BELIZE FISHING REPORT

MAY 28, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 4, 2023

Weather Conditions: Excellent weather continues.

Winds: E/SE 3-15 Mph. Slight.

Air Temperature: Hi: mid-80s Low: low-80s.

Sunrise: 5:14 am Sunset: 6:22 pm

Moonphase: Full Moon.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): More than 212 Bonefish were landed, averaging 2 to 3 lbs, several ranging from 3 to 6 lbs.

PERMIT (Palometta): 9 this week.

TARPON (Sabalo): 14 Tarpon with some large ones in the mix.

OTHER SPECIES: Mangrove Snapper, Barracuda, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Needle Fish

GRAND SLAMS: Emily got a grand slam and a tarpon about 100 pounds! Slam honors also went Mike and Hunter - congrats to all three!

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:

Excellent weather continues, with our anglers finding success on medium to large Tarpon and Permit. The bonefishing was excellent. We have had calm winds in the morning and a nice breeze in the afternoon. Our good friend from Montana, John Way, arrived at the end of the week with a group of anglers, and they had an excellent start to their fishing. Marc had a Grand Slam this week on his first day! Addiel Perez from Bonefish and Tarpon Trust visited and fished with us this week. We measured and took samples from several Tarpon for research during his stay. BTT is an influential advocate for our fishery and many others, and we appreciate Addiell's daily effort on behalf of BTT. We look forward to seeing him again soon.

Fishing photo of the week:


Jimmy Aliff of Orvis caught a number of nice fish from time on the water with Mariano, including this Tarpon.