Fishing Reports by Capt. Dan Wise

Tarpon & Snook welcome in 2010 at Rio Colorado Lodge - The weather and the fishing ended great in 2009, and started great in 2010. Tarpon and Snook fishing have both been very good this past week, and continue to be so as of this reporting. 25 tarpon were boated in just a couple of days, and those that more...
Capt. Dan Wise - Rio Colorado

Snook Are Still Here - The ocean has been high and rough, so anglers have been fishing in the river. The Snook are still here and several have been brought to the dinner tables this week. They are running about 7 - 8 lbs. The tarpon are rolling at the mouth, and insid more...
Capt. Dan Wise - Rio Colorado

The Calba Snook (Fat Snook) are Here - The weather has been up and down, sunny, cloudy, rainy, sunny! The ocean was high the first couple of days so we were unable to get out for tarpon fishing, we fished the river successfully for snook. The water then receeded enough to get out more...
Capt. Dan Wise - Rio Colorado

Tarpon Fishing in Paradise at Rio Colorado Lodge - The tarpon continue to roll just moments away from the dock at Rio Colorado Lodge. The weather is absolutely beautiful. Sunny days, with light breezes during the day, and brief rains at night, making for peaceful sleep. In addition to tarpon being more...
Capt. Dan Wise - Rio Colorado

Tarpon Fishing and Weather at Rio Colorado Lodge is Good! - The tarpon fishing continues to be good in the Rio Colorado Lodge area. Anglers hooking many more than boating, but busy fishing! The weather is good. We had one bad day last week with rain, wind, and rough ocean. The hot, beautiful weather has more...
Capt. Dan Wise - Rio Colorado

Another week of tarpon galore - Fishing continues to be excellent in the Barra del Colorado area where guest of Rio Colorado Lodge are fishing. More than 75 tarpon were hooked last week, and at least 30 of those boated. In addition, guest caught jack, king mackeral, bonito, tuna, more...
Capt. Dan Wise - Rio Colorado

The tarpon are everywhere! - The tarpon are everywhere, but not all that interested in plastic lures the last couple of days! Tarpon are rolling in the rivers, as well as rising above the peaks in the Caribbean. A few days ago several tarpon and some snook were boated. This we more...
Capt. Dan Wise - Rio Colorado

Snook in the surf at Rio Colorado Lodge, Tarpon rolling!! - Tarpon fishing isgetting better by the day. Woody Brodtman and his brother Dr. RIchard Brodtmann visited from MS. They hooked several tarpon and boated 4 nice size! The locals are fishing the surf, catching nice 7 - 14 lb. snook for the dinner tab more...
Capt. Dan Wise - Rio Colorado

Weather and Fishing Improving - The weather has been hot and rainy, as usual at Rio Colorado Lodge, this time of year. The tarpon are rolling, but haven't seemed too interested in our bait! However, last week things began to improve with the rain coming mostly in the very early m more...
Capt. Dan Wise - Rio Colorado

FIshing and weather hot from Rio Colorado Lodge - The fishing continues to be really good from Rio Colorado Lodge in Barra del Colorado. We are having unusually dry weather for this time of year, the skies completely cloudless for the last few days, and the weather hot! Wally J. of Dallas, TX plan more...
Capt. Dan Wise - Rio Colorado