Incredible Billfishing and Peacock Bass
text and photos by Mary L. Peachin and courtesy of Tropic Star Lodge and Guy Harvey
February, 2009 Vol.14 No.5
Sail unfurled, the billfish exploded out of the water. Less than half a mile off Panama’s Darien coast, sailfish gorge on migrating Pacific sardines. During the winter months, black and blue marlin school around Zane Grey Reef, a seamount rising from a depth of 300 to 110-feet beneath the ocean’s surface. Covering about 200-yards, marlin, sailfish tuna and other pelagics congregate to feast on an abundance of baitfish found in its upwelling current. Read More »
Text and photos by Mary L. Peachin
January, 2010 Vol. 14 No. 4
Royal Playa isn’t the same ol’, same ol’ Roatán diving. Located in remote Port Royal, on the island’s southern coast, there is no road accessibility. No access, few divers, one operator = pristine reefs. Swim throughs, overhangs, cracks, caves, sand chutes, all covered with exquisite soft coral. Part of Honduras’ Bonacca mountain chain, the reef spans Porto Cortes on the mainland to Cayo Cochinos, Utila, Roatán and from Guanaja it plunges into the ocean shelf. Read More »
By Doug Olander, Editor-In-Chief, Sport Fishing Magazine
December, 2009 Vol.14 No.3
‘Twas the week before Christmas, when all through the sea,
The sails were stirring; we hooked twenty-three!
With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, that version of the first couple of lines of his traditional poem really does reflect with remarkable accuracy my experience last December.
In fact, what better gifts to give any angler than a holiday getaway fishing for sailfish off Guatemala? Forget lords and ladies leaping; partridges in pear trees; or snow, ice and cold, dark days.
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Text And Most Photos by Contributor Yvette Cardozo and Bill Hirsch
Dinner came in luscious waves. First a delicate spoonful of icewine-infused, smoked salmon, then a scallop ravioli covered gently with champagne cream sauce, then strips of roast pork marinated in Tahitian vanilla, garlic and sage. And finally, the most amazing ice cream made with sour cream and fig-wine sauce. All this paired with the best wines interior British Columbia has to offer.
And every mouth watering bite, every tongue tantalizing drop was absolutely guilt free. For we had spent half that day up to our knees in fresh powder snow, skiing our legs into rubbery submission on Sun Peaks Resort slopes in British Columbia. Read More »
Sail unfurled, the billfish exploded out of the water. Less than half a mile off Panama’s Darien coast, sailfish gorge on migrating Pacific sardines. During the winter months, black and blue marlin school around Zane Grey Reef, a seamount rising from a depth of 300 to 110-feet beneath the ocean’s surface. Covering about 200-yards, marlin, sailfish tuna and other pelagics congregate to feast on an abundance of baitfish found in its upwelling current. Read More 
