Intrepid Winners
We returned this morning (July 21) from our 2nd Annual Ray Jarvis Memorial 8 day trip. Jackpot winners are: “1st Place : Bruce Coblentz with his 84 lb. BFT
“2nd Place goes to Lou Jimenez with his 74.8 lb. BFT
“3rd place Gary Grant with his 69.8 lb. BFT.
“Thanks, everyone for everything.”
Rooster Heads In
“(We) got bait this morning at the island,” reported Red Rooster III July 21. “(It) took almost all night but we got a tank of squid and looked for kelps on the way up and had some good action with about 30 mixed-size yellowtail then finished it off with a nice sundowner for 35 bluefin tuna here late. On our way home, our ETA is 7:45-8:00 A.M.”
Bluefin Limits
“We arrived to our destination in the early morning hours,” said the report from Royal Polaris July 20. “It didn't take long for the Bluefin to find us. It seems they can find us better than we can find them. Our first hook-up was at 05:00 hours, and Roy didn't start the boat until 17:00 hours. We made a short move and it was game on again. We had limits for all aboard the Royal Polaris. Most of the Bluefin were in the 25 to 40-pound range, with a few larger ones. We also caught two Dorado and two Yellowtail. We caught more Yellowtail, but they were released back to the ocean. We will stay in this area until tomorrow afternoon, then head south and try to find some larger Bluefin.” “Plenty of Action”
“Great fishing today a little further south,” posted Searcher July 20. “We had bluefin tuna from 15 to 60 pounds and some small yellowtail 6 to 10 pounds. (We had) Plenty of action and lots of fun for most of the day today. Capt Art and John Waggoner from Kentucky pictured with a nice bluefin tuna. The weather is great with very little wind and not much sea condition.” Explosive Fishing At Rancho Leonero
The report from the ranch for the week ending July 21: “Water- Still a little dirty inside 77-80 degrees. Outside, clear, clean, blue water 80-84.“Air- Very pleasant for July, the highs are ten degrees cooler than normal. Highs in the low 90's. Cool mornings and evenings.
“Dynamite fishing again this week!”
Billfish Like Flies
So many billfish have been pestering Jonathan Roldan’s clients that at least one reported moving several times to escape the “…four or five swimming around the boat,” because he wanted to catch dorado. “Most of the billfish,” said Roldan, “whether marlin or sailfish, fortunately are being released by the anglers so that’s been very gratifying. Other times, the anglers go through great effort trying to revive tired fish and it’s only the rare billfish that’s being kept, mostly because there was no other option.
“However, one fish that is NOT getting released is the wahoo. Like the marlin, the wahoo bite has been far better than we have ever seen in years. The wahoo are mostly lurking on the usual high spots around Cerralvo Island and trolling early with big lures has been the most effective. The biggest hinderance can sometimes be that there’s far too much traffic out there with boats zig zagging all over the spots. But…ni modo…that’s just the way it is when the bite is hot…especially for wahoo! So, the earlier you get to the spots the better the chances!
“Also, we got into several nice spots of yellowfin tuna again this week. Like last week, they popped up for a few days and went crazy then moved off, but we had spots of tuna pop up for both our La Paz and our Las Arenas fleets which was a real welcome surprise. Nothing big, but fun 10 to 20-pound footballs are a hoot good time. We saw some bigger 100-pound guys moving through the areas real fast as well, but no one could get on them, but we know they are there!
“Our biggest problem has been the lack of sardines for bait. We’re going through one of those times again when sardines are hard to get. But, at least for us, we’re able to jig up larger baits like mackerel, cocineros, caballitos, zebra fish, mullet and ladyfish! That might also have something to do with why we’re getting mostly big fish! It takes a big fish to eat a big bait!
“If you’re coming down, a few tips:
“1. If you’re bringing stuff, this is one of the few times when I’d recommend bringing a few feathers. All you need are two. A dark one and a light-colored one Also, if the tuna are around, the plain wooden cedar plugs have been deadly and the bonito tend to leave them alone.
“2. Bring a Sabiki or Lucky Joe rig with about a 4 oz. torpedo sinker.
“3. I wouldn’t be out there fishing with anything less than 40 pound test, although, if you’re a light tackle fan like many of our anglers, at least use 40 pound test leader or higher.”
Michael Farrior IGFA Juniors Tournament
(Press Release) All junior anglers 16 years and under prior to January 1 2012 are invited to participate in the Juniors Fishing Tournament, Saturday August 24, 2013. Fishing will begin at dawn.
The charter boat Premier will depart at one P.M. and return at 5:30 P.M. Contact chartermaster John Campbell for the boat trip, at (619) 991-5480. For other questions call the marlin Club at (619) 222-8677 or Fred Larson at (619) 991-4390. Entry fee is free for Marlin Club Juniors and IGFA Juniors. Categories include billfish, yellowtail tuna, dorado, barracuda, bass, bonito and halibut.
AT THE RAIL: Long Range Fishing
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