Seasons

I don’t know if there is a “bad” season at Blue Horizon Lodge.

When one tries to pin down a specific time with Lincoln Westby to fish there, he will tell you that their guides can find permit during each month of the year. The weather at the time you are there will make more difference than any other component of fishing conditions. The winds, for instance, can negate a low or high tide. A strong off-shore (west) wind can turn a high tide into a low tide and a low tide into a minus tide. There are those who like the days right after a full moon, those who like the new moon and those who prefer the more even tides the times between full and new moons bring. Just get there and have your casting arm in shape and your double haul practiced for casting into a head or cross wind.

Take a look at historical weather cycles and seasons. The weather may be more volatile during the winter months with cold fronts making their way south from the US, but there are more good fishing days than difficult days during this time so it makes sense to escape the winter doldrums and head south for some fishing. The spring usually brings warmer weather and clearer skies, but the winds can pick up and cause some anglers some real casting challenges. The summer can bring normal trade winds from the southeast or calm days to the flats of Belize, but it is hurricane season and the remote possibility of one brewing up can happen. A lot of fishers prefer this season because of the lack of people, the usual, more predictable weather and the big numbers of fish. Those of us in The Fly Shop Travel Department prefer this season to fish just about anywhere bonefish swim, especially in that band of saltwater lying roughly 20 degrees north and south of the equator.