January Special at The Palometa Club

Book 5 Guests & the 6th Comes for Free! 

Or 

20% Discount off Published Rates

This promotion is based on shared room / guides and is applicable for the weeks of 

January 5-12 & January 12-19.

Far too many anglers are missing out on the awesome fishing that can happen in 

January! Ascension Bay is a ghost town with most lodges and guides, and we have 

had some of our BEST fishing of the season in January the last several years 

(other than El Nino in 2016). As a rule of thumb, you don’t often see the larger 

schools of permit like you do later in the spring and summer, but you do get 

your shots at solitary fish and smaller groups that are completely unpressured 

and happy to eat the fly. We also see and catch some of the largest permit of 

the season in January and February. Yes, there might be concerns about drawing 

the short straw with a cold front, but these events usually don’t last long, and 

odds are that the vast majority of January sees very mild temperatures and our 

typical southeasterly trade winds. The lack of activity on the Bay, the opportunities 

for the big boys, and limitless chances for bonefish, baby tarpon, and the best 

Snook fishing of the year make 

January very appealing. Now is a chance to jump on board at a discounted rate! 

Contact us at (403)271-1016 or info@countrypleasures.com for more info

Smokin' Deals On "Bucket List" Summer Permit Trips

***HUGE SUMMER SPECIAL - PALOMETA CLUB***

Summer can offer some of the most insanely good Permit fishing there is. This August, we have a couple weeks available with smoking deals to make it easier for you to sample this great fishery.

August 4-11 or 11-18, 2017

7 NIGHTS / 6 DAYS = $3240 (Normally $4050)

6 NIGHTS / 5 DAYS = $2880 (Normally $3600)

5 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS = $2440 (Normally $3050)

Call (403) 271-1016 or mail info@countrypleasures.com
 

Hard to get spots open at The Palometa Club

Get Ready.....

That brief period when you wish your eyes were better, you hit what you aim at, and the rubber lipped SOB is a little dumb.

Special Rates at Palometa Club

It’s hard to believe that the start of the 2017 season at the Palometa Club is right around the corner. Now that El Niño is long gone and a very mild winter appears to be in our future, we anticipate excellent spring-like conditions and awesome fishing during the early season.
We’re once again going to have a busy year, but we still have two weeks in January with openings. While discounts are rare for us, we’re excited to offer significantly reduced rates during the weeks of January 13-20 and January 20-27. This is a chance to jump on an $850 discount for a full week at Palometa Club. Shorter stay discounts are also an option as follows:

January Discount Recap

Eligible Weeks:
January 13-20 & January 20-27, 2017
Pricing (Based on Shared Room / Boat):
7 Nights / 6 Days – $4050 —> $3200 ($850 Discount)
6 Nights / 5 Days – $3600 —> $2950 ($650 Discount)
5 Nights / 4 Days – $3050 —> $2500 ($550 Discount)
4 Nights / 3 Days – $2500 —> $1950 ($550 Discount)
*** Short week discounts do not include cost of additional ground transfers to / from Cancun (CUN).

NEW PALOMETA CLUB VIDEO

Check out a new Palometa Club video featuring some highlights from last season pulled together by TwoFisted Heart Productions.


Tailwaters - Palometa Club - 2016 promo from TwoFisted Heart Productions on Vimeo.

New Drake Is Here!

Once again, having shop staff that can speak and write complete sentences pays off. The new The Drake Magazine just arrived and our very own Burbot Lovetalk aka Josh Markle has another article in it. Nice! And also, our good buddy, Brandon Fisher has a back pager on summer Permit at Palometa Club

Summer Permit Fishing

For a long time now, I've wanted to get away and do some summer (July or August) Permit fishing. Until this year it just never came together given that it's our busiest season in the shop and it's pretty tough to get away.


This year, an old friend asked if I would join him for a week he had booked from August 27 to September 5 at The Palometa Club and I couldn't help myself. This wasn't an option until 2015, when Dick and Kaye Cameron, owners of the Palometa Club, opened their first ever short summer season. The first year was very well received and the many stories told by guides of massive schools of Permit on the flats during the summer proved to be true. The success of this first season led to what I'm sure will be a permanent mid-July to end of August summer season at P.C.

In the past, we have never done any shop trips to the Caribbean region for a few reasons: As we live in an area where we only get about 100 days of reasonably nice weather to trout fish most of us want to take advantage of it, a lot of people are a little (or a lot) hesitant about the heat during July and August, and weather can certainly affect you. Should an organized storm like a tropical depression or hurricane occur just before or during your trip it can make for pretty tough fishing. 

Anyways, for those who are somewhat afflicted with Permititus, the summer offers the possibility of Permit Shangri La so off we headed this past August. Our arrival presented just what was expected, high 30 Celsius temperatures without the ever present trade winds of the fall and winter months. In fact, for the first four days, it was so calm you could not tell where the water ended and the horizon began.

The stories turned out to be true. Our first four days offered up an incredible number of shots. With the mirror calm conditions it made for pretty high test fishing to very spooky fish. I saw fish that were led by about 10 feet slowly swim toward the fly and then, when they reached the tiny rings caused by the fly landing, left much more quickly than they came.
Even with the tricky conditions, between two of us we landed 13 Permit in our first two days. Pretty amazing Permit fishing!
And what's really cool is that most days we were the only angling boat on the entire bay. We have it all to ourselves, except for a couple lobster fisherman here and there. really cool!

As for the elements, it's kinda hot. If the weather is stable you won't have much wind so you better have really good breathable clothing and you'll drink water like you never thought possible.

Our final four days were a little more challenging. What became Hurricane Hermine traveled out of the Atlantic, making landfall in Florida. Even though it was a long ways away, a low of that magnitude affects the weather for great distances around it. Our weather wasn't that bad, just unstable. Wind speeds went from almost zero to around 12-15 knots (actually perfect for Permit fishing). Unfortunately, the wind direction became highly unstable, switching directions as many as three times a day and there was a lot more cloud (the enemy of any flats angler). This made for some somewhat unhappy Permit. In the span of a day, it went from fish everywhere on the flats to pretty slim pickings.
We still caught fish, but it certainly wasn't the "gong show" of the first four days. When it was all said and done, the pair of us landed 18 Permit. With the usual oopsies and at least one hooked fish cut off on something, it should have been more.

Would I go back during the summer? Hell Yes!, even if you get a couple days of stable weather you're going to see Permit shots like you've never seen before. Ascension Bay is the most prolific Permit fishery I'm aware of year round, but summer is another game entirely. And when you factor in the most dialed in Permit guides I've run across, it's P.A.P. (Permit Affliction Paradise).

Should you try it? If Permit fishing turns your crank you really should do this. The only downside I know of would be for those who can't handle heat. You're going to have to be prepared for about two hours every afternoon where you're going to be a little warm. But it's really not that bad. Plus all of the reason why I would go back in July or August in a second. 

The only thing with this summer program is that it's kind of a limited edition thing. They only run 3 boats a week (instead of the core season 6) and it's very well subscribed (full). If you want in on it I would get it booked sooner rather than later.
 
 

 

Palometa Club Promo Video from 2013

Cuatro!

Doubles on Permit are pretty rare. We get the odd one at The Palometa Club.
How about a quadruple? Way to go Jeff and Brandon Fisher!

 

Firsties! The Loss of Permit Virginity

Just arrived back from our last hosted trip to 

The Palometa Club this past weekend.

As always, we love it when people get their first Permit.

Rob O. with his first, on his first trip ever!

Dave P, who, after and endless amount of patience, finally gets his first Permit.

And then gets his second the next day.

 The group managed a decent number of Permit, even with unstable weather. We'll just post these great first timers though.

4th Annual Palometa Club Permit Tourney Report

Click on the link.

4th Annual Palometa Club Permit Tourney Report

Palometa Club 4th Annual Permit Tournament Recap

Headed off to the P.C. Permit Tournament, their 4th annual, during the first week of April. This is a non-serious event to raise funds for the Punta Allen school as well as Bonefish Tarpon Trust.

This year saw a few new faces. We finally got John and Danny from Hatch Reels to join us this year. Overall, the general consensus was that this year saw the highest level of angler ability of any of the tourneys. Heck, we even had a Permit guide from Placencia, Belize who was paired up with a fellow from California who fishes for Permit somewhere around 70 days a year. To flange up with this great group, we once again had 16 of the best Permit guides I know of.

 As usual, the first two days of the week are "fun' days where we partner up with different people who aren't our tournament partners. Got to fish with a couple really good guys, Will and Schuyler.
For the four tournament days, David Leake, from Tailwaters in Dallas was once again stuck with me as none of his better choices were able to make it. In between Permit fishing, I provide David with a non-stop stream of Canadian style humor and general babble.

The guy in the photo to the right, Schuyler Marshall, took home big fish honors with a 30 pound Permit (he says 29.6 or something, it's 30!)

 Possibly due to the fact that there were some seriously good anglers this year, there were a lot more Permit landed at this years tournament. One day saw 11 landed, with 24 total for the week. And there were a number of fish lost as well. I accounted for three of those lost fish. Seemed to be going through some sort of "thing". I don't think I had lost three Permit in the last 2 or 3 years. Oh well.

The sponsors made this years tournament the best ever for the amount, and quality of prizes. Hatch reels all over the place, rods, bags, artwork by Paul Puckett, lots of very cool stuff.
You could buy a bunch of Punta Allen with what the reels that Hatch donates are worth. And the rest of the sponsors are just as generous. Thanks to you all!

Of course, none of this stuff would happen, including raising the funds for the town school and B.T.T., without the efforts of Dick and Kaye Cameron, David Leake, Fina, Rosie, Maribel, Gloria, Carlos, Coli, Manny, Luis, and all 16 of the best bunch of Permit hunting devils (no, not the fishermen, the guides!) ever to haunt the Caribbean. Thanks to all of you.
Make sure to watch in the coming weeks for video and photos from Matt Jones Photography, who did some really cool stuff that should be great to see.