To preserve this special fishery, the resort has limited the number of anglers each week to 8 and rotate fishing certain flats to insure the fish stay hungry and happy. There is excellent grouper and snapper fishing in the many mangrove creeks surrounding the lodge. The average size of the tarpon landed at Turneffe Island Resort is between 40 – 50 lbs, but during the peak of the migration, it’s possible to get shots at 150 lb + fish. Tarpon are available in mangrove creeks from approximately mid-May through December with the peak tarpon fishing occurring June, July and August. However, permit are also available on the deeper flats, creeks, or deeper water areas like “the elbow”. Permit sometimes appear on the shallow flats on the high tides. It’s not uncommon to see schools of 25 or more tailing bonefish against the dramatic and unusual background of palm-studded mangrove islands and crashing white surf on the barrier reef that is unlike anywhere else in the world.
These flats are composed of hard sand, coral and eelgrass and nearly all these flats are wadable. If you enjoy walking the flats in pursuit of bonefish and permit, there is no better place than Turneffe Atoll’s miles upon miles of ankle deep flats that lie between the Turneffe Islands and the surrounding reef. Turneffe Island Resort is 5 – 10 minutes from clear, pristine flats.
The Turneffe Atoll is located 30 miles off the coast of Belize and the only inhabitants on Caye Bokel are the resorts personnel and guests. Turneffe Island Resort is located on the Caye Bokel, in the southern part of Turneffe Atoll Island Chain.
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