fishing Cancun PICS!!!

kodak · #1 04-23-2009, 12:32 AM

The GF and I just got back from a beautiful week in Cancun and the fishing was great! We stayed at the Barcelo Costa Cancun on the Bay side.. I didn't fish as much as I would have liked to because there was so much to see! We did book a guided fishing trip through the Lagoon and it was an awesome experience! Our guides name was Rodman Hunter and he runs Fly Fishing Cancun, he's an american born guide in Cancun and Honduras with over 25 years experience. I highly recommend booking with him if your looking for an awesome time with no language barrier. Perfect english!!!! His tips to fishing the lagoon were great, the boat was 10 years old and still looked like new, all of the gear was in perfect condition and ready to fish. http://www.cancunlighttackle.com/index.asp I took my own rod and flies and all the fish I caught were caught on this set up!!! The Tarpon was about 3-5 lbs, the other fish in the pics are Snapper. We saw a few Rays and Crocs while fishing the Lagoon. Rodman also took us to the senoras, fresh water springs that feed the Lagoon... these 5-7 foot wide holes coming out of the earth are almost spooky, he said you can swim in through one side and come out another.. no thanks! but neat to see.. Enjoy the pics!

The sun was scortching!!! so you had to cover up well on the water..

kodak · #2 04-23-2009, 12:33 AM

My girlfriend caught these two Snapper..

kodak · #3 04-23-2009, 12:33 AM

It sure would have been nice to bring some Mangrove pods home.....

Myka · #4 04-23-2009, 01:10 AM

Great photos!! No photos of the creepy holes?

Eduardo · #5 04-23-2009, 01:47 AM

Nice Tarpon. I'm heading to Cancun end of June and will consider going out on an excursion with this fellow.

kodak · #6 04-23-2009, 02:12 AM

I would do it in a second, I cant wait to go back.. Rodman is an awesome guide and great guy to take you fishing!!!

I was too busy fishing to take pics, my girlfriend took a few pics of one but it didn't really turn out that well.

Stones · #7 04-23-2009, 06:24 PM

Great fishing pics. By the looks of it, you were fishing mostly streamer patterns on a floating line? What weight was the fly rod you were using while down there?

kodak · #8 04-23-2009, 09:37 PM

The rod I took was a Dragonfly 8 weight and a Kamloops MC 7/8 with Rio floating line and leader with fluoro tippet.

Pescador · #9 04-23-2009, 10:53 PM

Sweet baby tarpon in the mangroves. Perfect size for an #8 weight.
Any bones around?

kodak · #10 04-23-2009, 10:58 PM

No Bonefish, just Snapper and Tarpon.. It jumped 3-4 times and put up a great fight for a little guy!