Guatemala Fishing

Guatemala Fishing Report

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:21:28 +0000

We were honoured to welcome the new President of Guatemala to Greatsailfishing recently. While the fishing trip did not raise our normal and recent productivity for sailfish, he was very happy to fill a cooler with Dorado and Tuna.

President Perez Molina was not able to spend the whole day fishing in Guatemala, and so we remained closer to shore, hoping to raise sailfish in the temperature breaks or around bait. Most billfishing this past week was out around 40 miles from shore, so we did not have tiume to Take President Perez Molina that far in pursuit of billfish – but we all had a great day and enjoyed meeting and fishing with him. Our full January Guatemala Fishing Report is here : http://www.greatsailfishing.com/Guatemala_Fishing_Report.php

Guatemala Fishing Report December

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:18:01 +0000

Despite some tough fishing conditions in Guatemala, we had a successful tournament with 31 competing boats over 4 days bringing an average of 10 billfish to the boat each day. For the full fishing report see here :

http://www.greatsailfishing.com/Guatemala_Fishing_Report.php

The fishing conditions do seem to be settling down – or at least the fish seem to think so as the billfishing in Guatemala has become far more consistent over the course of the last few weeks and as we head into the main part of the fishing season in Guatemala. We have had a couple of fronts come through that have really churned up the water throughout November and the early part of December, but the seas have calmed down a lot in the last few days and we are looking forward to a great fishing season.

Early Season Fishing for Sailfish in Guatemala

admin — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:48:10 +0000

Weather always plays a rôle in fishing, and early season fishing for sailfish has been impacted. Things are looking up however with clear skies and calm seas returning. Hopefuly the concentrations of sailfish and marlin that Guatemala is renowned for will not be far behind. You can read our full Guatemala Fishing Report here :

http://www.greatsailfishing.com/Guatemala_Fishing_Report.php

Fish Where the Fish Are !

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:27:21 +0000

And of course…that means fishing in Guatemala !

The blue water has been giving us a runaround for the past week, with strong currents ahead of the new moon shifting the breaks by as much as 30 miles overnight. The Guatemala Fishing fleet has been chasing it however, and we have been finding good numbers of sailfish as well as marlin ranging from 13 – 45 miles out. The numbers have not been huge by Guatemala standards, but at least they are consistent, with pretty much all of our charters raising double digits most days.

for the full fishing report see here :

http://www.greatsailfishing.com/Guatemala_Fishing_Report.php

Guatemala Fishing on Sale

admin — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:03:07 +0000

If you have been waiting for an economic reason to try the fishing in Guatemala, this could be a great opportunity for a last minute trip while the fishing (and the weather) is still HOT !!

American Airlines announced a quick-fire sale for flights to Latin America that must be booked THIS WEEK – out of several convenient gateways. Happily the travel dates coincide with dates in April when the fishing is still great, the sailfish are still hungry, the weather is warm and we have availability in one of our luxurious Guatemala Fishing Beach Villas.

The peak of the fishing season in Guatemala for billfish is in January and February – as this is when most anglers have seen just about enough of the continuous cold fronts up North – and hanker after some warm weather and outstanding fishing. Guatemala fits all of these criteria, and so prime dates in these months tend to be booked up to a year in advance. See the full report here :

http://www.greatsailfishing.com/Guatemala_Fishing_Report.php

Inshore Fishing Guatemala

admin — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:21:04 +0000

Guatemala is not usually known for its inshore fishing, as it is primarily a billfish or sailfishing destination. SOmetimes however, those two worlds “collide” – as the blue water turns in and the pelagic fish come with it very close to the shoreline. This past week, we have been fishing for sailfish as close as 3 miles from the dock – which makes for an easy but long fishing day, with “lines in” only 15 minutes or so from casting lines off at the dock.

For our full fishing report, see here :

http://www.greatsailfishing.com/Guatemala_Fishing_Report.php

Guatemala – Land of Eternal Spring

admin — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:30:16 +0000

As well as great sailfishing in Guatemala, the country is also known for its clement climate – especially in the highlands. Hence the tag used for 35 years in the country of “Guatemala – Land of Eternal Spring”.

Sometimes however, it doesn’t quite work that way; the fishing in Guatemala has been as changeable as the weather over the Xmas period, although it seems to have settled down now. The seas are calm and the weather is warm – and the fishing is catching up…….boats raising as many as 35 sailfish per day this week, and stil plenty of Blue Marlin around.]

See our full report here :

http://www.greatsailfishing.com/Guatemala_Fishing_Report.php

Snow – what snow ??

admin — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 15:13:32 +0000

The fishing in Guatemala has settled down into a more noramal and seasonal pattern. The cold that has been ravaging through North America has not made it down as far south as Guatemala – and the cold front that had been affecting the sailfishing in Guatemala over the past week or so has moved away.

The vast concentrations of baitfish that had been around for the last couple of weeks also seem to have dissapated somewhat – making it a little harder for the sailfish and marlin to get a full meal – and so more receptive to our own baits.

we have seen some great fishing recently – see our full report here : http://www.greatsailfishing.com/Guatemala_Fishing_Report.php

Cold snap hits Guatemala

admin — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:52:45 +0000

The recent cold experienced in the US has been seen in Guatemala as well. Temperatures were in the 70′s this past week for groups fishing in Guatemala. The cooler temperatures and water pushing in have not effected the bite however, with lots of bait in the area the sailfish have been feeding aggressively.

Our boats have been fishing at about 20 miles from the dock where they have found enormous quantities of bait being corralled by hungry sailfish. This made the fishing frustrating at times – particulalrly for those fly-fishing for sailfish. Later in the day however, once the biat became more fragmented, there was lots of action, with boats raising multiple sailfish at the same time on both conventional and fly-fishing tackle.

our full report can be read here :

http://www.greatsailfishing.com/Guatemala_Fishing_Report.php

New shared trip for Guatemala Fishing

admin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:55:31 +0000

After running several very successful shared fishing trips to Guatemala, we have now scheduled what is likely to be the final one of this coming season. The trip is planned for the weekend of March 26/27th 2011 and will include opportunites for both fly-fishing for sailfish and conventionak fishing for both sailfish and Blue Marlin. We will be fishing leading up to the new moon, which is often the peak time for raising sailfish as they tend to feed less at night and are more aggressive on the teasers during the day enabling the crew to raise fish within castin range for fly-fishing. Our past shared fishing trips to Guatemala have been well received and anglers have enjoyed some great fishing. The weather is typically warm with calm seas n March and April so a great opportunity to come down and experience the sailfishing capital !

Full information on the trip can be seen here :

http://www.greatsailfishing.com/guatemala_fishing_sharing.php