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Even the grizzled old salts have trouble remembering a year that seems so bereft of fish. While there are a few reports of wahoo and tuna being caught, most of the effort seems to be directed at bottom species and many commercial operators are really...
DATE: Oct 30, 2010
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Try explaining this one. After a fair beginning to the autumnal wahoo run and the passage of Hurricane Igor, everything has gone exceedingly quiet. Not just for wahoo but for all the species that normally please well into November and even December.
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DATE: Oct 23, 2010
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Despite eminently fishable weather, the fishing has been incredibly slow. A few wahoo and tuna have been caught and there are still quite a few frigate-sized mackerel around.
While this sounds like a really fine proposition, the truth of the matter i...
DATE: Oct 16, 2010
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Moderate weather, calm seas and precious little fishing. Does it actually come as all that much of a surprise? The commercial fleet is concentrating on lobsters, the weekenders seem to have all but given up and the offshore has gone awfully quiet. Bu...
DATE: Oct 09, 2010
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Wow, Igor comes and goes and the fishing effort ebbs like the parting of the Res Sea. The commercial fleet is putting the emphasis on lobsters with only a few boats still concentrating on wahoo and tuna or bottom fish. The amateurs seem to have calle...
DATE: Oct 02, 2010
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Ah, a strange time of year. To fish or not to fish: that is the question. Chances are that the boat has been taken up for safe-keeping or put on a mooring with multiple lines to ensure that it did not go "drift about" during the storm. Is it really w...
DATE: Sep 25, 2010
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All kudos to the organisers of last week's Royal Gazette Wahoo Tournament. This reborn event was fished in bright sunshine and ever-improving conditions, justifying the brave call to leave the tournament on "go" despite a lead up that consisted of li...
DATE: Sep 18, 2010
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The season's swansong is upon us.
After the summer has sped by, we are now into the cusp of the autumn with not all that many fishing days left to the amateur. The weather usually puts paid to weekend plans once the winter pattern sets in and that ca...
DATE: Sep 11, 2010
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You know the summer season is coming to an end when you see the hurricanes and tropical storms churning up the Atlantic and everyone starts paying attention to the weather media. Whether planning a party, picnic, trip abroad or a sortie onto the brin...
DATE: Sep 04, 2010
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Summer is nearly over, you know. Apart from the Labour Day holiday next weekend, the schools are on the verge of going back in (watch what happens to the traffic!), the autumnal equinox will take place on the 23rd of September. After that, most weeke...
DATE: Aug 28, 2010
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