Fly Fishing - Use Your Own Gear

The flats Inside the Barrier Reef vary from 50 yards to perhaps 1/2 mile across Bordered on all sides by 100 feet of Caribbean Sea. These flats, with Such close access to deep water are some of the world’s best permit habitat. Placencia also holds large numbers of bonefish. The Quality of the permit fishing often overshadows this fact, but the bonefishing here is as good as most anywhere else you can cast a fly. Tarpon can also be found here in the channels, lagoons and rivers. Tarpon are abundant and give the angler a good shot at a grand slam should they succeed with the permit and bonefish. Permit, bonefish and tarpon are found here year-round . Bring your own fly fishing gear for this adventure. The gear you use can vary according to conditions. On a calm day a #6 outfit is great. With stronger winds, use a #8 or #10. Reels should hold 200 yards of 20 lb. test. Dacron backing plus floating fly line. Fly lines should be neutral colored. Leaders should be at least 9′ long. Tippets are typically 8-10 lb. test, and should be clear. Flies should be unweighted and tied predominantly on a #6 hook. Best colors are orange or patterns in white, brown and pink.