PISCES FISH
REPORT
August 20th
to August 26th, 2016
Overall
catch success rate, all species combined: 60%
Numbers at a
glance: Billfish 36%, Tuna 10%, Dorado 12%, other 10%
175lb yellowfin tuna caught on board the Pisces Valerie, for this group of anglers from Georgia.
BILLFISH:
The numbers are down and we had really few boats out this week. The fishing grounds
have also been extremely spread out, it was difficult to find one particular
spot that worked well. To make matters more difficult we had rain at the
beginning of the week which messes up the water afterwards, with its large
amounts of rainwater flowing out to sea from previously dry riverbeds. And we
also had a full moon, which leads to a lot of the fish feeding at night and not
wanting to take lures or bait in the daytime hours.
With all that having been
said, the week started out well for our mostly Texan anglers on the 20th. The
Pisces Tracy Ann captained by Julio Castro and deckhand Abraham managed to
catch and release a striped marlin of around 140lb. As well as catching two
blue marlin one of which was released, unfortunately the second marlin weighing
276lb died before release. These were all caught on caballito live bait at the
Herradura spot.
The Pisces Rebecca captained by Luis Cota and deckhand Cesar
put another group of Texan anglers on a sailfish that was caught and released.
As well as a blue marlin estimated at around 230lb released, both fish caught a
few miles from the Arch. On August 23rd the Pisces Andrea went out with solo
angler Joe from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Captain Orlando Murillo and deckhand
Silvestre didn’t disappoint, catching and releasing a sailfish estimated around
100lb. They also caught and released two striped marlin in the 130lb range. All
the fish took caballito live bait and were landed at Destiladeras.
Later in the
week we saw a nice day for the Pisces Bill Collector, catching and releasing a
striped marlin, as well as a blue marlin. The fish were landed at the San Jaime
Bank, for a group of anglers from Monterrey, Mexico.
Large silky shark coming in for release on the Pisces Valerie.
OTHER
SPECIES: As far as other species went this week we saw a pretty even split
between yellowfin tuna and dorado. With species ranging from roosterfish to
silky sharks, as well. The Pisces Valerie, took out some anglers from Marietta,
Georgia and they had a blast. They had quite the exciting double hookup, with a
175lb yellowfin tuna (largest of the week) on one pole and a large silky shark
on the other.
Captain Roberto Sandez and deckhand Roberto Padilla expertly
maneuvered both boat and anglers to avoid contact between the two fish. In
second place this week on the yellowfin tuna tally was the Pisces Knot Workin,
captained by Tito Olascoaga and deckhand David. They landed a nice 166lb
yellowfin out at San Jaime, for the Buckley family from Tennessee.
Rounding out
the other species, we saw the Pisces La Brisa land four dorado and a nice wahoo
this week. While the Pisces Ruthless had a striped marlin and eleven dorado
(five released). And finally the Pisces Panga Pichurro had a nice 25lb dorado
as well as a 25lb roosterfish that was caught and released just off the Old
Lighthouse.
166lb yellowfin caught aboard the Pisces Knot Workin for this group of anglers from Tennessee.
LOCATION:
Very spread out this week, from San Jaime on the Pacific to Destiladeras on the
Cortez side.
WEATHER
CONDITIONS: Rain on the 20th, seas varied between calm and moderate.
AVERAGE
WATER TEMP: 84º F
BEST LURES:
Caballito live bait, green, red-black lures.
175lb yellowfin tuna aboard the Pisces Valerie.
Based on the
catches of Pisces Sportfishing Fleet
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Author:
Tracy Ehrenberg
Date
Published: 8/29/2016