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Mango Creek Resort Honduras Tropical Fly Fishing Paradise

Customer Rating 93%

Mango Creek Resort: Fly Fishing Roatán, Honduras

On the island of Roatán in Honduras’s Bay Islands, Mango Creek Resort delivers saltwater fly fishing of the highest calibre. Surrounded by crystal-clear flats of hard sand, turtle grass, and coral, it gives anglers direct access to Bonefish, Permit, Tarpon, and Snook, with the very real prospect of a Caribbean Grand Slam. Fishing pressure is limited to just four boats a day, ensuring the waters remain pristine and productive.

The famous Breakfast Flats lie only a minute from the dock, while mangrove canals and the neighbouring islands of Morat and Barbaretta extend the variety even further. Bonefish average three to five pounds, with larger fish to eight and even ten pounds landed each year. Permit fishing here is world-class, with schools of six to twelve pounds common and trophies topping thirty pounds always possible. Tarpon between fifteen and fifty pounds patrol the mangroves, Snook strike hard in sheltered channels, and a host of other species—Barracuda, Jacks, Snapper, Grouper, even Queen Triggerfish—keep rods bending. Fishing is a mix of wading across vast flats and exploring channels by panga, supported by experienced local guides.

When the fishing day is done, over-the-water cabanas provide comfort and privacy. Each comes with a private deck, hammock, and direct access to the Caribbean Sea. Dining is a highlight, with gourmet Latin dishes and fresh produce served in the overwater restaurant and bar. Guests can even take part in complimentary cooking classes. For non-anglers, snorkelling, kayaking, paddleboarding, and day trips across Roatán provide endless alternatives.

Mango Creek Resort combines Caribbean charm with serious fishing. With its pristine waters, trophy fish potential, and unique overwater setting, it is one of the most distinctive saltwater fly fishing holidays in the Caribbean.

FISHING Seasons

The season runs from All Year Round.

Permit

Season: All Year
Peak: February to July
Weight: 6lb to 30lb
Average Weight: 8lb to 12lb

Bonefish

Season: All Year
Peak: All Year
Weight: 1lb to 10lb
Average Weight: 3lb to 5lb

Tarpon

Season: All Year
Peak: October to January
Weight: 10lb to 50lb
Average Weight: 15lb to 30lb

Snook

Season: All Year
Peak: All Year
Weight: 2lb to 15lb
Average Weight: 6lb to 8lb

Package Details

Tour code HON001

Included

  • International flights
  • Internal flights
  • Lodge transfers
  • All accommodation as per itinerary
  • All meals at the lodge
  • Soft drinks and local alcohol
  • Fishing as per itinerary
  • Fully guided

Excluded

  • Personal holiday insurance
  • Fishing tackle hire
  • Tips
  • Visa

Optional extras

  • Flight upgrades
  • Additional nights at the lodge
  • Additional fishing days

Itinerary

TAILOR-MADE HOLIDAYS

The below itinerary is flexible should you require additional fishing days or additional free days to explore; we can tailor this itinerary to suit you personally. Feel free to talk to our travel consultants who can explain all options available.

Travel Days

Please note that depending on what international airport you depart from, travel to this destination may involve an overnight flight and/or an overnight hotel.

Once flights are available, your itinerary will be finalised.

Day 1:

Depart Any international Airport (See Details)

Arrive Roatan

Once you arrive in Roatan you’ll be greeted by a representative from Mango Creek who will transfer you to the Lodge. The Lodge is an easy 30-minute drive and a 10-minute boat ride away. Once there you’ll be free to unpack, relax and prepare the next days fishing.

Overnight accommodation: Mango Creek Resort (Twin Room) R/O

Days 2 to 7: Fishing Days

For the next six days, you’ll be fishing the Saltwater flats of Roatan. The main target species are Bonefish, Permit, and Tarpon. However, you can also try your luck fishing for numerous other species like Barracuda, Jacks, Snapper, Grouper and Queen Triggerfish.

Most anglers visiting Mango Creek choose to wade the turtle grass and coral flats; however, boat fishing from the Lodges Panga style boats around the islands mangrove canals and shorelines is also as effective and exciting.

One of the popular aspects of fishing at Mango Creek Lodge is that fishing days can be totally tailored around your schedule and you are free to fish at your leisure between sunrise and sunset.

Overnight accommodation: Mango Creek Resort (Twin Room) R/O

Day 8:

After breakfast, you’ll be transferred back to Roatan to take your connecting flight home.

Depart Roatan

Arrive Home

Travel Days

Please note that depending on what international airport you wish to return to, travel from this destination may involve an overnight flight and/or an overnight hotel. Once flights are available, your itinerary will be finalised.

Dates, Prices & Availability

Prices are shown per person and are based on twin rooms and two anglers per guide unless stated otherwise. All prices are accurate at the time of publication but may vary slightly depending on factors such as travel dates, booking time, airline pricing, or fuel surcharges set by the operators.
Flights are always priced at the most competitive rates available at the time of enquiry to ensure you receive the best possible value when booking.
Proudly an ATOL bonded company, our trips are complete packages, including all flights, transfers, accommodation, and fantastic fishing and shooting experiences.

Travel Available Between These Dates Days Price Availability
01/01/2026 31/12/2026 8 £4,266 Enquire
01/01/2027 31/12/2027 8 £4,413 Enquire

If your preferred week or travel dates do not appear in the calendar above, please get in touch. Many lodges release availability in stages, and some dates depend on tides, seasons, guide schedules, or short-notice changes. By speaking with us directly, you will receive the most up to date availability and clear guidance on securing the strongest options before popular weeks fill.
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Customer Reviews

Average customer satisfaction score 93%
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"My wife and I spent a week at MC and had a very nice time overall. The staff was all very friendly and tried to be helpful. It's a very laid back place, so sometimes we had to go find someone if we needed something, they were always happy to help. There were more Bonefish around than I had expected and throughout the week we landed some nice fish. Would definitely love to visit again soon. "

Quentin

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"Excellent and unique over the water accommodations, wonderful food and very good fishing for Bonefish and Permit. The local fishing guide was very knowledgeable and all the staff, especially Tita and Manny were exceptionally welcoming and couldn't do enough for us. Thanks to everyone involved in making our trip happen. "

Matthew

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"Combining fishing and a trip suitable for my partner isn't always easy, but Mango Creek ticked every box. I landed some nice Bonefish and Permit and although the fish were quite spooky, we landed fish on every session, nothing big but it was good fun. My partner loved all the facilities and found it ultra-relaxing - we'd definitely love to return one day. "

Darren

Accommodation

Mango Creek Resort offers private, comfortable accommodation in Port Royal Harbour on Roatan’s East End, providing an intimate and enjoyable experience in a traditional Lodge environment.

Cabanas

Mango Creek Resort’s signature accommodations are its over-the-water cabanas. Set on pilings over the waters of Roatan’s Port Royal, these beautiful rooms offer guests a comfortable and relaxing home base for their daily adventures.

Is there anything better than laying back and listening to the sound of the ocean and the gentle lap of the waves?

The cabana interiors feature Honduran hardwood floors, mahogany and cedar louvred windows, and unique, hand-carved decorative doors and furniture. Each room contains a queen bed, a single bed, a private bathroom, a hot-water shower, and reading lights.

The cabanas are wired for 110-v electricity and are fully screened. The exteriors of each cabana include a private deck equipped with a hammock, chaise lounge, freshwater rinse shower and a ladder for swimming/snorkelling.

The cabanas are not air-conditioned, but they are beautifully situated over the water and benefit from the evening breeze. Their proximity, coupled with the mild nighttime temperatures, provide a very comfortable sleeping environment. Each cabana is also equipped with a ceiling and floor fan to ensure guests comfort.

Main Lodge

The main Lodge features marble floors, mahogany and cedar louvred windows, and unique, hand-carved decorative doors and furniture. Two rooms contain a queen bed, a single bed, a private bathroom with a hot-water shower, ceiling fans and reading lights.

The other room in the main Lodge contains a king-size bed, private bathroom with a hot-water shower, ceiling fans and reading lights. Each room has French doors that open to a private balcony overlooking the lush landscape of Mango Creek.

The lodge rooms are wired for 110-v electricity and are fully screened to allow the ocean breeze to circulate.

The main Lodge also includes several common areas: a beautiful open-air patio, an enclosed patio, and a large lounge area and a private dining room.

Restaurant and Bar

Mango Creek Resort’s restaurant and bar is the epicentre of the Lodge’s activities. Like our cabanas, this building is built on pilings over the water and provides expansive views of Roatan’s Port Royal Harbor, Lime Cay, and Breakfast Flats.

The restaurant serves three meals a day, all made from scratch and cooked by the Lodges in house chefs. The food is of gourmet Latin style, and the daily menu is set; however, it can be changed to suit any dietary requirements with advanced notice. All meals include non-alcoholic drinks and beer, wine and spirits.

A unique and popular extra activity is that you can take some of the fantastic Mango Creek recipes home with you, as the Lodge is now offering free cooking classes to all guests.

The restaurant and bar is a popular meeting place for guests to enjoy lively conversation with one another, share stories about the ones that got away, throw back a few cold Honduran beers, or play a board game.

Basic Wifi is available in the restaurant and some cell phone coverage is available throughout the resort.

Saltwater Fly Fishing In Honduras

Mango Creek Resort is situated on the island of Roatán, one of the beautiful Bay Islands of Honduras, in the Caribbean, around 65 kilometres just off the coast of the mainland. An island measuring just 77 kilometres long and less than 8 kilometres across its widest point, resting on an exposed ancient coral reef and unspoilt by development, it’s a true saltwater paradise for travelling rods, divers and eco-tourists, and welcomes thousands of visitors every year.

Surrounded by crystal clear waters and productive flats, comprising hard sand, turtle grass and coral, the Lodge is a small and intimate operation, voted one of the seven most romantic vacation spots in the world by GORP Travel, Outside Magazine. It’s a popular destination for anglers, non-anglers and families alike and anyone simply looking to get away from it all. Offering a unique combination of plentiful, healthy flats beneath a backdrop of lush, mountainous terrain, it offers anglers a wealth of opportunities for Bonefish, Permit, Tarpon, Snook and all the other usual flats species.

With fishing pressure limited to only four boats per day and a rough rotation schedule on each flat, it’s a truly wild and remote piece of saltwater fly fishing heaven.

Premier Saltwater Flats Fishing Destination

Fly fishing is the emphasis of Mango Creek Resort’s fishing operation, and the Lodge is Roatan’s premier saltwater fishery, presenting the opportunities for travelling rods to hook up with a coveted ‘Grand Slam’. Located in secluded Port Royal on Roatan’s East End, it’s just a stone’s throw away from some of the islands most productive flats. The famed ‘Breakfast Flats’ are visible from the Lodges front door, just a short sixty-second boat ride or ten-minute kayak paddle away.

Most anglers visiting Mango Creek choose to wade the turtle grass and coral flats; however, boat fishing from the Lodges Panga style boats around the islands mangrove canals and shorelines is equally as popular. Fishing with a guide, some of the most respected on the island with many years of experience fishing the waters of Roatan, you’ll be spotting, stalking and sight fishing for all the grand slam flats species, as well as a range of backup fish. All of the guides are English speaking and are at your service throughout your stay. If you’re relatively new to saltwater fly fishing or have a non-angling companion or family member who’d like to try their hand at it, the guides are more than happy to help coach them through it.

To find out more about fly fishing in Honduras at Mango Creek Resort, visit our YouTube channel

Fly Fishing Grand Slam

When fishing Roatan’s East End and the nearby islands of Morat and Barbaretta, the main target species are Bonefish, Permit, and Tarpon. However, you can also try your luck fishing for numerous other species like Barracuda, Jacks, Snapper, Grouper and Queen Triggerfish.

Bonefish

At Mango Creek Resort, the primary target is Bonefish, and throughout Roatan, they are plentiful and often easily found. Most of the time, they can be spotted tailing in skinny water, cruising in shoals and mudding on the flats, most days providing consistent action. They average around 3lb to 5lb in size, and although rare, fish as large as 8lb to 10lb do get caught every season. Roatan’s Bonefish are generally larger than those found in other parts of the Caribbean; however, they can also be more challenging to land.

Permit

The Permit are one of the most sought after species for the saltwater fly fishing angler, demanding precision and patience. However, despite being alert, nervous and discerning, Mango Creek Resort has a great success rate when fishing for them, and in 2007 in Salt Waters magazine, it was voted as one of the top-10 Permit hot spots in the world, with school sized fish between 6lb to 12lb. In addition, each season, trophy fish of over 30lb also get landed.

Although the Permit fishing can be good all year round, the most significant numbers of fish turn up between February and July. This is because their spawning season runs between March and April, and these months see them at their most aggressive and willing to take a fly. During this time, it’s not uncommon to see groups of fish on the flats in numbers of between 50 and 100 fish.

Tarpon

The Tarpon fishing at Mango Creek Resort focuses on Roatan’s mangroves canals. Although they average between 15lb to 30lb, fish to over 50lb get landed every season and are spectacular fighters. A 25lb Tarpon on a 10-weight fly rod must be one of the most exciting things a fly angler can experience.

Although these fish are present all year round, their peak season runs from October to January, with November, the usual start of the rainy season, the most productive.

Snook

Snook are primarily a river and brackish water fish, but at Mango Creek Resort, they are commonly seen on the flats and in the mangrove lagoons. The majority of the fish are typically about a foot long, although larger specimens of two feet or more get landed most weeks.

Family Fishing Holiday

As well as being known as a world-class saltwater flats destination, Mango Creek is also famed for its wide range of non-angling activities.

Scuba Diving

The Bay Island of Roatan, consistently rated as one of the top Caribbean dive destinations, is located within the largest coral reef in the eastern hemisphere. There are at least 12 quality dive sites situated in a minute of the Lodge, and unlike the tourist-oriented West End of the island, the East end features relatively untouched beauty.

The Mango Lodge dive sites include spectacular walls, holes, and crevices that dot the magnificent reef system. Hundreds of Caribbean fish and other saltwater creatures populate the local waters: Parrotfish, Damselfish, Tangs, Puffers, Jacks, Rays, Sharks, Lobsters, to name a few.

Eco Adventures

Roatan’s mountainous terrain and pristine reef make it an ideal place for an Eco-adventure. Located on the shores of Port Royal beneath the Port Royal Wildlife Refuge on Roatan’s secluded East End, Mango Creek Resort offers an array of outdoor activities and adventures for all its guests, from Snorkeling, Kayaking and Hiking. The Lodge provides guests with the daily usage of snorkelling equipment and kayaks.

The best way to get a true sense of Roatan’s East End culture, history, and wildlife is by boat, and the Lodge offers several guided boat tours; it also offers guests who want to explore off their own back a range of small sailboats.

Relax In Style

If you prefer something a little slower-paced, why not simply kick back and relax in a hammock on your private cabana deck or lounge on our private beach? Enjoy a good book, sip a cold drink or a beachfront massage. The Mango Creek Resort is also set amongst 22 acres of beautifully landscaped private property, with dozens of varieties of tropical flowers, palms, trees, and plants.

Reviews

Quentin

My wife and I spent a week at MC and had a very nice time overall. The staff was all very friendly and tried to be helpful. It's a very laid back place, so sometimes we had to go find someone if we needed something, they were always happy to help. There were more Bonefish around than I had expected and throughout the week we landed some nice fish. Would definitely love to visit again soon.

Fishing
Guides
Accommodation
Meals
Staff & Service
Flights
Would use Sportquest again
Would recommend Sportquest

Matthew

Excellent and unique over the water accommodations, wonderful food and very good fishing for Bonefish and Permit. The local fishing guide was very knowledgeable and all the staff, especially Tita and Manny were exceptionally welcoming and couldn't do enough for us. Thanks to everyone involved in making our trip happen.

Fishing
Guides
Accommodation
Meals
Staff & Service
Flights
Would use Sportquest again
Would recommend Sportquest

Darren

Combining fishing and a trip suitable for my partner isn't always easy, but Mango Creek ticked every box. I landed some nice Bonefish and Permit and although the fish were quite spooky, we landed fish on every session, nothing big but it was good fun. My partner loved all the facilities and found it ultra-relaxing - we'd definitely love to return one day.

Fishing
Guides
Accommodation
Meals
Staff & Service
Flights
Would use Sportquest again
Would recommend Sportquest

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FAQ

The resort sits on Roatán Island, part of the Bay Islands of Honduras in the Caribbean, around 65 kilometres off the mainland, surrounded by crystal-clear flats and coral-fringed lagoons.
Mango Creek offers world-class flats fishing in a tranquil, unspoilt setting, with Bonefish, Permit and Tarpon all on the doorstep, and the chance to achieve the coveted Caribbean Grand Slam.
The primary targets are Bonefish, Permit and Tarpon, with additional sport from Snook, Barracuda, Jacks, Snapper, Grouper and Queen Triggerfish.
Fishing is limited to just four boats daily, ensuring minimal pressure. Anglers can wade the turtle grass and coral flats or fish from the lodge’s Pangas around mangroves and shorelines.
Standard saltwater fly gear is ideal for Roatán’s flats, with anglers wading or fishing from Pangas using floating lines and saltwater patterns. A 10-weight fly rod is perfect for tackling the hard-fighting Tarpon in the mangrove channels, while lighter outfits cover Bonefish and Permit on the flats. The lodge provides guidance on suitable saltwater fly setups for Bonefish, Permit and Tarpon, and all fishing is done with conventional saltwater fly tackle. Guests can also arrange tackle hire on-site if required.
Yes. English-speaking local guides with years of Roatán experience accompany anglers daily, offering expert instruction and a relaxed, flexible approach to each fishing day.
Guests stay in over-the-water cabanas or rooms in the main lodge, all crafted from native hardwoods with private decks, hot-water showers, and sweeping views of Port Royal Harbour.
The resort offers scuba diving, snorkelling, kayaking, eco-adventures, sailing and guided island tours, making it perfect for families and non-anglers.
The overwater restaurant and bar serve gourmet Latin-style cuisine using fresh local ingredients. Guests can also enjoy cooking classes, beach massages, and evening cocktails by the sea.
Fishing is excellent year-round. Peak Permit season runs February to July, Tarpon are best October to January, and Bonefish and Snook offer consistent action throughout the year.
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