December 31, 2023 through January 7, 2024

Report Details

Weather:
The weather was calm and sunny this week.

Water Temp:
82 degrees F.

Moon Phase:
Full Moon Jan 3 – New Moon Jan 11

Sunrise & Sunset Times:
Sunrise: 6:25 am. Sunset: 5:33 pm

Week In Review

This past week at El Pescador, we experienced fantastic weather conditions, ideal for fishing. Anglers had a phenomenal time on the flats, with an impressive number of Bonefish caught. In addition to these swift swimmers, our guests also reeled in a few Tarpon and Permit, plus a variety of other species, including Snappers and Barracudas. The waters were alive with activity, offering our fishermen exciting and diverse catches every day.

What Guests were Catching

Bonefish

More than 232 bones were landed for the week; most were in the 2-4 pound range.


Permit

6 Permit were landed.


Tarpon

2 Tarpon were landed.


Other Species

1 Snook and rounding out the week anglers landed some Jacks, Snapper, as well as big Barracuda.


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, rag head crabs, and Flexo crabs.

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