Hi All,
Been here now, about 2 months putting finishing touches on new rig, at present Salinas billfishing is as good as it was 20 yrs ago,
before the longliners wiped it out. Oct and Nov were really good, have seen dozens of DEAD marlins caught by tourists who did not know better ,but the majority of the charter boats have been releasing all billfish,maybe just maybe, I might have ,made a difference,with all the individuals I pissed off by trying to educate them ,time will tell. Capt Fouad Sultan has charter operation here and has been knocking the stripeys dead,there is a hint of posssibly a recovery in the fishery here ,which at one time was great. Cannot wait to get back to Galapagos and put new rig in operation,happy holidays and tight lines to all you ice fisherman.