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This beautiful, large male dorado was caught by Ben Barnhill from Greenville, SC at 11:50 Spot on Black/Brown lure

The male is distinguished from the female by the shape of its head; the male has a square head and the female a rounded one.

There are some small tuna around, like this one caught by Emily Barnhill ; tuna are actually one of the strongest fish in the ocean and not that easy to reel in…this one will make great sushi.

Fishing news : July 23rd

- Benjamin Comeskey, Evan Stuller and Lauren Hendrickson from Austin & Dallas, TX released one sailfish and two striped marlin aboard “La Brisa”

- Dana and Phill Zeip from Scotts Valley, CA released one striped marlin and caught six nice yellow fin tuna which made a delicious dinner and there are still plenty of fillets to take home.

- Jorge and Antonio Arteaga from Chula Vista, Ca released 2 striped marlin and decided to keep one aboard “Valerie”

- Ben, Emily and Jane Barnhill from Greenville, South Carolina were the top anglers of the day by releasing three striped marlin , catching a 20 lb yellow fin tuna and a nice 50 lb dorado aboard “Tracy Ann” with captain Julio Castro..Congrats!!

 

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We received some great pictures from Scott , Beth and daughter Morgan Wilcox from Freeville, NY

They released three striped marlin and were also fortunate to boat two dorado aboard “Rebecca”

Latest Fish Report

July 8th to 14th, 2010

Overall Catch Success Rate 96%

BILLFISH: This week we saw a vast improvement on marlin catches with eighty one percent of our charters catching between one and six billfish per day. It seems that we have finally turned the corner and our good old Cabo catches are back. Nevertheless, the Pacific continues to be considerably colder than the Sea of Cortez. Daniel Myers Sr. & Jr. fished aboard “Valerie” and got our first blue marlin of the season, estimated at 270 lbs, caught out of Punta Gorda on a brown and green lure on July 8th. Kathy Morris, is a petite woman with a lot of gumption, she is from Austin, Texas and fished alone aboard “Andrea” on July 9th, at the 95 spot, where she released a total of SIX striped marlin…..way to go…fish were caught on a combination of live bait and pink lures. This same day “La Brisa” got out second blue marlin of the season, a bit smaller at 180 lbs – released and also a striped marlin was fought and freed and they boated one yellowfin tuna for Chad & Kristin Shimaitis also from Austin, Texas. On July 12th “Ruthless” was the hot boat, releasing four marlin at the 11.50 spot, all on live caballito for Jeremy & Esther Nichols from San Francisco fishing with Jaime & Bob Tarpley from Washington. “Ruthless” equaled this catch again on July 13th, same place, same technique, giving them four striped marlin for Ray King III & Ray King Jr. from Muskogge, Oklahoma. There were several boats that had triple and double marlin days plus an odd table fish too. Pisces anglers caught a total of 75 marlin of which all but one were released.

OTHER SPECIES: Dorado catches were actually quite good with forty two percent of charters catching between one and five fish – best dorado boat was “Rebecca” the day they fished Destiladeres, giving them a total of five, plus two wahoo for the Gelhaus family from Concord, California. Dorado were found over a wide area being picked up at Chileno and 11.50 spot as well. Tuna catches were not that far behind those of dorado, with thirty five percent of boats catching between one and thirty three football size fish (from 15 to 30 lbs). “Andrea” was the top tuna boat with 33 fish caught on cedar plugs and green colored lure, four miles from the 180 spot, caught by Nick and Mary Beth Hazeldine from England…..many were released in keeping with the quotas. Pretty good wahoo catches this week with some boats getting a couple in a day with weights no more than 48 lbs. They were found off of San Jose and also at the 11.50 spot. Closer to shore there were some jack crevalle and a few rooster fish.

WEATHER CONDITIONS: Good on the Cortez mostly calm seas and clear skies, rougher on the Pacific.

LOCATION: 11.50 spot, Chileno, 95 spot, live bait, cedar plugs, green, petrolero, pink lures.

AVERGE WATER TEMP: 82 F

Based on the catches of Pisces By Tracy Ehrenberg

Jared Wabbel and friends from Vista, CA released three striped marlin,

caught two wahoo and one dorado aboard "Rebecca"

Kathy´s Thank you letter

Good Afternoon!

I just want to thank you all again for 2 wonderful fishing trips! I will remember them for a lifetime and tell my future children and grandchildren in the years to come! The captains and the mates working on both the Andrea and the Rebecca were very friendly and professional. I am attaching a few pictures from both trips that were on Friday, July 9th and monday, July 12th. I hope that you like them and I look forward to fishing with you all again in the future! :-)

Sincerely,

Kathy Morris from Austin, TX

Fishing news: July 17th

- Top anglers of the day were Wes and Brandie Liefer from Yorbalinda, CA and Brad Robinson from Blythe, CA aboard "Attitude Adjustment" releasing a total of six striped marlin and they also caught one nice dorado for dinner… Well done!

- Mike Moertl and Tom Hayes from Phoenix, Arizona released two striped marlin aboard "Rebecca"

- Last day of fishing for Joe McPeek and Bill Sledge from Texas aboard "Andrea"

   They released two striped marlin and kept one wahoo to take home

Anglers of the day: July 15th

Anglers of the day: July 15th

What a great fishing day for Joe McPeek and Bill Sledge from Houston, Texas, yesterday they released two Striped marlin and caught a 100 lbs Yellow fin tuna and a 50 lbs Dorado aboard "Rebecca"

Congratulations guys!!

Fishing news : July 13th

Ray King III and Ray King Jr from Muskogge, OK our anglers of the day, released four striped marlin aboard “Ruthless”

Cary Wolfrom and Shawni Warner from Yorbalinda, California released three striped marlin abord “Tracy Ann”

Scott and Beth Wilcox from Freeville, NY released three striped marlin and also caught two dorado aboard “Rebecca”

Pictured below is Richard Bolcerek, Traci Sweeten and Bonnie Strong from Springs, Texas went fishing for half day releasing three striped marlin and caught a 40 lbs wahoo aboard “Valerie”

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Nick and Mary Beth Hazeldine from England had two great days of fishing on

Saturday July 10th they shared the “Rebecca” with Michael Kyle from Las Vegas, NV and released three Striped Marlin and caught one 30 lbs Dorado

Sunday July 11th they caught 33 Yellow fin tuna between 15 to 30 Lbs aboard “Andrea”, football size fish, with lots released, nevertheless they have plenty to keep them in tuna dinners for months to come.

They will be fishing the next days, we can’t wait to see how  it goes for them….

Latest Fish Report

July 1st to 7th, 2010

Overall Catch Success Rate 91%

BILLFISH: The weather has really started to heat up here in Cabo; still it is nowhere near as hot as it should be at least not on the Pacific side. The Sea of Cortez though, is another question, where it has been in the 90’s and is also where most of the fish are being caught. It seems like the marlin bite has finally stabilized and this week, striped marlin were the number one catch in Cabo. As we close this report, blue marlin are showing up, with “Valerie” getting one close to 300 lbs and “La Brisa” releasing another. “Falcon” had a great, varied day at the start of the week, with a striped marlin released, a 40 lb wahoo landed and six tuna boated for Jim Corocoran & Ann Frisnguer from Madison, Wisconsin at the 11.50 spot. On July 4th “Tracy Ann” fished just four miles out from Cabo Del Sol and managed to release four striped marlin, all on live caballito for Shellly, Scott & Jeffery Davinos from Boship Ridge, New Jersey. A couple of days later, “Andrea” matched this catch, also releasing four marlin and boating three tuna, just out from the 11.50 spot for British angler David Brown, from Barnsley. Seventy percent of boats caught marlin and catches were common of one or two fish plus some small game. Pisces anglers caught a total of thirty seven striped marlin with all but two released, plus two blues released.

OTHER SPECIES: After marlin, yellow fin tuna were the most likely catch, with thirty five percent of boats catching between one and seven fish. Most were football size between 12 and 25 lbs, with cedar plugs being the most effective lure. Dorado catches were at eighteen percent with catches of between one and five fish, when found. “C Rod” did very well on July 2nd, when they caught five dorado as well as releasing two striped marlin, just three miles from Cabeza de Ballena for Mark Walsh and Michael Gilmour from Mosmar Park, Washington. The odd wahoo here and there up to 45 lbs. Boats fishing inshore encountered sierra in good numbers, some roosterfish, jack crevalle and skipjacks.

WEATHER CONDITIONS: The strong winds have started to die on the Pacific meaning boats can finally fish there again, but many are not bothering as it has been great on the Cortez side between Cabeza de Ballena and Redhill. Seas calm on the Sea of Cortez but with a big swell early in the report.

LOCATION: Cabo Del Sol, 11.50 spot, Cabeza de Ballena,…..Tracy Ann released a striped marlin just 500 meters from shore here, Chileno, Red Hill.

AVERAGE WATER TEMP: 82 F

BEST LURES: Live caballito or mullet for marlin (mackerel was scarce), cedar plugs, hoochis, petrolero, red/black.

Based on the catches of Pisces By Tracy Ehrenberg