Fishing Report

July 9, 2023

THROUGH

July 16, 2023

Report Details

Weather:
A beautiful week of weather was enjoyed by all.
Wind:
E/SE 12-18 Mph.
Air Temp:
Hi: mid 80s Low: low 80s
Moon Phase:
Waning Gibbous, New Moon July 17
Sunrise / Sunset:
Sunrise 5:23 am Sunset: 6:32 pm

Week In Review

We had some excellent fishing!   Good numbers of Tarpon, some great permit, and even a few snook. The bonefishing was particularly good this week, and we did more wading than usual.

We had a great group celebrating a 40th birthday with 20 people. We also had a handful of our regular, super guests around, so it was a good week at the lodge. Jim got his 3rd Grand Slam – he will end up with his own board in the bar at this rate!

What Guests were Catching

Bonefish

Bonefish (Macabi) More than 230 Bonefish landed, averaging 2 to 3 lbs, ranging from 3 to 6 lbs.

Permit

Nine for the week. Nice!

Tarpon

107 Tarpon landed. Whoa!

Other Species

Grand Slams

One. Big shoutout to Jim who added another Grand Slam to his El Pescador stats. That makes three. Congratulations!

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 Alflexocrabs 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

A nice Belize permit on fly! This was a crucial fish for Mike who ended up completing a grand slam this day.
More Fish of the Week Photos