Jake Jordan's Fishing Adventures - Guatemala Sailfish School Report

    This morning the sailfish were a little spooky, they would tease into the boat hot, but when they ate the fly it was not a hot bite. Each of the three students missed their first bite with the fly coming loose before the catch was made, I hooked a sailfish on my first turn which jumped twice then spit the fly back at me, ( My first miss in 27 hook ups).

    After about an hour and a half the students and the fish settled down and we as a group caught and released the next six sailfish that we cast too! This group of 3 students and myself (Instructor) managed to catch and release 17 sailfish on fly and a 250 pound Blue Marlin on Fly during this three day Sailfish School here at the "Casa Vieja Lodge" in Guatemala. Tom Gilmore, Peter McCarthy, and Joe Darcy had done a lot of Tuna on fly fishing however they had never seen a Billfish caught on fly, all three of my new friends have a big smile after this trip.

 

    Mark Toland, from North Carolina, along with Dusty Byrd and Billy Coulliette from Troutfitters in Coopers Landing in Alaska arrived today for a Sailfish School which will last three more days, stay tuned for more fishing reports! I love my Job!

Regards:

Jake