Our half day trip is 4 hours long and includes all tackle, flies, ice and drinks. We will pick you up either from your hotel or cruise ship terminal. Our wade trips cater to up to 2 anglers, targeting Bonefish, Permit, Tarpon, Triggerfish and other game species. Please choose what time you would like your charter to start from and we will then contact you after completing the booking to finalize your itinerary.

Where We Fish

Mahahual

Mahahual is a quaint tourist town on the eastern tip of the Yucatan peninsula, around 5 hours south of Cancun. It is a laid back, friendly and more traditional town to that of, say Tulum. The population is small and mostly serviced by the influx of cruise ship tourists and more the adventurous land-based tourists that venture down south.

The town of Mahahual sits more or less in the centre of some fantastic fishing. Our fishing comprises of ‘walk and wade’ beach fishing, turtle grass flats and Cenotes. To the north, we have the renowned ‘Espiritu Santo Bay’, and to the south, we have Xcalak and the vast expansive flats of ‘Chetumal Bay’. In between this, we have roughly 80 miles of beaches, bays, flats, coral, rocky points etc. This mix forms a fantastic habitat for all of the Caribbeans famed inshore game fish species.

Flats Fishing

The coastline around Mahahual and Xcalak is home to a mix of luscious green turtle grass and expansive white sand flats that seem to stretch on forever. We also have several broken rock/coral flats akin to something you might see in Seychelles. This variety of water gives us lots of options depending on the species you would like to target and the way you would like to fish them. We also have a number of options for all levels of experience and any unplanned tropical weather shifts.

Our flats fishing options allow us to target Bonefish, Permit, Triggerfish, Jacks and Barracuda along with the occasional Tarpon. Flats fishing is predominantly sight fishing to either cruising, tailing or sighted fish. This is the ultimate in inshore fishing and is bound to get any anglers heart racing.

We will rig for the flats in the same way as we rig for our beach fishing, generally 8 weights for Bones and Triggers and a 9/10 for Permit. We may play around and switch things up depending on weather conditions and species we encounter.

Beach Fishing

Our beach fishing mostly takes place south of town and can be prolific. We find Bonefish, Permit, Jacks, Snook, Barracuda and the occasional Triggerfish. On calmer days it is possible to have great sport chasing the large schools of Bonefish around in lighter surf and knee-deep water. Watching good-sized Bonefish cruising in on the breaking waves is something that never gets old. We will also find good numbers of Permit on the beach and in sheltered bays. Chasing these fish in clear water has to be on top of any anglers list.

Although Bonefish and Permit are top on our list, we will also carry a 10 weight or 30-50g spin rod for casting to bigger species such as Barracuda, Jacks and the occasional beach Snook. The beauty of our beach fishing options is you never know what will cruise through next.

Cenotes

Our Cenote fishery is very special. Come and experience a unique fishery, steeped in local Mayan culture and significance and learn about the history of this area while sending silver missiles cartwheeling through the air. These Cenotes are a vast system of underwater caverns and tunnels, spilling out to the sea and bubbling upwards to form mangrove-lined, brackish lakes in the sheltered coastal jungles. We have a good number of Cenotes located within a 1-hour drive.

These Cenotes are anywhere from 15 to 300+ acres and are home to Tarpon, Snook and a range of smaller species. Tarpon here can range from 10-40lbs, with fish of 80lbs plus seen and caught each season. The snook population is also plentiful, and good fish of 10-15lbs plus are seen regularly.

These fisheries are only accessible by boat and as such we are excited to offer our clients the ability to fish on our US built 14ft Gheenoe. This allows us to quietly stalk these fish either via push pole or trolling motor. Most of the fishing is done in clearer water and to sighted fish, however, at certain times of the year, we find the Cenotes more of a tea-stained colour due to seasonal rains. In these situations, we will fish to rolling or cruising fish of blind fish with surface flies to likely spots. Doing this allows our clients to get shots at fish no matter the conditions.

Base price is for the Half-Day Trip (4 hours). To book a full day, select the appropriate Add-On when booking.