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Like most Dads, my Old Man taught me a great many things over the years. Cast net fishing, though, was not one of them.

The West Indian tradition of liming generally involves doing as little as possible. A St Croix jetty fishing lime, though, is different.

At West End Bay in Anguilla, picturesque promontories like this make for an uncommonly serene escape ideal for rock fishing.

Marina Pointe du Bout is one of the busiest ports in Martinique. In-between the bustle of the big boats, though, local fisherman still make their way.

Twilight time on Sundays in the Caribbean isn't solely about sipping rum while admiring the sunset. For many, it's time to go to work.

In the Florida Keys, Sunday is fishing day. Florida Keys flats fishing is good everywhere, though the best spots extend south from Marathon.

The best parties in Anguilla have some connection to the sea. This most certainly is the case with the annual Festival Del Mar Anguilla.

We run across carelessly discarded fishing nets more often than we'd like on our travels. Usually they're weighted down with sand and impossibly tangled.

These days, when I dream of finally getting to really experience Cuba, my thoughts generally center away from the classic American cars and historic sites of Havana in favor of more peaceful environs like these in La Boca.