But bluefin fishing often goes awry. On Friday all day and a half boats limited with two bluefin apiece, but on Saturday counts were closer to one tuna per three rods, with two exceptions: Outer Limits had limits, and Relentless had 31 tuna for 21 anglers. Maybe they were tapping a different source. Sunday’s counts stayed down, with an exception for the Daiwa Pacific, the one boat that made a bluefin limit for 15 overnighters.
Closing

Bluefin Limits

All Day Long

“It was an all day E ticket ride,” said the boat’s report November 29, “and Rowdy Bunch and RP loved it! We pretty much had one to four Yellowfin Tuna day makers going from daylight to dark!”
On December 1 the RP posted: “Another great day fishing on the Royal! After pulling on beautiful big Yellowfin Tuna again today the lounge smelled like Rowdy Rail picked up a few new sponsors. Tiger balm, Ben Gay and Icy Hot wafted through the air. We are heading home! Stunning travel weather!”
Tuna On Fire

The next day’s posting said, “We had another great day of fishing here at the island. Woke up in the same spot as yesterday and ended up with busy fishing all day. Weather was up a bit but that didn't hinder our counts too much. We ended up with 50 yellowfin and two Yellowtail for our day. A little on the slower side today but we still managed to keep one to three fish going all day. Tomorrow will be our last day at the island, so wish us luck!”
Wind Coming To La Paz, Too

“However, for the folks that did go out, the best fishing was from Muertos Bay where it’s a bit more protected and fish are closer. Given the time of year and winter conditions increasing, surprisingly the fishing isn’t bad. In fact, there’s still some nice dorado hanging out and remarkably some of the dorado are larger than the ones we were getting during the regular season. There’s also some billfish hanging out and scattered tuna here and there.
“Besides the winds, the biggest issue is getting live bait as the waters get colder and waves batter the areas where we catch the schools of sardines. So, we’re relying on lures and dead bait like calamari (squid), which will become more prevalent as we head into winter. Still, it’s nice to get warm-water species this late in the season. Inshore, there’s jack crevalle, small cabrilla, sierra, bonito and snapper for the light tackle folks which are a lot of fun.”
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