Tackle and Equipment:

We recommend bringing your own tackle and flies for a personalized experience. However, our lodge has flies available for purchase. For optimal performance, we suggest using 9ft rods paired with saltwater reels tailored to your target species. We recommend line classes: 6/7 for bonefish, 8/9 for permit, snook, and baby tarpon, 9/10 for barracuda, jack, tarpon, or sizable permit, and 11/12 for migratory tarpon during the season (late April to end August). Additionally, these heavier lines are ideal for open-sea pursuits, including wahoo, dolphin fish, grouper, and king mackerel. Floating lines are typically what is used for flats fishing, but there are opportunities for sinking/intermediate lines in deeper channels.

Leaders and Tippets:

For bonefish and permit, we recommend 10-12ft leaders in the 8-16lb range. 16lb leaders are most commonly used for permit fishing. For baby tarpon and snook, we recommend constructing your own leaders with 40-50lb hard monofilament (usually around 6-8ft in length).  For migratory tarpon, 80/100lb shock leaders will suffice.

Tippet spool sizes range from 8-16lb for adjusting the length of your leaders for permit and bonefish. For tarpon and snook, 30-50lb hard mono spools are ideal. This is to build your own leaders. Additionally, it is a good idea to have some wire bite in the 30lb range. This is to add wire to leaders for chasing barracuda, triggerfish, and other toothy fish.