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    East Cape - Spooky calm
    October is just a couple days away and I can feel our 2016 season slipping away. Hurricane season doesn't officially end until November 30th but my feeling is we are already out of the woods. The stifling humidity of summer has subsided and the water temperature in the Sea of Cortez is stable at 85 degrees.


    For the entire season there have been very few bumps in the road. Fishing conditions have been excellent, there has been very little wind and the sea has been like a pond. It is eerie to not hear the surf pound once in a while but day after day the weather has been spooky calm.


    Fishing continues to be outstanding. We are experiencing one of the those times that species can almost be ordered off the menu. Blue marlin continue to rock. Striped marlin and sailfish are also providing action. Wahoo and yellowfin tuna continue to cooperate. Bottom fishing for red snapper and amberjack has been productive. Bubba sized roosterfish have been rewarding anglers putting in the time but the most exciting news is the return of dorado. Yes, after disappearing for almost 2 years dorado are back in the count. While the majority are small there are a few of the larger models starting to show.


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    Dorado back in the count


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    Yes, they are back!


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    Wahoo


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    Don't be fooled by the size of Accurate's Valiant 300. It packs a punch.


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    Valiant 300 does it again


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    Amberjack


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    Spotted this water spout offshore. It was a very local event and didn't bring rough seas. Strange thing is a dorado fell out of the sky in San Antonio several miles from the water. Maybe this is where it came from?


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    It was strange to be swarmed by bees that landed on our navigation light. They were not aggressive and caused no harm.


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    Another strange phenomenon. Found this tarantula walking down the beach at the waters edge.


    Mark Rayor
    teamjenwren.com
    markrayor.blogspot.com
    http://www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
    US cell 310 308 5841

    It has taken a week for conditions to get back to the great bite we were experiencing prior to hurricane Newton. I thought we were finally back on track when my cell phone rang. My conversation went like this , (Captain Diego) "hey boss, (translated to English) we are going to be late". (me) "que pasa"? (Diego) "We threw an ear on the starboard prop". (me) "okay, I'll be ready when you get here. Did you catch any fish"? (Diego) "yeah, it was a pretty good bite, tuna, dorado and a jumbo black marlin". Five minutes later my phone rings again, it is the anglers on the boat. "Mark, are you going to have a boat for us tomorrow"? (me) "Of course, you are fishing with Team Jen Wren and we have you covered. Just be ready on the dock in the morning".


    Threw an ear have no fear. We keep a spare set of new 4 blade nibral propellers for all of our boats.


    Better late than never here comes Diego steaming in on one motor. Jen Wren III trailer is ready, the 35 Cabo is loaded and out she comes on the beach over the sand. Fifteen minutes later the prop is changed, shaft is checked and we are ready to boogie. Just another day in the life...


    Okay, that was my day, now for a little more of a report. A week ago Monday night Hurricane Newton passed right over the top of us packing 90 MPH winds. The good news is the storm didn't dump much rain and was moving between 15 and 18 miles per hour. Little damage was sustained in Los Cabos but it did have a huge impact on fishing conditions.


    Water temperature in the Sea of Cortez dropped more than 10 degrees overnight. The tidy blue water turned an ugly coffee color. Gamefish ducked for cover and were nowhere to be found. We only lost one day of fishing because of the storm but lost three days of catching. Day by day the water has cleaned up and also warmed up to the degree that it is beautiful again. Seas are calm and gamefish have come back to the party.


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    Red snapper yum, yum!


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    Roosterfish back on the prowl


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    End of the day tying up the boat this rooster came to us and begged like a dog


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    Now there's a snout


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    Drifting for tuna this huge black marlin ate a greenback mackerel. We had it on for more than a half hour on a little Accurate Fury 500N. The reel did its part and we had the fish close before it went ballistic and broke the line.


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    Tuna and dorado back on the score card


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    Snapper and amberjack providing action


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    Threw an ear have no fear. We are prepared


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    My wife asked "how do you know when the prop is missing an ear?" It is a good question and I had to think for a moment. The explanation I came up with is that it is like driving your car with a flat tire. You are not going to go very far very fast and a lot of damage is going to be done if you keep driving.
    Mark Rayor
    teamjenwren.com
    markrayor.blogspot.com
    http://www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
    US cell 310 308 5841

    Late August and September we typically see little traffic. It is kind of ironic because this time brings some of our best fishing of the season. This year is no exception. There are not many people in town and the ones that are here are enjoying excellent fishing and having the time of their lives.


    At the beginning of the month water temp in the Sea of Cortez started to soar and was approaching 90 degrees. Blue marlin and sailfish were providing action but yellowfin tuna and wahoo started to evaporate. Then tropical storm Javier passed by the tip of Cabo San Lucas. The storm was small and never caused much concern but did dump several inches of rain. The storm dropped water temperatures to a more desirable 84-85 degrees. Since that time we have endured a couple other named storms but they also have been small with little wind but dumping more rain. The storms that have passed cooling the water have made it much less likely that a huge hurricane will form. I'll take the small ones that bring rain and get us wet any day.


    As always, the passing storms have perked up the bite. Blue marlin and sailfish have continued to be consistent and now a volume of nicer grade yellowfin along with a few wahoo are providing action. Porpoise have been hard to find and not holding tuna when we do. The action has been on high spots and drop offs chunking calamari. Obtaining the squid has been another challenge as there hasn't been any to catch. We are buying hundreds of pounds at a time when we can find it. This is creating another challenge with the padrona in my household having our freezers plugged with the bait.


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    Got lucky on this one with straight mono


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    No better way to bond than going fishing


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    I love taking the small ones


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    Saddle up!


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    Always exciting


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    Armando on the release


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    Nicer grade of tuna


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    Sashimi time!


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    Small angler loving the small Accurate Valiant


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    From the private pond right in front of our place


    Mark Rayor
    teamjenwren.com
    markrayor.blogspot.com
    http://www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
    US cell 310 308 5841

    We started this season with a sputter but East Cape fishing is finally off to the races. It is time for all the cyber fishermen to push away from their computers and get down here. It is happening!


    After a few days of wind last week we are back to calm seas and very comfortable weather. Schools of porpoise have arrived from 20 to 40 miles offshore holding tuna. There are a lot of small fish that some days are a bit finicky but there are a few cows mixed in as well. We are seeing huge schools of flying fish and also metering spots of squid. The stage is set for the bite to just keep getting better.


    Several boats have sighted swordfish and some of the fish have been aggressive and ready to bite. Rude Girl bagged 2 in one day. El Regalo spotted 4 in one day, got 2 to go and boated one. We had one chasing the bait but the fish got bill wrapped and that was that.


    On the inside striped marlin are on the prowl. We were terrorized by a huge blue marlin I'd call a Bisbee contender but couldn't get the hook to stick. When it came up and shook off the lure it's bill looked as thick as a baseball bat. Wahoo, roosterfish and pargo are also providing action for anglers fishing the shoreline.


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    Accurate's BX600 won't be over matched. Jerry Rootlieb landed this 220 lbs cow on the little reel that packs a punch.


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    Vivian Stotesbury gets her first one over 100


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    Greg Stotesbury getting 'em on the yummy


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    Fish candy washing up on the beach. We are finding dead squid floating at the tuna grounds


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    A few dorado in the mix


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    Consistent striped marlin bite


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    Wahoo have been bending rods


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    It doesn't get any better than this!


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    Well, maybe it does


    Mark Rayor
    teamjenwren.com
    markrayor.blogspot.com
    http://www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
    US cell 310 308 5841

    It has been another outstanding weather week. For the last 2 days we have had a few sporadic lightning storms with some scattered showers. Humidity has spiked and now it is feeling very tropical. None of the rain or lightning has been wind related and the Sea of Cortez has continued to be calm with surface water temps holding been 78 -79 degrees.


    The bite continues to be inconsistent but is showing some signs of improvement. This week marlin, dorado, wahoo and tuna were all on our score card.


    Lack of surface action has been odd. On any given day we normally do as much hunting as fishing looking for tailing billfish or sighting dorado, wahoo, feeding tuna and bird action. Right now there is almost none of that and most bites have just been blind strikes. Tuna are coming drifting chuck bait and not boiling or breaking the surface. Most effective on wahoo has been slow trolling live bait. It has just been a slow pick. Having lots of patience has been key. We have just been working hard pounding the water and shaking them out.


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    Sashimi time!


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    Armando on the wire


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    Diego leadering a hoo


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    Just picking at them all day makes a nice mess of fish


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    Tim Galli and crew winning first place in the Borggreve/Leonero charity tournament


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    Scott Tucker with a nice wahoo


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    Tim Galli with the lucky dorado that put his team in first place


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    Jen Wren boats "all in" for our 2016 season


    Mark Rayor
    teamjenwren.com
    markrayor.blogspot.com
    http://www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
    US cell 310 308 5841

    It has been another spectacular weather week on the Sea of Cortez. May on the East Cape is always about as beautiful as any place on our planet and this year has been no exception. Seas have been flat and the 75 to 77 degree water has been blue and clear.


    The last few weeks the bite was inconsistent but when looking back through last weeks camera roll there is no doubt we had our moments. Our fishing fleet has had fewer departures than normal. It is most likely because of reports of slow fishing. One thing guaranteed is if you don't have a line in the water you won't get bit.


    A few years ago we hooked two swordfish on my birthday. The first came unbuttoned after a short battle but we were fortunate enough to get a second chance and land the second. In my book a broadbill is the ultimate catch for an angler, the grand prize. Many anglers never even get the opportunity to see one much less land one. To give you an idea, on an average my guess is that we see one out of about one hundred days of fishing.


    So, yesterday was my birthday. I have "the fever" and swordies are always on my mind. More yesterday than normal because it would be incredible to pull the hat trick and land another on this day. We had billfish and wahoo action most of the day. It started to get late and time to turn toward home when we found two turtles tangled in an onion sack. Watching them struggle we pulled in our lines, approached them and were able to cut them free.


    Call it karma, not 15 minutes after freeing the turtles a broadbill swordfish popped up in front of us. My heart started to pump and we scrambled for the gear to bait the fish. Bait out I watched the swordie turn its purple glow and sink out. It never took our bait or surfaced again but the experience made it a birthday to remember.


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    Slurp, slurp


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    Roosters are perking up


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    More dorado in the count


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    Circle hooks do work. Lucky shot with mono


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    Wahoo action


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    Tuna still a little hard to find


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    It was a mess but we got them free


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    Jen Wren on GRINDTV: http://www.grindtv.com/fishing…elly/#4fZKMgmZgP2kYMLf.97


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    Hooked this thresher drifting bait for marlin


    Mark Rayor
    teamjenwren.com

    East Cape - Inshore, off shore everywhere
    For more than a week now East Cape weather has been nothing short of spectacular. We have been enjoying warm sunny days with temperatures in the mid to high 70's sometime pushing 80 degrees. The Sea of Cortez has been like a pond with hardly a breeze. The water is blue and clear. On our mooring we can literally see a dime in 40 feet. The forecast has no harsh weather in sight and we are soaking it up.


    Water temperature has been very unstable ranging from 73 to 78 degrees. Typically, our sea temp gauge is very stable and changes gradually. Yesterday while trolling I watched the reading bounce around like a ping pong ball.


    Somehow this clear blue warmer than normal condition is having a negative impact on the bite. For anglers that are flexible, on most any given day we can find a lot of action someplace but right now inshore offshore and everywhere it is just a slow pick. We are working hard pounding the sea waiting for our few opportunities. While waiting with anticipation the side show has kept it exciting with sightings of whales, porpoise, mantas, sea lions, turtles and pelagic bird life.


    More and more bait starting to puddle up on high spots so hopefully game fish will start to show in bigger numbers.


    Just a heads up for those enjoying the beaches and swimming in the sea. Every spring for a short period of time stingrays move up into the shallows. They are not aggressive but if accidentally stepped on they will swing around and sting with their tail. The sting is very painful. It will drop you to your knees and make you cry. If stung the best remedy is applying hot hot water. A good practice when walking into the water is to shuffle sand out in front of you. The sand will alert the ray and it will leave.


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    It's a bird


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    It's a plane


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    No, It's a sailfish


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    15 year old Tommy Ferris with his first


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    Don't gaff that marlin! Oh, it is just Accurate Jack with his camera pole


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    Pat landed this grouper while fishing his kayak


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    In memory of our good friend Russ Sauer. We will have a celebration of life Mariner's Farewell this weekend.


    Mark Rayor
    teamjenwren.com
    markrayor.blogspot.com
    http://www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
    US cell 310 308 5841

    East Cape - Two finner
    Last week we returned to home sweet home (the East Cape) after spending 10 days in the Los Angeles area and exhibiting at the Fred Hall show in Long Beach. The 5 day show was a marathon and test of my endurance but it was an opportunity to see a lot of old friends and also meet new ones.


    We were chased out of town by a huge storm bringing rain and strong winds that blew over trash cans and generally made a mess. We flew 1,000 miles south and got here just in time to meet the same storm we had just left. Thunder, lightning, rain and wind departing with a beautiful rainbow presented a spectacular photo opportunity and below I have posted a few of my favs.


    Since the storm we have enjoyed calm seas and warmer air temperatures. I have stowed away my winter long sleeved T's and am enjoying the arrival of spring. The Sea of Cortez is a consistent 73 degrees and a beautiful blue.


    In spite of excellent conditions our season is starting with an inconsistent bite. We have only fished a few days and have scratched out a few yellowtail, marlin and sailfish but haven't found a hot spot. It has just been hunt, pick and keep looking.


    The sighting of a broadbill swordfish on our second day fishing has gotten my heart pumping. Many anglers never get the opportunity to see one much less catch one. For many years I have had "swordie fever", AKA "two-funner", in my book a swordfish is the ultimate catch. This fish has earned its reputation as the gladiator of the sea and fight like no other. One day a few years back there was just Chuy Cota and myself on Jen Wren. We baited and hooked one. The battle was on and after some time I finally brought the fish to the surface and watched Chuy sink the gaff. After catching my breath I commented to Chuy "we have fished together for years and this is the first time you ever asked if I needed help". He looked me in the eye and replied " It is the first time I ever thought you might".


    Writing about this has made me curious about the term "two-finner". I know the broadbill is the only billfish with a rigid dorsal fin that doesn't retract. It is a term commonly used by anglers with the fever but Google had trouble with it and tries to change my spelling. My computer doesn't recognize it either and wants to auto-correct spelling. After searching many ways a story written by Gary Graham popped up. The piece has a lot of info and is an interesting read. Well, it was for me. I was shocked when I clicked on the link and scrolled down: http://roadtrekker.blogspot.mx…agnificent-obsession.html.


    That is enough of that. The boat work we have left can wait, there is a two-finner out there with my name on it and I'm going hunting.


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    Up close and personal. This two-finner was not interested in our offerings


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    Goodbye to winter


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    Looking for the pot of gold


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    There's Vaquera at the end of the rainbow


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    Hamachi time


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    Unusual for sailfish this early


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    Bachelor party fun


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    Looking to put another swordie on the deck.


    Mark Rayor
    teamjenwren.com
    markrayor.blogspot.com
    http://www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
    US cell 310 308 5841

    East Cape - Lemonade
    Wow, our weather has been a tiny bit up and down and I really thought fall was going to finally arrive. Hurricane Patricia blew up in a hurry and became the largest in recorded history. The storm hit land just below Puerto Vallarta and fell apart as quickly as she arrived. We had no effects other than a couple of days of north wind. The wind from the north seemed a little bizarre considering our threat was coming from the south. In any event our water temp that had dropped a couple of degrees is back up to 86+ and even though air temps are dropping summer conditions are persisting on the water.


    The bite certainly has not been the norm. Dorado have done a complete no show for the season and yellowfin tuna seem to be following their lead right out of sight. We just competed in an invitational tournament with 27 of the top boats in the area. In the 2 day event nobody could manage a 20 lb. dorado or 30 lb. tuna to take home $36,000US so the jackpots rolled to the billfish category. Thankfully, billfish have stayed in the game and was very good as it has been all season.


    A few anglers are still arriving with tuna fever and just can't get over it. Most are finding alternatives to tuna and experiencing awesome memories and having a great time. The old saying goes "When you have lemons make lemonade". The Sea of Cortez is without doubt the world's aquarium. Anglers that are getting off the tuna wagon and looking for other action can't help but get their rod bent and have a memorable experience.


    Looking back through photos posted week after week in these reports and on our Facebook page is confirmation that great times are here to be had. Our East Cape season is all but over. Now is a great time to start planning a trip to the East Cape in 2016.


    Posted are a few recent photos we captured.


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    Haven't seen tuna like this since June. Jen Wren boats are headed to Cabo for the Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot. We are looking to catch one like this and walk off
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    Vaquera will be heading to the always exciting Mag Bay after the Los Cabos Jackpot.


    Mark Rayor
    teamjenwren.com
    markrayor.blogspot.com
    http://www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
    US cell 310 308 5841

    East Cape - Recipe for a good trip
    Another week of great weather. We have gotten a lot of rain but little wind. Anglers are getting a little wet but the fish we have been targeting haven't seemed to mind and have been cooperating.


    All of our normal suspects, marlin, tuna, dorado, wahoo and roosterfish are here but just haven't been in the mood. It is an unlikely story for September but drifting for bottom fish has been most productive. Amberjack, yellowtail, snapper and white bonita have been bending rods. Most of the action has been in 400 feet of water and good bait has been key.


    A few of the bottom fish have been taken on the iron or live caballitos but greenback mackerel and sardineta have been the candy bait. We have been using sabikis to make the bait while fishing. It has been an interesting proposition as the gamefish have been destroying the sibikis attacking the macks while we retrieve them from the bottom.


    Anglers arriving with a preconceived notion that they need to catch tuna, wahoo or dorado are mostly being disappointed. The old saying goes "when you have lemons make lemonade". Most visitors want to meet where the locals meet, eat where the locals eat. It has been difficult when we can't get them to listen to local knowledge and fish where the locals fish. It is hard for me to drive over fish where anglers could have a good day to go on a wild goose chase.


    My recipe for a good fishing trip is to not arrive with that preconceived notion and demand to go back to the location you got them in the past. Don't listen to the guy in the bar who has had a couple. If you can't trust your crew and their local knowledge of where the action is you could be on the wrong boat.


    Check out the East Cape weather in real time on our 2 live webcams:
    http://teamjenwren.com/our-webcams.html



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    Team Accurate David Nilsen with 8 year old Clayton


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    Fathers and sons, check out those smiles


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    The rain has brought some magnificent sights.


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    Another nice amberjack ready to hit the deck


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    Polo on the wire.


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    Still a few sails around


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    Vaquera, Gringo's "Fish killer of the week"


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    Jen Wren III ready to rock and roll.


    Mark Rayor
    teamjenwren.com
    markrayor.blogspot.com
    http://www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
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    East Cape - What are the odds
    Early in the week, Cat 3 hurricane Linda went roaring by in the Pacific at 14 mph. While it wasn't a threat to Baja we did get rain for 2 days straight dumping more than 2 inches. It is odd that we had two Cat 4 hurricanes threaten our coast in May and none of the 17 storms that have passed since that time have caused any concern. The storms have brought substantial rain which is welcomed without harsh wind which obviously is not. Our hillsides are green and livestock is fat and happy.


    It is odd than our current surface temperature is cooler in September then it was in August.


    It is odd that schools of spotted and spinner dolphin are not holding tuna.


    It is odd that the tuna on the La Ribera high spot prefer dead sardines over live ones.


    It is odd that fleet boats are catching yellowfin, snapper, yellowtail, amberjack, marlin and sailfish in the same area.


    It is odd that we meter nothing in our fish finder but catch all of the above along with greenback mackerel and sadineta on sibikis.


    It is odd that the bite for all species is better in the green water near shore than the blue water offshore.


    It is odd that the best billfish bite was on the full moon.


    Yes, so far 2015 has been a very odd year.


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    This is not the odd amberjack. The bite is the best we have ever experienced


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    Say ahhh


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    Amberjack, yellowtail and tuna on the same drift. I'd call it odd


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    Nothing odd about this big blue marlin


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    Found this odd smorgasbord in a tuna's stomach


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    Striped marlin trying to get away. Poor guy is not aware we use Accurate's


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    Nice mossback


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    THIS, is not odd, we are just doing our thing


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    Odd to have frogs come out of nowhere every time it rains


    Mark Rayor
    teamjenwren.com
    markrayor.blogspot.com
    http://www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
    US cell 310 308 5841

    East Cape - Tuna, sailfish, weather and more
    I don't think many will argue that this has been a crazy year. Seems like we never had a winter and went from fall straight into spring. In May we experienced two Cat 4 hurricanes and had to cancel a few fishing days because of the nasty weather. Chubascos in May are unheard of around these parts but like I said it has been a crazy year. Since that time there have been another 9 named storms pass by in the Pacific. We have been fortunate that none of that weather has been a threat to Los Cabos. In fact, since May we have had very few windy days and the sea of Cortez has been flat.


    Yesterday I was surprised to find myself in 91.7 degree water. The good news is sailfish were abundant. The bad news is the warm water is just the fuel needed to create the perfect storm. I hope the tropical systems just keep heading west but am on high alert at all times because of what I'm seeing out there.


    East Cape has developed a reputation of giving anglers constant action. Recently we have had some epic days but it hasn't been consistent. Sailfish are the best bet right now for anglers wanting action. Yellowfin have been on and off, dorado noneexistent and wahoo hard to target. Rooster fishing has also tapered off.


    Most anglers are getting off the airplane with tuna madness. It has meant unreasonably long boat rides and only a 40 to 60% chance of success. There has been some quality fish but also a lot of frustration and disappointment.


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    Mark Rayor
    teamjenwren.com
    markrayor.blogspot.com
    http://www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
    US cell 310 308 5841

    East Cape - Ruined
    East Cape has experienced the longest stretch of gorgeous weather as I can ever remember. Seas have been calm and it appears there is no end in sight.


    Fishing has been red hot for anglers targeting billfish or roosters. Striped marlin, blue marlin and sailfish are all mixed in the same areas and on the rampage. Most of the fleet boats have been releasing between 3 and 6 fish a day having many more events. We had more than a half dozen anglers land their first billfish this week. They are ruined if they think it will always be this easy.


    Roosterfish have also been cooperative. It has not been big numbers but it has been trophy sized fish. Anglers putting in the time are being rewarded.


    For those looking to fill coolers it has been frustrating. Porpoise schools have been easy to find but tuna just don't want to bite. Dorado have also been absent. Looking at all the dorado flags flying every afternoon one might think it is a good bite. The truth be known the flying flags are larger than most of the fish being taken.


    I want to share an interesting experience a friend told me about. He was fishing a local billfish tournament when it happen. David I hope I got this right and that you don't mind that I am sharing it.


    David's boat doesn't have a place to troll a center rod but does have a rod storage rack in the center. With that he decided to drag a ballyhoo from that rack with the reel in freespool using a rubber band to hold the line. The idea was that if the rod got bit there will be time to grab it and set the hook. Well, another rod got bit and he was fighting a marlin when he heard this loud crash. Looking around he found the rod rack laying on the deck and the baited rod missing. Now, looking behind the boat the tip of his missing rod could be seen bobbing. As luck would have it the outfit got tangled in another line he had in the water. Not only did he get his rod back the fish that ate the ballyhoo was still on. All the line had paid off the reel because he forgot to put on the clicker and never saw the bite. It was the fifth billfish David landed that day and he won the tournament. Not only did he win, he got his gear back and he won a new Accurate Dauntless 600. I'd say it is time to head for Vegas.


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    Billfish are the name of the game right now


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    Little Andres working hard


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    Wow, big fish for a little kid


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    8 year old Vern the 5th having the time of his life with Vern the 3rd


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    Lots of blue marlin in the house


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    Putting that Accurate to the test


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    That is a first marlin smile


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    Trophy sized rooster cruising East Cape beaches


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    Lots of anglers getting their first billfish experience


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    Trevor Lucas bagged this beautiful pompano


    Mark Rayor
    teamjenwren.com
    markrayor.blogspot.com
    http://www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
    US cell 310 308 5841

    East Cape - Rock and roll blues

    East Cape has been plugging away for weeks with great weather and action packed fishing. Seas were dead flat calm and water temps around 83 degrees until the middle of the week when out of nowhere the wind picked up for two days and we rocked and rolled. Water temps dropped to 80 degrees with the wind but has now bounced back. Anglers had to hang on to their boat and their rods as the rock and roll didn't slow down the bite. Current weather can be seen live on our webcam: http://teamjenwren.com/our-webcams.html


    For the moment, it appears tuna have left the building but billfish, wahoo, dorado and roosterfish have picked up the slack. We are experiencing the best blue marlin action I have seen in more than 10 years. Striped marlin and sailfish are also in the billfish mix.


    One afternoon we found a school of porpoise and could see tuna feeding. We stayed out until 5:30 trying to get them to go. Flew the kite and tried everything but the kitchen sink. Right now the tuna just don't want to do the dance.




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    Dorado action is picking up


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    12 year old Sam Sullivan releasing his first blue marlin. He also landed his first sailfish.


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    52lbs dorado could have been worth a new truck in the dorado shootout next month


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    String's attached


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    Diego on the wire releasing a striped marlin


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    Needlefish are normally a pest but this grande was fun to catch. Check out the green choppers.


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    Lots of bubba sized roosters cruising beaches


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    Vaquera at sunrise


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    Heading out.



    Mark Rayor
    teamjenwren.com
    markrayor.blogspot.com
    http://www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
    US cell 310 308 5841

    East Cape - Footballs and rats
    East Cape weather has been spectacular this week. Days have been warm and the sea calm. The Pacific is experiencing its third named storm of the season but it looks like Hurricane Carlos will pose little threat to Baja.


    Fishing has been excellent this week with striped marlin providing anglers constant action. Finding porpoise schools with football tuna has been easy but the bite has become much tougher. For whatever reason the fish have become spooky and just don't want to bite. Good news is, although it has been frustrating we can see the tuna feeding. One day soon they will come to the party again.


    Blue marlin have also made a bigger showing this week. One fish over 400lbs was landed but most are rats in the 225 to 250 range. For those who have never tangled with a blue marlin I can tell you they are incredible and have much more attitude then a striped marlin. Once hooked, anglers need to hang on as even the rats go ballistic.


    I am reminded by my daughter, who is not versed in fishing terms has no idea what I am talking about. If you don't know the lingo it can be hard to follow the conversation. Anglers refer to small tuna under 10lbs or so as footballs while large tuna are cows. Small blue marlin under 300lbs are referred to as rats. Guess that is why it is called big game fishing.


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    Blue marlin starting to invade the East Cape


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    Hard to believe, this fish is considered a rat


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    Blue marlin putting on a show


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    Another blue heading south


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    Good roosterfish bite this week. Bill Shedd with his daughter Christie landing her first.


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    Not many dorado in the count. Ryan Loria managed to find this one


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    Releasing a blue


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    A few cows mixed in with the footballs


    Mark Rayor
    teamjenwren.com
    markrayor.blogspot.com
    http://www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
    US cell 310 308 5841

    East Cape - Getting nervous
    East Cape weather has been spectacular this week with warm sunny days and flat seas. Water temperature has been hanging around 80 degrees and bait has become abundant. On some days there has even been a limited amount of sardines available.


    Until now the bite of most of this season has been very spotty and I was starting to get nervous. This week gamefish decided to come to the party. Porpoise schools holding tuna have been found to the north and to the south from 5 to 25 miles off shore. Most of the tuna have been dinks but there have been a few of the larger models to a 180 pounds coming to the scales. Wahoo have also been on the bite along with a few blue marlin. Striped marlin have been in packs and the most consistent. On several occasions we could see four or five marlin at once charging our lures. It is very exciting and always causes what I call cockpit chaos.


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    Great way to start off your morning


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    Yellowfin action


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    Double hookup, Brice Potter giving the thumbs up.


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    Tuna are cooperating


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    Our first blue marlin of the season


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    Red snapper on the high spot off La Ribera


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    Polo on the wire


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    Time to go fishing!
    You are not going to catch them sitting in the shade on the beach


    Mark Rayor
    teamjenwren.com
    markrayor.blogspot.com
    http://www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
    US cell 310 308 5841

    East Cape- Boat brain
    It has been a month since posting my last report and I'm starting to get hate mail from the three people that read my reports. Before explaining my lack of reports here is what is happening on the East Cape.


    Recently East Cape has had some great moments but as a whole has not been consistent. The biggest news is yellowfin tuna have arrived. Fish have been on porpoise schools from 25 to 50 miles offshore. Mostly football size, they are feeding on huge schools of flying fish. Anglers watch the feeding frenzy in frustration as it has been tough to get them to go.


    Closer to shore the striped marlin bite has been on and off. One day we released four fish and then got skunked the following day. Dorado have been non existent but a few blue marlin have been on score cards this week.


    Roosterfish have been in the usual spots on east cape beaches but have been hard to target because the right bait is not always available.


    Weather has been as nice as it gets recently with flat seas and overcast some days. Water temps are 77-78 degrees and a beautiful blue.


    Last November our reservations for the 2015 season started pouring in. By March most of the prime dates for the year were already reserved. Some of our long time clients expressed disappointment because they couldn't get on our schedule.


    I started thinking that maybe it was time to add another boat to our fleet. We are so happy with Jen Wren III it was clear I wanted another 35 Cabo Flybridge. Hunting high and low there were no Cabo's available that fit my criteria. As the search got tough I would talk myself out of making the move and would stop looking for a week or two.


    After stopping the search and giving up I was made aware of a boat in San Diego. It sounded perfect but was beyond my means. Re-inspired my search continued. Spending hours on the internet and phone nothing tripped my trigger except this boat in San Diego.


    One day I called the broker to see if the boat had sold. When finding out it was still available something came over me and I decided to take my best shot. My offer was substantially less than asking price but it was as is, where is, no inspection, no survey, close as quick as the owner can convey title. The broker was set back a little but prepared the offer for my signature. After sending paperwork back and forth he called that night and said we bought a boat.


    Now my anxiety set in. I imagined everything that could be wrong probably was and most likely the propellers were falling off and the motors shot. Arriving in San Diego to take delivery I was very pleased to not find any surprises. The boat named Vaquero had been severely neglected but not abused.


    A week in a yard on Shelter Island doing inspections and repairs and Vaquero was ready for the trip to Cabo. We motored straight through 4 days and nights only stopping twice for fuel. Fishing was good and I was amazed how the boat draws fish. I am very please to say we had no mechanical issues.


    Since returning home the Jen Wren crew has worked day and night on Vaquero bringing the boat to the standards our clients have come to expect. My wife says I have "boat brain" and is tired of being a boat widow. Our other boats are named after Jennifer and I believe boats should have a feminine name With that we are changing her name to Vaquera (Cowgirl in English).


    First day on the job Vaquera scored 11 yellowfin and today released 3 striped marlin. Vaquera continues to be very fishy.


    This was a much larger undertaking then I ever imagined. Special thanks to my brother Dave and my buddies Bob Tilley and Steve Davis. Without their help I would most likely be lost at sea.


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    Striped marlin putting on a show


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    Debbie does her first marlin


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    Jim Mutsch and his son of Sheboygan Wisconsin get in on the tuna action


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    Roberto gets a bonus while scrubbing the boat


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    Vaquera ready to head south


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    Pancho greeted us in Cabo. Not the mug I was looking for but home sweet home!


    Mark Rayor
    teamjenwren.com
    markrayor.blogspot.com
    http://www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
    US cell 310 308 5841

    East Cape - Triggers and trumpets


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    After weeks of beautiful weather and grease calm seas conditions changed up this morning. At 1:30 AM I felt a stiff breeze pass through my open bedroom door and smack me in the back of the head. The surf started to pound and we woke up to a very grumpy Sea Of Cortez.


    Fishing has been very inconsistent this week. Boats targeting marlin are experiencing one to three events a day. Anglers looking to fill coolers are finding it very difficult. Dorado have completely evaporated from the scene and wahoo are rare. The only really consistent bite is cornet, trigger and needlefish.


    At this time every year thresher shark appear on the East Cape. This year has been no exception. Several are being taken everyday. Personally, I am not big on fishing for shark but this particular species is excellent table fare and once hooked puts up an admirable battle for fishermen.


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    A big volume on threshers have appeared


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    Diego on the wire again.


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    Jen Wren boats bobbing in the surf.



    Mark Rayor
    teamjenwren

    East Cape - Hoo's to say
    East Cape was welcomed into 2015 with strong winds and a chill in the air. The cool breezy weather has continued making it difficult for the few anglers in town to get off shore.


    Flocks of pelicans have arrived up and down the Buena Vista shoreline and are feasting on huge schools of sardines. This bait that was mini size just a couple weeks ago has grown to full sized hook bait. Also it appears the volume of sardines is continuing to grow. The early appearance of this great bait gives an outstanding outlook for the 2015 season.


    Cooler weather arrived later than normal and water temperature, which has remained relatively warm until now, is starting to plummet. The cooler water will surely create a condition for greenback mackerel to arrive. The combination of mackerel and sardines will create a perfect attraction for yellowtail. It is just the first week of the year and already I can't wait for spring!


    2014 was the year of the wahoo. There were unprecedented reports of wahoo from Southern California down the whole Pacific coast to Cabo San Lucas and up inside the Sea of Cortez. The burning question is will these fish stick around for 2015? Who's to say? There were many dinks in the 5 to 10 pound grade. I have never seen a volume of smaller fish like this before which gives me hope that breed stock has moved to Baja and is reproducing.


    Anglers regard wahoo as a prized catch for several reasons. Besides being great table fare the challenge of landing this fish is as big of a motive. Bite to hook set ratio is much lower than other gamefish because of their razor sharp teeth and vice like jaws that gives the hoo a huge advantage. Their teeth can go through mono like butter. They can bite down on an artificial lure rip off 50 yards of line and let go without being hooked. Wahoo are equipped to elude being hooked like no other gamefish.


    The East Cape was no exception and got in on the action. Jen Wren boats were able to knock wahoo off more anglers bucket lists and had more days of multiple fish than in the prior 5 years put together.


    Posted are images of a few happy anglers from the season.


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    Mark Rayor
    teamjenwren.com
    markrayor.blogspot.com
    http://www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
    US cell 310 308 5841

    Los Cabos - Rated "R"
    I'm going off on a rant! If a couple of swear words or a very pointed view offend you just click on by.


    Hurricane Odile is old news now and thanks to the Mexican government and the hard working people of Baja the best part of the mess it made has been cleaned up. Yes, there was impact that will take more time for some things to get back to normal but a huge percentage of the businesses that serve our tourist trade in Los Cabos are ready to rock and roll.


    What has impacted many of these businesses most is the closure of SJD airport. Yesterday the airport opened for domestic flights but won't open until the 8th for international. With SJD closed for more than 2 weeks La Paz airport is the only option to fly here. The problem with that is no direct flights are offered from the US so travelers have to get to San Diego and make their way across the border to Tijuana or fly through Mexico City or Guadalajara to get to La Paz. Whichever route you choose, it is just not easy and then there is the couple hour taxi ride to Los Cabos. That is not to mention what an armpit the La Paz airport is.


    Alaska and Southwest made a huge deal and tooted their horn about the humanitarian flights they provided to evacuate stranded tourists out of Cabo. I say big woop! They brought them in, and in my mind, had some duty to jump in and help get them out. Once the evacuation was over Alaska showed their true colors and suspended all flights to Los Cabos until November. Other airlines have jumped on the band wagon canceling flights throughout October. Now Alaska has thrown Los Cabos a bone offering one flight a day from Los Angeles but San Diego and all other destinations are still cancelled.


    The bulk of Los Cabos economy is tourist driven and everybody is choking. Worse yet, even after the airport opens the greed of many airlines has made them choose not to fly. If they can't fly full they are just canceling flights. Few tourists are here so the first planes in will have to dead head back empty. The airlines would rather just cancel flights and drop the good people of Los Cabos on their heads, cutting off their life blood until a fat profit can be made.


    For Christ sake! Yesterday a cruise ship made port in the Cabo Marina and the airlines don't want to fly. I know in time this will become a distant memory but hope this writing will remind some how poorly the airlines treated us.


    Copied here is an email I woke up to yesterday:



    Hi Guys,
    I took my wife to dinner last night to celebrate putting the tournament to bed and the great response we have had in light of all that has stood in our way.
    Then my phone rang. It was one of my team captains. United airlines had cancelled our flight once again and re-booked us all over the US.
    They had some of us coming in on the 9th some on the 10th. Routing us through up to 4 cities. the longest one I heard was 29 hours.
    I went home got on the phone with united. my wife started calling guys. We found a red eye out of Houston and got almost everybody re-booked. I don't know if I can get them all.
    As it stands we are still coming on Oct 8th and staying till the 12th.
    If this one doesn't fly I don't think I can rally support for the trip. The guys have been awesome but they are succumbing to doubt.
    I hate to say this but I will not ask this of them or my poor wife again.
    Lets hope these crazy airlines are done messing with us.

    Without regard to the impact they cause the region they are supposed to be serving or for their patrons who have planned up to and more than a year in advance these greedy bastards just cancel. No explanation, just cancelled.


    How come you can ask the person sitting next to you while flying how much they paid for their ticket and find it was only half as much as you paid? Why are they allowed to gouge? I could go on and on about the airlines. They have us all over a barrel and know it. It is just not right!


    It's just my opinion I could be wrong.


    At least game fish are treating us well. The few guests that have found their way through the maze to get here are enjoying typical outstanding October fishing. For the first time this year live bait is plentiful and tuna, dorado, marlin, sailfish, wahoo and roosterfish are providing constant action.



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    Walking the beach this morning I captured this amazing rainbow on my iPhone


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    Also found signs of a new turtle nest


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    Even if our guests can't get here we are going fishing


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    Tuna are here


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    So are dorado. Diego withg a good one.


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    Chuy is bent.


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    Striped marlin


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    The old guy can still pull.



    Mark Rayor
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    East Cape-First day of summer ha!


    My calendar indicated the summer solstice considered first day of summer was just a couple days ago. It may be the longest day of the year but our summer conditions started in April when it was supposed to be spring time. To regress, we had spring-like weather at Christmas time. It has all been a little bizarre but we are enjoying the great weather and outstanding fishing.

    I'm going to keep it short and let a few of the photos we captured this week tell the story.


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    11 year old Sam Sullivan handling the gear like a pro

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    Sam with his first marlin

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    Sam's buddy 12 year old Tobias Toncrely scores

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    Sam's luck continued

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    The boys let the dads get in on the action

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    These father son teams are hooked.

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    Boys will be boys

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    The Wilson Sabino group got in on the action.

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    Amberjack

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    More tuna

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    Steven Tucker on Jen Wren

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    Strange looking rooster

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    Tucker's also released marlin and sailfish

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    Mark Rayor
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    US cell 310 308 5841

    The "T" word
    Here in Baja, Semana Santa (Holy Week) is hugely celebrated. Banks, schools and many businesses are closed. Believe it or not our municipality offices closed for the entire week. The holiday is so big I heard Sam's Club in La Paz ran out of beer. Hundreds of Cabo and La Paz residents invade and camp on East Cape beaches for the holiday.


    Typically the weather is cold and very windy. Every year we are happy to have the holiday behind us because that is when the weather is certain to change. In 23 Easters I have never seen the weather this nice for this time.


    Marlin have been the main event again this week with most boats scoring more than one per day. A few dorado and wahoo are being taken but it is anybody's guess where they will pop up and very hard to target.


    Spotted and spinner dolphin showed for a couple of days last week and one day a few tuna were taken. Everyone is holding their breath in anticipation of the tuna going off. Showing my age the present situation reminds me of the old E. F. Hutton commercial. Just mention the "T" word around here and everybody listens. Conditions are right with warm blue water and we all have our fingers crossed that it will be soon.


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    Airborne


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    The star of this week's show


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    We celebrated scattering Brent's best fishing buddy's ashes while releasing a marlin


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    That is a first marlin smile


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    Putting on a show


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    Happy campers line the beach on Semana Santa


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    The holiday used to leave our beaches a huge mess. Now the municipality has gotten involved and it is a more organized mess.


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    Check out the East Cape weather on our live webcam at: http://teamjenwren.com/east-cape-webcam.html


    Mark Rayor
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    US cell 310 308 5841

    The double black diamond
    Before I get into this weeks report about fishing I'm excited to announce that our new webcam is up and operational. Now viewers no longer need to rely on reports and can see a live stream of East Cape conditions. The cam is pointed at our moorings so along with waves lapping on the beach, you can view our boats departing and returning at: http://teamjenwren.com/east-cape-webcam.html Click on the 4 arrows in the right bottom corner and the feed will open full screen. It is the next best thing to being here. We have planned a contest for the near future where viewers paying close attention will have the opportunity to win prizes. Stay tuned!


    The buzz in weather news is that we may experience a "Super El Nino". I try not to pay too much attention to these types of predictions but it is March and we are already fishing in 74-75 degree water. Winds have been a little crazy with some calm days then a blow from the north followed by one from the south. The wind is warm though and it hasn't seemed to affect the water temperature.


    Fishing started in full speed at the beginning of the week with striped marlin and dorado giving anglers all the action they wanted. As the week has worn on the bite has progressively gotten tougher every day. Even when there is a lull in the fishing we are sighting whales breaching, pods of dolphin, jumping mantas and sea turtles. The Sea of Cortez is alive with life.


    We were fortunate to assist several anglers in catching their first marlin and another get one on his birthday. I do have one story in particular that I would like to share.


    Sixteen year old Mike Kurpa along with his father fished with us this week determined to catch a marlin on the fly. To do this we pull a couple of hookless teasers hoping to raise a fish and tease it close enough for the angler to present the fly. It is not easy because a normal pattern of lures are not deployed and the ones that are don't have hooks.


    Like I said Mike was determined and we trolled all morning without raising a fish. About 1PM his father suggested we put out the whole spread with hooks and catch a fish. The kid wanted no part of it and preferred to wait for his shot. I was very impressed with the focus of this young man. About 1:30 up popped a marlin behind a hookless ballyhoo we were pulling. Diego slowly started turning the reel handle keeping the bait just in front of the fish. Almost in casting range for Mike, the fish sank out. It was exciting for a minute but now we would have to wait for another opportunity.


    Minutes later another fish popped behind the ballyhoo. This time Diego was able to keep the marlin interested as the marlin stayed after the ballyhoo. Mike made a perfect cast and the fly landed within inches of the marlin's bill. Our adrenaline started to flow with anticipation but the fish just sank out and it was over.


    It didn't happen for Mike this trip but I am confident that with his determination it will. In our discussion at the end of the day Mike's father described what he was trying to accomplish is like the double black diamond. I couldn't have said it better myself!


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    Streaming live.


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    Adios amigo


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    Who is having the most fun? My bet is Diego.


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    I can't let Diego have all the fun.


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    Perfect day


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    Birthday marlin


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    Dodo on the fly


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    Nice fish!


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    Sole proprietor


    Mark Rayor
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    Fact or fiction?
    Not much of a fishing report this week Because there are not that many fishing. Off shore the showing of striped marlin and dorado Has continued for the few boats out there. In shore yellowtail are in the neighborhood but finding live bait HAS BEEN problematic. Fact or fiction Fluorocarbon Has little or no stretch? At a Super Bowl party I posed this question. (Heck, the game was not worth watching and we needed something to talk about.) The consensus that fact. I also asked seasoned sportswriters and skippers who made Their living sportfishing. The result which the same. Everyone I spoke with did Agreed fluorocarbon did not stretch much. Aldwych turned out I and everybody I asked have been mis-informed. Fluorocarbon does stretch. In fact it june stretch more than monofiliment. load case we switched all of our mono and florocarbon to Momio and it did not take long for me to be Convinced it is the highest quality product on the market today. Speaking with the folks at Momoi we started a dialogue about the characteristics of fluorocarbon. That is When I Discovered my perception what all wrong. Hi-Liner Fishing Gear and Tackle did Distributes Momoi in the U.S. Has a $ 10,000 machine specifically built to test line strength. They have deterministic mined did Their monofiliment can be stretched 100 times and will return to it's original length and strength without fatigue. They boast theirs is the only mono produced with this ability. Putting fluorocarbon on the same machine theyhave found did it stretches as much or more than mono before breaking. How could I and so many others not be aware of this? I Believed what Hi-liner telling me what to be true but wanted to do a little more research just be Certain. And there it what on Seaguar's web site. "MYTH: Fluorocarbon Has very little stretch or none at all FACT: Yes, fluorocarbon lines and leaders do stretch, but not as much as mono Line Typically Has More stretch than leader All Seaguar.. lines and leaders Provide the optimum amount of impact shock / stretch. " So It Seems not everyone completely Call Agrees to the degree of stretch, but I have come to the conclusion It has a Considerable amount. Posted are a collection of "Baja centerfold" photos captured on Jen Wren boats load Rayor teamjenwren.com markrayor.blogspot.com http:// [url]www.facebook.com / JenWrenSportfishing [/ url] U.S. cell 310 308 5841

    Sticker shock!
    There hasn't been much publicity about Mexico's new Federal tax reform law going into effect next month and it is a biggie. The legislation will raise the sales tax in Baja California 5% over night. What does this mean? It means those of us that live in Baja will have a cost of living increase a minimum of 5%. Fuel, water, electricity and all goods are going to take a hike. The law is supposed to exclude food but I will have to see it to believe food doesn't increase as well.


    Visitors will also be impacted with higher prices. I have never been one to beat around the bush and want to let everyone know our charter fishing prices have been increased for 2014. This increase isn't to make profit but is to pass on to consumers our added expense. It is the only way we can maintain the quality of our boats and the service we provide.


    Looking at the world picture our fuel costs will still be lower than the US and most international fishing destinations. Coupled with one of the richest fisheries on the planet Baja will remain a bargain comparatively.



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    Sticker shock


    General consensus blames the upcoming tax increase on the corrupt Mexican government and believes politicians are lining their pockets. I can't say that isn't so but living here 24 years I have observed some incredible progress.


    The standard of living of local Mexican people has improved dramatically. Today there is opportunity for everyone to have a cell phone and satellite TV. Many kids in school have their own computers and if not most classrooms have them available. Mexico has a health care system that works and encompasses even the poorest. Most own cars and highways are no longer littered with pot holes. The days of visitors trading Hershey bars and Playboys are long gone.


    The new tax reform will also initiate a new electronic recipt (factura) only policy. This will create more accountability and eliminate much of the black market. This is a huge move and demonstrates progress in modernization and eliminating corruption.


    The powers in Mexico City might be self serving but they are also allowing the good people of the country to improve the way they live. Contrary to the perception the media has tried to portray, Mexico is a safe and wonderful place to raise a family and an outstanding tourist destination.


    My statement about the media reminds me of a story I just have to share. In October my brother-in-law and his brother were visiting to do a little fishing. About a week after their return home to Wisconsin one of them went on a hunting trip. Returning from hunting he developed a blood clot and was hospitalized. It blew my mind when I heard the doctor treating him suspected he got the clot in Mexico. I'd like to know how you catch a blood clot in Mexico? It is perception created by the media that everything bad happens in Mexico and it just aint so.


    I don't know how I got on this rant but am going to jump down off my soap box now, go have some holiday cheer and hang my stocking on our chimney.


    Wishing everybody a warm and wonderful holiday season.
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    Mark Rayor
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    US cell 310 308 5841

    Only in Mexico
    It has been more than 5 weeks since I wet a line. Now I'm watching the north wind blow and getting a little cranky. It has also been that long since I've been able to compose a report and here is a little story of a wild ride.


    We were contracted to take Jen Wren III to Mag Bay for 3 weeks departing a few days after WON's tuna tournament. Our agreement was with an England based production company putting together a film for the BBC.


    I put together enough food and supplies for us to stay on the boat the entire time. We also provisioned a scuba air compressor to fill tanks. Jen Wren III is equipped with a water maker so basically all we needed for continuous operation was to take on fuel.


    Our mission was to find underwater bait balls under attack by predators like marlin, dorado and tuna. Aboard was an accomplished award winning underwater photographer who filmed parts of the Blue Planet and Planet Earth. The camera equipment was the latest state of the art gear. It was explained to me that Blue Planet was filmed more than 12 years ago and with the advancement in cameras they intended on raising the bar. Also past productions had eye catching photography but not really a story. The goal now was to tell a story from a predators point of view. Most think about the poor bait and how difficult it must be to be prey. This was intended to take a little different wrinkle demonstrating that it is not easy to be a predator having to find and capture food everyday to survive.


    We departed Cabo San Lucas marina in the morning after loading 11 Pelican cases of camera equipment and a couple of personal duffel bags for our photographer and his camera man. After a quick dive outside the arch to check out the cameras we were off.


    I intended to run up near Todo Santos to get out of the Cabo boat traffic before slowing down to look for some action on our journey up to Mag. We would be able to look around for a few hours and still make our destination before sundown. As we were nearing Todo Santos our port motor lost power. After about 15 minutes of checking things out Chuy and I decided we had blown the turbo in that motor. Oh boy, now what? Our crew indicated they wanted to continue on. Now our top speed was 9 knots and I calculated we wouldn't make the anchorage at Mag until 2:30 or 3 in the morning.


    Now we need to figure out how to get this baby repaired. It dawned on me I better get with it because once past Todo Santos we wouldn't have cell service again until we arrived at Mag. My first call was to Francisco Vindiola in La Paz. His shop rebuilt the motors in Jen Wren and he has a huge supply of Cummins parts and also rebuilds turbos. There was no answer and I was starting to get a little frantic. Next call was to my wife Jennifer. I explained the situation and that she needed to find a turbo somewhere, someplace.


    In the morning I was able to download e-mail and received the news that Vindiola didn't have a turbo. He indicated he did have the parts to rebuild ours but that would mean getting it to his shop in La Paz. That would never work but my wife was busy on the phone. A complete turbo was located in Irvine California and my brother was scheduled to arrive in Los Cabos in 2 days. I was barely able to get a phone signal, but called and broke the news that he needed to pack a 50 some pound turbo on the plane. He was not excited about the idea but agreed. The day after his arrival Frank Fink was to drive to San Carlos from Los Barriles to meet his boat El Regalo. It was all falling into place as Frank agreed to bring the turbo.


    After the early morning calls we gimped out of Mag at a steaming 9 knots in search of action. Luck was on our side and 2 miles outside the Entrada frigate birds were in a frenzy and we could see a huge school of bait getting hammered by predators. It was nothing short of a spectacular sight. The bait hung together and we were able to work it over getting some unbelievable video footage for more than an hour.


    Outside the Entrada we weren't able to get any signal so had no phone or mail communication all day. Upon return I had mail stating Vindiola had put a turbo cartridge on the public bus to San Carlos and we needed to pick it up. I called and was little upset. Only in Mexico! I couldn't believe he put parts valued in excess of thousand dollars on a public bus plus we wren't equipped or prepared to rebuild a turbo charger on the deck of Jen Wren III. Here is where I learned more about turbos then I ever wanted to know. Francisco explained that with just taking out 4 bolts the turbo would break in two and we could change the cartridge. It all sounded too easy.


    The Port Captain at Puerto Magdalena agreed to have someone meet the 1PM bus at San Carlos when it arrived. We planned to be out filming. Upon our return we were informed our parts had not arrived. It was really no surprise to me I never expected they would. What was a surprise was when a panga came up next to us around 9PM while we were barbecuing some fresh lobster for dinner. The pangero smiled and handed me our turbo parts. Apparently they arrived on the 7 PM bus and jungle drums in the small town alerted the people that needed to know.


    In the morning it went just like Francisco said it would and in less than an hour we were up to speed.


    Yes, now we have a spare turbo charger. Part of our agreement with the film company was that we wouldn't take photos. With that I didn't get much but have posted a few. More on our adventure later.



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    First day out of the gate at Mag we found what we were looking for.


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    No place like home! Great to be back at the East Cape.


    Mark Rayor
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    US cell 310 308 5841

    The beast!
    We just returned from fishing the Los Cabos WON fishing tournament. As always Pat McDonald and WON did an outstanding job. Any participants that didn't have fun at this event need to take a happy pill. Personally I couldn't take a steady diet of Cabo San Lucas but it sure is a fun place to visit.


    2013 brought outstanding fishing as long as the target wasn't tuna. Los Cabos from Cabo San Lucas to the East Cape did have its moments but nothing like the bite we experience most years. This tournament was no exception. Dope on where the fish were was hard to come by. I think the reason was tuna were not abundant.


    Ok, down to biz. Here is how the event went for us.


    The day before the 2 day tournament we were scheduled to pre-fish. I had it in my mind that we were going to give Gordo Banks a go the first tournament day so decided to go out in the Pacific looking for something that would change my mind. We didn't find it so I decided Gordo it would be.


    First thing in the morning I had a little strategy meeting with our team. My play book was to get 'er done early. Why wait until late? Let's flop one on the deck and I'll buy the beers at the bar. Seemed like a good plan to me.


    7:00am bang the flare goes off and 130 some boats go racing off in every direction. The Gordo has 2 high spots an inner and an outer. We decided to give the outer a shot. After just a few minutes of our arrival on the high spot I counted 22 boats fishing this small area.


    11:00am none of the 22 boats around us getting bit. This is not going according to my game plan. I'm trying to figure out what to do and pick up my binos to check the inner high spot. It is only 2.75 miles away and only has 9 boats on it.


    Off we go! Upon arrival we plunk in our cut squid and chum a bit. It only took about 5 minutes and bendo! The battle starts out like a fight with most big tuna. The fish rips off 50 yards of line and then turns for the boat. I kick the boat in gear and the angler turns the reel handle as fast as he can. The fish takes off again and stops. We see saw with this crazy fish for 30 minutes and it won't settle down.


    It all looks good to me I'm thinking. We are using an Accurate ATD 50 loaded with 100# spectra, a 60 yard 100# mono top shot, a short 90# floro leader and a 9/0 circle hook. It doesn't get any better than this. This baby is ours and so is the tournament.


    Now it has been an hour and this beast is pulling the 20,000 pound Jen Wren III backward against the current at more than a knot per hour. We are putting ungodly pressure and I don't believe the fish can keep this up. It is all going according to plan. I can see the scale, I can taste the champagne.


    An hour 30 the fish finally goes straight down. It is doing huge circles and we have it to the top shot. We get some, the fish gets some. The top shot connection keeps going back and forth through the rod guides. I'm not worried, our Calstar rod has AFTCO Big Foot guides made just for this. But we still haven't seen the fish and I'm getting anxious. It is time to play the angle and mess up the tunas pattern. Wait, the beast is reading my mind and starts to surface. We are all waiting for a glimpse but it never comes up.


    Two hours and the tug of war continues. The fish is doing huge circles up swell not up and down. Time for me to mess it up and move the boat up swell and make it fight down swell. No sooner than I have the thought the beast moves down swell. This monster read my book and knows all my tricks. Every time we get the top shot coming on the reel I think that is it. Not so fast there it goes again. I have never encountered anything like this.


    Two and half hours and the beast is not getting tired. The rod is bent the pressure is to the max and pop! Our 90# fluorocarbon broke at the knot. I didn't think we could break it but there it was.


    Our team was deflated. It was tough to swallow. Up in the bridge I got a huge smile. I'm not the badest in the land and met my match. All I can say is I will be back!


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    Mark Rayor
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    East Cape-Just ridiculous
    North winds have arrived and our season is all but over. It is amazing how quickly our climate changes and also how quickly the high volume of charter boats fishing dwindles to just few.


    Dorado have been providing most of the action as tuna have disappeared and billfish sighted seem to have lockjaw.


    Long time friend and fishing client George Gavallos was here to celebrate his fathers 84th birthday along with his 8 year old son Peter. George has good karma and we can always count on great fishing when he is here. This trip was no exception as young Peter landed his first sailfish along with several red snapper. George's first morning on Jen Wren he came up in the bridge and told me he had wahoo on his mind and it would be very exciting if we could catch one. Good karma George had one in the box by 11AM that day. Later he reminded me that in July while fishing for tuna we released 17 striped marlin in 3 days. I had forgotten how ridiculous the bite was. That marlin bite went on for most of the summer.


    It is hard to believe tomorrow will be our last East Cape Charter for this season. We will be moving our boats to Cabo for the WON tuna tournament and then Jen Wren III will be off to Mag Bay.


    Our season did end with a bang. I have posted a few recent photos taken from both Jen Wren boats.


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    Mark Rayor
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    markrayor.blogspot.com
    http://www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
    US cell 310 308 5841

    East Cape, intermission is over
    Over the past few weeks the bite has been off. The remarkably good fishing we have experienced most of our season dropped off prior to the Tuna shoot out and extended through Pete Gray's Let's Talk Hookup and the Lynn Rose East Cape Classic. The absence of action during early October is a little puzzling as it is typically one of the best times of the year. That is why tournaments scheduled in October are well attended.


    Now the popular tournaments have passed, the crowds have exited and the intermission the game fish have taken is over. Sailfish and dorado have taken center stage off shore providing anglers continuous action. Wahoo have also been a great surprise for many.


    We did have an interesting experience yesterday. A boat near us discovered a huge school of quality dorado under a shark buoy. They called us on the VHF very frustrated because the fish were not interested in the baits they were presenting. As we approached they departed wishing us the best of luck with the uncooperative dorado. We could see the huge school of fish giving off a yellow hue in the water. They would swim by the bridled caballitos presented without interest. It is tough to watch quality game fish and not get them to go. Ready to give up Diego decided to hook one of the live baits in the back rather than the nose. No sooner than the bait hit the water and it was bendo. Just that subtle change in presentation made all the difference. Dorado after dorado attacked the baits hooked in the back.


    Giant humbolt squid that made such good bait have disappeared and without it the tuna have not wanted to cooperate. The Sea of Cortez rarely disappoints and even without the tuna anglers are finding their hands full.


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    Mark Rayor
    teamjenwren.com
    markrayor.blogspot.com
    http://www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
    US cell 310 308 5841

    East Cape, couldn't buy a bite
    This week started where last week left off with a tough bite and difficult weather.


    The Tuna Shoot out was held this week and was kind of a bust in my estimation. Only 42 teams signed up which was probably less than half of what was anticipated. Tropical storm Octavo might have frightened off some and the lack of tuna was most likely another reason. The 42 teams only weighed 5 fish with just one over 100 pounds. A meger 18 pound dorado took honors for that devision.


    We ventured as far as 45 miles off shore in search of porpoise but couldn't find them. We worked our buns off all day but couldn't buy a bite on tournament day.


    Octavo passed and dumped almost 3 inches of rain on the region. The good thing for the East Cape was that the storm passed far enough away to not cause any wind or damage.


    Our fishing conditions are very strange right now. The Sea of Cortez is 85 degrees. The water is blue and clear with bait puddling everywhere. The game fish are here, we can see them. Marlin and sailfsih tailing, dorado and wahoo are swimming in plain sight. They are just very lethargic and not agressive when baits are presented. I have no explanation except that it is fishing and they just don't bite all the time.



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    Our secret rooster hole has been paying off during afteroon boat clean up.
    Looking at this weeks photos maybe it is not as tough as I'm making it out?


    Mark Rayor
    teamjenwren.com
    markrayor.blogspot.com
    http://www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
    US cell 310 308 5841

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