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Captain Allen's Weekly Fishing Report Archives |
April 2001
| April 30th - Well, here goes nothing! My husband, Capt. Allen DeSilva, is still away in North Carolina, getting the new boat ready to come home so he has asked me to write his fishing report for the week. I guess that I should be thankful that he has so much confidence in me. I know that he would much rather be here fishing with all the guys but, unfortunately, this is one of the drawbacks of having a custom boat built. So, let's get to the fishing report! As far as I can understand from the guys, things are starting to pick up. Steven Rance of "Knockdown" had a good catch the other day. He was on Challenger and they caught 2 Wahoo (52 and 40 dressed), 8 yellowfin and 1 Blackfin. Thanks Steve for finally getting some fresh tuna to eat! Joey Dawson on "Gringo" was also out last week and caught 1 Wahoo and 6 yellowfin one day and the next day came in with 11 yellowfin and 1 Wahoo, trolling. He said that most of the yellowfin weighed in around 25lbs. One of the commercial boats came in, yesterday, with 10 yellowfin. It looks like the tuna's are finally biting, and they also seem to be getting bigger. The increase in numbers and size will definetly make the local chefs happy! It seems that a few white marlin have been caught. Andrew Card on "Reel Action" released one, on Sunday, and also caught a few wahoo and yellowfin. He also caught a nice size wahoo on Saturday (83 dressed). Russell Young on "Sea Wolfe" was out, today, and caught 5 wahoo and 3 yellowfin. I know that a few Blue Marlin have been raised, but my sources tell me that none have been caught. "Nothing Easy" raised a Blue, yesterday, which was between 500 - 600lbs. The weather has been quite good and there have been some nice, sunny and calm days. Don't forget about The Bermuda Big Game Classic, which is being held in Bermuda this July. The tournament dates are July 12-15th. It is a 4-person team event with a $3,000 team entry fee. Big cash prizes, like the Pot of Gold prize - $250,000 to the person setting a new all tackle record for either Blue or White Marlin! Plus, $50,000 if you break the all tackle Dolphin, Wahoo or Tuna record. You can check out the site at http://www.BermudaBigGameClassic.com or email Dan Jacobs at Dan.Jacobs@worldpub.net for all the latest info. You'd best book your favorite boat NOW!! You do not want to miss this one! Hopefully, Allen will be back soon and the fishing reports will get back to normal. Remember, you are just a click away from Allen's previous reports. |
May 2001
| May 6th - It's hard to believe that another week has gone by already. It has been a great week for fishing here in Bermuda. The weather has been good and the guys have been catching nice size Wahoo. Quite a few in the 75 - 90lb range. The first Blue Marlin of the season, at about 150lbs, was caught on Saturday by Steven Rance on the "Knock Down". As usual he has all the luck! On Sunday, Joey Dawson on "Gringo" also caught a Blue Marlin which was estimated at around 400lbs...... good going Joey & Margaret. Steven on the "Knock Down wasn't as lucky on Sunday. He lost his shot at the Blue but caught a White Marlin. I also understand that another boat caught a Blue on Sunday which was about 200lbs. The boats have also been catchng some Yellowfin Tuna and Dolphin. |
June 2001
| June 10th - Believe it or not the new boat, “De Mako” is finally home and fishing. No one is happier than her captain and owner, Allen DeSilva. I think he thought that the day would never come. Usually he is rearing to go after four months of no fishing but this was a longgggggg stretch of seven months. You know how anxious he must have been! The boat arrived home from Wanchese, North Carolina on Wednesday, June 6. She came across in a time of 32 hours. A six man crew brought her across and they had a pretty uneventful trip. On board was the builder, Sunny Briggs and Capt. Ad-tech, Donald Macumber, both of Briggs Boatworks and both making their first Atlantic crossing. I think that Sunny was very relieved that nothing major came up with the boat. Allen and his mate, David Soares, started fishing the new boat on Saturday, June 9 in a howling gale. It was raining and blowing all day. So much so that they had the ocean to themselves. Nothing like putting that Carolina flare to the test! They said that it was a very smooth ride of which I was glad to hear. The fishing wasn’t that great but they did manage to catch three wahoo. The boat was out again on Sunday and would you believe it - they caught their first Blue Marlin of the season. She was caught by Andrew Cook and was estimated to weigh 250lbs. They also caught 9 yellowfin tuna and 1 wahoo. |
| June 18th - I am back!! It`s been a good week, weather-wise, with calm seas & lots of sunshine. The Yellowfin Tuna fishing would be a lot easier if the birds (Shearwaters) would give us a break and let us get a line in the water! Catches of 5-10 fish are common, average size 20-50lbs. Wahoo fishing is very slow, so more boats are hunting for Blues. On the subject of Blues, Dave Kieffer released a 400 pounder on "De MAKO" on Monday and Lawrence Correia (La La) released a 500 pounder, today, with us. The new boat seems to raise more than its share of Blues - this is a good thing!!! Other releases reported on the "Triple Play," "In Excess," and "Jamie C." were that Almaco Jack & Amber Jack catches have been good on the SE side of both Banks, with " Reel Action's" 105lbs. Amber Jack caught on Challenger, yesterday, making it the Jack of the week!! We, on "De MAKO," managed to catch 24 Almaco Jacks, yesterday, with a total weight of 134lbs. "Playmate" reported a good catch on Jacks, today, also - lots of good eating!! Well, that's all for now. It is good to be back & I will do my best to keep the reports coming. |
| June 25th - Fishing!! Well, it does not get any better than this. We did our first all-day Marlin trip, today, with Scott Chambers and his new bride, Stacy. We were 2 for 6 on Blues, releasing an 800 pounder (One of a double strike) in the morning, plus releasing a 200lb and losing three more in the afternoon. Yesterday was also a great day with Wayne Correia (Feeds) releasing a 750lb Blue Marlin, after we caught 20 Yellowfin Tuna!! All week the Yellowfin have been biting down on the back side of Argus Banks giving us a long troll out in the morning, plus a long troll home which, for us, has worked out great, as we have had good Marlin action all week. And, as if it couldn`t get any better, how about flat calm seas all week. De Mako has not even put any spray on the decks all week!! Sunday was the Bacardi Tournament and most boats saw slower fishing that day with the "Spellbound" taking top boat & "DeMako" in 2nd place. (Congratulations to the Fishers on the "Spellbound") Well, that's all for now. I have to get some sleep... need some rest as we are sold out until the 23rd of July! |
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