Fantastic 4 Pez
Fishing in Guatemala 200-2009 Station Summary
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Our campaign is almost a year, with rooms that each has a distinct personality and challenges associated with them. Outside the first quarter runs from July through September is a time to assess the wear and tear on our infrastructure, and build our capital budgets for the following season in the second quarter from October to December is the work until the full season, both In physical work any kinks in our boats, equipment and teams and ourselves, getting adjusted to four hours every day wakeup calls row long hours for everyone.
January to March is when things go really crazy – the fish are usually stored in and around the earth – then the day Fishing is long and hard for the fisherman and similar equipment. From April to late June is when we tend to see most of the customers who like to repeat some more relaxed approach to his fishing, and while there is still a good buzz about the place, with plenty of fishing action – is not as frantic as the previous quarter. Last year was almost a repeat wait for the odd challenge that was thrown at us.
The first factor was the fall in stock markets and credit that caused a lot of people to delay or postpone trips planned to commit to them until they could actually determine the effect on his wallet and discretionary income. It is only for the very anxious to go to the Sailfish Capital of the World is not discretionary, it is mandatory! This lack of visibility caused us to postpone some of Our expenditure until later or near the main station – when we knew we had to run things in parallel to ensure smooth operation, but at unless we were confident after the number of fishermen who would be coming to chase billfish. Guaranteed to be a bit of panic, but we have done this before!
Sure enough, until November, the fishing was really starting to show some promise – we were taking a consistent number of good sized blue marlin and Sailfish seemed be focused around the hot water and peel baitfish – making a strong and consistent action, though the passage of the cold front did push the odd fish out on some occasions. The panic is gone as the news spread and more fishermen were asked to descend the short term to build on the great season that had been anticipated communication – And our boat still needs some routine maintenance that had to be sandwiched between the groups and what was supposed to be laydays. But when the fishing is hot, we to go fishing – it's just the way it is ……………… ………… And the bite remained strong until Christmas.
These pesky cold front – rare to see so many of them in warm waters of Guatemala to the end of the year – continued to race through unpredictable, making the fishing unpredictable in its wake. We continue to hope to our usual standards of time more stable, as we move into our neighborhood, "3" and the New Year. In the second week of January, our hopes and expectations for a record season were bubbling under the surface (literally!). The weather became more stable, and we saw earlier in the season fishing and sail number who had not seen in years! There was a week in mid-January, when they were fishing every day and bringing back to the dock fishermen exhausted – It raised 40 + fish on most days, and somehow the extra days on that! These are the kinds of numbers that we see fairly regularly – but generally later in the season, from late January until mid-March ……………. could possibly mean that things could get even better?
Per time came in February, we were really feeling very well – not only had the fishing was great, it seemed that the mood back in the North had improved so that the guys were feeling better about getting extra income out and pledging to travel – we had noticed a surge in bookings since Christmas – and it really fast now the news spread far and wide bite width. This, combined with the relatively poor reports coming out of Costa Rica saw a lot of new anglers coming Guatemala, for the first time chasing our reputation for quality and quantity of fishing. As we moved in March, said it may be St. Patrick's Day – but We are pleased to report that the water in Guatemala is not green! We had been reporting as a stream of cold fronts had pushed close to the green water coast, which had been causing some difficulties in finding consistent concentrations of bait and predators that feed on them. As the months passed, the weather remained mostly part type with long periods of stable weather and hot that only helped bring water.If blue you look at the geography of the region, it is easy to see how descending currents of Mexico collide with the coast and reflect back to form large eddies that attract and retain large quantities of bait. These currents that move quickly coinciding with the phase of the moon means water conditions – especially the location of the blue water – can change dramatically in less than 48 hours ….. but even with the hard (er) fishing days, there is always hope and belief that tomorrow will bring a fish over 50 famous days / day!
Since March we have in abundance of clear skies, warm days and lots of fish – not much of a walk from the pier. Most days we find clear blue water about 30 miles from home, and we could catch a line that worked well in a straight line of 15 miles – with each side targeting billfish wallowing prey. The sail numbers had been strong for throughout March – but also had the marlin bite.
We had seen marlin consistent throughout the season from November until now – and they seemed to be becoming more numerous (or maybe just more aggressive for the smaller baits) and advanced to April – which many regard as the classic season Blue Marlin. How did becoming in our neighborhood "4" fishermen from the end came to enjoy a fishing adventure varied. Although fishing has moved to as far as 50 miles from the coast for most months, were blessed with some wonderful fishing for gold. They appeared in large numbers – often "escorted" by hunger and Blue Marlin Black, who considered them as such, a tasty snack that peanuts "would be a tantalizing appetizer – With the more mature fish is the main dish …….. and they, and we found plenty both. We saw some of the biggest bull and cow dolphin that we saw (and captured) in Guatemala during this last April – I think the best fish we brought to the dock was well over 40 pounds ……. which is a big dorado, "especially when she has not learned the etiquette and insists on beating around the large cockpit when Bertram individuals are still fishing!
The summary is then a season that began with a bang too much – one bite at the beginning of January, which gave us the hope of a record season with many days in excess of 50 billfish raised. Unfortunately, Mother Nature intervened and showed us some weather uncommon until late January, which dispersed the baitifish and pushed the blue warm water back and forth making it hard for things to coalesce. April was marked by some marlin fishing fantastic – not granders reported this year, but many in the class of 600 pounds. This, combined with some of the most important dolphin catch parties initial and final season, the most productive this year.
We know that things are still difficult, but we hope you will be able to get down and start away from it all next season – it's amazing what catching big fish light tackle can do for your perspective! There are certainly more confidence around this year than the same period 12 months ago – We are booking heavily on the "peak" periods and moons favorites now, so if you have specific dates in mind, please contact us as soon as possible. We look forward to welcoming you to Guatemala, the Sailfish Capital of the World (undeniable!)
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