Fishermen's Fleet Reports

May 15,2013 The wheel does keep turning. One of our better yellow tail seasons is winding down, with just a few stragglers coming in, but the good part of that news is that they are being replaced by pargo, cabrilla, and rooster fish. We're getting 30-40 pound roosters very consistently now and between those and the growing populations of needle fish it is clear that the water is warming, and clearing. Out 18 miles or so the water is the deep blue color that fishermen everywhere recognize and the right stuff. Reports from the horizon say that good amounts of dorado, marlin, and wahoo are heading our way, and if the southerly winds continue to blow it shouldn't be long before there is here and we'll shift into some fine summer fishing. Dorado are starting to happen inshore a little sporadically, and we took a couple of African pompano into the low 20 pound range this week. Like every year, the summer fishing for which we are so justifiably known is about to crank up in earnest. Mag Bay is 80% booked for this year, with a few spots left and the distinct possibility that we will continue operations into January. The fishing then will be less offshore, with some more work at the entradas for yellow tail, and more inside the estuary for snook ant 'buts. This is a great trip and one that you should seriously ponder. Internal news, son Chris has just passed his U.S. Coast Guard Captains' examination and is in the process of gathering the ancillary documents required (medical certs, log books, etc.) and then will be a Captain. Capt. Bobo, I like it. Congrats Chris, the first known Captain on the family tree, no small accomplishment. David