Things are changing quickly in San Carlos, but don't fret. I'm sure that I'll be chasing dorado to the south for another month at least. It's a windy week but things should be calming down by Wednesday. As our winter residents slowly come back into town, so are our winter fish. Some boats have been picking up medium sized yellowtail at San Antonio, along with bonita. From reports just a little up the coast past La Manga, we should see some large sierra soon. As boats were picking up yellowtail and bonita out front, they were also seeing marlin, sailfish, and dorado!
We found the best bite on Monday on the end of the reef and just outside. Our catch ratio wasn't too pretty, but we sure had a lot of fish pulling line. Lots of large sailfish and big striped marlin were around, as well as the dorado. There have been a few big Blues and Blacks caught, along with several wahoo. A few tuna were caught but no strong run was reported. Not to say that you couldn't find the motherload farther out.
Inshore, the cabrilla are beginning to show along with everything else. The picture on the left is of Gary Resnikoff's first day's catch off the kayak in Algodones Bay. I'm sure the family was eating well that night (maybe less the skipjack)! Make sure to tie on a section of at least 50 pound fluorocarbon leader with an Albright knot if you want to keep your favorite lure from being chewed off by the sierra. If you use a swivel, they'll just bite the line where it is attached, so take the extra time and do it right. Look for the birds and bait and you too can be the 'Great Provider'.
tight lines, Bryan Replogle repsilon@aol.com
Team Margarita Sportfishing, San Carlos Aquatic Adventures
