Bisbee East Cape Results & Fish Report

July 20th to 26th, 2013
Overall Catch Success Rate 95% All Species Combine
Numbers at a glance: Billfish 77%, Dorado 34%, Tuna 53%


JOHN POREMBA FROM JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA RELEASED THREE MARLIN & BOATED TWO DORADO ABOARFD REBECCA

BILLFISH: This last week saw the East Cape Bisbee Tournament take place, which is no longer a warm up for the Black and Blue but rather a well-attended and popular event.  A total of 70 teams took place, including a sailboat rigged to fish. The three day event produced a total of 214 billfish, but it was down to a nail biting conclusion as no fish were weighed in on day one or day two, the third day sped by and though lots of hook up’s and captures were reported they all ended up being releases, as none of the fish fought would make the 300 lb. minimum mark. In 2012 no qualifying fish were weighed so tournament organizers were on the edge of their seats hoping this year some big fish would make it back to the scale. Late in the day team Hayseeds from Oregon fishing aboard 29 ft. local boat “Eclipse” pulled in with a 337 lb. blue marlin and won the event – their total winnings were $44,100.00. Another big payout was for local angler Chucky Van Wormer aboard “La Hielera” with a 192 lb. yellow fin tuna that earned him $63,150.00. Meanwhile in Cabo we enjoyed fantastic fishing with the highlight of the week a 420 lb. blue marlin, bigger than anything in the tournament , caught by Pisces Adriana by angler Trey Carlile from Bullard, Texas; the fish took an orange and black lure 23 miles out from Land’s End. Trey also caught seven tuna and a dorado with wife Jennifer. We had full moon this week and unlike the last couple of months, during this phase we did see a slow down on striped marlin catches, where averages per boat dropped to one and two marlin, plus a dorado & some tuna. However, directly after the full moon the catches began to creep up and we saw catches like Great Escape Jr. with seven released for Doug Miller & Doug Miller III from San Antonio, Texas, at Punta Gorda. Your odds of catching fish of any type this week with Pisces were ninety five percent with seventy seven percent catching billfish. Our total count was 92 striped marlin, 1 blue marlin and 3 sailfish – two marlin were kept, the rest were released.

PORTER GROUP FROM TEXAS HAD LOTS OF FUN, JUST ONE OF THE DORADO THEY CAUGHT

OTHER SPECIES: After marlin, yellow fin tuna was the next fish you were most likely to encounter this week. As in previous reports, when found in schools anglers could have a field day, loading up on football size tuna perfect for eating. Fifty three percent of our boats caught this species with catches ranging from one to thirty plus fish in a day. Pisces La Brisa had a super busy day for Ola Steimoen & Stig Torudi, visiting all the way from Norway. They caught 35 tuna, 2 dorado and released a striped marlin.  Our total tuna count for the week was 297. Dorado catches percentage wise, weren’t far behind with thirty four percent of our boats finding fish in the 20 to 50 lb. class, however the catches were usually of a single fish, whilst trolling for marlin and occasionally up to three per boat.  Great Escape got a nice 40 lb. wahoo for Chad Gaudet from L.A as well as a tuna and striped marlin.
LOCATION: San Jaime, off of Land’s End, Chileno, 11.50, Punta Gorda
WEATHER: Moderate seas, some days partly cloudy, hot.
AVERAGE WATER TEMP: 82 F
BEST LURES: Live bait, green/black, orange/black, cedar plugs.
Based on the catches of Pisces by Tracy Ehrenberg