FISHING REPORT

November 22nd - 29th, 2014

Weather Conditions: The week started with mostly sun and a few cloudy spells. Then the cold front came in and we had rain for three days. The week ended with sunny skies a few clouds.

Winds: ESE 5 - 10, NNW 10 - 20, NNE 5 - 15.

Air Temperature: 76 - 80's for the High. Low was 60! (and for us, that's cold).

Water Temperature: 78 - 82 F.

Moonphase: First Quarter on the 29th.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): The Lewis family showed up and they take their fishing very seriously! Matt took his three boys out with Captain Hilberto and they all landed fish. Matt and Jake landed bonefish, so they were awarded their pins. Don't worry, I know we will see William and Hunter back here with bonefish on their minds. Liza was here celebrating her friend Sally's big 50. She used this time to learn to fly cast and caught her first bonefish on the fly! Jack was also a part of the party, and he landed bonefish with Captain Vince. Nick and Neal were here to explore Belizean waters. They both learned from Captain Jr. the way we like to present a fly to the fish on the flats. They were both rewarded with some really nice bonefish on the fly as the rest of their family hung out by the pool and enjoyed vacationing. David has been here before - he came armed with his spin gear and enjoys trying new poppers, lures and the like in our Caribbean waters. He landed a ton of bonefish - and also learned to cast a flyrod well while he was here. Dave is a perfect example of how an angler can take his or her past fishing experiences and apply them to new waters. Deluane and Melissa showed up ready for action. They had been practicing their cast with Chris from the Orvis store in Houston every Saturday. With just a few tune ups, they had their double haul down and they were both thrilled with bonefish on the fly. Yay! Roy fished with Captain Vince and everyday he had this giant smile on his face. The guy was just stoked with his bonefishing on fly. The Heathcott family was here! Gary and Max did the representing for the fishing department and both landed bonefish. Gary was here with his son Nick. Gary gets to fish a lot - has a place in Key West - so he gave most of the shots to Nick. Gary did get to land some bonefish on fly between Nick's catch! And Ann, you were a good sport! It's always wonderful to see you guys here, and we are thrilled you had fun fly fishing for bonefish. Lastly,our honeymooners Allen and Britney. They were blessed with bonefish on the fly and as Allen said, "we have a whole bunch of new friends now as well!" Congratulations to all who landed bonefish this week.

PERMIT (Palometta): Jim from "Catcher and the Fly," landed 2 permit on fly before 7:30 am with Captain Emir and Gordy. See our El Pescador facebook page for some of these beauties. These fish were included in his "week slam!" I lost track of Nick's permit with Captain Alex - but I think it was four on fly? In any case, he was thrilled because one of these permit counted big time for his slam! Matt's patience with all his boys paid off and he landed a permit on fly with Captain Hilberto. Aki was back with his son Mak - the dynamic duo. Aki landed a small permit on a 5 wt with Captain Cesar. Big fun. And Jack tore it up with Captain Emir and Gordy. Nice permit on fly Jack. See photo.

TARPON (Sabalo): So Nick went out and landed a few tarpon on fly with Captain Alex - and yes, one of these lead to his slam. See photo of Nick with one of his tarpon! Jack also landed a nice tarpon on fly with Captain Emir and Gordy. Jack slammed for the week! Gary jumped one with Captain Vince - almost leadered! ( a new word for spell check).

Grand Slam: And as November winds down, Captain Alex and Nick were able to get the slam done before the month ended. Congratulations to Nick who will be honored on our "Slam wall of fame." Congratulations to Captain Alex for his third slam on fly this month!

OTHER SPECIES: Dami returned to El Pescador from Holland. Kinda a big trip. He loves to fish with Captain Cinoeh and chase barracuda! One day he landed 17 on fly. He uses poppers and loves the attach from Mr. Cuda. As the weather changed throughout the week, he noted the behavior change in the cuda fishing. One day they attached, the other day, nothing. It was Thanksgiving week, so had a lot of children fishing from the dock and catching snapper, needle fish and who knows what. Snapper on the fly is really fun too and many of our anglers landed snapper during the changing weather for fun. The Heathcott family had big fun out on our reef fishing trip with Captain Jerry. Gary landed a big cuda and loved the whole experience.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island specials in orange, pearl and pink - size 8. Gotchas and Crazie Charlies in size 8 with weed guards, small tan crabs in size 8.

FOR PERMIT - Peterson's Spawning Shrimp in size 4, Avalon's size 2, Floating tan crabs size 4, Christmas Island Specials in size 4, Gotcha's in size 4. (We use a lot of shrimp patterns, stripped, for our permit).

FOR TARPON - Chartreuse bunny, Black Death, Tan bunny, White toads. Size 2/0 and 3/0.

Guide of the week: Captain Alex ripped it up with Nick this week! Thank you Alex. And with three slams this month - may you stay humble!

This Week's Summary:

It was a bustling Thanksgiving week here at El Pescador. Turkey dinner for 85 - and it was amazing. Thank you to Bella our head chef and the talented kitchen crew for pulling it off under the direction and wise guidance of Miss Chris. We are thankful for our return "family" that make El Pescador their home in Belize. Cary and Kristen have been diving with Alonzo for ten years - and because they are teachers, we see them on Thanksgiving vacation. Aki, Chris and Mak - we always love to see you here and it was especially wonderful to share Thanksgiving with you. Jack and Ann - thank you for telling your family you had to change things up this year and go fishing. It's a good reason! Sally, I know this is going to be a wonderful year for you! With all the generations of family and friends that showed up to wish you the most special 50th birthday - it has to be great! And to our El Pescador family, thank you. We are a team of 45 and everyone's job here is very important. We are thankful to Ali, Chris and Steve for running a tight ship and at the same time "being there" for your employees when needed. And Max our EP dog is thankful that Jacob is back working as one of our night guards. Jake was out for a month due to a bike accident, and Max was in a deep dark depression. Now his tail is wagging. So we leave you this week with wagging tails and gratitude. May the wind stay at your back and offer you good tides!

Cast to your dreams!
Lori-Ann [email protected].

Fishing photo of the week:


El Pescador guest Gary and his 'cuda

El Pescador guest Jack and his Permit