June 7th - June 13th 2010 Fishing Report

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONES: Really sensitive to that in-coming tide this week. Maybe due to the wind as well – which pushed a lot of water around. Anyway, bonefish save our day, but never to be taken for granted. All anglers awarded bonefish pins this week!
PERMIT: To Jerry Siem @ Sage...Dan landed a permit using the bluegill rod!
TARPON: John and Mark from “the flyfishingDVD.com” were here to hunt tarpon, and land them as well! These “down under” boys were 100% serious about making it happen. It did happen for Mark….John had, can we say several? On. Just the nicest guys, so we know they will be back to chase more tarpon. That’s how we get our good people back. And by the way, their DVDs are quality – great learning and a nice pace to fishing, so check them out. I had one tarpon eat 3 feet from the boat, but couldn’t believe it, so I missed. What? Gotta believe, right?
JACKS: This is a regular pattern for us now. A few NICE jacks landed this week on fly. Schools of jacks seen while permit fishing. They can be more aggressive and get to the fly before the permit, otherwise, they are a great fish! It’s just kinda tough when you are expecting a permit.
SNOOK: No reports this week.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONES: Christmas Island Specials size 8 and 6, Charlies and Gotchas. Tan, gold, sexy patterns. Sexy patterns are flies that move so great in the water you just have to have it!
FOR TARPON: Green Toads dominated this week. Grizzly Cockroach as well. 3/0.
FOR PERMIT: Orange and pink Christmas Island Specials size 4 stripped fast. Also some gray crabs, size 4 - it's all about the materials. Also, we strip a lot of flies for permit. It is the way the San Pedro guides do it, and it works! Shrimp patterns, size 4.

REPORT SUMMARY:

Part of my every day life here at El Pescador is to ask people about their fishing day. I just want to know what they saw, and hopefully that they had a big fun time. I also hold my breath for words that tell me that someone’s dream fish happened, and that happened for Aussie guide, Mark Bargenquast. And maybe because he is a guide – to me he so deserves a fish from the front of the boat! And then my own tarpon fishing this week. I felt myself slow down, and watched as flies landed where I wanted them to – that is always a good thing, but more importantly, I felt myself get in tune with our under water friends – feeling their mood in the water, anticipating behavior. Our fishing is often such a reflection of our own moods and behavior. My mentor, Diana Rudolph, tells me to pretend I’m fishing in Jello. I hate Jello, but I get it. So when the wind is howling, we breathe a little deeper, face the wind, and slow down. Leaders will turn over, and bites happen, so hold on.

If you have any questions or would like more information, please email us at fish@ElPescador.com. Happy fishing!