Fishing Report Sept. 30, 2007
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Howdy folks! Captain Till from Quicksilver Fishing Charters, here with the latest report from the San Juan Estuary. Let me tell you, I just finished one of the best weeks in a long time on the water with various customers from the US mainland.
On Friday,September 21, I had former World Record Holder Brian, a fly fishing guide from Colorado, try to hook a tarpon on fly, did he ever! On one of the first casts in the morning, he breaks the leader on a 40 pound tarpon, after which he caught a couple of smaller ones, as the morning progressed, we found a school of large tarpon feeding between two small islands. I changed a fly and on the third cast hooks a decent sized fish, at first we thought the fish to be about 60 pounds, after two hours plus we finally managed to get the tarpon on board, where the fish was estimated at between 90 and 100 pounds,after a few quick photographs, we released the tarpon unharmed into the water. Brian later said that it was the toughest fish he had ever fought, heck of a comment, coming from a very well travelled fisherman.
On Saturday, I had frequent customer and great fisherman, Scott Longueil and his friend Joe, come into town for yet another trip, Scott has been fishing with me for a few years now, we caught a few small tarpon, the I went to buy some Mojarras from the cast netters who catch this fish for sale, and proceeded to hook about a 90 pound tarpon, It took Joe about tho hours to get this very tough tarpon to the boat, where a small lapse of concentaration caused the line to wrap around the rod tip and break, after I had tried to land the fish, even touching it on several occasions.
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, I went back into the Estuary fly fishing, I found the fish ready and willing, catching ,more tarpon on a fly rod of 40 and 50 pounds,as well as several smaller ones.
Let me tell you, this season promises to be a very wild one, the lack of hurricanes and heavy rains, has ensured a big supply of forage fish for the tarpon and they should be in in great numbers.
I was recently once again, appointed a member NOAA's Advisory Panel for Highly Migratory Species and Reef Fishes, a federal goverment voluntary panel, that discusses and suggests solutions regarding the marine habitat and fish conservation problems in the United States and in the US territories in the Caribbean, I have been a proud member of this panel for the past 7 years, and the only inshore fishing guide to hold that valued distinction.
I am also the only guide on the Puerto Rico State Fisheries Board, working on local laws regarding recreational and commercial fishing activities on the island.
We have many openings still for the months of October,November and December, give me a call me Captain Till, DIRECTLY AT MY CELL PHONE 787-448-6665, you are guaranteed to fish with me and you will have a great time on the water, I can also be reached by email at: tillbrauer@gmail.com
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GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS,LET'S GET THEM BACK
