Known s the sailfish Capital, however the summers month inshore is where it’s at in Guatemala. Tons of bait in the shallows and BIG blues. You can still see 40 sails in a day, but most will drag at 10-12 miles just past the trash lines, where the blue meets the green water and pitch baits to hungry blue marlin.
Last trip out:
Day 1
4-3-2- Blue Marlin
16-12-8 Sail fish
8 gaffer mahi
Day 2- 20 miles bottom of the pocket found some tuna.
1-1-0 Blue Marlin
13-10-7 Sailfish
13 yellow fin! Around 25-35 lbs
Boat: 35 Bertram- Sails Call
Lodge: Blue Bayou Lodge www.thesailfishcapital.com
Capt Chris Starrs
Blue Bayou Lodge
Iztapa, Guatemala
www.thesailfishcapital.com
How do I read those stats?
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Originally posted by skinneej
How do I read those stats?
Down there they track how many fish the see or as they say raise:
4-3-2 would be 4 raised 3 bites and 2 released
Guatemala seems to be the only place that tracks raises I’ve fished. I’ve never heard it mentioned in other LA countries.
26 Regulator FS “Ella Pearl”
How is the weather there this time of year. Is it not rainy like in Costa Rica??
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Originally posted by Lake Murray Viper
Down there they track how many fish the see or as they say raise:
4-3-2 would be 4 raised 3 bites and 2 released
Ah that's right. I knew it was something like that, but couldn't remember the specifics.
So how does that qualify as “inshore”?
its only 10-12 miles out that is how.
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Originally posted by Chumking
its only 10-12 miles out that is how.
I get that its closer than here, but youre still offshore. Its not like there’s a cape or something that you’re inside of. What precisely is the distance from shore that you must be to qualify as offshore then?
In most countries they consider anything under 20-25 miles from shore as inshore. if you look at how NOAA projects weather it’s also along the same criteria. Locally if your looking at the edisto bouy everyone considers that “offshore” but if your looking at the
“AMZ350-281430- Waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach SC out 20 nm” most consider that the “inshore forecast”.
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Originally posted by millacd
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Originally posted by Chumking
its only 10-12 miles out that is how.
I get that its closer than here, but youre still offshore. Its not like there’s a cape or something that you’re inside of. What precisely is the distance from shore that you must be to qualify as offshore then?
26 Regulator FS “Ella Pearl”
Most folks think offshore is out of sight of land! In Costa Rica the mountains are high enough to see from 12 miles out!
Can we at least agree it’s not “onshore”? I’ve seen “mahi” caught from a pier before in the USA.
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Originally posted by boatpoor
Most folks think offshore is out of sight of land! In Costa Rica the mountains are high enough to see from 12 miles out!
You can see the Ravenel Bridge from 15+ miles out on a clear day…
Wadmalaw native
16’ Bentz-Craft Flats Boat
I would like to challenge their lodge record of 22 beers in 8 hours…I got that beat easily!
http://www.bluebayouguatemala.com/our-catch-and-equipment
Wadmalaw native
16’ Bentz-Craft Flats Boat
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Originally posted by Lake Murray Viper
In most countries they consider anything under 20-25 miles from shore as inshore. if you look at how NOAA projects weather it’s also along the same criteria. Locally if your looking at the edisto bouy everyone considers that “offshore” but if your looking at the
“AMZ350-281430- Waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach SC out 20 nm” most consider that the “inshore forecast”.
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Originally posted by millacd
quote:
Originally posted by Chumking
its only 10-12 miles out that is how.
I get that its closer than here, but youre still offshore. Its not like there’s a cape or something that you’re inside of. What precisely is the distance from shore that you must be to qualify as offshore then?
26 Regulator FS “Ella Pearl”
Seems rather silly to me. The forecasts ypu are talking about are the “offshore” and “coastal” forecasts as far as i know. The “inshore” forecast is the harbor forecast.
I guess it’s a regional/dialect usage of the word, but it just doesnt make logical sense tp me. Thats why there is inshore, nearshore(coastal), and offshore. If i tell a friend, “its a little too rough out there, i’m going to stay inshore” he likely won’t expect me to bounce out to the 60. Never heard of any dedicated inshore guides hauling in amberjack and vermillion 20 miles out either.
Sorry for the hijack, just trying t