Guatemala Sailfishing Reports-Sailfish/Billfish
March - April 2004
Jonathan Dubois party
2nd On the Reel Escape - 14 sails, 6 dorados
3rd On the Reel Escape - 2 sails, 1 dorado
4th On the Reel Escape - 4 sails, 7 dorados
Mr. Dubois loved staying in one of our private villas and plans to come back next year with his light fly fishing tackle.
Dwayne Hoving party
3rd. On the Blue Light Special - 3 sails, 1 dorado
4th On the Blue Light Special - 4 sails, 7 dorados
6th On the Blue Light Special - 7 sails
7th On theBlue Light Special - 1 tuna, 2 dorados
Jim Palmer and family
4th On the Gadiel - 5 sails, 3 tunas
Jim came to Guatemala to get married and decided to take his in-laws, future wife and her cousins fishing. He also plans to come back and try out Guatemala's great saltwater fly fishing for sails and marlin.
Terry Carter
9th On the Chispudo 0
10th On the Chispudo 0
11th On the Chispudo 3 on the fly.
12th On the Chispudo 1 on the fly.
Terry has been fly fishing for sailfish all over the world and has come to Guatemala several times. When Terry arrived he has 85 sailfish on the fly and we were happy he added to that number on this trip. Next year it is bact to the 31ft. Sport-fishing boats.
Kathy Arth party
14th On the Gypsy - 15 sails
Michael Spencer party
20th On the La Sirena - 3 sails
Bill Bird Party 12 men on 4 boats. Both the 20th and 21st saw the bite way off. 20th On the Reel Escape 3 sails Blue Light Specia - l 5 sails
Gadiel - 1 sail Full Circle - 4 sails
21st. Reel Escape - 6 tunas, 1 dorado
Blue Light Special - 3 sails, 6 tunas
Gadiel - 2 sails, 3 tunas
Full Circle - 1 sail, 2 tunas, 1 dorado
Michael Stough and family
22nd. On the Tranquility - 7 tunas
23rd. On the Tranquility 0 - eight on the line, raised
15
24th. On the Tranquility 0 - seven on the line, raised
14
25th. On the Tranquility 4 sails, 2 tunas
26th On the Tranquility 0 - Michael has traveled all over the world hunting and fly fishing. Besides sailfishing on the Pacific, he took his family to the Maya ruins of Tikal and Antigua Guatemala.
Guillermo Lopez party
28th On the Tranquility - 7 sails
April 2004
Art Beck party
6th On the Blue Light Special - 19 sails, 3 dorados
7th On the Blue Light Special - 32 sails
8th On the Blue Light Special - 35 sails, 1 dorado
Morten Svendson
7th On the Chispudo - 5 on fly
8th On the Chispudo - 7 on fly
9th On the Chispudo - 6 dorados, 1 jack on fly
10th On the Chispudo - several sails and dorado on
the fly.
Morten Svendson is a outdoor writer from Denmark and plans to write a very favorable articule about fishing in Guatemala.
Kevin Styles and party
22nd On the Tranquility - 13 sails
23rd On the Tranquility - 5 sails, 12 dorados
24th On the Tranquility - 19 sails
26th On the Tranquility - 12 sails, 1 tuna, 1 dorado
Boat of the Month
Gypsy, 32' Black Fin
Twin 320 hp. marine diesel Caterpillar engines power this boat. It is equipped with a depth finder, GPS, radar, sonar, 2 VHF radios, fish finder, compass, CD player, cabin, galley, and head. Standard equipment includes: a fighting chair, 4 Penn rods with Shimano reels and 20lb. line, 1 special Marlin rod with reel and 50lb. line, 2 spinning rods and reels with spinning tackle, fly fishing equipment, outriggers. The bait is Ballyhoo and the hooks used are circle hooks.
Captain Juan Herrera, with 10 years experience, runs this boat. Besides winning many Guatemalan National Awards, this boat also won the 1999 national Marlin Tournament in El Salvador.
All boats come with an ice box stocked with snacks, lunch items and drinks including beer. Will supply wine upon request.
Tight Lines,
The Great Sailfishing Company
http://www.greatsailfishing.com
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