Ecuador & Galapagos Marlin, Tuna, Wahoo and Swordfish Fishing Reports!

January 17-19, 2018

The Incredible marlin bite continues out of Ecuador with Salinas having its best season in over 3 years with some days in the double digits of bites from blue, striped and black marlin. Manta is also pretty solid with good raises of mixed striped and blue marlin.

Ecuador:

Salinas

Jan 17, 2018– Mary Lou raised 20 marlin between blues and striped and caught 2. Don Jose a single outboard 23 ft boat had 17 raises, 15 bite and released 4 blue marlin and 4 striped marlin. Joshua reported raising 12 striped marlin and releasing 4, plus raised 4 blue marlin and went 0/4 on the blues.

Jan 18, 2018– Mary Lou had 18 bites and caught 3 blue marlin and 1 striped marlin. Don Jose raised 14 total marlin, 7 blue marlin, and 4 bites and released 2 plus raised 6 striped marlin and released 3 and missed a large black marlin.

Jan 19, 2018– Mary Lou raised 10 and had 7 bites and caught 1 blue marlin. Alessio went 1/4 on blue marlin, 1/2 on black marlin and 0/3 on striped marlin.

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Manta

Jan 19, 2018– Captain Calero out of Manta went 1/5 on striped marlin with Australians Dean Lukin, Alicia Gibbons and Paul Thomas on the Miura. Panga Don Teofilo went 1/2 on blue marlin and 1/3 on striped marlin. Panga Henry went 3/8 on striped marlin. Panga Mazinger went 0/1 on blue marlin.

Folks the fishing in Ecuador is absolutely fantastic. With the nutrient rich currents of the Humboldt and Equatorial mixing this time of the year the bait and food available for predators is in great supply. If you want to your best chances of catching blue, black and striped marlin in a safe country without having to fly halfway around the world or go out 180 a miles then you need to make Ecuador your next major fishing destination. We offer complete custom packages for friends, couples, families and cooperate large groups to fish, snorkel, dive and explore almost anywhere in Ecuador, Peru and South America. Don’t way for others to tell you about it. Contact us today!

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