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For my father's 65th birthday, I wanted to take him to what he always wanted to do: we are big fisherman and he always wanted to head to Northern Ontario fly-in camp, to fish for 3-5 days. This was around COVID time (2020/2021) and when checking the prices for just the lodge (and not food, transport to get there, etc.) and fishing, it was all going to be north of $4,000.00 CAD for any place I looked up. Indeed, many had a wide variety of species to catch, but all specialised in just one or two species. After seeing that, I immediately thought, "for that price, why don't I just take him down south to fish on the ocean?" Thus I decided that for his 70th birthday, I would do just that, especially since my father has never fished north of Parry Sound, east of Ottawa and west of Hamilton, in his entire life.
I had originally planned to go to Casa Vieja Lodge in Guatemala and had saved up almost half of the cost, over 2 years in advance. I arranged a payment plan with them and was all set to go... until I got into a car accident and the repairs immediately drained me of all that I had saved up. With about 15 months to go before his birthday, I wanted to still get this done and pivoted to anything that was a lesser cost... When my father jokingly mentioned catching Tarpon in our lakes here in Southern Ontario, Monsta Tarpon immediately popped into my head, having seen a video review of their operation, back in 2022. Doing more research on Trinidad, the company and the species itself, it all seemed like a great pivot and when I saw that the whole trip (all-in) was going to be less than half of the Guatemala trip, I was sold and started saving up again.
About 5 months before the trip, I contacted Jonathan, the Owner and Captain and played around with dates: I wanted to pick a set of days closest to the New Moon and June itself is a busy month for my family (my dad's birthday, my birthday, a few other family members' birthdays and other events), so mid-May made most sense. They were busy with the Trinidad Marlin Tournament, so the last week in May was booked. Jonathan also gave me a recommendation for hotel and set us up with transport to and from the hotel (the driver's name is Aaron and he also took us on a quick drive to Maracas Beach for Bake and Shark the day of our flight. Aaron is an absolutely wonderful human being, a great guy to ask about the island and a stellar driver. I wish I could review him here on TripAdvisor, but cannot find his business!), thus we were all set!
Once arriving and eating breakfast on the first day, Jonathan picked us up at the end of the Crews Inn Marina's dock and we set out. The water was choppier than usual for the time of year, but it was still nothing unsafe or unfishable and the boat we used, Monsta, was more than seaworthy, not to mention that Jonathan is an ace captain, who knows the entire area like the back of his hand. Our mate for all three days was Jacob, a young guy with a ton of knowledge himself and immensely helpful, another great person to have spent our time with. Getting to know him and Jonathan (and Aaron, the driver), we really came to learn the Trinidad way of life and how the people are: level-headed, helpful and hardworking people.
As we blasted to the first spot, Jacob setup the rods and once we were there, we would drift fish for Tarpon, casting out small sardines on circle hooks. About 10 minutes in, the first rod goes off and I grab it. A 5ish minute fight reveals not a tarpon, but a Crevalle Jack! At 10 pounds or so, it wasn't that big, but it was the biggest Jack I'd ever caught in my life, so I was happy nonetheless. 2 minutes after landing it, my father's reel goes off and he's on with a Tarpon: feeling these bigger fish pull, I truly don't think my father was ready for it! After another 5 minute fight or so, his first Tarpon is landed and he is stoked. 5 minutes after his, I get one on my rod and soon after, I'm on the board as well. Not even 30 minutes into the trip and already 3 fish landed: this boded well for our best day, numbers-wise. We would have hits from Needlefish as well throughout the trip, with me landing 4, my dad 2 and all being released. We landed 12 that first day, with my dad getting a couple 60+ pounders: 5 for my dad, 7 for me and no lost fish.
Day 2 started off largely the same as day 1, hitting the same first spot. My dad had the first fish this time, a fish that screamed a good 2/3 of the line off the rod (went into the backing), before the line going slack: Jonathan estimated that it was a true giant (potentially over 100 pounds), but as we never saw it surface, we'll never know. A few minutes later, I too am into a substantial fish, which *did* surface and it too looked to be close to 100 pounds... until my line went slack as well. That was an omen for the rest of the day, as we caught only 7 Tarpon, with only 5 landed (4 by me, 1 by my dad). An hour and bit at that spot produced nothing, so Jonathan gunned it to the far end of a further-out island and I started catching again, including 3 straight over 60 pounds: my back and arms were getting sore! Another 2 hours went by with nothing, then to one last spot for the last 20 minutes or so and I got one solid 35 pounder to end the day.
Day 3, my dad decided to do a 4 hour day instead of 6, but we had our best bang for buck day, with 10 Tarpon (8 landed: 6 for me, 1 for my dad and 1 shared) and it started with a 10 pounder for me, followed by the biggest fish landed for the trip. After my dad fought it for 25-30 minutes, I finished off the final 10 or so and it came boatside, an absolute tank of a Tarpon. When trying to unhook though, the hook actually broke off at the tip, so no good picture was taken. We headed in after I landed 5 more and spent another 15 minutes or so talking with Jonathan and Jacob (and I had forgotten part of the fee back at the hotel, so had to run back and get it), before thanking them, sharing a hug and seeing them off.
29 Tarpon for the trip, 25 landed, for basically 10 a day: can't ask for much more. Jonathan is a splendid human being and one of the best charter captains I have ever been with. He cares about the fishery, his clients and is a great photographer to boot, while he also has a ton of knowledge about life in general, as well as what it means to be a decent person. He runs a tight ship and my father and I have both said that we would love to make it down there to fish with him and Jacob again... if the cards fall right!
Thanks again to the entire Monsta Tarpon crew, you guys are the absolute best!
For my father's 65th birthday, I wanted to take him to what he always wanted to do: we are big fisherman and he always wanted to head to Northern Ontario fly-in camp, to fish for 3-5 days. This was around COVID time (2020/2021) and when checking the prices for just the lodge (and not food, transport to get there, etc.) and fishing, it was all going to be north of $4,000.00 CAD for any place I looked up. Indeed, many had a wide variety of species to catch, but all specialised in just one or two species. After seeing that, I immediately thought, "for that price, why don't I just take him down south to fish on the ocean?" Thus I decided that for his 70th birthday, I would do just that, especially since my father has never fished north of Parry Sound, east of Ottawa and west of Hamilton, in his entire life.
I had originally planned to go to Casa Vieja Lodge in Guatemala and had saved up almost half of the cost, over 2 years in advance. I arranged a payment plan with them and was all set to go... until I got into a car accident and the repairs immediately drained me of all that I had saved up. With about 15 months to go before his birthday, I wanted to still get this done and pivoted to anything that was a lesser cost... When my father jokingly mentioned catching Tarpon in our lakes here in Southern Ontario, Monsta Tarpon immediately popped into my head, having seen a video review of their operation, back in 2022. Doing more research on Trinidad, the company and the species itself, it all seemed like a great pivot and when I saw that the whole trip (all-in) was going to be less than half of the Guatemala trip, I was sold and started saving up again.
About 5 months before the trip, I contacted Jonathan, the Owner and Captain and played around with dates: I wanted to pick a set of days closest to the New Moon and June itself is a busy month for my family (my dad's birthday, my birthday, a few other family members' birthdays and other events), so mid-May made most sense. They were busy with the Trinidad Marlin Tournament, so the last week in May was booked. Jonathan also gave me a recommendation for hotel and set us up with transport to and from the hotel (the driver's name is Aaron and he also took us on a quick drive to Maracas Beach for Bake and Shark the day of our flight. Aaron is an absolutely wonderful human being, a great guy to ask about the island and a stellar driver. I wish I could review him here on TripAdvisor, but cannot find his business!), thus we were all set!
Once arriving and eating breakfast on the first day, Jonathan picked us up at the end of the Crews Inn Marina's dock and we set out. The water was choppier than usual for the time of year, but it was still nothing unsafe or unfishable and the boat we used, Monsta, was more than seaworthy, not to mention that Jonathan is an ace captain, who knows the entire area like the back of his hand. Our mate for all three days was Jacob, a young guy with a ton of knowledge himself and immensely helpful, another great person to have spent our time with. Getting to know him and Jonathan (and Aaron, the driver), we really came to learn the Trinidad way of life and how the people are: level-headed, helpful and hardworking people.
As we blasted to the first spot, Jacob setup the rods and once we were there, we would drift fish for Tarpon, casting out small sardines on circle hooks. About 10 minutes in, the first rod goes off and I grab it. A 5ish minute fight reveals not a tarpon, but a Crevalle Jack! At 10 pounds or so, it wasn't that big, but it was the biggest Jack I'd ever caught in my life, so I was happy nonetheless. 2 minutes after landing it, my father's reel goes off and he's on with a Tarpon: feeling these bigger fish pull, I truly don't think my father was ready for it! After another 5 minute fight or so, his first Tarpon is landed and he is stoked. 5 minutes after his, I get one on my rod and soon after, I'm on the board as well. Not even 30 minutes into the trip and already 3 fish landed: this boded well for our best day, numbers-wise. We would have hits from Needlefish as well throughout the trip, with me landing 4, my dad 2 and all being released. We landed 12 that first day, with my dad getting a couple 60+ pounders: 5 for my dad, 7 for me and no lost fish.
Day 2 started off largely the same as day 1, hitting the same first spot. My dad had the first fish this time, a fish that screamed a good 2/3 of the line off the rod (went into the backing), before the line going slack: Jonathan estimated that it was a true giant (potentially over 100 pounds), but as we never saw it surface, we'll never know. A few minutes later, I too am into a substantial fish, which *did* surface and it too looked to be close to 100 pounds... until my line went slack as well. That was an omen for the rest of the day, as we caught only 7 Tarpon, with only 5 landed (4 by me, 1 by my dad). An hour and bit at that spot produced nothing, so Jonathan gunned it to the far end of a further-out island and I started catching again, including 3 straight over 60 pounds: my back and arms were getting sore! Another 2 hours went by with nothing, then to one last spot for the last 20 minutes or so and I got one solid 35 pounder to end the day.
Day 3, my dad decided to do a 4 hour day instead of 6, but we had our best bang for buck day, with 10 Tarpon (8 landed: 6 for me, 1 for my dad and 1 shared) and it started with a 10 pounder for me, followed by the biggest fish landed for the trip. After my dad fought it for 25-30 minutes, I finished off the final 10 or so and it came boatside, an absolute tank of a Tarpon. When trying to unhook though, the hook actually broke off at the tip, so no good picture was taken. We headed in after I landed 5 more and spent another 15 minutes or so talking with Jonathan and Jacob (and I had forgotten part of the fee back at the hotel, so had to run back and get it), before thanking them, sharing a hug and seeing them off.
29 Tarpon for the trip, 25 landed, for basically 10 a day: can't ask for much more. Jonathan is a splendid human being and one of the best charter captains I have ever been with. He cares about the fishery, his clients and is a great photographer to boot, while he also has a ton of knowledge about life in general, as well as what it means to be a decent person. He runs a tight ship and my father and I have both said that we would love to make it down there to fish with him and Jacob again... if the cards fall right!
Thanks again to the entire Monsta Tarpon crew, you guys are the absolute best!
翻译：讲故事时间！
为了庆祝父亲65岁生日，我想带他去他一直想去的地方：我们都是钓鱼爱好者，他一直想去安大略省北部的一个可以乘飞机抵达的钓鱼营地，钓个三到五天的鱼。当时正值新冠疫情期间（2020/2021年），我查了一下营地的价格（不包括餐饮、交通等），发现光是住宿和钓鱼的费用就要超过4000加元。虽然很多营地都能钓到各种各样的鱼，但实际上都只有一两种鱼。看到价格后，我立刻想到：“既然价格这么贵，为什么不带他去南部的海里钓鱼呢？”于是，我决定在他70岁生日的时候带他去南部，尤其是我父亲这辈子都没去过渥太华以东、汉密尔顿以西、帕里桑德以北的地方钓鱼。
我原本计划去危地马拉的卡萨维耶哈旅馆 (Casa Vieja Lodge)，为此提前两年多就攒够了近一半的费用。我和旅馆协商好了分期付款，一切准备就绪……直到我出了车祸，修车费用瞬间耗尽了我所有的积蓄。距离我父亲的生日还有大约15个月，我仍然想完成这个计划，于是开始寻找更经济实惠的方案……当我父亲开玩笑说想在我们安大略省南部的湖泊里钓大海鲢时，我立刻想到了Monsta Tarpon，因为我曾在2022年看过他们运营的视频评测。我进一步研究了特立尼达岛、这家公司以及大海鲢这种鱼，发现这似乎是一个不错的选择。当我发现整个行程（包括所有费用）不到危地马拉之行的一半时，我立刻决定前往，并重新开始攒钱。
大约在出发前五个月，我联系了船主兼船长乔纳森，商量了一下出行日期：我想选一段最接近新月的日子，而六月对我家来说是个比较忙的月份（我爸爸的生日、我的生日、其他几位家人的生日以及其他一些活动），所以五月中旬是最合适的。他们当时正忙着举办特立尼达马林鱼锦标赛，所以五月的最后一周已经被预订满了。乔纳森还给我推荐了一家酒店，并安排了往返酒店的交通（司机名叫亚伦，在我们登机那天，他还顺道带我们去了马拉卡斯海滩吃烤鲨鱼。亚伦人非常好，是个很棒的人，可以问他很多关于岛上的问题，而且开车技术一流。真希望能在TripAdvisor上给他写个评价，可惜找不到他的公司！），就这样，一切就绪！
抵达后的第一天，我们吃过早餐后，乔纳森在克鲁斯旅馆码头的尽头接上我们，然后我们就出发了。水面比往年同期略显波涛汹涌，但仍然安全，完全可以出海垂钓。我们乘坐的“Monsta”号船性能卓越，而且船长Jonathan经验丰富，对这片海域了如指掌。三天里，我们的伙伴是Jacob，他年轻有为，知识渊博，乐于助人，和他一起度过的时光非常愉快。通过与Jacob、Jonathan以及司机Aaron的交流，我们真正了解了特立尼达的生活方式和当地人民：他们沉稳、乐于助人、勤劳肯干。
我们疾驰到第一个钓点，Jacob架好鱼竿。到达后，我们开始漂流钓法，用圆钩挂上小沙丁鱼饵，目标是海鲢。大约10分钟后，第一根鱼竿突然动了，我赶紧抓住鱼线。经过大约5分钟的搏斗，我们发现钓上来的不是海鲢，而是一条大眼鲹！这条鱼大概10磅左右，不算特别大，但却是我这辈子钓到的最大的杰克鱼，所以我还是很高兴。上岸两分钟后，我父亲的鱼线轮响了，他钓到了一条大海鲢：感觉到这条大鱼的拉力，我真觉得我父亲完全没做好准备！又过了大约5分钟，他终于钓到了第一条大海鲢，兴奋极了。5分钟后，我也钓到了一条，很快我也成功上钩。行程开始不到30分钟，我们已经钓到了3条鱼：这预示着我们这一天将会收获满满。整个行程中，我们还钓到了不少针鱼，我钓到了4条，我父亲钓到了2条，全部都放生了。第一天我们一共钓到了12条鱼，我父亲钓到了两条超过60磅的大鱼：我父亲钓到了5条，我钓到了7条，而且没有跑鱼。
第二天和第一天差不多，我们还是去了同一个钓点。这次是我爸先钓到了鱼，这条鱼力道十足，鱼线猛地拉出了三分之二（都拉到底线了），然后才松弛下来。乔纳森估计这是一条真正的大鱼（可能超过100磅），但我们始终没看到它浮出水面，所以永远也无法确定。几分钟后，我也钓到了一条大鱼，它浮出了水面，看起来也接近100磅……直到我的鱼线也松弛下来。这似乎预示着接下来一天的糟糕情况，我们只钓到了7条海鲢，其中只有5条成功上岸（4条是我钓到的，1条是我爸钓到的）。在那个钓点待了一个多小时，却一无所获。于是乔纳森把船开到更远岛屿的尽头，我又开始上鱼了，其中连续钓到三条超过60磅的：我的背和胳膊都酸痛了！又过了两个小时一无所获，然后我又去了最后一个钓点，在那里待了大约20分钟，钓到了一条结实的35磅重的鱼，为这一天画上了圆满的句号。
第三天，我爸决定把行程从6小时缩短到4小时，但我们收获颇丰，钓到了10条海鲢（8条上岸：6条是我的，1条是我爸的，还有1条我们俩合钓的）。一开始我钓到了一条10磅重的，紧接着又钓到了这次行程中最大的一条。我爸跟它搏斗了25-30分钟后，我接手完成了剩下的10分钟左右，它被拉到船边，真是一条庞然大物般的海鲢。不过，在试图解钩的时候，钩尖断了，所以没能拍到一张好照片。我又钓上五条鱼后，我们便启程返航。我和乔纳森、雅各布又聊了大约十五分钟（我把一部分费用忘在酒店了，只好跑回去拿），然后向他们道谢，拥抱告别。
这次行程一共钓到29条海鲢，其中25条是钓上来的，平均每天10条左右：还能要求什么呢？乔纳森是个非常棒的人，也是我遇到过的最棒的包船船长之一。他不仅关心渔业，也关心他的客户，而且还是一位出色的摄影师。此外，他对生活有着深刻的理解，也懂得如何做一个正直的人。他管理有方，我和我父亲都说，如果一切顺利，我们很想再去那里和他和雅各布一起钓鱼！
再次感谢Monsta Tarpon团队的所有成员，你们是最棒的！
为了庆祝父亲65岁生日，我想带他去他一直想去的地方：我们都是钓鱼爱好者，他一直想去安大略省北部的一个可以乘飞机抵达的钓鱼营地，钓个三到五天的鱼。当时正值新冠疫情期间（2020/2021年），我查了一下营地的价格（不包括餐饮、交通等），发现光是住宿和钓鱼的费用就要超过4000加元。虽然很多营地都能钓到各种各样的鱼，但实际上都只有一两种鱼。看到价格后，我立刻想到：“既然价格这么贵，为什么不带他去南部的海里钓鱼呢？”于是，我决定在他70岁生日的时候带他去南部，尤其是我父亲这辈子都没去过渥太华以东、汉密尔顿以西、帕里桑德以北的地方钓鱼。
我原本计划去危地马拉的卡萨维耶哈旅馆 (Casa Vieja Lodge)，为此提前两年多就攒够了近一半的费用。我和旅馆协商好了分期付款，一切准备就绪……直到我出了车祸，修车费用瞬间耗尽了我所有的积蓄。距离我父亲的生日还有大约15个月，我仍然想完成这个计划，于是开始寻找更经济实惠的方案……当我父亲开玩笑说想在我们安大略省南部的湖泊里钓大海鲢时，我立刻想到了Monsta Tarpon，因为我曾在2022年看过他们运营的视频评测。我进一步研究了特立尼达岛、这家公司以及大海鲢这种鱼，发现这似乎是一个不错的选择。当我发现整个行程（包括所有费用）不到危地马拉之行的一半时，我立刻决定前往，并重新开始攒钱。
大约在出发前五个月，我联系了船主兼船长乔纳森，商量了一下出行日期：我想选一段最接近新月的日子，而六月对我家来说是个比较忙的月份（我爸爸的生日、我的生日、其他几位家人的生日以及其他一些活动），所以五月中旬是最合适的。他们当时正忙着举办特立尼达马林鱼锦标赛，所以五月的最后一周已经被预订满了。乔纳森还给我推荐了一家酒店，并安排了往返酒店的交通（司机名叫亚伦，在我们登机那天，他还顺道带我们去了马拉卡斯海滩吃烤鲨鱼。亚伦人非常好，是个很棒的人，可以问他很多关于岛上的问题，而且开车技术一流。真希望能在TripAdvisor上给他写个评价，可惜找不到他的公司！），就这样，一切就绪！
抵达后的第一天，我们吃过早餐后，乔纳森在克鲁斯旅馆码头的尽头接上我们，然后我们就出发了。水面比往年同期略显波涛汹涌，但仍然安全，完全可以出海垂钓。我们乘坐的“Monsta”号船性能卓越，而且船长Jonathan经验丰富，对这片海域了如指掌。三天里，我们的伙伴是Jacob，他年轻有为，知识渊博，乐于助人，和他一起度过的时光非常愉快。通过与Jacob、Jonathan以及司机Aaron的交流，我们真正了解了特立尼达的生活方式和当地人民：他们沉稳、乐于助人、勤劳肯干。
我们疾驰到第一个钓点，Jacob架好鱼竿。到达后，我们开始漂流钓法，用圆钩挂上小沙丁鱼饵，目标是海鲢。大约10分钟后，第一根鱼竿突然动了，我赶紧抓住鱼线。经过大约5分钟的搏斗，我们发现钓上来的不是海鲢，而是一条大眼鲹！这条鱼大概10磅左右，不算特别大，但却是我这辈子钓到的最大的杰克鱼，所以我还是很高兴。上岸两分钟后，我父亲的鱼线轮响了，他钓到了一条大海鲢：感觉到这条大鱼的拉力，我真觉得我父亲完全没做好准备！又过了大约5分钟，他终于钓到了第一条大海鲢，兴奋极了。5分钟后，我也钓到了一条，很快我也成功上钩。行程开始不到30分钟，我们已经钓到了3条鱼：这预示着我们这一天将会收获满满。整个行程中，我们还钓到了不少针鱼，我钓到了4条，我父亲钓到了2条，全部都放生了。第一天我们一共钓到了12条鱼，我父亲钓到了两条超过60磅的大鱼：我父亲钓到了5条，我钓到了7条，而且没有跑鱼。
第二天和第一天差不多，我们还是去了同一个钓点。这次是我爸先钓到了鱼，这条鱼力道十足，鱼线猛地拉出了三分之二（都拉到底线了），然后才松弛下来。乔纳森估计这是一条真正的大鱼（可能超过100磅），但我们始终没看到它浮出水面，所以永远也无法确定。几分钟后，我也钓到了一条大鱼，它浮出了水面，看起来也接近100磅……直到我的鱼线也松弛下来。这似乎预示着接下来一天的糟糕情况，我们只钓到了7条海鲢，其中只有5条成功上岸（4条是我钓到的，1条是我爸钓到的）。在那个钓点待了一个多小时，却一无所获。于是乔纳森把船开到更远岛屿的尽头，我又开始上鱼了，其中连续钓到三条超过60磅的：我的背和胳膊都酸痛了！又过了两个小时一无所获，然后我又去了最后一个钓点，在那里待了大约20分钟，钓到了一条结实的35磅重的鱼，为这一天画上了圆满的句号。
第三天，我爸决定把行程从6小时缩短到4小时，但我们收获颇丰，钓到了10条海鲢（8条上岸：6条是我的，1条是我爸的，还有1条我们俩合钓的）。一开始我钓到了一条10磅重的，紧接着又钓到了这次行程中最大的一条。我爸跟它搏斗了25-30分钟后，我接手完成了剩下的10分钟左右，它被拉到船边，真是一条庞然大物般的海鲢。不过，在试图解钩的时候，钩尖断了，所以没能拍到一张好照片。我又钓上五条鱼后，我们便启程返航。我和乔纳森、雅各布又聊了大约十五分钟（我把一部分费用忘在酒店了，只好跑回去拿），然后向他们道谢，拥抱告别。
这次行程一共钓到29条海鲢，其中25条是钓上来的，平均每天10条左右：还能要求什么呢？乔纳森是个非常棒的人，也是我遇到过的最棒的包船船长之一。他不仅关心渔业，也关心他的客户，而且还是一位出色的摄影师。此外，他对生活有着深刻的理解，也懂得如何做一个正直的人。他管理有方，我和我父亲都说，如果一切顺利，我们很想再去那里和他和雅各布一起钓鱼！
再次感谢Monsta Tarpon团队的所有成员，你们是最棒的！
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