Fish Report for 9-21-2011
Royal Star Fish Report
9-21-2011
Royal Star
No surprise at the big island today as scant sign and lack of conditions made for great fishing but poor catching. But from numerous previous outings this season we have learned and adapted. Key to this day of success, yes - success, is the position we are still in, and the conditions we have to fish in. I'll spare the verbose driftings about the breathtaking beauty of the atmosphere today. It is an inherent fact when fishing this island. Of course there are times when conditions break down, and the fierce beauty of this massive haven becomes frightful, but, as I have offered many times before, such is the nature of this ocean; and our beloved opposite gender. That's a tangent I'll leave at that.
Back to fishing though we find ourselves in the uniquely satisfying position of being fish rich and quality hungry. The fish rich part of the equation dictates that we focus our effort toward the best and biggest, regardless of the pace, for as long as possible; and we are fully content to do so. After three days of solid steady action on offshore tuna and coastal yellowtail the change of pace was understood and embraced by all. It is a pure quality pursuit now; time at the rail; perfectly prepared gear, and perhaps a touch of good fortune is the recipe for success. And between bites, which represented the entire day for the majority of these anglers, it was impossible to miss the surrounding contrast. The flat calm seas, stark vistas, and behemoth Mesozoic outcrops of Isla Guadalupe have a way of shrinking even the staunchest self importance. A full day at the rail without a bite does a good job of it too.
We went four for eight today from a variety of anchor positions that offered a taste in the form of a few fish crashing around, but little in the way of action. There is reason for encouragement though as we saw the similar sign of a little fish in a lot of places. If conditions here align, and the fish stack up in one place, there will be a day of reckoning. Suffice to say we are hoping that day is in our near future, like tomorrow. Even if not however we are content to scratch every last one we can stretching our time on the outside through tomorrow evening. At the very least, after battling conditions in the form of zero current this morning, I feel that even a little flow stands to elicit a significant change in production. We'll see if tomorrow is the day.
Photos today feature Charter master Tim Marshall, who had the hot hand today landing fifty percent of our catch with two seventy pound class Guadalupe Yellowfin, and Royal Star veteran Art Holcomb, who does a good job of demonstrating the contrast I was mentioning, pulling on a good one with Outer Rock looming overhead.
Tim Ekstrom
Photo Here...
Photo Here...
Back to fishing though we find ourselves in the uniquely satisfying position of being fish rich and quality hungry. The fish rich part of the equation dictates that we focus our effort toward the best and biggest, regardless of the pace, for as long as possible; and we are fully content to do so. After three days of solid steady action on offshore tuna and coastal yellowtail the change of pace was understood and embraced by all. It is a pure quality pursuit now; time at the rail; perfectly prepared gear, and perhaps a touch of good fortune is the recipe for success. And between bites, which represented the entire day for the majority of these anglers, it was impossible to miss the surrounding contrast. The flat calm seas, stark vistas, and behemoth Mesozoic outcrops of Isla Guadalupe have a way of shrinking even the staunchest self importance. A full day at the rail without a bite does a good job of it too.
We went four for eight today from a variety of anchor positions that offered a taste in the form of a few fish crashing around, but little in the way of action. There is reason for encouragement though as we saw the similar sign of a little fish in a lot of places. If conditions here align, and the fish stack up in one place, there will be a day of reckoning. Suffice to say we are hoping that day is in our near future, like tomorrow. Even if not however we are content to scratch every last one we can stretching our time on the outside through tomorrow evening. At the very least, after battling conditions in the form of zero current this morning, I feel that even a little flow stands to elicit a significant change in production. We'll see if tomorrow is the day.
Photos today feature Charter master Tim Marshall, who had the hot hand today landing fifty percent of our catch with two seventy pound class Guadalupe Yellowfin, and Royal Star veteran Art Holcomb, who does a good job of demonstrating the contrast I was mentioning, pulling on a good one with Outer Rock looming overhead.
Tim Ekstrom
Photo Here...
Photo Here...
