Why Guatemala
Guatemala is one of the largest breeding grounds for Pacific sailfish and boasts one of the highest concentrations of sails in the world. Along Guatemala’s Pacific coast, strong currents moving east from Mexico collide with currents moving west from El Salvador, creating an enormous natural occurring eddy, rich in bait and pelagic fish, making it a haven for sailfish, marlin, dorado, tuna, grouper, and many other species. Read More.
Big Game Billfishing
The Pacific coast of Guatemala features some of the world’s most consistently calm billfishing waters. The billfish are here and the conditions are superb. This is our tropical playground and species like sailfish, marlin, Dorado and Yellowfin Tuna are abundant. Read More.
Fly Fishing
More and more anglers are hearing and reading stories about fly fishing for billfish, Dorado and tuna. Some of them get curious and decide to try it out. After a trip to Guatemala it’s easy to catch the “this is the only way of fishing for billfish” bug. In fact anglers like the challenge and intensity of saltwater fly fishing so much that it has become one of the fastest growing segments of the recreational bill fishing industry, gaining in popularity by leaps and bounds every season. Read More.
Inshore Fishing
Although the main attraction for anglers in Guatemala is the huge numbers of aggressive Pacific Sailfish that are present all year round -there are also good opportunities of gamefish in the blue clam waters off the coast. Read More.
Why The Hook
Please contact us to inquire about boat availability. At The Hook we take pride in the knowledge that we will provide you with the very best boats available whether you are a small or large group of anglers. Read More.
Fish Species And Seasons
Pacific Sailfish
They are common the offshore fishing waters within 20 miles of the Guatemalan shore all year around, although they concentrate most in the months of October through May.
A terrific light tackle opponent, the sailfish is known for its schooling, multiple hook-up tendencies and aerial acrobatics.
The Pacific variety are significantly larger than their Atlantic cousins – with an average fish being in the 80-100lb range – and much larger fish in the 120 lb class common. Read More.
Conservation Efforts
Guatemala is at the forefront to legislate the protection of the sailfish. As of 1997, the Guatemalan Congress approved the current fishing laws that contemplated the protection of the sailfish (Istiophorus Platypterus), stating: It strictly prohibits commercial fishing, capture, processing, exporting of the sailfish, except for sporting practices. Guatemala’s fishing laws are exemplary of a strong national marine conservation ethic and of a country which is the region’s leader in billfish protection. Read More.