Most unseasonal. The weather, this week, that is. Absolutely glorious days gave way to the domination of moderate northerly winds, lower temperatures and the threat of rain. Not that much of the latter materialised.Reports from the commercial and charter industries suggest that the wahoo fishing is considerably behind where it would normally be expected. Numbers are down and the sizes are small. All this could change but there is a fair chance that sports anglers won’t be loading up their fish boxes with wahoo.There is a variety of yellowfin tuna out there although the majority of the fish seem to be schoolies in the 15 to 25-pound range. Some are considerably larger but they tend to be a bit scattered. Trolling has been netting some success but earlier in the past week some luck was had by boats chumming. While it is a bit early for peak blackfin action there should be a few around and these are most likely to respond to some judicious chumming although anecdotal evidence suggests that trolling along the northern part of Bermuda’s Edge might meet with action from small schools of blackfin that often show up there early in the year.The increasingly popular deep jigging is getting results, usually from ambers and bonitas but, without a doubt, this is a majorly tiring form of fishing. Far easier to prop a weighted line down, preferably with an anchovy on the top hook.Not only do the so-called “floating fish” favour such offerings but the elusive monkey rockfish also likes them. With a daily bag limit of one, there isn’t much of a future in concentrating on such a species but if one happens to please, well, it will be a very welcome addition to the fish box.Despite a rather chill north-westerly wind, the Bermuda Fishing Clubs Annual Tournament (BFCAT) was held on Sunday with just two clubs being represented at the weigh-in which took place at Spanish Point.Most of the action was centred down on Argus Bank which, while a bit of a long run offshore, seemed to be home to the current population of yellowfin tuna. Especially notable were the strong tide conditions because a rip current was more than just obvious, churning up the sea into a maelstrom of foam and spray.The chumming left something to be desired, presumably as a result of the current but that did not preclude other forms of fishing including trolling and kite fishing.As a result there was just one entry on 12-lb test line and that was a 30.3lbs yellowfin caught by sea Horse Anglers Club member Trevor Gillis while fishing aboard Capt. Kevin Winter’s Playmate.Two other Sea Horse Anglers members scored on 16-lb test line. John Barnes caught a 25 lbs yellowfin and Keith Pearman released another yellowfin that happened to please. Both these catches were made on Capt. Craigin Curtis’ Reel Addiction.There were seven entries on 20-lb test line. Sea Horse Anglers members, Edward Barnes and David Hanwell made their catches on Reel Addiction with Hanwell’s fish being the largest of the tournament, a 54 pound yellowfin. On Playmate SHAC angler Jorge Amaro caught two school-sized yellowfin tuna. Replying for Bermuda Anglers Club were David Benevides, David Lines and Josse Lines with one yellowfin and two wahoo, respectively. All three catches were made on CZ Endeavor, using 20-lb test line.On 30-lb test line, the Sea Horse anglers Trevor Gillis, Valter Couto, Joe Paulo and Jorge Amaro aboard Playmate racked up five yellowfin tuna (one released), a horse-eye jack and a wahoo all of which scored points for their club.Unlike most other local tournaments the BFCAT awards are based on the aggregate points accrued by each club (all members) on each line test. Thus, a club might win one, some or even all of the classes. Although the host club, Bermdua Anglers has released the catch information, the results remain provisional. Given that, even a cursory look would strongly suggest that the winning team becomes next year’s host team and it looks a lot like being Sea Horse. Details of the prize presentation, etc. will be forthcoming.With this year’s BFCAT now history, there is a break of a couple of weeks to the next bit of competitive action. With any luck the fishing will continue to improve as the water warms up and more of the seasonal species arrive and take up residence on the offshore grounds. Almost assuredly the billfish will be among the most noticed as they are probably the most obvious followers of a seasonal pattern. Living in the open sea, they can be found anywhere within their range at any time but there does seem to be pronounced movement northward in the late spring and summer and a definite reversal as the autumn sets in.The pattern holds true for both the whites and the blues but research has shown that the blue marlin really do like warmer water, hence their association with high summer here and elsewhere.And the onset of such activity cannot be too far away. Last week, Capt. Allen DeSilva’s DeMako released a spearfish, the second reported this season and there were reports of a commercial boat dropping a blue marlin. When you start hearing such things it won’t be too long before the action picks up markedly and it will be foolhardy to drag anything light across the deep water.Meanwhile, elsewhere records that were held in Bermuda have tumbled. According to a recent IGFA release, the new men’s 50-lb test record and all-tackle record for Amberjack now exists in Nagasaki, Japan. The fish which weighed in at 156 lbs 13 oz eclipses the previous all-tackle records held in Bermuda. The reason that is in the plural is that there were two fish caught here that tied for the all-tackle record at 155 lbs10 oz and 155 lbs 12 oz, respectively. The smaller fish set the record in 1981 and it was equalled (subject to the IGFA’s rules on exceeding an existing record) in 1992. The previous men’s 50-lb test record was held in Florida by a 128-pound fish that had been caught in 1994.One must suspect that unless a bit more effort goes into proper sport fishing here in Bermuda, eventually, there won’t be any local records left on the books. Even the seemingly unassailable wahoo records of 115 pounds set by Leo Barboza on 20-lb test back in 1961 and Mike Midgett’s 81 lb 7 oz (1984) could well be the targets of more avid anglers elsewhere. Perhaps that in and of itself is a good reason to scale down the gear, change the mind set and go in search of the some record-breaking Tight lines!!!