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BELIZE FISHING REPORT

OCTOBER 10, 2021 THROUGH OCTOBER 17, 2021

Weather Conditions: Very good weather, calm, a couple of thunderstorms.

Winds: ESE up to 15 Mph.

Air Temperature: Low to High 80's.

Sunrise: 5:47 am Sunset: 5:26 pm

Moonphase: First quarter 37.2%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): More than 250 bones were landed for the week; most were in the 2-4 pound range.

PERMIT (Palometta): 20 Permit were landed.

TARPON (Sabalo): 21 Tarpon were landed, and the largest fish was about 80 pounds.

OTHER SPECIES: One Snook, some Jacks, Snapper, as well as big Barracuda.

GRAND SLAMS: Four slams, with three on the fly. Emir with Tim S., Jeo with Jack E, Michael with Scott T. and Aroldo, and a spin slam with Danine S.

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, chartruese and black/purple bunnies are the flies of choice.

Week in Review:

A great week with great guests. A couple of rainstorms to break up some fantastic weather.

Fishing photo of the week:

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

OCTOBER 17, 2021 THROUGH OCTOBER 24, 2021

Weather Conditions: Variable conditions the past week with a mix of sunny skies and a couple of rain days.

Winds: ESE 10-20 Mph.

Air Temperature: Early High 80s.

Sunrise: 5:48 am Sunset: 5:22 pm

Moonphase: Waning gibbous 79.2%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): More than 250 bones were landed for the week, most were in the 2-4 pound range, with several fish over 5 pounds.

PERMIT (Palometta): Eight Permit were landed.

TARPON (Sabalo): 18 Tarpon were landed.

OTHER SPECIES: One Snook, some Jacks, Snapper, and Barracuda.

GRAND SLAMS: No slams.

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, chartruese and black-purple toads.

Week in Review:

A relatively quiet week with some weather that made fishing tough. Still, some nice fish landed by anglers.

Fishing photo of the week:

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

OCTOBER 24, 2021 THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2021

Weather Conditions: Variable cloudy and dry conditions with a mix of mostly sunny skies.

Winds: NE 5-20 Mph.

Air Temperature: Early Mid 80s.

Sunrise: 5:50 am Sunset: 5:21 pm

Moonphase: Waning crescent 21.8%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): More than 275 bones were landed for the week, most were in the 2-4 pound range, with several fish over 5 pounds.

PERMIT (Palometta): Ten Permit were landed.

TARPON (Sabalo): 28 Tarpon were landed.

OTHER SPECIES: One Snook, some Jacks, Snapper, and Barracuda.

GRAND SLAMS: Six slams - Phil D. with Capt. Alex; Erin Y. with Capt. Roger; Abby M. and Capt. Michael; Chris S. with Capt. Alex; and 2 super slams for Mary R. and Capt. Junior.

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, chartruese and black-purple toads.

Week in Review:

Our anglers had a very good week with six grand slams, including two super slams!!

Fishing photo of the week:

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

OCTOBER 31, 2021 THROUGH NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Weather Conditions: Scattered clouds and a few showers and thundershowers around the island at times throughout the week.

Winds: NNE 5-20 Mph.

Air Temperature: Early Mid 80s.

Sunrise: 5:52 am Sunset: 5:19 pm

Moonphase: Waxing crescent 5.6%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): More than 250 bones were landed for the week, most were in the 2-4 pound range, with several fish over 5 pounds.

PERMIT (Palometta): 11 Permit were landed.

TARPON (Sabalo): 21 Tarpon were landed.

OTHER SPECIES: 19 Snook.

GRAND SLAMS: Five slams - Phoenix R. with Capt Gordy (double slam); Mary R. with Capt Junior; William C. with Capt Jeo - super slam; Capt Justin R. with Capt Junior.

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, chartruese and black-purple toads.

Week in Review:

Despite encountering a mix of weather for the week, our anglers continued to log solid fish numbers. We had five grand slams this past week, including a super slam at the Redbone fishing tournament. The winning tournament guide was Capt Michael, and the runner-up was Capt Jeo. Grand champ angler Greg F. and grand champ pro Capt. Justin R.

Fishing photo of the week:

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

NOVEMBER 7, 2021 THROUGH NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Weather Conditions: Sunny skies and calm winds out of the north for most of the week.

Winds: NNE 5-15 Mph.

Air Temperature: Low to Mid 80's.

Sunrise: 5:52 am Sunset: 5:19 pm

Moonphase: Waxing gibbous 76.9%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): More than 200 bones were landed for the week, most were in the 2-4 pound range.

PERMIT (Palometta): Three Permit were landed. One of the Permit was about 20 pounds.

TARPON (Sabalo): Five Tarpon were landed.

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

GRAND SLAMS: One slam. Brandi P. with Capt. Raton.

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, chartruese and black-purple toads.

Week in Review:

Anglers had good weather conditions for most of the week, and some lovely Bonefish were landed, but getting more than a handful of Permit or Tarpon to eat was very challenging. We also enjoyed having a great group of anglers here attending a four-day Orvis saltwater school.

Fishing photo of the week:

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

NOVEMBER 14, 2021 THROUGH NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Weather Conditions: Heavy rain, wind, and thundershowers early in the week.

Winds: NNE 10-25 Mph.

Air Temperature: Low to Mid 80's.

Sunrise: 6:01 am Sunset: 5:14 pm

Moonphase: Waning gibbous 97.7%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): About 200 bones were landed for the week, most were in the 2-4 pound range.

PERMIT (Palometta): Five Permit landed.

TARPON (Sabalo): Nine Tarpon landed.

OTHER SPECIES: Three snook.

GRAND SLAMS: None this week.

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, chartruese and black-purple toads.

Week in Review:

Early in the week, our guides and anglers battled a large weather front that impacted fishing for several days. Anglers did manage to land some larger Bonefish, and a couple of good-sized Tarpon. By week's end, our skies cleared, and winds dropped.

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

NOVEMBER 21, 2021 THROUGH NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Weather Conditions: Winds primarily out of the north with clouds and showers at times.

Winds: NNE 5-20 Mph.

Air Temperature: Low to Mid 80's.

Sunrise: 6:05am Sunset: 5:16 pm

Moonphase: Waning crescent 36.7%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): About 250 bones were landed for the week, most were in the 2-4 pound range.

PERMIT (Palometta): Six Permit landed.

TARPON (Sabalo): 22 Tarpon landed.

OTHER SPECIES: Seven Snook landed.

GRAND SLAMS: None this week.

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, chartruese and black-purple toads.

Week in Review:

Despite a mix of some rain and cloudy skies that made seeing fish challenging, our anglers had a good week.

Fishing photo of the week:

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

NOVEMBER 28, 2021 THROUGH DECEMBER 5, 2021

Weather Conditions: Mostly fair throughout the week with a few showers.

Winds: ENE 5-20 Mph.

Air Temperature: Low to Mid 80's.

Sunrise: 6:07am Sunset: 5:16 pm

Moonphase: Waning crescent 36.7%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): About 200 bones were landed for the week, most were in the 2-4 pound range.

PERMIT (Palometta): 13 Permit landed.

TARPON (Sabalo): 14 Tarpon landed.

GRAND SLAMS: One slam for Rob G. while fishing with Capt. Emir.

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, chartruese and black-purple toads.

Week in Review:

A few showers throughout the week, but mostly fair conditions. There was a solid mix of tarpon and permit landed, and Rob G. had a grand slam with Capt Emir.

Fishing photo of the week:

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

DECEMBER 5, 2021 THROUGH DECEMBER 12, 2021

Weather Conditions: Mostly easterly winds and a few showers throughout the past week.

Winds: E 10-25 Mph.

Air Temperature: Mid 80's.

Sunrise: 6:11 am Sunset: 5:18 pm

Moonphase: Waxing gibbous 67.6%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): About 160 bones were landed for the week; most were in the 2-4 pound range.

PERMIT (Palometta): Five landed during the week.

TARPON (Sabalo): Nine Tarpon landed.

OTHER SPECIES: Two Snook and anglers also landed some Jacks, Snapper, as well as Barracuda.

GRAND SLAMS: Alex S. with Capt. Alex had a super slam.

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, chartruese and black-purple toads.

Week in Review:

Overall, it was a pretty challenging week for most of our anglers. Fish were landed, but not as many as usual. However, Alex S. had a super slam with Capt Alex.

Fishing photo of the week:

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

DECEMBER 12, 2021 THROUGH DECEMBER 19, 2021

Weather Conditions: Cloudy, showers, and isolated thunderstorms throughout most of last week.

Winds: E 10-25 Mph.

Air Temperature: Mid 80's.

Sunrise: 6:16 am Sunset: 5:21 pm

Moonphase: Full moon.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Anglers landed about 230 bones for the week; most were in the 2-4 pound range.

PERMIT (Palometta): Three landed.

TARPON (Sabalo): Nineteen Tarpon were landed.

OTHER SPECIES: Some Jacks and Snapper.

GRAND SLAMS: Two Slams this week: Jarrod B. with Capt Kristian; Lee M. with Capt Roger.

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, chartruese and black-purple toads.

Week in Review:

While unstable weather conditions made for some tough fishing, we did have two grand slams - Jarrod B. with Capt Kristian and Lee M. with Capt Roger. Our anglers also landed some solid bonefish and connected with several larger tarpon.