El Pescador
Fly Fishing Resort
Ambergris Caye, Belize

Tarpon:
Not all the tarpon flats are fishable everyday due to changing weather conditions and currents, but generally speaking, we have good tarpon fishing all year round.  The tarpon run from 10 to100+ lbs.; the average winter fish is about 50-60 lbs. with the average summer fish being 90 - 150 lbs.

Permit:
Permit are found on the bonefish flats, some of the shallow tarpon flats as well as in waves coming over the reef. Our permit range from 4-30 lbs. with the majority being about 8-10 lbs. and found in large schools. Jack crevalle, barracuda, cobia and snook are also found on the flats and in the surrounding mangrove lagoons.

Reef fishing:
El Pescador clients can also enjoy fishing the reef for snappers, grouper, wahoo, mackerel, jacks, cobia, barracuda, king fish, rainbow runners, trigger fish and during mid-May to mid-August, tarpon.

Catch and Release:
Permit, bonefish and tarpon are always released; some snook, snapper, barracuda, & grouper are kept for the table.

January: On calm days you could see as many as 50-75 tarpon, 20-90 pound range. Generally bone and tarpon fishing are good; reef fishing good to excellent.

February: Fish are plentiful on the flats if the wind isn't too strong. Tarpon in the 20-90 pound range. Bone and tarpon fishing are good but depends on the weather. Reef fishing is excellent.

March: Plenty of 20-90 lb. on the calmer days. Plenty of bonefish. Tarpon in lagoons. Reef fishing good to excellent.

April: Lots of tarpon, 40-100 lbs. and they are more aggressive. Migrating tarpon start coming onto the reef in April and it’s a good month for permit too. Usually large schools of small permit and plenty of bones. Reef fishing excellent.

May: Generally our hottest month, with calm to light breezes. Its not uncommon to see huge schools of 200-300 bones. Tarpon on both flats and the reef. Reef fishing is
good to excellent.

June: Bone fishing is excellent as it always is from April through October. Tarpon
on both the flats and reef. Reef fishing good to excellent.

July, August and September: Usually calm and warm. Great fishing. Reef fishing good. Lots of bones, lots of tarpon well over 100 lbs. We consider this the best tarpon season of the year. The most and the largest tarpon have been caught in August and September.

November: There are plenty of 60-100 lb. tarpon on the flats. Jack cravelle and
bone fishing are also good. Reef fishing good to excellent.

December: If the sun stays out there are plenty of barracuda, bones, and tarpon (40-80 lbs.), on the flats. Jacks and ladyfish too. Full moon brings grouper and snappers to the reef to spawn. Reef fishing good to excellent.