Tarpon Trip 2009

For the 3rd year in row I returned to the quiet fishing village of San Felipe, on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Greeted by my friend Marco, owner of Yucatan Fly Fishing, at the Cancun airport, Kurt Brickner and I traveled to Hotel San Felipe: A.K.A - Tarpon Caye Lodge. You should already know that this location offers some of the best fishing in the world... why else would I have returned? Well it could also be the hospitality or the quality of the guides. And, don't forget the food. We ate fresh caught fish, shrimp, and lobster, all prepared in traditional Yucatan style.

Back to the fishing. How does jumping 48 tarpon sound? How does two doubles in the boat, and 5 doubles on sound? How does having 15 miles of the best tarpon flats and mangroves in the world all to yourself sound? That's right... Awesome! See for yourself.

Buckhorn won't stop

Returned from another great outing at Buckhorn Lake. To refresh your memory, the lake is loaded with large mouth bass and is rumored to have rainbow trout in the 10 pound class. We've not caught any yet, though, I'm not sure they would be inclined to eat a popper.

Enjoy some great photos from our last outing:

Buckhorn continued...

Buckhorn lake continues to kick out the bass. I have to admit, I'm amazed that they keep eating poppers. Last night we hooked 41, landed 21... all on surface patterns, poppers, sliders, and divers.

Buckhorn Lake fly fishing for Bass

The firsts guests to fish Buckhorn Lake in 5 years did so last night. The fishing was as great as heralded. Total bass hooked was in the 50+ range, with over 30 brought to the boat. The best flies where poppers... the fishing was so hot, we caught bass trolling the poppers!! Check out the photos...

Buckhorn Lake is 15 acre lake located 35 minutes from downtown Bend Oregon. The lake is loaded with large mouth bass and a rainbow trout. Bass fishing is best during the warm summer months when the water temperature heat up. The trout fishing happens in the spring and fall.

Solitude and tons of action on the surface make this lake a super fun option for all fly fishers.