While the peak season for offshore and bluewater fishing in Guatemala is February and March, this is mainly because these are the months when cabin fever reaches its apex in North America and Canada – and so when most groups feel most driven to escape the cold and come down to the (sub)tropics for a respite from the bitter cold.
The main sailfish season runs from November until about May, as this is when the consistently calm seas and moderate currents allow huge schools of baitfish to congregate and concentrate in the “pocket” offshore between six and twenty-five miles.
