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El Pescador Fishing Report 5th July 2023
Overall the fishing was excellent, but there were a few periods that were very tough too. One of our guests, Brett, caught some nice Tarpon from the lodge dock and had some shots at good Permit. We also had some big schools of Bonefish lurking along the new seawall, so there was good fishing right from the lodge. Will Stephens, […]
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El Pescador Fishing Report 22nd June 2023
The wind has returned but has been refreshing. We are getting our normal tradewinds, making the days feel cooler. It has created enough chop on the water, making it tougher to run across open water, but most of our fishery is still easily accessed. Fishing has remained excellent, the only negative being too few big Tarpon. Skies have seen a […]
El Pescador Fishing Report 13th June 2023
Tarpon fishing continues to be very good as we target the larger fish and continue to try and land the big ones! The permit fishing was solid when we found time to chase them. The bonefish were plentiful, and some excellent fish were caught. John Way and his Montana crowd had a good week with us, and we look forward […]
El Pescador Fishing Report 6th June 2023
Excellent weather continues with our anglers finding success with large Tarpon and Permit. There were three Grand Slams for the week. WeatherA great weather week with low winds. WindE/SE 6-15 Mph. Slight Air TempHi 80s Lows high 70s Moon PhaseWaxing crescent Sunrise / SunsetSunrise 5:18 am Sunset: 6:22 pm WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING BonefishMore than 120 Bonefish were landed averaging […]
El Pescador Fishing Report 25th May 2023
Beautiful weather. That was the key for the week. We had some groups from Orvis in this week, which is always a great time. We saw a lot of good Tarpon, jumped a bunch of them, and landed a few. Permit were plentiful at times but, as always, finicky and spooky. Some nice ones were landed, so a good permit […]
El Pescador Fishing Report 10th May 2023
This week at El Pescador Lodge in Belize, was another great week, with a lot of good weather and good fishing. Our regular trade winds from the east were in effect, making for a very comfortable week on the island. We had a couple of grand slams and came close to plenty more. WEATHER WeatherTradewinds from the east from 9 […]
El Pescador Fishing Report 25th April 2023
The weather was pleasant on Ambergris Caye this week, with only a few instances of rain and mostly sunny skies. Some nice Permit landed, and while we saw many more most were not taking our offerings. As for the Tarpon, we weren’t seeing as many as last week. Our guests managed to jump a bunch and landed six. Tarpon will […]
El Pescador Fishing Report 19th April 2023
The wind was down but picked up a little. The fish became harder to find, but the bite was better. Generally, clear skies meant good visibility and a lot of shots at permit again. Some Guests hooked up with some migratory tarpon but didn’t boat any this week. The Bonefish were consistent this week, with some boats well into double […]
El Pescador Fishing Report 12th April 2023
It was a gorgeous week on the island. Winds dropped at the end of the week, and the water was clear everywhere. The first of the big Tarpon have arrived, and we have landed 100+ pounders. We are seeing a lot of Permit and catching some of them! Some large Yellowtail Jacks were caught while they were blitzing, some of […]
