East Cape Guides Fishing Report - April 2013

Hola Pescadores,

Just wanted to update you on some early season fishing down on the East Cape. Weather has been very temperate in the low to mid 80s with some winds from the North showing up for a couple of days and then quickly backing off to beautiful Springtime skies. Water temps are in the low 70s hovering around 72 degrees. If you are planning on coming down in the Spring remember that light jacket or windbreaker. It can get chilly in the mornings and at night time.

Fishing has been your typical Springtime bite. We have had a solid bite going on with the striped marlin. Some really nice stripers in the 160lbs+ range are being landed and released about 7-10 miles off of Punta Colorada. These billfish are big, strong and healthy, gorging on the huge population of candy squid that has invaded the East Cape this Spring. While fighting a large striped marlin, Steve Jensen of Fountain Valley, CA, witnessed squid after squid ejected from the mouth of the fish while it made multiple head shakes on the surface. Marlin and dorado are taking both bait and lures when they aren't sleeping off a night of binge dining on the calamari. We are also seeing some nice roosters in 30-40lb range, jacks, sierra on the inside and still some good bottom fishing when the currents are right.

So many fish, so little time...

Here are some photos from the week of April 14th.

Buena pesca,

Mark
EastCapeGuides.com

Steve Jensen with a very health striped marlin that took a dropped back ballihoo. The fish was released.

Surprise, we had this small mako come up on one of our marlin lures. The shark launched itself about six feet in air with the marlin lure hanging out of the corner of his mouth.

Yellowfin Tuna World Record Presentation at Long Beach Fred Hall Show

From IGFA Headquarters in Dania Beach , Florida:

After standing for 33 years, the All-Tackle world record for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) was first shattered by Mike Livingston on November 30, 2010 with a 183.7 kg (405 lb) catch, and then again by Guy Yocom on September 18, 2012 with a 193.68 kg (427 lb). Both fish were landed off the coast of Baja.

IGFA Trustee Mike Farrior and President Rob Kramer will present the latest yellowfin tuna All-Tackle World Record certificate to Yocom and his captain, Greg DiStefano, at the upcoming Fred Hall Show in Long Beach, California. The presentation will take place on the Ultimate Saltwater Experience Theater stage at 2 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013.

Buena pesca,

Mark
EastCapeGuides.com

445lb. Yellowfin tuna caught off Mexico expected to be largest ever landed

If ever there was a holy grail, John Petruescu has found it and it lived at Hurricane Bank. 445 pounds of monster yellowfin tuna, it left everyone on the EXCEL stunned! John used a BHPtackle.com 25-foot 200lb Momoi mono wind-on leader and a lot of skill to land this outstanding trophy fish of a lifetime, the largest yellowfin ever caught on rod and reel. Way to go John!  Read the report or listen to the Captain's report here...

Buena pesca,

Mark
EastCapeGuides.com

114lb. Wahoo Caught off of Punta Pescadero

Just in from Eddie Dalmau of Van Wormer Resorts...

This giant 114lb. wahoo was landed today by the Borracho y Amigos (Captain Oscar Verdugo) out of Hotel Palmas De Cortez.  It the boat and Captain sound familiar it’s because it is the same boat that won the 2012 Dorado Shoot Out.  It truly is the year of the Borracho!

The wahoo was caught just north of Palmas De Cortez near El Cardinal and Punta Pescadero.  It was hooked on a ballyhoo which they were trolling looking for Dorado.  They actually hooked 4 wahoo, but this was the only one that did not bite himself off.

Mark
EastCapeGuides.com

Gyotaku Fish Prints by Lyle Brunson

For those of you not familiar with Japanese Gyotaku fish prints, Gyotaku (Japanese, from gyo "fish" + taku "rubbing") is a traditional form of Japanese fish printing or rubbing, dating from the mid-19th century, a form of nature printing used by fishermen to record their catches. In order to make a gyotaku print, one places the subject (e.g. fish, crab, scallop shell) on a wooden bench and paints one side with sumi ink. Next a piece of paper or other material is laid over the ink-covered fish. Finally, one rubs the material until there is the image of the fish on it. Modern gyotaku artists often substitute acrylic or other painting material for the traditional sumi-e,

Here is a video on Okinawa Gyotaku fish prints:

Lyle Brunson takes Gyotaku prints to the next level with his expertise in large game fish prints like marlin, sailfish, tuna, dorado, wahoo and roosterfish. He designs each print to the customer's preferences. You can go with just black ink for that traditional look, a light wash of color for billfish or something more colorful for species like dorado (mahi mahi). I can attest to Lyles skill and attention to detail, as my clients have been overwhelmed by the quality, artistry and craftsmanship of his prints. One other benefit to a fish print is you can fold in up and put it in a suitcase for the trip home. When you get home you can mount your print by following Lyle's detailed mounting directions...done. No waiting for two months for that fiberglass mount. Lyle's work really speaks for itself and I highly recommend his work.

Buena pesca,

Mark
EastCapeGuides.com