Fly Fishing Belize

Pacific Angler Expeditions is pleased to offer a custom, 9 day round-trip that encompasses two unique fisheries and locations that will thrill just about every fly fisher. Guests will fish two very different environments in Belize: Ambergris Caye for 4 nights and 3 days of fishing, which encompasses a wide area that offers a highly diversified fishery, and southern Belize for 4 nights and 3 days of fishing, which is a flats fisherman’s dream targeting primarily Permit, but with Tarpon mixed in to keep you on edge!

The Ambergris Caye area is a highly diversified fishery where on any given day you could be up fishing on the Belize/Mexico border for good sized bonefish and the next day you could be down 10 miles south of town, drifting the flats looking for rolling Tarpon! There is also a healthy Permit population giving up chances to complete the Grand Slam! This area is predominately marl-bottomed so wading opportunities are limited but there is also a reef about a half mile offshore from the town where guests can target big Barracudas, Jacks and Snappers.

The flats off the south coast are about as good as it gets for targeting tailing permit in very shallow waters. What more needs to be said?! Just that here, guests will be wading in 1-3 feet of water for most of their shots at the tailing Permit. The fishing days here are typically 9-10 hours long and, schedules can be altered if guests prefer leaving earlier or if guides recommend it based on tides and/or weather.

Solid 23-25 foot pangas powered by 50 to 70 HP four strokes engines will get you out to the fish up north and down south. The waters up around Ambergris Caye hold lots of bonefish and the flats nearby are well known for rolling Tarpon. Up north the Permit fishing is similar to that found in the Yucatan: fish in 4-6 feet of water that are either cruising or floating on the surface. However, southern Belize waters are a permit fisherman’s dream. The fish are found tailing in 1-3 feet of sandy-bottomed water and most of your shots will be while wading! These areas also offer up chances at some healthy sized Gray Ghosts and there is a huge mangrove estuary just west of town that can provide great fun hooking baby Tarpon (still 10-30lbs!) In the mix with these three world famous fly-targeted species, there are monster ‘cudas, Snappers and Jacks, each of which will happily take your fly for a ride!