Documentation: Passport (with six months validity), plane tickets, copy of hotel reservation and/or itinerary, money for tips (see suggested amounts below) and personal purchases
Rods: Anglers should bring three rods: One 6-8-weight for smaller flies and windless days, one 9-weight for windy conditions and larger flies (perfect for permit), and one 10-weight for snook and tarpon. Extra rods are always a plus
*If you don’t currently own a fly rod, reel, or line system for the saltwater, or if you’d like to be outfitted with the ultimate set up, then contact us for an exclusive deal on Loop fly rods and reels for this trip
Reels: 2-3 large Arbor quality reels with a decent drag system and at least 100 yards of 30 pound fly line backing
Fly Lines: Floating tropical fly lines are all that are necessary. We recommend bringing one floating line per reel and one spare
Leaders: A tapered leader of nine feet or longer is recommended. The simplest solution is to buy pre-tied bonefish, permit, snook and tarpon leaders and then use separate spools of 10-12lb (bonefish), 15-20lb (permit), 40-60lb (for snook and tarpon) fluorocarbon tippet
Wire: 15-40 lb. wire leader for barracuda and sharks. 7×7 strand knot-able wire or hard wire is good
Flies: See the trip PDF for recommended fly patterns for the area
Pliers: One good pair of long nose pliers
Clippers: One line clipper
Knife: One medium size knife
Water Bottle: Reusable stainless or nalgene
Sleeping Bag: Light weight 70 degree bag that packs small, light quilt, or sleeping bag liner
Pillow: Inflatable or compressable camp pillow
Boots/shoes/flip flops: One pair of travel shoes. One pair of flats wading boots with good support. One pair of flip flops or equivelent
Socks: Extra wading socks or neoprene socks
Shirts: Three to four long sleeve quick-dry shirts
Pants: Two – Three pairs of quick-dry pants
Shorts: Two pairs of quickdry shorts
Hats: Two hats
Rain Jacket: One lightweight rain jacket
Camp Shoes: One pair of lightweight shoes for walking around camp
Gloves: One pair UV protection fly-fishing gloves/stripping gloves
Sun mask: Two face sun/insect protectors
Sunglasses: Two pairs of polarized sunglasses. It is great to have a lens cleaner and a soft cleaning cloth as well. (lowlight and high sun lenses)
Sun Screen: One full bottle 50SPF + sun screen
Lip balm: Two tubes of SPF lip balm
Repellent: One or two bottles of bug repellent for mosquitos, no-seeums, sand flies
Duffle bag: One water resistant duffle bag to carry equipment
Backpack/Waist Pack: One waterproof backpack or hip pack
Tape (For Fly Fishing): One roll of athletic tape (Coban) -used for taping fingers. Alternative is stripping guards or gloves
Camera: Don’t forget extra batteries, chargers and waterproof case/bag, SD card(s)
Headlamp and Flashlight: One LED headlamp and flashlight with extra batteries
Baggies and/or Waterproof Bag: Six medium sized Ziploc baggies for storing phone, lighter, lens cloth, etc. and waterproof bag for camera, etc
Toiletries Kit: Toothpaste and toothbrush, deodorant, Advil, small first aid kit, gold bond powder, extra hand sanitizer, wet ones or personal wipes and any personal medications
Liquid Band-Aid: Paint on super glue for finger cuts
Miscellaneous: English-Spanish translator app on phone, credit cards, extra cash for tipping and personal expenses
GRATUITY for Guides and Community:
Recommended tip for a fishing guide is a minimum of $50.00-$100.00 per day / per boat.
Recommended tip for local community is: $20.00-$30.00 per night or $120.00-$200.00 per week per guest