JULY TRIP REPORT
Recurent customer and faithful friend Bill Williams, joined Three Amigos's founding partners
Nicholas Dorion and Jean-Louis Trombetta for a weeks adventure in Belize. First time onboard
The Host, Andy Perry and Harvey Baxter conformed the rest of the fishing team that set out on this trip.
Less than half an hour after arriving on board our mother ship M/V The Host, our guests were in the fishing boats heading out with their guides to make their first casts at the migratory giant Tarpon. Winds had been 10-15 knots all week long but the weather report forcast 20 knot gusts and much rain for the following days. A veritable challenge to any seasoned angler!
First we visited the turquoise flats around Hicks Key. Chop and poor water visibility made sighting the tarpon a serious challenge, but with the trained eyes of our experienced guides, we managed to take a few shots at some very agresive 100 + pounders. In both cases a Tequila Sunrise caught their eye, followed by a vicious attack and a violent acrobatics that lead to some pretty severe rod damage. As weather conditions made the flats impossible to fish, the chanels on Long Key sheltered us from the wind and presented us with rolling tarpon. The chanels produced several spectacular takes by monster sized Tarpon, but only Mr Baxter claimed and landed a 70 pounder. The fish were not cooperating, and by midweek we moved to Turneffe for a bit of Permit and Bonefish action. Winds had died down a bit and the Bones were plentifull. Two Permit were caught, and a very large Mutton Snapper was bagged by Mr Baxter. We set out ahead of foul weather to spend the last two days looking for the Tarpon migration, but wind and rain kept us from covering much ground.
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