Tom Rosenbauer fishes almost exclusively with flies that he ties himself, and he’s no slouch at the vise. Last time he was in Belize, at El Pescador, with the folks from The New Fly Fisher, they shot some cool tying videos. Here, Tom shows the version of a . . .
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Travel Tips: Where to Go for Your First Flats-Fishing Trip
A Grand Bahama Island bonefish.
My younger brother recently asked me where he should go for his first flats-fishing trip. He’s a longtime trout, bass, and striper fisherman, but he’s never tried the tropics. As far as I’m . . .
Read MorePhotos: A Silver King on a 6-weight in Belize
Written by: Jenny Mayrell-Woodruff, Fly Fish Beavers Bend
That’s no bonefish, even though it was landed on a set up more approriate for smaller quarry.
Photo by Rob Woodruff
My husband, Orvis-endorsed guide Rob Woodruff, and I were married at El Pescador in Belize back in 2013. Since then, we have been fortunate enough to return at least twice a year on our hosted . . .
Read MorePhotos and Story: An Angler’s First Tarpon in Belize
Written by: Cynthia Harkness, Orvis Dedham (MA)
Cynthia is all smiles after achieving her dream of landing a tarpon on the fly.
Photos courtesy Cynthia Harkness
In September, I hosted a fantastic group of female anglers on a fly-fishing adventure to El Pescador, in Belize, through Orvis Travel. It was a trip of many firsts: . . .
Read MorePhotos: Discovering the Bonefish Flats of Belize
Written by: Seth Berger, Orvis Adventures
During his week at El Pescador, Seth landed quite a few ghosts of the flats.
Photos by Seth Berger
On my first trip to Belize, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I’d seen the videos of bonefish taking you into your backing, and 100-pound tarpon tail-walking across the flats, but I tried to manage . . .
Read MorePhotos: Birthday Permit(s) in Belize!
By Benjamin Gossett, Fishing Manager, Orvis Houston
Birthday boy Gordy (left) celebrates both his birthday and Trey Oliver’s first permit.
Photo by Benjamin Gossett
Anytime I get to head to down to Belize is special, and El Pescador is a special place, so I was excited to be there for the last Belize Bonefish Bonanza of 2016. A rain-filled cloudy start to . . .
Read MorePhoto of the Day: It’s a Tarpon Bonanza in Belize
Written by: Dan Davala, Orvis Adventures
Angler Geoff Burke battles his first tarpon on the fly in Belize.
Photo by Dan Davala
We had a blast during the the October Bonefish Bonanza at El Pescador, and the fishing and weather were great! I had the privilege of watching my friend, Geoff Burke, catch his first . . .
Read More“Fear and Loathing in Belize, Part II,” by William G. Tapply
Written by: William G. Tapply
Although a trout angler at heart, Bill Tapply also loved casting in the salt.
Photo courtesy Vicki Stiefel
The first time I went to Belize, the wind howled for a week. Andy and I stayed in a lodge with ten other fanatical tarpon anglers, and in that entire week, twelve fishermen, supervised by six . . .
Read MoreHelp Save the Flats of Belize’s Blackadore Caye TODAY!
Extensive development of Blackadore Caye could lead to the destruction of much more flats habitat in Belize.
Photo via facebook.com/defendblackadore
We posted back in February about the proposed development of Blackadore Caye, in the middle of the fantastic fishery of Belize’s Chetumal Bay. Local residents and anglers—including guides . . .
Read MoreFly Fishers Fight to Save Belize’s Blackadore Caye from “Eco-Friendly” Development
Blackadore Caye is just west of Ambergris Caye, within the Hol Chan Marine Reserve.
Map via ambergriscaye.com
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has long had a reputation as an ardent environmentalist, but his proposal to build a vast “eco-friendly” resort on a small Belizian Caye has many fly fishers and locals. . .
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