I am planning on going on the next AT charter in 2017, speaking out loud here, and wanted to know if anybody heard rumors of the SOA trying for the permit to fish Guadalupe Island? I will send Anne Marie an e-mail about the inquiry, but wanted to see if anybody may have inquired or heard something.
I know it may just be rumors, but June of 2017 is a long way away, and I need to pass the time. Lol
There has been a lot of talk in the Long Range community about Mexico expanding the release of permits for sport boats to fish the island, so I am hoping it is a possibility.
-Scott
please feel free to contact her on our behalf!!!! decent sized yellow fin would be awesome!
ROYAL POLARIS and ROYAL STAR are there right now... catching big'uns. 8)
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E-mailed Anne Marie about Guadalupe permit, and received a very quick response...
She said they "were" in the application process earlier this year, but pulled out because they heard there would be no more new permits given to sports boats. (A lot of hoops to jump throughout the application process.) She added that even if the application process was pursued further and they were awarded one to fish Guadalupe, it would not allow fishing at Guadalupe in June.
Apparently the boats with permits are not allowed to fish the island in spring and early summer, and mentioned in 2015 those same permit holders were not allowed at the island until October.
I am happy fishing where ever we end up.
- Scott
I think they have to check in to Ensenada either on the way down or back and that cuts into the fishing time.
bill has been wanting a "later" trip for some time. we'll see.
Quote from: alantani on August 03, 2016, 02:54:28 AM
bill has been wanting a "later" trip for some time. we'll see.
I would be open to a later trip...permits would be a bonus.
Maybe work in a 8-10 day now that you are officially retired???
-Scott
later would work for me......
Me too.
Quote from: MarkT on August 03, 2016, 02:30:27 AM
I think they have to check in to Ensenada either on the way down or back and that cuts into the fishing time.
On the way down AND back. And be boarded by gun-toting soldiers with sniffer dogs, etc etc. :P
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I'd trade that hassle for a 75# YT and a 150# YFT.
Quote from: MarkT on August 03, 2016, 02:21:17 PM
I'd trade that hassle for a 75# YT and a 150# YFT.
Mark, yup. The slug YTs are generally more like 40-50, but 150 YFTs are definitely on the menu.
BTW, do you happen to know if
EXCEL has Guadalupe permits? :)
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I heard the Shogun is another boat that may be able to fish the island next year.
It is just an exciting place to fish.
Excel doesn't have permits for the Lupe.
The June trip conflicts with a tourney I fish in Baja around that time, though I may not fish it next year.
Later would be better fishing wise but I don't think the SOA has any openings later in the year, unless a charter drops out. Here is their schedule for this year and it does not seem to have openings right now. A year or two ago the boat had some open trips later in the year but it looks like those slots got filled.
The only open trip seems to be the one before the AT trip.
http://www.spiritofadventurefishing.com/news/fishing-schedule
Quote from: MarkT on August 11, 2016, 03:10:26 AM
EXCEL doesn't have permits for the Lupe.
Yeah, I gather that. :-\
So far as I can tell, the only boats going there at the moment are
SHOGUN,
ROYAL STAR, AND
ROYAL POLARIS. Needless to say, they are racking up some awesome scores. 8)
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From Annemarie!
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Hello Alan,
Thank you for getting back to us so quickly. We will reserve the June 13 to 18 date for you and are glad that it actually works out for you!
It's very unlikely that Guadalupe is going to be accessible in June, even the boats that already have permits are not allowed to go there early in the season. Besides, conditions to go there
are usually very poor in June. High winds, rough seas and the Tuna might not even be there yet.....
We will send you a confirmation/contract once we have all dates set.
Best, Annemarie
On 8/18/2016 12:04 PM, Alan Tani wrote:
ah, thank you! yes, i would like Tuesday, June 13 to Sunday, June 18th. we will just come back on father's day. that will actually work well, because both my brother and i can see dad in fresno on the way home to san jose. we always drop off fish!
also, if guadalupe becomes an option for next year, could you extend us one day? perhaps monday, june 12th to sunday june 18th? otherwise a 5 day trip to cedros is fine. many thanks! alan
From: Spirit of Adventure
To: Alan Tani
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2016 11:45 AM
Subject: 2017 trip date
Hello Alan,
We hope that everything went well and that you had a good time in Europe.
It's time to work on our 2017 schedule. We have a couple more charter requests for June so
we want to check with you first what works better for you.
- The first date would be from Tues., June 13 to Sun., June 18.
(We realize that you like Mon. - Sat. so we don't know if that is acceptable to you)
- The second date would be from Mon., June 26 to Sat., July 1st.
If neither of the above works, we will move our Summer Solstice group to another date.
They are booked for the week in between these dates.
Just let us know what you think and we will do our best to accommodate your group.
Best wishes,
Annemarie
Sign me and Justin up!