Jeff Norton and his friends hail from South Carolina. Our apology for yesterday’s geographical misrepresentation. After today he may be more willing to forgive. Arch managed to find the best bite for the Pelican and crew year to date. They caught 12 White Marlin and had 20 something bites. You know it’s good when the […]
The Pelican and crew ran about 50 miles to start a day of Marlin fishing in the deep. After releasing 1 White the word spread that it was happening inside. Arch steered the appropriate course and joined a few other boats in shallow water. After the day was done Jeff Norton and his friends from […]
Alan Huvan and his buddies from the Richmond area gathered dockside this morning bright and early. The Pelican left close to first light with a boat full of anxious anglers. Before Arch put them on any fish he made sure to find the “only rain shower on the East Coast” to cool them down. After […]
They are hard to catch if you are sitting on the couch or in front of the computer screen. John, Arch and Lee set off in search of and reaped a nice reward for doing so. 3 out of 4 Whites in relatively shallow water. Then to top it off they ventured further out into […]
A Pelican regular, John Bailey hails from the DC Metro area. Luck has followed him as of late and today was no exception. Arch, Lee and John started out shallow (47 fathoms) and raised, caught and released 2 White’s. Arch got bored on the flats and went deep (1000 fathoms) John got his Blue one […]
The Marlin bite has been like the weather front. It keeps hanging around. The Pelican has managed to raise 3-5 a day for the last three. 3 for 5 today. First mate Lee Albarty’s 10 year old son Sonny showed dad a thing or two. He caught his first Sailfish yesterday. Then too top it […]
Not as good on the hooking up end today. 6 White Marlin and 3 Sailfish teased up. One really good sail bite then pulled off. Same average seen per boat with the rest of the fleet billfishing conventional methods. A couple of more caught.
It’s that good. In spite of a weather front which seems to have hung up for a few weeks the White Marlin fishing is first class. To make it even more challenging today’s angler decided to catch them on a fly rod. The crew managed to raise 7 White’s and a Sail. 6 of the […]
They showed up in a nice way. More so this morning with 4 or 5 caught by noon. Tim Davis and his buddies from Charlotte, NC ended up with 7 Whites and 1 Sail. At least one was hungry enough to try and eat a teaser that was dangling from a rigger while yet another […]
On the final day of the Pirates Cove the Pelican and crew made a gallant effort. While near the top for the day the 6 White Marlin and 1 Sailfish caught and released was not quite enough. The A team of anglers Brian, John and Doug, along with mates Lee and Pat also missed 3 […]
