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Fishing Report #30 October 02 – 09, 2022 We’ve had a busy fall week here on the Riviera.  Our bay system purged itself of the surge remnants from Hurricane Ian and our neck of the woods resumed with the normal day to day fishing patterns.  We also are watching Hurricane Julia which made landfall the (more…)

Fishing Report #29 September 25 October 02, 2022 We’ve had another great week here at ESB Lodge.  The lodge was full of returning guests and some newcomers that came along with our friends to check out the fishery.  I appreciate James Orford’s willingness to make a long trek from Johannesburg to join returning guest Charlie (more…)

Fishing Report #28 September 18 – 25, 2022   We’ve had another pleasant week at ESB.  Summer has finally passed and we’re welcoming the first days of the fall season.  It’s hot and sticky here with little to no wind, occasional rain showers that are accented by hordes of mosquitos and no-see-ums.  I felt like (more…)

Fishing Report #27 September 11 – 18, 2022 Image courtesy of Masa Katsumata What a week we had here at ESB lODGE.  I don’t think you could pack more fun, entertainment, and borderline debauchery in six days of fishing.  We covered the gamut of all things important, solved many world problems in the wee hours, (more…)

Fishing Report #26 September 04 – 11, 2022 We’ve had another splendid week here on the beach.  ESB Lodge was fortunate enough to have returning host Billy Trimble for his second week of the season.  It amounts to old friends uniting under the thatch roof of our palapa, sipping various Caribbean themed beverages.  It’s fun (more…)

Fishing Report #25 August 28 – September 04, 2022 We’ve enjoyed another great week here at ESB as we chipped away the last few days of August and welcome the upcoming seasonal changes September prepares us for.  I feel as time slips by it has increased its pace and carries a necessity to dig your (more…)

Fishing Report #24 August 21 – 28, 2022 Welcome to the Caribbean!! We have had an excellent week here at ESB Lodge, the good weather was with us for practically the whole week, as well as the good opportunities to capture all the species in the bay. It was a week full of great emotions, (more…)

Fishing Report #23 August 14 – 21, 2022 Welcome to the Caribbean!! We have enjoyed an excellent week, good weather, good fishing and most importantly a group of guests who came with the sole purpose of enjoying their week with us and having fun. Stories, laughter and lots of joy were the best catches of (more…)

Fishing Report #22 August 07 – 14, 2022 Welcome to the Caribbean!!! We are back after a short vacation where we have done work at the lodge to improve the comforts and experience of our guests. We started this second part of the season in excellent fashion, good weather, a little cloudy the first few (more…)

Fishing Report #21 June 19 – 26, 2022 Welcome to the Caribbean! We have experienced a beautiful week at ESB Lodge; good weather accompanied us all week, very light winds and high temperatures gave us a sample of what the tropical summer has in store for us. Although we had some clouds during the fishing (more…)