My son, Bryan, and I spent the first week of July at the Mango Creek Lodge
for a fly fishing vacation. The folks at the lodge could not have been more
pleasant or accommodating. The food was great! Most importantly to us was
that the fishing was great also. We caught many bones during the week.
Bryan's favorite pattern was the Agent Orange and mine was a bitters.
Lightly weighted or no weighted flies were the choice. We each were able to
catch a permit during the week.

Bryan caught his on his first day of
saltwater fly-fishing. Perry estimated Bryan's at about 10 lbs and mine at about 5
lbs. I can't say enough good things about our guide, Perry. He would meet us at 6 AM and we would wade fish until around 9:30 and then come back to the lodge for breakfast and to collect packed lunches and then off again to fish from the boat until the tides were right again for wading.

We would usually return to the lodge around 6:30 to 7:00 PM where drinks
were served and then a delicious dinner. Our last day, we fished for 14
hours with Perry. I have never been to a lodge before where the guides
would spend a 12+ hour day with you. At other lodges I have been to, the
guides would always have you back at the lodge by 4:30. Since I caught my
permit at about 5:30 in the evening on the flats, I would not have had that
opportunity at any other lodge. We greatly appreciated Perry's skill and
his dedication to our having a great time and catching a lot of fish.
Overall, we had a great fishing week and look forward to returning.

Paul Sheppard