Pacific Sailfish
The headliner. Guatemala's Pacific holds the most consistent sailfish bite on the planet. Double-digit release days are routine in season.
Puerto San José · Pacific Coast of Guatemala
TheWorld'sBestSailfishing.All-Inclusive.
Proven 31′ Bertrams, a villa, a personal chef, and the most consistent sailfish bite on the planet. Rated 5.0 and #1 of 7 in Puerto San José on TripAdvisor by guests who keep coming back.
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Sailfish shots a day in peak
All-inclusive, all taken care of
You just show up. We handle everything else.
Big Buoys packages fishing, lodging, chef, and transfers under one roof. No big-box lodge, no add-ons, no surprises.
- World-class fishing
- Proven 31′ Bertrams and a crew that lives on this water.
- A villa for your group
- A villa with a pool, minutes from the boats.
- A personal chef
- Every meal handled. You never think about logistics.
- Door-to-door transfers
- We meet you at GUA and get you to the dock.
Meet the catch
The sailfish capital of the world, and a whole lot more.
Sailfish headline the bite, but Guatemala's Pacific runs deep: marlin, mahi, tuna and roosterfish all in range.
Blue Marlin
Heavyweight blues crash the spread when the bite turns big.
Mahi-Mahi
Electric color, hard runs, and the best eating on the boat.
Yellowfin Tuna
Hard-pulling yellowfin that test your back and your drag.
Roosterfish
The inshore prize: that unmistakable comb in the spray.
How it works
Three steps from inquiry to the bite.
Step 01
Inquire
Send your dates and group size. We reply fast, usually within a day.
Step 02
We plan your trip
Boats, villa, chef, transfers. We tailor the whole thing around you.
Step 03
Come fish
Fly into GUA. We take it from the airport. You just fish.
The setup
Proven boats. One villa.
Fish hard by day, settle into a luxury villa with a chef by night. Minutes apart.
The fleet
31′ Bertrams
Billfish-rigged 31′ Bertrams with the same fishability, so your group can spread out and stay on the fish together.
31′ BertramBillfish-riggedProven crew
The lodge
A luxury villa
All-inclusive lodging with a chef and a pool, built for your whole group.
Villa lodgingPersonal chefPool
Your hosts
Real people, one call away.
Owner-run. From your first question to wheels-down, you're talking to the people who book the trip.
Max Hawkinson
Owner & Captain
Owner and captain. He books the trip, answers your questions, and runs the boat. From the first call to wheels-down in Guatemala, your group is set before you fly.
(516) 474-8821
Caden Hawkinson
Owner & Host
Your stateside host. He handles the details from the first call to wheels-down in Guatemala.
(516) 474-8823
Why guests come back
5.0 stars, #1 of 7 in Puerto San José.
The same anglers come back year after year, for the bite, the boats, and a crew that treats them like family.
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A few frames from the dock.
Your dates fill fast in season.
Tell us when you want to fish. We'll do the rest.