May 8, 2021 through May 15, 2021

Friends proudly display their fishing catches while enjoying a sunny day on the water.

Report Details

Weather:
Mostly sunny weather with fresh to strong winds from the East at 20-30 Mph

Wind:
East at 20-30 Mph.

Air Temp:
Low 90's

Water Temp:
Low 80's Deg. F.

Moon Phase:
Waxing crescent 20%

Sunrise & Sunset Times:
Sunrise 5:18 am Sunset: 6:18 pm

Week In Review

Fishing was excellent again this week, despite the strong winds. Permit are still being caught in good numbers, and the big migratory Tarpon are starting to show up!

Chris & Vanessa R had a great week fishing with Capt. Emir. Vanessa had a Slam on day one, and they went on to have a double Slam the next day which included a double header on Permit ! This all on Vanessa’s birthday.

What Guests were Catching

Grandslam
Three Grand Slams were recorded! The fishery is on fire!

Bonefish

Good numbers of bones were caught  Most were in the 2-4 Lb range.


Permit

19 Permit were caught between 10 - 20 Lbs.


Tarpon

Seven Tarpon were taken. Most were juvenile fish between 5 and 20 Lbs. The big migratory Tarpon are starting to arrive!


Other Species

Some big Jacks were caught and three good Snook were also landed.


Bone Fish Flies
Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.

Permit Flies
Mantis shrimp and Flexo crabs. Reggae crabs also worked.

Tarpon Flies
White bunnies and black/purple bunnies are the flies of choice.