The NOAA color satellite image shows a cold front of a month or two ago streaming down as far southwest as Ascension Bay in Quintana Roo state. The reports I've reviewed for the winter months as filed in The Angling Report indicate that the Yucatan was pretty "weather effected" throughout the winter and the flats fishing was far from optimal.
This bears out my oft-repeated advice that the only real Caribbean winter flats destinations with stability are Bonaire and Los Roques. Other reports I'm getting indicate that the latter destination is becoming polluted with the threat of increasing hostility between the government of President Chavez of Venezuela and the USA- recently, Chavez called for the formation of a People's Army against the threat of a U.S. invasion. Although you may hear that it is fine to go to Los Roques, watch the unfolding tensions very carefully as well as avoid the criminality that exists in Caracas, the fly-in hub for Los Roques. My advice is opt for the exquisite waters of Dutch-influenced Bonaire to the west of Los Roques next winter if Venezuelan political tensions worsen or if you and your family want a safe, responsible, and politically untainted island with lots of bonefish.
The second NOAA black and white satellite image shows an April 10 front, which has the markings of a milder, less deep-reaching weather event. These spring fronts have more wind shift implications as opposed to temperature drop considerations. Look for the Bahamas, Keys, Caymans, and the entire Yucatan peninsula to start picking up quite nicely on the flats as spring unfolds.
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