Permit

The Roatan area is known as one of the top Permit destinations in the world! Each day you will have multiple shots at Permit in the 5-15 lb range with quite a few bigger fish present.

Bonefish

The crystal clear flats around Roatan Island are home to many bonefish. These fish are a pound or two bigger on average than those up the coast in Belize. Three to five pound fish are typical with a few bigger fish. Unlike Belize where you find huge schools of micro-bones, here there are smaller schools of larger fish.

Ocean Triggerfish

This is a special treat found in very few areas--Giant Ocean Triggerfish on the flats! Where the reefs, blue water, and flats come in close contact, these monsters range into the flats to pick up small crabs and shrimp. Their dark shapes are a frequent sight on the edge of the flats as they wallow alone or in pairs munching on crabs like giant black hogs . These ultra-selective feeders challenge the best of us to find a pattern to entice them to eat. Hooking one is a huge victory in and of itself; getting one to the boat is even more difficult. The runs of a permit pale in comparison to these speedsters that will strip your reel in seconds. Nowhere else on Earth will you get the opportunity to target this species like you can in Roatan.

Other Species

Jacks - Snapper - Runners - Barracuda

Some of the lesser sought species like Crevalle Jack are dynamite on the fly! When you get into a school of jacks it can tire you out pulling against these speed demons. A wide variety of snapper species are present, along with blue runners (left), horseeye jack, Spanish mackeral, and barracuda.