A cold front came through the area this week, perhaps

the early onset of the rainy season ' as we saw clouds

forming late in the afternoons, and rain in the evenings.

This coincided with the fish spreading out wide and far,

and made it difficult for the fleet to find a concentrated bite.

We would consistently send out boats to prospect as far as

60 miles from the dock, but everyone came back with the same

story and similar results. The bait was widely dispersed, the

billfish were few and far between and the fishing was generally

tough. Typical results were low single digits and a bad sunburn

from staring across miles of blue water for hours at a time.

The weather improved towards the end of the week, and Saturdays

results provided some hope. We sent out the Mitchell party on

Sunday aboard the Reel Diver and Joint Venture ' and finally

they found large pods of hungry Sailfish. They had consistent action

all day long ' arriving back at the dock with just over 100 billfish

raised between them.

The Captains' opinion now is that we may expect to continue

to see this pattern as we move more into the rainy season ' less

consistent fishing, but still some days where the fleet is able to

find more typical 'Guatemala results'.

There is still plenty of bait in the water, and as well as the

predominant sailfish, we are catching plenty of dorado, yellowfin

and the occasional Blue Marlin. The blue water is moving in

and out by up to 10 miles per day, but most days we can start

fishing at about 25 miles, with more consistent action usually

between 30-45 miles from the marina.

We will be making a TV show this week for ESPN, so watch out for

those familiar faces and think about coming down to enjoy the

spectacular fishing. We are already booking strongly into the popular

weeks for next season so don't wait, give us a call at 1-877-763-0851

or send us an email (below) to check on dates ' we would look

forward to welcoming you to some of the finest fishing anywhere.

Our Favorite Fishing Quote for the week:

' If people concentrated on the really important things

in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.'

~ Doug Larson

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About The Author: Kevin Styles

Company: The Great Sailfishing Company

Area Reporting: Guatemala

Bio: tSaltwater fly-fishing at its best : Guatemala Fishing has earned a worldwide reputation as THE destination for your billfish fishing trip because anglers regularly have shots at 20+ Sailfish per day. For all of the bluewater anglers, there are opportunities for Blue marlin and Black marlin as well as Tuna and Dorado.

The coastline and ecosystem support vast quantities of bait year round and warm eddies hold large pods of sailfish between 2 and 50 miles from port. Guatemala holds many official (and unofficial !) records for Pacific Sailfish including most in a day on conventional (124) and on the fly (57)...as well as most in a season..................so there is clearly no shortage of action !

The Great Sailfishing Company has been providing economical all inclusive conventional fishing and flyfishing in Guatemala for many years. Whether you prefer the luxury and privacy of a Villa staffed with personal chef, maid and waitress, the larger resort atmosphere of the Villas Del Pacifico – or the smaller complex of Costa Verde, we will be happy to work with you to ensure that you enjoy the fishing trip of a lifetime.

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