Fishing Reports

Belize Fishing Reports - Ambergris Caye

December 15, 2024

Rain and clouds couldn’t stop the action this week at El Pescador! Our guides rose to the challenge, helping anglers land 4 Permit, 7 Tarpon up to 50 pounds, and plenty of Bonefish on the flats. Other species like Snapper, Jacks, and Barracuda kept the rods bent, even in less-than-perfect weather. Ready to take on the flats? Book your trip today and see why El Pescador is the ultimate destination for unforgettable fly fishing adventures!

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December 8, 2024

We faced a challenging week due to windy conditions, but we still managed to get our anglers on fish. Anglers successfully caught all the major species, landing Tarpon, Permit, and Bonefish. A few lucky anglers also managed to land Snook. As always, we landed plenty of Bonefish throughout the week. To round things off, anglers also caught Snook, Snapper, Barracuda, and Jacks.

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December 1, 2024

We had a great week this past week. We had many anglers that hook and landed many big permits. We had other anglers that were able to hook and land tarpons and snooks throughout the week. As always we land many bonefish throughout the week. To round off the week anglers were able to land snook, snapper, barracudas & Jacks.

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November 24, 2024

This past week our anglers had a great week on the waters, they were landing permits & tarpons. The only challenging issue that affected our guides and anglers was the wind conditions that kept changing because of the cold front. But beside that issue they were still able to land many fish. To round off the week anglers were able to land snook, snapper, barracudas & Jacks.

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October 27, 2024

This week was rainy and cloudy so it was hard for them to see permits on the flats but they managed to catch bonefish and several juvenile tarpon 20 to 50 pounds. They also catch other fish such as snappers, jacks, barracuda, etc.

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October 13, 2024

This week we had tough weather conditions; we had some rainy & cloudy days throughout the week. Our guides this week had to work extra hard to get our angler on fish. Our guides still got our anglers on fish, they landed many bonefish, and even with the bad weather were able to land permits & tarpons, they also caught snappers, jacks & barracudas.

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October 6, 2024

This past week we had a great group of anglers. The anglers had great shots at bonefish, permit & tarpon. They were able to land many of them, and even got a couple of grand slams. The weather conditions this week, have just been ideal for fishing, to round of the week, they also caught snappers, jacks & barracudas.

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September 29, 2024

This past week, we hosted a group of ladies who had a wonderful time on the waters. For most of them, this was their first slat water fishing trip and they caught lots of bones, permits, tarpons & snook. We had a guest who was able to land a grand slam. The weather conditions were great and the ladies are already planning a trip to come back down to the lodge. To round of the week, they also caught snappers, jacks & barracudas.

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September 22, 2024

This past week we had a great group of anglers fishing with us. There were many days when all the guides were out fishing. We had a variety of anglers this week, we had some newbies to anglers who have been fishing for more than 10 years. The weather conditions were great this week, which allowed anglers to find many fish. Anglers were able to land many permits, bonefish, and tarpon. We also had 4 grand slams this week. To round of the week, they also caught snappers, jacks & barracudas.

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September 15, 2024

We had a fantastic week here at the lodge. This past week there were a lot of permits around, and many anglers were able to hook and land them throughout the week. We had a few tarpons that were around and a few of our anglers were able to land as well. We also had a couple of anglers able to get a grand slam. To round of the week, the anglers were able to land many bonefish and other species like snappers, jacks’ barracuda, etc.….

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September 8, 2024

We had some good days with low wind and were rewarded with a good time on the flats.Which our anglers caught a couple of juvenile tarpon 20 to 50 pounds also had a lot of shots on permit where they managed to land a couple. They also catch other fish such as snappers,jacks,barracuda,etc.

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August 18, 2024

We had a wonderful week here at the lodge with our guest catching so many fishes. A few of our anglers were getting double grand slams through their days of fishing. There were a lot of permits and tarpon around this past week. A lucky few of our anglers were able to land the Migrator tarpons, & jump a bunch of them. As always, many bonefish were landed throughout the week, and anglers were also able to catch snappers, jacks’ barracuda, etc.….

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August 11, 2024

We had a great fishing week with low wind and where we were rewarded with a good time on the flats. Grand slams are harder to get but our guests had some opportunities on the slam and were able to make 3 grand slams this week. It was a tough week to catch tarpon but we managed to catch resident tarpon that were around 50-60bs, we were able to jump a few migrators tarpon. We were also able to catch a few permits. To round off the week, guests were able to catch snappers, jacks, barracuda, etc.

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August 4, 2024

We had some good days with low wind and were rewarded with a good time on the flats. Grand slams are harder to get but our guests had some opportunities on the slam and were able to make 4 grand slams this week. they also caught a couple of juvenile tarpons 20 to 60 pounds and also had a lot of shots on permits where they managed to land 10 permits. They also catch other fish such as snappers, jacks, barracuda, etc.

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July 28, 2024

The weather for this past week was windy, and raining, but our guides managed to still find fishing for the anglers. The anglers still had a great time out there on the water, even with the bad weather. They still managed to get fishing hooked and landed. They’ve caught a bunch of bonefish, jumped a few tarpons, and landed a few. They were also able to land a couple of permits as well. Also, they caught snappers, barracudas & jacks.

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July 21, 2024

The weather for this past week was windy, and raining, but our guides managed to still find fishing for the anglers. The anglers still had a great time out there on the water, even with the bad weather. However, they still managed to get fishing hooked and landed. They’ve caught a bunch of bonefish, jumped a few tarpons, and landed a few. They were also able to land a couple of permits as well. Also, they caught snappers, barracudas & jacks.

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July 7, 2024

Despite the slow couple of weeks at El Pescador Lodge due to Hurricane Beryl, our dedicated anglers still found some success on the water. With limited outings, they managed to catch several Bonefish, jumped a few Tarpon, and landed a couple, along with a couple of Permit. The fishing conditions have been tough, but the persistence of our anglers shows the rewarding experience that awaits here in Belize.

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June 23, 2024

This week was a pretty tough week of fishing, the weather conditions weren't the best. With had winds blowing southeast between 5-20 kts throughout the week. The tides in the morning were low and by the late afternoon, they were high. But that didn’t stop our anglers from getting on fish. We have some guest hook Migrant tarpon. But unfortunately, not everyone was able to land them. We end the week landing a few tarpon & permit & a lot of bonefish. We caught other species such as barracuda, jack & snappers.

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June 16, 2024

It was a great week for anglers this past week, most of the anglers were up from 5 am to go hunt for those 75-100lbs tarpons. Most of the anglers caught tarpon between 40-60 lbs, they had a lot of tarpon jumping. We had other anglers that hooked and landed permits and bonefish.

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June 9, 2024

It was a great week for anglers this past week, most of the anglers were up from 5 am to go hunt for those 100-150lbs tarpons. Most of the anglers caught tarpon between 80-90 lbs, they had a lot of tarpon jumping. We had other anglers that hooked and landed permits and bonefish. We had one guest that got a grand slam. They also managed to hook into 100lb+ tarpon but sadly they did not land any this week. We also had several other smaller tarpons landed they were 20lb up to 70lb. Permits were landed and many Bonefish, and lots of other species like jacks, snappers, and barracudas were also caught. It was a great week for everyone.

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