Fishing Report

January 1, 2023

THROUGH

January 8, 2023

Report Details

Weather:
Partly cloudy with intermittent rain and moderate wind conditions during the middle of most days. Temperatures have settled in the low 80s. k.
Wind:
E/SE 10 - 20 Mph. Gusting to 20 Mph
Air Temp:
Hi-low 80s to Low high 70s
Moon Phase:
Waning Gibbus, 3rd Qtr Moon January 14.
Sunrise / Sunset:
Sunrise 6:25 am Sunset: 5:32 pm

Week In Review

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.

What Guests were Catching

Bonefish

Good numbers of Bonefish (134) were landed, averaging 2 to 3 lbs, several ranging from 3 to 6 lbs.

Permit

Seven for the week.

Tarpon

Four this week.

Other Species

Snook: Six.

Snapper and Jack Crevalle landed West along the Mainland Coastline.

Grand Slams

Flies That Worked

Bonefish:
Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl, root beer and pink sizes 4 & 6.
Permit:
Mantis shrimp, Rag Head crabs, Bauer crabs and Alflexo crabs in sizes 4 & 6.
Tarpon
White Chartreuse Bunnies, Chartreuse and Black-purple toads in sizes 1/0 to 3/0.
Snook:

Photo of the Week

Phoenix caught a number of really impressive fish when on the water with Capt. Gordy.
More Fish of the Week Photos