Tarpon Cay Lodge - 2022

 Rio Lagartos

The new home for Tarpon Cay Lodge is a great location for all things "Baby Tarpon"!

Flamingoes, and many other species, were our constant companion, on the flats or in the mangroves.

Great food, great people, and great tarpon fishing are the perfect combination!

The "birds eye" view, of the marina, from our rooms!

Each morning we were optimistic...for good reason!

Wayman was thrilled with the entire "tarpon experience"!

Terry with a nice "baby" tarpon!

It didn't take long for Doug to get into the action, too!

Harry was quick to join in on the fun!  His first tarpon..ever!

Jeff is becoming a seasoned veteran, of the flats!

We found some larger "babies" prowling around the cenotes, further west of town!

Even the host was able to get into the action!

Note:  For two years I have been working on a small light-weight shrimp pattern, specifically for shallow, calm conditions, and the results were amazing!

This 20 lb. tarpon came to the new shrimp pattern, in deeper water.  After 2 years in development it was very satisfying to finally get it right!~  I caught 5 tarpon, this day, using this one fly!

The LT Shrimp

Many thanks to Jeff, Terry, Wayman, Doug and Harry for a fantastic week at 

Tarpon Cay Lodge!

Of course, thanks to Marco Ruz for creating this amazing experience!

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Isla Del Sabalo - 2022

 

Our trip to Isla del Sabalo, on the western shore of the Yucatan, proven, once again, to offer incredible fishing for junior-sized tarpon, ranging 15 to 30 lbs.

Our home for 6 days.  Comfortable rooms, with AC!

However, the fishing was tough due to a full moon (I think) and the tarpon were not very aggressive on the offshore flats.

My partner, Aubrey Thompson, did very well fishing the mangroves with a purple & black Floating Minnow

As usual, my Foxxy Griz Minnow was the best fly, for the open water, and offshore flats!

Foxxy Griz Minnow

My new Floating Minnow BT, was fantastic in the mangroves, imitating the color scheme of the

 Foxxy Griz Minnow

We found nice tarpon on the offshore flats, but they were very docile, and spooky.  70+ ft. casts were mandatory to prevent spooking and get an eat!

Many thanks to my group for a great week, for positive attitudes, and many fun-filled moments.

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