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| Around 10% of the world's total fish species can be found just within the Great Barrier Reef. |
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| Starfish can re-grow their arms. In fact, a single arm can regenerate a whole body. |
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| Starfish do not have blood. Their blood is actually filtered sea water. |
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| Starfish don't have brains. Special cells on their skin gather information about their surroundings |
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| Not all animals with the word fish in their names count as fish. |
| Though their names may suggest otherwise, cuttlefish, starfish, and jellyfish aren’t actually fish. Generally-speaking, fishes must have skulls, gills, and fins. Surprisingly, though, not all fishes have proper spines. |
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| In three decades, the world's oceans will contain more discarded plastic than fish when measured by weight, researchers say. |
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| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| Just how man species of fish are there? |
| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| Even Catfish are finicky |
| Taste Buds ? Catfish have a more refined sense of flavor than humans. Our 10,000 taste buds may seem like a lot, but catfish can have as many as 175,000. This helps them find the exact location of their next meal. |
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| A bit of Humor |
| My brother has 2 German Shepherds named Rolex and Timex. You guessed it they are Watch Dogs. |
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From Jan 01, 1999 To Sep 17, 2025
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Apr 10, 2004; 02:04PM - Sails and Roosers Too
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The fish are starting to make a strong showing again and the release numbers are moving up. Last week, the local fleet was able to average 12 releases of17 shots on conventional gear, and 5 of 11 on fly tackle for sailfish. The more experienced boats of the fleet were experiencing 20 or better releases per day. In addition to the improving sailfish action, quite a few marlin were released and many boats had action on medium-sized yellowfin tuna and larger dorado in the 40-pound class. We had one boat inshore and they hooked 7 roosters, but were only able to land 1 in the 40-pound class.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 79-84
Air Temperature 82-86
Humidity 53 %
Wind SSW at 16 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 5:53 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:16 p.m. CST
April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New, April 27 First Quarter, May 4,Full
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Apr 3, 2004; 09:57AM - Time for a Breather
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: Last week was sleepy after the excitement of the tournament the prior week. Few boats were out, but the stats were in line with prior weeks and the high boat released 24 of 36 on sails. This week has had a lot more excitement. More marlin than usual have shown up, and one boat had one on the fly that ran into the side of the boat with the bill going through the hull. From what I have heard, just about everybody had shots at marlin this week. Large dorado have also reappeared on the scene.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 79-84
Air Temperature 80-84
Humidity 69 %
Wind SW at 11 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 8,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 5:58 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:15 p.m. CST
April 5, Full, April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New, April 27 First Quarter,
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Mar 28, 2004; 06:39AM - Weather Wierd
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The weather once again has not been very co-operative, but the fishing has been good. The high boat for the week released 40 of 60 sails and there was also a marlin released on light tackle. Overall there were several days where boats were releasing 20 to 40 sails.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 79-84
Air Temperature 82-90
Humidity 59 %
Wind SW at 9 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 20,000 ft
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:03 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:14 p.m. CST
Mar. 28 First Quarter, April Full, April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Mar 19, 2004; 05:21PM - Spring Continues its Tease
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: Talk about the eye of the beholder. Depending on who you talked to, the fishing was great to just OK. High boat for the week checked in with an impressive 36 sailfish released compared to the fleet average of 10 a day. Either way, not shabby.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 79-84
Air Temperature 82-86
Humidity 94 %
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear.
Visibility 12 miles
Sunrise 6:07 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:14 p.m. CST
Mar. 20 New, Mar. 28 First Quarter, April Full, April 11 Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Mar 15, 2004; 11:17AM - Weather Wierd
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: During the last week we hosted a party of four from Texas. The fishing was slower than normal due to a weather pattern pushing through. They were still able to release 24 sails in 3 days, and the guys all had a great time even with the bad weather. This group typically goes to Costa Rica each year, but remarked that overall, Guatemala was better and they are looking forward to a return trip. They loved the crew, boat, accommodations and food, with one guy remarking that he thought he gained 8 pounds while there. Inshore, there was no one out, so we don’t have a report.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 79-84
Air Temperature 77-84
Humidity 94 %
Wind SSE 4 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 8,000 ft.
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:21 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:11 p.m. CST
Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter, Mar. 20 New, Mar. 28 First Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Mar 5, 2004; 09:57PM - The Fly Guys Keep Up!
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: This week we have a couple of new things to report – A party tried the inshore activity early in the morning and they picked up a few wahoo right off the surf line. Wahoo catches are typically very rare in Guatemala. The second item that is a first for me to report is that the flyrodders who were out this week were able to have the same rough average of releases on sails as the conventional guys. In addition to the always great action on sails, three marlin were released. The dorado, which have been scarce this year, have started showing up, and if you are interested you can find them. The run to the sails continues to fluctuate daily. Some days they are in close, at about 15 miles, and the next day you have to run 30 miles to find the fish, but the fishing has been productive.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 79-84
Air Temperature 80-95
Humidity 53 %
Wind SSE at 9 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 1,800 ft
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:17 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:12 p.m. CST
Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter, Mar. 20 New, Mar. 28 First Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Feb 27, 2004; 12:59PM - No Time For Inshore
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: Over the past week, the fishing action has moved inshore with most boats 12-17 miles out. The local fleet averaged 18 of 33 releases on sails. The dorado also made a strong showing this week after being spotty the over the past several weeks. Inshore, once again no one tried the excellent opportunities over the last week. One client was scheduled to fish inshore in the late afternoon, but by 2 he was back at the dock after being worn out from the nonstop sailfish action in the morning. For his next trip down he indicated he was definitely bringing a friend along so he could get a few breaks from the constant action.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 79-84
Air Temperature 77-84
Humidity 94 %
Wind SSE 4 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 8,000 ft.
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:21 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:11 p.m. CST
Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter, Mar. 20 New
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Feb 21, 2004; 08:08AM - Fishing Great Communications Suck
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: A balky communications system out of San Jose and a cell phone that sounds like it’s under water make things difficult. To the best of our knowledge, things are about the same as last week when we encountered a sailfish blitz, raising multiple pez vela behind the boat 142 times or 38 times a day, 91 fish were hooked and 36 released. No matter how you spell it, it still comes out wow.
I am already looking forward to my Flyrod Sailfish 101 Series in April. We have a few slots left if you want to crank up your 12-weight to cash in on the Sailfish Bonanza in Guatemala.
Air and water temperatures remain the same /- a degree or two either way.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 78-82
Humidity 94 %
Wind Wind South 4 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:24 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:09 p.m. CST
Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report (such as it is) by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Feb 13, 2004; 11:52AM - Guatemala For Sail
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The exploratory trip is completed and I can only say that I am overwhelmed by the volume of fish that we saw during the trip. Our old time client Ray Barker Smith and Marlene Whitehead joined me for the trip and their reaction was similar to mine. “I have fished around the world and Guatemala is the best sail fishing grounds I have ever fished” Ray enthused. Our stats for the trip were remarkable, in four days of fishing we raised multiple fish behind the boat 142 times or 38 times a day, 91 fish were hooked and 36 released. It is easy to understand Ray’s excitement. I am already looking forward to my Flyrod Sailfish 101 Series in April. We have a few slots left if you want to cash in on the Sailfish Bonanza in Guatemala.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 78-82
Humidity 78 %
Wind SSE 13 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:27 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:07 p.m. CST
Feb. 13 Last Quarter Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Feb 8, 2004; 11:30AM - Picked Right Back Up
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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IZTAPA, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The action the last week has been steady. There were quite a few anglers out sampling the Guatemalan action on the fly, and they were able to average an excellent 6 releases on sails per day out of 14 shots in 8 trips out. On the conventional side, the average was somewhat better, 16 of 25 on sails. The high boat for the week had an exceptional hookup ratio, going 28 of 30. That is what we like to see. There were once again dorado and tuna present if you were looking for them. Inshore, we had no one out.
Gary Graham came down this week to start a 10 day hosted set of trips and on the first day out they had over 40 sails in the pattern behind the boat, so the bite, I am happy to report, is picking up again. Full stats on this week’s action will follow in next week’s report. Once again I would like to remind everyone that Gary is having a billfish clinic in early April, so if you want to hone your billfish skills or would like to try it for the first time, this would be a great opportunity for some intensive instruction . . . casting, hooking, playing and landing sailfish and potentially marlin on a fly.
Water Temperature 80-85
Air Temperature 80-84
Humidity 70 %
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:30 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:04 p.m. CST
Feb. 6 Full Feb. 13 Last Quarter Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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