The Ultimate Guide to Fishing Lodges in Central America
Central America is one of the most dynamic fishing destinations in the world, offering everything from technical flats fishing to high-speed offshore action and surfside battles. On the Pacific side, places like Baja and Magdalena Bay are legendary for striped marlin, where multiple shots a day at lit-up fish is the standard, not the exception. Down in the Yucatán, the shallow turtle grass flats produce some of the most consistent and challenging permit fishing anywhere.
Whether you're chasing roosterfish from the beach, yellowfin tuna and sailfish offshore, or stalking tailing permit in crystal-clear water, Central America delivers diversity, accessibility, and world-class opportunity in every cast.
Quick Facts
Location: Central America
Species: Striped Marlin, Rooster Fish, Dorado, Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo, Sailfish, Permit, Tarpon, Bonefish, Cubera Snapper
Trip Type: Offshore or Inshore
Contact Us
Get in touch with our travel team to discover more about the experiences we offer in Central America!
Phone: (813) 230-5767 or (561) 718-6381
Email: outfitters@blackbone.us
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COPAL TREE LODGE
The best fishing trips have always been the ones shared with the right person. Copal Tree Lodge in Punta Gorda, Belize gives you the perfect place to take them. Chase permit and tarpon together on some of the finest flats in the world, then unwind at a spa, rum bar, and farm-to-table restaurant surrounded by 16,000 acres of protected Belizean rainforest. This is what a couples fishing trip is supposed to look like.
"Traveled to Magdalena Sportfishing from Tampa, Florida to chase the legendary inshore bite of Mag Bay. To say the least this place is a sight fisherman’s heaven, the service is truly top notch, never felt unsafe in Mexico."
- Capt. Ben Bramlett.
"The Rooster fish bite out there is really one of a kind and truly amazing. We spent countless hours following around multi-hundred rooster fish schools and sightfishing them on light tackle , with top water lure, right off the most beautiful beaches I’ve ever seen. Roosters are crazy aggressive and every strike was epic."
- Capt. Ben Bramlett.


