Remote shallow clear lagoons north of Cancun

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

We have fished these lagoons for about 15 years now. In the warm months there are schools of baby tarpon and small permit. There are also some snook, jacks, barracuda and snapper.

Baby Tapon run 5 to 35 pounds.

Permit are more plentiful in May, June, July and August running 3 to 6 pounds and lager at times. They like a small tan #6 Raghead Crab.

This is one of the top destinations for a Grand Slam. Even a Super Grand Slam.

It is only $1297USD for 5 days guided fishing and 6 night lodging. This is the abosolute best deal in quality flats fishing.


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We can help you plan a good trip here with the right tide and moon phase.

We can also help you with the exact tackle and special flies needed.

We stay at the Villas Manglar Hotel in Cancun.

http://www.villasmanglar.com/

[Brett]

Hey, Bill & Keith,

Do you have any hosted trips going this year? If so when, and are there any spots left open? Also, does that rate include food, ground transfers, etc?

Thanks

[fly-dave]

Be forewarned, if you plan on using the Villa Manglar guides. I saw this posting and decided to book a day of fly fishing north of Cancun with Villas Manglar for my 9-year-old son and I. First of all, we shouldn't have been out there because the wind was howling the entire time. More importantly, the "guide" got completely lost in the "manglares" (mangroves, the namesake of the lodge) and an eight hour trip turned into a 21 hour rescue ordeal. The guide never did get us back and they eventually had to send a large boat out to get us once a remote farmer called them and let them know where we were. We didn't get back to our hotel until 1:45 a.m. Needless to say, we didn't catch any fish. I have caught bonefish all over the Caribbean and have never had the type of bad experiences that I have had in Mexico. I also lived in and fished the Keys for three years. I submitted a 9-page article to Saltwater Flyfishing and Flyfisherman magazine about the ordeal. Don't make the same mistake. We were in a survival situation.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Sorry about your unfortunate situation fly-dave.

I have been fishing there with groups for 15 years now and could imagine this happening.

It is a very large shallow remote area with many creeks and mangrove forests.

I was once out with a guide friend from Placencia, Belize where we went way up the Monkey River and lost our propeller. It was a long ordeal and we finally got home about mid-night.

I was out at Christmas Island many years ago when we got our truck stuck on the other side of the island and did not get back till the wee hours of the night.

Luckily nobody was injured in these unfortunate situations.