When we left on Sunday at 10:30 everyone started to sort out all their gear and get comfortable. George Mendoza from Riverside, California had been on this trip many times before kind of took care of everyone and showed us what to do with all our equipment. Everyone gets to bed early looking forward to a long day at fishing tomorrow.

Monday morning at 4 AM we stop at El Quemado Bay and unloaded the pangas from the boat. We make live bait for a couple hours. Now we move to La Bibora Island. The fishing here was like nothing I've ever experienced. Every panga used a dropper loop rig to send the fresh mackerel we caught down to these huge Yellow Tails. Clyde used a 60 pound set up with mackerel to pull in an 85 pound Gulf Grouper from the rocks. Around lunch time the pangas regrouped at the main boat and we to Salsipuedas Island. The fishing here was a little bit slower but everyone was using 6X Salas Iron to pull a smaller group of Yellow Tail from the bottom. Some Spotted Bass were caught as well. The weather continues to get hotter throughout the day. After the evening bite we move to El Morro Blanco and made good live bait.

During the night we moved to San Lorenzo Island and on Tuesday morning each person boatee bunches of the 22 pound class Yellows. Some pangas decode to look for some other fish. Our guide, Jorge took us and we found some big Red Snapper and some Dorado. Some of the other pangas found the same fish. This afternoon the main boat moves to San Francisquito. A few boats trolled to pick up some Dorado and others continue to fish the Yellow Tail.

Wednesday was really hot and humid but many Yellow Tail and Cabrilla were caught with a few Dorado. That evening we headed back to Quemalo Bay for bait. On our way for some Ensenada Grande the weather picked up with big winds but Thursday morning it calmed down.

Thursday morning quite a few good Cabrilla are brought in and in the afternoon there was much caught. In our boat we decide to go snorkeling and spear fishing looking for big Chocolate Clams. Even though we didn't find any we saw some amazing fish and we also caught some snails. The sea Snails were excellent--very good eating.

Because of the Moon the bait didn't show up until 4:00 in the morning on Friday and at 6:00 the pangas were loaded and everyone went out looking for Cabrilla. For our panga this was the most amazing morning of fishing. We started out on the northern side of Enchanted Island. Every cast your bait was boiled on as soon as it hit the water. These 6-15 pound Cabrilla were snapping 50 pound test like nothing, so I switched to 80 and still had some trouble turning the heads out of the rocks. Every boat returned to the Jose Andres with a lot of broken line and many stories to tell.

The food was unbelievably great. Every meal was different. The service and crew were friendly and welcoming . It is a real experience to see how well organized the crew is. Everyone works together to complete everything.

I have never seen or experienced anything like this. It is truly something I will never forget. The water was beautiful 75-90 degrees and clear. The fishing was hot and the islands were beautiful. I recommend lots of sunscreen, a large hat to save you from the Sun, and as much extra weights and line as you can bring.

By Hunter Fattaleh