Puerto Rico

GRAY AREA · 02-10-2012, 02:27 PM

Anyone ever spent any time or lived in San Juan? I just got orders to a patrol boat there for the next 2 years.

GASeminole · 02-10-2012, 02:35 PM

I went there for work a couple of times for my old job.

One of the guys who worked for the company lives there a knows a guy with a boat and goes fishing with him whenever he can. They catch Marlin, etc. year round.

Getting access to a boat is the tough part. The fishing is pretty much top shelf.

hebegb · 02-10-2012, 02:56 PM

get up with Downtime2....he was there for a couple years

I go there on occasion for work and have not had any rec time

Leaky Waders · 02-11-2012, 01:50 AM

I lived there for 4 years. You can flats fish and snorkel year round. Little barracuda and baby tarpon are fun on the fly or with jigs if you don't fly fish.

We took a bunch of Cub Scouts out one time with zebco's and 1/4 oz jigs and hooked baby tarpon to 20 lbs and handed them to the cub saying 'ok just hang on and jig some and you might catch something' It was awesome for all involved.

I caught some wahoo in blue water on my friends boat and hooked a few marlin...never got a marlin boatside but did get wore out reeling.

PR is very nice, rain forest and desert areas, mountains and beach.

Of course, all the spanish I know is 'Dos cervaza por favor' but everyone speaks english.

The chicken fights are legal and very popular and cultural there...a family event...and not the kind of wickedness portrayed on tv.

GRAY AREA · 02-11-2012, 05:27 PM

Thanks for the replies everyone. Its going to be very different from anything Ive done before. From what Im hearing and seeing online it looks like itll be a good couple of years.

PURPLE HAZE · 02-11-2012, 08:56 PM

My family and I spent four years there. Great golf courses all over the place and at the time only cost service men and women 1 dollar for 18,27 or if you have the time 36. The second deepest water in the world is just to the north of San Juan and the best marlin grounds in the Atlantic just to the east off St Thomas north drop. Lots of wahoo but not very big comapre to here and St Augistine. If bottom fish is you thing lots of true black and red snappers. Great beaches, rain forest and the food is to die for. I think you can have a great time there if you just give it a chance.

GRAY AREA · 02-11-2012, 10:23 PM

Im not apprehensive about it at all. Im looking forward to a new experiance I just know itll be very different. Do most military live on base housing? Is it hard to own a boat there?

TrixiBme · 02-12-2012, 12:16 PM

I can help you out. PM me back.

02-10-2012, 02:27 PM	#1
GRAY AREA Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 4	Puerto Rico Anyone ever spent any time or lived in San Juan? I just got orders to a patrol boat there for the next 2 years.

02-11-2012, 08:56 PM	#6
PURPLE HAZE Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pensacola Posts: 534	My family and I spent four years there. Great golf courses all over the place and at the time only cost service men and women 1 dollar for 18,27 or if you have the time 36. The second deepest water in the world is just to the north of San Juan and the best marlin grounds in the Atlantic just to the east off St Thomas north drop. Lots of wahoo but not very big comapre to here and St Augistine. If bottom fish is you thing lots of true black and red snappers. Great beaches, rain forest and the food is to die for. I think you can have a great time there if you just give it a chance. __________________ TEAM RECESS Capt. Gene Kline

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02-10-2012, 02:35 PM	#2
GASeminole Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 143	I went there for work a couple of times for my old job. One of the guys who worked for the company lives there a knows a guy with a boat and goes fishing with him whenever he can. They catch Marlin, etc. year round. Getting access to a boat is the tough part. The fishing is pretty much top shelf.

02-10-2012, 02:56 PM	#3
hebegb Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pace Posts: 1,650	get up with Downtime2....he was there for a couple years I go there on occasion for work and have not had any rec time

02-11-2012, 01:50 AM	#4
Leaky Waders Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 18	I lived there for 4 years. You can flats fish and snorkel year round. Little barracuda and baby tarpon are fun on the fly or with jigs if you don't fly fish. We took a bunch of Cub Scouts out one time with zebco's and 1/4 oz jigs and hooked baby tarpon to 20 lbs and handed them to the cub saying 'ok just hang on and jig some and you might catch something' It was awesome for all involved. I caught some wahoo in blue water on my friends boat and hooked a few marlin...never got a marlin boatside but did get wore out reeling. PR is very nice, rain forest and desert areas, mountains and beach. Of course, all the spanish I know is 'Dos cervaza por favor' but everyone speaks english. The chicken fights are legal and very popular and cultural there...a family event...and not the kind of wickedness portrayed on tv.

02-11-2012, 05:27 PM	#5
GRAY AREA Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 4	Thanks for the replies everyone. Its going to be very different from anything Ive done before. From what Im hearing and seeing online it looks like itll be a good couple of years.

02-11-2012, 10:23 PM	#7
GRAY AREA Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 4	Im not apprehensive about it at all. Im looking forward to a new experiance I just know itll be very different. Do most military live on base housing? Is it hard to own a boat there?

02-12-2012, 12:16 PM	#8
TrixiBme Senior Member Mingo Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 124	I can help you out. PM me back.

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