The area surrounding Casa Blanca is wild, virtually uninhabited and extraordinarily beautiful. There are miles of shallow bays, secluded mangrove-rimmed lagoons, white sand beaches, and dense coastal jungle. Once you have been to Casa Blanca and taken time to explore its vast tropical landscape and experienced the exquisite isolation, you will find that it will remain with you long after you have boarded your plane and returned home to civilization. Casa Blanca is truly unforgettable. . . one of those rare places you will want to return to again and again until you have made it your own.

Casa Blanca is known for its fine "bone" and "permit" fishing, but you can take a variety of other species including tarpon & snook. If you would like to go after these other species, the Casa Blanca fishing coordinator can give you advice on angling methods, availability, and fly or lure selection. You can fish from a skiff or wade. You can walk, pole, troll, fly-fish, spin or bait cast. You have a lot of options; so, it's a good idea to discuss your plans with the fishing coordinator. The bays offer the light-tackle saltwater fisherman one of the most diverse selections of game fish in the world. When conditions are

right, an angler can cast to bonefish, tarpon, snook, permit, jacks, barracuda, cubera snapper, mutton snapper, sharks, and several different reef species in a single week of fishing. This kind of angling opportunity can be found only in a few locations in the world.

Unless you have been there it is impossible to imagine a place like Casa Blanca... the vast bays, the immense expanse flats, hidden lagoons rimmed with mangroves... an endless, isolated world of turquoise shallows, it seems. Pelicans and frigates hover above the island catching the rising currents of air; herons and ibis wade and hunt the shorelines. Rays and lobster track the bottom. Barracuda hang motionless... and then are gone. And again and again, passing like a cloud over the flats, come permit and bonefish in schools, pushing water, tailing, cutting their own curious paths across the sand, through the turtle grass awaiting your cast, your strike. It is hard to imagine the surge of adrenaline as you lift your rod, the line sizzling through the water. It almost seems as if time is suspended. It is a moment impossible to forget. An image that stays with you, in the mind's eye, long after you have put away the rod and returned home to civilization.

Angler Adventures' Doug Schlink with a nice AB permit.

Angler Adventures' client Tom Williamson with an exceptional AB tarpon. Nice work Tom!

It has been said that Casa Blanca has the world's largest population of permit. It is not extraordinary to see within casting range twenty five to fifty permit in a single day. It is an extraordinary experience to catch one though...an experience of which you will never tire. That is the beauty of permit fishing.  The lodge itself sits on Punta Pajaros , on the northern tip of Isla Punta Pajaros, a small coastal island in the western Caribbean. Here, at the mouth of Ascension Bay, where the reef that divides the sea from the bay begins to bend inshore, you will find the lodge's white buildings clustered amid the palms on a white sand beach. It is as remote and pristine a location as you will find in this hemisphere. Yet to get to Casa Blanca it is only a short flight to Cancun and a fifty five minute charter flight down the Yucatan coast. But, just make a run across an inlet, slide through the narrow mangrove channels that lead to the bay, and you truly are as far from the world and as close to "the way it was' as you will

ever be. "Far from the world" Yes, but not far from the necessities of civilized man.

The daily schedule is flexible, so we suggest you discuss your plans with the lodge staff every day. Most anglers choose a schedule that takes advantage of the best time to spot fish on the flats, generally between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.. Before 8:00 and after 3:30, the angle of the sun produces a glare, making fish more difficult to see. One option is to start fishing between 8-8:30 am and stay out, at your discretion, until 3:30 p.m.. Guests aren't charged for fishing time beyond 7 hours, but bear in mind that poling the boats is very physically demanding. The guides can't be expected to fish much more than 7 hours unless they have a midday break, and they should be tipped accordingly.

The second alternative is to start fishing between 8-8:30 a.m. and return to the lodge for lunch; take a siesta, go for a swim, or surf cast until 2:00 p.m., when you can meet the guide at the dock. You can then fish nearby until 4-4:30 p.m.. Please discuss this with the fishing coordinator before you plan to depart so he will not organize a search party to look for you when you do not return with the other guests. Refreshments On The Water Each morning your guide will stock a cooler with complimentary soft drinks, beer and water. If you would like more or less of either, tell the fishing coordinator the evening before.

Feel free to offer your guide a soft drink, but lodge policy precludes guides drinking alcoholic beverages.

"A room with a view" Since the Caribbean is only 100 feet away, that is the only kind of room you will find. They are large and well appointed with tile floors, mahogany shutters and very spacious baths.  "A well stocked bar"  In the main lodge you will find the bar and a very accommodating bartender as well. After a full day on the water, it is a perfect place to relax and talk about the ones that did not get away.  "An imaginative menu"

As you might expect in the Caribbean, the house specialty is fresh seafood - lobster or snapper or conch. You will always find the day's catch simply and skillfully prepared. Chayote, Jicama, Habaneros - the native fruits and vegetables are presented to please you eye as well as your palate.

Boats Most boats used by the lodges are 16 foot, Dolphin, flats skiffs that will accommodate two fishermen and a guide. Each is constructed with a forward casting deck, tandem passenger seats, rod racks, and a poling platform. Before you board the skiffs each day be sure you have reel covers on all your reels. While running, the reels often bounce and can be damaged.  Guides The guides are very knowledgeable about angling, but not all are fluent in English. If you have any problems communicating during the day, speak to the fishing coordinator so he can correct the situation immediately. Tackle At the Lodge The Lodge stocks an limited selection of flies and lures which

have proven effective in the area. The lodge also has a few loaner rods in case you break all of your equipment. Rod storage racks are located outside each room.

Equipment Planning  Having the right equipment will insure a comfortable and successful fishing adventure. We feel that the fly fishing angler should bring at least two rods: one 9 weight for windy conditions and larger flies (perfect for permit), and one smaller 6-8 weight for smaller flies and windless days. For the spinning tackle fisherman, a long, medium-action rod for bonefish and permit, and a stiff, heavy-action rod for tarpon and large reef species will suffice. Extra rods are always a plus. When you book a trip Angler Adventures will send you an in depth description of the best flies, tackle and clothing to bring.