| Inshore fishing in Guatemala for Roosterfish and | | | | around, and can be caught - it does offer a less |
| other species is often overlooked in favour of the | | | | expensive option for a charter day or "rest day" (or |
| famous bluewater fishing for pacific sailfish and blue | | | | half day), with a chance of bagging another trophy. |
| marlin. | | | | Like other jacks, these are mostly sportfish and not |
| The waters offshore are almost always calm and | | | | for the table. |
| tranquil during the billfishing season of October | | | | An alternative means to fish the inshore waters is to |
| through May, but as the rainy season comes in, the | | | | follow the shrimp boats. |
| weather offshore can become unpredictable, and so | | | | Usually there are clusters of shrimp boats working an |
| is an ideal time instead to consider some of the great | | | | area within a few miles of the dock, and the crew |
| fishing to be found within a couple of miles of shore. | | | | can find out the timings for the lifting of the nets |
| Within six miles of the Pez Vela marina there are | | | | that then provides immediate action - as when they |
| three inlets that offer strong current flow and | | | | do this, the nets are always followed by large |
| turbulent water that stirs up nutrients and starts the | | | | schools of competitive and aggressive fish - |
| food chain that eventually ends with large predatory | | | | predominantly amberjacks. |
| fish sought by anglers and especially fly fishing | | | | It can be close quarters fishing as the fish are |
| anglers. | | | | feeding right behind the stern of the shrimp boat and |
| Inshore waters offer the prospect of the much | | | | present an easy target for a fly. |
| sought after Roosterfish. | | | | The water immediately behind the boat frequently |
| Although the immediate coastline does not provide | | | | boils as hungry jacks and others slice and dart into |
| ideal conditions for fishing for these gamefish, they | | | | the buffet of small fish that has been presented to |
| can be found usually trolling around areas of strong | | | | them. If you are looking for nonstop fishing action |
| current within a few miles of the Pez Vela marina. | | | | either on conventional or the fly - that may leave |
| Typically Roosterfish are pursued with either livebait | | | | you exhausted and your tackle worn by the end of |
| or soft imitations cast around hard structure or rock | | | | the fishing day - then this can be a cheap extra days |
| formations. As we don't have any significant | | | | fishing or a break from the offshore bluewater. |
| outcroppings or high reef for bait to concentrate | | | | Inshore fishing for either roosterfish or jacks is often |
| close to shore, we resort to trolling either ballyhoo or | | | | done from pangas or small open fishermen/centre |
| rapala lures and aim to cover more ground. | | | | console boats that are less capable of making the run |
| This results in fewer caught fish than some of the | | | | offshore in search of the larger pelagic fish. |
| famous Rooster detinations - but the Roosters are | | | | |