Xcalak Guide Profile – Victor Manuel Castro Gutierres
UPDATE: Sadly Victor has passed. You can see our tribute to Victor here We have a lot of great independent fly fishing guides here in Xcalak. I am putting up profiles of the guides in this space. I have personally been out
Quest for a grand slam in Xcalak – Take 2
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
DIY Saltwater Fly Fishing Rule Number 342
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
DIY Saltwater Fly Fishing Rule Number 326
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
10 Things to bring for fly fishing in Xcalak, Mexico
You are finally making that salt water fly fishing "Trip of a lifetime" to Xcalak, Mexico. You have your flights and your hotel accommodations set. The last thing you want to do is forget something important while you are packing.
The only fish every fisherman knows exactly how many they have caught
As a trout fisherman, I have long since lost count of how many trout I have caught. Any more, a lot of times, I don't even remember how many I catch in a day much less ever. A friend of
The first Grand Slam at Acocote Eco Inn
Xcalak, Mexico October 2015 Since this was a work trip we didn’t get as many days to fish as would have liked however, we were able to have some fun and one of us nailed a flats grand slam in the
Make the Salt Water Fly Fishing Trip of a Lifetime, Every Year.
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