We hit the right week this time. 7 days of fishing, only one "lost" morning to winds, and the afternoon was a good one that day. We had two mornings of "Fantasy Fishing" with rolling tarpon surrounding the boat and crusing every mangrove island. There were a couple of slower days where we only found a few fish in some creeks or lone groups crusing by themselves. Three of the days were what I've become acustomed to calling "average," with plenty of shots and lots of hook-ups. We were just in the right places at the right tides several times a day, with favorable conditions and happy fish. This was the most consistent fishing I've had of the 7 winter trips I've made to Campeche. We did not go offshore to fish for the larger fish on deeper grass flats, but I didn't miss that at all. We didn't have to spend endless hours poling up long creeks either. The fish were near the creek mouths and along the mangrove fronts for the most part. I've already re-booked for the end of October, and I'm sure there will be another February trip in 2018. I love this place, the guides, the folks, the shrimp, and the best sport fish on the planet--the Silver Prince.
 |
| On the hunt at sunrise |
 |
| Our host Raul's new fly worked very well |
 |
| A daily sampling |
 |
| Great sight fishing in Campeche's clear water |
 |
| Once in a while we see a decent snook |
 |
| The best coconut shrimp in Campeche at La Pigua Resturante |
Jim: I've never been tarpon fishing but of course have heard they are the ultimate in fly fishing. Great pics...beautiful chrome fish. Sounds like a very successful trip after poor weather last yr. Sounds like you had a blast. Good stuff. That's on bucket list for me.
ReplyDeletebob
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyDelete