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$2,155.00 |
$6,670.00 |
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$1,280.00 |
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$988.33 |
$3,410.00 |
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$842.50 |
$2,980.00 |
$805.00 |
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$755.00 |
$2,758.00 |
$1,085.00 |
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$2,580.00 |
$671.67 |
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RATES FOR THE FISHING SEASON APPLY SINCE OCT '08 THRU JUN '09
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Please email if you are looking to come at any available days that the Calendar shows for the current season Oct 07 - June 08.
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Above prices are per person, based on our Standard -3 Fishing Day Package,
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3 full days of fishing in your selected vessel
All tackle – for fly fishing we recommend to bring extra flies
Fresh fruit aboard the boat
Hot lunches
Combo of drinks, bottles of water – Gatorade – soft drinks – beers
The boat heads out at 7am from the dock and comes back at 5pm
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All ground transfers
On a Toyota HiAce van with our full time driver
Cold drinks will be available on the van
Guatemala International Airport “La Aurora” – “Billfish Inn”
Daily local transfers for fishing “Billfish Inn” – “Marina Pez Vela”
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Staying at our “Billfish Inn”
3 nights with a private room for each angler (party of 5, 1 room will be double)
Breakfast buffet and a served dinning meal
Non-alcoholic beverages are included
Free wireless Internet access with a laptop for the persons to use at the lobby
Hospitality hours, every morning before breakfast, enjoy a cup of our “famous Guatemalan Coffee” or tea in the porch outside your rooms
Each room is equipped with hand soap, body and hair soap, cotton balls, bottles of water, etc.
LAST NIGHT IN ANOTHER HOTEL (Your Choice)
On your last night staying at “Guatemala City Marriott Hotel” Website:
or at "Real Intercontinental Hotel" Website:
Double “Deluxe Room”
Guatemalan tourism room tax included
Shuttle service from the Hotel to the airport every 30 minutes
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Extra Day Price per angler,
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Includes transportation, fishing and lodging
Please subtract as many times you would like the extra day price if you want to know the price per person per day
Please add the extra day price per person if you want to know the price for more than 3 fishing days as many times as you would like
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Prices are for reference only.
Prices may be subject to change at any time. Please email for us for a final quote at
Packages do not include, airfare,alcoholic drinks and tips.
Extra day price includes fishing, lodging and meals.
Additional boats are available for larger groups.
Our additional lodging can cater to a maximum of 10 anglers.
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You fly into Guatemala City, it's 2 hrs from Miami and just over that from Houston, a little more from Dallas. All have direct flights each day, so easy to get too. We are 1hr 30 from the City our van with our driver will meet you at the Airport and bring u down to our private lodge. Most fly in the afternoon prior to their fishing day and back out the morning after the last day. Antigua Guatemala is beautiful and an option to spend your last night there and look around the following morning before an afternoon flight out of the City.
Our driver will be wearing a shirt with our "Guatemalan Billfishing Adventures" logo in the left side of his shirt, he will have a sign with your group name at the main entrance door at the Airport, we will then bring you to our Billfish Inn in our new luxury van, whether you flew commercial or private. This is included in your package.
We would recommend fishing a mimimum of 3 days. Over 5 anglers, you would need extra boats as you go. We have just enlarged our operation and now have two identical 'Billfish Inn's" side-by-side, at our disposal. Each having 4 bedrooms. Dinning would be in our large outside rancho overlooking the channel and mangrooves. Each would have their own bedroom if there is 8 anglers.
We are however in hot discussions right now arranging another boat of the same quality as the gamefishermen which Capt. Brad Philipps runs, to compliment our operation. Either way there will be a second boat available for a larger group. It is more important to BLOCK OFF your dates right now!
As you can notice, our Calendar has filled up quickly but remember that our season runs right thru June, so do not be hesitant to move your dates back a little if things do not pan out for Dec, Jan, Feb, March or April for example.
We are 5 minutes drive from the marina and floating docks where the boats are based, about half the distance that we had to ride when we worked for and clients stayed at Fins 'n Feathers.
All meals are included in your package. Breakfast at the lodge, eggs, bacon, fruit, cereal, etc., lunch on board the boat, hot lunch ie, fresh fried fish sandwich, hamburger, sushimi etc., dinner back at the lodge, Cindy will prepare a 3 course meal depending on your groups preferance. Our fresh fish, huge prawns (shrimp) and some local recipies are always guest favourites.
The only thing not included in the package price is your bar bill and tips.
Capt. Brad runs the "Desicive". Most of the time his african english is not to bad!!
The "Makara" is run by a local, very experienced and wonderful captain, they have an english speaking crew member on board.
The sheer volume of repeat bookings and the fact that we were sold out for our first season 2005-2006, and almost already sold out for current season with only open dates in May and June, 2008 and already starting to fill in up the Calendar for the upcoming season Oct 2008 - June 2009, says alot about the success of it all.
Fishermen want to fish with the best captains with the most experience in that area, and Capt. Brad Philipps numbers speak for itself, together with Cindy, they are very blessed with a winning formula.
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Availability and Reservations
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Select Yacht
Reservation Date
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Please "click on" the days you would like to reserve.
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Log on with your personal details to access the availability
spreadsheet to make your own reservation and list specific booking details with
us.
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Email us directly with any booking enquires, queries or for
additional information.
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Please email us with any queries that this website may not clarify for you. We look forward to hearing from you and helping you put your trip together.
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Mailing Address:
11 Calle 5-59 Zona 9
Suite 24
Guatemala City
Guatemala, Central America
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Physical Address:
Plataforma 1,
Urbanización LIKIN III
Puerto de San José, Escuintla
Guatemala, C. A.
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You can see who we are, the boats you can charter, everything about the fishing, weather and seasons and the "Billfish Inn".
You can create your own account, giving you access to our calendar and allowing you to reserve dates, program and customize your booking.
www.guatbilladv.com
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Shipping Address,
807 East 4th Street
Austin, Texas 78702
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His name Anibal Lemus
Mobile: +(512) 5316-1212
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E-mail: info@guatbilladv.com
Cindy or Brad personally will get back to you, with your "Reservation Confirmation Summary" for your fishing package!
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Our prices are all inclusive of fishing, lodging, food, land transport, etc., but does not include airfare, alcoholic drinks and tips. We have found it easier and more benificial if clients book their airfare from their side, into Guatemala City, arriving the afternoon prior to their first fishing day and flying out the day after their last fishing day. Included is your final night at the Marriot Hotel in Guatemala City, however we can also arrange for you to spend your final night at Casa Santo Domingo Hotel in Antigua Guatemala, the Old City, and then the following morning there to look around and fly out latter the following day. Highly recommended, check out our website for details.
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By Capt. Brad Philipps,
Blue Marlin on the fly is certainly as high up the scale as one can go. I have done it both on the rod and at the helm and it sure is a challenge.
In general, Guatemala does not stand out as an amazing blue marlin fishery. We do catch them and they are our primary marlin species but they come in unpredictable waves and not of such great consistency that we general target them. We tend to concentrate more on the outstanding sailfishery we have with the blues coming as a bonus.
As you know trying for a blue on fly is about putting in one's time, being prepared and having the experience, technique, crew and team around you to take advantage of the shot when you get it. I have caught one of my fly angler 2 blues on fly here so it can be done. One big bonus is that while putting in that time, you will be catching sailfish on the fly rod which will only help in enjoying the hours, improving u're skills and giving you a better shot at the blue when it shows up.
I would probably say we see more marlin in Oct, Nov and then again in May, June, so in your case would book during those periods and come down for 4-5 days to give you a better shot.
Ps have a look at the latest May 06 Marlin Magazine, it has a piece on Guatemala, fly fishing with us.
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Your wife will love Antigua Guatemala, only 1hr from us and could easily spend a few days exploring there while you fish. Our setup here is also very private and if she is the sort would enjoy relaxing around our pool, walks and maybe a panga trip down the river.
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Yes, the boat DECISIVE is fully equipped with fly tackle, but if you want to bring your own fly takle I (Capt. Brad Philipps) would recommend a minimum of a 13-14 weight rod, you can always put one of your reels on my rods if you like, I use 15-16 weights. Do not worry to much about rigging etc, we will do all that for you here, so rather leave flyfines and backings etc. off the reel if possible and we can walk you thru it all so you see how and why we do things. I recommend you bring some unrigged Cam Sigler popper billfish flies in pink. We have on the boat but it's good to bring about 6 extra per angler in case the bite goes crazy. We will rig them for you.
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By Capt. Brad Philipps,
Our season runs from Oct thru Jun. Pinpointing the bite is the toughest thing. The fish move, although Guatemala has an outstanding record as far as consistency. Try find the pen dates that we have that best suit you and your buddies. I have had great bites in every month of the year really. Our weather here is ideal, with very few rough days which makes the fly fishing and fish in general so much easier.
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Fishing 2 anglers to the boat while fly fishing is ideal. Some also fish by themselves but bringing a companion and having the rotation is nicer too.
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I think you will love the billfishing on the fly with aggressive visual bite right in front of you and all that goes along with catching these big acrobatic fish on the long wand.
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Catering to your group of 10 anglers will be a pleasure. We have recently added a 2nd identical lodge to our operation, having two "billfish inn's" side by side, giving us the flexibilty to cater to groups up to 10 people or two separate groups of up to 5 each. Fishing 3 per boat is right on. At present we operate 2 boats, the 'decisive' a 40ft gamefisherman which I run and a other boats are available from 36ft to 37ft run by foreign Captains. We are at the very moment also negotiating on a deal with another boat very similar to the 'decisive' to compliment our setup.
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By Cindy Philipps,
I will work an estimated quote for you once you decide how many days you would like to fish and how many people (please email me at cindy@guatbilladv.com . Our website has the prices listed from which you could get a very good idea of costs in the meantime while you decide on specifics.
After you get your "Reservation Confirmation Summary FILE - xxxx", then follow the steps to finalize your fishing trip.
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We do not deal with airfares as find that your personal travel agent will be able to find you the best deals. We stick to the fishing, accomodation and other logistics from our side and see to all that being flawless. You would need to fly into and out of Guatemala City, our driver will pick you up there and we are 1h30min down to the coast from there.
Coming from a far away country, you should fish at least 4 days, maybe 5 and maybe a night in Antigua Guatemala for a look, it's worth it.
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The sailfish range from 70-100lb in average weight and we use 20lb standup tackle on them. The marlin from 250-450lb would be average although we have seen leenty of much bigger fish.
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The easiest flight down here is the American Airlines flight... It's a direct 3 hour flight. If you go to AA.com, and put airport code "DFW" in the from column, and "GUA" in the to column several flights will pop up. You probably don't want to go through Miami.... which there are some flights, but the easiest and fastest is the direct from DFW.
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By Capt. Brad Philipps,
It is my feeling that although we can have amazing fishing at any time during the year here in Guatemala, our most consisitent months are Oct thru the end of May into June. For the upcoming seasons, we will be starting in full force every Oct and going thru every Jun of next year.
It is always tuff to predict the exact bite, but anytime during that period which suits u're plans and schedule is great. Give the website another look for dates which suit you and follow by first step (see above).
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Oct and Nov are excellent fishing months here and highly recommeded for the sailfish and also some marlin or tuna and dorado inbetween. In fact they are some of my favourite months. A lot of people like to come down during the USA winter and hence Dec thru March filling sooner, but the fishing is good right thru, and all the big Tournaments are scheduled in Oct and Nov here for that very reason.
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By Capt. Brad Philipps,
Predicting the exact bite is always tuff, this is fishing. We have had 40 plus release days in every month here. I average 15-18 releases a day thru the entire season on bait. Your choice of early spring, March, April or May is right on here for great fishing and generally have flat seas, if you, your wife or kids get see sick, but those months almost guarentee it, and a plus in any book. Our season that we push bookings is Oct thru June, Nov thru May being most popular.
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We do not really sell our packages without accomodation as we need that side of the business
to florish and if we just sell the boat it wouldn't work for us, since we have invested a lot on lodging, booking side of thinks and cann't sell it if the boat is already sold.
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By Cindy Philipps,
Our website is very upto date with available dates and is the easiest for every angler to pick his days which will suit the all group. Also the prices are
on that too so it makes it easy. Pick the dates, fill out the details and I will get back to any person with the official quote etc. Ask every member in your party to look at the website and all the great feedback we are
getting.
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Whether and experienced or novice billfishermen we do it all and is a wonderful place to learn with the number of shots and experienced crew to help you along or to learn something new every day just like we do.
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Bringing your own fly tackle?
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By Capt. Brad Philipps,
I would recommend a minimum of a 13-14 weight rod, you can always put one of your reels on my rods if you like, I use 15-16 weights. Do not worry to much about rigging etc., we will do all that for you here, so rather leave flyfines and backings etc off the reel if possible and we can walk you thru it all so you see how and why we do things. I recommend you bring some unrigged Cam Sigler popper billfish flies in pink, 6 per angler.
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By Capt. Brad Philipps,
Having caught a bunch of large yellowfin in various locations, I like you have a great appreciation for these bruisers. We however do not see great yellowfin bites off our Guatemala coast for some reason. We do see then when we find the spinner dolphins offshore and I'd say latter in the season going late May and thru June being the better time of year. But I'll be straight up and say that i have not seen many huge fish nor have I targeted them specifically. If you were to come we would go looking for them and maybe take livebait as well as something to get that live bait down to the bigger fish.
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