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Captain Allen's Weekly Fishing Report Archives |
January 2002
| January 1st -
2001 is history!! All
in all it was not a bad fishing year for Bermuda. Although the Wahoo fishing was
not up to par, I think the better than average Blue Marlin fishing made up for
it.
Things
really started to heat up in May with the early arrival of the Big Blue Marlins and some of
the years best Wahoo fishing. Reports
of Wahoo’s over 100lbs and Blues over 500lbs were coming ashore, (I was in
North Carolina building a boat!, missed it all!)
With June came some really
good Blue Marlin fishing and about average Yellowfin Tuna fishing.
Although no big Tunas were being caught, plenty of big Blues were to be
found. We arrived in Bermuda with
the new “De MAKO” on June 6th, and did our first full day trip on
the 10th & released our first Blue.
By the end of the month we had released several Blues over 500lbs, our
largest at 800lbs. With the World
Cup & Big Game Classic tournaments coming up next month everyone was looking
forward to some hot fishing! July brought continued good fishing but also some rough seas!
Big Marlins were being seen and caught throughout the month but July 27th
is definitely the day we’ll all remember and talk about for some time to
come. A Two Grander Day!
One, the Challenger’s great catch @ 1190lbs.with angler Cummings Zuill
and Two, our great release on “DeMAKO” at an estimated weight of 1100–1200lbs,
with angler Justin North. August brought a slowdown in the Marlin & Tuna fishing.
Although fewer Yellowfins were around the size had got better with a few
making the 100lbs mark. The exact
opposite happened with the Marlins. We
saw the average size drop from 300-400lbs. to 150-200lbs. (mere rats!!). September & October you think of as red hot Wahoo fishing, right? Not! This year, although we had some fair tuna fishing with the “Reel Action” taking top honors with a 200lbs Yellowfin, the Wahoos were definitely not up to par. The tinker mackerel just did not show up and as you know no live baits means no great fall Wahoo run! November & December were about normal with a few Wahoos & Tunas knocking around but no big exciting catches. |
February 2002
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February 24th - Alright,
it is time for a new fishing report - or so I have been told. “DeMAKO”
got back from North Carolina, about two weeks ago, where I had some finishing-off work done, plus I was lucky enough to fish with the great Omie Tillet a few
times. The “Rock” (Striped
Bass) fishing was as good as it gets! Omie
would find them everytime and we would catch 30 or 40 of them and be back to the
dock before noon. The “Rocks”
were averaging between 20 to 40 lbs., but you are only allowed to keep two fish
per angler, and then we would release the rest. The best part about Rock fishing
is you are only fishing about half a mile off the beach, but it is cold!! Water
temperature @ 47° F.
Back in Bermuda, we did our first fishing trip, yesterday, catching 4 Wahoo’s. My good friend, Andrew, told me that the Wahoo fishing has been like the weather - up & down - with some days only producing one or two fish and every now and then, you’ll see catches of ten or more! With the ups & downs of the Wahoo fishing, most of the fishing effort is still being focused on the bottom for Coney & Hinds. Do not look for a lot of change until April - Then, we should see the Yellowfins showing up. |
March 2002
| March 18th - It’s Whale watching time so, if you are headed offshore in the next six weeks, don’t forget your camera! With the Humpback Whales migrating north, you’ll have plenty to see, which is a good thing, as the fishing has not improved much. The Wahoo fishing is sporadic, with catches as high as 10 Wahoo some days and the big “O” the next day. A few Yellowfin Tunas being caught here and there but, for the most part, the Tunas have not made a real showing. The bottom fishing is still your only sure thing, with catches of Coneys & Hinds coming from on top of the Banks and, in the deeper waters of 100-200 fathoms, producing some nice Red Snappers. The slow fishing is not just here, as my friends in N.C. are also reporting slow fishing and, like us, are anticipating the arrival of the Yellowfins in April. |
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