BELIZE FISHING REPORT

APRIL 9, 2023 THROUGH APRIL 16, 2023

Weather Conditions: Tradewinds from the east from 6 - 20 mph. Sunny to Partly Cloudy, temperatures in the low 80s. Precipitation: light to none.

Winds: E/SE 8-18 Mph. Gusting to 20 Mph.

Air Temperature: Hi low 80s Lows high 70s.

Sunrise: 5:34 am Sunset: 6:11 pm

Moonphase: New Moon April 19, Waxing Half April 25.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Good numbers of Bonefish (164) were landed, averaging 2 to 3 lbs, with several ranging from 3 to 6 lbs.

PERMIT (Palometta): 11 landed this week.

TARPON (Sabalo): 9 Tarpon landed and some migratory ones hooked but not landed.

OTHER SPECIES: Two Snook and some Mangrove Snapper, Barracuda, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Needle Fish in the mix.

GRAND SLAMS: Captain Cesar and his guest, Danny, got a Super Grand Slam this week. Bonefish, tarpon, permit, and snook! Congratulations to them both!

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 was down but picked up a little. The fish became harder to find, but the bite was better. Generally, clear skies meant good visibility and a lot of shots at permit again. Some Guests hooked up with some migratory tarpon but didn't boat any this week. The Bonefish were consistent this week, with some boats well into double digits caught in a day. One super slam for Capt. Cesar and guest Danny!

Fishing photo of the week:


Targeting snook is always a fun pursuit. These ambush predators strike and fight hard and are especially fun on a fly rod. Dirk caught this nice snook when fishing with Capt. Kristian.