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From Jan 01, 1999 To Mar 11, 2010
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Feb 15, 2010; 12:01PM - Early Easter Egg Hunt??
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Category:
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
Endless Season Update February 14, 2010
REPORT #1202 'Below the Border' Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
East Cape
Caption: So you thought that Mexico was protecting the turtles…
click here http://tiny.cc/turtleeggs
After a week of up and down weather, including some gentle rain, today finally seemed like the beginning a few good days. Throughout the week on the good days the sierra were thick enough to attract the attention of the local gillnetters…sigh. The bad news is the roosters have begun to show and of course the nets are not very selective. A few of the boats that did venture offshore, however, found a few tailers below the lighthouse, but unfortunately they didn't seem to be too interested.
Current East Cape Weather http://tiny.cc/EastCapeWeather303
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
Still slow action or is it lack of fishermen? Either/or the squirrely weather has kept everyone off the water.
Current Magdalena Bay Weather http://tiny.cc/MagBayWeather150
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
The 80° water is still here, but the blue water is still off the charts somewhere. At about six miles, we at least have a decent 'clean' water, so a few fish are still in the area.
The fleet is averaging only about onw sailfish a day per boat, with a few small dorado showing up for a few boats. The biggest problem has been the tremendous amount of debris in the water. From just off the beach, to out beyond 20 miles, the floating grass and river bank vegetation that washed out of the Rio Balsas River has made it real difficult to keep a trolling spread from getting fouled. Last week's 12' of rain in 30 hours really opened the flood gates on the rivers and washed a lot of debris in.
It has been a deckhand's nightmare. Even with the captain dodging the worst of it, a line is always getting fouled.
Adolfo, on the panga Dos Hermanos II, has been working the areas to the North and has been doing well on some large jack cravelle......…Ed Kunze
Current Zihuatanejo Weather http://tiny.cc/zihuatanejo582 |
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Feb 15, 2010; 11:39AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Author E-mail: gmlandrum@hotmail.com
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Report Description:
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
Cabo San Lucas Fishing Report
Capt. George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Feb. 8-14, 2010
Weather:
Two weeks in a row now we have had rain for at least one day,
and a decent plant watering rain at that, not the window spotting stuff we
normally get. On Wednesday of this week we received over a 1/2 inch
during the day and almost the same that night. The rest of the week was
partly cloudy to mostly cloudy. Our nights were as low as 58 degrees
while the days were averaging 80 degrees. We had two days of strong
winds that kedpt most of the fleet working close to shore on the Cortez
side of the Cape, but that was all right as that was also where most of the
fish were found.
Water:
Water temperatures on the Cortez were in the 74-75 degree range while
on the Pacific side north of a line between the Cape and the San Jaime Bank
it cooled off to 71-72 degrees. Tuesday and Friday of this week the wind
was blowing stgrongly enough from the northwest that the Pacific side was
extremely uncomfortable to fish. The rest of the week water conditions on
the surface were good on the Pacific, but the fish were scarce. Conditions
on the Sea of Cortez were much better, but once you got north of Punta
Gorda the wind started to pick up.
Bait:
Caballito were the bait of the week at the ususal $3 each and there were
some Sardinas available in the San Jose area at the normal $25 per scoop.
There were few if any Mackerel to be found this week.
FISHING
Billfish:
For most of the week the Marlin and Sailfish would not bite, you could
find them but they were not hungry. Finaly at the end of the week the bite picked
up a little and boats began to get them to bite on both bait and lures. Most of
the fish I heard caught were found on the Cortez side of the Cape and the majority of
them were Striped Marlin. There were some Sailfish caught as well, a real suprise
considering the water temperature. The area outside of the 95 spot to the 1150
produced fish for a number of boats and a few were able to release as many as three
marlin per trip, not the numbers we have been expecting considering the last several
years production, but not bad.
Yellowfin Tuna:
The catch on Tuna is still spotty, a few fish found here and a few found there, mostly
it seems to be a matter of luck by boats that are actually in the historicaly producing
areas such as west of the San Jaime, due south 40 miles and outside the 1,000 fathom
line anwhere on the Cortez side. The fish that were found were smaller school fish to
35 pounds, but most of them were footballs at 5-15 pounds. All the fish found were
associated with porpoise.
Dorado:
We had almost no Dorado in the area at the beginning of the week, but just after the
first heavy winds came throught there was a big school of small fish (and some of them
were really small, smaller than Sierra) just off of the beach between Gray Rock and the
Westin on the Cortez side. These fish were within a mile of the beach and unfortunately
they were hammered hard by the fleet, many of the boats were keeping fish that only weighed
four or five pounds. The school was blasted quickly and by the end of the week the fish were
almost gone. There were a few larger fish found offshore on the Cortez side with some
of the fish going as large as 35 pounds, and most of these were caught on lures by
boats looking for Marlin.
Wahoo:
I did hear of a few Wahoo being caught this week, and they were found close
to the beach by boats working for the Dorado in the area. None of the fish were
large, averaging just 15 pounds, and a few more were lost due to monofiliment
leader, but it was still nice to see a few around.
Inshore:
Once again the inshore fishery was the way to go if you wanted action. While the action
offshore was slow, there were plenty of Sierra on both sides of the Cape to keep rods
bent and fishermen happy. Along with the Sierra were the occasional showing of Yellowtail,
Snapper and Grouper. Combine these traditional inshore species with the Dorado action and
everyone had some luck this week.
Notes:
Whale watchers were excited this week as there seemed to be action wherever you
looked, breaching whales, blowing whales, singles and small pods. Inshore was where the
fishing action was this week, but we hope the Marlin start to show up on the Pacific side soon!
This weeks report was written to the music of 'Yes' on their 1999 Beyond Music release 'The Ladder'.
Until next week, tight lines! |
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Feb 13, 2010; 08:26PM - THE IXTAPA-ZIHUATANEJO FISH REPORT - THE INDEPENDENT SPORTFISHING FLEET
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky
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Author E-mail: ixtsptf@epix.net
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Report Description:
THE IXTAPA-ZIHUATANEJO FISH REPORT - THE INDEPENDENT SPORTFISHING FLEET
Our on-site representative and charter boat owner/skipper, Captain Temo Verboonen, reported that the fishing was very good in the early week but gradually tapered downward as the week progressed. Captain Chiro Barrigan, skipper of the 'Bloody Hook' reported a very good couple of days with two different angling customers that reflected 2 sailfish released on the first day and 3 sailfish released on the 2nd day. Temo had a report of one blue marlin landed, a 350-pounder and good reports of stripers being visually sighted but not being cooperative with the biting. Some of the boats were reporting a billfish or two but some were also reporting no fish for the day. The inshore fishing remains good for the jack cravelle and bonito and the roosterfish have also started biting, too, as this last rain opened the river mouths and the feed biomass has become more available from the river mouth outflows. There has also been some fair catches for amberjack with the Rapalas at the white rocks. Temo added, lots of floating seaweed and debris that should bring in more dorado within just a few days.
IZ Climate: Mostly cloudy with temps from 72 nights to 90 daytime highs.
Sea Conditions: Light surface breezes from the westerly directions, stable temps at 82-83 degrees, clear waters with a greenish tint extending 50 miles offshore.
Best Fishing Area: Not reported
Best Lure/Bait: Rigged trolling baits working best on the offshore billfish. Rapalas around the white rocks, live bait for the roosterfish. |
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Feb 11, 2010; 09:26PM - Gordo Banks Panga Report Feb 7 2010
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric Brictson
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Author E-mail: none
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Report Description:
Gordo Banks Pangas
San Jose del Cabo
February 7, 2010
Anglers –
The rain front that had been predicted to arrive over last weekend did finally arrive on Tuesday and throughout the day left steady rainfall over a wide portion of Southern Baja. Enough to mess the roads up and put the cleanup crews into overtime action. Unusual to receive rain fall in this area during mid winter, so this was a welcome bonus for the local landscape. Skies are now mostly clear with scattered clouds and high temperatures are reaching the mid to upper 70s. Water temperatures have fluctuated from 70 to 75 degrees, in recent days as the variable winds weakened, the ocean temperatures returned with a slight warming trend. Outside of the Gordo Banks, towards the Cabrillo Sea Mount there was a current line of about 77 degrees.
Anglers were finding a variety of live bait available on most days, sardinas, caballito and some mackerel. Sardinetas were also found and have been productive baits, rigged up dead with trap hooks. Dorado were the main species striking these baits, but also a few wahoo and striped marlin are being attracted. Dorado are being found in small schools, sizes ranging from 5 to 25 pounds, most charters were landing two to four of them per morning. Currents have been swift, causing rapidly fluctuating clarity, not uncommon to see murky green water turn blue in a matter of a couple of hours, this has affected the fishing action accordingly.
With water temperatures running warmer than normal, fleets are continuing to have better results for offshore surface species, rather than bottom dwellers, which have not been consistent. Most charters are targeting dorado, yellowfin tuna, striped marlin, wahoo, with maybe some brief inshore trolling and bottom drops added as an option. The majority of the more consistent fishing action has been found within five miles of shore. Anglers using live sardinas for bait along the shoreline have found scattered action for sierra and a few smaller sized roosterfish.
Early in the week there were some yellowfin tuna of 40 to150 pounds found on the Gordo Banks, these fish hit on chunk baits and sardinas, most of the time later in the day, only a handful of them were brought in, but enough to say that these nicer grade tuna are still in the area. Other tuna were located schooling with porpoise, ranging from footballs to over 100 pounds, on some days these yellowfin did hit live sardinas, most of these biters being fish in the 10 to 20 pound class, but other times when the larger sized tuna were seen breezing among porpoise on the surface anglers were not even able to entice a strike. That can be a common trait of yellowfin, if they do not feel like striking a certain offering at a particular time then anglers will simple have to rely on some old fashioned luck.
Wahoo action had been very good early last week, then south winds shut that action down, now in recent days as the winds have quieted some, the wahoo have again become more active, Chileno Bay, Palmilla Point and the Gordo Banks all had reports of wahoo being encountered, particularly early in the day, at first light before the congregation of charter boats arrived. The wahoo were striking on rigged ballyhoo, mackerel, sadinetas, sardinas, yo-yo jigs, Yo-Zuri, Rapala and skirted lead heads. The wahoo that were accounted for had mostly been juvenile fish under 20 pounds, but this past week a group of larger fish moved into this region and some wahoo of 30 to 50 pounds were landed.
The combined panga fleets launching from La Playita/Puerto Los Cabos sent out approximately 75 charters for the past week, with anglers accounting for a fish count of:
2 sailfish, 8 striped marlin, 4 hammerhead shark, 5 mako shark, 29 bonito, 68 yellowfin tuna, 146 dorado, 16 wahoo, 104 sierra, 14 roosterfish, 10 amberjack, 13 cabrilla, 2 yellowtail and 48 miscellaneous pargo species.
Good fishing, Eric
GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson
Owner/Operator
800 4081199
Los Cabos 1421147
ericgordobanks@yahoo.com
www.gordobanks.com |
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Feb 8, 2010; 01:25PM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Author E-mail: gmlandrum@hotmail.com
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Report Description:
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT
Capt. George Landrum
'Fly Hooker Sportfishing'
www.flyhooker.com
Feb. 1-7, 2010
Weather:
Thank goodness that the coldest we have seen here in the past week was 58 degrees! None of the snow storms and ice that has been plauging the mid-west and the east coast. We did have some weather this week though. As my wife picked me up at the airport on Tuesday it started to rain, and it continued through the night until the early hours of Wednesday morning. Since then we have has only partly cloudy skies with cool evenings and early mornings and daytime highs that just reach 60 degrees. At least I am not out shoveling snow!
Water:
The Pacific side of the Cape had some large swells this week along with occasional stiff breezes from the northwest that made it uncomfortable for some anglers and the water on that side has cooled off quite a bit as well and now is averaging just 70 degrees out to the San Jaime and the Golden Gate Banks. It drops a little more once you go west of there, sometimes down to 68 degrees. On the Cortez side of the Cape the water has been much calmer with small swells and only light chop in the mornings, picking up a bit later in the day. The water has been warmer there as well averaging 73 degrees five miles from the beach. Closer than that between Cabo and San Jose it has averaged 71 degrees.
Bait:
The bait has been a mix of Caballito and Mackerel at the normal $3 per bait. I am not sure if there has been any Sardinas, but believe there have been some in San Jose based on what I have been told.
FISHING:
Marlin:
These have not been the best choice to target as the success rate for those looking for a trophy fish have been low. There have been fish spotted but very few have been brought to the boat this week. The few that have been caught have been hooked on live bait, very few were caught on lures, and most of them were found on the Cortez side of the Cape. These are Striped Marlin I am talking about. I did not hear of any other species of Marlin being caught this week.
Yellowfin Tuna:
Another scarce species this week, the Tuna that have been found were mostly football sized fish up to 20 pounds and it was a long run south, sometimes 40 miles, to get to the fish. There were plenty of schools of Porpoise to check out, but few of them had Tuna. A few boats were able to score fish closer to home, also to the south but we are talking about one or two fish per boat. At the end of the week I heard that there had been some fish show up in the area of the Gorda Banks.
Dorado:
The cool water has really shut down the bite for Dorado, if you were able to find any. They were scarce, and the word I got from a few boats that got into schools on Thursday was that regardless of what the crew tried, the fish would not eat. No lures, no live bait, no fresh cut strips, nothing seemed to interest them. Hootchies and flies were ignored, rigged dead bait, it was as if the fish had their mouths sewn shut for the most part. During the week there were a few Dorado brought in, but the consensus was the season is over for Dorado unless we get a warm water eddy come through.
Wahoo:
What Hoo?
Inshore:
All right, finally some good news! The Sierra have shown up in good numbers with most anglers able to catch easy limits. While most of the fish are in the 5-6 pound class there have been a few good ones to 10 pounds. Don't turn away from these fish in disgust at their size, match your tackle to the fish and they are lots of fun and great smoked or for seviche. Both side of the Cape have been producing well. Yellowtail are begining to show up as well, mostly firecrackers this early in the year but there have been some fish to 20 pounds. Fishing around the points and rock bottom areas using live bait or iron jigs produced the majority of the fish. The Pangas have also been getting into some Grouper and a scattereing of smaller sized Roosterfish.
Notes:
I just returned from seeing my family in Oklahoma. While it was nice seeing everyone again, and getting to see relatives I have not seen in 30 years, the cold really got to me, guess I have lived in the tropics too long. I really feel bad for all of you who have to put up with those conditions all winter long! Anyway, that was my way of letting you know why there was no fish report last week. I got my wife a new computer as well and forgot to have Office installed (sometimes I do stuff like that). In the next week or so that should be rectified and things will get back to normal. This weeks report was written to the music of Jack Johnson on his 2008 Universal Records release 'Sleep Through The Static'. Until next week, tight lines! |
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Feb 8, 2010; 11:41AM - Winter Steelhead and more...
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Category: Canada
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Author Name: Noel Gyger
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Author E-mail: noel@noelgyger.ca
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Report Description:
The photo of the week shows pro angling guide Gord McKean of Westcoast Fishing Adventures holding his clients, Craig Freas, wild Steelhead landed last season. Craig was spey fishing when he caught this beauty. The fish measured 39.5 inches long.
Noel Gyger - WEEKLY FISHING REPORTS for Smithers, Terrace, Kitimat and Prince Rupert
January 31 to February 7, 2010
Number 161
Dear Fishing Friends:
SUMMARY: Weather has been good all week with continued warmer than normal daytime temperatures. The river heights have been dropping steadily and the water is in good shape for fishing. Lots of folks are heading out for some winter Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden Char and Steelhead fishing with both fly and conventional gear. The upper end of the Zymoetz (Copper) River is closed to angling (as of December 31, 2009) to protect the “wintering over” wild Steelhead. To be clear just the upper reaches of the river are closed but one still may angle on the very low end, just make sure you fish below the boundary at the first canyon. The water has been open, free of flowing ice all week. I heard Steelhead fishing is good, especially on the fly rods. Trout and Dolly Varden Char are also being caught. The Kalum River is open to angling all winter. The Kitimat River is in good shape and is open all winter for fishing. Cutthroat Trout are the usual target but a few Steelhead have been hooked also. Covering lots of water with pontoon boats is the ticket. Check out the Ron Wakita report below. Winter Chinook fishing in the Kitimat Harbour and Douglas Channel is good right now but is weather dependent. Winter Chinook fishing in Prince Rupert is great when the weather is good. It has been windy most of the week. Check out the Jeff Carlson report below. Lake ice fishing is slowing down due to the warmer weather we've had and a fear of thin ice. Smithers reports slower than normal ice fishing also. Check out the Cory Koenig report below. Jason Munday in Terrace reports fishing is really starting to pick up due to the warmer weather, check out his report below. The fishing guides are preparing to start their season on March 15 on the Kalum River. Guiding is allowed on the Kalum River from March 15 to October 15.
With the participation of some of the Best Dealers (Tackle Shops) in the Northwest I have distributed DVD players and Video clips featuring the Best Fishing in the Northwest highlighting several of the Best Guides and Charters in the Northwest using a variety of the Best Fishing Products on the Market today. The dealers that have the DVD players are: Home Hardware in Kitimat, J&E Tackle and Hunting Shop in Prince Rupert, Oscars Source for Sports in Smithers and Fish Tales Tackle Shop in Terrace. Please visit these shops to watch the shows.
NOW BOOKING for 2010: Let me know if I can be of service to book you with the 'best' fishing guide and/or fishing lodges for both river and ocean. There are NO extra charges to book through me, just a lot of free information and advice from a person with years and years of fishing and fish guiding experience. It is like hiring two guides for the price of one. I will promptly answer your questions and concerns. Cast here http://noelgyger.ca/special-guided.htm to read more of what I have to offer.
*** Don’t miss the opportunity to be guided for Steelhead on the Kalum River the last two weeks in March 2010. Season opener begins March 15th. Please contact me for details. Limited spots available!
Many people book three trips per year to our area; one trip in the spring (March-April-May), one trip in the summer (June-July-August) and one trip in the fall (September-October-November). They love having the same guide but fishing for different fish in different areas.
Be sure to check out my website at www.noelgyger.ca for news bulletins, mid week fishing updates, conservation, my history, quality waters strategy, special guided fishing trips, video clips, podcasts, scenic river photos, wildlife photos and others, comments from past guests, informational articles, archived fishing reports from 1996 through 2002 and a sportfishing market place. I hope it meets with your entire satisfaction. I am at your service.
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Skeena and Tributaries:
TYPE OF FISH CAUGHT: Steelhead, Trout and Dolly Varden Char for river. Salmon, Halibut, Bottom Fish and Dungeness Crab for ocean.
FISHING THIS WEEK: GOOD
WEATHER: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of rain showers or wet flurries. High plus 2. Sunrise 8:12 AM Sunset 5:25 PM. Today’s yearly average temperatures: Maximum 2 degrees. Minimum - 4 degrees.
WEATHER REPORTS VIA TELEPHONE: Terrace 250-635-4192 Kitimat 250-632-7864 Prince Rupert 250-627-1155 Smithers 250-847-1958.
SKEENA RIVER: The Skeena River is frozen over in places. More anglers are getting out to fish the open water. An early run of spring Steelhead should be coming in now.
Skeena River height: http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/fullgraph.asp
Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO): Tyee Test Fishery for the Skeena River.
KALUM RIVER: Since the weather has warmed up more anglers are heading out to try their luck fishing for Trout and Steelhead. Anglers are reminded of a bait ban January 1 to March 15. Fishing has been reported as slow. I heard one has to work hard to find and catch a Steelhead. Trout fishing has been OK...but has really slowed down...as a result of the bait ban.
ZYMOETZ (COPPER) RIVER: Steelhead fishing is reported as good. The upper section is closed as of December 31 but the lower section below the first canyon will stay open for the winter Steelheaders to enjoy.
Fishing Report from: Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and Charters, Kitimat BC
Cast on link below to view New! flyer: http://www.noelgyger.ca/images/Instore_Flyer_Oct_2009.pdf
KITIMAT RIVER: The Ground Hog apparently saw his shadow but the Ground Hog theory definetly did not apply to the weather we received this week in Kitimat. We received Spring weather for most of the week and many anglers took advantage of the weather and did some Trout fishing on the Kitimat River.
Jan 31 Pat Dufrene caught another 9 Trout and a small Steelhead on the Upper Kitimat River. Wow! Congratulations Pat.
Feb 1 Justin Lowes, Mike Campbell and Travis James caught 7 Trout on the upper Kitimat River. They were float fishing a Gibbs Float with a 3' Berkley Power Bait pink worm with a piece of Bubba's Bait dew worm. This rig is referred to by locals as the 'Worm Combo'.
Feb 2 Ariel Kupper, Justin Lowes, Trent Vines and Jeremy Torres drifted the upper Kitimat River with their South Fork Pontoon Boats. They only landed 2 Trout and lost a couple more. Ariel said 'It was a beautiful day to drift in their pontoon boats, in fact we nicknamed ourselves Team Southfork'. There were lots of fishermen out fishing. 'Almost every hole had people in them', commented Ariel.
Feb 4 Kyree Dos Santos released a small wild Steelhead on the bottom of the Hatchery Island.
Feb 5 Jesse Houston landed 3 Dolly Varden on the Kitimat River. Well done Jesse!
Summary The weather has been exceptional for this time of year and the fishing conditions have also been very good. If the nice weather continues more anglers will continue to get out fishing especially with reports of some Steelhead being caught. The Steelhead that have been caught are small, there have been more caught than usual. I hope this is an indication of the main Steelhead run in April.
DOUGLAS CHANNEL: The awesome weather we received also provided excellent conditions for fishing in the Douglas Channel. There were a few boats out fishing especially now that Halibut is open. The Kitimat Harbour is producing the odd Winter Chinook but the fishing has been spotty. I was out Saturday with my good friend Dale Barge and we hooked one Winter Chinook with a couple of other strikes but we did not land any. There were two Halibut reported by MK Bay Marina. A big one was reported to be hooked at Emsley Cove. The angler could not land the Halibut because his kids were to young to help him boat it. The other Halibut caught was 80lbs was at Coste Rocks. I am in the process of getting pictures and confirming these results. Stay Tuned!
Jan 31 Wes Owens trolled the Kitimat Harbour Sunday and landed a small Winter Chinook. Wes only caught the one Chinook but he shared his catch with his nephew Vince Sealy and his family. In Vince's own words, 'You can always count on Wes Owens ( or 'Uncle Wes' as he is known as in our household ) to bring home the first fresh fish feed of the year. We all certainly enjoyed this Winter Chinook Wes landed on January 31, 2010.' Bon Appetite
Summary The Herring should be coming in the harbour throughout February and more Winter Chinook will follow the Herring in. There is no specific time to when the Herring arrive, they just come whenever they show up. More boaters will also start to venture out as the weather improves and with Halibut now open.
Thank you to everyone for providing photos and info for this Fishing Report.
Good Health! Good Fishing!
Sincerely
Ron Wakita
PS: We are booking for the 2010 Fishing Season. Please contact Noel noel@noelgyger.ca
Fishing Report from: J & E Tackle Shop, Prince Rupert BC
I hoped to make it out Halibut fishing with a group of friends on Saturday Feb. 6th, but woke up to the winds howling out my bedroom window. The weather off of Triple Island was blowing 27nts and Lucy Island was 23nts, but the Prince Rupert Harbour was only 7nts. So I decided to change from Halibut fishing to a day of Prawning and Crabbing in the harbour. While we waited for the traps to soak for a few hours we decided to try our luck trolling for salmon through Tucks Narrows. Although we saw lots of signs i.e. Bait fish, birds and seals we weren’t able to get a single strike. The weather was great and the company even better, a day on the water can’t get any better. When it was time to pull the trap we weren’t disappointed. I invited everyone over to my place where we cooked up our feed of shrimp and crab. The perfect way to end a day of fishing.
To book your charter for Winter Chinook onboard the Trish-Anne please contact Jeff Carlson of BC STYLE Fishing Charters www.bcstylefishingcharters.com
Prince Rupert Weather: http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cabc0236
Prince Rupert Tide Charts:
http://www.waterlevels.gc.ca/cgi-bin/tide-shc.cgi?queryType=showFrameset&zone=18&language=english®ion=1&stnnum=9354
www.bcstylefishingcharters.com
Thanks. Jeff Carlson – owner
Fishing Report from: Fish Tales Tackle Shop, Terrace BC
Hello Noel! Well things are looking up! This week I have acquired a picture of a beautiful Steelhead caught by Willie McCleary on the lower Skeena. It was caught late afternoon on Feb 2nd. I am getting reports from folks that the steelhead fishing is picking up! The weather we are having is just awesome. Sometimes I have to remind myself that it is February and not April. No snow and sunny days. Gotta love it!! The folks in Kincolith are still doing well for winter Chinook off the government docks. Fishtales would like to take the opportunity to send out a special thanks to all its customers for their patronage and support !!
Cheers!
Jason Munday - manager
Everyone is invited to check out our New! instore flyer http://www.noelgyger.ca/ads/fish-tales-instore-flyer.pdf Out of town orders are always welcome. Come in for a coffee anytime.
Fishing Report from: Cory Koenig of Webflyz, Smithers BC
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Hello Noel, Weather is making for sketchy ice fishing in the Bulkley Valley and area. Emphasis is again on the safety of the angler... on the ice, and on the back roads to get to those lakes! There is major melting and this is keeping most people away from ice-fishing... there is some great opportunities to ice-fish for large char in the Smithers/Houston area though, eating most any baitfish imitations you may have!
... Need CHAR catching flies? Then look at webflyz.com or give me a call 1-250-877-2021 or, ...if you are in need of lures or anything else for ice-fishing, contact Steve Hidber at Oscar's Source for Sports.
Anticipation is definitely on spring fishing in the Terrace area for steelhead. Many new anglers/customers are asking about this years steelhead fishing in our beautiful province!
Do you need to top up your fly box?!?! Sick of tying flies yourself? Check out Webflyz B.C.! Any flies can be custom made for your specific fishing situation.
Contact Cory at WEBFLYZ B.C. www.webflyz.com for ice-fishing flies and more.
Check newly added fly photos at www.webflyz.com or... if you are planning a trip to hotter destinations like Belize, Mexico, Bahamas, or even the Cayman Islands check out WEBFLYZ B.C.'s website for select boxed flies that are working for many anglers right now!!! Bonefish and stripers are sought after at the moment! From Steelhead to Stripers, Salmon to Sailfish, this fishing year has already begun in some of the warmer states!
Check your 2009-2011 Freshwater fishing Regulations synopsis for all details concerning B.C. Lakes and upcoming spring/summer steelhead fishing in Region 6.
Good luck everyone. Yours sincerely, Cory Koenig
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Testimonial: “For years I have been pulling Lyman Plugs behind my boat. Whether it's on my home waters of Kootenay Lake, or on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, they always seem to produce fish for me.
We run the 4' plugs most often, because they can imitate just about any bait fish. I also have a large assortment of 5' and even some 6' models when targeting the big ones.
Our largest fish taken on a Lyman in Kootenay Lake so far is just over 23 Lbs, and the biggest Salmon we've taken off the West Coast on a Lyman is just over 40 Lbs.
So, no matter where you fish or what you're fishing for, I would highly recommend the Lyman plugs. Thanks Lyman for providing such a great product. Look forward to many years of great fishing.' Kerry Reed - Reel Adventures Fishing Charters
Contact info for Lyman Lures in Kelowna BC www.lymanlures.com Phone 250-861-3677 Fax 250-861-3672
AREA RIVER RECORDS: Chinook Salmon: Skeena River, 92.5-pounds; Kalum River, 85-pounds; Kitimat River, 74-pounds; Steelhead: Skeena River, 45-pounds; Coho Salmon: Skeena River, 27-pounds.
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Feb 2, 2010; 03:25PM - IXTAPA-ZIHUATANEJO FISH REPORT - THE INDEPENDENT SPORTFISHING FLEET 1/28/2010
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan
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Author E-mail: none
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Report Description:
THE IXTAPA-ZIHUATANEJO FISH REPORT - THE INDEPENDENT SPORTFISHING FLEET
Captain Temo Verboonen provided a very favorable fish report for the
week that spanned a wide swath of waters throughout the Zihuatanejo
area. Most of the anglers had multiple opportunities for billfish
starting at about 2 miles from the Bay and out to about 12 miles or
so. Wyoming angler, Mark Kordus, landed and released 5 sailfish on
his first fishing day aboard the 'Bloody Hook'. The best bite was
taking place from just after sun rise and through the early A.M. and
slowing down later in the day. Along with the billfish catches were
a scattering of quality dorado in the mix, too. The inshore fishing,
especially in the area in front of Ixtapa beaches and Ixtapa Island,
were producing excellent numbers of jack cravelle that are chasing
the schools of sardines. Good results were to be had using the Mega-
Lure attached to 30 lb. fluorocarbon leaders and spinning tackle.
Also showing were some qualitty sized roosterfish to 65 bs. or so.
IZ Climate: Mostly cloudy days but warm and pleasant with temps from
69 nights to 90 daytime highs.
Sea Conditions: Light surface breezes, small swells and favorable
temps were consistent throughout the area and were holding at 81.5
degrees.
Bait Supply: Remained readily available for the area |
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Feb 2, 2010; 03:23PM - Gordo Banks Panga Report Jan 31 2010
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric Bricston
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Author E-mail: none
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Report Description:
Gordo Banks Pangas
San Jose del Cabo
January 31, 2010
Anglers –
The Southern Baja Californian winter time weather patterns continues to be mild and often has felt more like spring or fall rather than the heart of the winter. Days were mostly sunny and temperatures reached 80 degrees and despite variable winds, overall the ocean conditions were favorable for sport fishing anglers. Water temperatures are averaged warmer than during late January of last year, most areas are now in the 73 to 75 degree range. Clean warm water has moved in close to shore off the San Jose region and this is attracting a variety of game fish, including striped marlin, sailfish, dorado, yellowfin tuna and wahoo. It is not common to encounter all of these species at the same time of year. Perhaps it is an El Nino effect, weather patterns do seem to be warmer than average, with winds being more unpredictable. Finding baitfish has been a challenge at times, but also was worth the patience and travel time, as having the bait resulted in more options, particularly for the yellowfin tuna.
The striped marlin bite this season has not been as wide open as it was the previous few, schooling mackerel scarcer. There have been a mix of caballito, mackerel, sardineta and sardinas available most days, at times tougher to find and La Playita pangeros were having to travel as far as Vinorama in order to net supplies for the local charter fleets. Often the panga charters will troll lures early in the day, finding an occasional wahoo, dorado or yellowfin tuna while they were waiting for the carnaderos (commercial bait sellers) to meet you on the same grounds.
Not much consistent bottom fishing action being found now and inshore the sierra, roosterfish and jacks were not as reliable day to day, so the better action has been for surface species. Yellowfin tuna are being found close to shore from Punta Gorda to the Iman Bank. The yellowfin ranged from 10 to 140 pounds. Anglers used various whole baits, dead and live, as well as chunks, for spotty action, anywhere from one or two fish totals, up to over a dozen fish for others. Larger sized tuna were found associated with porpoise, as well as holding on structure, such as on the Gordo Banks.
Perhaps one of the biggest stories of this past week was the late season wahoo action that broke wide open on local fishing grounds and latest through mid week. These elusive largest members of the mackerel family are normally seeking out warmer southern currents by now, so this frenzy can be considered a winter time bonus.
Heavy boat pressure was factor to slowing down the action at times, as the news of the action spread fast , coinciding with the fact that any consistent action was hard to be found elsewhere, there were charter and private boats of all sizes congregating on relatively small hot spots. Wahoo were found in a wide range of sizes, from 10 to over 60 pounds, many boats landed one or more wahoo in their mixed catch, but some anglers had as many as a half dozen wahoo per morning while reportedly missing at least that many other chances at ‘hoo. These fish were striking on skirted chrome lead/jet heads, diving Rapalas and various dead or live baits. Many were also hooked into while casting yo yo’s to feeding wahoo. Fun action, also many lures were lost due to line splicing jaws of these speedsters.
Dorado were scattered through a wide range, striking a variety of baits and lures. Mainly traveling in smaller schools of fish averaging 5 to 15 pounds, but as normal there were always a few much larger bulls encountered.
If weather can stabilize in the coming weeks we expect similar type action will continue, though if weather patterns become more severe we might see this bonus action fade quickly. Actually, due to the strong south wind that did pick up on Wednesday afternoon the cooler Pacific currents swept in and by the weekend the water temperatures near Punta Gorda where this wahoo action had been found dropped to about 71 degrees and also became greenish, this combined with the full moon attributed to slowing the all around action down, with wahoo being off the bite and only a handful of dorado and tuna rounding out the average catches per day.
The combined panga fleets launching out of La Playita/Puerto Los Cabos sent out approximately 81 charters for the week, with anglers reporting a fish count of: 12 striped marlin, 164 yellowfin tuna, 44 bonito, 16 amberjack, 10 cabrilla, 12 pargo (huachinango), 114 dorado, 15 roosterfish, 81 wahoo and 110 sierra.
Good Fishing, Eric
GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson
Owner/Operator
800 4081199
Los Cabos 1421147
ericgordobanks@yahoo.com
www.gordobanks.com |
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Jan 25, 2010; 12:01PM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Author E-mail: gmlandrum@hotmail.com
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Report Description:
FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Cabo Fish Report
January 18-24, 2010
WEATHER: Our highs this week were in the mid 80’s and the low we experienced was 59 degrees, enough to require a light sweater in the early mornings and in the evenings. We had mostly sunny skies and some strong winds at the end of the week. We did have a bit of rain on Thursday night and during the day on Friday, but no downpours.
WATER: Water temperatures on the Pacific side of the Cape this week remained in the 73-74 degree range while well offshore 40+ miles to the southwest there was an area of 76 degree water. On the Cortez side of the Cape the water was several degrees warmer at 75-76 degrees. The water on the Pacific side became very rough, almost un-fishable in the later part of the week as the southern end of the frontal system that struck the U.S. west coast came across our area bringing strong winds and rough seas. With the Cape protecting the Sea of Cortez from the strongest winds the water there was in much better shape with the seas beginning to get choppy in the early afternoon each day.
BAIT: Mackerel and Caballito were available at the normal $3 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Fishing for Striped Marlin was spotty this week, the success ratio was down as the fish were difficult to find, and once found were not in the feeding mood. This, combined with the rough seas made most of the boats try to target other species. One friend of mine did see, early in the week, several Blue Marlin and a Black Marlin feeding on a school of Dorado just off of the lighthouse on the Pacific side. He reported that the fish looked to be between 600 and 800 pounds but were focused on the schooled Dorado and would not touch what he had out, and even if they had, his #30 gear would have not been able to handle them. A few other boats reported seeing an occasional large Marlin on the Cortez side as well, but there were no reported hook-ups.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There have been some smaller school sized fish found on occasion along the ridge between the Golden Gate and the San Jaime Bank early in the week before the wind began to blow, but since then the Tuna catch has been pretty much confined to an occasional hook-up on the Gorda Banks. There was a decent bite for one day around the 1150 spot but those fish had moved on by the next day, and they were just larger than footballs anyway.
DORADO: We had some decent action on Dorado along the Cortez coastline between the Santa Maria Bay and Red Hill just off the beach. The fish averaged 12 pounds and while there were good numbers to be found early and mid-week, at the end of the week the fish had moved elsewhere. Watching the boats return Saturday afternoon there were not many yellow flags flying.
WAHOO: Still around and still biting, really amazing that boats are still getting Wahoo this time of year! There was a decent bite on fish averaging 30 pounds in the same area the Dorado were found, probably feeding on the same baitfish. While there were no big numbers, there were about two dozen caught each day. A few boats targeted them and were able to come in with two or three per trip.
INSHORE: With the strong winds and big swells almost all the action took place on the Cortez side of the Cape. The action was fair for Sierra most days but a few days the fishing really shined as when the schools were found the anglers were able to get limits on fish averaging 5 pounds fairly quickly. There was sporadic action on other near-shore species such as snapper and grouper with the action really spread out.
NOTES: Overall I have to say that we can’t refer to this past week as one when “You should have been here” as the fishing action was sporadic at best and occasionally just bad. The heavy, strong winds had a lot to do with it as about half the week the fish on the Pacific side were unreachable. Hopefully the situation will return to normal quickly. This weeks report was written to the music of the Bryan Flynn Band, once again back in Cabo and playing at the Cabo Lounge and at Tanga-Tanga. Brian will be playing at the Talketna, Alaska Folk Festival this year (how is southern rock folk music?) so if you get a chance, check him out. Until next week, tight lines! |
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Jan 24, 2010; 10:22PM - Gordo Banks Pangas San Jose del Cabo
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric Brictson
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Author E-mail: none
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Report Description:
Gordo Banks Pangas
San Jose del Cabo
January 23, 2010
Anglers –
As the west coast of the United States continues to be hammered by a series of back
to back powerful storms the Southern Baja California region has been enjoying warmer
than usual mild winter time conditions. There have been scattered clouds and high
temperatures are hovering around 80 degrees. Winds have been moderate, ocean
conditions have been comfortable for anglers, though the south wind is predicted to
gust up to 20 miles per hour the next couple of days. Water temperatures are
averaging 75 degrees throughout most of the area, this is several degrees higher
than normal for this time of year. Live bait has consisted mainly of caballito,
sardinas and sardineta, with mackerel being very scarce.
Billfish action slowed down, below normal for this period, charters targeting
striped marlin worked hard to catch one marlin and multiple billfish catches were
not common. It was strange that sailfish were still being hooked into on a fairly
regular basis. Casting live baits to tailing marlin was the most common method,
other boats did hook fish while drifting live baits deeper in the areas where they
had seen free jumping stripers.
Not much inshore action now, sierra and roosterfish were scattered and not numerous.
Bottom fishing was not producing consistent numbers of fish either, a few yellowtail
were starting to show in the reports, so hopefully more of these jacks will migrate
into the area and start providing a welcome option for anglers.
Yellowfin tuna were schooling on the Gordo Banks, fish ranged in size from 10
pounds to over 100 pounds. Lots of skipjack and pesky seagulls were making anglers
work that much harder to hook into the yellowfin tuna. Most strikes were coming
while drift fishing with sardinas or chunk bait from skipjack and sardineta. The
pressure also increased on these fishing grounds since this was one of the few areas
where there was a good chance at catching tuna.
Dorado were found spread out through most of the zone, being found close to shore,
as well as offshore. Striking on a wide range of baits and lures, most of these fish
were smaller schooling size fish under 15 pounds, but there were some exceptions of
fish over 25 pounds being landed.
This winter has had its share of unusually activity, among them being the
availability of nicer sized tuna on the Gordo Banks and the fact that there are
still wahoo holding in the area. The few wahoo that have been accounted for recently
have preferred striking on bait versus lures. Rigged dead baits have probably
accounted for more fish than live baits, with sardinetas being their favorite, more
wahoo were hooked mid morning after the surface of the ocean had a chance to warm
some than early in the morning when the wahoo were more in a hibernation mode.
The combined panga fleet launching from La Playita/Puerto Los Cabos sent out
approximately 58 charters for the past week, with anglers accounting for a fish
count of: 7 sailfish, 6 striped marlin, 9 wahoo, 118 dorado, 83 yellowfin tuna, 11
roosterfish, 29 sierra, 13 amberjack, 15 bonito, 10 cabrilla, 7 yellowtail and 16
pargo.
Good Fishing, Eric
GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson
Owner/Operator
800 4081199
Los Cabos 1421147
ericgordobanks@yahoo.com
www.gordobanks.com |
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