BELIZE FISHING REPORT
FEBRUARY 9, 2020 THROUGH FEBRUARY 16, 2020
Weather Conditions:
Mostly sunny with moderate to strong winds from the East and South East.
Winds:
East and South East 12 - 30 mph.
Air Temperature:
Hi 80's and low 90's.
Sunrise: 6:19 am Sunset: 5:53 pm
Moonphase:
Waning gibbous 90% (after full moon).
WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:
BONEFISH (Macabi):
Good numbers of bonefish were caught this week with fish ranging between 1 Lb and 4 Lbs. We closed the week with a fish of 5 Lbs.
PERMIT (Palometta):
Three Permit were landed with the fish ranging between 5 and 10 Lbs.
TARPON (Sabalo):
One Tarpon of 12 Lbs was landed.
OTHER SPECIES:
A few Jacks and Barracuda were also landed. Good numbers of Snappers taken on Shrimp.
FLIES THAT WORKED
FOR BONEFISH -
Christmas Island Specials in orange, pearl and pink sizes 6 & 8 and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.
FOR PERMIT -
Mantis Shrimp size 6, and white flex crab. All caught on fly.
FOR TARPON -
Split tail purple bunny toad head with silly legs.
This Week's Summary:
Last week, fishing was mixed with an average bag of bonefish, a variety of Snapper species, and one Tarpon and three Permit landed. A fair amount of wind made conditions challenging.