Fish Report – 2014
Hello friends and fisherman! The season here on the Royal Charlotte Bank is fast approaching and after last year’s fantastic fishing I am looking forward to another great year ahead of us.
On our quest for continued improvement we have just undertaken a major renovation on Casa LaMa. Our accommodation has had quite a facelift and we hope all our guests will enjoy the new look.
Camargue is getting the normal preseason makeover and is running great, she like the crew, is anxious to get back out there and have some fun chasing big blues.
Our great team are ready for all our friends, old and new, to join us this season. Lea and Rosie will be looking after you in the house and Thaiara is in the office. Renan and Andre are on the deck and we’ll be putting our combined 30 years experience on the Charlotte Bank into delivering you a great fishing experience.
Last season the marlin were here early with Blues, Whites and Sailfish showing up in October. We released one blue first day out but unfortunately on the run home we hit a Sun fish (the boniest fish in the ocean which I can personally vouch for) which did some damage to our running gear, shaft, strut, prop and rudder. What a fish!!!! Luckily we were fixed quick and back in the game. 3 days with our Russian friends, Andrey Vorobev, Victor Chagaev, Bragat Hcachaturyan, Alexander Emilianov raised 13 billfish, 6 blues 5 whites and 2 sails, got 6 to strikes and released a blue 500 lb and a white. Nigel Williams got on the bite and released the first Grand Slam on 26th of Oct, achieved 2 from 2 blues, 3 from 3 whites and 1 sailfish.
November had a great run of marlin. In the 18 days we fished we released 45 blues, 18 whites and 5 sailfish. 1 blue weighed in at 585 lb. Biggest releases were, 900 lb, two 800lb, two 700 lb and six from 500 to 650 lb. 8 released one day and the 2nd Grand Slam for Camargue and the 1st for Gustavo Boetsch and sons , Nicolas and Lucas.
December the numbers dropped off but fishing was great. Over 20 days fishing, released 20 blues, 8 whites and 4 sails. Oliver Strätz and his friends, Patrick, Tobi & Ludger got second place in the tournament in December. Michael Callahan’s 100th blue marlin for 2012 was 800 lb released and for his 2013 year his 100th blue weighted in at 805 lb.
I do have some days available for the upcoming season so don’t miss out on a fishing trip in paradise here on the Royal Charlotte Bank, Brasil. Tight lines and great fishing wherever you are wetting a line.
Cheers Capt Shawn Wallace.