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November
26, 2011: Tom Stelle and
Patrick Cooney decided to
fish way to the south. We
ended up fishing much
further away than we
normally do and were
rewarded for our extra
efforts. We had a small
marlin in the baits that did
not bite.
Patrick successfully
released a blue marlin that
was conservatively estimated
to be well over 900lbs.
It has been probably 10
years since I have seen a
fish of that size and girth.
The fish was teased up to
the back of the boat with a
Mold Craft wide range soft
head lure (we call this
particular lure Bill Perry)
where she was switched to a
dorado belly on the 80#
tackle. She ate the bait
with the swivel almost
touching the rod tip.
Needless to say it was a
bite that no one on board
will ever forget!! Patrick
did an excellent job at
angling the fish. The fight
took a little over an hour.
Congratulations Patrick. I
am sad to say that the
pictures do not do the fish
justice.
November 25, 2011:
Tom Stelle and Patrick
Cooney Tried again offshore
with hopes to target yellow
fin tuna. We did not find
the tuna but had a stripe
marlin jump off on the hook
up and saw another swordfish
tailing along the surface.
We played with the swordfish
for the better part of 20
minutes with no luck trying
to entice him to bite.
November 24, 2011:
Tom Stelle and Patrick
Cooney fished offshore all
day finding colder than
normal green water ever
where. They did catch 1
dorado about 35 lbs. and saw
a swordfish basking on the
surface.
November 23,2011:
Fred Stelle and his son Tom
and their friend Patrick
Cooney from Montauk, New
York fished offshore most of
the day. The action was dead
so they stopped at the
Catalina Islands on the way
in and caught 2 jack
crevalles and 1 trigger
fish.
November 22, 2011:
Russ and Carol Hallauer from
Maryland Fish a full day
offshore raising 3 sailfish
had 2 bites releasing 1
sailfish. They also caught a
dorado weighing
approximately 20 lbs.
November 21, 2011:
Fishing a half day inshore
with Darbe, Darbe Jr.,
Cindy, Leslie and Dayle from
Texas while staying at the
Beach House in Flamingo. A
good variety of action
catching 8 Pacific striped
bonito, 1 yellow fin tuna, 1
black skip jack, 1 jack
crevalle, 4 mackerels and 3
blue runners.
November 17, 2011:
Mike Ryals and friends from
Gainesville, Fl. had great
weather offshore raising 8
sailfish, had 7 bites
releasing 5 sailfish. They
also caught 2 dorados
approximately 20 and 30 lbs.
respectively, 1 skip jack
and 1 yellow fin tuna about
20 lbs.
November 16, 2011:
Mike Ryals and his friends
Dave, John and Phil from
Gainesville, Fl. fished
offshore raising 3 sailfish
had 2 bites releasing 2
sailfish. They also raised a
blue marlin that was a
window shopper and released
a stripe marlin
approximately 140 lbs. One
yellow fin tuna was captured
for dinner.
November 15, 2011:
Steve, Preston, Jeremy, Ben
and Jeff from Las Vegas
while staying at the Casa La
Playa in Flamingo fished a
half day inshore catching 5
blue runners, 1 marinero, 1-
12lb. pompano, 1- 15lb.
jack, 1 skip jack, and 3
pacific striped bonito.
November 8, 2011:
Mike & Patty, Tony & June
and Juan & Judy from
Atlanta, Ga., While staying
at the Beach House fished a
half day inshore catching 4
blue runners, 1 bone fish, 2
jacks, 1 snapper, 2 skip
jacks, 1 needlefish and 1
rooster fish approximately
45 lbs.
November 4, 2011:
Steve Chapman and friends
Jason and Ran from Saint
Augustine, Fl. raised 3
sailfish had 2 bites
releasing one sailfish. The
y had a good time with the
yellow fin tuna catching 8
tuna up to 40 lbs. They also
caught a dorado weighting
approximately 30 lbs.
November 2, 2011:
Dave Harmon Sr. and friends
Jeff and Mike from Mt
Pleasant, Tx. raised 4
sails, had 3 bites and
released 3 sailfish. They
also caught for the table 7
yellow fin tuna up to 50 lbs
and 2 dorado weighting
approximately 35 lbs. and 30
lbs. respectfully.
November 1, 2011:
Dave Harmon Sr. and friends
Jeff and Tonda and Mike and
Linda fished a half day
inshore and had good action
along with good variety
catching the following
species list; 5 blue
runners, 3 jacks up to 15
lbs., 1 barracuda, 1
lookdown, 1 rooster fish
approximately 45 lbs., 1
mackerel, 3 pacific stripe
bonito and 2 black skipjack
tuna.
October 19, 2011:
Carol and Whealy and Joseph
Salazar from Abilene, TX.
raised 8 sailfish had 7
bites and released 4
sailfish.
They also raised 2 blue
Marlin. The first one was a
looker and the second was
hungry!! ….and weighted
approximately 350 lbs. They
successfully released her on
80# tackle.
October 17, 2011:
Dave Harmon Jr. and friends
Eric and Diane from Tx.
Fished inshore for rooster
fish catching 2 rooster
fish, approximately 45 lbs.
and 55 lbs. respectively.
They had bites from 3 more
roosters that got away. They
also caught 7 black skip
jacks and a rainbow runner.
(Pictures below)
October 15, 2011,
David Raab and friends Jim,
Guy and John fished a half
day inshore with hopes to
find some roosterfish. They
got lucky and released one
roosterfish estimated to be
about 40 lbs, another
approximately 35 lbs and a
third rooster about 20 lbs.
They pulled the hook on
another small rooster near
the boat. Their patience
paid off!
October 8, 2011, Andy
Litterer from Conn. Enjoyed
slick calm seas while
catching and releasing 3
sailfish for 4 bites. He
also caught 9 yellowfin tuna
from 10 to 50 lbs keeping
enough to enjoy for dinner.
September 15, 2011:
Bruce Johnson from Monterey,
Ca. and Bob Abernathy from
Orlando, Fl. fished a full
day offshore with calm seas.
The current did an about
face from the day before and
was pushing to the northwest
about 1 knot. Green water
moved out to the edge. We
found the cleaner water 2-3
miles further offshore. They
raised 8 sailfish with 5
bites and 4 releases on 30#
conventional tackle.
September 14, 2011:
Bruce Johnson and Bob
Abernathy fished offshore
with winds from the
northwest at 5-7 knots. The
current was slowly pushing
to the southeast at about ˝
knot. They raised 8 sailfish
with 8 bites and 5 releases.
They also hooked a blue
marlin in the morning
approximately 400 lbs. that
jumped at the boat and fell
off the hook. Late in the
afternoon they hooked
another Blue marlin about
300 lbs. on 30# tackle that
Bruce was able to
successfully release.
September 13, 2011:
Bruce Johnson and Bob
Abernathy experienced
beautiful weather offshore
while raising 7 sailfish
with 6 bites releasing 4
sailfish.
Bob released a 300+lb. blue
marlin on 30# tackle.
They also caught a nice
Dorado for dinner.
September 12, 2011:
Bob Abernathy and Bruce
Johnson headed offshore in
rainy and breezy conditions
in the morning that cleared
by midday. They raised 11
sailfish with 9 bites,
releasing 8 sailfish.
September 2, 2011:
John Browning, John Browning
Jr. and their friends Scott
and John from Palatka, Fl.
went offshore on an overcast
morning raising 6 sailfish
with all 6 biting and
released 4 sailfish. Then
they went bottom fishing and
caught 2 grouper and 1
canejo (tilefish). On the
way home we stopped at the
Catalina islands and caught
1 Jack about 35lbs.,
2 small yellow fin tuna and
2 skip jacks. They fought a
double header roosterfish
for a while but pulled the
hook on both fish. *!#^>?
August 23, 2011: Mort
and Doug Straubmueller from
Texas fished offshore
raising 10 sailfish with 7
bites and released 4
sailfish.
(Photo right)
August 17, 2011:
Michael Craine and friends
Robert and Brent from Texas
fly fished for sailfish.
They raised 10 sailfish with
7 bites but things did not
work out in their favor.
They did catch 3 yellow fin
tuna for dinner. (Photos
below)
August 15, 2011:
Michael Craine and friends
Robert and Brent fly fished
for sailfish raising 12
sailfish with 8 bites and
released 2 sailfish. They
raised one blue marlin but
did not get the bite. They
also caught 3 yellow fin
tuna for the table. (Photos above)
August 12, 2011: Mark
Hatter and Greg Dini had 9
sailfish raised with 5 bites
on the fly rod; but no
release this day.
August 11, 2011: Mark
Hatter and Greg Dini had 9
sailfish raised with 8 bites
and 5 releases on the fly
rod. They also caught 4
yellow-fin tuna.
August 10, 2011: Mark
Hatter from Orlando, Fl. and
Greg Dini from New Orleans,
Louisiana had 17 sailfish
raised with 10 bites. They
released 4 on the fly rod.
August 9, 2011: Scott
Perry and party, from
Houston, Texas enjoyed a
productive day on the water.
They had 10 sailfish raised
to the boat, 9 bites and
released 6 Pacific sails on
conventional tackle.
They also released a nice
blue marlin estimated to
weigh 375 lbs.
August 7, 2011: Scott
Perry, wife Kim and friends
Art and Donna from Texas had
13 sailfish raised to the
boat with 12 bites and 5
releases. A blue marlin gave
them a nice bite but it did
not work out in their favor.
August 6, 2011:
Phillip Harmond and Holly
and her son Alexander fished
a half day inshore in the
afternoon. They caught 10
sardinas galleras for bait,
5 blue runners, 3 jacks, 2
roosterfish (25 and 15 lbs.)
and 1 snapper.
August 6, 2011:
Layfield and Barbara Rous
and their grandson Jeffrey
fished a half day inshore in
the morning. They caught 2
barracuda, 2 rooster fish
(35 lb and 15 lb), 2 skip
jack, 3 blue runners, 1 jack
about 30 lbs and 7 galleras.
August 5, 2011: Dave
Harmon and friends Greg and
Carl fished a full day
offshore, raising 11
sailfish, getting 8 bites
and releasing 7 Pacific
sails. They also caught 2
dorado.
August 4, 2011:
Layfield and his grandson
Jeffrey Rous had 10 sailfish
raised with 8 bites. The
team released 6 Pacific
sailfish.
August 3, 2011: Eric,
Kayley, Brent and Jim from
Houston, Texas fished a half
day inshore, catching 1
horse-eye jack, 1 skip jack,
4 amber jack, 3 rainbow
runners and got one sailfish
bite but missed him.
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