Fishing Report

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That's why they call it fishing and not catching! We worked very hard on a friend of mine's 38 ft. Blackfin sportfishing boat to get it ready for some very serious offshore fishing. After fixing one thing after another we got the boat running and ready for the hunt for big fish.

We were going to run out with Danny on the Marla 2 and he got to the dock before we did and tried to run out and see how the seas were and came back, I rang him on his cell and he said it looked pretty rough and would try and go out after the sun came up. The Blackfin is one of the best offshore fishing boats for almost any kind of weather so we went out before the sun came up.

In a lot of cases the worst seas you will see will be in the pass getting out from the harbor and such was the case on this day. We decided to stop at "the rock" (Corbetena) first and catch some bait and see if there was any action there. We were the first boat there and a lot of bait was around and seas running 6 to 8 feet, but the swells were very wide apart so it wasn't all that bad. We put out two live Skipjacks and one Google eye. The other boats started to show up including Danny on the Marla 2. There wasn't any action except one boat that said they had a big Yellowfin Tuna hooked up but lost it. We fished about one hour and said to heck with the weather and pulled in the lines and headed for the Banks.

We were there in just under an hour and low and behold what do we see but big, and I do mean very big Yellowfin Tuna feeding on schools of Skipjack. They looked like Volkswagen's coming out of the water chasing the very scared bait. My heart started beating twice as fast and got bait out as fast as I could. Now, when you are trolling with live bait you have to troll slow, like 2 to 3 miles per hour. The school wasn't all that big but the fish were and moving fast.

One thing about diesels motors is that the noise will scare a school of Tuna's and mostly the big one's. When you get close to the school they will dive down and disappear. You can always drift with the baits and turn the motors off and of course we tried that with no luck. We even switched over to lures and a faster troll and still no luck, so back to the tried and true live bait.

I did get one hooked up on a live Goolge eye that I tossed as close to the school as I could but lost it right away! We were the only boat at the Banks that day and it just kills me to see the giant Tuna's and can't get one hooked up! We finally gave up and headed back in. The only thing that helped that day was we heard that nobody had any luck at "the rock" either. That's fishing!
Offshore: There are big fish out at both Corbetena and the Banks. The water can be dirty one day and then clear the next.

Charter Dreams reports that Black Marlin in the 350 lb. range and Yellowfin Tuna 30 to 300 lbs are out there and this is a great time for big fish. Live bait is what everybody is using to get hooked up to one of these monsters. Dorado (Mahi Mahi) are around the trash line along with Sailfish, just look for that clear green water. A bait that is not used that often around here that I really like is what they call locally a Cookie or Green Jack, it looks like a blue Runner that we use in Florida. It is easily caught with small jigs inside the bay around rocks or a mile off the beaches. This month is one of the best for looking for that world record Yellowfin, so get out there and lets nail that world record for Puerto Vallarta.

Inshore: I haven't heard as much as I usually do (everybody is out after the Marlin and the Tuna's) but got some reports that the Pargo (Dogtooth Snapper) are being caught around Punta Mita with a few Roosterfish and Toro's. The beach fishing can still be good if you can get around feeding fish. The morning and at sunset have still been the best time, but you never know, it could be in the middle of the day.

Cajon de Pena: The lake is filling up and the fish are a little harder to find because you have more water to look in. Still some very good catches are coming in, Kim at Charter Dreams says that they are catching the fish around the feeder creeks with distinct feeding times. They have been using spinner baits and buzz baits.

Captain Steve says he is still getting real good catches with fish up to 8 lbs and 10 to 15 fish per day. If you are looking to go out after some of our fine fishing drop me an e-mail and we will get you hooked up. Love those bent rods.