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From Royal Star Sportfishing
From Royal Star Sportfishing
Fish Report for 3-11-2014
Royal Star Fish Report
3-11-2014
Royal Star
https://www.royalstar.net
03/10/14
Not really the bang up finish we were aiming for - it just wasn't here. Conditions were still confused, the weather superb, but hardly more than a little fish here and a little fish there added up to exactly that - a little something more in the hatch to maintain the current trend of barely squeaking by. Not that we had a bad day or the on deck atmosphere suffered because of it, on the contrary spirits were soaring as the jokes flew and friendly ribbing continued. An influx of new "skin" helped things flow along as well.
As for this place in general chalk up our relatively paltry results to nothing more that the standard movements of pelagic fish in and out of these zones. What we experienced is nothing new or even noteworthy. To be honest I am actually very pleased with what we scratched together in light of what we had to work with. It could have been a lot worse; of course we know this from first hand experience.
Thankfully the wealth of premium RSW product residing in two brimming tanks before we arrived provided some breathing room to fall back upon. The nice insurance policy allowed a swing for the fence. But instead of a home run we came up with a half hearted grounder that I'd say we just managed to reach base on. Given another chance the plan would still be the same. Complacency, settling for average or good enough, just isn't in my nature. This simultaneous curse/blessing of yearning, of incessantly reaching for something better, is part of the package. And anglers wouldn't want it any other way.
Gliding toward home we actually look forward to the second full travel day of this run in forecast flat calm conditions. Gear will be cleaned and stowed and the day will progress in pure comfort as passing nautical miles and good times among friends blend into memories sublime.
Photo today is another tribute to girl power. Long time Royal Star friend and veteran Tammie Bean is no stranger to pulling on trophy yellowfin. But far from a hardcore angler Tammie always demonstrates that one really doesn't need to be in order to catch a few fish and have fun. Time with bait in the water really is the key to consistent results. Today's image confirms this truism. Here is Tammie with her final fish of the voyage, and our biggest of the day - a fat 150 pounder.
Tim Ekstrom
Photo Here...
Not really the bang up finish we were aiming for - it just wasn't here. Conditions were still confused, the weather superb, but hardly more than a little fish here and a little fish there added up to exactly that - a little something more in the hatch to maintain the current trend of barely squeaking by. Not that we had a bad day or the on deck atmosphere suffered because of it, on the contrary spirits were soaring as the jokes flew and friendly ribbing continued. An influx of new "skin" helped things flow along as well.
As for this place in general chalk up our relatively paltry results to nothing more that the standard movements of pelagic fish in and out of these zones. What we experienced is nothing new or even noteworthy. To be honest I am actually very pleased with what we scratched together in light of what we had to work with. It could have been a lot worse; of course we know this from first hand experience.
Thankfully the wealth of premium RSW product residing in two brimming tanks before we arrived provided some breathing room to fall back upon. The nice insurance policy allowed a swing for the fence. But instead of a home run we came up with a half hearted grounder that I'd say we just managed to reach base on. Given another chance the plan would still be the same. Complacency, settling for average or good enough, just isn't in my nature. This simultaneous curse/blessing of yearning, of incessantly reaching for something better, is part of the package. And anglers wouldn't want it any other way.
Gliding toward home we actually look forward to the second full travel day of this run in forecast flat calm conditions. Gear will be cleaned and stowed and the day will progress in pure comfort as passing nautical miles and good times among friends blend into memories sublime.
Photo today is another tribute to girl power. Long time Royal Star friend and veteran Tammie Bean is no stranger to pulling on trophy yellowfin. But far from a hardcore angler Tammie always demonstrates that one really doesn't need to be in order to catch a few fish and have fun. Time with bait in the water really is the key to consistent results. Today's image confirms this truism. Here is Tammie with her final fish of the voyage, and our biggest of the day - a fat 150 pounder.
Tim Ekstrom
Photo Here...
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