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From Jan 01, 1999 To May 09, 2008
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Jun 8, 2004; 11:41AM - March - April 2004
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: The Great Sailfishing Company
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Author E-mail: greatsailfishing@yahoo.com
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Report Description:
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
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24th. On the Tranquility 0 - seven on the line, raised
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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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Jun 5, 2004; 09:07AM - Quiet Week
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: With full schedules of boat maintenance and no clients, the fleet remained at the dock this week. Conditions remained consistent with last week’s report. Rain – the lifeblood of our tropical climate – continued in the evenings. All our boats are now fine-tuned, cleaned up from normal wear and tear and ready to rip.
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 80-82
Humidity 94 %
Wind Calm.
Conditions Chance of T-storms
Visibility 14 miles
Sunrise 5:34 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:27 p.m. CST
June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New, June 27 First Quarter July 2, Full,
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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May 29, 2004; 01:09PM - Singing in the Rain
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The action continues to hold up with great numbers for this time of year, despite the rains which have appeared every night. The boats that have gone out are averaging 16 of 23 releases on sails, and some boats have a much higher average. The action on dorado is still very good, with some impressively large ones coming in.
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 80-82
Humidity 94 %
Wind Calm.
Conditions Chance of T-storms
Visibility 14 miles
Sunrise 5:34 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:27 p.m. CST
June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New, June 27 First Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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May 22, 2004; 01:59PM - Good Action Continues
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The action has been good this last week with boats able to average 17 of 27 releases on sails. The high boat went 27 of 39 on sails. Marlins continue to show up each week behind the boats, and there have been some large dorado. Overall, the weather has been nice, but while rain showers are becoming more common, they have not disrupted the ability to get out.
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 73-84
Humidity 94 %
Wind Calm.
Conditions T Storms
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:35 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:25 p.m. CST
May 27 First Quarter, June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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May 15, 2004; 01:14PM - Great Conditions No People
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The conditions have been really nice with light winds, and brief occasional showers. The production this past week is a mirror of the prior week, with
again the big news being lots of dorado. For sails, the few boats out were able to average 19 of 25 releases on conventional tackle.
Be sure to check out the current story on ESPN Outdoors about Guatemala on the Fly:
http://espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/s/f_fea_AA_Guatemala_sailfish_fly_Mintz.html
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 82-86
Humidity 74 %
Wind 5 mph.
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:36 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:23 p.m. CST
May 18 New, May 27 First Quarter, June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter,
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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May 8, 2004; 01:47PM - “Where have all the anglers gone?”
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: This past week the burning question has been, “Where have all the anglers gone?” The fish are still here in great numbers, the conditions are nice, but the boats are not going out. The few that did get out averaged 17 releases of 22 hooked for sails on conventional gear, and 8 releases of 22 hooked on fly tackle. The dorado have shown up in huge numbers with 3 boats reporting a total of 170 hooked, which makes the sailfishing a little tough. Marlin also continue to show up with a steady frequency of a couple per week. Be sure to check out the current story on ESPN Outdoors about Guatemala on the Fly:
http://espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/s/f_fea_AA_Guatemala_sailfish_fly_Mintz.html
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 82-86
Humidity 70 %
Wind SSE 11 mph.
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:38 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:20 p.m. CST
May 11 Last Quarter, May 18 New, May 27 First Quarter, June 2, Full,
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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May 1, 2004; 01:42PM - Squirrelly weather
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: Squirrelly weather contributed to tough conditions this week. The fly guys could only manage catches in the high single digits. While there were several blue marlin hooked up none were landed.
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 80-84
Humidity 94 %
Wind NNE 6 mph.
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:41 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:19 p.m. CST
May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter, May 18 New, May 27 First Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Apr 25, 2004; 07:59AM - Sailfish 101
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: Sailfish 101 went off without a hitch and the mission was accomplished. Five went in search of their first sailfish on the fly and they weren’t disappointed. On arrival day (Sunday) a front came roaring though and left grumpy seas for the first day. Regardless, by the end of the day all five had seen the quarry but failed to complete the task. The second day brought calmer conditions and the group headed out with firm resolve to do better. That night at dinner three could celebrate their success and the other two could only watch while vowing to succeed the next day. Succeed they did and on the final night everyone could boast that they had caught their first sailfish on the fly and most had even done better than that with multiple catches recorded. During the four days the group averaged three events (fish in the teasers) an hour during actual fishing time. We have already started planning our next series, don’t miss out!
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 78-94
Humidity 94 %
Wind SSE at 10 to 15 mph.
Conditions Mostly clear skies
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:49 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:16 p.m. CST
April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter, May 18 New
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Apr 16, 2004; 01:23PM - Good by Guatemalan Standards
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The action has picked up again this week. Although there were fewer boats out, those fishing averaged 20 releases out of 33 hooked sailfish on conventional gear, and on the fly side, anglers were able to release an average of 8 of 22 hooked sailfish. Also on the fly there was one roosterfish released out of seven hooked. The action remains very good by Guatemalan standards and outstanding compared to other locations. I am headed down April 18 for a week and can't wait. If it is anything like Feb., I should have plenty of stories and photos to share. Bennett Mintz and his buddy attorney David Hardacre couldn't resist the vacuum and are coming down with me to see if there are really that many sails in one place.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 78-94
Humidity 94 %
Wind SSE at 10 to 15 mph.
Conditions Mostly clear skies
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:49 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:16 p.m. CST
April 19 New, April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Apr 10, 2004; 02:04PM - Sails and Roosers Too
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The fish are starting to make a strong showing again and the release numbers are moving up. Last week, the local fleet was able to average 12 releases of17 shots on conventional gear, and 5 of 11 on fly tackle for sailfish. The more experienced boats of the fleet were experiencing 20 or better releases per day. In addition to the improving sailfish action, quite a few marlin were released and many boats had action on medium-sized yellowfin tuna and larger dorado in the 40-pound class. We had one boat inshore and they hooked 7 roosters, but were only able to land 1 in the 40-pound class.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 79-84
Air Temperature 82-86
Humidity 53 %
Wind SSW at 16 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 5:53 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:16 p.m. CST
April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New, April 27 First Quarter, May 4,Full
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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