August 2006

Another month passed and the fishing continued to improve. Fish counts for August remained consistent through the month. The Foxy Lady crew had a few banner Mahi Mahi days and the Yellowfin were cooperative as well. One more regulation 100 pounder hit the deck, adding to the Ahi count. No Billfish to report on the north shore. Hmmm where did all the Marlin go?

The highlight of the month was taking our local weather forecasters out for a day on the water. We were hoping to punish them with some rough water as they have a knack for UNDERESTAMATING the conditions at sea. Enough cheap shots we all know that even though they are wrong most of the time, we still need these guys and really appreciate the job that they "try" to do.

On to the good part. Of course they score the nicest day of the year. Flat clam ocean, a little cloud cover and hungry fish! After getting everyone warmed up with a nice batch of Yellowfin it was time to move on. Since one of the weather guys was also an avid bird watcher every bird pile was getting extra special attention. One swarm in particular looked interesting even from 2 miles away so we decided to get a bit closer and investigate. Surprise surprise! Under the birds was a small piece of tangled up rope that someone had marked with a plastic orange jug. Whoever marked it also left a bunch of hungry Mahi Mahi behind. The Mahi Mahi were ferocious, the water was flat and there was no one around to crash our party. What does it all mean? Break out the light tackle and have some fun! We would catch a dozen fish, take a water break, have a snack and set back up for another pass. After 3 or 4 passes like this the box was getting kinda full and we could see the school of fish shrinking. Back to bird watching and a nice ride home.