Permit Fishing in Ascension Bay

Our newest Lodge is one of the top Permit Hotspots in all of the Caribbean. Ascension Bay has one of the largest permit populations in the entire world, with a great diversity of situations that will undoubtedly fit your tastes and abilities. If it is your first time permit fishing, you need to have some fly casting skills, the ability to listen to your guide, and especially, the luck to find the ‘right’ fish. In permit fishing, you can do everything perfectly, but whether the fish eats your fly or not might simply depend on its attitude.

Those of us who have been doing it for years always say “If you know what to do and you have the ability to do it, everything else depends on the fish.”

THE FISHING

Ascension Bay is located on the southeast coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and is home to some of the best fishing areas in the world. Located in the small beachfront town of Punta Allen about 45 kilometers off the beaten path and approximately three hours from the popular tourist destination of Cancun, our lodge is far from the distractions of everyday life. It’s perfectly situated to access our primary fishing objective - the permit.

Nestled in the Sian Ka’an Biosphere, a vast international wildlife park that spans some 1.3 million acres, Ascension Bay has been protected from commercial fishing and development. This has allowed the local wildlife both above and below the water to prosper. The bay has developed into one of the most prolific and diverse bonefish, permit, snook, and baby tarpon fisheries in the entire Caribbean.