There is a new player in the upscale fly fishing market along the Yucatan’s Riviera Maya. It is aptly called the Grand Slam Fly Fishing Lodge and opened in November of 2010 to rave reviews. While there are lots of choices along this stretch of the coast, we think Grand Slam has hit a homerun!!

 

Obviously Grand Slam Lodge has more to do with the fact you can take all four light tackle salt water species, bonefish, snook, tarpon and permit from the famous Ascension Bay located right off their beach. During most times of the year this is a real possibility, especially right now. If you haven’t fished Ascension Bay, it’s a huge bay with endless flats, small mangrove islands and bountiful reefs with its main allure being the propensity to spot big permit on the flats. But while the permit is fun to stalk, you have to be lucky and skilled to take one and then it’s not a certainty. Guides were born to fish this area and use 18-22 foot Panga skiffs with 40-60 horse four-strokes that will get you anywhere you need to go within a couple of hundred square miles of water. GSL is managed by long tine Casa Blanca Lodge guru Bobby Settles so they have basically hit the ground running.

 

There are several other fishing lodges within a half hour from Grand Slam, but none of them are at this level in terms of accommodations as GSL offers six beautiful oceanfront villas with king sized Bali beds, 42 inch flat screen satellite TV’s, IPOD docking stations, Jacuzzi’s, overlook and beachside balconies with hammocks. The lodge also features a large swimming pool and separate restaurant and lounge offering a blackboard menu of the best dishes from around the world. Unlike some of the other lodges, GSL has 24 hour electricity and no loud generators.

 

If you have been looking for a place to take your significant other where you enjoy a Caribbean vacation and get in some great fishing as well, then Grand Slam will do nicely. It’s a 3.5 hour trip south of Cancun Airport that is served by most all major airlines from many major cities around the world.