Fly Fishing Destinations
Bolton Lake Lodge in Manitoba
This is one of the most fascinating destinations we sell. We heard about Bolton Lake from customers of ours who had gone to the lodge for many years with conventional gear. The stories of GIANT PIKE and HUGE LAKERS were expected. Great fishing for those species can be found in many areas of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. What got our ears perked up were the stories of BIG BROOK TROUT!
We know a lot about travel destinations and where trophy fish of many species can be found but this was one not on our radar.
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Pittstown Point, Crooked Island in the Bahamas
This is an Island that holds a special place in our heart. We have hosted many trips to this island and have become friends with the guides and staff of the lodge. Pittstown Point is a point that jaunts out of the northwestern side of the island. Off the point is a very old light house that was relit only a few years ago. The lodge sets in one of the most picturesque places on earth facing this light house.
The island sets next to another well known island Acklins and with Crooked Island forms the Bight of Acklins. Inside the bight is an enormous area of flats, creeks and channels. The bight has hundreds of square miles of flats. These flats are teeming with huge schools of unpressured Bonefish. We have fished these Bonefish in both spring and summer and always find schools of true 3 to 4 pound fish. There is the occasional school of Bonefish in the 4 to 8 pound range as well. There are only two fishing operations on Crooked Island and with the sheer enormity of the flats area it allows an angler to cast to a lot of fish that have rarely if ever seen a fly.
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The island sets next to another well known island Acklins and with Crooked Island forms the Bight of Acklins. Inside the bight is an enormous area of flats, creeks and channels. The bight has hundreds of square miles of flats. These flats are teeming with huge schools of unpressured Bonefish. We have fished these Bonefish in both spring and summer and always find schools of true 3 to 4 pound fish. There is the occasional school of Bonefish in the 4 to 8 pound range as well. There are only two fishing operations on Crooked Island and with the sheer enormity of the flats area it allows an angler to cast to a lot of fish that have rarely if ever seen a fly.
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Turneffe Flats in Belize
This was the first destination for Wildcat Creek Outfitters many years ago. We have had some of our best trips in Saltwater at Turneffe Flats. If you have never been to Belize then you are missing one of the most beautiful places in the Caribbean. Turneffe Island is a small atoll off the coast of the main coast of Belize.
Our best Permit trip of all time was not to Ascension Bay it was to Turneffe. Ascension Bay is a wonderful destination but the Lagoon behind Turneffe Island is as good if not better. Turneffe also has a great migratory Tarpon fishery in May, June and July and it also has resident Tarpon throughout the year. The last trip we did our group hooked 27 Permit, that's right 27!!! We fished to schools of 150 to 200 fish with those fish going between 15 and 30 pounds. My personal best Permit is 28 pounds from Turneffe.
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Our best Permit trip of all time was not to Ascension Bay it was to Turneffe. Ascension Bay is a wonderful destination but the Lagoon behind Turneffe Island is as good if not better. Turneffe also has a great migratory Tarpon fishery in May, June and July and it also has resident Tarpon throughout the year. The last trip we did our group hooked 27 Permit, that's right 27!!! We fished to schools of 150 to 200 fish with those fish going between 15 and 30 pounds. My personal best Permit is 28 pounds from Turneffe.
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