Week Ending August 3, 2008

Water 79-85, mostly flat, wind on Saturday

Air Typical summer weather, highs in the 90's

The fishing was a little slower this week. Inshore fishing has been very good with big roosters, pargo, and 5 to 10 pound yellowfin, all biting consistently. Outside the billfishing has slowed, ranch anglers actually caught more Blue marlin than striped or sails. Very good fishing for blues under three hundred pounds. The Dorado bite has been consistent, fifteen to forty pounders are abundant, the fish not quite as big as last week. Yellowfin are close to shore, smaller fish in the five to ten pound range.

Inshore. Big Roosters in the fifty to sixty pound class are being released daily. The gallos are feeding aggressively on large schools of sardine on most southern beaches. Lots of five to ten pounders mixed with some real gorillas in the forty to sixty pound range. Quite a few Pargo were also caught, average five pounds, the largest twenty-two. Almost all taken on live sardine or mullet.

Tuna. Smaller Yellowfin in the five to ten pound range all taken within two to three miles off the beach. From the lighthouse to Pulmo. Almost all taken on live sardine.

Billfish. Slower, with mostly blues being released. A strong bite early in the week but slowing as the week progressed. More blues were released in the Bisbee than sails and stripers, two blues for every sail or striper. The marlin are very close, from the hotel to Los Frailles three to ten miles offshore. The billfish were taken on a mix of slow trolled live bait and lures.

Dorado. Lots around, not quite as big as last week. The larger fish are in the forties. The larger bulls taken on marlin lures. The Dorado are very spread with better than half taken with a couple of miles of the beach.

Week Ending July 28, 2008

Water
80-84 degrees, flat and calm

Air
Highs in the mid 90's, cooler than normal summer weather

The East cape had a strong Dorado and Tuna bite early in the week, it slowed midweek, and has really picked up in the last few days. The billfish bite has been improving. Blue marlin and sailfish are biting aggressively very close to the hotel. Sails, stripers and blues are spread from La Ribera to Los Frailles from three to seven miles offshore. The Blue marlin fishing is the best its been in years. Roosterfish are abundant, with gallos in the 50 to 60 pound class released daily.

Dorado- Big bulls all week. The Mahi-mahi are very spread, with large fish taken both inside and outside. Fourty to fifty pound dorado are being taken daily. Some taken on live bait inshore, the majority are taking marlin lures.

Yellowfin- Smaller 5 to 20 pound tuna are schooling just outside of Pulmo Park. Most of these smaller fish are being taken on sardine. Larger solitary Yellowfin to fifty pounds were taken are very close inshore less than a half of a mile off the lighthouse.

Billfish- The billfish bite was good at the beginning of the week and has improved as the week progressed. The best Blue marlin fishing we have had in years. There are lots of sails and stripers as well, all very close, from La Ribera to Los Frailles, 3 to 7 miles offshore. We had two taken in the 400 to 500 pound class taken this week, and quite a few 200 to 300 pounders released.

Inshore- The Roosterfishing is excellent with gallos feeding on large schools of sardine on most beachs. Lots of fourty to sixty pounders being released daily. Quite a few nice Pargo in the ten to twenty-five pound range have been taken this week.

Anglers of the week

Gary Barnes-Webb and Nick Price
from the ranch and Jupiter, Florida

Fishing one half day on Gary's super panga, caught

3 Pargo the largest 20 pounds
1 Roosterfish 40 pounds
1 Dorado 37 pounds

Thanks...John

Week Ending July 15, 2008

Water: 78-80 inside, 81-83 outside. Clear and flat, a little cooler than normal.

Air: Very pleasant for July, cooler than normal, highs in the 80's.


The E. Cape has had excellent fishing for the last couple of weeks. Lots of Striped Marlin, some real quality Blue Marlin, Yellowfin Tuna and Dorado are all biting in the blue water. Inshore has been very good as well with Roosterfish in the fourty to sixty pound class being released daily. We are enjoying cooler than normal air and water for July.

Striped Marlin- Lots around, the stripers are very spread. Very visual fishing with tailers and jumpers abundant. Most marlin taken on cast live bait. At least one per boat, with some boats releasing as many as six in one day.

Blue Marlin- Some big fish taken in the E. Cape last week. One eight and one seven hundred pounder, with numerous fish released in the three hundred pound range. The Blues are closer to shore, being taken on the inside banks, both north and south. Almost all have been taken on lures.

Yellowfin- There are schools both inside and outside. A large stationary school between the Light house and Pulmo, four to five miles offshore, has been producing limits of 10 to 25 pounders, almost all taken on sardine. In the past couple of years, this same area has held tuna for months at a stretch. Larger tuna outside under the porpise, lots of fishing pressure on these schools.

Dorado- Big solitary bulls are mixed with the marlin. Most taken on trolled marlin lures. Real quality fish in the thirty to fifty pound range. No schools yet.

Roosterfish- Real quality Gallos on almost all south beachs. The light house has been producing some real gorillas. Gary Barnes Webb with hotel guests released a fourty and a sixty pounder last Sunday.

Anglers of the week- Gary Benes from Aurora Ill. and Mike Paukstiff from Gilbert Az. fishing six days on High Roller caught:

5 Striped Marlin ( released )
1 blue Marlin " "
31 Yellowfin to 30 #'s
1 Dorado
5 roosterfish to 40#'s
4 skipjack
17 Triggerfish
1 Pompano

Thanks...John