FISHING REPORT

November 1st - November 8th, 2014

Weather Conditions: A mix of clouds and sun with a few showers. Mostly sunny by the end of the week with beautiful flat calm days.

Winds: The wind really moved around. NW, then N for a few days, then went S, landing NNE by the end of the week. Some days 5 - 15. Some days flat calm.

Air Temperature: Mid 80's for the High. High 70's, for the lows.

Water Temperature: 81-83 degrees

Moonphase: Full moon on the 6th.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Frank came back to see us and brought his friend Paul. Paul landed his first bonefish on fly and several more. Bob, aka, Guapo, landed some beautiful bonefish alongside his bride Carolyn. And Richard and Monolisa were back and as usual, we've lost track of numbers. Thank you for returning to El Pescador - we love to see you here. Allen and Brianna were here celebrating their honeymoon. They came here prepared with a ton of spin gear. They fished on their own in the back lagoon and had a blast. They also landed bonefish on the flyrod for the first time all by themselves! Don was here with his family and he had a great time landing bonefish on the fly for the first time. One day he brought his daughter Alysson - and she landed 5 bonefish on spin. Way to go! Another angler in the making. Brian and Stephanie were here from McCall, Idaho. Brian was thrilled with all of his first bonefish on fly. Jason, thank you for bringing such a great group. Noah, John, Mark, Chris, Mike, Matt, Greg and John. We congratulate you on your bonefish on fly and spin. The bonefish were a little spooky a few days when the wind was switching around. It was persistence that made it happen!

PERMIT (Palometta): Phyllis watched her husband Stanley land a tarpon one of their first days here�.we guess that was the motivation to get out there and give it her best with Captain Hilberto. Yes, Phyllis landed a beautiful permit on spin! Richard also landed a beautiful permit on spin. And then his wife Monalisa went out and landed her permit on spin! A permit is an amazing fish. They are speedy, it's true, but it's those big rubber lips that make it happen. Watching a permit take a live crab on spin is truly fun. Congratulations!

TARPON (Sabalo): Leo brought his step son Brett to check out the action. Brett was able to land his first tarpon on fly with Captain Kechu! And Stanley - of course we loved that you landed your tarpon on fly. Way to go. Ted also landed a beautiful tarpon with Captain Jr.

Grand Slam: No slams this week.

OTHER SPECIES: It was quite the show. Jason showed up on the dock after fishing with Captain Emir and Gordy. They saw a school of jacks passing. He threw his fly and it was inhaled. Jack on! After a running up and down the dock and finally jumping in the water, the 15 plus pound jack was landed. Pretty sure we will see some Go Pro footage soon!

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island specials, Spawning Gotcha, Cray Charlie

FOR PERMIT - Spawning shrimp, Merkin

FOR TARPON - Chartreuse bunny, Black Death, Tan bunny

Guide of the week: Captain Kechu with his son, Kristian. They received so many compliments about the teaching that went on their boat this week. Brett landed his first tarpon and other guests had many shots. The score is one thing, but Captain Kechu is dedicated to his teaching, and for this, we thank him.

This Week's Summary:

Thank you to our wonderful returning guests! Stanley and Phyllis, Leo, Richard and Monalisa, Frank, Bob and Carolyn - you make it special for us when we see your smiles returning to the dock. A big shout out to Jason from Break Water - we really enjoyed your group and look forward to seeing you next year. It was a mixed up week, and the change of season is noted. Crisp mornings as a mild cold front moved through, and then some days opened up with weather "like you read about. " Flat calm. Fish were rolling, jumping and hiding. Sometimes flat calm days can be really tough - it makes the angler up their game to make that beautiful presentation to the fish. Mornings around here start off with the shrill from our grackles - a long call, followed by some high pitched punctuation. The sun comes up about six am and with it, beautiful red, pink and orange sun rises. Quiet time quickly turns to anglers and guides moving about making sure all is ready for the day. We are looking forward to celebrating El Pescador's 40th anniversary next week. So stay tuned!

Cast to your dreams!
Lori-Ann [email protected].

Fishing photo of the week:


El Pescador guest Stanley and his tarpon