Changes In Tarpon Fishing Technique
It was in the News all over: Very bad weather recently in North Nicaragua and almost all Costa
Rica. Some catastrophic situations in certain area..
Meanwhile for us located
Exactly in the middle at south end of Nicaragua Lake it’s been the contrary it is dry since
to weeks and this morning I had to water my plants????
Fishing has
been very good in all trips since middle of September till to day. We received
Groups from USA and also from Costa
Rica. Among them an Offshore fishing guide, a
very nice and Professional person
Costa Rica.. His
boat is based in
Ocotal. Specialty in correct season Sailfish and Marlin. Who ever is interested
is invited to contact me.
So plenty tarpon around and
big up to 200lb in these trip and a monster than went away but some time hooking
them up do not mean than it will be a fish to the
boat. I remember specifically of two
trips. 2 days Fishing 18 Tarpon on and played…Only two to the boat. Another
trip 1 day fishing 8 Tarpon on 2 to the boat.
Rainbow bass in Solentiname
has been very good, with also the usual Bass/Wapote, Mojara,
Machaca.
I expect the same condition in
coming months of November and December. Then come the High season with same good fishing and
from December till May sunny weather warranted.
After experimenting and a
meeting with my guides, Friends and some guests present I
decide to make changes in our Tarpon
fishing Technique. This concern the triple hooks: we decided
to only use one on the big lures we use. Depending of lure type we will keep the
center one or the Tail. Another change we now quit all barb of our hooks.
We have been experimenting and
fishing like that. This
do not effect the Statistic Hook up/Released…10 bites 7 Hooked Three to the
boat… But yes please concentration and no slack in the line…
I consider than this make our
fishing more Challenging. No problem we can do that as we have
plenty tarpon here all year round.
Other Advantage no need of
the Gaff except in Extreme case. So a much better treatment to the fish.
That’s it for this issue. Well I forget to tell than on hour no fishing days we spend our
time on working on the boats, also to paint the lodge always trying to make
improvement on quality of trips I offer.
Best Regards,
Philippe from the Jungle
of San Juan River