Pisces Fish Report

September 3rd to September 10th, 2010


Overall Catch Success Rate 96.67%

BILLFISH: Fantastic catches in Cabo this week, especially for Pisces, with an almost perfect catch success rate…. the few boats that did not catch fish, had clients that got sea-sick and asked to come back and occasionally they were just plain unlucky. Marlin remained the top catch this week with consistent hook ups that resulted in an eighty seven percent billfish catch rate. Blue marlin were in the area as were sailfish but the most numerous was striped marlin. “Rebecca” was the top boat, with a perfect billfish score; at least one every single trip this week. One of the best days was September 8th, when Allen and Tami Fuller from Phoenix, Arizona caught a 480 lbs blue marlin, which they fought for 2 hours and 45 minutes on 50 lbs tackle at Punta Gorda; they also released a striped marlin. Next day our long time Pisces client, Art Hevener from Philadelphia, released two striped marlin on live bait four miles out from Cerro Colorado aboard “Rebecca”. Another double marlin day was on the 3rd for Richard Nichol and friends from Memphis, TN, which they successfully released and then went to catch and release a dorado; also aboard “Rebecca”. “La Brisa” gave a good showing too, on September 5th with Rowena Boyd from San Francisco and Kevin Krell from San Bruno, CA with a 300 lb blue marlin and two sailfish, all released at the 11:50 Spot... good job – these anglers were absolutely thrilled and told us this was a dream come true for them. Kathy and Jerry Meyer and friends from Norman, OK released two sailfish and one striped marlin on the “Bill Collector” on the 9th, on the Cortez side at the Cabrillo seamount; they also released a pilot shark. Pisces anglers caught 17 striped marlin, 6 blue marlin and 7 sailfish this week.

OTHER SPECIES: Dorado catches increased significantly with sixty four percent of our boats catching from one to ten fish. We had 67 dorado total this week with some small ones released. On the 7th, Martin and Amy Olson from Oceanside, CA shared the Andrea with Bobby Waters from Forth Worth, TX and caught ten dorado (five released) between 15 to 20 lbs and also released one striped marlin. Joseph Ceravolo and friends from Louisiana, came on a cruise ship to Cabo and went for a half day on the beautiful 60ft Andale and did very well, considering the time restraints with a shorter day, to release a striped marlin and four 30 lb dorado at the 95 Spot; they fought and lost a blue marlin too. Tuna catches are on the slow side just seven percent of our boats catching this species. One lucky guy was Keith Erickson from Seabeck, WA who had a wonderful day aboard C-Rod with Captain Abel on the 7th, catching a 120 lbs yellow fin tuna, four dorado between 20 to 40 lbs and one 40 lbs wahoo all at the 11:50 Spot; he also fought a striped marlin but lost it.., nevertheless he ended up with a lot of table fish and is probably still tired! On the 5th, Jennifer Martens from Atlanta, GA, Cole Martens and William Lineberry from California had one 40 lb yellow fin tuna, four dorado and one striped marlin released aboard Andrea, all except the dorado were caught on live bait; (dorado took tigrillo lures) again this group were thrilled with their catch and raved about their crew. The only other fish this week were a few wahoo, one pilot shark, one amberjack and one stingray.

WEATHER CONDITIONS: Sunny hot days, a few windy days that helped the heat to cool off a little bit. We had some days with swells at the beginning of the week, but the last days were pretty calm. The Pacific has been unusually cool the last couple of days, equaling nights of no a.c, no fan and actually a quilt….in September, which is unheard of!

LOCATION: Sea of Cortez: 95 spot, 11:50 spot, Chileno Bay, Destiladeras, Cerro Colorado, Punta Ballena, Punta Gorda, Cerro Blanco, Cabrillo, Herradura

Pacific Side: Golden Gate, Jaime Banks, Lighthouse, Margarita

AVERAGE WATER TEMP. 86 F

BEST LURES; Cedar plugs, hoochis, tigrillo, petrolero, green, purple, chilihuili, blue/white, blue/red, red/orange, green/black, guacamayo, feathers.

For live bait was caballito and ballyhoo

Based on the catches of Pisces by Ale Almada & Tracy Ehrenberg.

Fantastic Dorado Pic

Is this a beautiful fish or what? This large male dorado was caught by Johnny Mack Powers from Rockwall, Texas (right) pictured with wife Stacie and deckhand from Shambala. Photo my Mario Bañaga Jr.

Client Feedback on Recent Trip......we love being in the dream business...

Dear Pisces ,

I just wanted to thank you for a dream come true . I caught 2 sailfish and a large Blue Marlin which were all released . My captain of the La Brisa and deck mate were the best . I will be spreading the news of the Pisces company to all my fishing buddies here in California . A special thank you to Francisco for his kindness and helpful suggestions .

Sincerely ,

Kevin Krell, San Bruno, California

Sept 8th, 2010

Great Fishing Today in Cabo....Check out C Rod, Way to Go

Keith Erickson from Seabeck, Washington had a fabulous time today on our 38 ft Blackfin "C Rod". They fished at the 11.50 spot on the Cortez side and caught four dorado between 20 and 40 lb a 100 + lb tuna and a 45 lb wahoo. This guy is going to have  LOT of fish to take home.
Congratulations......

Wahoo Filleting 101

Good friend Johnny Mack Powers from Rockwall, Texas, was here this week having the time of his life with wife Stacie, aboard out latest edition to the fleet 60 ft Hatteras, "Shambala" with captain T.J Dobson and mate Steve Geary. They caught a bunch of fish,  marlin, wahoo, dorado and tuna.  Here you can see why wahoo is considered the top eating fish.....firm, white flesh, no bones and as easy as slicing bread....oh, almost forgot....the taste....better than swordfish...come on down and catch one.

Fishing Roundup for the last week

August 28th to September 2nd, 2010


Overall Catch Success Rate 83.4%



BILLFISH: With a darker moon the marlin are hungry again and this week they were the number one catch for our fleet. One of the best days for billfish was on September 2nd which is when Chic McSherry from Scotland was out on the Valerie, fishing alone (well crew was there of course, Captain Roberto Sandez & Ernesto Alonso, deckhand) we had our first double black marlin day of the year. They went to the 11.50 spot in the Sea of Cortez, early in day they hooked a 120 lb striped marlin on live bait, which gave a great show jumping all over the place, before it was successfully released. The put the lures back in and out of nowhere a black marlin crashed on the outrigger lure……almost spooling him the fish ran fast, but Chic was able to subdue it within half an hour and managed to release the fish estimated at 250 lbs. The lures went back in again and they hooked a striped marlin, which came off, but the lures were put out again….and they were slammed on the center lure by another black marlin –this aggressive fish came towards the boat flat out “like a guided missile” said Chic, causing the captain to gun the boat to keep tension on the line. After about 25 minutes they had the fish to the boat, the lure had double hooks which had sandwiched both the bottom and top jaw making it very difficult to remove the lure. They struggled for ten minutes to release the fish, they managed to get one hook out, the fish lunged and cut the deckhands arm with his bill, prompting the decision to take the fish before anybody else got hurt. Back at the dock the fish weighed 200 lbs……Chic is a hard core angler that loves to release fish but will not put the crew in danger, hence his decision.. Johnny Mac Powers and wife Stacy Mac from Rockwall, TX fished several days aboard “Shambala”. They had a great day on September 2nd also releasing two striped marlin and a 250 lb blue marlin at Destiladeras; they also boated five dorado, one was 52 lbs, all took tigrillo lures. Other catches during their stint on “Shambala” , were two striped marlin on the 30th and a 250 lb blue marlin plus one other striped marlin on September 1st. Benjamin Hill from Tyler, Texas and friends from Whitehall, PA released two striped marlin on live bait and also caught five football size yellow fin tuna at Jaime bank on August 29th. A day before, Dennis and Melodie Browne from Tomball, TX released one striped marlin and a blue marlin in the 200 lbs class at the 95 spot. They also caught one 35 lbs dorado for a delicious dinner with friends at Captain Tony´s. Eighty nine percent of our charters caught billfish. Pisces anglers caught 12 striped marlin, 6 blue marlin and 2 black marlin this week….. .we still need more anglers to come to Cabo and fish!



OTHER SPECIES: Dorado catches were the second most likely catch this week with forty five percent of our boats catching from one to six fish. Most of them were in the 20 to 35 lbs class but we did also have a hook up on large fish like the one mentioned above of a 52 lbs aboard Shambala on the 2nd . Scott Pharr from Tomball, TX released three dorado and kept three between 20 to 25 lbs and also caught a nice 44 lb wahoo 6 miles out from Migriño aboard “Rebecca” on the 28th. It was a little slower for tuna catches, with twenty three percent of our charters taking between one to five tunas. On the 30th Dan Carter and friend Neil Alford from North Carolina had a great day catching a 70 lb yellow fin tuna on green /yellow lure, a 30 lbs dorado and releasing a blue marlin seven miles south of Jaime Banks aboard “Rebecca”. Johnny Mac Powers boated four nice yellow fin tuna between 40 to 50 lbs on sardines on the 28th. The only different fish this week were a few wahoo, like the one caught by Deidre and Michael Phelps from Vancouver, WA on the 31st with a 35 lb fish; they also caught one dorado and one blue marlin aboard “Andrea”



WEATHER CONDITIONS: Sunny hot days, a couple of clouds now and then and humidity. Mostly calm seas with a couple of days of swell but everything good for fishing.



LOCATION: Sea of Cortez: 95 spot, 11:50 spot, Destiladeras.

Pacific Side: Migriño, Golden Gate, Jaime Banks, Lighthouse



AVERAGE WATER TEMP. 84 F



BEST LURES; Tigrillo, petrolero, green, rapala, chilihuili, volador , blue/red, green/yellow. For live bait was caballito and sardine



Based on the catches of Pisces by Ale Almada & Tracy Ehrenberg.

Fishing news

Chic McSherry from Scotland was out yesterday on the Valerie, fishing alone (well crew was there of course, Captain Roberto Sandez & Ernesto Alonso, deckhand) and had our first double black marlin day of the year.

They went to the 11.50 spot in the Sea of Cortez, early in day they hooked a 120 lb striped marlin on live bait, which gave a great show jumping all over the place, before it was successfully released. The put the lures back in and out of nowhere a black marlin crashed on the outrigger lure……almost spooling him the fish ran fast, but Chic was able to subdue it within half an hour and managed to release the fish estimated at 250 lbs. The lures went back in again and they hooked a striped marlin, which came off, but the lures were put out again….and they were slammed on the center lure by another black marlin –this aggressive fish came towards the boat flat out “like a guided missile” said Chic, causing the captain to gun the boat to keep tension on the line. After about 25 minutes they had the fish to the boat, the lure had double hooks which had sandwiched both the bottom and top jaw making it very difficult to remove the lure. They struggled for ten minutes to release the fish, they managed to get one hook out, the fish lunged and cut the deckhands arm with his bill , prompting the decision to take the fish before anybody else got hurt. Back at the dock the fish weighed 200 lbs……Chic is a hard core angler that loves to release fish but will not put the crew in danger, hence his decision.

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Pisces Fish Report

August 21st to 27th, 2010

Overall Catch Success Rate 100%

BILLFISH: Even though we had a tropical storm below us, we only had some clouds, hot weather and everybody catching fish. One of the best days for billfish was on the 21st for Tommy and Lynnete Naler from Northglenn, Colorado, releasing one striped marlin and one sailfish just outside the Golden Gate area on the Pacific; they also caught a 100 lb yellow fin tuna and a 30 lbs dorado aboard “Andrea”. This same day Angelo Neos from White Stone, NY released two striped marlin also at the Golden Gate one on a live bait and the other on a blue/pink lure aboard “La Brisa”. The only blue marlin released this week was on the 27th estimated at 200 lbs and hooked seven miles off of the Old Lighthouse, aboard “Valerie” for Ben and Kiss Hill from Tyler, Texas. The billfish catches were slower this week, perhaps due to the full moon we had mid-week, meaning that the fish had an opportunity to feed all night and not be as hungry during the daytime. Forty two percent of our charters caught billfish, giving small game to be the star this week. Pisces anglers caught 8 striped marlin, 1 blue marlin and two sailfish this week……catches could have been higher, as the fish are there, but being August there are not many anglers in town, hence less boats going out.

OTHER SPECIES: Dorado catches were number one for us this week with fifty four percent of our boats catching between one to twenty four fish. On the 24th the boats found a ton of Dorado at 10 miles out from Golden Gate. Father and son, Christopher and Louis Tudico from Erie, PA released eighteen dorado and kept six between 20 to 45 lbs; all caught with caballito live bait aboard “Andrea”. This same day, celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary, Kevin and Wendy Otten from Albuquerque, New Mexico boated twelve dorado between 20 to 45 lbs at the same spot. On the 25th Sean Heyes and family from Durban, South Africa went out on “Bill Collector” and caught eight dorado, releasing five small ones and keeping three between 30 to 40 lbs for dinner. Dean Heyes also caught a pilot shark and a 25 lb jack crevalle. Heather and Matthew Adamson from Midlothian, Texas did a good aboard “Ruthless” boating four dorados between 20 to 35 lbs and 35 lbs wahoo caught with green/yellow and tigrillo lures on the 26th.

Tuna catches increased with twenty nine percent of our boats catching between one and nine fish. Sizes ranged from football size tuna 15 to 25 lbs all the way up to 100 pounders like the one mentioned above”. On the 23rd, Mike Lichtenberger and friends from Connecticut had some action catching nine yellow fin tunas aboard “El Gallo” with Captain Nayo Winkler at the Iman on the Cortez side; all took sardines. The next day, Kevin Hart and Megan Sorokas caught six yellow fin tuna on cedar plugs at Punta Gorda; they also released a striped marlin aboard “Bill Collector”. Sean Heyes fished one more day, this time on “Bill Collector” and boated six tunas between 35 to 40 lbs on sardines, plus one wahoo and a roosterfish at Destiladeras. On the 27th Matt Bailey from Rodford, Michigan shared the “Andrea” with Brian and Militia Earl from Salt Lake City, Utah catching good sized tuna, 60 and 80 lbs on yellow/green lures at the Herradura spot.

The other fish caught were three sharks- one hammerhead, a pilot shark and a mako.

WEATHER CONDITIONS: A mix of sunny hot days with some cloudy and humidity due to the tropical storm. Rough seas a couple of days but everything is back to normal

LOCATION: Sea of Cortez: 95 spot, Herradura, Punta Gorda, Destiladeras, Iman. Pacific Side: Golden Gate, Finger Bank, Faro Viejo, Jaime Banks, Margaritas, Elias Calles

AVERAGE WATER TEMP. 84 F

BEST LURES; Tigrillo, feathers, purple, squid colors, cedar plugs, blue/pink, red/black, blue/white, green/red, green/yellow, ballyhoo, guacamaya (orange/green/yellow). For live bait was caballito and sardine

Based on the catches of Ale Almada in Tracy’s absence.

Kearns Family Thank You Letter

Just a quick email to thank Pisces very much for 3 excellent days fishing especially the last marlin day. Everyone was very friendly and helpful and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Cabo. I have attached a few of our pictures for you and we look forward to seeing you all in two years!!

Thanks again

The Kearns Family

Shropshire, England

Fishing news: Aug 27

Despite rough seas due to tropical weather down below us, it did not stop the boats going out and catching fish!

Christian Sandoval from Encinitas California caught this beautiful wahoo which weighted 75 lbs and was 64 inches long aboard “Cabolero”

This same day, Matt Bailey from Redford, MI and Brian & Militia Earl from Salt Lake City, UT shared the 28ft “Andrea” and caught a 60 and 80 lbs yellow fin tuna at the Herradura on the Cortez side.