The Billfish Report is counting down the Top Billfisheries of 2009 – and coming in at #8 is Guatemala. Obscene.  That’s the only word to describe the fishing in Guatemala, year after year.  The obscenity is in the sheer numbers of sailfish – without a doubt the best place on the planet to catch Pacific sails, and huge numbers of…

The Billfish Report is counting down the top billfisheries of 2009 – and coming in at #9 is the Canary Islands. Geographically, the Canaries share the same area of water as Madeira, which also had a tremendous 2009.  Located off the northwest corner of Africa, the Canaries typically have a consistent summer bite on three species of billfish: blue marlin,…

The Billfish Report is counting down the top billfisheries of 2009 – and coming in at #10 is Costa Rica. Costa Rica is well-known for its mixed bag of billfish – one can see Pacific sailfish, blue marlin, and black marlin on almost any day of the year…with some occasional appearances of striped marlin.   Typically the best months for marlin…