“Yesterday was more of the same in that catching was very poor,” reported skipper Billy Santiago Jr. for Intrepid May 24.

“Conditions are not bad with the exception of the water being so warm. What I mean is that we have good fishing current and the water color is awesome. We do however have a lack of fish. Visual sign is at a very minimum and bird life is almost non existent. What this all means in the grand scheme of things is that we are not catching much. As of right now it appears that unless something changes drastically we are going to have to run from Amanda now. Luckily she has not picked up in speed, but she has picked up in size and unfortunately we have gotten off to a slow start only to be chased out of the grounds by a tropical storm. We will however remain vigilant and keep trying our best. All we can do is give it our all. The cards will lay as they will. Thanks for checking in on us. More than likely we will be working North and finish our trip off fishing like 10-day style.”

Good Bluefin Bite

On a two and a half-day trip, Shogun’s office reported May 24:

"The Shogun departed yesterday evening on a 2-1/2 day trip. Capt. Aaron called in this morning to report that they have 40 Bluefin on deck with more still hanging. The fish are nice size, approx. 25 to 35 pounds. And before I could get this report posted he called back to say they now have 70 Bluefin. Needless to say, this trip is off to an exciting start!”