There has been a few Dorado in the mix, not normal for the time of year. Even tuna are popping up here and there, but the real story is the Yellowtail. I think I can officially say the bite is wide open. They are literally everywhere, or at least everywhere they should be.

The ticket is bait and fishing the tides. Saturday I watched boats at the seamount do everything wrong and caught nothing. On the other hand our boats at the same seamount were dialed in and back by 1pm with their limits. For this is the reason we send our boats out scouting, figuring out what needs to be done before our guests go out. It’s a fine line between fishing and catching. Anyway the key right now is to fish the surface slow trolling mackerel over the deeper water on the incoming tide. When the tide changes fish the skinnier waters with weights or down-riggers. The fish on the surface are running 15-20lbs. The fish close to the bottom are just thugs running 30-45 pounds. Also these fish look like they’re ready to spawn which normally doesn’t happen until spring.