PISCES
FISH REPORT, JUNE 26TH TO
JULY 1ST, 2016
Overall
Catch Success Rate, All Species Combined 88%
Numbers
at glance: Marlin 35%, Tuna 49%, Dorado 22%, Other 6%
Michael Hugues and Michael Hicks from San Francisco, CA; with some Yellowfin Tuna. On board the Adriana, with Captain Nicolas and deckhand Chato
MARLIN: The
week started out well with some good marlin catches, such as those aboard
Pisces Tracy Ann who had the Cameron and Chrobak party on board from Frisco,
Texas. They headed out to a place the crews call “La Ballena” and managed to
catch and released three striped marlin that ranged from 90 to 145 LBS on live
bait.
The Tepeyac fishing club from mainland Mexico honored us with their
business again this year and Pisces Valerie did not disappoint, releasing three
marlin up to 160 LBS for club members Eduardo Vaudrecourte, Juan Manuel Cobar
and Mike De Cardemar. Their three fish were caught on frozen ballyhoo and they
fished the Cabrillo sea mount off of San Jose.
Catch of the week has to go to
Pisces Knot Workin with three striped marlin released and seven tuna for Dion
Reif from Penn Valley, California – his goal was to catch his 11 year old
daughter Susan a marlin and we were able to do just that and more. They fished
8 miles out from Sunset Beach with the marlin caught on live bait and the tuna
on lures. Other boats managed a single marlin often with a couple of tuna or a
dorado thrown in.
The fish became fussy as the week progressed with even some
of our best marlin boats finding it hard to get a solid hook up. Seeing marlin,
casting bait to them but finding them at times disinterested. The fish are not
in one set location and are spread out both on the Pacific and Cortez side.
Thirty five percent of charters caught marlin giving us a total of 24 fish
released.
Will, Pierce and Drew Mehrten from Alamo, CA; with two nice Wahoos and a Dorado aboard the Hot Rod.
OTHER
SPECIES: There were more tuna caught this week than any other type of fish, in
fact our charters totaled 201 fish, the weights though were not of record size
, but still tasty.
Pisces Tracy Ann had the most prolific one day catch with
the same anglers from Frisco, Texas that fished earlier in the week, the Cameron’s and Chrobaks; they loaded up on
smaller tunas for a total of 32 fish caught on cedar plugs, 31 miles from the
210 spot, so quite a boat ride.
Other boats caught anywhere from one to
nineteen fish in diverse locations both on the Pacific and Cortez side. Pisces
Flora T had an enviable day on June 26th, with ten tuna, a striped marlin and
hammerhead shark released for Dana and Ramsey Davis from California.
Forty nine percent of our charters were able
to catch tuna this week. Dorado catches are creeping up barely imperceptibly
with twenty two percent of our boats catching fish up to 15 LBS. Pisces La
Brisa caught six dorado off of Todos Santos on live bait for Cade and Haley
Smith; this was the best dorado catch of the week. Our boats concentrated
mostly offshore this week but those closer in managed to catch a few skipjack.
LOCATION: 6
to 32 miles out from Land’s End and Balmaceda, 210 spot and out, Herradura,
Punta Lobos, Cabrillo, Punta Gorda, 190 spot – all over.
WEATHER
CONDITIONS: Clear, sunny skies, light winds, seas moderate.
AVERAGE
WATER TEMP: 77-78 F
BEST LURES:
Live bait, cedar plugs, red/black.
Remember, we
go where the fish are! Give us a call to book your trip.
Based on the
catches of Pisces Sportfishing.
Author:
Tracy Ehrenberg
Date
Published: 7/3/2016
Some nice Yellowfin Tuna caught on board the Pisces Valerie.