Granny and I had a little friend in the room this morning here at Belize River Lodge. Some type of plump and good looking treefrog. He was hiding in the shower. Unlike the poisonous dart frog I met in the Amazon last November that stung the heck out of my shin, this guy was easy … Read more
Granny and I fished with a new guide today down here at Belize River Lodge – Mikey. As much as we enjoyed reuniting with Pedro, Granny and I also enjoy fishing with a variety of guides. Not only is it fun to meet new people and experience different angling approaches, but often times you fish … Read more
Being back here at Belize River Lodge (BRL) is a treat far beyond the fishing. Catching up with old friends like owners Mike and Marguerite and Misha and Dirk has been fun. Yesterday, longtime BRL fishing guide, Pedro Aldana and I reunited after not fishing together in over ten years. I mentioned his health issues … Read more
When I first fished here at Belize River Lodge (BRL) back in 1989 one of my guides was Pedro from Guatemala. Pedro was in the process of migrating he and his family to Belize. He was a commercial fishermen converting to guiding anglers for the lodge – yes, a big change! I was the first … Read more
I couldn’t believe my ears. It was the sound of a steady tropical downpour. I mean relentless rain pounding the roof of the Belize Permit Club. Yesterday was beautiful and when we went to bed there were stars out, but now we were right back to where we started our week only worse! No … Read more
Here we go again. We are having horrid weather here in Belize and it looks to be here for a couple more days. Despite a lot of bad weather luck in recent trips, I can’t complain too much about it this time. Belize is known to have unreliable weather for fishing December through February. My … Read more
I made it to Belize today. It was smooth sailing once I got through that first hour after getting out of my own bed at 3:15 AM. Friend Tim Brune, picked me up at the house shortly after 4 and we headed for Idaho Falls to catch a flight to Denver then on to Belize … Read more
It has been a beautiful winter here in Idaho. Cold, sunny, blue sky days. Skiers aren’t happy due to the lack of snow but for me it’s been good. Yeah I’d normally be out doing the shows and I miss that. I miss the work and I miss seeing friends and meeting new ones. But … Read more
It was a hectic week for me. My blog writing laptop went caput in Louisiana two weeks ago so on Saturday Granny and I went to Idaho Falls and not only did I get a new laptop, but I threw away my flip phone and got an I phone 10. It has been brutal learning … Read more
There were a couple changes when we woke up at 4 AM today here in Belize. First and foremost, I felt much better. Thank God! Second, when we left Belize Permit Camp dock at 4:30 am, instead of the temperature being in the 50°s like each morning so far, it was 66°. Skies remained … Read more
It was a sunny day on the flats of Belize yesterday but the wind was savage. The forecast for today was promising. More sun and finally a drop in the wind to a more workable 10 to 20 mph. But the prediction was wrong. We had cruel conditions of thick clouds, 55° temps, 25 mph … Read more
I made it to Belize today by the skin of my teeth. I’m a Delta guy which means getting to Belize flies me through Atlanta. It was snowing! We were delayed more than an hour but that was because we needed to be deiced before takeoff and as you can imagine, that’s not normal for … Read more