FISHING REPORT

December 13th - 20th, 2014

Weather Conditions: The week started with variably cloudy and cool weather. There was the occasional rain storm, some sun breaks and then the end of the week was flat out beautiful.

Winds: NNE 5 - 10, NE 5, then light and variable.

Air Temperature: 77 - 83 F.

Water Temperature: 76 - 80 F.

Moonphase: Last quarter on the 14th.

WHAT GUESTS WERE CATCHING:

BONEFISH (Macabi): Leo and Joy just wanted to make sure they got out of Montana before the big winter sets in. They had not caught bonefish before, but they left El Pescador pros with bonefish on fly! Steve brought his girlfriend Nancy from New York so she could check out what goes on behind the scenes on these fly fishing trips. Steve - who used to own The Urban Angler in downtown New York, is a smart man. He scheduled a shore lunch with Captain Cesar on the day he brought Nancy out in the boat. They loved it! Nancy is now initiated to bonefish action, and Steve landed some beauties. All the guides have said they are seeing "bigger" bonefish these days. John and Winnie brought their daughters - all from Seattle, for a fun fly fishing vacation. John and Winnie love their fishing but don't want to pressure their daughters to love it as much as they do. Hayley and Eliza both came out to the casting dock and started casting with ease. Fifteen minutes here and there, and then, you can start to breathe. Hayley also tied up some nice flies at the vice in the bar. John and Winnie both landed some nice bonefish on fly. John was tarpon crazed most of the week, so the bonefishing allowed a little sanity to the situation. Tiffany and Collin came from Fort Collins, Colorado. They both landed bonefish on the fly with Captain Cesar, yay! Wes and Leslie took time out from saving animal lives as veterinarians and landed some big beautiful bonefish with Captain Kechu. Her husband started out with a bang getting a slam the first day out, but Veronica made sure she got her bonefish on fly with Captain Emir and Gordy! Robert is a new villa owner here at EP. It was so much fun to see him introduce his family to fly fishing this week. Cobert, I think you have some fun fly fishing in your future! Nice going on landing multiple bonefish in front of the lodge! Wow!

PERMIT (Palometta): Whoa! Jay went out the first day with his lovely wife and Captain Emir and Gordy. Well, they slammed! And it was the permit that got the whole deal going. Jay went out on day number two, and landed his second permit on fly - a nice 16 pounder. We are seeing a lot of permit, but mostly they are not in the mood to commit to the fly. As the moon changes, so will their attitude.

TARPON (Sabalo): Jay landed his tarpon on fly with Captain Emir and Gordy - and yes, this went toward his slam! John fished with Captain Vince all week. They were in them thick - had a couple bites, but mostly the fish had "lock jaw." Robert and Colbert chased tarpon most of the week as well. They had some great shots, long follows and refusals. I think Colbert did have a bit in there. As a beginner fly fisher, he is going for the big silver right off the bat. Anyway, we have a lot of good tarpon fishing out on Savannah, but they are picky. It was the green toad that closed the deal for Jay.

OTHER SPECIES: Jacks! Jacks are big fun and they are around. Mutton snapper on fly? Yes!

Grand Slam: Congratulations to Jay Stringer who was honored on our "Grand Slam" board this week. The big three - bonefish, permit and tarpon - in one day on fly with Captain Emir and Gordy.

FLIES THAT WORKED

FOR BONEFISH - Christmas Island specials in orange, pearl and pink - size 8. Gotchas and Crazie Charlies in size 8 with weed guards, small tan crabs in size 8.

FOR PERMIT - Peterson's Spawning Shrimp in size 4, Avalon's size 2, Floating tan crabs size 4, Christmas Island Specials in size 4, Gotcha's in size 4. (We use a lot of shrimp patterns, stripped, for our permit).

FOR TARPON - Chartreuse bunny, Black Death, Tan bunny, White toads. Size 2/0 and 3/0.

Guide of the week: His name is very well represented on our Grand Slam board�.drum roll please�.Captain Emir is our guide of the week for getting Jay his slam the first day out. Wow. And especially since Emir is going through some growing pains as Captain Gordy, his son, is starting to guide on his own for EP. They are truly a dynamic duo and have been responsible for a crazy number of slams in 2014! Congratulations Emir and thank you.

This Week's Summary:

Our December fishing has been remarkable in spite of some weather days. We always warn people to have fun with the bonefishing before burning up deck time chasing tarpon�but we also know how addictive chasing tarpon can be. That was the case this week. Robert and John - you are due! Our tradewinds are back and the sea is settling. We had a great time meeting new friends this week and look forward to your return. Our fly fishing community is a close nit one, and that's a good thing. We get to know some really fun and interesting people here and for this, we thank you. Thanks for sharing your stories and extending your cast here at El Pescador. We hope this holiday time is special for all of our angling friends. Keep tying flies, casting your lines and living your dreams. From all the staff here at EP - we look forward to seeing you on the dock!

Fish On!
Lori-Ann [email protected].

Fishing photo of the week:


El Pescador guest Jay and his big permit - part of his Grand Slam!