Palometa Club anglers now have an unbelievably cool way to document their Ascension Bay trip. Christian Ihrybauer, a South African photographer and filmmaker, currently calls Punta Allen home and is offering his services to Palometa Club guests. Christian has had a lifelong love and talent for photography and film that he pursued through formal [...]
Dear Anglers & Friends, We hope everyone is enjoying the start of the holidays and starting to think about their saltwater trip for 2018. Our season kicks off in Punta Allen in only five weeks and we are very much looking forward to seeing all of our repeat and new guests. While we are [...]
Dear Anglers & Friends, We hope everyone fantastic and enjoying the start of autumn. The 2017 season has come to a close for the Palometa Club. The guides are all working the lobster harvest and giving the Bay a bit of a rest until we crank it up again on January 5th. We’re also in [...]
Yes, that is right! In only 16 days of fishing with our usual light summer guest-load, we have managed 41 permit to hand. The summer truly is an incredible time to target permit on Ascension Bay. Beautiful weather, big schools, some giant tarpon cruising through, and all of the Bay to ourselves. Not too late [...]
SUMMER SEASON SPECIALS AUGUST 4-11 & AUGUST 11-18 The last week of the Spring Season is upon us and the guides are already starting to prep for the commercial lobster season that opens up on July 1st. The lodge reopens on July 14th for our short summer season that runs through early September. Now is a [...]
While the tourney week has been full for months… Due to a few cancellations, we now have a few spots open for this season’s tourney week, March 31 – April 7, 2017. Grab a fishing partner/teammate and sign up now! Our annual Permit Tournament held each spring has raised over $22,000 in donations for BTT’s [...]
Mother Nature has been very good to those anglers who made it down to see us over the last few weeks. Kevin Ewing and his crew of Alaskans opened the season with a bang with a legit trophy... followed by Keith and Margaret Stover along with brothers Cole and Robert Francis the following week. They [...]
Rance Rathie, co-owner of Patagonia River Guides in Argentina, along with his childhood best buddy, Jason Miller, just rewrote the record books. While wrapping up the Rathie family summer vacation in Punta Allen at the Palometa Club, Rance and Jason put the hurt on the Ascension Bay permit population with 14 NICE fish in two [...]
We recently hosted the 3rd Annual Palometa Club Permit Tournament, April 10-17. The Palometa Club once again teamed up with Patagonia Clothing Company and Hatch Reels as the lead sponsors for the annual event to benefit the Jon Ain Fund at Bonefish Tarpon Trust as well as the schoolchildren of Punta Allen, Mexico. The [...]
Repeat guest, all-star angler, even better videographer/editor, Ryan Griffin, has expanded his "A Gift From the Sky" Video for our viewing pleasure. Ryan has generously documented the few weeks last March that culminated with the safe capture and release of Palometa Club's 1000th permit. We think it properly represents the vibe and energy that is part [...]
