Fishing Report

October 1, 2023

THROUGH

October 8, 2023

Report Details

Weather:
Wind:
3-13 Mph.
Air Temp:
Hi: mid 80s Low: low 80s
Moon Phase:
Waning Crescent October 6, New Moon October 14
Sunrise / Sunset:
Sunrise 5:42 am Sunset: 5:36 pm

Week In Review

It was an unofficial Father/Son week at El Pescador Lodge! By coincidence, most of our groups were father and son groups of all ages. We had a lot of first timers with a fly rod this week and a lot of non-fly fishing adventures, also. Reef fishing, shore lunches, Mayan ruin tours, town excursions, Secret beach trips, spa and massage time, and plenty of pool and sun time were enjoyed by our guests. Several trip slams got done this week but couldn't quite get it done in one day. Some especially nice snook were hooked and a few were boated. Lots of other fish were caught, including a lot of Jack Crevalles, pufferfish, and snapper. Some of our guests brought up Queen Snappers from 800 feet down!
We changed up our regular fishing routines this week and it was a fun week for all.

What Guests were Catching

Bonefish

More than 70 Bonefish were landed averaging 2 to 3 lbs, several ranging 3 to 5 lbs

Permit

Three for the week.

Tarpon

Seven Tarpon landed.

Other Species

Snook: Three, plus some Mangrove Snapper, Barracuda, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle

Grand Slams

Flies That Worked

Bonefish:
Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl, root beer and pink sizes 4 & 6.
Permit:
Mantis shrimp, Rag Head crabs, Bauer crabs and Alflexocrabs in sizes 4 & 6.
Tarpon
White Chartreuse Bunnies, Chartreuse and Black-purple toads in sizes 1/0 to 3/0.
Snook: