For this the second full trip of the season I got to ring in the New Year with a baker's dozen of some of the best people anyone could ever care to start a new year with. They were Janet & Blaine Garrett, Sherry & Ronald Cady, Patricia & Mark Scott, Maureen & Thomas Baumler, John & Sean Barber, Robert VanGundy, James Mattox, and Rod Unger.
Over all it was a good week, but there were times that the North winds kicked up making it a bit uncomfortable. The fishing was good, but not great due to the lack of "Big Tuna"…still the group landed 124 fish with a combined weight of 6,402 pounds. The catch included 7 Black Marlin, 1 Blue Marlin, 53 Dorado, 14 Sailfish, and 15 Cubera Snapper. The rest of the catch was a smattering of usual Roosterfish, small Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo, Jacks, and Mullet Snapper.
Both Mark and Tom had a productive week of Fly Fishing landing both Dorado and Sailfish on flies.
Catch of the week went Mark Scott with his 550 pound Black Marlin, he also hauled in the top Wahoo at 45 pounds. Ronald Cady landed the only Blue Marlin at 450 pounds. The largest Dorado was taken by John Barber at 60 pounds and he also landed the biggest Roosterfish at 50 pounds. Largest Sailfish honors went Paticia Scott for 140 pound fish.
While I do not normally include fish not landed, I feel it noteworthy that in addition to the 8 Marlin landed; another 11 more were hooked up or raised with one hookup being on a fly.
Keep the lines wet
Capt. Ted