Author: Axel Barrios

John Davis and Roy Van Wyk returned for the 4th time in 2 years to kick off our winter season. Also joining them were Al Penson and Jim Bledsoe. Fishing 2 days on Knotwork they raised 17 sailfish, had 13 bites and released 10. They also caught 8 dorado. But the big deal was raising 4 marlin, with 3 bites and releasing 2 BLUES!

Grandfather/Grandson Team of Tony Wilson and George Kalkounis arrived for 3 days fishing with us. They raised 45 sailfish, had 41 bites and released 30. They had several doubles and a triple. George released 2 of the sails on that triple! They also raised 1 marlin and caught a boatload of dorado.

Roy Stace and Paul Bowling arrived from The United Kingdom. In 4 days fishing they raised 18 sailfish, had 16 bites and released 14. They also caught 1 250 lb Blue marlin, yellowfin tuna and dorado. They gave us this compliment: “Best mates we have fished with anywhere in the world at Pacific Fins.”

A Season in Review – Winter (Oct 2013 – May 2014)

First of all we want to thank everyone who made it down to Pacific Fins to fish and stay with us. For those of you who gave it strong consideration and were not able to make it – hopefully the below stats will help encourage you to make a visit in the future!

In no particular order:

Total for Entire Season – Sailfish – (Conventional/Light Tackle):
Raised:  6176
Bites:  5020
Released:  3510

The majority of our clients hook up the sails themselves. Our crews enjoy teaching this technique to our beginners.

Clients Visited From The Following Countries:
Russia, Venezuela, Colombia, Canada, Mexico, Honduras, Turkey, Germany, South Africa, UK, France, and The USA (Lower 48 + Puerto Rico, Alaska and Hawaii).

OUR BOAT MAVERICK WINS THE XIV INTERNATIONAL BILLFISH TOURNAMENT!!! 
In the 4-Day Tournament “Maverick” raised 133 sailfish, had 118 bites, and released 83 – Nov 2013
1st Place

Best Single Day – Conventional
62 sailfish raises, 52 bites, 46 releases (Alliance One) – April 2014

Best Single Day – FLY
40 raises, 20 bites, 9 releases (Stan Shoemaker) – Feb 2014

Biggest Sailfish
195 lbs! – (Richard Watkins) – Dec 2013

Smallest Sailfish
10 lbs – 4 Juvenile 10 lb sailfish released (Dylan & Garrett Schopper) – April 2014

Best Average Per Day Sailfish Releases:
Averaged 28 releases per day – (Noonie & Lorraine Gilbeau) – Dec 2013
Over 4 days fishing

Most Sailfish Released On FLY During Trip – (Individual)
14 – (Dr. Lee Smith) – Jan 2014

Most Sailfish Released On FLY During Trip – (Group)
17 – (Fehsenfeld Group) – March 2014

Most Marlin Released On FLY During Trip
2 – (Dr. Lee Smith) – 1 Striped, 1 Blue – Jan 2014

Most Marlin Released During Trip – (conventional)
2 – (Patrick Mulligan Family) – 2 Striped – Jan 2014

Oldest Client To Release a Sailfish
89 years old

Youngest Client To Release a Sailfish
8 years old

Most Sailfish Released At ONE Time
6 – (Murat Iyriboz Group) – Jan 2014

Best Month – Average (Conventional)
November 2013 – Averaged 26 sailfish raises, 23 bites, 17 releases per boat per day.

Most Unique Picture Sent By Client
(Rafael Perez Group) – Feb 2014
pic below – This healthy sailfish released back into the bluewater to swim away and fight another day.

Most Prolific Trip Totals: Raises, Bites, Releases
301 sailfish raises, 256 bites, 201 releases – (Tomfohdre Group) – Feb 2014

Most Visits In Same Season – (Tie)
2 – Dr Alberto Ramirez group – Dec 2013 & Feb 2014
2 – Jim Bishop group – Dec 2013 & April 2014
2 – Johnny & Stacey Powers – Dec 2013 & March 2014

For additional information and availability:

Phone: 1-888-700-3467

Mailing Address:
Pacific Fins Resort & Marina
955 Pavilion St
Cincinnati, OH 45202

 

 

Alexey Bozuk, Konstatin Grishin, Andrey Motaylenko, Alexsandr Guliaev, Andrey Kalayda and Sergei Vitkin arrived from Russia for 5 days fishing.  On Gypsy, Maverick and Canaso 2 they raised 271 sailfish, had 191 bites, released 110 conventional and 8 on fly!  They also caught 18 yellowfin tuna and 7 dorado.

Jim Bishop arrived for his 2nd trip in 5 months!  Joining him were Mike Molina and Aubrey Robertson.  Fishing on Sirena for 2 days they raised 65 sailfish, had 56 bites and released 47.

Dylan & Garrett Schopper arrived for 3 days fishing on Maverick.  They raised 71 sailfish, had 64 bites and released 48.  3 of those 48 were 10 lb juveniles which was very interesting.  They also caught 1 Striped marlin, 2 dorado, and 1 yellowfin.  Total mixed bag.

The Diego Pulido group fished with us one day on Sirena.  They raised 7 sailfish, had 6 bites and released 6.

Keith Hopkins returned for the 2nd time.  Joining him were Bill Geary, Jeff Jones, Kevin Morgan, Marcus Sullivan and John Wiley.  Fishing 2 boats on Day 1 and a big boat on Day 2 they raised 73 sailfish, had 65 bites and released 39.

The guys from Alliance One fished 1 day and hit them big time.  Fishing on Sirena they raised 60 sailfish, had 52 bites and released 46!

Fishing is RED Hot!
Bill Buckley II and Bill Buckley III arrived for the 3rd year in a row.  Fishing 3 days on Maverick they raised 87 sailfish, had 83 bites and released 59.

Niels Erichsen and son Ian fished Club Nautico’s V-VI tournament on March 7 and 8 on Danmark.  They raised 79 sailfish, had 70 bites and released 41.  All in all 19 boats in the Tournament, 57 anglers averaged 25 bites per boat on Day 1 averaging 25 bites per boat and 40 bites on Day 2 with several above the 50 bite mark!

Michael Roche & Jeff Brown arrived for 1 day fishing on Canaso II.  They raised 45 sailfish, had 25 bites and released 10 conventional and 1 on fly.

James Zlomke arrived for 3 days fishing on Gypsy.  After Day 1 and Day 2 he raised 54 sailfish, had 27 bites, released 12 conventional and 2 on fly.

Continue reading “MARCH 14 – 23”

Larry Gury, Ralph Schulz and Mark Koller arrived for the 2nd year in a row.  Fishing on Sirena for 3 days they raised 44 sailfish, had 38 bites and released 31.

Tom, Ed and Marion Francis arrived for 3 days fishing.  Marion wanted to celebrate his 70th birthday catching sails and his two sons treated him to a great adventure.  Fishing on Maverick they raised 33 sailfish, had 22 bites, released 4 sails conventional and 9 on fly!  They also caught 6 yellowfin tuna and 2 dorado.

One of our local congressman fished with us March 29th on Danmark and caught a 350 lb Blue marlin and 10 yellowfin tuna!

A group of local clients fishing on Maverick March 26 raised 11 sailfish, had 11 bites and released 8.

Johnny and Stacey Powers visited again to fish with us.  On Gypsy in 3 days fishing they raised 23 sailfish, had 21 bites, released 15 sailfish, 12 yellowfin tuna and 2 dorado.

 A group of local clients fished Aguardiente on March 28th for a 1/2 day and raised 4 sailfish, had 4 bites and released 2.

 The Perry Dye Family fished on Gypsy March 28 and caught 14 yellowfin tuna.

 A couple from Russia visiting Guatemala stopped by the Resort and we had an opening on March 27th on Gypsy between groups.  They raised 4 sailfish, had 3 bites, released 2 sailfish and 2 dorado.

Chris Jones, Edwin Harris, Gregg Plunkett and Donald Bogden arrived.  Fishing 3 days on Gypsy they raised 56 sailfish, had 47 bites, released 31 conventional and 2 on fly.

Bill O’Connor, Bill Lambert and Howard Pitts arrived for 3 days of fly fishing on Canaso II.  They raised 55 sailfish, had 28 bites and released 13 on Fly.  They also caught 3 dorado and 4 yellow fin.

The guys from Universal Leaf fished on April 2 and April 5. They fished 1 day on Allure and 1 day on Sirena. They raised 30 sailfish, had 24 bites and released 20.  They also caught 2 dorado.

 Gary Converse, Craig Little, Doug Fenwick and Tim Biewer arrived for 3 days fishing.  Fishing on Gypsy & Maverick they raised 86 sailfish, had 57 bites and released 41.

Bill Tate arrived for 2 days fishing.  On Maverick he raised 34 sailfish, had 28 bites and released 18.