This is not the first time that we’ve fished on the Fandago, with Captain Thomas, and he never fails to put us on some world class fishing.  If you interested in coming down to Los Suenos, feel free to contact me and i’ll make sure your connected with this great crew.  Our flight leaves at 1:00 P.M. Sunday, and God willing i’ll be at Holden Beach on Monday ready to get back on the Twister.

My brother Alex has made a great video of the Rooster fishing on the “Fandago”.  The video is around 9 minutes long, so sit down and be ready for great action.

Sorry I haven’t been posting about our trip to Los Suenos located in Playa Herradura, Costa Rica, but we’ve been having such a great time its hard to sit down at the computer.  So far we’ve fished two days, Tuesday and Thursday.  On Tuesday we fished on the “Marlin Muyer” a 48′ Custom Sportfisher.  We were targeting Sailfish and the Captain warned us that it was probably going to be a slow day.  We ended up the day catching 3 sails, missing 6 or 7 other fish.  The mate on board was very experienced, but was just having one of those days.  The guys decided that this was a ladies day because we were fishing later on in the week, and let them catch all the fish. 

Today we fished a 31 foot sportfisher for Roosterfish, Snapper, and Grouper.  In the morning the Roosters were biting like bulldogs and went 6 for 6 with my brother Alex catching a nice 50″ fish around 40 pounds.  The Snappers and Groupers didn’t cooperate as well, but the AJ’s were willing to bite everything.  I’m going to post several pictures from the fishing over the past two days.  We’ve got some great video, but are in the process of condencing it down to small clips that will be interesting to watch.  Stay tuned for more great pictures and videos in the coming days. 

If you still want to go fishing back at Holden Beach feel free to shoot me an email or give my cell phone a call. Capt. Ryan Williams will take your call and make sure you get a date secured for some great fishing. 

Capt. Patrick Bryant

Capt. Patrick Bryant

Capt. Patrick Bryant

On Saturday I took a fun trip with Susanna Ward, Harriet Ward, and Capt. Allen Williams.  The weather was so beautiful it was hard to spend my Saturday on shore, so we went after some grouper.  Bait was fairly easy to catch, as it only took one throw of the 10′ cast net to load with boat with more than enough Pogies for a full day of bottom fishing.  Once we had cleaned up from sliming the boat, I headed the Twister 40 Miles to the south toward some good bottom that I felt should be holding good fish this time of year.  The bite was never really on fire, but we did manage to catch several fish at each spot.  We kept moving all day and ended up with a nice variety of Bottom fish and Mahi Mahi.  This was Susanna and Harriet’s first time fishing on the Twister, but they learned quick and added some nice fish to the cooler.  A full day trip would be sufficient to get out to the areas that are holding fish like this, if you would to join in on the fun give me a shout. Tight Lines!!

Capt. Patrick Bryant

I had several half day charters this week.  On most of the trips I have been targeting  Spanish Mackeral and Big Sharks.  Earlier in the week the Spanish bite was slow, but over the past few days the water has cleared and the Spanish are on fire.  Most of the fish have been good size, averaging around 2-3 pounds.  Once we have caught enough fish for a good meal, we’ve been targeting big Black Tip Sharks off of Bald Head Island.  These fish have been ranging from 40-200 pounds, with more fish being over 150 pounds.  If you would like to come down and go on a 1/2 day summer special feel free to give me a call or send me and email.  Tight Lines!!

Capt. Patrick Bryant

Wednesday was not much better weather wise than Tuesday.  A cold front had pushed over the area causing a strong NorthEast wind which really chopped the water up.  Bait was really hard to find and I had to throw the cast net 15 or 20 times to catch enough bait to run offshore.  Once we loaded up on Pogy’s I pointed the Twister to the South East 25 miles to a local wreck.  Once there it didn’t take long to pick up a nice AJ and Cuda.  We gradually worked our way offshore hitting spots picking up a few fish at each spot.  These guys were interested in catching some grouper so I went to a good rock about 38 miles offshore of Holden Beach.  Once there it didn’t take long to get the grouper fired up.  We would catch one or two then move about 100 feet and repeat the process.  On anchor I left out a light line and managed to pick up a nice Mahi when a line of sargasm grass washed by our boat with the current.  Within two hours we had our limit of Gag Grouper and Jacks and it was time to prepare for the rough ride home.  At the dock we counted 6 nice grouper ranging from 10-15 pounds, three Jacks ranging from 20-40 pounds, one Mahi, one Barracuda, and several nice Sea Bass.  Overall this was a great day with a great crew.  I wish Al lived alittle closer to H.B. because he could definately become a regular on the Twister.  If you would like to get into some of this great action feel free to give me a call. 

I fished a 1/2 day Monday morning out at the Shark Hole.  The seas were perfect and the weather was beautiful.  Over the course of the morning we caught 6 King Mackeral, averging around 15 pounds and one giant Spanish mackeral.  I thought the fish would be enough for a citiation with the state of North Carolina, which is 6 pounds, but it fell only ounces short.  This was the biggest Spanish that has been caught on the Twister this year. 

On Tuesday I had a full day trip and we ended up fishing around 30 miles straight off of Holden Beach.  Today was a little different, we were greated with a strong northeast winds from the start.  This allowed for a easy ride out, but I knew the return trip was not going to be any fun.  Even though the winds were out of the North East, which typically shuts down the fish, they decided to bite anyway.  We ended the day with 4 nice AJ’s, and one huge Barracuda.  The Barracuda fell for a 5 pound King Mackeral that we caught and put back out into the spread.  You know its a good fish when something eats a 5 pound bait.  We lost several big mysterious fish that were never seen.  I’m not sure what these fish were possibly grouper, big AJ’s, or Cobia. Overall the day was pretty successful and the guys had a great time. 

I had a full day charter on Friday.  We started around the Shark Hole and it lived up to its name.  In thirty minutes we had our limit of sharks and one nice King Mackeral.  From there we moved out to the 24 mile area where a couple of boats were already working.  Our first line out got smoked and one of the guys fought this fish for 30 minutes, eventually breaking it off under the boat.  A few minutes after we lost the first fish, we were hooked up again this fish ended up being a nice AJ.  Several other boats in the area hooked and caught sailfish around the 57 inch range.  After catching several AJs and one huge Barracuda the bite slowed and we moved off another 6 miles. 

Our first pass over the numbers showed a bottom full of fish on the Furuno Depth Sounder.  We had almost drifted over the rock when one of the Penn 6/0 bent over double.  From the start we new this was a good fish and 15 minutes later a nice 40+ pound AJ was in the boat.  I ended up anchoring on the spot and caught a nice 25+ pound King, 25 pound Cobia, and several more AJ ranging from 25-35 pounds.  By this time the seas were building and it was time to head home.  Overall we had a great day with a mixed bag of all nice fish.  If you would like to get  into some of this action give me a call or shoot me an email.  Tight Lines!!