For the bass affictionados..

I got skunked when we went out fishing last November 2. It was just Bien who managed to boat a decent sized fish Filipino Anglers in Pundaquit . Oh, Alan also caught a rainbow runner, but wasnt’ able to take photos..
The next day, I went back to Pundaquit but this time it was with my family. My wife has been craving for the beach and a short vacation for some time now and the semestral break gave us an opportunity to have a getaway in Zambales.
Being and addict angler, I sneaked away to troll …

November 2, 2008. Yeah, it was All Souls Day. But it was a free day for most of the FilAnglers. So we headed off to Brgy. Pundaquit, San Antonio, Zambales for some fishing. A few of us already caught some good sized game in Pundaquit, JL caught a 4kg King Mackarel and a 11kg Yellow Fin Tuna, Alan Caught a 12kg King Mackarel, I caught a 6kg King Mackarel and a 4.5kg Trevally. We were hopefull that the group will get a good haul.
We arrived at Canoe Island Resort a little after 2am and …

A month ago, I visited a new spot in San Antonio, Zambales area. The location is a fishing village and a few tourist resorts sprouted on it’s shoreline. A few kilometers from the shore, there you will find Capones and Camara Islands, and on a clear day you can see the clear white sands and tropical blue waters. Tourists are frequenting the place to bask at the secluded island beach merely a few hours drive from manila.

Capones and Camara Islands

I was led to Pundaquit not because of it’s crystal blue waters nor it’s white sand beaches… it …

Yellow-fin Tuna (Thunnus albacares ) reach a maximum size of 450 pounds. Yellowfin have thick round, elongated bodies, dark blue or black above with yellow on the sides and fins tinged in yellow with the finlets yellow and can be found in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Yellowfin Tuna are a highly prized gamefish. They are schooling fish that toils on the deeper part of the ocean. They will undoubtedly burst onto the surface when feeding and running after baitfish. Schools of tuna will sometime set up residence on the structure for weeks at a time. Marker bouys, FADs …

Capones and Camara Islands are small Islets located in the area of Pundaquit town in San Antonio, Zambales. A mere 45 min. bus ride from Subic or a 3-hour from Manila (Victory Liner station in Monumento)
JL, Randy and I, already went there a month or two ago. We came there almost after a storm, ended up soaking wet, and caught a few small snappers, groupers but none were notable sized. I caught two papakols around a kg each but I wasn’t able to take a pic. I think it’s still in the freezer though, might be a worth to bring …