Belize Fishing Reports - Ambergris Caye and more..

Belize Fishing Reports - Ambergris Caye

February 26, 2023

Increasing bouts with high winds gusting above 25 mph have hampered fishing conditions this past week. The sun has been out consistently, though. Permit and Tarpon are challenging to see on the flats despite the sunny weather because the wind creates more chop on the water. Anglers have focused on schools of Bonefish, and small Tarpon and Snook continue to be found in and around mangrove growth during cooler temperatures and low tide. We have had patches of good permit fishing.

February 12, 2023

Winds shift from East to North East as cold fronts move through the local area of Ambergris Caye. Permit and Tarpon are being landed on the northern flats outside Bocolar Chico Park. Small Tarpon and Snook continue be found in and around mangrove growth during cooler temperatures and low tide.

February 5, 2023

Conditions have improved significantly during the past week, and our normal lovely days of very low winds and bright sunny days are back. Water clarity has been ideal on the flats. Large migrating Permit are being targeted and caught in the deeper channels, and Tarpon are being found on coastline flats to the north. Small Tarpon and Snook continue to be found in and around mangrove growth along the sargasso grass lines.

January 29, 2023

Windy weather trends in the past week on Ambergris Caye continued. We have had wind blowing E/NE 15-25 consistently. Permit and Tarpon are being sighted and landed in smaller numbers. Small Tarpon and Snook continue to be found in and around mangrove growth but require technical casting to hook up.

January 22, 2023

Rolling cold fronts have been the trend over the past week on Ambergris Caye. Wind conditions are from the E/NE 15-25 consistently. High wind conditions require guides to resort to fishing protected areas to the west and north in the Bacalar Chico National Park and Marine Reserve. Likewise, Permit and Tarpon have been challenging to locate and catch rates remain below average for this time of the year. Small Tarpon and Snook can be found in and around mangrove growth but require greater accuracy to hook up.

January 8, 2023

The trend over Ambergris Caye has been the Rolling fronts and intermittent rain. Wind conditions are from the E/NE 10-20 consistently. Catch rates continue to remain below average, and low light conditions require guides to resort to catching Bonefish largely through tailing or waking on the flats. Likewise, Permit and Tarpon have been challenging to find, and catch rates remain below average. Small Tarpon and Snook can be found in and around mangrove growth but require greater accuracy to hook up.

January 1, 2023

The fishing conditions in Ambergris Caye, Belize are getting better with warmer temperatures and lighter winds. There have been fewer fish caught than usual, but Bonefish, Permit and Tarpon are still being seen and caught.

December 25, 2022

Fishing conditions around Ambergris Caye have been difficult this past week due to strong winds and cloudy water. Despite the challenging conditions, Bonefish, Permit, and Tarpon have been caught, although not in great numbers. Tarpon have been the most difficult to catch.

December 18, 2022

The fishing conditions around Ambergris Caye are difficult due to seasonal fronts, cooler temperatures and strong winds. Bonefish and Permit are being spotted in good numbers, with Tarpon being caught in limited numbers and a 100 lb+ Tarpon caught in recent weeks. Fishing along the Belize mainland coast has seen increasing numbers of larger Snook being landed.

December 11, 2022

Seasonal fronts and cooler temperatures surrounding Ambergris Caye continue. Good numbers of Bonefish continue to be landed on the flats. Schools of Permit are being sighted and Tarpon have been hooked, but both in limited numbers. Increasing numbers of larger Snook and Jack Crevalle are being landed along the Belize mainland coast.

December 4, 2022

Seasonal fronts and cooler temperatures throughout the area surrounding Ambergris Caye continue to challenge anglers. Bonefish are continuing to be caught in good numbers in the lagoons. Schools of Permit are being sighted and Tarpon have been hooked but both in limited numbers. Cooler temps also bring increasing numbers of larger snook to the areas in and around the mainland coast.

October 30, 2022

Sunny days with light winds sunny throughout the week made for some beautiful and productive fishing days for our anglers. By the end of the week there were three grand slams and about 215 bonefish were landed!

October 23, 2022

Anglers landed some good-sized tarpon and more than 175 bonefish in the past week.

October 16, 2022

Anglers worked several nice schools of permit throughout the week, but it was challenging getting many of them to eat. We enjoyed mostly sunny days, with mild winds and some scattered showers. Winds were consistently 5-20 mph out of the East.

October 9, 2022

Calm conditions continued early in the week, but clouds and some rain rolled in later in the week. Our anglers had some good days with tarpon and permit.

October 2, 2022

Anglers enjoyed calm days, clear skies, and light winds during the past week. We had a terrific Orvis women's group at the lodge for several days; they landed dozens of Bonefish, a few Permit, and some nice Tarpon. Winds were consistently 5-15 mph out of the West/Northwest. Congratulations to Jeremy H. and Capt Dayan on their two Grand Slams in one day!

September 25, 2022

Anglers enjoyed mostly calm days during the past week, with some early morning clouds and showers. We had a large group from Orvis at the lodge, they landed more than 120 bonefish, a couple permit and a few very nice tarpon. Winds were consistently 5-15 mph out of the East/Southeast.

September 18, 2022

Our anglers fished around clouds and dodged a few showers throughout most of the week. The permit and tarpon bite was pretty challenging. Moderate winds were consistently 10-20 mph out of the East/Southeast. Regardless of conditions, we had another Grand Slam!

September 11, 2022

Bonefish catch numbers were back up this past week to 115. Anglers were also chasing lots of nice schools of Permit. Many of our migratory Tarpon have moved on, but anglers are getting plenty of shots at our resident Tarpon. Grand Slam congratulations to Taylor N. and Capt Cinoeh, and to Peter C. with Capt Michael.

September 4, 2022

Sunny and partly cloudy skies with temperate winds consistently 5-15 mph this past week out of the East. Bonefish catch numbers have decreased this past week to just over 90. Likewise, schools of Permit and Tarpon have been sighted, but numbers were somewhat down over previous weeks.