Casa Clorinda – Juvenile Tarpon Fishing at Campeche Mexico
Welcome to Enrico Puglisi’s Casa Clorinda lodge in the heart of Campeche Mexico! The fishery is a beautiful back-country destination located in the Los Petenes Biosphere Reserve, a huge network of over 60 miles of mangrove lagoons, flats and creeks. You will enjoy the finest and most consistent fishing for baby tarpon found in the Yucatan peninsula.
The fishery in this region offers incredible opportunities for fly fishing Yucatan juvenile tarpon. If you are interested in Yucatan tarpon fly fishing at Casa Clorinda near Campeche Mexico, read on!
About Casa Clorinda Tarpon Fishing Yucatan
Located in southeastern Mexico, on the western coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Casa Clorinda is a charming boutique hotel in the midst of Campeche.
Campeche has a long history as a colonial fortified and port city dating back to the 1500’s. Given the city’s its rich Mayan culture and Spanish conquest, Campeche has been labeled a UNESCO world heritage site. Old Campeche is a walled city with narrow cobblestone streets. An enclave of restored pastel buildings and well-preserved mansions enclosed by heavily fortified ramparts built to protect the city from pirate attacks (in times past). You will want to look around this city while not fishing.
Also, with magnificent archaeological sites scattered throughout the area combined with the Campeche’s beautiful historical center, architecture, museums, shops, restaurants, and varied sightseeing opportunities, this is a place to bring the family or non-fishing guests as there is much to keep them busy, both day and night.
Yucatan Baby Tarpon Fly Fishing
The fishing operation, although located Campeche, accesses a beautiful unspoiled region with abundant wildlife and lush foliage. It begins almost immediately north of the city, running along the coast for more than 70 miles to the small fishing village of Isla Arena. This is one of the world’s most prolific and remote stretches of juvenile tarpon water found anywhere.
This region, which encompasses of the Los Petenes Biosphere Reserve in the Mexican State of Campeche and the Ría Celestún Biosphere Reserve in the Yucatán State, has a huge expanse tall thick mangrove forests reminiscent of the heart of the Florida Everglades. And like the Everglades, there are many pristine rivulets and creeks flowing out of the mangrove jungles and back country lagoons making this area of the Yucatan the most prolific baby tarpon fishery (yes, even more tarpon than Ascension or Espiritu Santo Bay).
The fertile waters of Mexico’s northern Yucatan Peninsula have an abundance of Yucatan baby tarpon fly fishing in the 5 to 30-pound range. They live in the shallow waters along the coast. The grass flats are crystal clear and will remind the seasoned angler of the classic tarpon fishing at Homosassa or perhaps places in the Florida Keys. You will be mostly sight fishing. There may be times when you cast into deeper creeks where the fish are hanging onto the bottom.
Arrival
When you arrive in Merida you will greeted by a Casa Clorinda representative who will help you get organized and see to it that you are safely on you way in a spacious SUV or van which will take you to your place of lodging at Casa Clorinda in Campeche.
Lodging
Casa Clorinda is clean, comfortable and well appointed. Casa Clorinda is located in the Barrio de San Francisco, one of the oldest sections in the Colonial District and offers easy access to Old Town Campeche, just a 10-minute walk to the historic downtown area.
The air-conditioned rooms are more than adequate for two guests. Each living suite includes a spacious bedroom with a private bathroom, access to a lush courtyard with outdoor dining areas, lounge areas and more. Decorated in contemporary style, your room will include a desk, mini fridge, safe and state-of-the-art water purification. Wi-Fi is available free of charge.
Casa Clorinda has been restored to preserve its heritage using original materials and artistry where possible. According to Enrico Puglisi, the Stone walls were rebuilt painstakingly one stone at a time. The original beams were repurposed to become the closets and the tables on the kitchen veranda. What remained of the original stable entrance is now a waterfall over the swimming pool. All of the interior walls as well as the interior of the pool were done with the ancient Maya process of Chukum. The bark of the Chukum tree, native to the area, is twice boiled to extract a resin. When the resin is mixed with a limestone-based stucco it has natural water-repelling properties which are needed in the humid climate. Chukum also leaves a beautiful natural finish on the walls without painting. Incredibly, the roof tiles are still the original tiles manufactured and stamped In Marseille, France. They were brought to Campeche as ballast on ships looking to return to Europe with salt and dye wood.
We found our host, Enrico Puglisi has that rare combination of grace and familiarity which are the essence of a fine host anywhere in the world.
Casa Clorinda Tarpon Fishing Program
The Campeche area offers some of the finest and most consistent fishing for baby and juvenile tarpon to be4 found in the Yucatan peninsula. The huge network of mangroves, turtle grass flats and creeks that begin immediately north of the city provide many options for year-round tarpon fishing.
Your fishing day starts early. You will turn out of bed before sunrise. Hot coffee and a Mexican breakfast will be waiting for you in the dining room at approximately 5:30 – 6:00 am.
After breakfast, you will load your fishing gear into a spacious van and drive a short distance to where the boats are moored. There you will meet the guides who will run their boats anywhere from 15 min to an hour and a half to the prime fishing area.
Once the day’s fly-fishing grounds are reached, the guide will start slowly poling the boat while looking for the tell-tale sign of rolling tarpon.
Onboard will be a cooler with snacks, refreshments and primarily cold sandwiches.
On a typical fishing day, an angler should see dozens and dozens of tarpon that range in size from babies to thirty pounds. At times, it is not unusual to see a single school of tarpon containing hundreds of fish. You should have many casting opportunities at tarpon rolling out in the open away from the mangroves.
As the tide rises some of the tarpon will forage inland. During these times you may investigate the mangroves and creeks where you should see tarpon as well.
What could make a difference? Primarily the weather. If the wind blows stiff, it may stir up the water and if the rain comes down hard, well you know, it’s time to take a break and let it pass.
You’re usually back at the hotel by 3:00 p.m. (mol) leaving you time for a siesta before departing for dinner (on your own).
Getting There
Easy to get to, inexpensive, and well-suited to light tackle, Casa Clorinda Campeche Tarpon Fishing Yucatan is ideal for short trips. Also, for longer adventures that combine two or more destinations such as Casa Blanca and Playa Blanca Lodges on the Caribbean side of the Yucatan peninsula.
The easiest way to get there is to fly to Merida, which is located about two hours to the north and accessible by a safe and well paved highway.
There are direct flights Mérida every day—from Houston, Atlanta and Miami.
Casa Clorinda is the perfect place to relax and of course wet your line. Book your stay today and experience the peace and tranquility Casa Clorinda.
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