Saturday, September 3, 2016

HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL, OR IN THIS CASE, FALLS ETERNAL

FISHING HAS BEEN GOOD THIS YEAR. YOU KNOW THAT IF THE GUY DOING THE FISHING REPORTS SAYS, "GOOD", THAT AIN'T ALL THAT GOOD. WE'VE CAUGHT LOTS OF FISH, GOOD YEAR FOR WAHOO AND MARLIN, LOTS OF PARGO, BEST YEAR IN YEARS FOR THE PARGON, BIG ROOSTERFISH, BUT STILL MISSING HAS BEEN OUR NORMAL MAINSTAY, THE DORADO. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF EL NINO, BUT...
WITH WATER TEMPS UP NORTH RETURNING TO "NORMAL' WE'VE SEEN SOME REALLY UP NOTES OF LATE. MORE AND MORE DORADO THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLACES, A FEW BIG ONES ON THE BUOYS, ALL GOOD SIGNS THAT I FIRMLY BELIEVE/HOPE POINT TOWARDS A LATE SEASON DORADO BITE, GOOD CHANCE. THE LAST WEEK WE'VE BEEN TAKING 15-30 LB. YELLOWFIN TUNA. THEY ARE IN THE AREA FROM THE OLD HOTEL TO THE SOUTH POINT AND ARE FEASTING ON SQUID. I'M GOING OUT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS TO FIND THEM, AND EAT THEM. i'LL REPORT BACK.
ENJOY,
DAVID