Wahoo

name: Wahoo

found in: Bahamas, Christmas Island, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Kenya, Madeira, Mexico, Panama

other names: Ocean Barracuda, Oahu fish, Pacific Kingfish

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  Hemingways Billfish Competition Kenya

  10 days / 4 days fishing

  The best big game fishing at the world famous Hemingways in association with Angling Direct Holidays, each year we organise a friendly competition open to all levels of anglers. The competition is based on a max of 18 anglers; Anglers will fish in teams of 3 making a total of 8 teams. For anglers who book as a 3 man team you will remain together. Each team will have 4 full days of 10 hours fishing. Boats are available for your non-competition days at additional cost. Make new friends, enjoy great sport, hospitality and you never know you could even win a free return trip the following year.

  Suitable for: Big Game Fishing, Escorted Holidays, Specimen Fishing, Corporate Events

  Species to catch: Amberjack, Atlantic Bonito, Dorado, Giant Trevally, Goliath Grouper, Kingfish, Mackerel - King, Marlin - Black, Marlin - Blue, Red Snapper, Sailfish, Shark - Black Tip, Shark - Hammerhead, Shark - Mako, Shark - Tiger, Snapper - Golden, Swordfish, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Tuna - Yellowfin, Wahoo

  Seasons to travel: January

  From £2,163 per person
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  Escorted Big Game Fishing Panama

  10 days / 5 days fishing

  For all of you who have enjoyed in the past or ever wondered what it would be like to join a non-stop action packed escorted trip, well now is your chance. We have jointly worked very hard to exclusively bring you a new destination where you can catch seemingly unlimited numbers and species of world-class saltwater game fish, all in an exotic landscape of pristine ocean waters and lush tropical islands.

  Suitable for: Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Escorted Holidays, Specimen Fishing

  Species to catch: Amberjack, Dorado, Goliath Grouper, Jack Crevalle, Mackerel - King, Marlin - Black, Marlin - Blue, Red Snapper, Roosterfish, Sailfish, Shark - Black Tip, Shark - Dusky, Shark - Hammerhead, Shark - Thresher, Snapper - Golden, Spanish Mackerel, Trevally - Big Eye, Tuna - Big Eye, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Tuna - Yellowfin, Wahoo, Yellow Tail

  Seasons to travel: All Year

  From £3,678 per person
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  Paradise Lodge Big Game Fishing Panama

  10 days / 5 days fishing

  We have worked very hard to exclusively bring you this new destination where you can catch unlimited numbers and species of world class saltwater game fish! A fishing destination where you cast your lure or fly around the numerous islands that all surround Panama’s world famous Hannibal Bank. Fishing can be divided into three main categories, offshore, inshore and fly fishing. All provide the most heart stopping action you will have ever encountered or ever imagined.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing, Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Specimen Fishing, Corporate Events

  Species to catch: Amberjack, Dorado, Goliath Grouper, Jack Crevalle, Marlin - Black, Marlin - Blue, Red Snapper, Roosterfish, Sailfish, Shark - Black Tip, Shark - Bronze Whaler, Shark - Hammerhead, Shark - Mako, Snapper - Golden, Spanish Mackerel, Trevally - Big Eye, Tuna - Big Eye, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Tuna - Yellowfin, Wahoo, Yellow Tail

  Seasons to travel: All Year

  From £3,923 per person
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  Escorted Big Game Fishing Cabo Mexico

  9 days / 5 days fishing

  Escorted Fishing to the Marlin Capital of Baja Mexico, for these waters around Cabo San Lucas, known as one of the most fertile fishing grounds in the world, providing an excellent variety of game fish. Here, you will find a place that has all of the right elements for a great fishing adventure. There are Sailfish, Black and Blue Marlin, Dorado, Yellowtail, Wahoo and after a hard day of fishing, there’s relaxing in the hotel bar and pool room, and telling fishy stories, the only problem will be trying to get to bed at a decent hour, so you can go fishing the next morning.

  Suitable for: Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Escorted Holidays

  Species to catch: Amberjack, Dorado, Goliath Grouper, Jack Crevalle, Marlin - Blue, Marlin - Striped, Red Snapper, Roosterfish, Sailfish, Swordfish, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Tuna - Yellowfin, Wahoo, Yellow Tail

  Seasons to travel: All Year

  From £2,492 per person
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  Cabo Family Fishing Experience Mexico

  9 days / 4 days fishing

  This just has to be one of the best places in the world. Great hotels, stunning beaches, unstoppable nightlife and coupled with dream Marlin fishing! Today, Cabo remains a rustic resort town with restaurants covering a wide range of tastes and expenses. Sumptuous resort hotels line the beaches on both its End”. Cabo is a perfect place that is synonymous with bikinis, water sports and people watching.

  Suitable for: Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Family Holidays

  Species to catch: Amberjack, Dorado, Goliath Grouper, Jack Crevalle, Marlin - Blue, Marlin - Striped, Red Snapper, Roosterfish, Sailfish, Spanish Mackerel, Swordfish, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Wahoo, Yellow Tail

  Seasons to travel: All Year

  From £2,451 per person
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  Sea of Cortez Dreams Palmas Cortez Mexico

  9 days / 5 days fishing

  The sheer beauty of this area on the East Cape of the Baja Peninsula, coupled with the beauty of the beaches and sea, makes this the place of dreams. This is one of the few first-class fishing resorts you will find in the enchanting Baja wilderness; it is a world apart from the sameness of Mexico's over-commercialized resort centres, situated on a sandy beach, on the legendary Sea of Cortez, with miles of untouched white sandy beaches, providing legendry Offshore and inshore fishing.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing, Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Family Holidays, Corporate Events

  Species to catch: Amberjack, Dorado, Goliath Grouper, Jack Crevalle, Marlin - Blue, Marlin - Striped, Red Snapper, Roosterfish, Sailfish, Spanish Mackerel, Swordfish, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Tuna - Yellowfin, Wahoo, Yellow Tail

  Seasons to travel: All Year

  From £2,430 per person
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  Baja Magic Punta Colorada Mexico

  9 days / 5 days fishing

  With the best beach fishing in Baja just steps away from your room, why not cast your lure to large Roosterfish up to 50lbs that frequent these shores. Located in the East Cape region of Baja California Sur Mexico and situated on Baja's world-renowned Sea of Cortez, is an area known worldwide as one of the premier vacation and big game fishing spots in the world.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing, Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays

  Species to catch: Amberjack, Dorado, Goliath Grouper, Jack Crevalle, Marlin - Black, Marlin - Blue, Marlin - Striped, Roosterfish, Sailfish, Swordfish, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Tuna - Yellowfin, Wahoo, Yellow Tail

  Seasons to travel: All Year

  From £2,164 per person
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  Luxury Palheiro Estate Madeira

  4 days / 1 days fishing

  This has to be one of the best locations in Madeira where you and your family can relax in complete luxury, enjoy stunning gardens, play a few rounds of championship golf, go Dolphin watching and spend time battling with big game fish. Palheiro Estate enjoys a beautiful hillside location with stunning views of the ocean and the city of Funchal, which is only a few minutes away below. A real family must read the full details.

  Suitable for: Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Family Holidays, Short Breaks, Corporate Events

  Species to catch: Marlin - Blue, Marlin - White, Tuna - Big Eye, Wahoo

  Seasons to travel: All Year

  From £867 per person
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  Family Fishing Holiday Madeira

  14 days / 2 days fishing

  Madeira is an ideal destination for that dedicated family "Divorce Free” Family Holiday. In the past Madeira's warm summers and mild winters have only traditionally attracted the 'older generation', but, that's all now changing as more and more younger people realise just what this great family destination has to offer. No, you are not going to find miles and miles of deserted sandy beaches with bars and clubs. However, what you will find is a destination that has more to see and do than most of those places put together. Madeira is different and is proud that it breaks the mould.

  Suitable for: Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Family Holidays, Short Breaks

  Species to catch: Marlin - Blue, Marlin - White, Wahoo

  Seasons to travel: May to November

  From £1,961 per person
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  Wahoo Big Game Fishing Madeira

  4 days / 2 days fishing

  A little known fact is that during the quiet season in Madeira, in other words after the Marlin season has finished, there is fantastic Wahoo fishing. Where double and triple hook ups are common, when this happens all hell breaks loose and it is all hands on deck. You will fish with one of our best captains, who have been fishing these Madeira coastal waters for over twelve years. Methods used normally involve 20 to 30lb class rods and multipliers, trolling Rapala's at high speed. Takes are intense, so do not be caught sleeping.

  Suitable for: Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Short Breaks

  Species to catch: Wahoo

  Seasons to travel:

  From £1,311 per person
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  Big Game Fishing & Safari Kenya

  14 days / 6 days fishing

  Kenya is a great place for a tropical "Divorce Free" family holiday, combining big-game fishing and big game watching on one of our three fantastic safaris. The climate is fabulous, the people are friendly and accommodating as the country itself is diverse and beautiful. These combined itineraries provide the true experience of Kenya with all she has to offer in terms of big game on land and in the ocean.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing, Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Family Holidays, Corporate Events

  Species to catch: Dorado, Giant Trevally, Goliath Grouper, Kingfish, Mackerel - King, Marlin - Black, Marlin - Blue, Red Snapper, Sailfish, Shark - Hammerhead, Shark - Thresher, Shark - Tiger, Swordfish, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Tuna - Yellowfin, Wahoo

  Seasons to travel: August to March

  From £4,024 per person
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  Big Game Fishing Hemingways Kenya

  9 days / 4 days fishing

  Your stay at the world renowned Hemingways, one of the small luxury hotels of the world, will restore both body and soul and to fish with its famous fleet will realise all your angling dreams. Like the tranquil fish rich waters of the Indian Ocean, our dedication to complete excellence in partnership with Hemingways washes over you in a un breaking wave of care and sophistication. Kenya is a great place to combine a tropical holiday with big game fishing and perhaps a safari. The climate is fabulous, the people friendly and accommodating and the country itself is diverse and beautiful.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing, Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Family Holidays, Corporate Events

  Species to catch: Amberjack, Dorado, Giant Trevally, Goliath Grouper, Kingfish, Mackerel - King, Marlin - Black, Marlin - Blue, Red Snapper, Sailfish, Shark - Tiger, Swordfish, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Tuna - Yellowfin, Wahoo

  Seasons to travel: August to March

  From £2,628 per person
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  Top Sailfish Fishing Guatemala

  8 days / 5 days fishing

  Guatemala is recognised as the home of the most prolific fishery for Sailfish in the world. Our boats regularly have over 50 shots per day in peak season and you can anticipate 15-25 shots on a “regular” day. Nothing is ever guaranteed in fishing – but this is about as close as you can get if you dream about casting to Sailfish within 20ft of the stern, multiple hook-ups and constant action.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing, Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Specimen Fishing

  Species to catch: Atlantic Bonito, Dorado, Marlin - Blue, Roosterfish, Sailfish, Spanish Mackerel, Tuna - Yellowfin, Wahoo

  Seasons to travel: April to October

  From £3,217 per person
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  Game Fishing Crocodile Bay Costa Rica

  8 days / 4 days fishing

  At this resort the fishing can be divided into two main areas, inshore and offshore with a variety of fishing options such as; live bait, trolling, surface poppers, jigging, and fly-fishing. For inshore, the species most sought after is the Roosterfish. 25lb to 50lb fish are very common with fish over 50lb caught each week. Offshore Sailfish are the main target; these fish are available year round and a half dozen are common any day.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing, Big Game Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Family Holidays, Specimen Fishing, Corporate Events

  Species to catch: Amberjack, Atlantic Bonito, Cobia, Dorado, Giant Trevally, Goliath Grouper, Jack Crevalle, Kingfish, Mangrove Jack, Marlin - Blue, Red Snapper, Roosterfish, Sailfish, Shark - Black Tip, Shark - Bronze Whaler, Shark - Hammerhead, Snapper - Golden, Snook, Spanish Mackerel, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Tuna - Yellowfin, Wahoo

  Seasons to travel: December to April

  From £3,736 per person
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  Bonefish and Giant Trevally Fishing Christmas Island

  12 days / 6 days fishing

  Christmas Island has a myriad of diverse habitats and endless flats, unique in its opportunities for both the novice and the expert fly angler. Virtually all fly-fishing is wading casting to visible fish in shallow water. Bonefish average 2-4 pounds with numerous opportunities at larger specimens in the 5-10 pound class. Trevally, (Giant, Golden, Blue Fin, and Striped) of which our guides are highly skilled in their pursuit, provide anglers with a completely different challenge.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Specimen Fishing

  Species to catch: Bonefish, Dorado, Giant Trevally, Marlin - Black, Queenfish, Red Snapper, Sailfish, Shark - Black Tip, Shark - Hammerhead, Shark - Lemon, Snapper - Golden, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Tuna - Yellowfin, Wahoo

  Seasons to travel: All year

  From £4,291 per person
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  Escorted GT Fly Fishing Christmas Island

  20 days / 13 days fishing

  Fishing for Giant Trevally can and do break both angler’s nerves and fishing tackle. Imagine presenting your fly to fish that can exceed 100lb in shallow water with just enough to cover their backs. The rush of excitement as the water explodes and both your fly and line disappear off to the horizon as you have hooked on to the back of an express train. Good luck for you will need it.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing, Sea Fishing Holidays, Escorted Holidays, Specimen Fishing

  Species to catch: Bonefish, Dorado, Giant Trevally, Marlin - Black, Queenfish, Red Snapper, Sailfish, Shark - Black Tip, Shark - Lemon, Snapper - Golden, Trevally - Big Eye, Tuna - Skipjack, Tuna - Tunny, Tuna - Yellowfin, Wahoo

  Seasons to travel: September to October

  From £6,060 per person
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  Bairs Lodge Andros Island Bahamas

  7 days / 4 days fishing

  This incredible choice of classic bone-fishing environments, as well as the numbers and size of the bonefish is what makes South Andros the bone-fishing capital of the world. Bair's Lodge, famed for its access to the vast and largely under-fished flats of the South and West, is strategically situated between the South Bight and Water Cays, near Little Creek.

  Suitable for: Saltwater Fly Fishing, Corporate Events

  Species to catch: Bonefish, Dorado, Permit, Red Snapper, Snook, Tarpon, Wahoo

  Seasons to travel: November to June

  From £3,112 per person