February 17, 2019 through February 24, 2019

Couple fishing together, catching fish in serene, clear waters.

Report Details

Weather:
Very windy and sunny to partly sunny

Wind:
E, SE 15-25.

Air Temp:
Highs in the mid-'70s with lows around 70.

Water Temp:
81º F.

Moon Phase:
Waning Gibbous

Sunrise & Sunset Times:
Sunrise 6:13 am Sunset: 5:56 pm

Week In Review

An unusually long string of windy days kept the fishing close to the cayes and islands. Bonefish, barracuda ,and jacks provided plenty of action. Permit fishing was good despite the challenging conditions.

What Guests were Catching

Bonefish

Bonefish bite was good even on the windiest days.


Permit

Permit were landed by both fly and spin anglers including a nice double by Erika & Nik.


Tarpon

The wind and waves greatly reduced the amount of viable tarpon water for the week.


Other Species

Barracuda, snook, snapper, and jacks.


Bone Fish Flies
Christmas Island Special, Orange sizes 6 & 4

Permit Flies
Tan Squimp in size 6 & 8.

Tarpon Flies
White and black and purple toads and bunnies 2/0 or 3/0

Snook Flies
The same flies that worked for tarpon caught snook this week.