Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3820 Sept 13-27 | Page 31
Sept 13-27, 2019
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we have seen salmon up to 30 pounds
lately,” said Captain Jacky Douglas. “We
are trolling anchovies at 25 to 40 feet
deep.”
Wacky Jacky Sport Fishing has
been taking people fishing from San
Francisco for decades. The boat
specializes in salmon fishing. However,
“we will go after anything that’s fun to
catch including: halibut, striped bass,
rockfish,, lingcod and sturgeon,” said
Douglas.
For book a trip, call Captain Jacky
Douglas at (415) 586-9800 or go to:
www.WackyJackySportFishing.com
Live bait drifters are hooking a mixture
of rockfish, lingcod, halibut and striped
bass along the Marin County Coast.
“We finished August
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with a bang,” said Captain
FISHERMAN’S WHARF
Trollers Bag Big Kings Off Stinson
Beach
SAN FRANCISCO – The salmon fishing
has been spotty outside the Golden Gate
lately, but anglers are picking up some
quality fish.
The 12 anglers fishing aboard the Wacky
Jacky landed 7 fish to 20 pounds while
trolling off Stinson and Muir beaches and
near the Channel Buoys on Saturday,
August 31.
“The fish averaged 12 pounds each, but
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Photo courtesy of HULI CAT
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“Well, it’s been an up and down August so far,
with some days being better than others,” reported
Eddie Dalmau of Van Wormer Resorts on Baja’s
East Cape. “The good news is that we are starting
to see many dorado in the area with better size
to them. We are also seeing the wahoo move in
in great numbers, just in time for the Wahoo Gold
Cup.”
“We are also seeing a good number of roosters
with nice size to them and a few pargo and jacks
as well. The marlin bit has been pretty steady with
a few stripes and blues still being landed each day.
The bad news is that the tuna have been up and
down.
Some
days
we see It was tuna, tuna and more tuna when these folks
a few
visited Hotel Palmas De Cortez in early August.
nice
Photo courtesy of VAN WORMER RESORTS, East Cape,
Mexico.
ones
come to
the dock and we think it’s about to go off, but then there will
be two or three days with no tuna at all,” said Dalmau.
“My suggestion is to try and fish for what they are catching.
Ask the captains and fellow guests what they are seeing out
there. If you are open to catching anything, then you will have
a great time. If you narrow your species to just one, it can
make for a long day,” Dalmau advised.
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Wahoo have been showing up regularly
this August for anglers fishing East Cape
waters.
Photo courtesy of VAN WORMER RESORTS,
East Cape, Mexico.
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“After a slow start, it seems like we’ve settled into our
summer dorodo bite finally with dorado now consistenly being
about 70% of the catch these days,” related Jonathan Roldan
of Tailhunter International in La Paz. “The fish are ranging
from 5 to 20 pound on the average with some larger. They’re
willing to eat bait, lures, and trolled jigs and can pretty much
be found all over the area.”
“Some fish are solitary especially the larger ones or
running in small groups. Smaller ones can be found in larger
schools that can lead to some pretty wild rod-bending once
you get them chewing and frenzied. Best
areas have been around the shark buoys,
Punta Perrico, south of Bahia Muertos in
front of Los Alamos, Punta Arena, Punta
Gorda (larger fish), Punta Mejia and the
southwestern and south eastern sides of
Espirito Santo Island,” Roldan observed.
“Overall, the fishing hasn’t been
spectacular, but generally good and steady
with boats averaging 3-8 fish each with
other being lost or released. Some days
better than others. Some boats do better
than others, but it’s been pretty consistent
you’re going home with dorado if you fish
for a few days like most folks,” Roldan
concluded.
This huge amber jack was caught during an inshore trip off the
East Cape this August.
Photo courtesy of VAN WORMER RESORTS, East Cape, Mexico.