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BELIZE FISHING REPORT

FEBRUARY 27, 2021 THROUGH MARCH 7, 2021

Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny weather with light winds from the east

Winds: East and North East at 10 -15 Mph.

Air Temperature: Mid 80's.

Sunrise: 6:06 am Sunset: 5:59 pm

Moonphase: Waning gibbous 75%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Very good numbers of bones were caught. They were all over the flats ranging between 2 - 5 Lbs.

PERMIT (Palometta): Nine Permit were caught between 10-18 Lbs.

TARPON (Sabalo): 5 Tarpon of between 10 and 40 lbs. were taken.

OTHER SPECIES: A few Snapper were caught.

GRAND SLAM: Four Grand Slams this week. Amazing!

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.

FOR PERMIT - Tan mantis shrimp and strong arm crab.

FOR TARPON - White and black/purple toads.

Week in Review:

Fishing was excellent this week with 4 Grand slams!!! Capt. Kristian had two slams with Nick E and Josh L. Cesar with Rodger H. had one, and Capt. Geo had one with 13 year old Jack W. Capt Kristian also caught two other permit and was on fire this week ! All species were very willing to take flies, and the spring/summer season is starting off with a bang !

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

MARCH 6, 2021 THROUGH MARCH 13, 2021

Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny weather with light to moderate winds from the east.

Winds: East and South East at 15 -20 Mph.

Air Temperature: Mid 80's.

Sunrise: 6:01 am Sunset: 6:01 pm

Moonphase: Waxing crescent 15%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Very good numbers of bones were caught.They were all over the flats and a large number of fish between 2 - 5 Lbs were taken.

PERMIT (Palometta): 4 Permit were caught between 10-20 Lbs.

TARPON (Sabalo): 10 Tarpon of between 10 and 50 lbs were taken.

OTHER SPECIES: A few Snapper were caught and Barracuda. Two big Snook around 15 Lbs were also landed.

GRAND SLAM: Kip V. scored a grand slam with Capt. Gordy.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp and Flexo crabs.

FOR TARPON - EP divers and black/purple toads. White toads remain the fly of choice.

Week in Review:

Fishing was excellent this week with 1 Grand slam in Capt. Gordy's boat with Kip V. Kip also took a beautiful Permit with Capt.Gordy. Very good bonefishing was enjoyed by our Orvis Group.

Fishing photo of the week:

Kip V. with his Grand Slam Permit.

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

MARCH 13, 2021 THROUGH MARCH 20, 2021

Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny weather with moderate winds from the east changing to a fresh Northerly wind at 25 Mph.

Winds: East at 15 -20 Mph, changing to a fresh Northerly wind at 25 Mph.

Air Temperature: Mid 80's.

Sunrise: 5:55 am Sunset: 6:03 pm

Moonphase: First Quarter.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Very good numbers of bones were caught. Some big schools have been seen and a most were in the 1-3 Lbs range.

PERMIT (Palometta): 15 Permit were caught between 5 - 35 Lbs.

TARPON (Sabalo): 8 Tarpon of between 5 - 75 lbs were taken.

OTHER SPECIES: A few Snapper were caught and Barracuda were also plentiful. Several big Jacks were caught.

GRAND SLAM: 1 Grand Slam was recorded for Katie W.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp and Flexo and grand slam crabs.

FOR TARPON - EP divers and black/purple toads. White toads remain the fly of choice.

Week in Review:

Fishing was excellent this week with 1 Grand slam. Capt. Ketchu had a slam with Katie W. On the same day they had three Permit ! Without a doubt, the week was all about Permit. They were really feeding well, and our anglers enjoyed a true "purple patch". Dick R caught 5 permit on one day with Capt. Cesar.

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

MARCH 20, 2021 THROUGH MARCH 27, 2021

Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny weather with moderate to strong winds from the east at 20-30 Mph.

Winds: East at 20-30 Mph.

Air Temperature: Mid 80's.

Sunrise: 5:49 am Sunset: 6:04 pm

Moonphase: Full Moon.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Good numbers of bones were caught. Some big schools have been seen and most were in the 2-3 Lbs range.

PERMIT (Palometta): Six Permit were caught between 5 - 25 Lbs.

TARPON (Sabalo): One Tarpon was taken. Many more were hooked but not landed.

OTHER SPECIES: A few Snapper were caught and Barracuda were also plentiful. Several big Jacks were caught.

GRAND SLAM: No Grand Slams were recorded.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp and Flexo and grand slam crabs.

FOR TARPON - White toads and black/purple toads. White toads remain the fly of choice.

Week in Review:

Fishing was good this week despite some big wind. The Permit are still very willing, and we look forward to the wind easing.

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

MARCH 27, 2021 THROUGH APRIL 3, 2021

Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny weather with moderate to fresh winds from the east at 20-25 Mph.

Winds: East at 20-25 Mph.

Air Temperature: Mid 80's.

Sunrise: 5:44 am Sunset: 6:06 pm

Moonphase: Last Quarter.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Good numbers of bones were caught. Some big schools seen, and most were in the 2-3 Lbs range.

PERMIT (Palometta): Nine Permit were caught between 5 - 20 Lbs.

TARPON (Sabalo): Seven Tarpon were taken. They ranged between 3 and 30 lbs.

OTHER SPECIES: A few Snapper were caught, and Barracuda were also plentiful. Several big Jacks were caught.

GRAND SLAM: No Grand Slams were recorded.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp and Flexo and grand slam crabs.

FOR TARPON - White toads and black/purple toads. White toads remain the fly of choice.

Week in Review:

Fishing was super this week, and thankfully the wind subsided. The highlight of the week was young Wilkes H, who caught a beautiful 20 lb. Permit on the fly with Capt. Cesar. He is the youngest angler to have landed a Permit on the fly at El Pescador. He and his family also qualified as open water scuba divers.

Fishing photo of the week:

Young Wilkes H, who caught a beautiful 20 lb. Permit on the fly with Capt. Cesar. He is the youngest angler to have landed a Permit on the fly at El Pescador.

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

APRIL 3, 2021 THROUGH APRIL 10, 2021

Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny weather with moderate to fresh winds from the east at 12-20 Mph.

Winds: East at 12-20 Mph.

Air Temperature: Upper 80's.

Sunrise: 5:38 am Sunset: 6:07 pm

Moonphase: Waning crescent.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Good numbers of bones were caught. Most were in the 2-5 Lbs. range.

PERMIT (Palometta): 17 Permit were caught between 2 - 40 Lbs.

TARPON (Sabalo): 4 Tarpon were taken. They ranged between 5 and 110 lbs.

OTHER SPECIES: A few Snappers were caught and Barracuda were also around. Several big Jacks were caught.

GRAND SLAM: No Grand Slams were recorded this week.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp and Strong arm crabs.

FOR TARPON - White toads and purple toads. Purple was the fly of choice.

Week in Review:

Fishing was good this week, and thankfully the wind subsided. One of the two big highlights as a 110 Lb. Tarpon taken by Thomas S. fishing with Capt. Cesar. This was a wonderful birthday gift ! The Permit were on fire with a huge fish of 40 Lbs. taken by Steve C with Capt. Gordy.

Fishing photo of the week:

Big tarpon landed by Mike while out with Capt. Gordy.

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

APRIL 10, 2021 THROUGH APRIL 17, 2021

Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny weather with moderate to fresh winds.

Winds: East/Southeast at 12-20 Mph.

Air Temperature: Low 90's.

Sunrise: 5:33 am Sunset: 6:09 pm

Moonphase: Waxing crescent 25%

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Good number of bones were caught. Most were in the 2-5 Lbs. range, with one fish of 7 Lbs.

PERMIT (Palometta): 40 Permit were caught between 5 - 30 Lbs.

TARPON (Sabalo): 20 Tarpon were taken. They ranged between 5 and 70 lbs.

OTHER SPECIES: A few Snappers were caught and Barracuda were also around. Several big Jacks were caught.

GRAND SLAM: One Grand Slam was recorded by Bill M with Capt. Emir.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp and Flexo crabs. Reggae crabs also worked.

FOR TARPON - White toads and purple toads. A few were also taken on deceivers.

Week in Review:

Fishing was excellent this week. Our Permit purple patch continues with no less than 40 fish landed !! Permit are all over the flats at the moment. 20 Tarpon were also landed, and one grand slam was recorded by Bill M fishing with Capt. Emir. We must pay tribute to our incredible guides who have worked so hard to produce these amazing results.

Fishing photo of the week:

Brad with his Tarpon landed while out with Capt. Gordy

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

APRIL 17, 2021 THROUGH APRIL 24, 2021

Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny weather with moderate to fresh winds from the east /south east at 15-25 Mph.

Winds: East/south east at 15-25 Mph.

Air Temperature: Low 90's.

Sunrise: 5:28 am Sunset: 6:11 pm

Moonphase: Waxing gibbous 96%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Good numbers of bones were caught. Most were in the 2-5 Lbs range, with one fish of 5 Lbs.

PERMIT (Palometta): 37 Permit were caught between 5 - 20 Lbs.

TARPON (Sabalo): 32 Tarpon were taken. They ranged between 5 and 70 lbs.

OTHER SPECIES: A few Snappers were caught and Barracuda were also around. Several big Jacks were caught.

GRAND SLAM: Five Grand Slams were recorded!

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis and Peterson shrimp and Flexo crabs. Reggae crabs also worked.

FOR TARPON - White toads and purple toads have remained the flies of choice.

Week in Review:

Fishing was excellent again this week. Our Permit purple patch continues with no less than 37 fish landed! Permit are all over the flats at the moment. 32 Tarpon were also landed, and five grand slams were recorded. Gordon J had a triple grand slam fishing with Capt. Cesar! Cobert W. had a slam with Capt. Vincent, and David F. had a slam with Capt. Jeo. Another fantastic week!

Fishing photo of the week:

Capt. Kristian put Matt G. on this nice Tarpon this last week. Matt made it happen!

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

APRIL 24, 2021 THROUGH MAY 1, 2021

Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny weather with moderate to fresh winds from the east /southeast at 15-25 Mph.

Winds: East/southeast at 15-25 Mph.

Air Temperature: Low 90's.

Sunrise: 5:24 am Sunset: 6:13 pm

Moonphase: Waning gibbous 62%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Huge numbers of bones were caught. In one day, we totaled over 100 fish! Most were in the 2-4 Lb range, with one fish of 4 Lbs.

PERMIT (Palometta): 42 Permit were caught between 10 - 35 Lbs.

TARPON (Sabalo): Nine Tarpon were landed. They ranged between 5 and 80 lbs.

OTHER SPECIES: Barracuda were around. Several big Jacks were caught.

GRAND SLAM: Robert F. had a triple grand slam fishing with Capt. Gordy.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp and Flexo crabs. Reggae crabs also worked.

FOR TARPON - White toads and purple toads have remained the flies of choice.

Week in Review:

Fishing was excellent again this week. Our Permit purple patch just goes on with no less than 42 fish landed! Permit are all over the flats at the moment. Nine Tarpon were also landed, and one triple grand slam was recorded. Robert F had a triple grand slam fishing with Capt. Gordy! Capt. Cesar had a Tarpon of 80 lbs. Capt Gordy was on fire with a weekly haul of 24 Permit and 7 Tarpon.

Fishing photo of the week:

Erin landed this very nice Permit while out with Capt. Cesar.

BELIZE FISHING REPORT

MAY 1, 2021 THROUGH MAY 8, 2021

Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny weather with moderate to fresh winds from the east /southeast at 20-30 Mph.

Winds: East/southeast at 20-30 Mph.

Air Temperature: Low 90's.

Sunrise: 5:21 am Sunset: 6:15 pm

Moonphase: Waning crescent 4%.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Large numbers of bones were caught. Most were in the 2-4 Lb range. They are all over the flats in good numbers.

PERMIT (Palometta): 21 Permit were caught between 10 - 30 Lbs.

TARPON (Sabalo): Four Tarpon were taken. They ranged between 30 and 110lbs.

OTHER SPECIES: Some big Jacks were caught. Brian G and his Son Trevor caught several good fish with Capt. Cesar.

GRAND SLAM: One Grand Slam for the week.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.

FOR PERMIT - Mantis shrimp and Flexo crabs. Reggae crabs also worked. Crabs were preferred over other patterns.

FOR TARPON - White bunnies and black/purple bunnies are the flies of choice.

Week in Review:

Fishing was excellent again this week, despite all but two days being very windy. Our run on Permit continued, with a total of 21 fish landed. Capt. Gordy managed a haul of 9 fish on one day! Tarpon were around in the South and a number of good fish were lost. We are holding thumbs that the big fish will arrive soon. Trevor G (13 years old) had a fish of 80 Lbs. with Capt. Cesar.

Fishing photo of the week:

Last Sunday, Matt T. landed his first Permit while out with Capt. Jeo. Matt said, "One of the best catches of my life." Matt is pictured here holding his Permit. His dad Ken, also landed his first Permit with Capt. Michael. Now that's a great father/son experience!