Let me preface this report with the assurance that Hurricane Hillary far to the south has had no adverse effect on our weather up here. It is a question that is frequently asked of us when the common Pacific storms begin their westerly marches at this time of the season. When the water temperatures are normal such as this year, it is a extremely rare occasion that we feel any negative effect on our weather from Pacific hurricanes. In fact, on most occasions when hurricanes are rolling west down below, our weather in the zone we typically fish is beautiful with balmy conditions and grease slick, flat calm seas. Of course we expect and regularly see a significant south swell but without any significant wind, such swells have no noticeable effect on our vessels or fishing capabilities. That said, the one island that is affected most significantly but southern hurricane swells is Guadalupe and that is exactly what we expected to, and did, find yesterday upon our arrival at the big island to the west. The question when heading out yesterday was, how bad was it going to be. I am pleased to report that although a large portion of the island was rendered un fishable by mixed up water and "green" conditions, there were still plenty of zones with clean water and a few fish.

Aside from having to look a little harder to find them, the story at Guadalupe remains the same with a scratch bite on yellowfin tuna and yellowtail benefiting the local Great White Shark population as much, perhaps more, than us. Regardless of the fat, aggressive, rude behemoths, we plan to give the island one more day as our goal is quality at this stage of our trip. Captain Toussaint is at the helm tomorrow so we will see what tricks he has up his sleeve.