If you are interested, this years La Gomera Marlin competion is being held on the 8th and 9th of June, 1st prize is 6000 euros. all rules are of the I.G.F.A. Price for the 2 day charter is 1600 euros included is boat and equipment, fuel, crew, marina costs and competion entry fee. Any prize money gets split between boat and customer.... Read more...

The weathher has been lovely, in fact it has just got warmer. The commercial fishermen are telling me that they are regulary seeing big marlin whilst they are catching skipjacks, the skpjacks have moved round the north side of the island. We have all seen lots of feeds with plenty of skipjacks but they seem to have plenty of food so they are not taking the lures, only a couple of boats have had a couple, lets hope it is us tomorrow, but the bottom fishing has been crap. Today was a day off but t... Read more...

Well after such a ggood day wednesday it went quiet again, a few skipjacks been had by some boats but no more albacores, the bottom fishing also went quiet averaging 2 - 3 fish per trip, the water temp is up to about 20 - 21 degress, so the marlin wont be far away and there is so much bait fish this year that I haven't seen it like this for many years so I think its going to be a good one. The thursday morning we had a good size tope which we lost at the side of the boat, a 30 lbs round spotted ... Read more...

Another update so that means that fishing has been good, yesterday was another good morning on the bottom with 2 angels sharks, 2 topes biggest about 45 lbs and 3 rays, then the afternoon was a private charter and it was spearfishing but withno luck. Today was brilliant fun, it was a 7 hour private charter with Ross from Scotland, after catching bait we went trolling and before we knew it we was about 15 miles and hadn't seen alot except fog big whales and plenty of dolphins, so was just about ... Read more...

Monday last week was a couple of rays in the morning and a blank in the afternoon except for the bait, the tuesday we fished deep on the 100 meter mark and manged to get 4 rays, biggest about 30 lbs, the afternoon we went to the same place and had another 3 raysabout 65 lbs and a good size tiger moray. Wednesday again was quiet with a couple of small rays in the morning and a smooth hound and a 30 lbs round spotted ray in the afternoon. The thursday morning we had a couple of rays and lost a big... Read more...

Its been a long week, the monday morning apart from the bait we blanked, the afternoon picked up with a couple of rays. The tuesday looked like it was going to be a repeat but I remembered a spot which I found years ago and manged to find a tope and 2 smooth hounds and we also lost another one, all fish were between 25 and 45 lbs, that was the morning but then in the afternoon we lost what would have been a good sized tope and then we got a smooth hound and an octopus. On the wednesday I had onl... Read more...

Again another slow week to the fishing but at least the weather has been better, the saturday morning we had a 45 lbs tope and a 35 lbs round spotted stingray and the aftyernoon we managed to get a good 50 lbs roughtail stingray up just before it rained and then called it a day. The sunday was cancelled due to bad weather. The monday was a 7 hour private charter and the client wanted to see if we could find the first Marlinn of the season, we trolled all the way over to La Gomera, half way round... Read more...

Not a great lot to write about this week, bad weather has had me in the harbour a few days, but the trips that I have done we have caught a 2-3 stingrays on each so a bit slow there. Today was the first day out with good weather but the fishing still a bit slow, with only a stingray and an angel shark this morning and another stingray and a tope this afternoon, all fish were about the 30 lbs mark. All this bad weather keeps putting the new boat back but it is still in santa Cruz looking good and... Read more...

The weather and the fishing has been a bit up and down lately, the sunday moring was ok with a couple of good sized smooth hounds and a couple of rays but the afternoon we blankedd again. Monday morning after catching the bait we trollrd for the wahoo but nothing so on the bottom we had 3 rays, the afternoon turnrd uncomfortable and we went home early after catching an eagle ray. Tuesday was just the one trip and we tried looking for different marks but still never caught any fish, we did find s... Read more...

Day Off yesterday due to weather, cancelled both trips, but today was better. This morning was brilliant except it took us just over an hour to catch the bait but then the moment we got to the 90 meter mark we saw an amberjack on the fish finder and 15 mins later we had it onboard, a nice 35 lbs, it then went quiet for about an hour but then started again with 2 good sized smooth hound one 20 lbs and the other 30 lbs and then we had 3 eagle rays. This afternoon the wind got up a bit so we strugg... Read more...

Fishing just started getting better but now the weather has changed. Monday was crap, we had a 7 hour charter and apart from the bait we only had a 50 lbs stingray and we tried tolling and different marks for the bottom fishing, Tuesday was no better with another 7 hour charter trolling and bottom and again bait and a 100 lbs stingray. the wednesday was two 4 hour trips, the morning was slow with plenty of bait and just one 50 lbs stingray on another deep mark in 105 meters, and a tiger moray wh... Read more...

Not many updates this week as not been many fish caught, last sunday I got the boat already for a 7 hour charter and then the client never turned up, so a bit of a let down there. Monday was just the morning with plenty of bait and a few rays on the deep mark. Tuesday morning was slow but ok with a couple of rays and a good size smooth hound which came off just under the boat, the afternoon was a 5 hour trip looking for tuna, but no luck. Wednesday was a 7 hour charter looking for tuna aswell we... Read more...

First day back at work today, it was a bit slow, this morning a good start with plenty of mackerel but then went to the 90 meter mark and only had the one 40 lbs roughtail stingray. The afternoon was again good with bait and just a bit better with a 30 lbs roughtail stingray and a baby eagle ray on the 90 meter mark and then we changed to the fish farms in 46 meters and had a 35 lbs tope and few little ones on the little rods. The tuna have now moved round outside the airport way, about 18 miles... Read more...

Happy Hooker is finally back in the water, nice clean bottom, max. speed this afternoon 34.7 knots. There is a lot of dust in the air which makes it hard to see the feeds so only a few fish caught today by local commercial boats, tommorow is my first day back out so lets see what is in store for us.... Read more...

Just a quick update, friday was a 7 hour charter and we ended up with 6 rays biggest about 60 lbs, all we done was bottom fishing, Saturday was a day off and sunday was another 7 hour private charter, we went looking for wahoo, but nothing, we went trolling for tuna but nothing, so went bottom fishing and managed to get 5 rays and a couple more runs but we lost them. Monday the boat came out of the water for maintinence and goes back in water friday afternoonready for working the weekend. Also t... Read more...

Just a quick update, friday was a 7 hour charter and we ended up with 6 rays biggest about 60 lbs, all we done was bottom fishing, Saturday was a day off and sunday was another 7 hour private charter, we went looking for wahoo, but nothing, we went trolling for tuna but nothing, so went bottom fishing and managed to get 5 rays and a couple more runs but we lost them. Monday the boat came out of the water for maintinence and goes back in water friday afternoonready for working the weekend. Also t... Read more...

Fishing has been slow the last few days, the tuna moved further round the coast in to the rough seas so no more have been caught by anyone except commercial boats. Tuesday was a 7 hour charter, we went looking for tuna but never found them so we went bottom fishing and tried 2 deep marks and all we had was an eagle ray and a few combers (cabrillas) plus a few chewed baits and a couple of runs from unknown fish. Wednesday morning was the second 5 hour private charter for the guys from poland who ... Read more...

Yesterday was a crap, it started ok with catching bait but then the wind picked up and all we got was a couple of chewed up baits and I cancelled the afternoon trip. This morning was the 1st 5 hour private charter for some nice polish guys and ladys it was slow on the bait so we went trolling and within 45 mins we had 2 big eye tunas onboard both were about 20 lbs each and we also had an eagle ray on the bottom, the afternoon we manged only 3 rays biggest about 30 lbs went looking for tuna but n... Read more...

Well after the last few good weeks I've finally hada couple of crap days. Wednesday morning was good with 2 good sized smooth Hounds one 30 lbs and the other 35 lbs, plus 4 rays biggest about 100 lbs, the afternoon apart from the bait we caught nothing, for the first time in ages I have blanked. Thursday was another 7 hour private charter with Bart and whilst catching bait we got a call from Sailfisher that he has just caught a couple of good sized tuna, so off we go tuna but we find nothing so ... Read more...

Another decent couple of days fishing, yesterday morning was a 4 hour private charter with Ola from Sweden, he has fished a few times now with me and yesterday he wanted amberjack but whilst anchored on the deep mark we had a little eagle ray and a 50 lbs stingray and then the wind got up and we dragged anchor so as we only had about an hour left of the trip so instead of repositioning ourselves we decided to call it a day and spend longer on his next trip on friday so hopefully we will get him ... Read more...