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April 27 - May 11 , 2018

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“ They went the distance to find anglers the fish they were looking for and tried keeping out of the wind which was stronger in certain areas of the Pacific side . I myself , am always amazed at how well these crews of ours do no matter what

The tuna bite has been red hot for firecracker size yellowfin along the East Cape . These fish were landed on April 6 .

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E mail : martinverdugo @ prodigy . net . mx ( 949 ) 226-7169 Or 01152 624 141 0054 conditions or expectations you throw at them , they deliver . Tuna was the top catch this week , with those looking for marlin still finding numerous fish as well . Small game catches continue to amaze with many different species caught per boat . The most impressive catch this week was the Pisces Valerie , which landed one of our rarest finds , a very nice sized golden grouper ,” exclaimed Ehrenberg .

“ Anglers that braved the weather were rewarded this week , such as David Ross , and David , Rose and Sunny Hong who caught and released a striped marlin each on the Pisces 31ft Tiburon , totaling 4 , out at Golden Gate . The fish hit on mackerel bait , and weighed about 80 , 100 and 120 lbs each ,” said Ehrenberg .

“ Captain Nicolas and mate Pablo of the Pisces 28ft Adriana and sole angler Tom Wallace did very well to catch and release 3 striped marlin of about 130 lbs each out at Golden Gate on mackerel bait . Pisces 31ft Ruthless also did well this week , with 3 striped marlin caught and released by anglers

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Cameron and Connor Buckingham from Yorba Linda out at Golden gate on mackerel . The fish weighed between 130 and 160 lbs each . Later on , in the week the Ruthless caught and released 2 striped marlin of about 110 lbs each for anglers from New Mexico . These anglers also caught 3 sierra mackerel on hoochie lures closer to shore at Golden , as well as a 20 lbs rooster fish which they released ,” Ehrenberg related .

“ Our top boat for tuna this week , was without a doubt , the Pisces 31ft Tracy Ann , catching 45 yellowfin in one day . Anglers were the Delgatty family from Colorado , who went way out towards the 110 and 120 Spots at about 41 miles to find their fish ! Captain Julio Castro and Mate Martin Gonzalez put out feather lures and cedar plugs and hit the jackpot . The tuna were all football sized , with catch limited respected . Pisces 31ft Rebecca also did well with tuna this week ; the Gleason family caught 24 tuna in total , again quite the distance , at the 240 Spot 30 miles out . The tuna hit on cedar plugs and ranged in weight from about 10 to 25 lbs each and finding luck a bit closer in , we had the 38ft BajaMark and anglers from Maryland catch and release 16 yellowfin tuna of about 15 to 25 lbs each , at about 12 miles from the Old Lighthouse ,” said Ehrenberg .

“ Pisces 35ft Valerie was one of the few this week to find luck with both marlin and tuna in the same day . Anglers from California , caught and released 1 small striped marlin of about 80 lbs , 10 miles South of Cabo , on mackerel . Captain Roberto Sandez then went out 26 miles off of San Jaime Banks and caught 14 tuna on cedar plugs , of about 10 lbs each . The next day , the Valerie impressed again , with Kim family anglers doing a great job catching 30 yellowfin ranging from 5 to 10 lbs each . These were landed on

hoochie and feather lures 20 miles out from the lighthouse .”

“ Saving the best for last , the Valerie and anglers Patrick Johnson and Diane Lapp caught a very

Tony went big this winter when he landed this huge yellowfin tuna aboard the Independence while fishing Mexican waters . Photo courtesy of INDEPENDENCE LONG RANGE SPORTFISHING ,

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rarely found , golden grouper . This fish is actually a leopard grouper ( or cabrilla grouper ) but in its “ golden phase ”. This is believed to occur because of a mutation in the fish ’ s genes . This only occurs in about 1 or 2 percent of this species of fish , making it truly , a once in a lifetime catch for the pair . The fish weighed about 25 lbs and was caught out at La Palmita area on the Pacific side by chumming . They also landed 10 nice sierra mackerel , between 6 and 7 lbs each , 1 grouper , 2 red snapper and 3 triggerfish ,” Ehrenberg concluded .

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