fishingbuddha

Day five was kind of a free day. We had no real plans so decided to explore the north and venture out on the golf cart about one hour north through jungle and dirt and beach roads. This adventure took us to Tranquility Bay which was a super pleasant surprise. On the way there we watched fly fishing guides fishing the flats and was very disappointed with the amount of garbage, mostly plastics, washed up on the beach. Arriving at Tranquility beach was like no other beach I have seen. Palm trees lining the shoreline, reef break off shore and crystal clear waters in turquoise for as far as the eye can see.

As we get off the cart and head to the beach I am immediately shocked as I see a school of bone fish swimming in the shallows. As I frantically put my rod together I slap on a white crazy Charlie and start casting. It does t take me long to hook into one but after a bit it manages to unbutton.

Stepping into the flats is like nothing I have ever experienced before. The sand is very fine and the water is like bath water. You also have to be very careful not to spook the fish as they are super sensitive to movement in the air and in the water. After fishing the one spot I decided to move only to find a huge school of bones. In this second spot I managed to land six and loses a few more over a period of a few hours. Bones are like nothing I have ever caught. Pound for pound these feisty bullets pull and strip line like crazy and at times had me twisted up in my fly line because they moved all over the place very quickly. When u land them they feel like just one big muscle kinda of like whitefish for those of you who have landed and handled BC mountain Whitefish.

Rebeca was also able to land her first bone fish which is also pretty cool.

After my fishing experience and Rebeca’s walk along the beach we decided to get some fresh ceviche at the local restaurant and celebrate the day.