About the lodge

History of the Legendary Lodge

Blue Horizon Lodge originally debuted in 1997 as a rustic family-run lodge, owned by Lincoln Westby and his wife, Perline. They built their ideal fishing lodge on Northeast Caye because of the proximity to the best permit fishery in the world. They both knew there was a better way to operate a permit fishing lodge that focused on fishing the best flats, during the most favorable tides. After years of working for other fishing lodges, Lincoln and Perline took their secret sauce to create an intimate fishing lodge for devoted permit anglers. Their goal was to create memories of great fishing while enjoying all the creature comforts a traveling angler would expect… great food, comfortable accommodations, hospitable staff, and the best permit fishing anywhere! Their legendary lodge was the talk of the permit community for decades, many guests have fished with our legendary guides, Lincoln, Marlon, Steve, and more.

Location. Location. Location. 

It is common to see tailing permit in front of the lodge on the “home flat.” With numerous famous permit flats within a 10 minute boat ride, the action begins shortly after you step foot on the boat.

Because of the location of the lodge, our guides are the first boats on the flats each day. Other guides who bring anglers from the mainland, often arrive hours after you will have started your day of fishing. It is quite common for our guests to have already landed a permit before the first boats from the mainland arrive on the flats.

Fishing Schedule

Most guides and fishing lodge operations in Belize will start the day at a set time, no matter what is happening with the tide. That’s not how we do it. At Blue Horizon Lodge, we fish the best tides no matter what time of the day (well… as long as there is day light). We fish the tides, not the clock. Some mornings the guides will be leaving before the sun rises. Other days you’ll sleep in. The tides are the master and they determine when and for how long each fishing session will span.

There are two basic schedules at Blue Horizon Lodge. The first routine sees early morning starts, with a mid-day break at the lodge, then back on the water once the tides turn, fishing until dark. During a mid-day high tide cycle, your guide day will start between 6-7 am, and you can expect to be fishing until at least 3 pm before returning to the lodge.  

Our team works smarter, not harder, to put you on the most fish during the most likely tide that permit will be feeding.