trip description

    
      You will want to arrange your flight into Cancun from your point of origin. Once in Cancun, if your group is all traveling together, you will be picked up at the airport in a comfortable, air-conditioned car for your ground transportation to Xcalak along the Costa Maya. If you group is arriving at a variety of different times, it might be a good idea to pick a meeting place in Cancun in order for the first arrivals to enjoy the beach area rather than waiting at the airport. We can arrange with the driver where he is to pick you up.

   The drive is about 5 hours, and you will see many interesting villages and beautiful scenery. Xcalak is a remote area that takes some time to get to, but it is well worth it. Because of its remoteness, it has limited visitor traffic, keeping the fishing pressure minimal.

THE GUIDES
     Our guides are locals who are very knowledgeable about the area and its fisheries. They are trained by Alejandro Vega, aka Sandflea, who is commissioned by the government to train guides on the Caribbean Coast of Mexico. They can take you to the areas that provide you with the best chance for getting into bonefish, permit and baby tarpon.

THE FISHING
     Anglers target bonefish and permitthat roam the skinny waters. The bonefish average 2 - 4 pounds, with very little fishing pressure, and chances at larger fish. Permit are also present on the flats in good numbers. The average size is less than 5 pounds, but 10-pound fish are caught occasionally every year. Tarpon are scattered in the lagoons and on the oceanside and are found baby size to over 100 pounds. You will fish extensive backwaters and bays, along with the oceanside flats, providing a good variety of fly fishing opportunities.

Click here to read about the accommodations in Xcalak.