CATCH REPORTS 2023

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Totals 2023 Sailfish: 50 White Marlin: 0 Blue Marlin 11 Yellowfin Tuna 9
28th December 2023 The Brooks Ward families at the Calabash hotel had an epic morning starting with a wahoo then a sailfish release for Charlie and finally Zara released a 220lb blue marlin that jumped all over the ocean!!
27th December 2023 The Symonds got a wahoo and a blackfin tuna today
26th December 2023 Sandals and Royalton guests got a wahoo lost another and severl barracudas and blackfin tunas
22nd December 2023 Hayward family at Spice Island Beach resort had a work out with a wahoo 6 barracudas and 2 blackfin tuna! In the afternoon Dylan released a sailfish and another was missed
20th December 2023 Garlick family at Spice island Beach Resort got a sailfish release this morning
8th December 2023 Cary Cohen did a 3/4 day hoping to get a sailfish or a marlin release - he went one better and got both! We also saw yellowfin tuna but couldnt get one to bite. The marlin ate a big lure and we estimated it at 110 lb.
4th December 2023 Slow afternoon trip for Sandals guests until a 150 lb blue marlin came up on a big lure and took off! The fight was made harder by the hook ending up on the shoulder of the fish..
3rd December 2023 Andrew and Kevin did an afternoon trip where both got to release their first sailfish ever!
1st December 2023 Mike Vaisey and friend Miles went out today and had a good start with a 140 lb blue marlin for Mike. Later a sailfish was missed and Mike got a wahoo
30th November 2023 Mr and Mrs Donovan tried their luck this morning and ended up releasing a double header of sailfish! We were 2 for 4 on them and raised a blue marlin too.
28th November 2023 Went looking for wahoo again but first bite was a 200lb blue marlin which we released followed by 2 wahoo - all for sandals clients.
25th November 2023 Tried the offshore shoal this morning and went 3 for 4 on 30 - 35lb wahoo for George and his parents.
15th November 2023 Mostly small fish this morning but did get a nice kingmackerel right at the end of the trip for Sandals clients..
23rd October 2023 Lots of bait, calm blue water, dolphins and even a sperm whale seen this morning for Craig, Noel and Max. Small mahi caught first then 2 sailfish came up, we hooked one for Craig which was released after a short fight.
1st August 2023 This mornings trip was mostly whale watching as we saw 4 sperm whales. Right at the end we picked up a lovely 47lb wahoo too for Sandals guests.
27th July 2023 This morning Sandals guests had some good action although 2 good fish escaped! We found birds at 14 miles with porpoise and occasional yellowfin sighted. First bite though was probably a sailfish and came off quickly. 2nd strike seemed to be a yellowfin tuna but again pulled off after a minute. On the way back a nice blue marlin ate the joe yee super plunger and gave a good 30 minute fight before being released e 275-300 lb for the happy/tired angler!
18th July 2023 Went looking for yellowfin tuna today and failed. Didnt matter though as Stewart had a 90 minute fight with a nice blue marlin that we estimated at 475 lb !!
14th July 2023 Morning trip for Sandals clients saw us fish yellowfin tuna that wouldnt bite we salvaged a king mackerel and false albacore at the end of the trip.
6th July 2023 Afternoon trip saw plenty of false albacore caught and released but Laura got top fish with a 26lb wahoo!
4th July 2023 Sandals clients Sherry and Rick experienced a heavy rain squall early in the trip which forced us to head inshore to avoid it. Whilst inshore we decied to just try for wahoo in the constant rain. Proved to be a good choice with a 45 lb one for Jack and a 22lb one for Sherry - all to celebrate the 4th of July!
29th June 2023 Whilst running out this morning we saw a large wahoo jump - we fished that area and 20 minutes later caught a 48lb wahoo. Couldnt get any more bites there so headed out deeper and released a sailfish!
15th June 2023 Slow start to the trip this morning but then we spotted birds on tuna running back inshore - followed them and got a yellowfin tuna that later weighed 148 lb for Sandals clients!
13th June 2023 Another slow trip saved by a triple header of mahi to 17lb right at the end for clients from the Calabash hotel.
11th June 2023 Sandals clients had a slow trip saved by a 22lb wahoo right at the end!
9th June 2023 Sandals and Royalton clients caught a sailfish (we had 2 bites from them at the same time but the other was not hooked).
6th June 2023 Sandals clients this morning caught 4 mahi around a dead dog floating in the water and also lost a sailfish and had a wahoo strike that did not get hooked.
29th May 2023 Sandals clients this morning had a sailfish on for quite a while that ate a marlin lure but eventually the hook pulled. Later we hooked 2 small mahi but lost one. Finally closer another sailfish ate a bait and was released for Hunter.
28th May 2023 Mike Kaufmann tried offshore fishing for the first time today and had begiiners luck big time! After missing a couple of sailfish hits we got a 139 lb yellowfin tuna and after that had a double header of mahi to 25lb and later a smaller one too. great day
22nd May 2023 Todays clients had a memorable day starting witha sailfish release before all lines were in. Later lots of yellowfin tuna were seen and fished for but the only bites were from sailfish (lost one) and dorado (lost one then got a quadruple header!). Finally another sail was caught on way back
21st May 2023 Sandals client Dave Hall released a blue marlin about 150 lb this morning and we also saw a sailfish which came in the spread but no bite..
20th May 2023 Brennan's group of med students got a nice wahoo for lunch today.
11th May 2023 Bill Rudolph and Greg Colhoon had an epic morning's fishing today where both of them released a sailfish each and then bill released a 300lb blue marlin!
24th April 2023 Sandals clients saw yellowfin tuna this morning but no bites, however we got 2 wahoo strikes and this one stayed on!
20th April 2023 The Soares family from Brazil/USA got a cracking 150 lb yellowfin tuna right at the end of this mornings trip..
19th April 2023 Young Ellis Evans released a sailfish this morning which took a marlin lure - his parents were seasick but Ellis was fine!.
18th April 2023 Sandals and Royalton guests released 2 sailfish this morning, we were 2 for 3 on them.
17th April 2023 Sandals guest Kevin got to release an estimated 170lb blue marlin this morning.
14th April 2023 1 for 2 on sailfish this afternoon for Sandals and Royalton clients.
13th April 2023 1 for 1 on sailfish this morning plus saw yellowfin tuna but no bites for Jeff.
12th April 2023 1 for 3 on sailfish today.
3rd April 2023 Dylan and Dad stepped of Rhapsody of the Seas cruise ship to get 2 mahi plus barracuda and a rainbow runner
2nd April 2023 Neal Mader (Dive Grenada)caught a 100 lb yellowfin tuna this morning.
1st April 2023 Derek had a great day today starting with a sailfish rlease, followed by a 119 lb yellowfin tuna and finished with a 32 lb dorado plus another dorado was lost (double header) and another sailfish missed.
27th March 2023 Youngsters from the Gatewood family battled a 124 lb yellowfin tuna for 2 hours on 50lb test this morning.
20th March 2023 1 for 3 on sailfish this morning for Sandals clients.
16th March 2023 Shane released 2 sailfish this morning, we were 2 for 2.
15th March 2023 1 for 1 on sailfish this morning for Sandals and Royalton guests.
14th March 2023 0 for 1 on blue marlin and 2 for 2 on sailfish plus 2 mahi for the pot as well.
12th February 2023 Bobby McDonald got a 110 lb yellowfin tuna this morning.
11th March 2023 Jake Steffler caught and released a sailfish.
10th March 2023 Andrew Meagher went 1 for 2 on yellowfin (109 lb) and 1 for 1 on sailfish today.
9th March 2023 Sandals clients released a sailfish this morning.
8th March 2023 Alistair went 1 for 2 on sailfish plus got a mahi today
7th March 2023 Alistair released a sailfish this morning.
26th February 2023 SGU students got a nice wahoo this afternoon
10th February 2023 David Cruddos released a sailfish this morning.
4th February 2023 Crew of MY Eminence caught a nice wahoo and lost another on a choppy afternoon.
1st February 2023 1 for 3 on wahoo for Travis et al SGU
30th January 2023 Repeat client Richard Legge caught a sailfish and a dorado this morning.
28th January 2023 Sandals geusts released a sailfish this morning.
SIBT 2023 24,25 & 26th January 2023 Myself Shannon & George fished SIBT 2023. We caught 2 sailfish and lost a 3rd on day one to finish 6th that day - the other 2 days our luck deserted us but we still had fun landing 4 dorado.
23rd January 2023 Practice day before SIBT - Shannon released a sailfish.
17th January 2023 Tim Crumley brought his son out fishing and they both released sailfish plus 2 were hooked and lost - 2 for 7 overall.
16th January 2023 James (SGU) organised this trip for family and friends. Slow start with just porpoise seen ended with a last gasp sailfish release.
15th January 2023 SGU student Nathan caught and released a 250lb blue marlin whilst Spencer got to release a sailfish. 3 other sailfish bites were missed...
14th January 2023 Sailing yacht owner and crew hooked 2 sailfish from 3 bites this morning, one came off the other was released.
12th January 2023 5 small wahoo around a log gave some action for surgeon Mr Borgen and family. One sailfish was hooked but came off.
8th January 2023 Sandals guests James released a sailfish this morning.
6th January 2023 Greg fulfilled an ambition by catching a 127lb yellowfin tuna today! The fish was a beast taking an hour and a half to come to the boat.
5th January 2023 Sandals guests had a double header of sailfish but only one stayed on to be released
2nd January 2023 Greg and Chuck went out for tuna today but ended up catching a sailfish each instead! Tuna were seen but were just not biting..