What are your top three?

[ldh1187]

I recently read the review on "Fifty Places to Fish before You Die". So I'm trying to save 30 bucks and there is not enough time or cash to get to the 50 listed in the book. Anyone want to share your top three favorites?
Mine Are:
Kenia for Bows - dream trip for me and the 40 year wait was worth every minute.
Yellowstone for Browns - Lower 48 version of combat fishing, salmon fly hatch
Western Backcountry Cutthroats - backpacking trips are the bomb for me.

Sorry I'm from Iowa and only get about 3 trips a year but always looking for the next one

[Mad Dog-11]

Alaska
New Zealand
Patagonia
(Florida Keys - Bone Fish, Tarpon, Permit)

[ak_powder_monkey]

Places to fish before I die

-Kamchatka Steelhead
-Kola Pennisula Salmon
-Belize Grand Slam

[bigfisherman]

Alaskan top three

King Salmon Area
Russia
Char and grayling outside of Kotz

I have got to do the the Alaska fishing now just waiting on Russia.

But there is so much great fishing up here at home it is hard to leave, when the leaves are on the trees. ONEDAY

Big Fisherman

[FishnPhil]

Hmm well...

Alaska fishing....going to do that this August...FINALLY!!!! So I'll now take that off the top 3 and go with....

Belize

Scotland (I hear fly fishing there is unreal)

S. America inland for those giant peacock bass on the fly!

[growden1]

I would Say....

Katchatka Steelhead
Mongolia Taimen
Patagonia

I know there is a top three limit, but I would also say Bristol Bay Rainbows/Char as an alternate.

[ak_powder_monkey]

Katchatka Steelhead
Mongolia Taimen
Patagonia

Crap I forgot about taimen, cross out Belize...

[ldh1187]

Bigfisherman, I can't imagine being there. Here in Iowa the big three are: Bullhead, Carp and Gar :eek:

[garnede]

Wood Tikchik in south west Alaska
South Pacific (Northern Mariana Islands) in the salt.
South America peacock bass.

[markw3]

Seychelle Islands
Bristol Bay Rainbows
Mongolia Taimen

[BlueMoose]

YES!

Do I have to limit it to three!!!!!!

Lac Beauchene Qeubec - Brook Trout, Small Mouth, Walleye, Pike, Lake Trout.

Patagonia / Chile - Sea run Brown Trout

Honduras & Island of Roatan Honduras - Large Mouth Bass lake Yojoa, Bones, Permit and Tarpon off the island

Ok so I have already fished two of three but I have to go again prior to passing on to the big water in the sky or in my case maybe a little something warmer according to some.


:-)

[Fishbone]

Costa Rica--Billfish on the fly
Patagonia--Browns
Belize--Tarpon and Permit!!!


I am finally making plans to Xmas island for Giant Trevally this Dec/Jan, so that ones off the list.

[Scottsum]

I might be easy to please.

Bristol Bay Rainbows on mice

North Eastern Quebec - Giant Brook Trout and Atlantic Salmon

Mexico/ Yucatan - Bonefish, Permit, Tarpon and Snook. (I've already been here and will be doing it again in two weeks but it's still on my list)

Patagonia/ Chile - Sea-run Browns


Is that four? Sorry, my degree is in English so I can't count:rolleyes:

[bigfisherman]

Can I change my mind?

I will have to delay the trip to King Salmon until next year. I want to try for thr big black bass and peacock bass. This year!



Big Fisherman

[flying ties]

great question...

I would say the Chuitna for Kings, and Diego Garica for bones (for 1 & 2).

Of course, I'll probably never get the chance to fish them again...does anyone know how the Chuitna has been fishing as of late?

I elect to keep #3 open, since I hope I haven't crossed the 2/3s mark of my life, quite yet.