Carlo´s Biography

  COZUMEL & CANCUN

    Flats Fishing & Deep Sea Fishing  

If you are looking for an angler who knows the most exclusive, hidden spots for "super grand slams" (blue marlin, white marlin and sailfish) or (bonefish, permit, tarpon and snook), you have found him in Carlos Vega.

Carlos Vega was born on Cozumel, fishing runs through his blood, this wisdom having been passed down through generations of native Mayan fisherman.

His ancestors bestowed their knowledge of their sacred fishing grounds upon him and this was shared with him by his grandfather and father, who were the first lighthouse keepers on the island in the 1930's.

A native Cozumelenian, Carlos has spent his entire life on these waters. After World War II, the island was isolated, unheard of as a tourist spot. He helped support his family by fishing and diving for black coral. Black coral was a major export in the 1950's and often required divers to dive depths of over 200 + feet! As his expertise in diving grew, so did Cozumel's reputation as a diver's paradise. As divers began to arrive he worked as a dive master for 5 years, guiding other master divers through the famous reefs and walls of Palancar to depths of 150 + feet.

His love has always been fishing. As a youngster he began hand line fishing. One day an America friend taught him how to spin fish and he was hooked. He left guiding tourists under the ocean and began guiding them to the secret places of his ancestral Cozumel and Cancun waters.

He began Aquarius Travel Sport-fishing in 1975 as a deep sea fishing boat owner and outfitter but his real passion is flats fishing the mangrove lagoons and flats for bonefish, permit, tarpon and snook, and from there evolved his flats fishing business. 30 years ago he was taught the art of fly fishing while working at Ascension Bay (the famous Yucatan mangroves and sandy flats area) and added this skill to his outfitter business.

 

25 years ago Carlos leased the beautiful virgin flats known as Isla Blanca in Cancun. Here the angler will fish 10 square miles of lagoons, flats and mangroves. These lagoons and flats are teeming with hungry bonefish, permit, tarpon and snook. There are also snapper, speckled trout, barracuda, small sharks and other shallow water lagoon dwellers. The boats are custom made shallow draft boats, powered with 40 and 60 hp. Yamaha outboard motors and they have plenty of room to cast. Fly and spin anglers will enjoy the many options the crystal clear lagoons of Cozumel and Cancun have to offer.

In 1998, Carlos added Enrique as a flats fishing guide. Enrique, a family member, has been trained by Carlos himself. All his secrets have been passed on and now Enrique shares the guiding with Carlos. Just as an aside, Carlos has trained nearly every Cozumel flats fishing guide himself, always willing to share his knowledge with others.

Over the years Carlos has been featured in many major sports and fishing magazines like Florida Sport Fishing, Field & Stream, Cabela’s Outfitter, Fishing World, Fly Fishing Salt Water, The Florida Sportsman, to name a few. Carlos has also appeared on many ESPN and other television fishing programs.

So, if you are looking for a professional experienced outfitter with over 35 years of fishing expertise, try the most trusted and respected outfitter in the Cozumel and Cancun area, Aquarius Travel Sportfishing, for the angling experience of a lifetime.

For additional information and reservations contact Carlos @

     Cozumel & Cancun

 Flats Guiding & Offshore Fishing

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The Cozumel & Cancun Flats Guiding & Offshore Fishing team will be happy to assist you in any way possible to make your fishing trip a most pleasant one