Equipment and Flies

RODS:
Bonefish: 7 - 8 wt
Tarpon, Snook, Permit, & ‘Cudas: 9 - 12 wt

REELS:
Anodized with excellent drag systems, capable of holding your fly line and at least 150 yards of 20 lb. or 30 lb. backing.

LINES:
Light Rod: Saltwater taper floating line
Heavy Rod: Saltwater taper floating and intermediate
Scientific Angler & Rio lines are good. Sink tips for river fishing 300 to 600 grain.

LEADERS:
Bonefish Tapered Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9' long leader - 10 lb tippet
Permit Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9' long leader - 15 lb tippet
Snook & Small Tarpon - Custom Fly Leader . . . . . . 20 x 40's or 20 x 60's
Large Tarpon - Custom Fly Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 x 80's or 20 x 100's
Toothy Critter Wire Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1⁄2' tippet - 30 lb shock

SHOCK TIPPET: Mason (clear, 10 Yd coils) in test #60, #80, #100. or #60 and #80 Fluorocarbon.

SUGGESTED FLIES:
Below are Mike’s fly recommendations, feel free to add or subtract depending on what you would like to fish for & what is available. Below is a per skiff (2 anglers) recommendation for a 7 night/6 day package.

Tarpon
4 each Cockroach . . . . . . . . . . 3/0 or 4/0 3 each Black Death . 3/0 or 4/0
4 each Red/White Tarpon . . . . .3/0 or 4/0 3 each Whistlers . . . 3/0 or 4/0
4 each Grizzly Orange Tarpon . 3/0 or 4/0

Bonefish & Permit
Bonefishing is in very skinny water, all bonefish flies should have small eyes or no eyes.
2 each Chico’s Bonefish Special . . . .6 or 8 2 each Spawning Shrimp 6
4 each Gotcha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3 each Raghead Crab - Tan or olive. 6
2 each Crazy Charlie - Tan or Pink . . . . . 6 or 8 3 each McCrab 4

Snook & Jacks
2 each Deceiver - Green, Blue . . . . . . . 2/0 or 3/0 2 each Big Popper - Yellow, Blue 2/0
2 each Clouser - Red/White, Chart/White. . . 4, 1, 2/0 2 each Pencil popper 2/0
2 each Seducer - Red/White & Red/Yellow. . 2/0 or 3/0 2 each Gurglers - black, yellow or white 2/0,3/0

Barracuda
4 each Cuda Fly - Green (double hooked tandem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/0

The lodge has, in stock, a selection of flies & lures that work well here. Also for your convenience, they have a fly tying bench & material.

Several of our staff have fished Belize and would be happy to help with equipment and fly selection.