Good Weather, Bad Fishing

Well the good thing is the weather is finally good. The bad thing is the sailfish are not biting, but the bonita's are more than willing to cooperate. The other good news is Kristen will be here tomorrow. I am getting ready to pack my bag. When we get in from fishing tomorrow I want to plug in the shore power cord, thank the people, get my tip, and grab my bag and go. It feels like I have been gone forever. I don't know how much posting I will do for the next week, but maybe I'll get some in.

Bueno

Good weather, good fishing, all is well. This is the prettiest day we have had in weeks. We started out fishing where we had been fishing the past few days. He had 6 bites right away and did not hook any. We trolled for a while longer with no action and decided a move was in order. As we were running north we heard some boats on the radio saying that they were bird fishing. When we got up there we were fishing the birds. We caught 9 before the birds, and sailfish left. Then we started getting a good trolling bite. We caught 16 by 2 o'clock and left for home. When we got in my mate and myself got in the golf cart and went to the far south end of the island to Tony's house. Tony is the bait man. We ended up getting a cooler full of bait, came back to the boat, cleaned it all and bagged it and put it in the freezer. Waited a little while and another bait man came to the dock. This time I was alone and got 5 gallons worth of bait. I finished cleaning that and it is currently sitting in brine. I will go bag and freeze it shortly. Tomorrow is Shrek's last day fishing with us, and I really want to get them good. I included a picture I took today. It is one of my favorites.

Tired

Well we fished again today. Another rough ride out. We could not get on the fish in the early in the morning, but by mid-morning we found them and started out going 11 for 11. Pretty good considering I only grabbed a rod once and they hooked all their own fish. By the way that one time I did grab a rod we ended up hooking a quad. Total on the day we caught 13, and it got calmer as the day went on. The sun was out and it actually got hot. The next few days we are supposed to have some pretty weather. Really anything is pretty compared to what it has been. Charlie Duerr is fishing with us again tomorrow. Tonight when we got in I rushed to get everything done, showered and had plans to meet up with the Italians for dinner. When I got out of the shower I was informed that a bait man was coming in a half hour. So I had to walk down to the restaurant and tell them not to wait and I could not join them as I had to go back to work. The work never ends down here. You are pretty much on call all the time. It is really starting to tire me out. Anyway no time for pictures tonight I'm exhausted. More tomorrow.

Good Fishing

Another windy rough day. I would like to look at the records for all the past years and look and see if there has ever been weather this bad down here for so long. It has been the windiest, roughest year ever. The sun did come out for half the day today, then it rained. I think everybody was a little beat up after today. We had Charlie Duerr and his crew, and we also had Scott Kerrigan again. We ended up catching 22 today in less than stellar conditions. Unfortunately i could not make very many of the sailfish jump today while on the leader. I was really hoping to get Scott his "Home Run" shot. This was his last day fishing with us. He is off to Miami for the boat show. The next time I will see him will be in Cape Verde this spring for some blue marlin fishing. Tomorrow shrek is fishing with us again, and again it is going to be rough. Hopefully the fish will bite and we won't have time to think rough. Well I'm worn out and going to bed more tomorrow. I'll add somre random photos from the island.

Blown Out

The weather reamains windy, too windy to fish. So instead of talking fish I will talk about my wife. I first met Kristen several years ago at a friends house. We never were anything but friends. Here is something many people do not know. The first time I asked her out she said no. So I really didn't persue her much after that. But I guess in time she could not resist my good looks and charming personality and finally gave in. We were married on May 3rd last year. We enjoyed a honeymoon in Barbados. We currently live in Kitty Hawk NC with our golden retriever Ellie. Kristen arrives here in Isla on Saturday and I can't wait. I have been gone for over a month and I miss her like crazy. This will be the first Valentines day we have ever spent together. Since this post has been dedicated to her I'll add a picture.

Rough

Had the Italian's and Scott Kerrigan with us today. It was one rough ride out. the wind came around from the south east. The good news is it warmed things up a bit and I could actually wear a t-shirt. The bad news is it was rough. The wind was blowing a lot harder than I thought it was. The marina is protected from wind coming from that direction. The fishing was good today. The conditions made it a little tough, but oh well nothing you can do about that. We ended up with 15 today. It was a great warm up. I think Scott got some great shots, I don't know that they are the home run he is looking for, but if I took them I would think I was the man. We have the same crew tomorrow. It would be nice to get some pretty weather that will make the conditions a little more favorable for hooking the fish, and getting some good pictures without getting spray all over the lens. Enough talking let's see if i can find a picture or two to post. I didn't take any today. Why take pictures when you have a professional with you?

Night & Day

Well the fish are here. The past two days the sail fishing has been excellent. We have had the same group the past two days. Yesterday they did great catching 21 out of 30 something bites. Today they caught 13. 13 sounds really good right? Well they had over 40 sail fish bites. So their percentage was way down today. The most important thing is they had a great time. Aside from the 40 bites we had we probably saw at least 20 more. It has been rough the past 2 days and calmed down some in the late afternoon. It has been all trolling bites, no birds. The birds are fun, but you have to get on the right bunch, by yourself, and have the right anglers. Tomorrow Shrek and Mag's are fishing with us. They are my Italians from New Jersey. I think they are connected somehow. They shoot the tv show the Soprano's in their home town. Their names are Robert, and the one looks like a white tattooed version of shrek. Scott Kerrigan is also riding with us tomorrow. For those that do not know Scott is the best fishing photographer in the world. He has taught me a lot about getting shots and I really enjoy his work. His website is http://www.scottkerrigan.com/ or www.auqapaparazzi.com check out his stuff it is amazing. This is a picture he took and sent to Kristen last year. Hopefully tomorrow we can get him some great shots. Ill update again tomorrow hopefully.