July 7, 2019 through July 14, 2019

Anglers joyful after catching a record-size permit fish on a sunny day.

Report Details

Weather:
Mostly sunny, calm to start the week and windy at the end.

Wind:
East, 5-19 mph.

Air Temp:
High and low in the low 80's.

Water Temp:
81º F.

Moon Phase:
Waxing Gibbous

Sunrise & Sunset Times:
Sunrise 5:24am Sunset: 6:30pm

Week In Review

El Pescador hosted the 2019 Orvis Grand Slam School.  Attendees made a lot of memories while becoming better anglers for Bonefish, Permit, and Tarpon.

What Guests were Catching

Grandslam
Steph and Stan both got their first-ever Grand Slams. Pete Kutzer landed the second Grand Slam of his visit.

Bonefish

Good size and numbers of Bonefish landed.


Permit

Several Permit were landed on the fly.


Tarpon

Tarpon were landed on the flats and around the Mangroves.


Other Species

Snook, Snapper, Jacks, Ladyfish and Barracuda.


Bone Fish Flies
Christmas Island Specials in orange, pearl and pink sizes 6 & 8

Permit Flies
Spawning Shrimp, Tan Crabs in size 6 & 8.

Tarpon Flies
White or Chartreuse Tarpon Toads.