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BELIZE FISHING REPORT

Weeks of April 30th thru May 6th, 2018

Weather Conditions: Mostly Sunny with some clouds.

Winds: East, Southeast 10-15 mph.

Air Temperature: Highs in the mid 80's Lows in the mid to high 70's some 80's.

Water Temperature: Temp: 82 F. degrees.

Sunrise: 5:27 am Sunset: 6:12 pm

Moonphase: Third Quarter (May 9th).

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): The weather has been really good this week, and the Bonefishing has been the same. Brian and Carl from Canada caught close to seventy Bonefish their first day with Captain Vince, a long time guide with El Pescador. Thanks to Vince for making it happen!

PERMIT (Palometta): Permit, the elusive PERMIT!! Juan has spent a lifetime "In Permit Years" like most permit fisherman trying to bring it home, and he finally did. Congratulations to Juan, you deserve it!! Also, congrats to Melissa on her Permit with Captain Jeo! Persistence always pays off!

TARPON (Sabalo): To catch a Tarpon is always a super fun experience, and Melissa felt the tug of a one hundred plus pounder for one and a half hours before it got off at the boat. Oh well, we are going to let them go anyway�Right! Jason also landed his first Tarpon to round out his week.

OTHER SPECIES: Snook, Barracuda, snapper, jacks, and ladyfish.

GRAND SLAM: No grand slams this week.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in orange, pearl and pink sizes 6 & 8.

FOR PERMIT - Grand Slam Crab, Squimp in size 6&8, Mantis shrimp.

FOR TARPON - Red and white, olive, white, red and black, all black and black and purple toads and bunnies continue to work well.

This Week's Summary:

A beautiful week in Belize! The fish are biting, the sun is shining, and the fun is flowing! Come and hang out with us!

Fish On!
Ken [email protected].

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

Weeks of May 7th - May 13th, 2018

Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny and beautiful week with some overnight rain.

Winds: East, Southeast 10 mph.

Air Temperature: Highs in the mid to high 80's Lows in the top 70's some 80's.

Water Temperature: Temp: 83 F. degrees.

Sunrise: 5:21 am Sunset: 6:16 pm

Moonphase: New Moon (May 15th).

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): The bonefishing, as always, has been excellent again this week. The weather is also cooperating which makes for a great combination and puts many smiles on the anglers faces. First-time saltwater anglers can always find a Bonefish to hook into so they "Like the fish" can also "get hooked."

PERMIT (Palometta): The week of permit fishing has been one of the best we've had in a while. Sometimes, the permit finally gives into the anglers' desires and seem to eat anything. That is what happened this week as new and seasoned anglers alike all felt the permit tug. Larry managed to make it a Grand Slam with his permit catch.

TARPON (Sabalo): The tarpon bite was equally spectacular this week, and some of the "Big Boys" of summer are around. Several tarpon over one hundred pounds were hooked, but only one landed. Quite a few under one hundred pounds were landed. Michael, who was taking a break from his regular job of lobster fishing, found himself hooked into a sixty pounder and landed it. Way to go Michael! Tarpon Tony, a longtime guest and friend of the Lodge for over 25 years, once again succeeded in keeping his earned nickname!

OTHER SPECIES: Barracuda, snapper, jacks, triggerfish and ladyfish.

GRAND SLAM: Congratulations to Larry M. on his GRAND SLAM.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in orange, pearl and pink sizes 6 & 8.

FOR PERMIT - Grand Slam Crab, Squimp in size 6&8, Mantis shrimp.

FOR TARPON - Red and white, olive, white, red and black, all black and black and purple toads and bunnies continue to work well.

This Week's Summary:

It was a great week at the lodge with familiar faces in beautiful places. Enjoy our world for a while! Book your trip.

Fish On!
Ken [email protected].

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

Weeks of May 14th - May 20th, 2018

Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny and beautiful week with some overnight rain.

Winds: East, Southeast 10 mph.

Air Temperature: Highs in the mid to high 80's Lows in the low 80's.

Water Temperature: Temp: 83 F. degrees.

Sunrise: 5:19 am Sunset: 6:19 pm

Moonphase: First Quarter (May 21st).

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): We just finished with our Orvis Bonefish Bonanza, and it was a blast. The fishing was excellent as all of the participants landed bonefish. The weather was phenomenal as well and also helped to produce a great week. Come and join us for one of the Orvis Bonanza's�you won't be disappointed.

PERMIT (Palometta): The permit continue to be around in large numbers with many of our anglers landing nice fish. David, while fishing with Captain Kristian, made it a Grand Slam after landing his permit. He even had time to come back to the lodge and have lunch! Remember the early bird gets the worm, and David went out on that day at four in the morning to get it done by noon. Nice job David!

TARPON (Sabalo): The Tarpon bite continues to be good, anglers are catching plenty. From the juvenile to the monsters everything is eating. Andrew got a sixty pounder, and so did Clyde. JP and Jim also managed to land a great fish. Another large Tarpon was jumped but spit the hook before it got to the boat. "No worries�the next time it will be different."

OTHER SPECIES: Snook, snapper, jacks, and barracuda.

GRAND SLAM: Congratulations to David Page on his GRAND SLAM.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in orange, pearl and pink sizes 6 & 8.

FOR PERMIT - Grand Slam Crab, Squimp in size 6&8, Mantis shrimp.

FOR TARPON - Red and white, olive, white, red and black, all black and black and purple toads and bunnies continue to work well.

This Week's Summary:

It was a great week at the lodge with familiar faces in beautiful places. Enjoy our world for a while! Book your trip.

Fish On!
Ken [email protected].

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

Weeks of May 21st - May 27th, 2018

Weather Conditions: A beautiful week!

Winds: East, Southeast at 10mph with some west, northwest winds.

Air Temperature: Highs in the high 80's to low 90's. Lows in the top 70's.

Water Temperature: Temp: 85 F. degrees. (+2 over last week)

Sunrise: 5:17 am Sunset: 6:21pm pm

Moonphase: Full Moon (May 29th).

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Beautiful weather this week yielded lots of bonefish. The water temperature is going up, so the larger bonefish (five pounders) have headed into deeper water, but there is plenty of bonefish around. Dan, a beginner, managed to land twelve bonefish during his one day of fishing with Captain Michael while the other anglers had great days as well.

PERMIT (Palometta): Several permit landed this week with one of those completing a Grand Slam on the fly. Lots of permit seen on the flats and the permit chasers are getting multiple shots. Tony, Craig, Tom, Cindy, and Dominic all landed permit this week. Great jobs guys and girls!

TARPON (Sabalo): So many tarpon around right now. One angler reported seeing close to sixty tarpon during a day on the flats. Dominic and Alex both landed nice size tarpon. Dominic's tarpon was estimated by the guide to be over 80lbs. Come on down and get into the tarpon game!!

OTHER SPECIES: Queen Trigger, snook, Mutton Snapper, jacks, and barracuda.

GRAND SLAM: Congratulations to Alex D. on his GRAND SLAM.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in orange, pearl and pink sizes 6 & 8.

FOR PERMIT - Grand Slam Crab, Squimp in size 6&8, Mantis shrimp.

FOR TARPON - Red and white, olive, white, red and black, all black and black and purple toads and bunnies continue to work well.

This Week's Summary:

An exceptional week with family and friends! Fishing was excellent and the time spent with friendly people was even better.

Fish On!
Ken [email protected].

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

Weeks of June 11th - June 17th, 2018

Weather Conditions: Mostly cloudy with some overnight rain

Winds: East 15 - 20mph gusty at times

Air Temperature: Highs in the high 80's. Lows in the high 70's.

Water Temperature: Temp: 82 F. degrees. (-2 over last week)

Sunrise: 5:18 am Sunset: 6:28pm pm

Moonphase: New Moon (June 13th).

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Rough weather this week kept most of the catches to a minimum, but each angler managed to land some Bonefish. We are getting ready for a busy week with our Yellow Dog Family trip, and we are looking forward to seeing lots of familiar faces. As soon as the weather settles down, the bite will turn on in full force. More catches next week.

PERMIT (Palometta): The permit catches didn't last long because the weather turned to windy and cloudy. Jason was the only angler this week to land a permit. He stayed with us a few extra days after the Orvis group and made the most of his extended stay. Nice work Jason!

TARPON (Sabalo): The weather didn't seem to bother the tarpon as much, and several anglers landed some nice Tarpon this week. Jason landed two and Kevin landed an eighty pounder as well as a forty pounder. Another angler whose name is also Jason landed a juvenile tarpon that was around fifteen pounds. Nice job guys!

OTHER SPECIES: Mayan Cichlid, ladyfish, snook, Mutton Snapper, jacks, and barracuda.

GRAND SLAM: No Grand Slams this week.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in orange, pearl and pink sizes 6 & 8.

FOR PERMIT - Grand Slam Crab, Squimp in size 6&8, Mantis shrimp.

FOR TARPON - Red and white, olive, white, red and black, all black and black and purple toads and bunnies continue to work well.

This Week's Summary:

Should turn out to be a fun week with the Yellow Dog Group and the other guests. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate, and the fish will eat!

Fish On!
Ken [email protected].

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

Weeks of June 18th thru June 24th, 2018

Weather Conditions: Mostly cloudy.

Winds: East 15 - 20mph gusty at times

Air Temperature: Highs in the high 80's. Lows in the high 70's.

Water Temperature: Temp: 84 F. degrees. (+2 over last week)

Sunrise: 5:19 am Sunset: 6:30 pm

Moonphase: First Quarter (June 20th).

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Over one hundred bonefish caught this week as anglers put on their bonefish game face and got it done. In spite of the cloudy skies and windy conditions, the guides managed to put all anglers on Bonefish. Sometimes the fish get tired of waiting for the weather to improve and decide to eat regardless of conditions. Great week to be a Bone fisherman!

PERMIT (Palometta): Four permit caught this week, two of which were caught by first-time permit anglers. Brent and Conner were the lucky first-timers and pulled in two nice permit. Good job guys! The permit are around and ready to eat.

TARPON (Sabalo): The weather didn't seem to bother the tarpon and twelve were landed this week. Brennan and Courtney took a day away from the kids and landed seven tarpons between them. The kids weren't too happy about it, but the parents sure were!

OTHER SPECIES: Ladyfish, snook, snapper, jacks, barracuda, and trigger.

GRAND SLAM: No Grand Slams this week.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in orange, pearl and pink sizes 6 & 8.

FOR PERMIT - Grand Slam Crab, Squimp in size 6&8, Mantis shrimp.

FOR TARPON - Red and white, olive, white, red and black, all black and black and purple toads and bunnies continue to work well.

This Week's Summary:

Busy week and lots of fish caught. Super fun having everyone here this week. It is always great to meet new people and see familiar faces.

Fish On!
Ken [email protected].

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

Weeks of July 2nd thru July 8th, 2018

Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny with a couple pop-up showers.

Winds: 10-15 mph.

Air Temperature: Highs in the high 80's. Lows in the high 70's to low 80's.

Water Temperature: 85� F (+1 over last week).

Sunrise: 5:24am am Sunset: 6:31 pm

Moonphase: Full moon (July 6th).

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): The weather improved this week, and so did the fishing. We had a great group of folks with lots of returning guests. It is always good to see familiar faces in beautiful places. The bonefish, due to the weather, were also familiar faces. Evan and his dad landed almost fifty bonefish between the two of them, Art and Kass did as well.

PERMIT (Palometta): Andrew, David, Martin, and George all landed permit this week. Miles landed his permit and another and another and then a Tarpon and a Bonefish to finish his grand slam. The elusive Permit� Some of us spend a lifetime and some only a weekend to achieve this goal.

TARPON (Sabalo): Tarpon have been around in large numbers, and Rich managed to land two and jump one that was well over one hundred pounds. Wade only fished for a single day but landed three Tarpon. David and Eric each landed fish that were over fifty pounds. Lovely week for tarpon fisherman.

OTHER SPECIES: Grouper, trigger, cobia, gray snapper, and mutton snapper.

GRAND SLAM: Congratulations to Miles McMurray on his Grand Slam.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in orange, pearl and pink sizes 6 & 8.

FOR PERMIT - Grand Slam Crab, Squimp in size 6&8, Mantis shrimp.

FOR TARPON - Red and white, olive, white, red and black, all black and black and purple toads and bunnies continue to work well.

This Week's Summary:

The Baton Rouge Orvis store trip was a big success, and everyone had a great time making new fishing friends. The other guest also enjoyed their time as well, trading fishing stories and enjoying the lodge.

Fish On!
Ken [email protected].

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

Weeks of July 23rd thru July 30th, 2018

Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny with a couple pop-up showers.

Winds: 10-15 mph.

Air Temperature: Highs in the high 80's. Lows in the top 70's to low 80'.

Water Temperature: 85� F (same as last week).

Sunrise: 5:30 am Sunset: 6:25 pm

Moonphase: Full moon (July 27th).

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): We had a great group of folks with lots of returning guests. It is always good to see familiar faces in beautiful places. The bonefish, due to the weather, were also familiar faces. Here are the Bonefish successes! Russ, Christine, Charlie, Russ Y, Matt N and Isaac T both caught bones right off our dock!, Bruce, Linda, Randy, Peter, Monroe, Veronica and Riley O, Patrick, Bennett & Caitlin L., Damon, Chris R, Brandon Frank & Jack, Chris D, Jeff, and Jerry got into bones out on the flats.

PERMIT (Palometta): Riley O. landed permit this week as well as Bill who tamed the wicked permit with bamboo! The elusive permit� Some of us spend a lifetime and some only a weekend to achieve this goal.

TARPON (Sabalo): Tarpon have been around in large numbers, and it was a lovely week for tarpon fishermen. Congrats to Bruce on his first tarpon! Successful tarpon anglers included Charlie, James, Russ, Veronica O, Riley O, Damon, Chris R and Brandon, also Frank and Jack. Congratulations to all. Big shout out to Matt... Excellent work with Captain Tomas and your lucky charm wife, Natalie.

OTHER SPECIES: Grouper, trigger, cobia, gray snapper, and mutton snapper.

GRAND SLAM: Congratulations to Bill Oyster on his Grand Slam caught on an Oyster Bamboo Rod!

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in orange, pearl and pink sizes 6 & 8.

FOR PERMIT - Grand Slam Crab, Squimp in size 6&8, Mantis shrimp.

FOR TARPON - Red and white, olive, white, red and black, all black and black and purple toads and bunnies continue to work well.

This Week's Summary:

The weather has been lovely and the fishing great! It's a busy time for the lodge. We are always delighted to see lots of returning guests and welcome those visiting El Pescador for the first time. Come to El Pescador and join us in beautiful Belize!

Fish On!
Isa [email protected].

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

Weeks of Aug 1st - Aug 13th, 2018

Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny with a couple pop-up showers.

Winds: 10-15 mph.

Air Temperature: Highs in the high 80's. Lows in the top 70's to low 80'.

Water Temperature: 85� F (same as last week).

Sunrise: 5:34 am Sunset: 6:17 pm

Moonphase: New moon (Aug 11th).

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): We had a great group of folks with lots of returning guests. It is always good to see familiar faces in beautiful places. The bonefish, due to the weather, were also familiar faces. Here are the many Bonefish successes! Thomas c, Robert and Sam K, Hannah, Mike, Ken Z , Frank M , Jeff K , Jon-Mark, Ramsay S, Ryan G, Brent T, Graham C, Brian and Mike P, Paul, Max and Steve M, Susan, Sydney and Mark B, Jose D, Jim H, Eric E., Todd C Mike M, Bill W, Kevin S., Mitch k, Ryan and Hannah, Dennis T, Bob S, Craig and Michael S, and Tim M!!!.

PERMIT (Palometta): Mike, Graham, Jeff K and Paul Mall landed Permit this week as did Michael M.

TARPON (Sabalo): Tarpon have been around in large numbers and it was a nice week for Tarpon fishermen. Congrats to Sam K, Ken Z, Steve M, Tom and Todd C both got their tarpon as did Kevin S, Joe Z, Mitch K. and longtime friend of the lodge Bill W.

OTHER SPECIES: Grouper, trigger, cobia, gray snapper, mutton snapper.

GRAND SLAM: Congratulations to Alisa W on her Slam!

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in orange, pearl and pink sizes 6 & 8.

FOR PERMIT - Grand Slam Crab, Squimp in size 6&8, Mantis shrimp.

FOR TARPON - Red and white, olive, white, red and black, all black and black and purple toads and bunnies continue to work well.

This Week's Summary:

The weather has been lovely and the fishing great! It's a busy time for the lodge with both longtime friend of the lodge Adam Marton's tarpon tagging group here as well as the Orvis Woodlands store friends. We are always delighted to see lots of returning guests and welcome those visiting El Pescador for the first time. Come join us in beautiful Belize!

Fish On!
Isa [email protected].

Fishing photo of the week:

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

Weeks of Aug 14th - Aug 21, 2018

Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny with a couple pop-up showers.

Winds: 10-15 mph.

Air Temperature: Highs in the high 80's. Lows in the top 70's to low 80'.

Water Temperature: 85� F (same as last week).

Sunrise: 5:35 am Sunset: 6:12 pm

Moonphase: First quarter moon (Aug 18th).

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Bernard D., Kevin and Kieran J., Kurt K., James and Scott T., Shannon Q'Q., Justin M., Janine and Rick P. Mike W., Terry and Mike D., Will P., Leon D., Jeff DeB. and Rob M all were sucessful landing Belize bones.

PERMIT (Palometta): Permit did not disappoint the following anglers; Bernard D., Kyle J., Joe D., Joe T., Matt and Nathan K., James and Scott T., Michael M, Michael D., and Justin M. Nice work crew!

TARPON (Sabalo): Congratulations to Bernard D. Josh B., Jason D., and Scott L. on their success.

OTHER SPECIES: Grouper, trigger, cobia, gray snapper, mutton snapper.

GRAND SLAM: Congratulations to Rick P. on his Grand Slam!

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in orange, pearl and pink sizes 6 & 8.

FOR PERMIT - Grand Slam Crab, Squimp in size 6&8, Mantis shrimp.

FOR TARPON - Red and white, olive, white, red and black, all black and black and purple toads and bunnies continue to work well.

This Week's Summary:

Another week of delightful weather and good fishing to go along with it. When it comes to bonefish El Pescador is hard to beat. So almost a given. This week was no different. Bones all around. Eleven anglers/angler teams found success this week with our permit. Tarpon were brought to the boat by four anglers. Shoutout to Rick P. who was able to pull off a Grand Slam as well!

Fish On!
Isa [email protected].