2022 Turneffe Trip Report

Bo knows, Bo goes

Silver Bow guide manager Bo Brand recently returned from another great trip down to Turneffe Flats Lodge. Bo and I took a group down there in 2017 and he was fortunate enough to have another wonderful group of folks want to travel down there again. This group was a mix of anglers and non-angling spouses. Turneffe Flats Lodge is a wonderful place for both with their ability to take non-anglers out snorkeling and diving. While we certainly don't know a darn thing about diving or snorkeling, Keith from our group said the diving was absolutely fantastic and had rave reviews. More photos from Keith's diving adventure can be found - here.

Bo's Trip Report

Day 1 - My wife and I, along with Peggy and Keith arrive in Belize City about 24 hours before departing to Turneffe Atoll with sunny weather, scattered thunderstorms and cold Belikin.

Day 2 - More cold Belikin and waiting for Mike, Becky, Tom and Rob to arrive. We took a slight detour to Honduras, due to a thunderstorm and an aerial traffic jam at Belize International Airport. Everyone arrived safely and we got a late start to the 90 minute boat ride to Turneffe Flats Lodge.

Day 3 - First day of fishing. Weather 83 degrees and light winds. My fishing partner Peggy and I met our guide John on the deck of the main lodge. We immediately headed to the south end of the atoll to look for Permit. John poled the boat all day long with me and Pegggy taking turns on the bow every half hour or after a Permit shot. A few permit were seen, and I butchered a good shot at one, but none were caught. Peggy landed two nice sized Bonefish on her first real day of saltwater fly fishing. The rest of the group had similar success. It was a great first day!

Day 4-8 - The weather changed a bit. Wind from the north makes most flats fishing a little challenging. The wind, scattered clouds and the occasional rain storm made the search for Permit sometimes impossible, but we took what mother nature gave us. When the light was right we searched for Permit. In the worst rain and clouds we waded the outer reef for tailing bones and triggerfish. We managed to sneak up on a small school of tarpon. (Or did they sneak up on us?) With the cloud cover I never got a shot at the fish. With only a few hours left to fish for the week John took us to his secret Snook cove. I had never caught a Snook before. What a blast! Two nice snook caught in 5 minutes, and then the three big boys showed up and taught me a little lesson about bowing to large rising fish. Time to go.

All in all it was a great trip back to Turneffe Flats Lodge. The guides and staff are all top of the line. The food and drinks were as gourmet as one could ask for. The ones who didn't fish raved about diving and snorkeling.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this such an enjoyable trip! I'm working on the next one already.

If your interested on coming along on a future hosted trip give us a at 509-924-9998