No doubt about it, this day lived up to all expectations and then some as over one hundred yellowfin tuna, with around eighty in the 120 - 195# class, were tagged and released by sixteen hard charging anglers. The "smaller" seventy to one hundred pounders were also plenty challenging giving every angler a good thrill despite the fact that they didn't quite measure up to their larger brethren. Man what a day. Fantastic conditions, plentiful, biting fish, plentiful bait, a fantastic group of motivated, visionary anglers, and it is only day one. Think about those numbers - over one hundred big yellowfin tuna, from one four hour drift and one evening anchor job, with only sixteen anglers at the rail, on only the first full day of fishing! We are all ecstatic, and are really beginning to believe that the consistent, incredible fishing we have experienced on every tagging voyage to the Revillagigedo Islands to date is something we can sink our teeth into.

On that note however, we are thanking every force and deity imaginable for our incredible good fortune that will only lead to positive ends as fisheries managers gain a better understanding of the yellowfin tuna population around these amazing islands.

Needless to say we have a tremendous amount of work to accomplish as this is only the beginning and there are many more tuna to be tagged and much equipment to be serviced following this incredible day of fishing. Tomorrow will again be spent here at Isla Socorro with high hopes of more good fishing to come.

Oh, one last feature of today's fishing is worthy of mention related to the fishing history of the Revillagigedo Islands. Almost no sharks hassled us today with only one fish consumed and a few handfuls of the troublesome predators released; definitely the icing on the cake of a forever memorable day of fishing.