(Please click through all the images above to read the whole story about this adventure.)Among Central American destinations, Guatemala is unusual with its preponderance of Pacific sailfish. But locals want anglers to know that blue marlin and dorado can be thick as thieves in the sailfish "off season." Off season is, of course, relative. But in a country that can flaunt dozens of Pacific sail releases in any given day, a single-digit or low double-digit release trip seems paltry.I traveled to the Guatemalan coast in late September. The true sailfish season starts in November and runs through June. During our visit, the rough seas kept us moving on both our fishing days, but we enjoyed plenty of action on trolled ballyhoo. We raised half a dozen blue marlin and caught/released two (including one for me). We also saw about the same ...
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