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BELIZE FISHING REPORT

MAY 8, 2021 THROUGH MAY 15, 2021

Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny weather with fresh to strong winds from the East at 20-30 Mph.

Winds: East at 20-30 Mph.

Air Temperature: Low 90's.

Sunrise: 5:18 am Sunset: 6:18 pm

Moonphase: Waxing crescent 20%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Good numbers of bones were caught Most were in the 2-4 Lb range.

PERMIT (Palometta): 19 Permit were caught between 10 - 20 Lbs.

TARPON (Sabalo): Seven Tarpon were taken. Most were juvenile fish between 5 and 20 Lbs. The big migratory Tarpon are starting to arrive!

OTHER SPECIES: Some big Jacks were caught and three good Snook were also landed.

GRAND SLAM: Three Grand Slams were recorded! The fishery is on fire!

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp and Flexo crabs. Reggae crabs also worked.

FOR TARPON - White bunnies and black/purple bunnies are the flies of choice.

Week in Review:

Fishing was excellent again this week, despite the strong winds. Permit are still being caught in good numbers, and the big migratory Tarpon are starting to show up! Chris & Vanessa R had a great week fishing with Capt. Emir. Vanessa had a Slam on day one, and they went on to have a double Slam the next day which included a double header on Permit ! This all on Vanessa's birthday.

Fishing photo of the week:

Chris, Capt. Emir, and Vanessa with a their double grand slam Permit double on Vanessa's birthday!

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

MAY 15, 2021 THROUGH MAY 22, 2021

Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny weather with fresh to strong winds from the East at 20-30 Mph.

Winds: East at 20-30 Mph.

Air Temperature: Low 90's.

Sunrise: 5:16 am Sunset: 6:20 pm

Moonphase: Waxing gibbous 88%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Good numbers of bones were caught. Most were in the 2-4 Lb. range.

PERMIT (Palometta): Six Permit were caught between 10 - 25 Lbs.

TARPON (Sabalo): 15 Tarpon were taken. Most were juvenile fish between 5 and 20 Lbs. The big migratory Tarpon are starting to arrive!

OTHER SPECIES: Some big Jacks were caught. Barracuda and Ladyfish were also around.

GRAND SLAM: Two Grand Slams were recorded!

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp and Flexo crabs. Crabs were preferred over other patterns.

FOR TARPON - White bunnies and black/purple bunnies are the flies of choice.

Week in Review:

Fishing was fair this week, with anglers dealing with some strong winds. The big migratory Tarpon are starting to show up! Emily O. and Bill B. each had a grand slam fishing with Capt. Emir. The unseasonal winds will hopefully die down this week, and conditions will return to normal.

Fishing photo of the week:

Capt. Acosta was busy this week putting guests on some fish. Here is one of the tarpon landed. Pic is low quality but you get the picture!

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

MAY 22, 2021 THROUGH MAY 29, 2021

Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny weather with mild to moderate winds from the East at 5-15 Mph.

Winds: East at 5-15 Mph.

Air Temperature: Early mid/high 80s.

Sunrise: 5:17 am Sunset: 6:23 pm

Moonphase: Waning gibbous 77%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Lots of bones were caught for the week. Most were in the 2-4 Lb range. Anglers even landed a couple of nice sized bonefish off the dock in the evening.

PERMIT (Palometta): 11 Permit were caught between 10 - 20 Lbs.

TARPON (Sabalo): 18 Tarpon were taken. Most were juvenile fish between 10 and 20 Lbs., but we did have two lovely fish about 100 Lbs. The big migratory Tarpon have arrived!

OTHER SPECIES: 1 Snook , also rounding out the week anglers landed some big Jacks, as well as Barracuda and Ladyfish.

GRAND SLAM: FOUR Grand Slams were recorded: Alan G. with Capt. Gordy, Thomas C. with Capt. Ketchu and Nate H. and Christain Y. with Capt. Geo!

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp, rag head crabs and Flexo crabs. Crabs continue to be preferred over other patterns.

FOR TARPON - White bunnies, chartreuse and black/purple bunnies are the flies of choice.

Week in Review:

Fishing was very good this week, with mostly clear skies and softer moderate winds. Lots of shots at schools of permit and Tarpon.

Fishing photo of the week:

Mr. J landed this beautiful Permit while out with Capt. Kristian.

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

MAY 29, 2021 THROUGH JUNE 5, 2021

Weather Conditions: Beautiful sunny weather, a few isolated showers, with mild to moderate winds from the East at 10-20 Mph.

Winds: East at 10-20 Mph.

Air Temperature: High 80s.

Sunrise: 5:17 am Sunset: 6:25 pm

Moonphase: Waning crescent, 13%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Plenty of bones were caught throughout the week. Most were in the 2-4 Lb range.

PERMIT (Palometta): 13 Permit were caught between 5 - 20 Lbs.

TARPON (Sabalo): 22 Tarpon were taken. Most were juveniles between 10 and 30 Lbs., but we landed several around 80 pounds. The big migratory Tarpon are here.

OTHER SPECIES: Rounding out the week anglers landed some big Jacks, and Barracuda. Six Snook also laded.

GRAND SLAM: Two Grand Slams were recorded: Jimmy with Capt. Michael, and Chris with Capt. Gordy.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp, rag head crabs and Flexo crabs. Crabs continue to be preferred over other patterns.

FOR TARPON - White bunnies, chartreuse and black/purple bunnies continue to be the flies of choice.

Week in Review:

Fishing continues to be excellent this past week, with clear skies and mostly moderate winds. Lots of shots at schools of permit and nice sized tarpon.

Fishing photo of the week:

Chris had this Tarpon as part of is Grand Slam while out with Capt. Gordy.

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

JUNE 5, 2021 THROUGH JUNE 12, 2021

Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny weather with moderate to strong winds from the East at 20-30 Mph.

Winds: East at 20-30 Mph.

Air Temperature: Low 90's.

Sunrise: 5:15 am Sunset: 6:28 pm

Moonphase: Waxing crescent 9%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Good numbers of bones were caught Most were in the 2-4 Lb range.

PERMIT (Palometta): 15 Permit were caught between 5 - 15 Lbs.

TARPON (Sabalo): The big migratory Tarpon are here, but the wind made fishing for them very difficult.

OTHER SPECIES: Some big Jacks were caught. Barracuda and Ladyfish were also around. Three very nice Snook were also taken.

GRAND SLAM: No Grand Slams were recorded.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp and Flexo crabs. Crabs were preferred over other patterns.

FOR TARPON - White bunnies and black/purple bunnies are the flies of choice.

Week in Review:

Fishing was fair this week, with anglers dealing with fresh winds. The big migratory Tarpon are here! Hopefully, the wind will subside, and we can go after the big boys!

Fishing photo of the week:

Nathan with a beautiful Permit landed while out with Capt. Kristian.

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

JUNE 12, 2021 THROUGH JUNE 19, 2021

Weather Conditions: A mix of rain, clouds, and sunny weather with mild to moderate winds from the East at 10-25 mph.

Winds: East at 10-25 Mph.

Air Temperature: Early-mid/high 80s.

Sunrise: 5:19 am Sunset: 6:29 pm

Moonphase: Waxing gibbous 77%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Anglers did well catching plenty of bones for the week, most were in the 2-4 pound range.

PERMIT (Palometta): Nine Permit were caught between 5-10 pounds.

TARPON (Sabalo): 54 Tarpon were landed. Most were juvenile fish under 30 Lbs, but we did have several big tarpon landed.

OTHER SPECIES: Rounding out the week anglers landed some nice Jacks, as well as Barracuda, and two Snook.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp, rag head crabs and Flexo crabs. Crabs continue to be preferred over other patterns.

FOR TARPON - White bunnies, chartruese and black/purple bunnies are the flies of choice

Week in Review:

Despite some challenging weather during the week, rain, winds and cloudy skies, we had an excellent tarpon week. Nolan got one about 120 pounds and Robert landed one about 100 pounds.

Fishing photo of the week:

Nolan with his huge tarpon of the week landed while out with Capt. Kristian.

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

JUNE 19, 2021 THROUGH JUNE 26, 2021

Weather Conditions: A week of winds and mostly clear sunny weather. Winds were 20-30 mph at times early in the week, tapering to 5-15 mph by the end of the week.

Winds: ESE 15-20 Mph.

Air Temperature: Mid/high 80s.

Sunrise: 5:29 am Sunset: 6:30 pm

Moonphase: Waning gibbous 90%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): More than 275 bones were landed for the week; most were in the 2-4 pound range.

PERMIT (Palometta): 10 Permit landed. Most were between 5-10 pounds, but two were in the 20-pound range.

TARPON (Sabalo): 19 Tarpon were landed. Most were juvenile fish under 30 Lbs, but we did have several big Tarpon between 60-120 pounds.

OTHER SPECIES: Rounding out the week, anglers landed some Jacks, snapper, a small shark, as well as Barracuda.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp, rag head crabs and Flexo crabs.

FOR TARPON - White bunnies, chartreuse and black/purple bunnies are the flies of choice.

Week in Review:

We had a solid week of Tarpon and Permit fishing despite some challenging windy weather. Scott got one Tarpon about 120 pounds and Ted had a slam and landed one Tarpon about 60 pounds. Michael also had a slam and landed two very nice-sized Permit during the week.

Fishing photo of the week:

Hastin landed this Permit during the week while out with Capt. Gordy.

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

JUNE 26, 2021 THROUGH JULY 4, 2021

Weather Conditions: The week was a mix of winds and mostly sunny weather. Winds were 15-25 Mph at times.

Winds: ESE 15-25 Mph.

Air Temperature: Early-mid/high 80s.

Sunrise: 5:23 am Sunset: 6:31 pm

Moonphase: Third quarter.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): More than 400 bones were landed for the week, most were in the 2-4 pound range.

PERMIT (Palometta): Nine Permit landed. Most were between 5-10 pounds, and one was about 20 pounds.

TARPON (Sabalo): 28 Tarpon were landed. Most were juvenile fish under 30 Lbs, but we did have one about 90 pounds and one over 100 pounds.

OTHER SPECIES: Anglers landed some Jacks, Snapper, and Barracuda to round out the week.

GRAND SLAM: One this week by Luke M. Nicely done. Congratulations!

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp, rag head crabs and Flexo crabs.

FOR TARPON - White bunnies, chartreuse and black/purple bunnies are the flies of choice.

Week in Review:

Anglers had a solid week on the flats. Lots of big migratory tarpon in the area. Good numbers of small Tarpon landed and a couple big ones. Over 400 Bonefish brought to hand. The wind made conditions challenging at times but that is something one must always prepare for.

Fishing photo of the week:

Young Brandon landed this Permit and some nice Bonefish with Capt. Alex.

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

JULY 3, 2021 THROUGH JULY 11, 2021

Weather Conditions: The week was a combination of strong winds, a few showers, and sunny weather. Winds late in the week were 20-25 Mph at times.

Winds: E 10-25 Mph.

Air Temperature: Early-mid/high 80s.

Sunrise: 5:24 am Sunset: 6:31 pm

Moonphase: Waxing Crescent 2.2%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): More than 600 bones were landed for the week. Most were in the 2-4 pound range.

PERMIT (Palometta): 15 Permit were caught. Most were between 5-10 pounds, one was about 20 pounds.

TARPON (Sabalo): 25 Tarpon were landed. Most were juvenile fish under 30 Lbs, but we did have one about 70 pounds.

OTHER SPECIES: Rounding out the week, anglers landed some Jacks, Snapper, as well as Barracuda.

GRAND SLAM: Six Grand Slams this week. Congratulations to Matt D. on his Grand Slam early in the week with Capt. Gordy. Then came John R. and Capt. Emir with a Triple Grand Slam one day, and a few days later, they pulled off a double slam. Nicely done, gentlemen.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp, rag head crabs and Flexo crabs.

FOR TARPON - White bunnies, chartreuse and black/purple bunnies are the flies of choice.

Week in Review:

Anglers battled some tough gusty wind conditions but managed to have a great week anyway! Six Grand Slams, hundreds of Bonefish, 15 Permit, 25 Tarpon all in a weeks work for our fantastic guides.

Fishing photo of the week:

Matt slammed with Capt Gordy on the 4th. That's a great way to spend the day. Congratulations Matt!

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

JULY 10, 2021 THROUGH JULY 17, 2021

Weather Conditions: Rough winds in the mid 20 mph range early in the week made for a tough few days, but conditions improved later in the week.

Winds: ESE 10-25 Mph.

Air Temperature: Early-mid/high 80s.

Sunrise: 5:27 am Sunset: 6:30 pm

Moonphase: First quarter 45%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): More than 375 bones were landed for the week, most were in the 2-4 pound range, with a couple of fish around five pounds.

PERMIT (Palometta): Nine Tarpon were landed. Most were juvenile fish under 30 Lbs, but we did have one fish about 40 pounds and one about 70 pounds.

TARPON (Sabalo): Nine Tarpon were landed. Most were juvenile fish under 30 Lbs, but we did have one fish about 40 pounds and one about 70 pounds.

OTHER SPECIES: Rounding out the week anglers landed some Jacks, Snapper, as well as Barracuda.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp, rag head crabs and Flexo crabs.

FOR TARPON - White bunnies, chartreuse and black/purple bunnies are the flies of choice.

Week in Review:

Anglers battled some gusty wind conditions and cloudy skies for several days. By the end of the week skies cleared and winds dropped to around 10 mph.

Fishing photo of the week:

Charlene with one of the Permit she landed with Capt. Kristian.