BEAUTY:

Ever snorkeled a reef that is so vibrant in sea life and color that it plays tricks on your mind? Belize has a lot to offer, dubbed "Nature's Best Kept Secret," you can assure yourself that you will find an adventure.

At Charlie Leslie's Tarpon Caye Lodge you can start the adventure, at Tarpon Caye Lodge we specialize in Salt Water Fly Fishing, Spin Fishing, Light Tackle Fishing and Conventional Fishing and also offer Deep Water Fishing, which we do this from our private island. Imagine, after an early morning fishing, you can grab some snorkel gear and go explore the underwater world just off the beach or grab a kayak and kayak to one of many near-by islands.

Fifteen miles from Placencia, off the coast of Belize, Charlie Leslie's Tarpon Caye Lodge is truly a fisherman's dream come true and a spectacular private retreat.

World class fishing, spectacular snorkeling, explorative kayaking, beach lounging, wonderful Belizean cuisine, friendly attentive staff, are all a little piece of wonderful which awaits you at Tarpon Caye Lodge. Anglers come from all over the globe for the unbelievable fly fishing and climate. Whether it is the elusive permit which is our specialty or the jumping tarpon it is all only minutes away.

Graced with an average annual temperatures ranging from 23C (73F) in the winter to 29C (84F) in the summer, Tarpon Caye Lodge has the perfect weather and tides for a dream fishing vacation.

One of our clients compared Marlon (Charlie's son and a guide at TCL) to his experiences with other guides throughout the world and Belize

"...what really sets one guide apart from another is how much they enjoy their work. You run into too many guides where you get the feeling that they are just doing their job and the thrill of the sport is a thing of the past. Or they are just meat hunters and all they are interested in is bagging a lot of game or fish. Marlon had none of these tendencies; he was just a lot of fun to fish with, and that is really what it is all about."

BRIEF HISTORY:

Like most of the Yucatan Peninsula, Belize was part of the Mayan Kingdom from 300 B.C. to A.D. 900. Close by Belizes Inland, ruins of the vast Mayan civilization protrude from the depths of the rain forests. Spanish conquistadors arrived in the 16th century but were lured away by the immense quantities of gold found in Mexico making room for the British. Though Belize gained its independence in 2024, English is still the official language, and elements of British culture are intermingled with those of the Caribbean.