This Guatemala fishing report is for the week ending

December 10th 2007 and is prepared by

 The Great Sailfishing Company

operating out of the new Pez Vela

Marina.

It's dark up there at the moment – there is just about no moon

to facilitate feeding at night, and that seems to have made

the billfish concentrate in packs. If you've ever seen the

wonderful footage on natural history programs of pods of Sailfish

working together corralling bait into tighter and tighter balls, you

will have a good image of what the fishing in Guatemala is like

at the moment.

Finding the bait and the blue water is almost guaranteed to find

sails (and sometimes marlin) in good concentrations. Sometimes

these bait balls are relatively close to each other, and sometimes

they are widely dispersed. The fleet has been finding them this

past week at distances ranging from 10 – 40 miles from the

dock – but once a working area is found, it has been possible to

fish it the whole day with continuous action.

Our groups fishing this week had consistent action throughout the

day, and for the most part after a relatively short run of about 12

miles. Talk about consistent fishing – on Friday we had 3 groups

out on our boats, and two boats returned in the evening having

brought 20 sailfish to the boat (thankfully they were all members

of Kim Graham's party !) so the betting had to be deferred to the

next day. The Buchel party, not to be outdone, wished that they had

been part of the sweep, returning to the dock a few minutes later

with a final tally of 24 sailfish caught.

Amazing (fun) Fishfact of the week :

Starfish have eight eyes – one at the end of each leg………..amazing

but true !

A strong Marlin

bite, good numbers of Sailfish raise and caught – and even

food for the table……….things are fishing well in the

rich fishing grounds off the Pacific Coast of Guatemala.

The boats are ready, the crews are primed – come down and enjoy

the buildup to what we hope is going to be a great season

fishing with The Great Sailfishing Company

We still have availability for some of the popular dates, 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:

" There is certainly something in angling that tends to

produce a serenity of mind"

~ Washington Irving

Contact us at:

enquiries@greatsailfishing.com

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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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