My friend and I went the first week in February this year. First let me echo what many have said about the staff and service, they are outstanding. Rob and Jenny run a fantastic operation. Isa will do more to help you with casting than anyone I have ever seen. My friend and I are not top notch caster’s but we fished hard everyday and had a good guide. I’ve done quite a number of guided trips, and felt we were well served in that department.
Now the bad news, we didn’t catch many fish. Do some research on the fish kill that occurred in 2018. I spoke with others at the lodge who had come multiple times, and the general consensus was that there were far fewer fish. Only one bone we caught came near 2lbs, the others were all around a pound. We didn’t even see any Tarpon, but I had shots on a school of Permit we stalked two days in a row. I saw one Snook, and we caught some small Jacks. In three days, the total the two of us caught combined was around 12-15 fish each. To be absolutely transparent, the sight fishing was compromised by cloudy skies each day. But not enough to justify the low numbers of fish.
We spent all three days in the park on the Northern end of AC, but of the probably 25 anglers there, who fished all over, the reports were the same.
The kill was caused by low oxygen, that was caused by the Sargassum Grass, aka seaweed, that many referred to. Our guide was great, the staff was great, the casting instruction was world class, the accommodations were nice, the food was good, the bar...the bar was really great.
But until the fish rebound, we won’t be going back. But when they do, this is a great place to enjoy a few days away from home.