East Cape Guides April Report 2014

This is definitely looking like an early season, tuna in April, wahoo staying over on the Gordo Banks, kinda crazy, but we will take it. Good early season fishing can be had with very little crowds. We have only been seeing a few cruisers and pangas heading out every day on calm seas. Weather has been great, mid to high 80s with a little bit of chill in the mornings just to remind you it's Springtime. The water temps are hanging around 74-76 and the Terrafin reports are showing the warmer water that invaded the East Cape over the last few weeks has moved offshore and dissipated. Fishing has been better South for us on the dorado and tuna. Marlin are spread out in front of La Ribera taking trolled and pitchbait ballyhoo. Bait is all about the large horse ballyhoo and small juvenile ballyhoo on the dorado. Tuna are being taken on blue/silver hoochies on light line and fluorocarbon leader. This is not a wide open, "put the cedar plugs out and they all go off," tuna fishing. So, you want to make those hookups count. Great fishing with Steve, Eddie, Jimbo, Chuy, Pancho and Marcos. We did have one marlin expire on us. Everyone knows I am a huge proponent of C&R and fishery preservation efforts. We rarely have a billfish mortally wounded during a fight, but it does happen. My client opted to have a Japanese gyotaku print made by Lyle Brunson. I did have the opportunity to assist Lyle in two marlin prints. See the photos of the print making process below.

You can see more of Lyle's work by following this link: http://eastcapeguides.com/fishprints.html

Buena pesca,

Mark