bonneville54
05-19-2009, 01:17 PM
I got a chance to fish the coast north of Campeche last week and had a great time.
Traveling again with my 85 year old father-in-law, we fished 7 days, some days good, some days not so good and a couple of (for us) epic days. BTW, like everywhere else, the economic times have taken their toll on business' down there, and the swine flu debacle has hurt them even more. But...the upside is that prices are low and there are no crowds. In fact, we never saw another boat the entire visit.
http://bonneville.smugmug.com/photos/539909838_PxHYa-M.jpg
We jumped many many Sabalo and boated a good percentage of them. Baby Tarpon are at the top of my list for pure fun, they pull hard, can take moderate runs and, of course, they jump! In addition, it's a great place to refine that double-haul, sight cast to finning fish and enjoy the incredible scenery. (we saw crocodiles, rays and hammerhead sharks)
My father-in-law even caught a different specie on a fly - a Cormorant! His fly hit the water just as the bird took a dive and the poor fella found himself wrapped in the leader. It was released unharmed but made for a good story at dinner.
http://bonneville.smugmug.com/photos/539909165_LXXLM-M.jpg
Second cast of the trip...
http://bonneville.smugmug.com/photos/539908835_3Atju-M.jpg
I'll never get tired of the beautiful Yucatan sunrise...
http://bonneville.smugmug.com/photos/539909905_z5TXp-M.jpg
Red and White Seaducer was the fly of choice, but a lot of different patterns worked also. We also had a day where nothing worked...so many refusals, not counting, of course, where my less than steller casting put the fly on top of their heads. This was just my second time hunting for Baby Tarpon and I can see why it's so addictive...
Traveling again with my 85 year old father-in-law, we fished 7 days, some days good, some days not so good and a couple of (for us) epic days. BTW, like everywhere else, the economic times have taken their toll on business' down there, and the swine flu debacle has hurt them even more. But...the upside is that prices are low and there are no crowds. In fact, we never saw another boat the entire visit.
http://bonneville.smugmug.com/photos/539909838_PxHYa-M.jpg
We jumped many many Sabalo and boated a good percentage of them. Baby Tarpon are at the top of my list for pure fun, they pull hard, can take moderate runs and, of course, they jump! In addition, it's a great place to refine that double-haul, sight cast to finning fish and enjoy the incredible scenery. (we saw crocodiles, rays and hammerhead sharks)
My father-in-law even caught a different specie on a fly - a Cormorant! His fly hit the water just as the bird took a dive and the poor fella found himself wrapped in the leader. It was released unharmed but made for a good story at dinner.
http://bonneville.smugmug.com/photos/539909165_LXXLM-M.jpg
Second cast of the trip...
http://bonneville.smugmug.com/photos/539908835_3Atju-M.jpg
I'll never get tired of the beautiful Yucatan sunrise...
http://bonneville.smugmug.com/photos/539909905_z5TXp-M.jpg
Red and White Seaducer was the fly of choice, but a lot of different patterns worked also. We also had a day where nothing worked...so many refusals, not counting, of course, where my less than steller casting put the fly on top of their heads. This was just my second time hunting for Baby Tarpon and I can see why it's so addictive...