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Siren Song: Chasing Permit with the Garbutt Brothers

From casting at large single fish in the lagoons to targeting schools of 5- to 15-pound fish elsewhere, the waters that surround Punta Gorda, Belize are a permit angler's dream.

Siren Song: Chasing Permit with the Garbutt Brothers — (Photography by Nick Kelley, Jim Klug, Orvis, & Copal Tree Lodge)

October 29, 2024 By Hilary Hutcheson

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In the past, it wasn’t until I returned home to Montana after a destination fly-fishing trip that I felt the full weight of a missed cultural opportunity. It’s common to be picked up at the airport by a lodge shuttle and whisked away to an insulated oasis where I could expect food with which I’m familiar, air-conditioned rooms, and the comforts of home plus a few cushy extras. The trips were typically...

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