March 14th, 2007
Good morning folks,
Yesterday was our first day
at the bank and
unfortunately we did not
have what we were hoping
for. With only 6 tuna in the
100 pound range and 14
wahoo. The sharks in the
afternoon were horrible,
although it didn't really
matter because we didn't see
any sign of fish. The best
sign we saw was mid day and
we are waiting to see if it
shows again today. So far
this morning the sharks have
dominated the field, I hope
they back off.
Andy Cates
March 15th, 2007
Good evening folks, We left
the Bank yesterday after a
tough day with no tuna 15
wahoo and plenty of sharks.
We spent the day outside the
6 mile zone at Clarion for
19 tuna from 80 to 150
pounds. The weather was not
ideal which made it tough
but it does look like the
wind is backing off this
evening. We're hoping for
better conditions and from
what we saw here today with
the right weather I think we
will do alright. The sat.
phone has been weak so this
should update things.
Andy Cates
March 17th, 2007
Good evening folks. Today
was less productive than
yesterday with really only
one school that bit a little
ending the day with 19 tuna
from 90 to 170 pounds.
We found some wahoo action
on a dead whale 25 miles
below the Island. That made
for some excitement after
hitting a lot of schools of
tuna that would not bite.
But none the less another
nice day and the weather was
better today. Hopefully
there is more to come.
Andy Cates
March 20th, 2007
Good morning folks. The last
couple of days were very
poor for tuna outside the 6
mile zone. Occasional school
of small fish and anything
good we found would not
bite. Our dead whale
offshore produce more action
on wahoo which saved one of
the days but yesterday we
lost it and caught nothing.
With the shark factor heavy
outside we decided to use
the 6 mile zone on the
inside Islands. so far Roca
Partida was a bust but
heading in towards San
Benedicto, we have high
hopes. We have tomorrow left
and will have a full day at
the Island and looking to
finish off with some action.
So far with the catch we
have we are very thankful
but a few more tuna would be
nice.
Andy Cates
March 23rd, 2007
Good morning folks. The last
couple of days on the inside
failed to produce fish. We
scanned the 6 mile areas for
nothing. A couple of areas
had Black porpoise that
looked similar to the fall
time fishing just very
little fish with them. We
left San Benedicto and
headed home. Stopping along
the beach for a few
yellowtail and miscellaneous
coastal species.
The weather has continued to
favor us with the exception
of a little bump yesterday
but now we are enjoying the
perfect coastal weather.
Tomorrow is our last day of
travel
CAPTAIN:
ANDY CATES
DATE OF
TRIP: FRIDAY, MARCH
9, SUNDAY , MARCH 25, 2007
LENGTH
OF TRIP: 16 DAYS
AREA
FISHED: HURRICANE
BANK, OFFSHORE
FISH
COUNT: 100
YELLOWFIN TUNA, 248 WAHOO & 60
YELLOWTAIL
1ST
PLACE 268.4 LB YELLOWFIN TUNA caught by,
AL BABASHOFF OF MONTEBELLO, CA
2ND
PLACE 198.5 LB YELLOWFIN TUNA caught by, BILL
SCHNIDER OF POWAY, CA
3RD
PLACE 171.6 LB YELLOWFIN TUNA caught by; ART
GREEN OF NEWPORT BEACH, CA