Day #2 of the Silver Sailfish Derby was a record setting day

[Fishing Report]

Day #2 of the Silver Sailfish Derby was a record setting day! The 35 boats that fished the tournament caught and released 287 sailfish today logging an average of 8.2 sailfish per boat for the day. This beats the Derby’s previous single day catch per boat average of 7.94 sails per boat set on day #2 of the 2006 Derby (50 boats released 397 sails that day). The most active hour of fishing today was the period between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. A total of 49 sails were released during that hour. The best of the bite appeared to be the area between Stuart Inlet and the Hobe Sound Loran Tower. Attached is the second day stat sheet for the Derby and a Team Total Standings sheet. The Derby concludes tomorrow at 2 p.m.

• Day 2 High Boat was “Team Murray” with 19 releases
• Day 2 High Angler was Heather Murray of “Team Murray” with 10 sailfish releases.
• During last year’s Derby, 35 of 41 boats that fished accounted for 166 sailfish releases on
Day 2. This year, every boat (35 fished) released two or more sails and accounted for 287
releases.
• First sailfish of day 1 - Ralph Schiatterella at 8:06 a.m. aboard the “Miss Annie”
• Last sailfish of day 1 - Russell Firtel at 4:26 p.m. aboard the “Tales Gone Wild”
• Releases by the hour: 8 am = 27, 9 am = 39, 10 am = 26, 11 am = 39, 12 noon = 33,
1 pm = 49, 2 pm = 30 & 3 pm = 44.
• Day 2 catch per boat average was 8.2 sailfish - a new tournament record!
• Day 2 Daily Weight Fish Winner was Diane Locke on the “Barrister” w/ a 19 lb. kingfish


West Palm Beach Fishing Club
P.O. Box 468
West Palm Beach, FL. 33402
ph: (561) 832-6780 fax: (561) 832-2137
www.westpalmbeachfishingclub.org