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Dry Tortugas Pretty Work Report 4/28/11

Fishing down in the Tortugas/Marquesas is practically nothing but exceptional with a lot of mutton snapper and plenty of groupers (launched!). Grouper season opens shortly so we’ll know exactly where to go for them! Also discovering all the yellowtails you want, mangrove snapper and amberjacks!

Here’s the Dry Tortugas audio report by Captain John Oughton on That’s Correct!

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Offshore Venice La

I fished a few days before easter and 1 soon after. Only one of the days we manufactured it far adequate to tuna fish and that was on thursday. It started off kinda sluggish but we did get a great deal of tinker macks for bait. WE left the 1st spot right after catching a handful of undersized yft. Headed out to the next floater and missed a very good 1 on a popper and caught a few far more undersized ones. Next spot was dead so on to our last spot. Pulled up right here and immediately hooked a good 1 on a popper. Fought it for about twenty minutes and pulled the hooks. It was beginning to flip into one particular of individuals days until finally the subsequent fish a sound 80 pounder hit the popper and we set it in the boat. Started off reside baiting and hooked a excellent fish close to the rig but he took us in the cables. Subsequent bait out obtained hit on the way out and acted the very same as the 1st one although we snuck this one particular through the cables to clean drinking water. About thirty minutes later I noticed it and it looked a small different then typical. It was a good feeling to stick the gaff in an 85 pound bigeye.

Attempted far more live baiting with no luck prior to we set up a chunk drift and the first bait out acquired walloped. Fought this one for shut to 45 minutes on a talica 25 prior to we stuck the gaff in a 130 pound yf. We experimented with a couple of a lot more drifts with no luck prior to we headed to the residence.

On excellent friday I had a crew in from tennessee. They actually wanted tuna but it was just too rough to make it out there so we veered off and surfed with the waves to some bottom spots. We created a limit of amberjacks on jigs with ease and then introduced some for excellent measure. Also received a pair of blackfins on the jig. Headed off searching for groupers and although the bite was a small slow we added 9 scamps to the box all on the jig. Experimented with dropping bait to the bottom and all we got had been enormous snappers which will be good for june 1st but not so good for now.

Had a 3 person group the day after easter and all they wished was to catch fish. It was yet again to rough to go tuna fishing so we stayed in close and caught some lane snappers just before we slogged off into a tiny deeper h2o hunting for ajs. Reside bait was difficult to locate so we acquired to jigging them. Got a restrict of jacks 1 massive blackfin tuna and one almaco before we headed to the home.

ALso here are some more of my aftertrip bass fishing adventures in the marina

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April 27, 2011 Lahaina Harbor, Maui

Aloha from Lahaina Harbor, Hawaii. Sportfishing off of Maui has not long ago been even far more productive than common. Total, the mahi bite is very hot due to the fact the fish are biting on the troll and there appears to be very a bit of floating debris with linked fish. Mahis are accounting for a bulk of the catch proper now, but some onos, striped marlin, and tunas are biting as properly. If there are any issues about the fishing, sense no cost to call Deli in Start off Me Up’s Lahaina Harbor booth at 808-667-7879 amongst 9 a.m. and five p.m. Hawaii Time or email startmeupfish@gmail.com. The report beneath displays some of Start Me Up’s modern anglers and their catch.


Always getting bait on hand compensated off in a large way for Peter Jones and Doug Irvine. Although trolling in deep h2o, Peter and Doug took a strike. The mahi was followed to the boat by numerous other mahis and a bait was right away thrown into the h2o. By often leaving a hooked fish in the water to hold the college behind the boat, Peter and Doug systematically landed a pile of mahis and even an ono. In this scenario, preparing modified a single fish situation into a situation that resulted in a wonderful catch.

There is no sense in retaining a fish that is not wished for consumption. Besides, the splendor of a fish can be appreciated without bringing the fish to the dock. In this photograph, Captain Steve Carroll and crewman Wealthy are shown in the method of tagging and releasing a striped marlin. The striped marlin was tagged, photographed, and then efficiently launched to see an additional day.

The twin sands of Kahoolawe developed some fish for Dan Hickey as nicely as Matt and Barry Charron. Dan caught a 22 lb. bull mahi, Matt caught a twenty lb. ono, and Barry caught a twenty lb. cow mahi. The fish ended up iced properly and retained a great deal of their colour as a end result.

Howard Blacker was thankful for the hot mahi bite on the inside of. Howard caught two mahis on lures right away soon after leaving the harbor.

Nick Pefzel, Jake Musser, and Kendal Rogers were lucky enough to see the remarkable scenery of Molokai firsthand. In addition, Kendal caught a mahi, Jake caught an ulua, and Nick caught a kawakawa.

Perry Monroe, Tony Buccino, Phil Spahr, and Jim Berkley enjoyed a relaxing morning of trolling. However, the rest was interrupted a couple of instances so that the group could catch these two mahis.

Rustin and Sarah King had an pleasurable trip along with Sophie Han. Rustin and Sarah caught the mahi for the barbeque and Sophie furnished the sashimi.

Tracy and Adam Daniels returned to Lahaina Harbor with fish however yet again. Tracy and Adam fish with Start off Me Up regularly and get fortunate rather typically. We are usually happy when they catch.

Tracy and Adam Daniels finished off their Hawaiian holiday with a bang. They have had several profitable fishing trips over the previous few of weeks but this a single took the cake. Tracy and Adam were joined by their friend Mark Hoyt and collectively they landed a pile of mahis.

Jodge Golnick, Hank Black, and Kevin Curtis ended up kept active. The anglers had a bunch of striped marlin bites while fishing deep water behind Lanai and ended up boating three mahis, like a trophy bull.

Steve and Sally Kalb went out to do some significant fishing. Their work yielded four mahis and a yellowfin tuna. Among mahi fillets and sashimi, Steve and Sally’s catch will provide some very good meals.

Adam McEwen, an enthusiastic angler, was not about to be denied when this mahi came into the pattern and ate the common jet running in the extended corner position. Adam did a wonderful job fighting the fish and completed the battle by boating his mahi.

Patrick Fletcher also proved himself as a proficient angler. Patrick’s bull mahi jumped on the strike, a behavior that often results in missed or very poor hookups, but Patrick kept the line tight and successfully kept his fish on the line. Naturally, Patrick ended up boating the mahi.

Norma and Matt Baillie followed up obtaining married by going out and catching a couple of mahis. The mahis have been hooked while fishing in the vicinity of the slides on the backside of Lanai.

Doug Shook certainly didn’t allow his mahi shake the hooks. The mahi ate a purple and black KK Pono lure and was subsequently reeled in by Doug.

The Clemons group, visiting from Montana, did some offshore hunting. They went out to SO buoy, wherever they caught these good mahis.

Jason Goth’s wonderful bull mahi wasn’t the only fish caught on his trip, but Jason’s mahi was absolutely the prime fish of the trip. Pound for pound, large bull mahis are amongst the strongest fish in the ocean.

Not too long ago, there have been a good deal of nice mahis caught off of Maui. Eric Langer received in on this action, catching his individual bull mahi.

Peter and Raquel had a nice early morning on the water topped off by this great bull mahi caught on Jr. Softhead.

Spencer Blair and Ethan and Jonathan Ohara only had time to do a small afternoon trip. Every thing worked out just great for Spencer, Ethan, and Jonathan as they each caught a mahi.

Because of to the unpredictable nature of fishing, not each and every angler catches a fish each and every time out on the h2o. Consequently, a trip on which absolutely everyone catches a fish really should absolutely be labeled as a accomplishment. Spanky Reeves, Joe Guerrero, and Brandon and Hudson Hannaman had a profitable day of fishing as they blended their efforts for a complete of five mahis.

A boat full of anglers created a boat total of fish on this trip. Vladimir Mityushin, Jeff Hordichuk, Rick and Mark Hebert, and Tyler and Jim Hope all received concerned when they found a pile of floating debris. The flotsam had attracted some fish and the anglers picked up a good stringer of mahis.

The Pierson family members had gone zero for four on trolling bites when an additional Start off Me Up boat alerted them to the presence of a floater. The Piersons had reside bait aboard and put the bait to good use, catching a horde of mahis which integrated a huge bull.

Staff Commence Me Up works jointly and all of the boats keep in contact all through the day. Consequently, when one particular boat finds a productive floater, everybody gets on the same page swiftly. Austin and Scott McQueer, Steve Shockley, Matt Hollabaugh, and Perry and Audrey Ralston benefited from this communication and have been also ready to fish the floater. The floater yielded an ono in addition to a group of mahis for these anglers.

Many thanks for taking the time to read this Start off Me Up fishing report. Any questions can be directed towards Deli in Begin Me Up’s Lahaina Harbor booth at 808-667-7879 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Hawaii Time. An alternative is to email startmeupfish@gmail.com. Until finally the up coming report, tight lines.

Aloha,
Jonny

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Pretty Work – Islamorada Weekly Recap

Fishing this previous week in Islamorada has seemed to be a small on the slow aspect. It seems as if we are just coming to the end of the change-over period of time. This week the Yellowtails and Mangrove Snapper bite has relatively faded down but all the fish we are catching have been high quality fish up to the five pound mark. One of the issues we are focusing on this time of yr are the Permits. There seems to be a couple of nutritious schools close to. These fish can be caught close to wrecks and other structures by sight casting dwell crabs.

On the Offshore aspect of issues the Blackfin Tuna fishing has slowed to a regular six to eight bites a day. On our way out to the Humps we have been taking our time and trolling but often picking up a dozen or so dolphin up to 8 lbs on the troll and plenty of Schoolie sized fish on the spinning rods. The weather has started to break and the winds are laying out so we are proper again to fishing tomorrow.

Captain Joe Bonvetti

Captain Clyde reviews the subsequent: I caught three tarpon on a morning fifty percent right now. The Red fish and trout fishing is outstanding in the back again region. The Dolphin bite is finding far better every day.

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Suggestions on a 40k diesel s/f that is canyon capable and better than average on fuel

I am looking for some tips men and women. I am trying to buy a boat this year, and have a 40k price range proper now. I want a thing that is diesel, single screw or duals if that could occur, but my major aim on this boat is going to be inshore day journeys and the scarce canyon trip when I get a charter or have the fuel $ . I have forty grand and really can’t push it past that unless the asking price tag is shut. What would you advise looking for? Anybody know of nearly anything for sale that may possibly fit the bill? I like the 31′ Northcoast hull, but they are a minor challenging on fuel with twin diesels.. Calling out to everyone with a suggestion. May not be the perfect time to buy a boat for me, but I feel that you need to be capable to get some quite excellent specials out there no?

Thanks in advance,

Kevin

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Hawiian Easter Mahi and Wahoo

Just in from paradise:

&quotWent fishing with a buddy on his boat on four-21. Headed out of Maunalua to the Bank because we had heard phrase of some fish down by the Corner. Drinking water was excellent for trolling, but didn’t see a single bird pile all day. Down at the Corner found a lot of bait on the finder so could see why a lot of fish had been caught down there in the previous days…but not this day. Plenty of other boats, which includes some huge charter-dimensions boats were doing work the region but no joy for us or any other folks as far as we could see at the Corner.

Excellent thing for us the trip down and the trip again up had been productive! We had fifty percent a dozen blind strikes on the way down and boated two mahi and two ono, with the other two hits not sticking. On the way back up, we had 4 a lot more hits in the blind and boated yet another ono, one particular much more mahi and a kawakawa with the other hit slamming the rigger down but no go. We ended up seven out of ten for a actual great day. Here’s our table complete of fish:

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My buddy has a number of Archer Superbars and 50 % our strikes arrived on lures run behind them, including our greatest ono. Here’s an ono caught behind a Meatball:

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And here’s a mahi caught behind a Professional MeatBall:

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Most of the rest of the hits came on a Gary Yamamoto lure operate behind a Kaneohe Flyer bird.

New ono and mahimahi – it’s all good!&quot

– Courtand Pang

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Restless Lady NC report 4/23

Back again out final saturday , water started modifying at 25 fathoms 68-71 degrees went to some scattered grass with alter to 73 degrees. Catch 2 out of three blackfins, marked a small bait ,turned on it ,wahoo bite on some flourocarbon then massive bite on a spreader bar– 50lb baracuda! Then 1 out of 2 on kings. two-2 on wahoos, couple mystery bites then 2 for three on mahi gaffers and ultimately two albacore.
Had wonderful crew with stunning water,quite climate on the way residence.
Give us a call and lets get out there together. We’ll be back again in Ocean Metropolis, MD the third week of Might for shark and bluefish.

Many thanks from the Restless Woman
Captain Sean Welsh
443 373-3413
www.restlesslady.com

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Holden Beach Bluewater Report

Yesterday, I had Chris Newton and crew on board for a blue water trip. We commenced at the Black Jack, and had only been trolling for about 5 minutes when the starboard flat went off. First dolphin of the yr for us at close to 6 lbs. Not enormous, but a start off. Following working the BJ for an additional hour or so, we headed up the line toward the steeples. About a mile from the offshore figures, the port rigger started out screaming. Soon after about a 15 minute fight on the tld twenty five, I commence viewing coloration. Good tuna, it’s possible the initial yellowfin in a although. The fish got nearer, and I see that it is a great black fin, which would weigh 29 lbs. 12 oz back at the dock. About ten minutes later, the shotgun went off. This one ending up being a football blackfin. We worked the are for a few of more several hours with nothing else, and made a decision to head again inshore to attempt to catch some beeliners. We couldn’t get anything at all past the 3-six lb. bass to catch anything else. Come on June one. All in all, not a undesirable day, not the very best, but undoubtedly not the worst. It will not be prolonged until finally the bluewater is on fire, and I can not wait.

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Florida Keys Pretty Work report – Amberjacks, yellowtails, permit & kings

Islamorada Fishing report by Capt Joe Bonvetti – yellowtails inshore, amberjacks up to 50 lbs, one or 3 on Permit and 5 kings more offshore. Verify out Joe’s audio report here!

Islamorada Audio Fishing Report

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