Prime Time Permit on The XFlats - Hosted Trip with Taylor Goodhue

Join Fly Water Travel Destination Manager Taylor Goodhue at The XFlats Next Spring

This past April I had the chance to head down to this beachfront lodge in the small town of Xcalak. After a week of some of the best permit fishing I have experienced, I decided to host the same week in April 2026.

A brief background on the permit-fishing program: For anyone who’s been to the tropics, you may be familiar with the smell of sargassum. This floating algae covers much of the coastline of the Caribbean during warmer months and supports a wild variety of life. Among the most important, in our eyes, is the sargassum floating crab. These crabs feed in the algae, and as they move from patch to patch, permit seek them out while they swim on the surface. It provides some of the most exciting visual eats I have seen to date.

This is a prime-time window for this occurrence, but it’s still permit fishing. Permit are notoriously tricky to catch, but the reward is well worth it. Join Fly Water Travel’s Taylor Goodhue for a week of some of the best permit fishing around!

Dates: April 25 – May 2, 2026

Availability: 4 spots available

Rate: $5,995 per person, based on double occupancy and shared guiding (7 nights/6 days)

Included: Accommodations and meals at the lodge, round-trip ground transportation (Saturday to Saturday), guided fishing, wireless internet, taxes

Not Included: Airfare, alcoholic beverages and soda, staff & guide gratuities, rod/reel rentals, fishing tackle & flies, departure taxes, additional activities, laundry service

Itinerary
April 25: Arrive at Tulum International Airport and transfer to the XFlats Lodge (included in package). Note: arrivals into Tulum must be prior to 4 PM for group transfer.

April 26 to May 1: Six full days of fishing at The XFlats Lodge.

May 2: Depart from The XFlats Lodge and transfer to Tulum International Airport (included in package). Note: departures from Tulum must be scheduled after 12pm.