Pisces Fish
Report— February 25th to March 3rd, 2017
PISCES FISH
REPORT
February
25th to March 3rd, 2017
Overall
catch success rate, all species combined: 87%
Numbers at a
glance: Billfish 17%, Tuna 9%, Dorado 0%, other 68%
Striped marlin aboard the Pisces C Rod
This week
saw boats landing fish in the other category mostly, and we saw a return of
some billfish catches. Those mostly revolved around clients that were willing
to pay extra money for fuel to go to the Finger Bank, were they got into some
marlin action. Most of the fish landed this week were in the inshore category,
the most common being ladyfish, skipjack, yellowtail, sierra, roosterfish, jack
crevalle, red snapper, grouper, amberjack as well as the odd shark. This week
top marlin catches went to the Pisces Tracy Ann captained by Julio Castro, they
headed out to the finger banks with the Johnson family from Georgia. They
caught and released four striped marlin on macarela live bait, with the fish
being estimated at around 140-150lbs. Also out at the Finger Banks, the Pisces
La Brisa caught and released three striped marlin of between 130-150lbs for an
angler from Williamsburg, Virginia. While the Pisces Andrea, rounded out the
billfish bite landing a 50lbs sailfish, on caballito live bait out at Migriño
on the Pacific side.
Nice grouper landed aboard the Pisces La Brisa, photo by Oscar Bañagas
The inshore
bite was really our most prolific type of fishing this week, the Pisces Tracy
Ann went for inshore fish with the Freeman’s from Williamsburg, Virginia. They
were fishing out at Migriño when they landed 10 sierra near 10lbs, three red
snapper of around 5lbs, five sea bass of around 10lbs and a 10lbs yellowtail.
The Pisces Hot Rod went a little more on the wild side, catching and releasing
a 40lbs hammerhead shark. They also added a more edible catch, with a 25lbs
yellowtail, landed on caballito live bait out at Rancho Las Margaritas on the
Pacific side.
LOCATION:
Pacific side.
WEATHER
CONDITIONS: Mostly clear and calm, with air temperatures in the high 70’s.
AVERAGE
WATER TEMP: 70ºF.
BEST LURES:
Macarela live bait, caballito live bait.
Sierra mackerel caught aboard the Pisces Adriana, photo by Oscar Bañagas.
Based on the
catches of Pisces Sportfishing Fleet by Glenn Ehrenberg
Author:
Tracy Ehrenberg
Date
Published: 3/5/2017
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