BELIZE FISHING REPORT

JANUARY 19, 2020 THROUGH JANUARY 26, 2020

Weather Conditions: Partly cloudy days with a few isolated showers and thunderstorms on most days. Mostly calm to light winds.

Winds: North NW, 8 - 12 mph.

Air Temperature: High and low in the low 80's.

Sunrise: 6:26 am Sunset: 5:43 pm

Moonphase: New Moon.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Small numbers of bonefish were caught this week with one guest making good catches. Cloud cover played a major role in making sight fishing difficult.

PERMIT (Palometta): Small permit were taken on a live crab.

TARPON (Sabalo): A few small Tarpon were hooked but none landed.

OTHER SPECIES: A few Jacks and Barracuda were also landed. Large numbers of Snapper were taken on Shrimp.

GRAND SLAM: No Grand Slams recorded.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in orange, and pink sizes 4 to 8.

FOR PERMIT - Hermi crabs of various styles and Peterson shrimp.

FOR TARPON - White toads and a few smaller EP-type baitfish patterns for tarpon and snook on bait.

This Week's Summary:

El Pescador hosted few anglers last week so the fishing was light. From February onward, many more flies will be presented to fish on the flats. Unseasonal rain and cloud cover made fishing tough.

Fishing photo of the week:


Guide review of fly patterns with Guest. Photo: Adam Agnew Media