Hi Mat,
Cayo Largo was excellent! I got a Grand Slam (lost a 15lb snook at 4:45pm, so missed out on a Super Slam).
I also landed another nice tarpon (25lb) and landed lots of bonefish. Also managed to land a big jack (10-15 lb) and a huge Cubera Snapper of 30+ lb. There were two other Grand Slams and a Super Slam that week too from 12 fisher-people. Marie missed out on a Grand Slam as she couldn't manage to land a Permit (although she did hook one) but she landed a nice 20+ lb tarpon too. She caught lots of bones too, including several in the 6lb or 7lb size. Bonefish by the way were typically 4 lb in size, smallest we caught was 3 lb or so – much larger than in Mexico or Belize, more like Bahamas.
The Sol Melia hotel very nice with unlimited alcohol for people who are into that sort of thing (which we weren't). Our fishing guide was excellent, the fishing was very professionally managed, and they leave large areas of the available fishing untouched for a day or two to recover, so the fish are not at all pressurised. Each fisher-person gets a free box of flies (6 bonefish, 2 permit, 2 snook/tarpon) which is a nice touch.
If someone really wants a Grand Slam, they should go to Cayo Largo as they keep a few baby tarpon spots untouched and reserved for people desperately needing to catch a tarpon at day end, so the main challenge is catching that elusive permit first!
Cheers and thanks
Robert
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