El Pescador Week Summary
Weather: Fair weather all week (Our last rain was in February!), Winds: Moderate winds from the east most days between 10–15 mph
Air Temp: Highs were between 83ºF and 90ºF with lows in the mid to upper 70’s
Water: Temp: 80 F.
Moonphase: The first quarter moon was on May 13th. Sunrise: 5:18 am Sunset: 6:18 pm, Barometric Pressure: 29.92 – 30.02
WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING
The bonefish totals were off the chart this week with the Orvis Saltwater Fishing School. It was a four night event held early in the week. The school was followed by the start of the four day Orvis Bonefish Bonanza with over 20 anglers participating in the exciting event.
I would like to congratulate all the school members as they all landed bonefish; and for most it was their first saltwater fish of a lifetime. So Kudos to Bob and Connie, Chou and Buoa, Joe and Priscilla, Mary and Chris, Lee and Julie, Ken, Dennis, Bill, Brot, Chuck, Charlie, John and Louise, Karen and Ryan, who racked up the bonefish, and some went on to tackle permit and tarpon.
Father and son team, Ron and RJ returned to EL Pescador for their second Bonanza as did husband and wife Dick and Jean. Jason, Stuart, Jeff, Steve, Glenn, Bill, John, Aaron, Phil, David, Steve, Dijon, David, Bill, John, the list goes on.
Permit (Palometta):
The permit fishing was pretty darn good as well. Chuck nabbed one early on in the week, Ryan followed suit shortly thereafter. Returning guests Ken and Dennis were dying to catch permit; and they were each rewarded for their hard work and perseverance. All the fish were between 5 – 15 lbs, and they ate a variety of patterns including crabs and shrimp. Several of the permit were caught while wading which is quite a thrill.
Tarpon (Sabalo):
Some more migratory fish were jumped this week, but the only man left standing was a woman! Her first tarpon of her young fishing career and it was the only tarpon to the boat all week. Way to go Buoa! Women rule!
Other Species:
Barracudas, a couple big snappers, and some jacks.
Grand Slam:
Alas, no slams were recorded this week!
Flies that worked:
Bonefish: Christmas Island Specials, Crazy Charlies, Micro Crab, Gotcha, Foxy Clouser
Permit: Christmas Island Specials, Crazy Charlies, Micro Crab, Gotcha, Foxy Clouser
Tarpon: White Deceiver, Black death, Orange cockroach.
Week’s Summary:
A very exciting week as we had a great mix of seasoned anglers and out right first timers. The weather was pretty good, the food was excellent as usual, and the company was fantastic. Another week in paradise!
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