Visions of tomorrow
All modeled on today
More we try to prophesy
The more we go astray
Ain't no easy answers
Forget your crystal ball
Yesterday got blown away
For writing on the wall
R. Hunter
Fish reports. I love 'em, I hate 'em. While the details of a particular days fishing can tell you alot about that day, you have to understand the basic rotations of a given location over the seasons, and watch for trends in the reporting. Some guys'll give you a report of bad fishing, some won't . "Call me when the tuna are biting!" What if that bite is one day long, or ends tomorrow, and I've already made that call. That's a hard one for me, for most of us to get outta work, schedule airfare, get permission from the defense department, and get out the door ain't that spontaneous a move, hell, sometimes I can't get out when I know things are going off, and I already live here! Now is just about one of those times. I've had an itch for some wahoo for the last couple o' months, and I've been waiting. With the water warming up the bait fish are coming in from the buoys, and many are starting to assemble on the high spot known as Roca Montana. This is a large plateau type rock several miles to the SSE of the lighthouse on the SE point of Cerralvo. It is a spot shallow enough for light to penetrate, hence some plant life, ergo bait, y voila fish. Along its' east side there is a cliff that goes down about a kilofoot, and this provides cover. All in all a very fishy spot, and depending on the time of year a good place for huachinango, marlin, tuna, or most particularly wahoo. So we have water temps rising, bait moving in to RM, and for the last piece of the puzzle a full moon coming. About 3 days ago I started advising customers to "give wahoo a shot", even though we hadn't caught more than one or two in the last couple of weeks. Sure enough, Saturday we got one, Sunday 2, Monday no fish in the boat but all three boats reported multiple strikes and fruitless hook ups. This is building towards the luna lena, and I can feel it. Predicting the future is a hopeless venture, and discussing the past is driving while looking solely in the rear view mirror, but recognizing patterns, understanding not only one data point, but recognizing which direction the arrow is pointing is the whole point of information gathering. I think that I'll go fishing Thursday or Friday. So should you.
david
P.S. For those of you interested in a specific time for you Mag Bay adventure, now is the time to begin those discussions
