| Seasons
Bonefish Season
Bonefish are present in equal numbers throughout
the year - there is no clearly preferable time for bonefishing.
Permit Season
Permit are also present throughout the year,
although permit fishing tends to be more predictable when the prevailing
winds are most consistent - generally in the winter, spring and
summer.
Tarpon Season
Tarpon fishing is quite seasonal since they're
migratory. Our tarpon numbers begin to increase in April
and May and drop off in September or October. Peak tarpon months
are June, July, and August, and some resident tarpon are around
throughout the year.
Grand Slam Season
June, July and August are our best overall
fishing months primarily because there are good numbers of
all three species available. Summer temperatures are in the low-to
mid-90s and a steady trade wind generally makes the weather very
comfortable. Our centrally air-conditioned rooms make for comfortable
sleeping throughout the summer.
Other fishing
Another favorite sport fish, the snook, can
be found in the small mangrove creeks around the atoll. Add one
of these to your grand slam and make it a "Super Slam."
Barracuda are an underrated
sport fish present in large numbers throughout the year. Reef species
including snapper, grouper and jacks are also abundant year-round.
Weather
Temperatures throughout the year range from
75-95 degrees (average 84). Water temperatures average 79-80
degrees in the winter and 83 degrees in the summer. A comfortable
southeasterly trade wind blows throughout most of the year, and
tends to pick up in March and April. June is called the "rainy
season" in Belize but this relates primarily to the mainland
rainforest and has little effect on the offshore atolls. Fall weather
is generally wonderful with pleasant temperatures and mild winds;
however, the weather can occasionally be dominated by "northers'"
or cold fronts.
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