Late Spring Fishing Travel Links
We traveled a bit in the first quarter of the year, but less than usual. That means that we’re gearing up for a lot of go time over the next few months – starting with Sport Fish Panama Island Lodge and Anglers Inn Lake El Salto. We hope you’ll be adding notches to your belt, too. Either way, here are some links that may inform or inspire your travel plans and goals:
Global Entry 'e-gates' are coming to a major airport. It could help set the stage for a kiosk-free future — This excites me because it’s the airport closest to our house, and one that we fly out of approximately half the time. While Dulles isn’t always our reentry point into the US, it is on occasion, and anything that expedites the customs and immigration process is a good thing.
How To Earn Alaska Airlines Elite Status — Whether you’re headed to the Last Frontier for the first time or you’re a frequent visitor, Alaska Airlines is a premier option for getting there and back. Anything that makes the experience more affordable and more efficient is a winner.
Global Entry fee hike is coming: It will soon cost $120 to apply — Even at a 20 percent increase, Global Entry is still a must-have for anyone who goes abroad. It remains to be seen how the credit cards that reimburse this expense will deal with it.
Mega Merger: Brazilian Government Considers Combining LATAM, GOL, & Azul Into A Single Carrier — We’re itching to head back to Brazil for peacock bass beatdown number four. Manaus needs more options – I have no idea if this would-be monopoly will make that situation better or worse.
JetBlue Raises Checked Bag Fees, Adds “Peak” Bag Pricing — A minor rise in fees doesn’t bother me, but “peak pricing” for baggage seems like a slippery slope to a very bad situation.
Fantasy Island — Calico bass in general and Cedros Island in particular have fascinated me for a while. My friend Matt Paino has said he’ll make it happen – I need to find the time.
The Longest Routes From Panama City's Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen — If you live in Istanbul, Paris or Montevideo, among other places, you have one less excuse to avoid a tuna trip to Panama.
Fly Fishing Gear: The BEST Travel Case for Fly Rods, Period. — The Cadillac of Fly Rod cases – we need more comparable gear for conventional anglers, bulletproof items that are tailor made for tackle and fit in overhead compartments.
Luke Bryan Shares the Bucket List Trip His Kids Want to Go On: 'It's All About Including the Family' — Luke Bryan wants to take his family on a peacock bass trip. Based on what I heard from Kevin VanDam, my bucket list trip is a visit to the pond on Bryan’s farm.
Gen Z Is Spending Nearly Half of Their Disposable Income on Travel — Say what you want about the youth of today, but the fact that a lot of them prefer “experiences” to “things” says that there’s some hope for the future.
We hope you had fun with these and maybe learned a thing or two. Let us know when you’re ready to travel with us so we can put them to use.
