Fishing Reports Date: 4/18/2017
This week we saw some days with great marlin catches while others days were better for inshore. As last week we were catching yellowfin tuna, and now this week it seems like they moved out of the area with none being landed. However, to make up for it we had a great variety of inshore fishes, we had: red snapper, skipjack, triggerfish, sierra mackerel, ladyfish, red snapper and grouper, as well as mako and hammerhead sharks (released). Most of the fishing took place either at the Cabrillo seamount or the 11:50 spot, while those targeting inshore species went up along the Pacific side. The Pisces Tracy Ann captained by Julio Castro was our top marlin boat this week, catching and releasing. . .
Fishing Reports Date: 4/9/2017
A catch success rate of 86% this week saw a wide range of different fish species. The beginning of the week saw boats either going to the 11:50 Spot looking for marlin or staying inshore fishing on the Pacific side. While the second half of the week saw boats hitting up a few different spots for striped marlin and yellowfin tuna (making a reappearance).
Fishing Reports Date: 4/1/2017
We had fairly good fishing this week, with 74% of all boats that went out landing some kind of fish, mostly we saw inshore fish being landed. The most common smaller game fish that Pisces boats caught this week were: sierra mackerel, red snapper, wahoo, amberjack, ladyfish, grouper, skipjack, sea bass, pompano and even the odd mako shark. Although the most notable story this week is the return of the striped marlin bite; we mostly saw boats landing them around the 95 and 11:50 spots.
Fishing Reports Date: 3/25/2017
Fishing continued to be good this week with 82% of Pisces boats landing fish; they were mostly of the inshore variety. Our top species this week for inshore were: sierra mackerel, red snapper, grouper, amberjack, roosterfish, yellowtail, ladyfish, skipjack, and jack crevalle. Most of the boats ended up heading to spots on the Pacific side, however, fishing at the 11:50 spot yielded the only marlin catches this week, all of them being striped marlin near 150lbs. On the 22nd the
Fishing Reports Date: 3/18/2017
We had great catches this week, with many species of inshore fish in large numbers making an appearance. This week, the “other” category (75% catch success rate) was populated with: sierra mackerel, red snapper, sea bass, grouper, pompano, yellowtail, ladyfish, roosterfish; as well as thresher, hammerhead and mako sharks. Since most of these aren’t too big, they make the perfect fish for the whole family to target. We would also note that there have been reports of big wahoo catches out of San Jose, which perfectly represents our variable fishing as the seasons change. With that being said, the Pisces Bill Collector managed to break the pelagic slump this week, landing a 280lbs. . .
Fishing Reports Date: 3/14/2017
This week saw almost exclusive catches in the other category, with the main gamefish being caught by our boats in the fleet being: sierra mackerel, grouper, yellowtail, red snapper, roosterfish and amberjack. Boats remained for the most part on the Pacific side and used macarela (mackerel) for live bait, or it was cut up as bait and sunk to the bottom to coax out the groupers and other deeper water inshore fishes. Two boats this week landed marlin, one of them having gone out to the Finger Bank, while the other was lucky enough to find a marlin near the Old Lighthouse at Cabo Falso.
Fishing Reports Date: 3/5/2017
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
Fishing Reports Date: 2/28/2017
This week saw mostly small to medium tuna action as well as a varied inshore bite, many boats landed about 10-20 tuna per boat per day. Species ranged from amberjack, grouper, ladyfish, red snapper to yellowtail and a few others. While 73% of boats that went out landed fish, we did have a non-existent billfish bite, with some boats traveling further out to go after possible larger tuna and billfish being unsuccessful. Most captains opted for going after our smaller and less well-known inshore gamefish, adding a touch of color and curious looking critters
Fishing Reports Date: 2/28/2017
This week boats mostly caught yellowfin tuna again, although there were a few more marlin and dorado than last week. As far as inshore species that mostly make up the “other” category, we had catches of skipjack, jack crevalle, yellowtail and roosterfish. With most fishing being done on the Pacific side, with some at San Jaime and Golden Gate, while inshore boats were fishing nearer to Migriño.
Fishing Reports Date: 2/28/2017
This week fishing remained mostly on the Pacific side around the San Jaime bank and the Golden Gate spot. Most boats saw yellowfin tuna catches in the double digits, with some even up to 50-60 yellowfin’s per boat (with the smallest released). The tuna caught this week ranged from 10 to up to 30 pounds each. While marlin and dorado catches were much slower, there were numerous inshore game fish species caught; from roosterfish, to sierra mackerel, skipjack and yellowtail.