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BELIZE FISHING REPORT

MAY 28, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 4, 2023

Weather Conditions: Excellent weather continues.

Winds: E/SE 3-15 Mph. Slight.

Air Temperature: Hi: mid-80s Low: low-80s.

Sunrise: 5:14 am Sunset: 6:22 pm

Moonphase: Full Moon.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): More than 212 Bonefish were landed, averaging 2 to 3 lbs, several ranging from 3 to 6 lbs.

PERMIT (Palometta): 9 this week.

TARPON (Sabalo): 14 Tarpon with some large ones in the mix.

OTHER SPECIES: Mangrove Snapper, Barracuda, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Needle Fish

GRAND SLAMS: Emily got a grand slam and a tarpon about 100 pounds! Slam honors also went Mike and Hunter - congrats to all three!

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl, root beer and pink sizes 4 & 6.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp, Rag Head crabs, Bauer crabs and Alflexo crabs in sizes 4 & 6.

FOR TARPON - White Chartreuse Bunnies, Chartreuse and Black-purple toads in sizes 1/0 to 3/0.

Week in Review:

Excellent weather continues, with our anglers finding success on medium to large Tarpon and Permit. The bonefishing was excellent. We have had calm winds in the morning and a nice breeze in the afternoon. Our good friend from Montana, John Way, arrived at the end of the week with a group of anglers, and they had an excellent start to their fishing. Marc had a Grand Slam this week on his first day! Addiel Perez from Bonefish and Tarpon Trust visited and fished with us this week. We measured and took samples from several Tarpon for research during his stay. BTT is an influential advocate for our fishery and many others, and we appreciate Addiell's daily effort on behalf of BTT. We look forward to seeing him again soon.

Fishing photo of the week:

Jimmy Aliff of Orvis caught a number of nice fish from time on the water with Mariano, including this Tarpon.

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

JUNE 4, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 11, 2023

Weather Conditions: Excellent weather is hanging in there, although we might be a bit breezier this week coming up.

Winds: E/SE 8-15 Mph. Slight.

Air Temperature: Hi: mid-80s Low: low 80s.

Sunrise: 5:14 am Sunset: 6:27 pm

Moonphase: Waning Crescent.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): More than 206 Bonefish were landed, averaging 2 to 3 lbs, several ranging from 3 to 6 lbs.

PERMIT (Palometta): Nine Permit for the week.

TARPON (Sabalo): 13 Tarpon for the week.

OTHER SPECIES: Mangrove Snapper, Barracuda, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Needle Fish

GRAND SLAMS: Dirk got a Grand Slam this week, and so did young Josh. Congratulations to them both. And we have to apologize; we missed congratulating Chad for getting a Grand Slam with us two weeks ago.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl, root beer and pink sizes 4 & 6.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp, Rag Head crabs, Bauer crabs and Alflexo crabs in sizes 4 & 6.

FOR TARPON - White Chartreuse Bunnies, Chartreuse and Black-purple toads in sizes 1/0 to 3/0.

Week in Review:

Tarpon fishing continues to be very good as we target the larger fish and continue to try and land the big ones! Permit fishing was solid when we found time to chase them. The bonefish were plentiful, and some excellent fish were caught. John Way and his Montana crowd had a good week with us and we look forward to seeing them again soon.

Fishing photo of the week:

Hunter had this Grand Slam two weeks ago while on the water with Dayan.

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

JUNE 4, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 11, 2023

Weather Conditions: Excellent weather is hanging in there, although we might be a bit breezier this week coming up.

Winds: E/SE 8-15 Mph. Slight.

Air Temperature: Hi: mid-80s Low: low 80s.

Sunrise: 5:14 am Sunset: 6:27 pm

Moonphase: Waning Crescent.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): More than 206 Bonefish were landed, averaging 2 to 3 lbs, several ranging from 3 to 6 lbs.

PERMIT (Palometta): Nine Permit for the week.

TARPON (Sabalo): 13 Tarpon for the week.

OTHER SPECIES: Mangrove Snapper, Barracuda, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Needle Fish

GRAND SLAMS: Dirk got a Grand Slam this week, and so did young Josh. Congratulations to them both. And we have to apologize; we missed congratulating Chad for getting a Grand Slam with us two weeks ago.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl, root beer and pink sizes 4 & 6.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp, Rag Head crabs, Bauer crabs and Alflexo crabs in sizes 4 & 6.

FOR TARPON - White Chartreuse Bunnies, Chartreuse and Black-purple toads in sizes 1/0 to 3/0.

Week in Review:

Tarpon fishing continues to be very good as we target the larger fish and continue to try and land the big ones! Permit fishing was solid when we found time to chase them. The bonefish were plentiful, and some excellent fish were caught. John Way and his Montana crowd had a good week with us and we look forward to seeing them again soon.

Fishing photo of the week:

Hunter had this Grand Slam two weeks ago while on the water with Dayan.

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

JUNE 11, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 18, 2023

Weather Conditions: Sunny with some clouds. Normal trade winds help cool the day.

Winds: E/SE 12-18 Mph.

Air Temperature: Hi: mid-80s Low: low 80s.

Sunrise: 5:14 am Sunset: 6:29 pm

Moonphase: Waning Crescent.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): More than 182 Bonefish were landed, averaging 2 to 3 lbs, several ranging from 3 to 6 lbs.

PERMIT (Palometta): Seven landed.

TARPON (Sabalo): Six landed with many more hooked and jumped.

OTHER SPECIES: Mangrove Snapper, Barracuda, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, and some Needle Fish.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl, root beer and pink sizes 4 & 6.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp, Rag Head crabs, Bauer crabs and Alflexo crabs in sizes 4 & 6.

FOR TARPON - White Chartreuse Bunnies, Chartreuse and Black-purple toads in sizes 1/0 to 3/0.

Week in Review:

The wind has returned but has been refreshing. We are getting our normal tradewinds, making the days feel cooler. It has created enough chop on the water, making it tougher to run across open water, but most of our fishery is still easily accessed. Fishing has remained excellent, the only negative being too few big Tarpon. Skies have seen a few clouds, but we still had a lot of sun. Some really good Permit have been caught this week. Lots of Tarpon have been hooked and jumped, which is common when Tarpon fishing. Bonefish have been plentiful and grabby when we looked for them.

Fishing photo of the week:

Thank you again for all you have done to provide us with a great trip and memories for a lifetime! Can't wait to see you again!

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

JUNE 25, 2023 THROUGH JULY 2, 2023

Weather Conditions: The area has seen a mix of weather. We have had some calm, almost glassy mornings and others with a stiff trade wind blowing. A few rainstorms have blown through, and some extended sunshine has been around, too.

Winds: E/SE 12-18 Mph.

Air Temperature: Hi: mid 80s Low: low 80s.

Sunrise: 5:23 am Sunset: 6:32 pm

Moonphase: Waning Gibbous, New Moon July 17.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): More than 182 Bonefish were landed averaging 2 to 3 lbs, several ranging 3 to 6 lbs.

PERMIT (Palometta): Seven landed.

TARPON (Sabalo): Six Tarpon and one was from the dock.

OTHER SPECIES: Mangrove Snapper, Barracuda, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Needle Fish.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl, root beer and pink sizes 4 & 6.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp, Rag Head crabs, Bauer crabs and Alflexo crabs in sizes 4 & 6.

FOR TARPON - White Chartreuse Bunnies, Chartreuse and Black-purple toads in sizes 1/0 to 3/0.

Week in Review:

Overall the fishing was excellent, but there were a few periods that were very tough too. One of our guests, Brett, caught some nice tarpon from the lodge dock and had some shots at good permit. We also had some big schools of bonefish lurking along the new seawall, so there was good fishing right from the lodge. Will Stephens, one of our regular Guest Fishing Directors, arrived at the end of the week. Will is here to support our Fishing Director, Mariano, during July and to do some fishing.

Fishing photo of the week:

Nice one, Greg! A great tarpon from the flats of Belize.

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

JULY 9, 2023 THROUGH JULY 16, 2023

Weather Conditions: A beautiful week of weather was enjoyed by all.

Winds: E/SE 12-18 Mph.

Air Temperature: Hi: mid 80s Low: low 80s.

Sunrise: 5:23 am Sunset: 6:32 pm

Moonphase: Waning Gibbous, New Moon July 17.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

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

PERMIT (Palometta): Nine for the week. Nice!

TARPON (Sabalo): 107 Tarpon landed. Whoa!

OTHER SPECIES: Mangrove Snapper, Barracuda, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Needle Fish.

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

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl, root beer and pink sizes 4 & 6.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp, Rag Head crabs, Bauer crabs and Alflexo crabs in sizes 4 & 6.

FOR TARPON - White Chartreuse Bunnies, Chartreuse and Black-purple toads in sizes 1/0 to 3/0.

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!

Fishing 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.

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

JULY 16, 2023 THROUGH JULY 23, 2023

Weather Conditions: We had another week of good overall weather.

Winds: E/SE 12-18 Mph.

Air Temperature: Hi: mid 80s Low: low 80s.

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

Moonphase: New Moon July 17, Full Moon August 1.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): More than 184 Bonefish were landed, averaging 2 to 3 lbs, ranging from 3 to 6 lbs.

PERMIT (Palometta): 9 Permit landed.

TARPON (Sabalo): 12 landed for the week.

GRAND SLAMS: Jeremy, Tim, and Orland all had Grand Slams this week! Congratulations!

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl, root beer and pink sizes 4 & 6.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp, Rag Head crabs, Bauer crabs and Alflexo crabs in sizes 4 & 6.

FOR TARPON - White Chartreuse Bunnies, Chartreuse and Black-purple toads in sizes 1/0 to 3/0.

Week in Review:

We said goodbye to one large group of guests to say hello to a larger group of old and new friends. We went from a couple of days of mostly spinning gear going out with guests to a bunch of handmade bamboo in the boats. Several guests caught firsts on the bamboo, and they still have more fishing to do. The spin fishing earlier in the week was excellent, and many anglers also succeeded in their first attempts at fly fishing. Jeremy, Tim, and Orland all had Grand Slams this week! Congratulations to them! We had several trip slams, also. An enjoyable week overall, with great fishing.

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

AUGUST 6, 2023 THROUGH AUGUST 13, 2023

Weather Conditions: Very nice weather all week. Led to some amazing fishing.

Winds: E/SE 9-16 Mph.

Air Temperature: Hi: mid-80s Low: low 80s

Sunrise: 5:31 am Sunset: 6:30 pm

Moonphase: New Moon August 16.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): More than 269 Bonefish landed with most averaging 2 to 3 lbs, and several ranging from 3 to 6 lbs.

PERMIT (Palometta): 13 landed this week!

TARPON (Sabalo): 17 Tarpon landed.

OTHER SPECIES: Four Snook plus some Mangrove Snapper, Barracuda, Mutton Snapper, and Jack Crevalle.

GRAND SLAMS: Five slams for the week! Congratulations to Jason, Bridger, Jack, Gordon, and Jake!

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl, root beer and pink sizes 4 & 6.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp, Rag Head crabs, Bauer crabs and Alflexo crabs in sizes 4 & 6.

FOR TARPON - White Chartreuse Bunnies, Chartreuse and Black-purple toads in sizes 1/0 to 3/0.

Week in Review:

We had a great week of weather again, and the fishing results were fantastic. Jason Dubose with Oldfield Plantation brought a group of anglers down, and they tore it up. The European contingent was not to be outdone, though, catching some great fish as well. Jason, Bridger, Jack, and Gordon all had Grand Slams. Gordon also caught a snook, but not on the same day, so he missed the Super Slam. Jake also turned in a nice Grand Slam, and several others just missed theirs. All in all, a fantastic week.

Fishing photo of the week:

Travis celebrated his birthday at El Pescador and landed some nice fish. Here he is with a nice Tarpon and Permit. Congratulations!