The lure of the Galapagos Islands Cruise

Giant Galapagos tortoises meander distant highlands, and prehistoric marine iguanas sun themselves on black lava rocks along the shore. Flightless cormorants and tiny penguins dart through the waters while graceful red-billed tropicbirds screech across the sky. In the company of a Galapagos naturalist guide aboard a luxury Galapagos cruise, you set out to explore remarkable island ecosystems as you inch past lounging sea lions, scout for breaching whales offshore and pink flamingos in hidden lagoons. The volcanic Galapagos islands sit about 650 miles west of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. At first, they appear to be desolate. Yet, these rough and rocky isles are home to wonderfully strange and abundant wildlife. As Charles Darwin some 200 years before us, we marvel at the highly adapted creatures found nowhere else on earth.

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About the Fishing
The clashing waters of the Humboldt & Peru currents provide an unlimited supply of bait fish, which attracts many species of game fish including pacific sailfish, wahoo, “big” big-eye tuna, plus black, blue and striped marlin. Ecuadore is the largest exporter of tuna in the world-small tuna attract BIG MARLIN!

Salinas is renowned for its larger blues and blacks, which can exceed 1,000 lbs. The prime marlin fishing season runs October through April. Sightings and raises can exceed 15 per day. That’s a lot of action! Large dorado, record setting big-eye tuna and wahoo to 80 lbs make the action even hotter.

The Weather
Located two degrees south of the equator at the most western tip of South America, Salinas enjoys excellent weather year-round. The rainy season — if you can call it that — produces on average 4 inches of rain. The average temperature is 76 degrees Fahrenheit.

Ocean conditions are generally very good. Pacific, in Spanish, means “calm,” which aptly describes the ocean conditions around Salinas. This makes for a comfortable ride to the fishing grounds and an equally comfortable fishing experience.