Traveled to Boca Paila this past April. Idylic, 20-person lodge (very comfortable rooms with AC, but not deluxe; great food) located on pristine, deserted beach far far away from the crowds of Cancun. No other lodges or hotels w/in a mile in either directrion. Have been to Bahamas 4 times fly fishing for bonefish, but never Yucatan. Caught several dozen 2-pound bonefish and caught my first (two) permit on the fly. Never saw so many permit in my life!! Jumped a tarpon and caught 3 snook. Re-booked for next May.

Advertised as "the place" for the Grand Slam of fly-fishing - Can't be true. As an experience salt water fisherman with 15 years on the flats, I focused on Permit and Tarpon. Saw one Tarpon, lots of Permit and tons of TINY Bones. Caught no Permit or Tarpon.....our experienced group of six anglers fishing 4 full sunny days caught zero Permit or Tarpon.
Don't go with even the faintest hope for the grand slam. You too will be dissapointed. Also, area not safe outside camp at night.

what a great week....lots of bones...caught 2 tarpon....they were small but they were T A R P O N. excellent accomodations and food. I Will go back

I took a group of 14 to Boca Paila the week of August 11th. This trip was sold through frontiers for a steep discount one year ago. My employees loved it. While the fishing was not as good as on season, we caught more than enough bones, permit and jacks. Very little tarpon nor did most of the guides seem to know how or where to fish for them.
rooms were nice and kept very clean, make sure you get one of the ones with air conditioning as not all have them. The food was five star and the service to match. Guides were really the only real problem, most were wore out and really did not want to fish. One serious note: The trip from cancun to lodge is 2.5 hours and 1.5 hours is on a dirt road that is very very rough. If anyone in your group has a bad back this drive will kill them. Take a good book as the beach area is first rate with lots of palms to read under.