East Cape - Full summer mug
It is not even August yet and the Eastern Pacific has
already experienced nine named tropical storms.
Looks like it could be a stormy season.
It certainly feels like it.
Water
temp in the Sea of Cortez has reached 85-86 degrees. I don't believe air temp has been much over
90 degrees but it feels like the humidity could be cut with a knife. We have not been anywhere near the path of
any of the storms so far. We had been
skating by with pretty comfortable weather until Hurricane Hilary formed last
week. Seas have remained calm but now it
is air conditioning city around here. We
are in the full summer mug.
Fishing has been very consistent with billfish, tuna, wahoo,
dorado and roosterfish pleasing
anglers. The game has somewhat changed
from previous years because our bait source has shifted. Sardines are absent again this year and
anglers have taken to chucking humbolt squid.
The method has been very effective for tuna and dorado. Ballyhoo has been most effective for billfish
and wahoo and horilitos have been the roosters favorite. Chili-willies have
been in short supply but working well when available.
The three day East Cape Bisbee will commence this
Wednesday. Over the last few weeks blue
marlin have made a strong showing so it should be a good tournament. Personally I have been in the wrong place at
the right time and have yet to see a blue marlin. That is okay though, just like to hang one
next week when it counts.
Another sign that summer is here has been sea turtles
nesting up and down East Cape beaches.
Also, typically when the water warms as it has small man-o-war arrive
but it doesn't hurt my feelings that I haven't seen any.
Spending extra time preparing Jen Wren III and Vaquera for
the tournament and having a few mechanical issues has put me behind in
photos. Posted are a few from the last
couple of weeks