Permit on! Fishing in the lagoon at Turneffe FlatsToday we went out with Dion on his boat to do some fishing. The weather was not cooperating all that much, and we spent the first hour or so just avoiding the rain storms. Luckily, they are small and quick, and we got to do some fishing in between. We saw some permit in the lagoon, but the wind was pushing us the wrong way, so we decided to go out to a nearly-guaranteed spot for me to catch my first bone fish. We fished near the lighthouse for a couple hours, and I caught several off the boat! They put up an amazing fight, and these were just little guys. Now I see why people come all the way to Turneffe to catch bone fish. They are pretty fun! We fished in this hole for about an hour, but a huge barracuda kept swimming around and as soon as I would have a fish on, he would try to pounce on it! I felt bad after a while, that I was holding the fish on my line as the barracuda was ready to pounce, so we moved on from there around lunch time. In the afternoon, we chased some more permit around, and then spend a little time fishing on the flats. I fished a bit more but was mostly just enjoying the incredibly blue waters and relaxing on the boat. A pretty fun day for my first day flats fishing!
Jess was so helpful in talking me through some of the trip options I'd told her I was interested in, and then also bringing up similar alternatives with more flexible dates. Now that everything is booked I realize all the extra things she figured out for us as well, besides booking the transfers from and to each location, she realized that we wouldn't make it to my desired flight time on three departure date and was able to easily add another day so that even our departure day is stress free!
Wendy
3 weeks ago
Good candid advice and suggestions; prompt replies.
Ken Johnson
3 weeks ago
Thoughtful and highly responsive service.
Robert Shwab
2 months ago
The trip planner understood what we wanted to do and see, and found what we hope to be a great match for our interests and style of travel.
Karen
5 months ago
Basically everything. The transfers from lodge to lodge were all timely and smooth (even though we arrived 3 hours late!) with great drivers. The lodges and food were all top notch. The guides were excellent and very knowledgeable about local history and wildlife. Chaa lodge stands out as exceptional. I ended up with an infection leaving Chaa, but they arranged for driver to stop at doctor, and he even got us to a pharmacy for prescription and a great drive to coast.
