Take it from me: the express route is much easier than the long haul home. Not that I am seeking to avoid any share of the responsibility, but duty called to the north and I was duly reminded of the pleasure of returning home in two hours as opposed to three full days against prevailing winds, current, and seas. The beauty of the fly down/fly back format is that fishing time is compressed into the shortest amount of overall time necessary to visit the Revillagigedo region. There is nothing comparable. As such, we plan on at least one fly down and back voyage for 2012; perhaps two if there is sufficient demand. My point here is to encourage anglers interested in a fly down/fly back voyage for 2012 to give us a call in the office. We have the flexibility to customize a voyage if anglers are interested.



As far as Royal Star goes the guys are bumping and banging their way north making fair time despite the ocean's minor efforts to throw a wrench in the works. So far it appears that Royal Star will return to Fisherman's Landing around 1000 hours on the 26th. If you plan on meeting Royal Star to retrieve your gear please arrive before noon. Otherwise not much to report on the fishing end of things as we prepare to shut down until April completing our annual haul out and maintenance projects consistent with our schedule over the past five or six years. I do plan on maintaining the daily postings with pertinent information, news, and perhaps even a few opinions and anecdotes. We always seem to have something in the works so I will keep you all posted accordingly.



Speaking of having something in the works I should mention that our latest modernization, thanks to Capt. Brian Sims, is the addition of Royal Star Sport Fishing to the Facebook generation. We have finally stepped into the 21st century with a Facebook "page", if that is the correct term, with full intentions of maintaining the flow of current material. Trips and photos will be highlighted and we welcome the fishing community to join our network. We currently have some fantastic tagging footage to share during the upcoming week and beyond. This will be a regular part of Royal Star looking forward. We are all excited about the networking opportunities, as well as the outreach this new medium offers Royal Star. Facebook Link will be on the home page in the next couple of days but until then here's the link.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Royal-Star-Sportfishing/186765904684724

Look for tomorrow's final trip report and a few more ideas about the Revillagigedo tagging project. Have a fine day!


Tim