Make the Salt Water Fly Fishing Trip of a Lifetime, Every Year.

Written by Admin on Aug. 09, 2015

You are sitting in a darkened theater with your friends, waiting for the films to begin. It’s spring and the fly fishing film festivals are coming to town. You already caught a logo’d T-shirt they threw into the crowd, and...

DIY Saltwater Fly Fishing Rule Number 326

Written by Rob Mukai on Mar. 20, 2016

So I had a couple of hours free today to go out fishing. Headed out to a rocky point just north of the Xcalak lodgings that line the beach road where there have been good numbers of permit. I tied on an Acocote Drum Majorette...

DIY Saltwater Fly Fishing Rule Number 342

Written by Rob Mukai on Apr. 07, 2016

I escaped the business of running an Xcalak lodging and went fishing again for a couple of hours. Yeah, I should make a habit of this ;). Went back to my favorite DIY permit flat. This time, I did have the right fly on as...

Quest for a grand slam in Xcalak - Take 2

Written by Rob Mukai on May. 13, 2016

Quick update. Went out for try number two, walked up the beach from our hotel in Xcalak, Mexico. Tough conditions, Wind was kicking at 20 knots, churning up a lot of the flats, and pushing a lot of water. The high tide was...

Quest for a grand slam in Xcalak - Take 3

Written by Rob Mukai on May. 16, 2016

Got a lot closer today. Got the bone and the permit on an outgoing tide in ankle deep water just north of us. I ended up paddling all three lagoons behind our place chasing tarpon. Got one strike, but he came right off, and I...

A little Indiana Jones (Video)

Written by Rob Mukai on May. 16, 2016

So I was out chasing tarpon in the back lagoons going for grand slam try number 3 and went through the mangrove tunnel and shot some gopro footage. It...

Quest for a grand slam in Xcalak - Take 4 and DIY SWFF rule number 143

Written by Rob Mukai on May. 31, 2016

So the 4th attempt at the Grand Slam, was a bit of a comedy of errors. The sun was out, the tide was in, but the wind was really gusty making casting a bit of a challenge. I blew up more schools of fish, bones as well as...

Quest for a grand slam in Xcalak - Take 5 plus

Written by Rob Mukai on Jul. 06, 2016

UPDATE (Aug 29, 2016) Three more attempts. Try number 10 was pretty uneventful, saw 3 schools of permit. The first one within 5 minutes of stepping out into the flat. I was thinking this is going to be a great day. Got a couple...

DIY Saltwater Fly Fishing - Etiquette on the Xcalak flats

Written by Rob Mukai on Mar. 04, 2020

Here in Xcalak, Mexico, we have some of the most beautiful saltwater flats for fly fishing in the world. It also happens to be one of the best places to DIY saltwater fly fish. We have miles and miles of wade-able flats...

Fly Fishing for Triggers By Nick Denbow

Written by Rob Mukai on Apr. 20, 2020

Overview

This blog post stemmed from a conversation I had with friend of the Inn, Nick Denbow. He has been guiding here in the Costa Maya for 18 years. I have had a hell of a time trying to catch triggerfish here. We...