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El Pescador Lodge on Ambergris Caye, is the premier fly fishing lodge in Belize. Over the years we have been extremely successful with El Pescador. We have hosted many different groups with fishing abilities across the board. El Pescador has the reputation as being the best lodge for families and rightfully so. The food is delicious and the service is detailed, but the guides and the fishery keep us coming back year after year. The English speaking guides teach and communicate with passion, and the fishing and non-fishing activities make it an awesome vacation for anyone! The fishery has the diversity to please while The Belize International airport has many daily nonstop flights from numerous airlines. Please let us assist in booking a saltwater fishing trip of a lifetime for you, our service is free. $4310 per person double occupancy, for 7 night 6 days fishing. Transfer from Belize City to the lodge, domestic beer and liquor, and all meals are included. Please contact us for more information. Jason@crestedbutteangler.com
The Fishing
The snook are are incredible and love eating flies here.
Everyday the El Pescador guides work extremely hard to get clients into permit.
The bigger permit tend to run in small schools or solo.
Come back with snapper or baracuda and the kitchen staff will prepare the best fish sticks you've ever had.
These ladies landed 18 permit in one day! Spinning gear is always an option.
Baby tarpon can be found along the miles of mangroves and lagoons in Northern Belize.
Belize has adopted catch and release on bonefish, tarpon, and permit.
When the weather cooperates, permit around El Pescador are found in large schools.
What a day, not sure how many bonefish we landed. The bonefish school in huge numbers on the flats.
The Lodge
A great place to relax.
The property is raked and cleaned daily and is spotless. Tropical plants and flowers are abundant
View from the dock in front of the lodge.
Three refreshing pools are a great place for happy hour.
The villas are decorated with taste and extremely comfortable.
Room in remodeled main lodge, and suites are available.
The one, two, and three room villas are extremely spacious and decorated with Caribbean flare.
The colonial style main lodge is newly remodeled
The Food
Lunch is wonderful and made to order. The night before clients check off the items from an extensive list what they would like.
The food is awesome, and the kitchen staff has a bad habit of overfeeding guests. You can buy their cookbook on Amazon!
Breakfast is served to order. The chef will prepare just about anything you want with the freshest ingredients.
Guides preparing shore lunch on El Pescador's private island. Lunches are prepared to order from a large list that you fill out the night befor you fish.
Great place to hang out under the palms and relax.
One of the Bonefish Island spreads
If you decide not to fish everyday, there's plenty to do or just relax by the pool in the shade. Lunch at the lodge is delicious.
Dinner is served family style. Main lodge is in the background. Everything here is made from scratch.
The staff make the guests feel welcome and very comfortable. Dessert is always a crowd pleaser.
The Travel
Belize is a small country tucked below the Mexican Yucatan with a population of around 300,000
Formally British Hondours, Belize gained its independence in 1980. English is the official language, and the guides speak excellent English and Spanish.
Non-stop direct flights from Dallas, Denver, Houston, Miami, Charlotte, and Los Angles serve the International airport, make traveling to Belize a breeze.
After clearing customs, you board Tropic Air for 15 minute flight from the International airport to Ambergris Caye. The flight is stunning and included in the package.
This is where a representative of El Pescador will meet you and transfer you to the lodge.
El Pescador owns a fleet of boats for fishing, as well as transporting clients to and from the San Pedro airport. Ground taxi is also used.
The 10 minute transfer from the airport to the lodge is in this dry shaded boat with cold Beliken beer or by taxi