We decided to make a pass with 2 lines in the water. A large fish struggling in the NW channel for over 40 minutes sends a dinner bell of vibrations across vast amounts of water, and attracts toothy critters that would gladly "half" this trophy. Hole in the wall close up from the north. After a long day fishing for Alaska King Salmon.
We could see it was considerably calmer than the previous day which was good news. It was obvious that they didn't receive many visitors via boat in those days (I can confirm that the same is true today. Hole In The Wall accepts credit cards. It just goes to show if you're looking for pelagics, Bost Lures catches them all! A volley ball court is available at Hole in the Wall for those who enjoy a little action!
We cautiously released the leader and lightened the drag ever so slightly. A quick peak at the radar and we can see a flock of birds close by. We typically get some bait showing up on the beach during June as well, you can bring a rod rigged with a sabiki, load up a bucket of Pilchards and pitch them out for Snook and Jacks cruising the beach. The Snook have been showing up on the beach as well. A fishing safari from years ago, with bits and pieces of updated. The plan was loosely organized to meet a second boat somewhere in the NW Channel, so that we could buddy boat the rest of the way to Sandy Point and beyond.
Best tides for fishing in Hole-in-the-Wall this week. I was invited aboard a fast moving 31 ft. Yellow Fin. 06:27 am - 08:27 am. Wind was howling so we were a little apprehensive. If you are looking for an arm workout, there have been plenty of big jacks cruising the seawalls. Photo by Claire Nicholson Taylor, Chicago Botanic Garden Intern. 03:20 am - 05:20 am. A falling or low barometer reading without much change is usually not a very good time for fishing. Huge Black Grouper yielded brief opportunities, yet our spears never connected.
If there is no current swim out over the deep wall at 100 feet and around the outer ridge. As soon as our lures passed within 10 feet of the object, both lines started to scream from their reels. Site briefing: the depth under the boat is 35 feet at the shallow coral ridge and 50 feet over the sand cut. We went 5/8 on wahoo to 75 pounds, 3 yellowfin tuna to 40 pounds and capped it with a blue marlin. All I can say was wow! He would look at the forecast a few days out and let me know.
We figure that's plenty of wahoo and decide to try for some tuna. Live crabs or large mullet are great options to fish in those areas. 10:35 am - 12:35 pm. We've heard them caught on live pilchards, shrimp, topwaters and artificials such as DOA Cals and artificial shrimp. The region contains diverse topography and vegetation, ranging in elevation from 5, 000 to over 8, 000 feet with numerous steep incised canyons, a red sandstone escarpment known as the Red Wall, and open grassland parks interspersed with ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, and limber pine forests. Book your accommodation right here on ShowMe. We collected several memorable fish that day. You could actually peer through the hole to see waters extending northward into the Atlantic. We fished several placed in a 2-day trip that people would plan for years. I know we can expect to get shad and kob there, but what about other species like garrick and bream.
Where are good spots to slide for game fish? Todd runs a 42' Invincible tender and was currently in Marsh Harbor. It would be nice to see more perch like this. You can find the top hotels, lodges and Airbnb establishments conveniently placed on the map below. On multiple hook ups and landing 3-4 fish between 40 and 65 lbs. On clear and calm days, you can even see them schooled up right on the shoreline and sight cast to them. I perched on the edge watching the baits, when my heart skipped a beat due to what could only be perceived as a giant, and menacing sea monster surfacing only 10 ft. from the boat.
The trip 350 Yamahas powered up and we ran 35knots in 3-5 foot seas like nothing. The outer side of the ridge has many big sponges and soft corals. Often the points on either side of a beach are the best spots.