Asuncion Thanksgiving - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

rossman · 11-21-2015, 06:12 PM

Well the first pair of the Thanksgiving contingency show up this evening well before I expected them. Deamon and Romspacenut rolled into town around 4:30 . I had gone down to a local restaurant for a couple beers and a quick bite to eat thinking they would arrive after dark. Rolled back to my place at 5 to find them enjoying the view at mi casa. Unloaded, and set camp, enjoyed a fabulous sunset and we are set to hit the water in the morning.

momo fish · 11-21-2015, 08:57 PM

Watch out for that guy.. He likes to fish at all strange hours of the day!

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svendawg · 11-22-2015, 07:33 PM

How about a report from today so I have something to anticipate on the long drive down

rossman · 11-23-2015, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by svendawg

How about a report from today so I have something to anticipate on the long drive down

Sorry Sven , didn't get the report done in time. You have probable begun your journey., or maybe this might get to you in time.
Today was one of those perfect days for fishing here in Asuncion. There was very little wind all morning and that changed to virtually no wind for the rest of the day. Jim was an animal and stayed out from dawn til dusk while Robert and I were on shore by 1 He was rewarded late in the day with a beautiful 16 pound Leopard grouper. The first one I have seen here. I was a bit disappointed with the fishing while the others were quite happy with the results. We managed 4 yellows, one being nice 25 pound specimen the rest rats. There were a few Sierra caught, a couple skipjack , and of course boatloads of the ubiquitous bass. We fish Isla Asuncion yesterday and will head for San Roque today.

rossman · 11-25-2015, 04:02 AM

Monday, Jim Robert and I launched at San Roque and paddled to the island. Fairly slow day at San Roque. Total of 4 yellows caught where I have caught 90 percemt of my yellows since i got here. Another flat calm day with temps in the 80s.
The Makobob bus rolled in at about 4:30 PM with Bob Sven and Jeff aboard. Richard and Kevin arrived about midnight after a day of fishing at Punta Baja on the way down.
Sven Richard Kevin and I launched locally on Tuesday and paddled about 3 miles to a high spot south of Isla Asuncion. Quite a bit of action out there today with a total of 32 yellows caught. Still no trophies but plenty of action. Sven was high MA with 21 yellows, most with a home made lure made from the handle of a butter knife which will be declared illegal in Mexico if I have any to say about it. Highlight of the day was a humpback breaching about 30 yards from us. Lowlight of the day was Richard's hand and and a Yellowtail ''s mouth hooked on the same Rapala.
A wonderful meal of tri tip and bean soup prepared by Jim.

rossman · 11-26-2015, 03:57 AM

Finding some quality yellows continues to be a problem here in Asuncion. Yesterday our fleet of 2 kayakers and 5 Hobies hit the spot where 4 of us landed in excess of 30 yellows the day before. The area was void of the right kind and pretty disappointing. We were treated to three more close by humpback breaches with one swimming within 20 yards of Kevins Hobie. While everyone headed back to the ramp, I decided to take a road less traveled and hit one more spot on the other side of the island. That spot was on fire and managed to land 7 YT and 2 skipjack in a little over an hour, including this nice 45 incher.P1000697~2.jpg

momo fish · 11-26-2015, 07:41 AM

"fleet of 2 kayakers and 5 Hobies" haha! Still hating I see...

Post some more when you can, looks like better fishing than what we have up here right now.

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Originally Posted by rossman

Finding some quality yellows continues to be a problem here in Asuncion. Yesterday our fleet of 2 kayakers and 5 Hobies hit the spot where 4 of us landed in excess of 30 yellows the day before. The area was void of the right kind and pretty disappointing. We were treated to three more close by humpback breaches with one swimming within 20 yards of Kevins Hobie. While everyone headed back to the ramp, I decided to take a road less traveled and hit one more spot on the other side of the island. That spot was on fire and managed to land 7 YT and 2 skipjack in a little over an hour, including this nice 45 incher.Attachment 17542

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Zed · 11-26-2015, 08:27 AM

Happy Thanksgiving.

MrPukaShell · 11-26-2015, 08:36 AM

Looking forward to the pics of your Thanksgiving feast. Have a great day guys

rossman · 11-28-2015, 03:27 AM

Despite the predicted high winds and swell, Sven, Kevin, Richard and I hit the water early on Black Friday. Turned out to be a decent day with lots of action on Yellowtail, sierra and bass. I managed to catch a gorgeous 27 lb Leopard grouper. Sorry for the dirty camera lens. I had not caught a grouper here in Asuncion since I got here and this week we got two. Richard landed a nice 35 pound Yellowtail.

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Zed · 11-28-2015, 08:14 AM

Gulf grouper. Nice one. I'm envious. Bet it ate well.

tattuna · 11-28-2015, 08:43 AM

Actually, that's a broomtail grouper. Nice one! Looks like an amazing fishery.

Zed · 11-28-2015, 08:55 AM

It could be. But I cant believe confusing a broom w a leopard. And w/o a tail shot we cant tell.
Slacker photogs.

Deamon · 11-28-2015, 01:28 PM

Ross...MAN's house on the beach is...is...unbelievable.
Rossman is a very, very gracious host and a very good cook!
ROSSMAN kicked my ass in fishing for the yellow kind.
rossman might be holding his best spots to himself...

The Punta Asuncion area is an unbelievable fishery. As many 2-6# calico's as I wanted on that first day...mucho. Monster Sheeps biting the Megabait (not 20 pounders though

). Nearby shark tooth fossil site...free abandoned puppies. Ross' porch view sunsets that were on fire...

Parts of this story may be fictitious. But if someone were interested in a 3 mos. old puppy with an incredible temperament and spirit, let me know.

Jim

Zed · 11-28-2015, 01:51 PM

Classic.
I think its a keeper.

Murray · 11-28-2015, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deamon

Ross...MAN's house on the beach is...is...unbelievable.
Rossman is a very, very gracious host and a very good cook!
ROSSMAN kicked my ass in fishing for the yellow kind.
rossman might be holding his best spots to himself...

The Punta Asuncion area is an unbelievable fishery. As many 2-6# calico's as I wanted on that first day...mucho. Monster Sheeps biting the Megabait (not 20 pounders though

). Nearby shark tooth fossil site...free abandoned puppies. Ross' porch view sunsets that were on fire...

Parts of this story may be fictitious. But if someone were interested in a 3 mos. old puppy with an incredible temperament and spirit, let me know.

Jim

Well, guess I can not go to Asuncion. Would probably bring home a car load of dogs. Ha! Nice going sir. I am sure your pooch thinks you are quite a hero. Very cool bro!

Mr. NiceGuy · 11-29-2015, 03:41 PM

Can someone post pictures of the fossilized sharks teeth you are finding?
Were they Megalodon's that were present in that area?

(that would have been exciting to see from a kayak)

rossman · 11-30-2015, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Zed

It could be. But I cant believe confusing a broom w a leopard. And w/o a tail shot we cant tell.
Slacker photogs.

From the for what it's worth department, got an expat here with a masters in marine biology and he says definitely a broom tail without seeing the tail. Don't know how.

tattuna · 11-30-2015, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by rossman

From the for what it's worth department, got an expat here with a masters in marine biology and he says definitely a broom tail without seeing the tail. Don't know how.

You can tell from the pattern on the body.

Broomtail

Gulf

Leopard

Pinto Bass or "True Cabrilla" depending on who you ask

rossman · 12-01-2015, 03:04 AM

Once again Charles has stumbled on to the truth.

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11-21-2015, 06:12 PM	#1
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	Asuncion Thanksgiving Well the first pair of the Thanksgiving contingency show up this evening well before I expected them. Deamon and Romspacenut rolled into town around 4:30 . I had gone down to a local restaurant for a couple beers and a quick bite to eat thinking they would arrive after dark. Rolled back to my place at 5 to find them enjoying the view at mi casa. Unloaded, and set camp, enjoyed a fabulous sunset and we are set to hit the water in the morning. __________________ "When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang. " — Herman Melville Y'all come see me now, hear!

11-22-2015, 07:33 PM	#3
svendawg Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wildomar, Ca. Posts: 331	Report How about a report from today so I have something to anticipate on the long drive down

11-25-2015, 04:02 AM	#5
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	Monday, Jim Robert and I launched at San Roque and paddled to the island. Fairly slow day at San Roque. Total of 4 yellows caught where I have caught 90 percemt of my yellows since i got here. Another flat calm day with temps in the 80s. The Makobob bus rolled in at about 4:30 PM with Bob Sven and Jeff aboard. Richard and Kevin arrived about midnight after a day of fishing at Punta Baja on the way down. Sven Richard Kevin and I launched locally on Tuesday and paddled about 3 miles to a high spot south of Isla Asuncion. Quite a bit of action out there today with a total of 32 yellows caught. Still no trophies but plenty of action. Sven was high MA with 21 yellows, most with a home made lure made from the handle of a butter knife which will be declared illegal in Mexico if I have any to say about it. Highlight of the day was a humpback breaching about 30 yards from us. Lowlight of the day was Richard's hand and and a Yellowtail ''s mouth hooked on the same Rapala. A wonderful meal of tri tip and bean soup prepared by Jim. __________________ "When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang. " — Herman Melville Y'all come see me now, hear!

11-26-2015, 03:57 AM	#6
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	Finding some quality yellows continues to be a problem here in Asuncion. Yesterday our fleet of 2 kayakers and 5 Hobies hit the spot where 4 of us landed in excess of 30 yellows the day before. The area was void of the right kind and pretty disappointing. We were treated to three more close by humpback breaches with one swimming within 20 yards of Kevins Hobie. While everyone headed back to the ramp, I decided to take a road less traveled and hit one more spot on the other side of the island. That spot was on fire and managed to land 7 YT and 2 skipjack in a little over an hour, including this nice 45 incher.P1000697~2.jpg __________________ "When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang. " — Herman Melville Y'all come see me now, hear!

11-26-2015, 08:27 AM	#8
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	Happy Thanksgiving. __________________ Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week.

11-21-2015, 08:57 PM	#2
momo fish Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Camarillo Posts: 1,491	Watch out for that guy.. He likes to fish at all strange hours of the day! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

11-26-2015, 08:36 AM	#9
MrPukaShell Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ventura COunty Posts: 521	Looking forward to the pics of your Thanksgiving feast. Have a great day guys

11-28-2015, 03:27 AM	#10
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	Despite the predicted high winds and swell, Sven, Kevin, Richard and I hit the water early on Black Friday. Turned out to be a decent day with lots of action on Yellowtail, sierra and bass. I managed to catch a gorgeous 27 lb Leopard grouper. Sorry for the dirty camera lens. I had not caught a grouper here in Asuncion since I got here and this week we got two. Richard landed a nice 35 pound Yellowtail. P1000701~2.jpg __________________ "When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang. " — Herman Melville Y'all come see me now, hear!

11-28-2015, 08:14 AM	#11
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	Gulf grouper. Nice one. I'm envious. Bet it ate well. __________________ Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week.

11-28-2015, 08:43 AM	#12
tattuna Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pasadena Posts: 329	Actually, that's a broomtail grouper. Nice one! Looks like an amazing fishery. __________________ IG @tattuna

11-28-2015, 08:55 AM	#13
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	It could be. But I cant believe confusing a broom w a leopard. And w/o a tail shot we cant tell. Slacker photogs. __________________ Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week.

11-28-2015, 01:51 PM	#15
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	Classic. I think its a keeper. __________________ Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week.

11-29-2015, 03:41 PM	#17
Mr. NiceGuy Manic for Life Join Date: May 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 839	Can someone post pictures of the fossilized sharks teeth you are finding? Were they Megalodon's that were present in that area? (that would have been exciting to see from a kayak) __________________ Another ho-hum day in Paradise

12-01-2015, 03:04 AM	#20
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	Once again Charles has stumbled on to the truth. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk __________________ "When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang. " — Herman Melville Y'all come see me now, hear!