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Pacific Coast of Guatemala - October 12th, 2009
supplied by: Buena Vista Sportfishing Lodge
RECORDED: 
85 °
FISHING: Excellent
As the seasons change so does the billfish bite. Several boats from the San Jose, Guatemala fleet are reporting an above average number of sailfish beginning to show up for October. The weather has improved along with the sea surface temperatures. Considering the number of boats fishing we wonder what is going unseen. Start planning your Guatemalan fishing adventure now! You’ll be surprised at just how affordable it can be. Drop us a line.
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Pacific Coast of Guatemala - October 8th, 2009
supplied by: Great Sailfishing
RECORDED: 
78 °
FISHING: Great
“Busman’s Holiday”
…….is a colloquialism meaning that sometimes people enjoy their work or career so much, they even do it on vacation – in the case of the “busman”, he used to take the bus on vacation.
We could be accused of the same, as in the off-season, we enjoy at last getting our lines wet and exploring the blue water for fishing opportunities. More of that a little later.
If you have been to Guatemala fishing, or are considering a trip, try and make time for the fabulous ruins of Tikal. It is possible to make the trip to/from Tikal in a day from Guatemala City. Although it is a very long and tiring day; our recommendation is to overnight at the Park in order to take full advantage of the sounds and sights that the park has to offer. An indicator of the “quality” of the park is the ranking published this year by the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees (CNPSR) who voted Tikal as the fifth in the world. Hence the “busman’s Holiday” – who better to advice and make recommendations for where to visit and what to see (the Park Ranger’s “Bucket List”) than the collective voice of the National Park staff.
In case you were wondering - TONGARIRO National Park, New Zealand headed the top ten list, and just ahead of Tikal in the number 4 spot was Kruger National Park in South Africa.
The commentary from the survey featuring Guatemala describes how the Tikal settlement was a magnificent tribute to the leaders of the Mayan culture. This was a major point of focus for the whole civilisation, with at one point as many as ninety thousand people living within its limits at the peak. One of the great mysteries still pondered today was how such an apparently progressive and sophisticated culture only managed to survive a relatively short period – from 250 AD until the mid 10th century. The most likely cause is that their violence and warmongering caught up with them, and combined with th development of “distance weapons” by tribes that they had preyed upon for many years soon caused massive casualties and the collapse of the population.
There is a well developed plan by the Guatemalan authorities to develop Tikal and other locales into world archaeological sites to protect the treasures from the Mayan period. There was another remarkable find just last month of a 200 year old carving, said to be as impressive as the discovery of the Mona Lisa, in the dig at Parco Cuatro Balam, the newest of the sites that eventually will encompass over four thousand Mayan pyramids. If you can make the time, the Mayan ruins in the North of the Country are a very worthwhile trip that you will not forget.
More on the logistics of visiting Tikal and other excursions can be found in our eBook “Angler’s Guide to Guatemala” which is available as a free download on www.greatsailfishing.com.
And so back to the fishing – we have only been fishing sporadically through the “off season”, so this report cannot be taken as quantitative in any way, but the fishing has been good. Even better, the weather has been good; the “rainy” season turned out not to be so rainy, and the winds have been mild – making for decent conditions to make an easy run offshore in search of fish.
We expect at this time of year to be running into plenty of dolphin/mahi, which we certainly did. The floating debris makes for an easy target, and a few casts usually produced swift bites and the spectacle of schools of hungry dolphin swarming beneath the boat. When trolling, we regularly came across pairs of bull dolphin, mostly in the 30+lb class.
The billfishing has been excellent for the summer, although that is mitigated by our normal expectations of 2-5 sailfish per day. Almost every boat that has gone out has found good concentrations of bait and and billfish feeding actively that has resulted in hookups consistently at the high end of the expected range.
The winter almanac is forecasting the coldest winter in North Anerica in a decade – so this is a great year to book in for a fishing trip to the calm waters and sunshine of Guatemala while we still have dates available !
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Pacific Coast of Guatemala - October 5th, 2009
supplied by: Buena Vista Sportfishing Lodge
RECORDED:
85 °
FISHING: Good
The Fat Cat and Marlin report a cacth of tuna, dorado, sailfish and a 200lb plus marlin. The water temperaturse have stablaized and the fishing has improved.
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Pacific Coast of Guatemala - September 24th, 2009
supplied by: Buena Vista Sportfishing Lodge
RECORDED:
90 °
FISHING: Excellent
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Pacific Coast of Guatemala - September 23rd, 2009
supplied by: Buena Vista Sportfishing Lodge
RECORDED:
86 °
FISHING: Good
Fished a couple of half days of maintance days on the Monkey Business and the Furious out of Iztapa Guatemala a few days ago. We only fished a few hours each day as we worked on Maintance stuff and trained a new mate. The blue water started moving in and we got some really nice dolphin and a couple sails on the second day and a single sail out of two bites on the first day. Needless to say the place is paradise. The sailfish are around but obviouisly not in the abudant numbers as their summer season.
On day one we started off with the biggest dolphin of the trip.
After that we had a sail come up on the marlinstar tomahawk teaser and got him on the right flat.
ended up getting run over by more big dolphin and ended the day with a triple of twenty lbers
Day two started out the same way with some big dolphin and then had a single come up on the Marlinstar Tomahawk. I was able to pick him off on the middle bait. I still am unable to reel in fish so I handed it off to the captain. We all got a good laugh out of that.
then we had another sail come up on the right long. Got him hooked up and the fight was on.
Here are some shots of coming home and the sites you may see coming through the inlet in Iztapa to Buena Vista Sportfishing lodge.
Buenavista Sportfishing Lodge is an all inclusive lodge with vessels from 26 to 37 feet. The lodge has an ultra professional staff and knowledgable crews that will put you on the fish day in and day out. Dollar for dollar you will get more billfish for your bucks and have one hell a great time.
The summer season - Dec-April is filling up fast and I highly recommend people call 1-866-399-3277 get secure your dates to this winter billfish paradise.
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Pacific Coast of Guatemala - September 18th, 2009
supplied by: Buena Vista Sportfishing Lodge
RECORDED:
85 °
FISHING: Fair
The bite remains slow but somewhat productive if you try hard enough. That is what Bill Pino has done for a couple of days. He found fishable water within 20 miles of the lodge. Bill and crew caught a few sails and enough dorado to feed the staff plus.
Thinking about fishing this upcoming season? Drop us a note or give us a call. We will work with you on a fishing adventure of a lifetime.
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Pacific Coast of Guatemala - September 10th, 2009
supplied by: Buena Vista Sportfishing Lodge
RECORDED:
85 °
FISHING: Fair
The late (our summer) / there winter time doldrums continue offshore Pacific side Guatemala. Warm water currents have pushed fish of all types in many directions. A scattering of Sails, Dorado and pods of tuna can be had if anyone decides to venture off shore. Otherwise all of us, including the fish, are in a holding pattern as the season changes. We look forward to a good mix of currents and upwelling to help gather the bait and attract the billfish.
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Pacific Coast of Guatemala - September 8th, 2009
supplied by: Buena Vista Sportfishing Lodge
RECORDED: 
81 °
FISHING: Fair
Typical off season conditions have become the rule for the past few days. Most of the San Jose, Guatemala fleet has not ventured far from port as charters are far and few between this time of year. The ones that have ran about 30 miles to find the meat and a few straggler sails. We expect these conditions to continue for a few more days as is typical in Guatemala’s winter.
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Pacific Coast of Guatemala - September 2nd, 2009
supplied by: Buena Vista Sportfishing Lodge
RECORDED:
80 °
FISHING: Fair
The word this week from the Porta San Jose Guatemala fishing fleet via BuenaVista Lodge is typical for this time of year. While the Central American winter has been kind the fishing has slowed down as expected. Blue water is within a fishing day’s boat run but the bill fish are far and few between. However plenty of tuna and dorado may be had.
Have you made your high season fishing plans yet? We expect much improved conditions all around. Come check out the improvements at BuenaVista Lodge and book our latest addition to the fleet. A 31’ Jupiter called the Furious. After a day of fishing you man now enjoy cocktails and dinner under the new dockside Rancho with a view of the volcanoes and a cool evening sea breeze. Contact Mike at mike@buenavistasportfishing.com or call 866-699-3277
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Pacific Coast of Guatemala - August 26th, 2009
supplied by: Buena Vista Sportfishing Lodge
RECORDED: 
81 °
FISHING: Fair
The rainy season is upon us. The bite has slowed down for the entire fleet as far as the billfish are concened. This is expected for late August and early September. Plan your winter vacation yet? Consider spending it with us at BuenaVista Sportfishing Lodge. Email us at mike@buenavistasportfishing.com for more info.
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