Tarpon numbers begin to increase in April or May and drop off in September or October with peak tarpon months being June, July, and August. Tarpon are present year round on the atoll as well, with additional migratory fish augmenting the local population each year. A few very well known flies have even been developed here, including the Pops Bonefish Bitters (created by Craig Mathews with the help of our guide Winston "Pops" Cabral) and the ToDyFor which is named after our long time guide, Will Dyer. Flies for these flats tend to be on the small side, usually #6's, but sometimes also #8's or even #10's. For most conditions year round 7 or 8 weight rods will deal with any wind encountered while fishing bones at Turneffe, and there is never any need for anything other than a floating line. The interior of the atoll also sees huge numbers of bones plying the mangrove lined lagoons and soft bottomed flats that we fish from the decks of our custom built flats boats. Both wading and poling are approaches that work well for these beaches. Our ocean-side flats host large schools of fish averaging three to four pounds, with six to eight pound fish being common and double digit fish also making regular appearances in small schools, doubles, and singles. Early morning fishing, especially for tarpon, can be quite exceptional, and arrangements can be made with the guides for pre-breakfast fishing if clients so desire.īonefish are the atoll's most commonly sought targets, and are plentifully present in equal numbers all year round. Clients fishing schedules are kept as flexible as possible to account for tides and personal tastes, but generally mean eight or so hours spent on the water each day. From the expansive flat right outside the door of our lodge to the reefs and other flats stretching out for miles in every direction, the opportunities for wading and poling are both expansive, and diverse. Turneffe is the largest coral atoll in the western hemisphere, and provides an incredible variety of saltwater fishing possibilities spread over more than two hundred and fifty square miles of water.
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