December 4, 2010, It's cold December, but will it be hot fishing ? The month started out very well with a good buying day on the 1st where I rounded out the tackle selection for spring then a couple good days out in front of the Brigantine Hotel. Thursday started out like a house on fire with at least ten fish on the first drift of which we put 4 in the box, had about the same number of shorts and put back two that I am 99% sure that would have broke 28" but not by much. However with the fast fishing and three 34"+ fish we had I was sure that we could fill up with a little meatier lmit. The next drift started out with another "Fattie" which went in the box, but then it died. The wind had switched from WSW to WNW and maybe that was the reason, but through the next couple hours all we could come up with was a couple shorts.

Friday started out all most the same, three 34" + fish on the first fast drift on a stiff NW breeze. Then all we could find were shorts, and not too many, but the wind diminished and it got relatively nice on the shoal even if a bit on the chilly side. The Dave Morris, Jimmy Hare team kept up a slow pick and we had shorts for action and six good fish in the box for dinner. Probably their last trip of the year they would have liked to fill both bonus tags, but I did help one out at the Flagship that picked up my spot with the wind against the tide and a 36" fish tried to turn the little Shimano Tescata rod into knots.

This should have been a good weekend to get on the school fish, but the wind machine hasn't stopped blowing so I am sitting here writing this report. Personally I believe that the fishing is far from over, but it looks like we will have at least a couple more days of this NW blow before we can get a good handle on things. In the past there have been good signs of late season bait, which I haven't seen yet so I am not exactly sure what to make of. I did take the precaution of taking my remaining spot into the back building so they stay lively for you hard core late season fishermen. If you do take spot out at this time of year please do not shock them any more than necessary and since they are almost comatose they will not need any additional air. As a mater of fact you will want to keep them from cold outside air temperatures as much as possible and wait until you are in the inlets or open ocean before you run water into your live wells.

It is obvious that a lot of anglers will be calling it quits the next couple weeks so if you want the best deals and good service on winterizing and storage please look up my winter storage information. I've had a lot of requests for a Christmas Sale so everyone can stock up on presents for their fellow anglers or just stock pile some goodies for future use so I will definitely start that the weekend of December 17 . I'll be posting details shortly so keep an eye on my web page. I will also be back with Tom P. on the Rack and Fin Radio Show on97.3 FM, Saturday December 18th where I will be giving Tom and all you listeners the low down on fishing in Guatemala with my boat the "Tijereta" and the rest of the Parlama Fleet.