BELIZE FISHING REPORT

AUGUST 21, 2022 THROUGH AUGUST 28, 2022

Weather Conditions: Sunny and partly sunny skies during the middle of most days.

Winds: E 15-15 mph. Gusting to 20 mph.

Air Temperature: Hi 80s to Low 70s.

Sunrise: 5:37 am Sunset: 6:08 pm

Moonphase: Waxing Present, First Quarter Moon next phase commencing Sept 3.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Good numbers of Bonefish (200 plus) were landed, averaging 2 to 3 lbs.

PERMIT (Palometta): 25 for the week!

TARPON (Sabalo): 23 Tarpon made for lots of fun!

GRAND SLAMS: Grand Slams this past week! Scott had 2, and Ross had 1 with Capt. Jeo, Bob had a Grand Slam with Capt Cesar all on the fly. Kibby had a Grand Slam with Capt Emir with spin tackle.

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 size 6, Rag Head crabs, Bauer crabs, and Flexo crabs.

FOR TARPON - White Tarpon bunnies, chartreuse and black-purple Tarpon Toads.

Week in Review:

Sunny and partly cloudy skies with temperate winds consistently 5-15 mph this past week out of the East. Bonefish catch numbers have increased this past week to over 200. Schools of Permit are being sighted in the flats consistently all week and Tarpon have been landed with both counts in the 20s.

Fishing photo of the week:


First permit for Josh! Josh brought his first permit to hand last week when fishing with Axel. Nice work!