The signs here continue to improve with yesterday being the best by far for quantity of fish seen and action to match. The fish did change their preference in bait yesterday switching from the traditional live baits we bring to local baits fished under the kites. Of course we were ready for just such an occasion and took advantage of the opportunity while anglers were treated to some awesome surface displays of Clipperton yellowfin hammering the doomed flyers. Speaking of awesome displays, another element added to the adventure yesterday in the form of torrential rain, wind, lightning, and thunder that had us shaking in our boots at times. As usual these tropical squalls did not last long when passing through but this fact did not lessen the impact on our senses. There is just something about fishing for trophy yellowfin (they did keep biting) in the driving rain and eighty degree heat that to me shouts "Welcome to Clipperton!". The only real inconvenience caused by one squall in particular was the fact that our drenched kites crash landed while our baits were amidst a huge area of birds and fish that promised a guaranteed bite. By the time we rigged our AFTCO kites, that boast the advantage of being waterproof, the wind had slacked off and we were forced to wring our hands and wait as the fish crashed all around the boat taunting our inability to catch them. This would have been the perfect opportunity for a miniature remote controlled blimp to save the day.

So passes another day at Clipperton that once again did not produce huge numbers of giant yellowfin but did kick out a respectable day on tuna in the eighty to one hundred seventy five pound class. True to form not one day has been similar to the prior but the one constant is that there are plenty of fish here to get the job done. As such we are anxiously awaiting tomorrow and what it brings.