East Cape-wahoo wann-a-be
East Cape anglers have struggled this last week with hard weather and tough fishing. Two different storm cells passed dumping rain with strong winds.
Billfish have saved our bacon providing action and have been close to home and also off shore in the same area as porpoise schools. Dorado have also
been in the count with many anglers taking limits of the schoolie size variety.
Early in the week tuna were cooperating for anglers south of Los Frailes drifting with sardines. Also, porpoise schools off shore 20 to 40 miles were
yielding quality sized yellowfin. With the grumpy weather sardines have been hard to find and vital for the Frailes bite. Off shore we can meter
tuna at 100 to 200 feet deep under porpoise but they don't want to come up and play. Several days we found large schools of spinner and spotted
porpoise but couldn't get the tuna to go. It has been very frustrating but at least marlin and sailfish have provided steady action while hunting for
the yellowfin. One day soon these fish are going to get hungry and it is going to be game on.
Wahoo have made a showing and everyday a fish or two have been picked off. Yesterday we went one for 4 on the wahoo.
