Fish Report for 4-1-2010
Royal Star Fish Report
4-1-2010
Royal Star
We started off here with a little action on smaller, 20 - 50# class tuna and 20 - 30# Wahoo that gave us all a chance to stretch out our lines and get into the swing of tagging. Although we did hook a few bigger tuna just after sundown, I can't say I was impressed or encouraged by the overall signs of fish at Smokey. The vast majority of what we saw was small, and as a whole showed little interest in biting.
Thankfully, what did show interest in biting was the big bait that we crammed, stuffed, packed, and wedged into every available space before heading off to Isla Socorro where we will officially check in with the local navy garrison before resuming our fishing in earnest tomorrow. Needless to say we are extraordinarily well prepared now with our primo load of both sardines and caballito in store for what we hope are good things to come. The weather is glorious - flat calm and balmy, the sea state reflects the near zero wind conditions, and the island of San Benedicto is as stunning in stature as one can imagine. In the case of this island, the setting and scenery alone are almost worth the ride - almost.
As a quick side note I have to mention that I am humored, and pleased to see a handful of anglers with brand new plugging set ups featuring the Shimano "Stella's" and rods very similar to those used with tremendous success by east coast angler Greg De Felice and the Thai masters during the previous February Revillagigedo tagging voyage. In fact, several tuna and Wahoo were landed on the big spinners yesterday afternoon. Although I am not an advocate of the spinning gear for giant yellowfin tuna, it certainly requires an elevated skill set to realize the full potential of this class equipment, I am convinced that they are a very good addition to an angler's arsenal seeking some fun, variation, and even advantage when it comes to casting and fishing with live sardines for yellowfin tuna in size classes say less than one hundred pounds. It is good to see some of these guys changing it up. As the saying goes, "Variety is the spice of life".
Today's photos feature anglers Stuart Exall, speaking of the big spinners, Mike McHatton, and Phil Bruce all pulling on Wahoo with the dramatic backdrop of San Benedicto's famous "Lunker Hole". Fisherman's paradise.
Tim
Thankfully, what did show interest in biting was the big bait that we crammed, stuffed, packed, and wedged into every available space before heading off to Isla Socorro where we will officially check in with the local navy garrison before resuming our fishing in earnest tomorrow. Needless to say we are extraordinarily well prepared now with our primo load of both sardines and caballito in store for what we hope are good things to come. The weather is glorious - flat calm and balmy, the sea state reflects the near zero wind conditions, and the island of San Benedicto is as stunning in stature as one can imagine. In the case of this island, the setting and scenery alone are almost worth the ride - almost.
As a quick side note I have to mention that I am humored, and pleased to see a handful of anglers with brand new plugging set ups featuring the Shimano "Stella's" and rods very similar to those used with tremendous success by east coast angler Greg De Felice and the Thai masters during the previous February Revillagigedo tagging voyage. In fact, several tuna and Wahoo were landed on the big spinners yesterday afternoon. Although I am not an advocate of the spinning gear for giant yellowfin tuna, it certainly requires an elevated skill set to realize the full potential of this class equipment, I am convinced that they are a very good addition to an angler's arsenal seeking some fun, variation, and even advantage when it comes to casting and fishing with live sardines for yellowfin tuna in size classes say less than one hundred pounds. It is good to see some of these guys changing it up. As the saying goes, "Variety is the spice of life".
Today's photos feature anglers Stuart Exall, speaking of the big spinners, Mike McHatton, and Phil Bruce all pulling on Wahoo with the dramatic backdrop of San Benedicto's famous "Lunker Hole". Fisherman's paradise.
Tim
