FISHING REPORT

Weeks of July 17th - July 23rd, 2017

Weather Conditions: Mainly sunny and some afternoon showers.

Winds: 10-15 mph winds most of the week.

Air Temperature: Highs in the high 80's with lows near 80.

Water Temperature: Temp: 84 F. degrees.

Sunrise: 5:29 am Sunset: 6:30 pm

Moonphase: New Moon.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Another great week at El Pescador. It sounds like a broken record but everyone is catching lots of bonefish again. With the high tide coming in the morning, each angler can start the day chasing permit and tarpon and end with the bonefish once the sun is high in the sky. Bonefish tend to like an outgoing tide and are feeding well when the light is right.

PERMIT (Palometta): We are happy to have Bill O. and friends here this week chasing permit and tarpon and the group are finding large numbers of each. The marine reserve at Bacalar Chico on the Mexico border is a great place to find all three species and is a beautiful area to fish. Come and experience the beauty.

TARPON (Sabalo): "Tons of Tarpon" is the common theme this week. There are so many hungry tarpon around. Michelle managed to hook up with five in one day. Freda, a first time tarpon angler also landed two nice tarpon, with one of those weighing in around seventy pounds. If you have never experienced it, watching a tarpon jump out of the water while one is on the end of "your" line is a sight to see and something every angler should be able to put on their catch list. Come and put it on "YOURS".

OTHER SPECIES: Needlefish, ladyfish, barracuda, snapper, jack, and grouper.

GRAND SLAM: No grand slams this week.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in orange and pink size 6 & 8, Tan Squimp and Mantis shrimp.

FOR PERMIT - Peterson Shrimp, Squimp and crabs in tan and olive.

FOR TARPON - Lots of white this week in toads and bunnies, black on black, red on black and tan are all great colors.

This Week's Summary:

Lots of happy anglers and tons of fish coupled with an awesome staff and great food. Who needs anything else?

Fish On!
Ken [email protected].