Upon arrival I spoke with Martin who was as nice as can be. He appeared knowledgeable and was extremely pleasant. We were paired with Mauricio for our trip and we were off to the races. The Hell’s Bay boat handled the windy chop with ease, and we were able to get to our first fishing spot quickly.

Despite our best effort, and my repeated snagging of the mangroves, I was unable to catch any Tarpon or Snook. Regardless of the catching, Mauricio was extremely experienced, pleasant and eager to assist. Additionally, I have no doubt that Mauricio could cast a plastic bait into a 12” circle at 40 yards with his eyes closed. The man can see fish from miles away, and just gets it.

Despite my misfortune with the fish, the ride through the beautiful lagoon, and the information learned from Mauricio was a pleasure. If you’re thinking of booking with Cancun Light Tackle, absolutely do it.

I had an outstanding experience fishing with Mauricio over two consecutive days. On the first day, I spent the entire time fly fishing solo, and he consistently put me on fish from start to finish.  I even landed a large jack, which was on my bucket list. The second day, I brought a friend along and we switched it up to bait casting with live bait. Once again, Mauricio delivered an incredible day, and I was able to land a tripletail.

The conditions were definitely technical in the mangroves, but his knowledge, instincts, and ability to adapt made all the difference. He kept us on fish all day and made the entire experience both productive and enjoyable. If you’re looking for a guide who truly knows what he’s doing and works hard to make sure you succeed, I can’t recommend Mauricio enough.

My daughter and myself had a great 3/4 day on the water. I didn’t boat many fish but not by any fault of the guide. I chose to focus on tarpon and wow they are harder to land than I ever expected but what a battle. (Also note I blew my shoulder out a week before our trip and still chose to fly fish). Soooooo many hook ups and great fights but my own human error hampered my overall success.

We had chances at tarpon, snook and trevalle in our six hours. I 100% recommend the experience to other anglers. 

I’d also like to mention the boating experience through the channels in the mangroves, truly video worthy.

My wife and I had a great time with our guide Mauricio! It was a windy and on and off overcast morning making it a bit tough especially early in the morning, but Mauricio managed to get us into some fish pretty soon despite the less than ideal conditions. We were able to bring a few decent Jack Cravalle to the boat and one Tarpon that gave me an absolute
run for my money! Overall a great morning with a great guide who treated us well. Thank you Mauricio and thank you Martin! (p.s. I’m sorry again that I spilled your coffee when i shook your hand when we met!)

Fishing in less-than-ideal conditions, we battled strong winds and dirty water in the wake of a cold front. We had a few opportunities at tarpon, but unfortunately missed them due to operator error. My son is 14, and it’s easy to forget that kids aren’t always familiar with the old-school clock-face system for casting direction. Fortunately, our guide consistently positioned us in the right spots to target snook tight in the mangroves and Barracuda cruising the channels . The boat, guide, and gear were all top-notch. I would absolutely take this trip again.