Lance Peterson found some black skipjack along the beaches within casting range of his flyrod allowing him to catch a few. He even sent photos to prove it!

A recent report that the gillnetters are back and raping the East Cape beaches again with their deadly net fences. Along with a promise of photos to follow is disappointing. No promises, but if you see them in your front yard send your photos. (Be sure to make sure any numbers on the panga are visible)

Several of the hotels are reporting that the striped marlin are moving up from the south, while anglers are spotting lots of tailers from Las Arenas south, but so far, these stripers have been picky biters.

Yellowtail from 20 to 50 pounds remain the most consistent bite, from in front of the hotels south to Las Arenas in around 200 feet of water. Averaging two or three per boat per day, with some boats taking as many as ten, better than half the fish are taken on jigged iron, the rest on big live sardina.

The larger variety of dorado, to 40 pounds, are being found in warmer water, ten to twenty miles outside, due east. Unusually warm water around 78 degrees is holding some nice fish.

Inshore has been producing big pompano to ten pounds and good sized pargo have been taking live sardina at Punta Arena. The rooster fish are around in good numbers and already being seen feeding on the schools of sardina.