Week ending December 30th 2006
This Guatemala fishing report is for the week ending
December 30th 2006 and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company
operating out of the new Pez Vela Marina.
Well we allowed the fish a break to enjoy their
Christmas – but started back straight away fishing on the
26th. They did seem a little sluggish after the festivities, but
the sight of fresh ballyhoo just proved too much ……….and
the bite showed as soon as we hit Bluewater at 12-15 miles from
the dock. We welcomed the Lundgren party, and they started their
trip with 9 nice Sailfish in the boat on “Boxing Day”
as it is known in the UK . The weather was perfect with a light
wind and enough of a chop on the water to make the teasers jump
and hop in an
animated way.
You can see more pix from last weeks fishing here :
http://www.greatsailfishing.com/en/weeklyfishing.htm
The weather and the bite improved as the Lundgrens continued their
trip – bringing 10 to the boat on their second day………and
then really heating up with 16 caught on their third and final
day. There has been more and more bait showing in recent days,
and we are hopeful of a run of Blue Marlin as we progress through
the full moon………….watch this space and
we will report if/when it happens !
We wish all our clients, past, present and future a Happy New
Year
Our very Best wishes : Les, Carlos, Kevin & Jim
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Week ending December 17th 2006
This Guatemala fishing report is for the week ending
December 17th 2006 and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company
operating out of the new Pez Vela Marina.
This week saw offshore billfishing in Guatemala
at its best. Sunny days combined with calm seas and fishing action
that started as close as 12 miles from the dock. The action was
constant and consistent day to
day - with raises in the mid twenties and generally fish caught
in the 15-20 range. One of our groups - the Sinclair party - managed
to have a great days fishing on our newest addition to the fleet
the 35ft Bertram "Reel Diver" with 76 raises, 63 bites
and 45 releases on their first day out. This resulted in almost
a 70% catch ratio..a testament to some very experienced anglers'
skill !
Captain Marvin was full of praise for the team as
they managed to position pitch baits exactly as needed to tempt
the litup billfish to an aggressive bite and so the high catch
ratio.
There seems to be no slowdown in the fishing as
we head into the Christmas peak, and the whole marina is buzzing
with talk of a season that could easily match or even exceed the
phenomenal numbers achieved last year. We still have some dates
left for January - so
give us a call and come down to experience some of the worlds
finest Billfishing !!
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Best regards and tight lines,
Jim, Kevin, Carlos and Les
Week ending November 25th 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 11-25-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company operating out
of the new Pez Vela Marina,Guatemala.
The boats had to move around substantially this week to find Bluewater
- lines in at 25 miles and moving out gradually to as far as 50
miles by the end of the week. The greater search area also caused
the fish to be spread out and we didn't see the large concentrations
of billfish that we had experienced in the prior weeks. Most days
the boats were
reporting raises in the low teens with single digits to the boat.
We at GreatSailfishing were pleased to welcome TV personality
Cindy Garisson to fish aboard our new Bertram Sportfisher the
Reel Diver. We hoped for some good action and footage, and were
not let down
as Cindy expertly cast a fly to a lit up Blue Marlin. After a
considerable fight, even a Blue Marlin had to succumb to Cindy's
charms, and it was
brought to the boat as a 200-250lb class fish. We look forward
to seeing the replay on ESPN someday soon.
Winds midweek caused the seas to push up a little, and further
disperse bait - but by the w/end had subsided to our regular fishing
conditions of blue skies, calm seas and 80 deg. F. temperatures
- all was well again, and the fishing continues to improve. fishing
grounds for this past week varied between 15
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Best regards and tight lines,
Jim, Kevin, Carlos and Les
Week ending November 12th 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 11-12-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina, Guatemala. The fishing grounds
for this past week varied between 15 miles to as far as 47 miles.
Seas this week have continued to stay calm with sunny skies and
light to no wind in the mornings.
Very good results continued this week with boats
reporting raises in the teens to the low thirties,with releases
also in the high single digits to low twenties on conventional
tackle and with some boats reporting 3 to 4 releases on the fly.We
at the Great Sailfishing Company hosted several groups with one
releasing 10 Pacific sails out of 13 bites. At one point a little
chaos broke out when they had a blue marlin and 4 sails in the
spread. Cap´n Nestor directed the focus towards the Blue
Marlin which
aggressively pursued one teaser to the other teaser and on to
the pich bait....... only to be finally beaten by one of the lit
up Sails, at which point the commotion of two hooked up sails
proved too much and
he sank away from the stern...for next time. Our Sunday charter
wanted to target meat fish (we fish how you want to fish) and
were rewarded with boating 7 nice dorado,5 yellowfin tuna and
several mackeral
along with releasing 2 sails.
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Best regards and tight lines,
Jim, Kevin, Carlos and Les
Week ending November
5th 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 11-05-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina, Guatemala.The fishing grounds
for this past week varied between 20 miles to as far as 47 miles.
Seas this week have continued to stay calm with sunny skies and
light to no wind in the mornings.
This week saw good to very good results with boats
reporting raises in the teens to the low thirties,with releases
also in the high single digits
to low twenties on conventional tackle.We at the Great Sailfishing
Company hosted Dr.DeNunna and son who fished with us for four
days. Over 2 1/2 days targeting Pacific sails they released a
total of 31
sails along with boating 5 dorado (one in the 40lb + class). The
other 1 1/2 days they wanted to target marlin. They had a nice
400+ pounder in the spreads which attacked the teasers and then
the bait but failed to hook-up.
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Best regards and tight lines,
Jim, Kevin, Carlos and Les
Week ending October
30th 2006
Sailfishing good
- Marlin bite turns on
This fishing report is for the week ending 10-30-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina, Guatemala.The fishing grounds
for this past week went out from averaging 30 miles to as far
as 45 miles over the past month to 35 to 50 miles. Seas this week
have continued to stay calm with sunny skies and light to no wind
in the mornings.
This week saw good results with boats reporting
raises in the teens to the low twenties,with releases also in
the high single digits to mid teens - most boats releasing between
8 to 12 sails on conventional tackle. The most exciting news is
that the marlin bite this past week has been Great...... with
most boats reporting at least one Blue Marlin in their spreads
every day. At the end of the week all of the boats released anywhere
from one to four marlin within 4 days. Another reason why we are
looking forward to the imminent arrival of our latest 35ft
Bertram, the "Reel Diver" - as she is fully equipped
to chase those marlin with a full tower and a Marlin door. We
are looking forward to a continuing strong Marlin bite - and invite
you down to experience it for
yourselves !!
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Best regards and tight lines,
Jim, Kevin, Carlos and Les
Week ending October
16th 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 10-16-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina, Guatemala.The fishing grounds
for this past week came in from
averaging 30 miles to as far as 45 miles over the past month to
20 to 25 miles. Seas this week have continued to stay calm ranging
between 1 to 2ft with sunny skies and light to no wind,in the
mornings.
This week saw good results with boats reporting
raises in the teens to into the twenties,with releases also in
the high single digits to high teens with most boats releasing
between 8 to 15 sails on conventional tackle. On Saturday our
boat the Joint Venture released 10 Pacific Sailfish and a couple
of dorado and today 10/16/2006 our group released 8 sails out
of 18 rasies.
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Best regards and tight lines,
Jim, Kevin, Carlos and Les
Week ending October 8th 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 10-08-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina, Guatemala.The fishing grounds
for this past week came in from
averaging 30 miles to as far as 45 miles over the past month to
20 to 30 miles. Seas this week have continued to stay calm ranging
between 1 to 2ft with sunny skies and light to no wind.
This week saw good results with boats reporting
raises in the teens to mid twenties,with releases also in the
high single digits to high teens
with most boats releasing between 8 to 15 sails on conventional
tackle. There were even reports of marlin in the spreads. On Saturday
our boat the Joint Venture released 10 Pacific Sailfish and a
Blue Marlin in the
200 lb. Class. There was a local inshore fishing tournament this
past Saturday and we have been told for those that ventured out
they were rewarded well with jacks,mackerel,pargo and more.
Once again for those anglers planning to come down
to Guatemala and fish with us, please make your reservations soon
as our calendar is filling up fast. We are happy to announce the
addition to our fleet of the Island Time (38ft.wide-body Bertram)and
the Reel Diver (35ft.Bertram with a full tuna tower and tuna door).Both
of these vessels will be arriving in early November.
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Best regards and tight lines,
Jim, Kevin, Carlos and Les
Week ending October
1st 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 10-01-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina, Guatemala. The fishing grounds
for this past week ranged from 30 miles to as far as 40 miles.
Seas this week have been ranging between 1 to 2ft with sunny skies
and no wind.
This week saw fair to good results with boats reporting
raises in the high teens to mid twenties ,with releases also in
the high single digits to mid
teens with Wednesday,Thursday and Friday seeing most boats releasing
between 10 to 15 sails. Once again there were some Dorado to be
taken each day.
For those anglers planning to come down to Guatemala
and fish with us, please make your reservations soon as our calendar
is filling up fast. We are happy to announce the addition to our
fleet of the Island Time
(38ft.wide-body Bertram)and the Reel Diver (35ft.Bertram with
a full tuna tower and tuna door).Both of these vessels will be
arriving in early
November.
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Best regards and tight lines,
Jim, Kevin, Carlos and Les
Week ending September
17th 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 09-17-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina, Guatemala.The fishing grounds
for this past week ranged from 15miles to as far as 40 miles.
Seas this week have been ranging between 1 to 3ft at the start
of the week. However, on Sunday caused by a severe storm, seas
were as high as 4ft. Another storm hit on Sunday night 09-17-06
keeping the fleet in as of this report dated
09-18-06.
This week saw fair to poor results with boats reporting
raises in the low single digits,with releases also in the single
digits (most boats reporting 0 to 2 releases). Once again there
were lotsof Dorado (at the 15 mile mark boats were reporting boated
dorado in the 20s and 30s) and yellowfin tuna to be had. On Saturday
and Sunday we had the Tiss party out of Long Island New York which
released 4 out of 4 sails on Saturday along with boating one Dorado
for lunch on the way out for sails, on Sunday they released 3
yellowfin tuna along with other meat fish.
For those anglers planning to come down to Guatemala
and fish with us, please make your reservations soon as our calendar
is filling up fast.
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information please click here : http://www.greatsailfishing.com/en/register.html or contact us at greatsailfishing@yahoo.com
Best regards and tight lines,
Jim, Kevin, Carlos and Les
Week ending August
20th 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 08-20-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina, Guatemala.The fishing grounds
for this past week ranged from 30 miles to as far as 40 miles.
Seas started out fairly nice ranging between 1 to 3ft at the start
of the week. However, on Saturday caused by a storm, seas were
as high as 6ft. However, on Sunday clam seas were once again the
norm.
This week saw fair results with boats reporting
raises in the low single digits,with releases also in the single
digits. Once again there were lots of Dorado and yellowfin tuna
to be had. On Saturday and Sunday we had the Mark Hill party which
released 3 out of 4 sails and on Sunday released 2 sails, boated
6 dorado and after a 1 hour fight released a nice 400 to 450lb.
Blue Marlin, nice fishing guys.
We are very happy to announce that we have a new
addition to the GreatSailfishing fleet - a widebody 38ft Bertram
Convertible sportfisher. She has a 14.5ft beam - so lots of space
in a huge cockpit for when the
action gets frantic - and a beautiful fully refurbished Release
fighting chair.
As soon as you walk on the dock, the boat stands
out because of its triple-spreader Lee snr outriggers and the
classic Bertam profile. Inside is fully airconditioned for your
comfort when underway.......and in case you need it, a little
rest and relaxation on the way back to the dock in the evening.
With the arrival of this vessel, The Great Sailfishing
Company is now able to offer a complete range of Bertam vessels
from 28ft to 38ft to accommodate your party.
Week ending August 6th 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 08-06-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina, Guatemala.The fishing grounds
for this past week ranged from 35 miles to as far as 50 miles.
Seas started out fairly nice ranging between 1 to 3ft at the start
of the week. However, by mid-week caused by a storm seas were
as high as 6ft. We had a charter on Thursday that had to turn
around because of these high seas. By the
weekend clam seas were enjoyed by several parties. This week skies
ranged from cloudy at the beginning of the week with overcast/cloudy
days by weeks end. Some nights saw downpours. Most days started
with light breezes in the mornings which picked up in the afternoons.
This week saw fair results with boats reporting
raises in the mid to high teens with releases in the mid to high
single digits. Once again there were lots of Dorado and yellowfin
tuna to be had. At the start of
the week few sportfishing boats ventured out and by mid-week those
that tried turned around. This past Saturday our company hosted
two charters. Our boat the Joint Venture along with the La Piragua
entertained a large group from Banco Industrial. They reported
raises in the mid-teens and released 5 sails on the Joint Venture
and 8 sails on the La Piragua. Both boats reported boating 10
and 9 dorado respectfully, could have been more but they didn't
leave the dock
until 9:30A.M.(our boats usually depart between 7:00 to 7:30A.M.).
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Best regards and tight lines,
Jim, Kevin, Carlos and Les
Week ending July 30th 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 07-30-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina,Guatemala.The fishing grounds for
this past week ranged from 35 miles to as far as 50 miles. Seas
started out fairly high ranging between 3 to 4ft at the start
of the week caused by several storms that hit the coast. However,
clam seas were enjoyed by the weekend.This week skies ranged from
cloudy/rain at the beginning of the week with overcast/cloudy
days at weeks end. Most nights saw heavy downpours. Most days
started with light breezes in the mornings which picked up in
the afternoons.
This week saw fair results with boats reporting
raises in the low to mid teens with releases in the single digits.
The good news is that there were lots of Dorado and yellowfin
tuna to be had. At the start of the week few sportfishing boats
ventured out,with most of the bill-fishing on the weekend. Our
boat the Joint Venture hosted a group along with our partners
Jim Phillips and Kevin Styles. They reported 14 raises on
Sunday which resulted in 2 sails released on the fly and two on
conventionial along with 8 yellowfin tuna. Kevin explained that
they could have caught a lot more tuna but stopped after 8 in
search of the sails. On Saturday the Stragos came upon some floating
structures which resulted in boating 75 Dorado.
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Best regards and tight lines,
Jim, Kevin, Carlos and Les
Week ending July
9nd 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 07-09-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina, Guatemala. The fishing grounds
for this past week have remained from as close as 16 miles to
as far as 35 miles. Seas continue to be mild ranging between 1
to 2ft to moderate at 3ft. This week skies ranged from partly
cloudy to overcast/cloudy days, with a few days bringing light
to moderate rains during the day and a few nights with heavy downpours.Most
days started with light breezes in the mornings and picking up
in the afternoons.
This week again saw some good results with boats
reporting releases in the mid single digits to low double digits,
one sportfishermen reported 12 releases out of 20 bites. Another
had 4 releases on the fly. Once again few sportfishing boats ventured
out midweek with most of the bill-fishing on the weekend. Our
boat the Joint Venture had a local charter with the clients wanting
to target meat fish. They were rewarded with 12 dorado in the
7 to 12lb. class, 3 Yellow-fin tuna ranging from 10 to 15lbs.
along with releasing 3 sails.
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Best regards and tight lines,
Jim, Kevin, Carlos and Les
Week ending July 2nd 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 07-02-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina,Guatemala. The fishing grounds
for this past week have ranged from as close as 16 miles to as
far as 35 miles. Seas this week have been mild ranging between
1 to 2ft to moderate at 3ft. This week skies ranged from cloudly
to overcast days, with some days bringing light to
moderate rains during the day and a few nights with heavy downpours.
Most days started with no wind in the mornings and moderate breezes
in the afternoons.
This week saw good results with boats reporting
releases in the mid single digits to low double digits. However,
few sportfishing boats ventured out midweek with most of the billfishing
on the weekend.
Our boat the Joint Venture released 7 out of 12 sails on Saturday
on conventional tackle along with a few dorado before returning
early. Those boats that went out for mainly dorado we reporting
very good results beginning at the 16 mile mark.
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Week ending June
25th 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 06-25-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina,Guatemala.The fishing grounds for
this past week have ranged from as close as 15 miles to as far
as 40 miles. Seas this week have been mild ranging between 1 to
2ft to moderate at 3ft. This week skies ranged from cloudly to
overcast days, with some days bringing light rains; however there
as been a few nights with heavy downpours.Most days started with
no to light breezes in the mornings and moderate breezes in the
afternoons.
This week saw fair results with boats reporting
releases in the low to mid single digits. Most boats reported
3 to 7 sailfish releases on conventional tackle. Once again there
were Blue Marlin in the spread. On Monday our boat the Joint Venture
hooked up a 450lb. class blue but after a short fight the hook
came loose from the bill. One other boat this week did manage
to release two blues. Those boats that went out for dorado were
rewarded with lots of them in the 7 to 15lb. class beginning at
the 15 mile mark.
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Week ending June 18th 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 06-18-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina, Guatemala. The fishing grounds
for this past week have ranged
from 20 miles to as far as 40 miles. Seas this week have varied
from mild ranging between 1 to 2ft to moderate 2 to 3ft seas.
This week skies ranged from sunny to overcast days, with some
days bringing light
rains; however there as been some nights with light to moderate
downpours. Most days started with no to light wind in the mornings
to light / moderate winds in the afternoons, same as the past
two weeks.
This week saw fair to good results with boats reporting releases
in the low single digits to low double digits. This week we were
happy to host the Jay Halpenny party from Canada. Their first
day (Tuesday) saw only fair results with releasing 3 sails out
of 7 bites and 6 Dorado. On Wednesday they had a good days fishing
releasing 11 sails out of 20 bites and also boating 20 Dorado.
On Thursday they also had another good days fishing with releasing
9 sails out of 14 bites. All on conventional tackle.
On Friday we welcomed the arrival of Sam Swisher
and his son out of Boston. Their first day fishing was on Saturday
and they had great day releasing 5 sails and TWO Blue Marlin,the
first marlin (estimated at
300lbs.) first appeared off of the left teaser. With the marlin
rig in hand (Penn International 11 50 wide with 50lb line mated
to a tournament graphite rod) the fight was on.Thirty minutes
later the fight was over
and the mates released the marlin to fight another day. About
one hour later another marlin appeared off of the left teaser,
estimated at about 200lb. Sam’s son chose light tackle and
the fight began, about 1 ½
hours of a great fight the marlin was boat-side and released.
Both of the Swishers had big smiles and explained that they were
their 1st marlins and on the same day. Today (Sunday) saw another
good day with 3 sails being released and another Blue Marlin in
the 200lb. Class. That’s right, 3 marlin in two days with
another day to go.
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Week ending June 12th 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 06-12-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina,Guatemala.The fishing grounds for
this past week have ranged from as close as 10 miles to as far
as 15+ miles. Seas this week have varied from mild ranging between
2 to 2ft to moderate 2 to 4ft seas. This week skies ranged from
sunny to overcast days, with a some days bringing light rains;however
there as been some nights with heavy downpours.Most days started
with no to light wind in the mornings to light / moderate winds
in the afternoons,same as the past week.The week started out with
fair results with boats reporting releases in the low to high
single digits but this weeks end saw only poor releases in the
low single digits on conventional tackle.The silver linings is
that most boats going out this week caught 5 to 8 dorado's and
some boats also caught a few yellow-tail.To register for our weekly
fishing report and other information please click here : http://www.greatsailfishing.com/en/register.html or
act us at greatsailfishing@yahoo.com As always our
reports tell it as it is.
Week ending June 4th 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 06-04-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina,Guatemala.The fishing grounds for
this past week have ranged from as close as 12 miles to as far
as 30+ miles. Seas this week have been light ranging between 2
to 4ft. This week skies ranged from sunny to overcast days, with
a few bringing light rain.Most days started with no to light wind
in the mornings to light / moderate winds in the afternoons.The
week started out with fair to good results with boats reporting
releases in the high single digits to mid twenties on conventional
tackle.Fly fishermen were releasing their sails in the low to
mid single digits.Unlike the past week these results maintained
themselves thoughout the week.On Friday the La Piragua released
25 sails.There's more good news in that the marlin bite still
is active with a couple of releases being reported over the past
two weeks. For more info. contact us at greatsailfishing@yahoo.com
or visit our website at www.greatsailfishing.com and check out
our free fly-fishing special for June.
Week ending May
21st 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 05-21-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina,Guatemala.The fishing grounds for
this past week have ranged from as little as 10 miles to as far
as 30+ miles. Seas this week have been moderate ranging between
2 to 5ft. with cloudy or rainy days plus light to moderate winds.
The week started out with poor to fair results with boats reporting
releases in the low to mid single digits. Mid week found results
acceptable with boats reporting releases in the 8 to 12 digit
range. However, by Friday the fishing had once again really slowed
down to the very low single digits but the marlin bite still is
active with the La Sirena releasing a 200lb marlin - On the Fly
and the first of the Yellowfin tuna is starting to appear.Today
Sunday 05-21-06 the fishing again is picking up,our boat the Joint
Venture (35ft.Bertram)released 4 sails,one 400lb.Blue Marlin and
a 10 lb. Yellowfin Tuna.For more info. contact us at greatsailfishing@yahoo.com
or visit our website at www.greatsailfishing.com and check out
our free fly-fishing special for May and June
Week ending May
14th 2006
This fishing report is for the past eight days ending
05-14-06 and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which
operates out of the new Pez Vela Marina,Guatemala.The fishing
grounds for these past
days have ranged from as little as 15 miles to as far as 30+ miles.
Seas at the beginning of the week have been mild ranging between
1 to 3ft.with sunny days and little wind. However, Saturday night
brought in heavy rains with some easterly winds causing some moderate
chop. The fishing has been very good to good as Guatemala standards
go with those fishing conventional releasing between 10 to 38+
sails per day (the norm was in the low-twenties) with 15 to over
50 raises.On Friday our boat the Joint Venture released 38 sails.In
shore fishing has cooled off when compared to the previous week
along with the previous weeks Marlin bite.For more info. contact
us at greatsailfishing@yahoo.com or visit our website at www.greatsailfishing.com
and check out our free fly-fishing special for April and May
Week ending May 6th 2006
Marlin, Marlin and
more Marlin!!!!!
This fishing report is for the week ending 05-06-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina,Guatemala.The fishing grounds for
this week has ranged from 20 to as far as 30+ miles. Seas have
been mild ranging between 1 to 3ft.with sunny days and little
wind. The fishing has been fair to good as Guatemala standards
go with fly anglers averaging in the low to mid single digits.
Those fishing conventional were releasing between 8 to 12 sails
per day with 15-20 raises. But the good news is that all of the
boats that went out this week have had marlin bites or released
one or more Blue Marlins.Our last count totaled 9 marlin releases
this week.Today our 35ft.Bertram The Joint Venture released 10
sails,one 225-250lb Blue Marlin and a few dorados. In shore fishing
has continued to be good.For more info. contact us at greatsailfishing@yahoo.com
or visit our website at www.greatsailfishing.com and check out
our free fly-fishing special for April and May.
Week ending Apr. 30th 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 04-30-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina, Guatemala. The fishing grounds
for this week has ranged from 20 to as far as 40+ miles. Seas
have ranged between 1 to 3ft. with overcast days and some rain.
The fishing has been fair to good as Guatemala standards go with
fly anglers averaging in the low to mid single digits. Those fishing
conventional were releasing between 10 to 15 per day with 20-30
Sailfish raised per day. In shore fishing has been good.On Wednesday
one of our clients was rewarded by catching this years largest
Wahoo that weighed in at 62lbs.Along with the Wahoo John aboard
our Joint Venture (35ft.Bertram) caught 6 nice Cero Mackerel and
one jack.For more info. contact us at greatsailfishing@yahoo.com
or visit our website at www.greatsailfishing.com and check out
our free fly-fishing special for April and May.
Week ending Apr. 23th 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 04-23-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina,Guatemala.The fishing grounds for
these past days have ranged from 15 to as far as 40+ miles. Seas
have ranged between 1 to 3ft. with overcast days. The fishing
was fair as Guatemala standards go with fly anglers averaging
in the low to mid single digits. Those fishing conventional were
averaging mid single digits to as high as 25 early in the week.
In shore fishing has picked up,yesterday (Sunday) one of our boats
caught 11 jacks,12 Sierra Mackarel and a nice 35lb Rooster-fish.We
at the Great Sailfishing Company hosted several professional fly
fishing guides who released 4 on the fly Saturday and 2 on Sunday,on
both days the Joint Venture raised 20 sails getting 8 bites.For
more info. contact us at greatsailfishing@yahoo.com or visit our
website at www.greatsailfishing.com and check out our free fly-fishing
special for April and May.
Week ending Apr. 14th 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 04-14-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina,Guatemala.The fishing grounds for
this past week ranged from 15 to as far as 35+ miles. This past
week saw Guatemala's average seas which range between 1 to 2ft.
The fishing was fair as Guatemala standards go with conventional
still in the mid single digits to mid twenties.We at the Great
Sailfishing Company hosted several groups, one of our groups released
8,11 and 14 sails(Sat,Sunday,Monday)on our 35ft. Bertram the Joint
Venture.Hugo Morales went inshore fishing on Wednesday and caught
several large jacks,two large Roosterfish and other inshore fish.For
more info. e-mail us at greatsailfishing@yahoo.com or visit our
website at www.greatsailfishing.com and check out our free fly-fishing
special for April and May.
Week ending Apr. 7th 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 04-07-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina,Guatemala.The fishing grounds for
these past week ranged from 10 to as far as 35+ miles. This past
week saw some moderate seas in the 3 to 4ft.class at the first
of the week which caused some anglers to return early with the
week ending in calm seas. The fishing was slow as Guatemala standards
go with conventional still in the low single digits to mid teens.We
at the Great Sailfishing Company hosted a few several parties
day charters with results as discriped above, which was par for
most of the fleet.For more info. contact us at reatsailfishing@yahoo.com
or visit our website at www.greatsailfishing.com and check out
our free
fly-fishing special for April and May.
Weeks ending Mar. 31th 2006
This fishing report is for two weeks ending 03-31-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina,Guatemala.The fishing grounds for
these past two week ranged from 15 to as far as 45+ miles. This
past week saw some rough seas in the 6 to 8ft.class which caused
some anglers to return early. The fishing was slow as Guatemala
standards go with conventional in the low single digits to mid
teens. Those who fished on the fly even saw some days with no
releases on few bites.We at the Great Sailfishing Company hosted
several parties / day charters with results as discriped above.For
more info. contact us at greatsailfishing@yahoo.com or visit our
website at www.greatsailfishing.com and check out our free fly-fishing
special for April and May.
Week ending Mar. 18th 2006
This fishing report is for the week ending 03-18-06
and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates
out of the new Pez Vela Marina,Guatemala.The fishing grounds for
this past week has stayed in the 20 to 35 miles range with calm
days and fairly flat seas for the first part of the day and with
late afternoon winds causing lite to moderate chop. This week
saw most boats releasing sails in the mid twenties into the mid
double digits on conventional. Still great fishing by most anyones
standards but it did cool down compared to last weeks sizzling
results.We at the Great Sailfishing Company hosted several parties
/ day charters including the Dr.Cimino party that released 35
sails on Friday and 33 yesterday(note:they were hooking-up most
of their own sails).At the first of the week Sunday March 12th,
the McFadden party released 77 on conventional which made their
total over two days 136 on conventional and another 6 on the fly.Yesterday
one of our day charters released 17 on the fly fishing on the
Tranquility and our charter on the Stragos released 41 on conventional,also
on Saturday March 18th.For more info. contact us at greatsailfishing@yahoo.com
or visit our website at www.greatsailfishing.com and check out
our free fly-fishing special for April and May.
Week ending Mar. 11th 2006
GUATAMALA RED RED RED HOT
- BEST DAY EVER
This fishing report for the week ending 03-11-06
is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates out
of the new Pez Vela Marina, Guatemala.The fishing grounds for
the past week ranged between 18 to 30 miles with calm days and
fairly flat seas with late afternoon winds causing some chop.
This week saw most boats releasing sails in the mid twenties into
the high double digits WITH ONE BOAT REPORTING OVER 100.Today
it looks like another world record for most sails on conventional
was set.This week saw the fishing going from hot to todays red
hot / sizzling. We at the Great Sailfishing Company hosted several
parties / day charters including the Harry party that released
39 sails on Wednesday and 49 on Friday. Today the McFadden party
released 59 on conventional and another 6 on the fly.All of our
parties enjoy the comforts of The Joint Venture 35ft. Bertram
with hot morning coffee and hot lunches,fresh fruit,snacks and
real cold beer.Also the first part of this week saw Marlins in
the spread on three different days with 3 hook-ups releasing one
300lb and one 400lb Blue Marlin great job Mr.Herdon.For more info.
contact us at greatsailfishing@yahoo.com or visit our website
at www.greatsailfishing.com
Week ending Mar. 4th 2006
This fishing report for two weeks ending 03-04-06
is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates out
of the new Pez Vela Marina,Guatemala.The fishing for the past
two weeks ranged between 13 to 25 miles with calm days / flat
seas and late afternoon winds causing chop. At the first of the
past two weeks fishing was only fair with most boats boating sails
in the single digits to low teens on conventional tackle and between
1 to 4 sails on the fly. However, this past week the fishing went
from fair to good with most boats in the mid teens to mid-twenties
on conventional and low single digits on fly (3 to 7). We at the
Great Sailfishing Company hosted several parties / day charters
including the LUC VAN GIJSEL,HERDON and STYLES parties on our
35ft Bertram The Joint Venture.The Herdon party averaged 19 sails
per day, the Styles party 14 per day on their last 3 days. All
three of these parties enjoyed the comforts of The Joint Venture
with hot morning coffee and hot lunches, fresh fruit, snacks and
real cold beer. Also, this week saw Marlins in the spread on four
different days with 3 hook-ups. For more info. contact us at greatsailfishing@yahoo.com
or visit our website at www.greatsailfishing.com
MARLINS HOT FOR
GUATEMALA
OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS THE JOINT VENTURE HAS HAD
THREE MARLINS IN THE SPREAD AND YESTERDAY BOATED A 300LB BLUE
AND TODAY BOATED A 400LB BLUE along with lots of sails and a few
dorado.Along with the Joint Venture the Release boated a Blue
Marlin yesterday
Week ending Feb. 18th 2006
This fishing report for week ending 02-18-06 is
prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates out of
the new Pez Vela Marina, Guatemala.The fishing this week ranged
between 13 to 25 miles with
calm days / flat seas and late afternoon winds causing chop. At
the first of the week fishing was very good with most boats boating
sails in the low twenties to low 30's on conventional tackle and
between 3 to 8 sails on the fly. However, later in the week the
fishing did slow down a with most boats in the mid to high single
digits on conventional and low single digits on fly. We at the
Great Sailfishing Company hosted the Mike Murphy party out of
New Jersey on our 35ft. Bertram The Joint Venture,they boated
a total of 44 sails over two days and then played two nice rounds
of golf the following two days before departing to stateside this
coming Monday.We also hosted the Overstreet party out of Chicago
who boated 14 sails their 1st. day and 7 on their 2nd. Oh,yes
they hooked up their own sails. Nice job and let us not forget
a local charter of 5 new medical school grads who boated 22.
Week ending Feb. 10th 2006
This fishing report for week ending 02-10-06 is
prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates out of
the new Pez Vela Marina, Guatemala.The blue water for this week
is still averaging between 12
to as far as 30 miles,with calm days and mild seas at the start
of the week which turned to gusty winds with choppy seas Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. This week started out with most boats boating
sails on conventional tackle in the high teens to low 30's and
fly fisher-persons in the 2 to 8 sails per day range. Thursday
and Friday saw a decline due to choppy seas and green water.We
at the Great Sailfishing Company had three parties of fly-fisherman
/ conventional fishermen.The Cowen pary fishing on our boat the
Joint Venture,35ft.Bertram, boated 60 sails over 3 days along
with a few nice size dorado.
Week ending Feb. 3rd 2006
This fishing report for week ending 02-03-06 is
prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates out of
the new Pez Vela Marina, Guatemala.The blue water for this week
has been averaging between 12
to as far as 30 miles with calm days and mild seas but with late
afternoon winds. This week started the Guatemala National Tury
with 20 boats and the action has been good. The daily average
for the week has been in the low teens to mid 20's with the La
Serina boating 37 and The Release boating 44,both yesterday.We
at the Great Sailfishing Company have had three parties of fly-fisherman
who have been boating between 2 to 6 sails per day along with
one or two dorado and in the 20's on conventional.
Week ending Jan. 28th 2006
Prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which
operates out of the new Pez Vela Marina,Guatemala.The blue water
for this week has been averaging between 8 to as far as 35 miles
with calm days and mild seas but with late afternoon winds. The
week begin with only fair results but started heating up on Wednesday
with most boats averaging in the low double digits and by Friday
15 to 20 releases on conventional tackel was the norm and don't
let me forget about the marlin and dorado bite. There were over
3 nice blue marlin releases and some real nice bull dorado in
the 40 to 50lb class. We at the Great Sailfishing Company had
a busy week with over 30 charters and thank you all for your support.For
more information,please e-mail us at greatsailfishing@yahoo.com
or visit our web-site at http://www.greatsailfish.com
Week ending Jan. 14th 2006
Prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which
operates out of the new Pez Vela Marina,Guatemala. The blue water
for this week has been averaging between 5 to as far as 25 miles
with calm days and mild seas. The local fleet has been reporting
only fair to good numbers of 7 to 12 sails releases per day on
conventional tackle and between 2 to 8 sails on the fly.Our guests
fishing on the Tranquility for 4 days had 6 sails on the fly Monday,7
on the Fly Tuesday,3 on the Fly Wednesday and 7 on the Fly Thursday.The
fishing seems to have lightened up on Friday and Saturday with
boats reporting releases on conventionial tackle ranging from
2 to 11 releases. For more information,please e-mail us at greatsailfishing@yahoo.com
or visit our web-site at http://www.greatsailfish.com
Week ending Jan. 7th 2006
Prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which
operates out of the new Pez Vela Marina,Guatemala.The blue water
for this week has been averaging between 20 to as far as 45 miles
with calm days and mild seas until Saturday which had high winds
forcing the fleet to return early. The local fleet has been reporting
only fair numbers of 6 to 12 sails releases per day on conventional
tackle and between 1 to 6 sails on the fly. The boats have also
been reporting some good size dorado's caught each day which helped
take some of the pain of only fair numbers during the week. Our
guests fishing on the Bora-Bora for 3 days and the Stragos for
2 days released a total of 30 sails on the fly,1 rooster-fish
and 1 jack on the fly with some dorado on spinning.Our guests
on the Tranquility boated 6 sails and 6 dorados on Wednesday,6
sails and 1 dorado on Thursday and ending their 3 days with 9
sails / 1 dorado on Friday.For more information,please e-mail
us at greatsailfishing@yahoo.com or visit our web-site at http://www.greatsailfish.com