Royal Polaris

Returning to the dock with fish standing with the tails up is showin’ off and with good reason.  Catching fish as big as these takes time, preparation and work.  Quite and accompaniment along with some luck. Fish this big (250lbs+ and 6ft long, nose to tail) are caught hundreds of miles south off the west coast of Baja California and only when they are bitting.  Fishing is never a sure thing, but traveling south increases the odds, yet the big fish are elusive. I shot this early one morning just after the boat tied up returning from a 10 day trip south with the big haul.  The flare was unavoidable with the low sun, but highlighted the fish tails nicely. Long range fishing is not for first timers, but an experience worth the preparation for both the fisherman and/or the photographer.