I CALL IT THE MPS, Saltwater Fishing Report

I CALL IT THE "MPS"
When the wind doesn't blow the marlin want to go.

I just spoke with a couple of fishermen who stayed at the Los Barriles Hotel and fished a local charter boat for the last three days. The first two days weather was calm and they accounted for 2 striped marlin and 10 dorado. Their last day the wind hooped up and the count was a goose egg.

This is typical for winter time fishing on the East Cape. The bite can be good but is never consistent. I believe all the ups and downs in weather is the largest contributing factor. It has been the same deal fishing for yellowtail. No doubt they are in the neighborhood. One day a guy can go out and bag a couple 30-35 pounders and the next day they are gone. Two or three days later they bite again.

Personally I can't wait to get past February. Entering March we are over the hump and the bite is much more consistent. Warming water and more active bait, turns sea life on. Turns me on also. In March the marlin start to pile up in large schools and sometimes yellowfin tuna make an early showing. Roosterfish become active and the whole sea starts to wake up from winter. It is also when sightings and the shot at a swordfish are at their best. Talk about a turn on!

When I moved to the East Cape in 1991 GPS's were not available and Loran's did not work in this area. Navigating the Sea of Cortez was done with a compass and a wrist watch. The local fishermen would find their sweet spots and relate their location to each other by using a triangulation method. Not knowing the names of mountain peaks or different beach areas, I installed a direction finder on my boat. With that, I could at least tell which direction they were broadcasting from. The direction finder never did work very well but learning the Mexican method has. Now folks will ask how did you find that other boat or sweet spot without your GPS. My anwser is the MPS ...
"Mexican Positioning System".

Can't hardly wait for spring!

Mark Rayor
teamjenwren.com
markrayor.blogspot.com
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