Fishing first!!

[TIM S.]

Hello Ann
I am planning to visit Belize and Panama this fall and winter, with the intention of spending the winter and eventually buying a property for retirement. I am wondering about where the best fishing is along the coast? Are there marinas or boat basins associated with developments? Any insight you could provide would be appreciated.
Tim

[COUNTRY EXPERT ANN KUFFNER]

Tim,

There is good fishing all along the Belize coast. But the water is very shallow in the cayes, such as Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker, which are inside of the reef, which is about 1/2 mile or so offshore. So any boat used for fishing in this area needs to be able to navigate in shallow water. There are docks on both the front and back sides of Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker.

Placencia and Corozal have deeper water so there are more large yachts in these areas with deeper marinas. IN Placencia they are at the south side of the peninsula, and in the back lagoon. In Corozal, there is a marina right in town, on the coast.

Some marinas are associated with developments, but they are mainly on the Placencia Peninsula, on the lagoon side. There are quite a few there.

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