The charters are starting up this week, but we were out once last week before the big downpour. There are not a lot of fisherman down here yet. But we had lots of nice flat days and the weather was bearable. The dry northwest winds were up today and they will be blowing a few days this week. The water is clear and in the 85-87 degree range. It's just about perfect for swimming, and soon fishing. We released two sails the day we were out. The water is still warm and we passed but one marlin sleeping on the surface. We also caught a few small dorado and a couple of big Sierras. The fish seem to be all over but not in great numbers. The sails are large but the dorado are still barely keepers. We passed a couple of floating logs, and they should be attracting fish now. I got out for a couple of hours on Friday in close around the Seamounts for a few big Sierras. The inshore fish are getting active. The fishing should pick up here before the full moon and we'll be on the water. by Bryan Replogle, Team Margarita Sportfishing, repsilon@aol.com (photo by Fernando Almada, Catch 22 Sportsfishing)

Fishing Report It was a great Memorial Weekend in San Carlos. The ladies that competed in the Ladies International Fishing Tournament braved a rough Saturday to be rewarded with a calm Sunday. The bite sounded tough with a lot of fish seen but not too many hooked and landed. Some nice dorado up to 37 pounds were caught. My captain Arturo was out on Sunday to catch and release five sailfish on bait and circle hooks. I think that some good fishing will be going on this week. I had the pleasure to fish the Gulf of Mexico with the boys down South on Saturday and Sunday. We fished the Memorial Big Game Tournament out of Orange Beach, Alabama. We traveled a hundred miles offshore to the oil rigs. The weather was exceptional and the fish were biting. Something large ate one of our 12 pound baits. We chunked for tuna with some success. I thought the first 50 pound fish had done me in in the heat, but the second one at 138 pounds still has me in pain. Five big tuna came in on the second day and we returned to the party. The 108 boats took nearly six hours to weigh all their fish. Boat after boat brought in tuna, but mine held out for third place and a nice check. Biloxi, Mississippi is the next stop on the circuit! by Bryan Replogle, Team Margarita Sport Fishing