Epic Saltwater Fishing Adventures

Our saltwater destinations take you to some of the world’s finest fishing waters.

Chase permit along Mexico’s Yucatan flats, cast for bonefish and GTs in Aitutaki (Cook Islands), or explore the tropical bays and reefs of Puerto Rico.

For anglers seeking remote adventure, our Christmas Island and Fanning Island combination delivers pristine flats, world-class bonefish, and giant trevally in some of the most untouched waters on the planet.

If Fanning Island is on your bucket list, talk to us. Or read the article below about our coming epic April 2026 adventure.

After a hot day on the water, your lodge should feel like a reward.

Every property we partner with is designed for anglers: air-conditioned rooms (where possible), cold drinks waiting, friendly staff with big smiles, daily room service, and rod wash downs to protect your valuable gear.

Transfers to and from the airport mean less hassle, more fishing, and every little detail handled so you can focus on what matters – landing the next big one.

If you’re looking for a lodge in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula (not Cancun or Tulum, we understand!), check out a couple of authentic fly fishing establishments.

Our 2026 hosted saltwater trips are all about small groups, expert hosts, and unforgettable fishing.

Cast for bonefish and permit across Mexico’s Xcalak and Punta Herrero, explore the tropical bays of Puerto Rico, or discover the new flats of Aitutaki in the Cook Islands.

For those chasing remote adventure, our Fanning Island and Christmas Island combination offers pristine atolls and world-class bonefish in truly untouched waters. Every trip is carefully planned, fully supported, and designed to let you focus on what matters most –landing the next big one.

Costa de Cocos Lodge on Mexico’s southern Yucatán Peninsula is a premier base for anglers seeking world-class permit, bonefish, and tarpon on Chetumal Bay. With fully packaged weeks, expert local guides, and a focus on small-group fishing, it delivers an authentic and unspoiled Caribbean experience.

This lodge stands out for its combination of comfort, accessibility to pristine flats, and attentive service that ensures every angler can focus on the fishing. Visit our page on Costa de Cocos Lodge to explore this destination.

The Tail Inn on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula offers the typical packaged trips of 7 nights/6 days or 5 nights/4 days fishing, but with some exceptional difference that make it the place to base yourself for permit and bonefish.

This is a lodge that won’t settle with being compared to its Caribbean Sea neighbours. There are many facets of this operation that will pleasantly surprise the visiting saltwater angler. Visit our page on the Tail Inn Lodge to explore this destination.

Ikari House is our current choice as the best fishing lodge on Kiritimati for these reasons – less drive time to boats, priority access to the fast boats, a short walk to shops for fruit/wine/etc, great cooked breakfast, and exceptional kitchen and room staff.

Christmas Island (Kiritimati) is a remote fly fishing atoll with mile‑wide lagoon flats, bonefish by the thousands, giant trevally, triggers, plus offshore tuna and wahoo if you want to ask your boatman to push out beyond the breakers.

If you’re looking for shots at aggressive juvenile tarpon, pursuing tailing permit, plus partying hard at a fun location with a few buddies, this is your jam.

From juvenile tarpon crashing bait in backwater lagoons to picky permit tailing across coral rubble flats, Puerto Rico offers year-round opportunity for anglers looking to test their saltwater skills.

Talk to us about wrangling your trip and we’ll make sure it’s a blast – on and off the water.

Destination: Christmas & Fanning Islands
Dates: April 1–14, 2026 (Two weeks)
Focus: Big bonefish and giant trevally
Group size: Limited to six anglers

Description:
This is the ultimate bucket list expedition for committed saltwater fly anglers.

The Last Flats takes you deep into the South Pacific – first to the well-loved bonefish haven of Christmas Island (Kiritimati), where you’ll sharpen your flats game across CXI’s legendary coral edges and pancake white flats. Then, it’s off to the rarely visited, wildly remote Fanning Island (Tabuaeran) – a frontier fishery where double-digit bonefish, powerful giant trevally, and unpredictable triggerfish patrol untouched waters.

Over two unforgettable weeks, you’ll explore vast, under-pressured flats alongside a small group of like-minded anglers. Hosted by experienced fly angler and gear tester Southflyfisher, the journey is fully planned, logistically smoothed, and all about maximizing your time on the water – from classic bonefish sight-fishing to adrenaline-fueled GT encounters.

This is not your average lodge trip. It’s two weeks off the beaten track, where solitude, exploration, and monster fish converge. Spots are limited.

Full itinerary available now.

Destination: Xcalak, Costa Maya, Mexico
Dates: May 29-June 5, 2026 (Friday to Friday)
Focus: Permit, tarpon & bonefish, with bonus snook in the mix
Group size: Limited to six anglers

Description:
This isn’t just another week in the tropics – it’s a shot at one of the most coveted saltwater tallies in the game: the Costa Maya Slam. We’ve lined everything up including the guides to give you the best odds possible.

Xcalak is as far south as you can go in Mexico without slipping into Belize. It’s a sleepy village surrounded by some of the most productive and least-pressured flats in the Caribbean. On one side, the sheltered expanse of Chetumal Bay; on the other, the barrier reef and endless turtlegrass shallows. This is prime country for all three Grand Slam species – and you can add snook to the scoreboard.

Our home for the week is Costa de Cocos (with restaurant and bar), where days start with fresh coffee and end with cold beer and stories worth repeating. All meals and open bar included. The skiffs are fast, the guides are sharp, and the fishing is the kind that keeps you up the night before.

Six full days on the water mean plenty of chances to find cruising permit, roll casts at tarpon in quiet mangrove creeks, and watch bonefish tail in shin-deep water.

Every day is a new set of plays, and with a small crew of anglers and your host Southflyfisher in the mix, you’ll fish smarter, laugh harder, and enjoy some of the best water in Mexico.

If you’ve ever wanted a Slam, this is the trip you don’t sit out. The fish are here. The tide is right. The question is – will you be in?

Destination: Espiritu Santo Bay, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Dates: June 5-12, 2026 (Friday to Friday)
Focus: Permit, tarpon & bonefish of course
Group size: Limited to five anglers – plus your host and local guide team

Description:
This hosted expedition targets one of saltwater fly fishing’s most elusive trophies: the Grand Slam. We’ve picked the tides and the taste to maximise your chances.

Located in the southern reaches of the Yucatán Peninsula, Tail Inn Lodge sits in the remote village of Punta Herrero, perched on the edge of Espiritu Santo Bay. Protected as part of the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, this fishery offers some of the Caribbean’s most pristine and least pressured saltwater flats.

Expect classic Grand Slam conditions: cruising permit on hard-bottomed flats, juvenile tarpon in quiet mangrove creeks, and bonefish tailing in ankle-deep water. With six full days on the water, your odds of ticking off all three in one day are real.

Grand Slam Mexico is not a resort-style trip – it’s based at a purpose-built fly fishing lodge with everything you need and nothing you don’t. That means less distractions, excellent guiding, and more time casting to targets.

Hosted by Southflyfisher, you’ll benefit from deep local insight, well-honed tackle tips, and a small crew of anglers just as obsessed as you.

Come ready to stalk tailing fish in wild, empty water – and maybe, just maybe, earn your Slam.

Destination: Aitutaki, Cook Islands, South Pacific Ocean
Dates: August 16-23, 2026 (One week)
Focus: Trophy bonefish on idyllic South Pacific flats
Group size: Limited to five anglers - two guides and one host

Description:
Aitutaki is the definition of remote tropical beauty – turquoise lagoons, white sand motus (islets), and flats so clear they look retouched. But beneath the postcard surface lies one of the most exciting and challenging bonefish fisheries in the world.

These aren’t schoolies. Aitutaki’s bonefish are big — routinely in the 6–10 lb range, with some pushing well into double digits. They’re powerful, wily, and often solitary. You’ll be hunting true trophies in gin-clear water, often with your heart pounding and backing already disappearing.

Our hosted trip to the beautiful atoll of Aitutaki is designed for experienced anglers who want to combine island time with serious flats fishing.

You’ll be based on the main island with access to expert local guides and skiffs that get you quickly to the prime flats. Between sessions, unwind with fresh island food, cold beer, and lagoon views that don’t quit.

This is a trip that pairs world-class fly fishing with full immersion into Pacific island life – all planned by the team at Isolation Outfitters and hosted by Southflyfisher.

Think of it as your tropical reset button... with tailing bones.