Belize River Lodge is nestled into the rain forest just outside Belize City. It is the easiest Belizean lodge to get to, with nearly limitless flats, mangrove shorelines, and jungle rivers just a ten minute boatride away. Adult (100+ pound) tarpon are regularly found near the river mouth. Just a few more minutes in the skiff will put anglers in the midst of some of the best bonefish, permit, tarpon, and snook fishing in Belize.
Belize River Lodge (BRL) is a tried and proven world-class fishing operation and has been in continuous operation since 1961. It is unique in that it offers anglers an incredible variety of different angling opportunities, including the lodge program and the Long Caye Outpost. One thing is for sure, no matter what angling option you choose, the owners of BRL, Mike Heusner and Marguerite Miles, are wonderful, hard working, helpful people and run a top-notch operation. Their seasoned staff is among the best we have ever experienced and their work ethic is second to none in all the Caribbean. Non-angling activities are numerous, ranging from snorkeling to Mayan ruin tours. Boat tours and birding tours can be arranged for you and/or your partner as well as many other activities.
Fishing from the Lodge: Belize River Lodge is appropriately named as it sits right on the banks of the Belize River – a lazy and meandering tropical waterway, minutes from the international airport. The lodge can accommodate 16 guests at one time, and is surrounded by lush tropical gardens, and well manicured lawns. Air orchids hang from the ancient mahogany trees interspersed among the buildings. The setting at the lodge is truly beautiful, like something out of a Tarzan movie. It’s not uncommon to hear clans of howler monkeys deep in the jungle calling to one another and see large Iguanas making their way across the grounds.
Because of its unique location — the lodge is only 3.5 miles upriver from its mouth and from there the offshore cayes and flats are mere minutes away by boat — guests have two very distinct and different types of fishing available to them: the flats and channels in the clear waters of the Caribbean for tarpon, bonefish, permit, and snook, or the lodge can fish numerous inland jungle rivers, creeks, and lagoons for snook and tarpon. If you want a variety of fishing opportunities, don’t look any further than BRL; it offers the best of both worlds.
Something new: Belize River Lodge is now operating a private camp on Long Caye in Central Belize. This island resort sits on the front of Long Caye overlooking Belize’s Barrier Reef and offers spectacular views of the sparkling blue-green waters of the Caribbean Sea. Long Caye is one of the best fishing areas in Belize! As with fishing from the main Lodge, BRL’s guides fish long hours and since the island resort sits in some of Belize’s best fishing waters you can enjoy a lot of time on the flats; if that’s not enough, there are some great flats you can walk to from the lodge on arrival or departure days.
Belize River Lodge has always offered some of the best options in this tiny Caribbean nation, and with the addition of the Long Caye Outpost guests can arrange regular stays at the main lodge, time at the Outpost Island lodge, or a fun combo trip combining time at both lodges.
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