The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span the hours spent in fishing. ~Babylonian Proverb
Weather Gods were seemingly unhappy with my plans for the well anticipated start to the fishing season, a full week chasing Tuna, and threw 40mph winds at us turning the sea into the same consistency and colour as that what we normally see off Blackpool…
Still, there’s always something biting deep in the harbour…
Next weekend must surely be better…
Sneaked in a couple of quick sessions during this weekends trip back… but could only stay as long as I could feel my fingers. Freezing temperature, a howling wind and horizontal drizzle weren’t too encouraging and it really was as cold as it looked. No blank though with a couple of usual sized Pike, both on small Rapala X-Raps.
Back out this Friday morning after some great days over these last few weeks.
Was neither cloudy or sunny and it felt like a final day before the season here finishes, winter draws in and we have that long wait till Easter.
Had several small Tuna along the way… also had another Dorado casting at floating debris… missed something big that arched a rod over as we passed more debris (likely another late season Dorado)… but all is well…
Childs play right now…
Had a great day at sea yesterday with perfect weather and plenty of fish. One of the first up was the nice, round small Bluefin you see above
Then by lots of fortune, miles offshore, I found a tree…
Was full of life below it and I had several Wreckfish, a new species for me…
Bit best of all 6 really nice Dorado caught spinning a small baitfish lookalike casting lure…
Here are a couple…
I eventually moved on but before coming home took a final drive past and sure enough the rod closest arched over for the biggest of the day…
Had a long day out in the sun today and it was great just to see these small Blue-Fin Tuna smashing into baitfish, flying out of the water, going totally airborne and cartwheeling through the sky.
They are the same age fish we caught earlier in the summer – but when they were much smaller – this is how fast they pack on the pounds and mature.
Underwater they seem to be almost made of metal…
Stayed close to the shore this morning as the sea was pretty choppy. Didn’t need to go far out anyway as there were fish, baitfish and seagulls diving everywhere. Had a few Scad and 20 to 30 of these chunky Amberjack, all caught by either trolling or spinning small metal lures.
More from the canal this week… it looked a windy day but here is Oliver with another nice Pike taken on a spinner-bait…
Back at it today making full use of the seasonally kind warm weather. Pulled 4 rods all with small Williamson trolling lures and got pretty much the same as last few outings… Amberjack, small Tuna and a very lucky Dorado…
Impossible to catch for someone but thankfully not for me..! It has been scorching hot these last few days and there are plenty of nice sized Dorados about right now – I had 6-7 this morning along with some small Amberjack and small Tuna.
Tuna caught casting Halco Twistys. Dorado caught on small Williamson trolling lures, modified slightly, with double instead of single hook.
Got taught a fishing lesson from Ollie, with his biggest Pike to date. Yo-Zuri crystal minnow worked out top lure of the day…
No golfing for me…! To a detour on my way back from Worcester to what used to be my favourite peg on the North Wales coast. Same lure, a Lucky Craft Gunfish got them all…
Daytime temperatures have dropped from the madness of August, its a little cloudy too but offshore the water temperatures usually peak at this time of year. Warm water means only one thing – Dorado – so I took a long anticipated run out this morning.
Sweetest spot was finding a floating log in the sea – fish lurk underneath floating debris like this. I just knew that as soon as I passed it one of the trolling lures would be hit and sure enough, the nearest rod arched over and the first Dorado of the day was on and soon in the boat.
Circled back and cast a small, silver Halco Twisty past the log, pulled it back fast and sure enough, first cast, I was on with the second one..!
Ended the day with three Dorado and dozens of Little Tuna and baby Bluefin Tuna – so many I lost count – and there ain´t many days I can say that…!
He lives in Sitges Bay…. And he´s back.., Hopefully for the rest of the summer. Caught this small one today and some very small Tuna – similar to what we caught on Sunday…
They all look similar but 4 different species trolling on Sunday… Bonito, Little Tuna, Mackerel & Baby Bluefin Tuna.
An early start today and a little luck with three of these small Bluefin, all caught on small trolling lures…
A good day for Kate and me with 6 Baby Bluefin Tuna, 1 Little Tuna and a Dorado. And calm seas and a sunny day…
Am not quite sure which of these two is the lure, and which is the fish…
Land of mountains, wonderful scenery, big islands, old boats & shipwrecks, big ideas, a suitcase full of lures and very small fish…
It was Tropical Thunderstorm season when I arrived and unfortunately the sea had the same clarity as that off Blackpool. Nothing caught but the scenery was just amazing…
Was windy and quite choppy today but on the basis that “if it’s blowing we’re going” set out to see what I could find… Tuna, Mackerel and 7 baby Amberjack all taking on small trolling lures. Arch Nemesis was nowhere to be seen but I suspect he’s around, laughing …
Caught the World Record Amberjack today, the smallest ever caught whilst trolling …
Took some lures for a swim in the sunshine this afternoon, not hard to guess what we didn’t catch…
On the North coast of Cuba, at the South East end of where the Cayos start I fished at La Boca which is a little inland from Playa Coco, reputedly one of Cubas finest beaches…
Only used 1 lure, a 49g Halco Rooster 135 popper which took some serious Barracuda and a first for me, a nice Jack Crevalle.
And with my helpers that day. The local guy that landed the fish for me ate well that night…
Lots of reasons to start this but none more so than a place to remember those fish I catch, ……. 😉
It Ate My Lure 