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TROPICAL FISHING ADVENTURES IN BELIZE

  


Bonefish:
The bonefish grounds are 10 to 20 minutes from the lodge and the tarpon flats begin 20 minutes from there. Most of the bone fishing is done from the bow of a boat but there are 4 or 5 flats that can be waded. The bones run from 2-5 lbs. and are plentiful. The tarpon flats are 3-8 feet deep and are quite extensive, approximately 35 miles long by 15 miles wide.

flyfishing the flats Tarpon:
Not all the tarpon flats are fishable everyday due to changing weather conditions and currents, but generally speaking, we have good tarpon fishing all year round Monthly Fishing Guide" The tarpon run from 10 to100+ lbs.; the average winter fish is about 50-60 lbs. with the average summer fish being 90 - 150 lbs.

Permit:
Permit are found on the bonefish flats, some of the shallow tarpon flats as well as in waves coming over the reef. Our permit range from 4-30 lbs. with the majority being about 8-10 lbs. and found in large schools. Jack crevalle, barracuda, cobia and snook are also found on the flats and in the surrounding mangrove lagoons.

Tarpon fishing at el pescador Reef fishing:
El Pescador clients can also enjoy fishing the reef for snappers, grouper, wahoo, mackerel, jacks, cobia, barracuda, king fish, rainbow runners, trigger fish and during mid-May to mid-August, tarpon.

Catch and Release:
Permit, bonefish and tarpon are always released; some snook, snapper, barracuda, & grouper are kept for the table.

El Pescador Monthly Fishing Guide

Action: E=Excellent G=Good F=Fair
  JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE
Tarpon G/F G G E/G E E
Bonefish G G G E/G E E
Permit G G/F E E E G
Reef E/G E/G E/G E E E

  JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Tarpon E+ E+ E+ G G G/F
Bonefish E E E E E/G G
Permit G G G G G F
Reef E E/G G G/F G/F E
 
January: On calm days you could see as many as 50-75 tarpon, 20-90 pound range. Generally bone and tarpon fishing are good; reef fishing good to excellent.

February: Fish are plentiful on the flats if the wind isn't too strong. Tarpon in the 20-90 pound range. Bone and tarpon fishing are good but weather dependent. Reef fishing is excellent.

March: Plenty of 20-90 lb. on the calmer days. Plenty of bonefish. Tarpon in lagoons. Reef fishing good to excellent.

April: Lots of tarpon, 40-100 lbs. and they are more aggressive. Migrating tarpon start coming onto the reef. It is a good month for permit too. Usually large schools of small permit and plenty of bones. Reef fishing excellent.

May: Generally our hottest month, with calm to light breezes. Its not uncommon to see huge schools of 200-300 bones. Tarpon on both flats and the reef. Reef fishing is good to excellent.

June: Bone fishing is excellent as it always is from April through October. Tarpon on both the flats and reef. Reef fishing good to excellent.

July, August and September: Usually calm and warm. Great fishing. Lots of bones, lots of tarpon to well over 100 pounds. We consider this the best tarpon season of the year. The most and the largest tarpon have been caught in August and September. The lodge record for the most tarpon landed ina single day was had in October by Dick Smith with 7 tarpon landed and another 5 jumped. The largest tarpon on fly, 165 lbs. was landed in September.

October: Lots of tarpon, large and aggressive. Bones are larger and more aggressive too. Big schools of jack cravelle are also on the flats now and it is a good month for the larger permit. Reef fishing fair to good. If there is a lot of rainfall on the mainland, snook arrive on the flats in large numbers.

November: There are plenty of 60-100 lb. tarpon on the flats. Jack cravelle and bone fishing are also good. Reef fishing good to excellent.

December: If the sun stays out there are plenty of barracuda, bones, and tarpon (40-80 lbs.), on the flats. Jacks and ladyfish too. Full moon brings grouper and snappers to the reef to spawn. Reef fishing good to excellent.