Striped Marlin Action with Tuna

The bite was slow, with a big storm swell rolling through. We managed to catch a sailfish—the highlight of an otherwise quiet trip.

We got a later start, heading out a little after 7 with some rough seas and storm swell to work through. We still managed to catch this striped marlin and hooked a blue marlin, but that one got away. Tough conditions, but we got our shot at a blue!

Good overall action on striped marlin and dorado, with fish of solid quality showing up. The water is sitting around 76°F, with a healthy presence of flying fish and squid holding the area together. Things really came alive from around 9 AM, once the ocean flattened out. From there on, trolling produced steady action, with both marlin and dorado responding well as conditions settled. A good sign of what’s building right now, with the right water and bait in place.