Anyone who’s spent time traveling internationally with a fly rod in hand knows that on any adventure there are endless variables that can impact our ability to catch fish. Whether it’s a tropical storm, low visibility, high winds, lost baggage, intense guides, or one of a hundred other things. One of the largest hurdles in being able to get the most out of a fly-fishing trip abroad is …

Over the past few years, if you've bee paying attention to the world of flyfishing travel, you've probably heard or seen a lot from the crew at Xflats Lodge down at the bottom of the Yucatan Peninsula. There is good reason that this destination has become so popular and that reason largely revolves around the ever elusive Permit. From large ocean flat fish eating floating crabs (yep, dry flies) t …

It was nearing the end of a long fishless day, which is nothing unusual in the steelhead world. Fall light was fading, the warm day cooling as evening approached. I had been dropped off on a long glassy tailout.  The last run of the day.  A fresh set of grizzly tracks trailed off on the beach at the waters edge that momentarily distracted me.  Before tying on a new fly, I surveyed …

Day 2 Around 5:30am, the first rays of this morning’s light poured over the horizon, and unlike yesterday, this sunrise found us already on the boat. It’s our second of two days fishing in Belize with El Pescador Lodge and we’ve opted to get … on the water much earlier today. After our slow start yesterday, we're hoping this will give us a leg up. The confidence levels …

Belize isn’t a large country, with only 240 miles of coastline just south of Mexico on the Yucatan Peninsula, but is home to the second largest barrier reef in the world as well as seemingly endless white sand flats and intricate mangrove bays and lagoons. These areas provide habitat for bonefish, permit, and both resident and migratory tarpon. It’s home also to barracuda, needlefish and an arr …