Heading to Mexico in a month. Staying in Cancun at the Sun Palace which is on that tiny strip of land between the lagoon and the ocean. It's not a fishing trip, but a relaxing getaway with the wife. I'd like to do some fishing for a morning or two while I'm down there if possible. I dropped enough coin on the flights and hotel that I don't want to hire a guide as well. So I'd like to find something I could handle on my own if possible. I figure I could fit a 4 piece 6wt fly rod with the bare essentials in my suitcase and fish the lagoon. Not targeting anything in particular. I'd just like to catch a new species or two. I wouldn't even know where to begin fishing in the ocean down there either, but haven't ruled it out as a possibility. That would cause me to rent saltwater equipment down there though, and I'm not even sure if that's a possibility. Maybe there are shops that rent equipment though--I don't know. Has anyone here been down there that has tried something like this that could point me in the right direction? Thanks!
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I've done a little DIY stuff in Cabo. Great success on big chartreuse sparkle huggers. Garfish, roosters, jacks, pompano and a bunch of other stuff I have no idea what they were. Any variation in structure on the beach. Work as much of it as you can. The jacks, roosters and gar were a blast. Make sure you don't forget your polarized glasses. And watch for joggers on your back cast, in cabo they were oblivious to our back casts. Have fun and good luck!
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Thanks. Did you take your own gear down there with you?
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The lagoon is the ocean bro (saltwater) I did pretty well on the Bonefish in Cozumel so I would assume that they are over in the lagoon in Cancun. 6 wt. may be a bit light in the wind but it is better than not having a rod, I would just take a selection of baitfish patterns and gotcha's, should be able to catch something, and who cares what it is, it's at least fishing in the warm and sun!
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Here are some flies you can have, if you want them. We can meet up or I can send them to ya, PM me.
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Yes, I took my own gear. All freshwater stuff. Make certain you wash it all extremely well after every use. I just shower with mine. 6 wt is a bit light, but that is what I used at the time as well.
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Awesome! Thank you so much. I'll send you a pm.
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Just got back yesterday from a week down there at El Dorado Resorts, about 25 clicks west of Cancun. Had a ball fishing the beach shoreline. Not a fly fisherman, tho. Bought a saltwater reel a few yrs back when I took my freshwater one and, eventho I rinsed the hell out of it, still froze up once back home. Had to toss it. Bought an inexpensive 4-piece packrod, also. Caught lots of fish throwing white marabou jigs and Wild Swim shads in smallest size. Had to switch to 4" kut-tail worms on a 3/8oz jighead once bigger fish broke me off or got snagged up, thereby losing my go-to baits. Best advice I can give you: check out both high & low tide times. At low tide you'll know where bottom hazards are, plus that's when I did my best 'cuz I could walk out further & cast to deeper water. Trying right now to research what different species of fish I caught. A 3' barracuda broke me off mid-week and also took the end 2 pieces of my rod. Still caught 'em on what was left, but definitely compromised the casting.
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When i went down their, I saw a few people hand line inside the lagoon i would use a shrimp imitation fly in the shallows you could hook into a huge tarpon we seen a few at the boat dock we were at inside the harbor in the lagoon side. Their is a lot of fish swiming around in the ocean no telling what you would catch. At the hotel we were at i was sitting on the beach watching two locals fishind off of the dike that ran out into the main ocean. I couldn't resist and walked out and one of them give me his pole they were using little shrimp wich i tried a few casts and had a bite on every cast but couldn't hook anything i think they were small ones but good luck sounds like fun. I did the guided boat out into the deep and caught a huge sailfish it was awsome.
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