Fly Fishing Blogs | Xcalak on the Fly

Most anglers show up to the flats thinking the fish are going to be the biggest thing standing between them and getting one on the fly. They’re definitely a challenge. But for the most part, the fish do the same handful of things every single day: tail the same grass beds, cruise the same edges,…

There’s a certain type of angler who hears “guided trip” and thinks “training wheels.” Something you use until you know better, then leave behind. Fish Xcalak for a day and that idea gets buried out on the flats. This isn’t water you figure out by feel. It’s remote, it’s tide-driven, and it doesn’t give up…

When people think of saltwater fly fishing, the Bahamas, the Florida Keys, Belize, the Yucatán, and the South Pacific often come to mind. Anglers travel the world for a chance to catch permit, bonefish, or tarpon on the fly. All of these places are excellent, and each offers different fish and experiences, but the Caribbean…

You pole across them in the early morning light, water so clear you can count the blades of seagrass beneath the hull, and everything about the scene feels permanent, like it’s always been here and always will be. These flats don’t feel fragile at all; they feel like a never-changing force of nature. That feeling…

Can beginners and experienced anglers both enjoy fly fishing in Xcalak? Going on a guided trip, there tends to be a little hesitation for some folks about whether these trips are designed for beginners or for more experienced anglers who have already spent years chasing fish around the world. The interesting thing is that both…