WELCOME TO HUATULCO
HUATULCO - Huatulco (pronounced
"wah-toolco") is located 250 miles southeast of Acapulco
and about the same distance northwest of Guatemala.
Huatulco is not a single city, but a series of nine bays
stretching for 22 miles which have been touristically
developed in harmony with the environment and traditional
Mexican culture. Due to its completely undeveloped land
scent, Huatulco is, indeed, the prettiest stretch of
Mexico's Pacific Coast. The nine bays around Huatulco are
noted for beautiful, soft sand beaches. Anglers land
sailfish and marlin at the
outskirts of the bays and within
merely 2 miles of the beach. Situated on the edge of the
Gulf of Tehuantepec, and not far from the Middle America
Trench, with associated drop-offs and several sea mounts,
Huatulco is nicely positioned to receive a warm northerly
flowing current and this brings with it a bounty of
baitfish as well as lots of marlin, sailfish, yellowfin
tuna, dolphin and other game fish species.
- Several proven sailfish and
marlin hot spot are within short runs out of the home
port. The most popular is 2 miles west of Cacaluta
Island, where canyons in the 5,000-foot range peak in
some areas to within 800 feet of the surface. Striped and
blue marlin are also found around several sea mounts 12
to 20 miles offshore in the Middle America Trench. A good
close-in spot is Tangolunda Bay, which is just offshore
of the Sheraton Hotel.The banks of this bay have a
pronounced drop-off that draws tidal rips close to the
mainland. Just southeast of Huatulco in the direction of
Guatemala, Rio Copalita and Bahia de Conejos form the
confluence of a river and a bay which attracts large blue
and black marlin and a good bunch of inshore species such
as roosterfish and snook. Well-defined tide lines and
color changes can be found each day, which draw schools
of bonito, tuna and dorado which, in turns, attract large
predators.
- Nestled in the shadows of the Sierra Madre mountains, Huatulco is refreshing and quiet. The air is clean and salty, with cool, crisp mornings and mild afternoons in the fall and in the spring. You'll find the locals very friendly, even seem thrilled to host tourists.
- Unlike the other billfish hot spot, the seas are calm better than 70% of the time. Two-three foot sea complete the other 30% of the whole fishing season!
- Getting to Huatulco is as easy as getting to any other Mexico's west coast city such as Mazatlan, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Iztapa/Zihuatanejo. After arriving in Mexico City, there are frequent daily connections for the local flight, which takes about 45 minutes and lands at a small but modern airport. In addition, Major gateways cities in the U.S. and Canada are connected to the Bays of Huatulco by charters programs.
- The Huatulco International Airport is located 12 miles north of the town of Santa Crux. Private taxis and vans are available to take you to your resort, and some of the major hotels have their own van service.
- Click here to see the fishing seasons and our sportfishing fleet in Huatulco
- Click here to see the last fishing report from Huatulco
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