paradise for fishermen.
 
In the shallows of white sands and grass bottoms we find fish such as the Macabí and the Sábalo (tarpon), the latter appreciated as the king for fly fishing. However, the tarpon can also be fished or baited. The best dates to fish for bonefish and tarpon are from April to June, for the marlin from April to October and for the sailfish from September to November and from January to March
 
The north side becomes a refuge for young tarpons. Here are some excellent places for fishing for bass, pomfret and barracudas. On the outside of the reefs there are very good areas for fishing for amberjacks, buckets, sharks and other large fish.
 
Quepos, Cosa Rica
Quepos is now one of the most splendid destinations for offshore sport fishing in Costa Rica. It is located in a protected geographical area and its characteristic winter wind of the North Pacific benefits fishing from December to July. It is located on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica about 175 km south of San José.
 
From December to July is the best time to fish for sailfish, while the best for fishing marlins is during the months of December to February. The marlin species contain impressive black and blue marlins as well as striped marlins. There are also fish such as the fish Gallo, wahoo, dorado or yellowfin tuna.
 
And if you are a fisherman wanting to venture further to live new experiences in Costa Rica, you can try your luck at Matapalo beach to catch the red sea bass and red and black sea bream that are about 20 kg. To do this, do not leave a good surfcasting rod, you will find models of easy sections to be dismantled that will be ideal for long trips.
 
About 20 miles south of Key West is the called “The Wall”, with its deep waters to fish the blue and white Marlin, sailfish, dolphinfish and various types of tuna. It is an area loaded with a great wealth of plankton and huge schools of fish that attract large predators.
 
Senegal
Senegal stands out as a very attractive destination for deep sea fishing. The coasts of West Africa are very abundant in fish since they are the interjection between the cold currents of the north and the equatorial currents.
 
The diversity of its environmental conditions and its marine wealth will allow you to fish throughout the whole year. To cite the best times with more precision, the species to be captured are: sailfish from July to October or November, blue marlin in June, white marlin, shark, tuna, bonito and barracuda.
 
If you are a spinning fisherman you will also enjoy fishing for species such as: amberjacks, horse mackerels, red carps, groupers, sea breams and corvinas. These last three excellent for bottom fishing.
 
In addition to fishing, this country offers us a great tourist offer: excursions to the most symbolic places in Senegal such as the Goree Island, the Pink Lake or the Sine Saloum Islands.
 
Island of Pemba, Kenya
The Pemba Canal is known as the best place in the whole of Africa for deep sea fishing. It is becoming one of the most interesting destinations for fishermen, with records of more than 116 fish marlins, marked and released. The Island of Pemba is located 25 km north of Zanzibar and belongs to Tanzania. It is famous for its spectacular tides.
 
The northern side of the island is one of the most beautiful places in the world for diving and its paradisiacal beaches are of incalculable beauty.
The best species to catch are: the black and striped merlin (the most abundant), the swordfish (night fishing) and the sparfish from mid-November to the end of March; the sailfish from December to January; the yellowfin tuna from August to October and the tiger and Mako shark throughout the year.
 
Island of Alphonse, Illes Seichelles
Apart from being a very attractive tourist destination, the Island of Alphonse is undoubtedly one of the best destinations for fishing. All the fishermen that arrive to this island are amazed with the quantity and size of the bonefish living in these waters. In the last 3 years, more than 65,000 bonefish have been caught and released. In addition, the island has an excellent boat for deep-sea fishing of species that contain sailfish, dolphin fish, wahoo and different types of tuna. The best time to fish is from November to March.
 
Several professional guides have spent many years perfecting techniques to fish for bonefish and other species in the shallows of the island.
If you are an apprentice, you have many trained guides at your disposal who are willing to teach you in your first sets, and if you are a more experienced fisherman they will offer you excellent technical advice. And leaving fishing aside, you can enjoy activities such as diving and enjoy the incredible environment that the reefs offer you, canoe trips, sailing and windsurfing, etc. In short, it is the perfect place for fishermen who want to take their non-fisher partner with them.
 
Visiting any of these destinations ensure a remarkable fishing trip you will remember for the rest of your life.