And a Couple More.....

Wednesday the Mag Bay crew stayed a little closer to home after their long trip to the Thetis, catching yellowtail, sheepshead, and grouper, with the largest coming from El Ramon at 140 lb. This day refreshed them sufficiently for a long trip back to the Thetis on Thursday where 4 more wahoo to 45 lbs., and some of those big bottom feeding yellowtail (to 40) were put on the deck of the               . These are great fishing days, variety and quality of fish have been very good, and the weather has been mostly benign.
David

A Hell of a Day, in Mag Bay

Tuesday 11/6/12:
Our intrepid crew motored north off Punta Lazaro, looking for wahoo and tuna. They discovered nothing, and so Chris and Kalin called an audible at the line. With the seas flat they decided to press for the Thetis Bank and went for it. Within 1/2 hour of their arrival there they had 4 wahoo in the boat, and lost another. Then came 3 yellowfin tuna in the 30's and a couple of dorado. While drifting over the top of the bank Capt. Chris was marking fish on the bottom, so suggested using yo-yo jigs to explore these marks. After several large fish b'holed(*) our customers and broke off on the bottom they started to get the knack, and soon 4 yellowtail over 40lbs. were in the box. When the tide shut down they headed for the long ride home. A long day, but an exceptional fishing day, the kind that very few places other than Mag Bay can offer. To Capt. Chris and Kalin, Bien Hecha!

David

(*) b'holed: A contraction of a compound word, referring to the whereabouts of the rod butt upon the rapid , forceful, and continuing downward movement of your rod tip due to the presence a of large and powerful fish on the terminus of your line.   From the latin "anus polus".

11/4/12 GOOD FISHING AFTER YOU VOTE

FISHING REPORT FOR LAS ARENAS AND MAG BAY

IT'S BEEN A GOOD WEEK AT LAS ARENAS. DORADO HAVE CONTINUED SOLIDLY, WITH GOOD QUALITY FISH, 12-22 POUNDS WITH A FEW BIGGER, COMING FROM LAS CRUCES, EL SARGENTO, AND BOCA DE ALAMO ON SARDINES, WHICH ARE BEING NETTED IN MUERTOS IMMEDIATELY AFTER LAUNCHING, IT DON'T GET MUCH MORE CONVENIENT. ALONG WITH THE DORADO HAVE BEEN A FEW BILLFISH, MOSTLY SAILS AND SMALL STRIPERS. ROOSTERS, WITH THE BIGGEST A TAD OVER 90LB. CONTINUE TO BE IN THE AREA, AND HUNGRY. ON THE FULL MOON THIS WEEK WE'VE BEEN HOOKING SOME WAHOO, 3-5 A DAY, AND GETTING HALF THAT TO THE BOAT. THESE ARE COMING ON BIGGER BAITS, AND ON THE ALWAYS FAVORITE PURPLE RAPALA.

MAG BAY HAS CONTINUED TO IMPROVE. THE FISH ARE MOVING FURTHER SOUTH AND ARE CURRENTLY ALONG THE 50 FATHOM LINE. THE FISH ARE NOW FEEDING ON BAIT BALLS, WHICH MAKES THEM EASIER TO LOCATE THAN A FEW WEEKS BACK WHEN THEY WERE EATING PELAGIC CRABS. DORADO TO 35 LBS., YELLOWFIN TUNA TO 40, AND MANY STRIPED MARLIN TO 125 ARE IN THE AREA, AND ALSO THE MUCH SOUGHT AFTER WAHOO. CHRIS HAD 5 HOOK UPS TO 65 LBS. FRIDAY, AND BOATED 4. WITH THE FISH FINALLY COMING SOUTH OFF THE RIDGE THE PROSPECTS AT MAG BAY OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS ARE VERY EXCITING.

DAVID