Almost two weeks after Hurricane Nora we finally have fish moving back into the area.
We’re still having the seasonal rains so the bay will mostly have river fed dirty water. We also have mature trash lines which is a fisherman’s friend. After the Hurricane we still have a massive amount of floating debris in the form of tree stumps, logs, furniture, you name it, it’s out there floating. Needless to say it’s a navigation hazard. But for Dorado, debris like this is heaven. The deep water fishing grounds have great, if not perfect fishing conditions as they “reload” with Sailfish, Dorado and more. We always have fishing challenges, the “payoff” is when you find the “solution”!
Well here we are folks, about two long weeks after a Hurricane. the fishing returns! Last week at Corbetena it was a nightmare. Naturally we know when a Hurricane passes by, in this case right over Corbetena, fish are going to “bug out”. Currents get weird, the fish feel the “pressure” and they move out. This can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on if the fish are moving in or moving out! We felt the pain last week, thankfully it’s in the lowest part of the low season. But we’re in “high season” for fishing so things change quickly which means fishing has returned to the entire area. Corbetena right now has Blue Marlin from 350 to 600 lbs and could be larger. Black Marlin are thin, that’s unusual. Dorado on the other hand have finally showed up at the rock. Sailfish are also running the area and will pick up in numbers now on a daily basis. Yellowfin Tuna are in the 25 to 40 lb range, perfect bait size. For now we’re happy to have fish, we’ll complain next week about what’s lacking.
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