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From Jan 01, 1999 To Jun 27, 2004
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May 26, 2003; 11:52AM - Fly Hooker Daily Fishing Reports
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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” FISH TOTALS FOR THE WEEK:
Striped Marlin: 9 fish tagged and released (#140)
Wahoo: 2 fish caught (#70)
Dorado: 2 fish caught (#20)
Tuna: 37 fish caught (#80)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MAY 19, 2003
Greg Wlazlowski is our angler for today and he has returned to Cabo with his wife Chris and
will be fishing for three days this week, sort of a busman’s holiday if you will, as he works
part-time as deckhand on a Sportfishing boat back home in New Jersey. Today Juan and Manuel
took Greg 12 miles to the south of the Lighthouse (Pacific) before putting lines in the water.
Most of their time was spent working 18-20 miles south and boy, was Greg happy with the
results! The water was a bit choppy but he fought every one of the fish standing up. Total for the
day was one Striped Marlin, tagged and released, two Dorado in the 20 pound range, two
Wahoo, one of them over 60 pounds on a Marauder and one over 70 pounds on a High-5
Green/Black lure (nice fish!) and around a dozen Tuna, all of them 20 pound fish. Right after the
trip he was fine but when we saw him and Chris in the evening, he was starting to feel the pain in
his arms! Greg is fishing again on Thursday and Friday, lets hope the fishing and the weather
holds!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MAY 20, 2003
Richard, his wife and friend went fishing for a 1/2 day the day before yesterday with another
boat and caught nothing. No bueno, so they saw Greg come in yesterday with all the flags flying
and they are friends of friends, so....next thing you know, we get contacted and here they are!
Richard would really like fish to take home but the most important thing, according to him, is that
they don’t leave Cabo “skunked”. Juan and Manuel tried their best. On the way out to the same
area they worked yesterday they got a hit from what Juan said was a very big Wahoo, but it did
not stay on. Once they got to the area, 20 miles out, they started to see lots of porpoise but could
not get hit. Finally they tossed bait to a Striped Marlin and they fought that to the boat, then
tagged it with a “Billfish Foundation” tag and released the fish. A short while later they did the
same thing again (with a different Marlin, of course). A little later on they hooked one more, but
lost if after a very short time. No bites from any Tuna, no meat to take home, but two release
certificates coming at them in a few weeks, and good memories! Thanks folks, every day is
different, perhaps next time there will be “meat” fish for you to catch and return home with!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 21 MAY, 2003
Anyone familiar with Cabo knows Brad Pollack, the owner of our favorite hang-out,
“Tanga-Tanga” and the “Fish House Restaurant”. He and our friend Rod L’Anglais, the owner of
“Emil-Lene’s Sirloin House” in Aurora, Colorado were our anglers on the “Fly Hooker” today.
Both of them are very good friends of ours and their request for the day was for Yellowfin Tuna.
Juan and Manuel did their best but were not able to get into the fish until late in the morning and
the fish were 24-26 miles to the south. Once they found them, the action was good with multiple
strikes. Most of the fish were 20 pounders but Rod hooked into one that may have gone 60-70
pounds. Having just finished bringing in two Tuna, we was pretty maxed out after around 15
minutes and handed the rod off to Brad, and he was able to finish the fish off. The fog moved
into the area while they were out there and it got cold! After that action they turned to head in
and picked up a couple more fish, then cruised on back. Juan slipped and twisted his back on the
return trip while washing down the deck so he is out of action for tomorrow. The 160 quart
cooler was full of great fillets at the end of the trip and both Road and Brad were very happy with
the action.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 22 MAY, 2003
Today is Greg’s second day of fishing and since he had enough meat to take home from
Monday’s outing, and he can catch all the Yellowfin he wants back in New Jersey, today is a
Marlin outing. Again, the action did not happen until late in the day and I was told that while they
tossed bait to several fish prior to the first hook-up, that was not until 10am. Manuel and Edgar
worked the area of the “95 Spot” and there was plenty of action. The water was off-colored and
cold, down to 71 degrees, but for some reason the fish were concentrated there. From 10am until
1pm Greg wore his arms out fighting, tagging and releasing three Striped Marlin! Other fish were
seen and worked, and no fish that bit got away. The wind started blowing last night around
midnight and did not let up all day so there was quite a bit of wind chop out there along with
some nice sized swells. Greg wants to do a repeat of today’s trip for tomorrow and has requested
that I go along. I have my fingers crossed that the action remains good!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 23 MAY, 2003
This is Greg Wlazlowski’s third and final day of fishing on this vacation and he has invited me
to go along. After the great action he had yesterday I figured that the black cloud that sometimes
seems to follow me when I go on the boat and the target is Marlin might just vanish.
Hahaha....around noon we were both starting to wonder if maybe that little thing was still hanging
around my head and affecting the luck of others around me. Juan and Manuel took us out to the
same area where all the fish had been yesterday and we did spot a fish on the surface, but looking
back at it later on we decided that the fish had been sleeping, just barely moving at all. As soon as
Greg tossed the bait near it, the fish went down. That was at 8:15 in the morning and since the
fish had bit late yesterday, we were not too worried about it at the time. Along about 10:30 I
started to get a little concerned but did not say anything to Greg. At 11 Manuel spotted another
fish on the surface and it was moving, not sleeping. Juan tossed the bait this time, and the fish
acted like it wanted to eat, lighting up a bit and scaring the heck out of the Mackerel. I pinned on
another bait as Juan reeled in to change and the Marlin started to chase mine around also, but it
just wouldn’t eat! Juan got another bait out and we now had two live Mackerel swimming
around that the Marlin would not touch. Juan reeled in his one more time and slammed it on the
deck, stunning the bait in the hope that the fish would eat one if it was easier to catch. No dice,
this fish just disappeared on us. At 12:30 Manuel sighted another tail and Juan tossed out the bait
one more time. Just goes to show you, never give up! This fish ate the bait like it was hungry,
just came right in and grabbed it! Greg started to work the fish as we cleared the lines and the
first few minutes the fish was coming right to the boat. I started to think maybe someone else had
just released the Marlin and Greg was saying that the fish did not have a lot of fight to it when all
of a sudden it took off on a good run. Lots of runs later and after quite a few jumps in the 25
minutes it took to get the fish boatside I was able to place the tag as Juan held the leader. As the
fish felt the tag go in it made a surge and the #100 leader parted. No black cloud now and Greg
and I high fived it with Juan and Manuel and we trolled back home with no further action, but not
skunked either! Thanks for the invite Greg, I hope the lures you are taking home with you work
out well. Until we get a chance to see you and Chris again, tight lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 25 MAY, 2003
Sol and Brenda Watson are from New York and are here for just two days, they flew in last
night and leave tomorrow for the East Cape. Sol is a fly fisherman and would love to get a Marlin
on the fly, Brenda loves to fish but would prefer conventional tackle. They were directed to us
through “Baja On The Fly”, owned by Gary and Yvonne Graham. As the trip was to focus on fly
fishing, I went along. We began at 8 miles out, in the 95 spot area but did not see any fish until
the 12 mile mark, almost due east of the marina. On the way, Sol and I ran through what would
happen (assuming things went the way we wanted) when a fish came in. The first fish we spotted
I tried to toss out the bridled live bait and the dacron line ripped through the attachment area and
the bait flew off. ****, I quickly pinned on another live bait on a rig with a hook and tossed it out
there. The fish came in to the bait and I tried to reel it in and keep it away from the Marlin, then
too late realized that the drag had not been set and there was nothing to work with. The Marlin
grabbed the Mackerel and swam off with it as I got the drag set up and handed the rod to Sol.
With the hook set, it took him 25 minutes to catch, tag and release his first Marlin ever, and the
first one he has ever seen close up in person! His previous big fish were a Sailfish and a Tarpon
of about #140. Knowing there were fish in the area we continued to work it. We baited two
more Marlin with only one showing interest, but it would not take the fly. A little later we found
another fish that we were able to tease right up to the transom, but again, the fish showed no
interest in the fly and we eventually allowed it to eat the bait and we got Brenda on the fish! At
about 30 minutes into the fight we broke the starboard throttle cable so I had to work the throttle
from the engine as we spun the boat back and forth chasing the fish. Brenda had plenty of
coaching from Sol, and a little help from Hector (Manual’s day off) and after 65 minutes and lots
of action, she got to see her fish up close and personal as we placed a tag in it and released the
#140 Marlin. Great job Brenda! We saw several other fish on the way back in but most of them
went down by the time we got to them. All in all, a great day with two released Striped Marlin
and two happy anglers. Don’t worry Sol, you will probably get one on the fly at the East Cape!
Thanks for fishing with us and have a great vacation!
Until next week, Tight Lines from George, Mary, Juan and Manuel, the “Fly Hooker” crew! |
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May 26, 2003; 11:49AM - 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:
Capt George Landrum
Flyhooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT MAY 19 - MAY 25, 2003
WEATHER: Clear skies all week long and our highs were in the mid 90’s with our nighttime
lows ranging from the high 60’s to 80 degrees. Great weather conditions until Tuesday evening
when the wind started to jack it up in volume and speed, and it was coming from the west! That
gave us almost nowhere to hide on the way in and it did not die down overnight as it had been
doing. This gave us very rough conditions on the Pacific side of the Cape for the rest for the
week but the wind slowly shifted to a bit more north and the Cortez side actually shaped up very
well. (Lush)
WATER: The cold water from the Pacific continued it’s incursion in the area through
mid-week but by Friday afternoon it had weakened and the warm water was beginning to come
out of the Cortez once again. On the Pacific side it remained cold with temperatures in the high
60’s and low 70’s through the end of this reporting period, but we were once again seeing 80-82
degree water on the Cortez side. By Saturday afternoon the 95 Spot, 1150 and the outer Gorda
were once again showing readings of 80+ degrees and the water was back to a lavender color.
Inshore the water remained warm but was still off-color, out to a distance of about a mile. The
temperature and color have been shifting on a daily basis, ebbing back and forth, but steadily
working warmer and bluer water westward. (Soma)
BAIT: Mackerel were once again the bait of the week at the usual $2 per bait. (Dream)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Hot spot for the week was the 95 Spot and areas to the east of there from
Wednesday afternoon to the weekend, then the fish shifted inshore and started to show in large
numbers within 3 miles of the Cortez coast with the largest concentrations from Chileno to San
Jose. The down side of having the fish closer was that they were not in as good a mood to bite as
the ones offshore had been. A lot of multiple hook-ups were reported mid-week but by Friday the
bite had fallen off and a lot of boats came in flying no flags at all. On Sunday the action shifted
offshore again and the bite improved. Live bait was the ticket for getting fish to the boat. (Duende
Del Amor)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The Yellowfin remained off the bite and pretty much out of the area for
most boats this week, and that may have been due to the rough conditions out on the Pacific side
of the Cape. On Saturday there were reports of Large Tuna, the size of “Volkswagens”,
appearing with Porpoise off of the Seamount and outside the outer Gorda, but they were being
extremely picky about eating, and very line shy as well. Cedar plugs were the ticket to getting
any Yellowfin this week. (Black Stone Buleria)
DORADO: Dorado bite was down as the Pacific side roughened up but there were still some
nice fish coming in, just not in the numbers we had been having the last few weeks. Most of the
fish were falling to bright colored lures (what a surprise, huh?) and live bait. Most of the fish
were found as blind strikes with following fish being taken of live bait dropped back. (Santa Fe)
WAHOO: I guess three weeks was pushing it a bit far, but it was a great run while it lasted!
Very few fish were caught as the week neared it’s end, and those that did bite were blind strikes.
(Snake Charmer)
INSHORE: The Pacific side north of the lighthouse was blown out but there was good action
this side of the Cape on Pargo for those using bait in the rocks. Some Roosterfish were found up
in the Sea of Cortez in the San Jose area but the cooler off-green water closer to Cabo put them
off the bite. I did see some very nice Cabrilla come in from a few commercial Pangas working
outside of Cabo, in the Grey Rock area. (Buddha’s Flower)
NOTES: The turn in the winds really did a number on the fishing this week but it appears that
it is just temporary as the warm water is returning. The fish of the week was definitely Marlin,
and as you can tell from the report, the action in the first half of the week was outstanding! I
received a note from one of my music idols and since this was the first (and only) response from
any artist I have ever listed, I would like to express my appreciation by letting all of you know
that Ottmar Liebert is not only an awesome guitarist, he is also an all around nice guy! Thanks
OL, you made my day, and my next purchase of music will be your “Lava” album. Meanwhile,
for those of you who have not had the pleasure of his music, check it out at www.lunanegra.com.
This report was written while listening to his 1995 Sony release “Viva”. |
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May 22, 2003; 09:28PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo fish Report 5/15/03 - 5/22/03
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Susan Richards/Stan Lushinsky
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Author E-mail: ixtsptf@epix.net
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Report Description:
The SAILFISH bite continues to improve while the big schools of YELLOWFIN TUNA continue to be found throughout the Ixtapa Zihuatanejo area. Inshore the YELLOWTAIL JACKS are so thick that they won't give the ROOSTERFISH a change to take the bait or plug. Illinois angler fishing the Bob Biagi Group finished up their week of fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos 1 & 2 by landing a total of 35 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, 1 ROOSTERFISH a handful of Bonitos and Needlefish along with 2 SAILFISH in two days of fishing. Angler Tommy Davis fishing aboard the Vamonos 3 with Captain Chiro had two stellar billfish days landing 9 SAILFISH on his first day out followed by 8 SAILFISH and 3 YELLOWFIN TUNA on his second day. California Angler, William Kuhn fishing two days aboard the Dos Hermanos1 landed 45 YELLOWFIN TUNA and 3 YELLOWTAIL JACKS. Mr. Kuhn fished offshore 1 additional day aboard the Dos Hermanos 2 landing 2 SAILFISH. Oklahoma angler David Padget landed 18 YELLOWTAIL JACK, 6 BONITOS and lost 1 ROOSTERFISH while fishing with Captian Adolopho. Mr. Padget then went offshore for 2 days aboard the Vamonos 3 landing 10 SAILFISH, loosing 2 others and landing 7 YELLOWFIN TUNA. Mr. Kyle Jorgensen also fishing aboard the Vamonos 3 finished the week by landing 6 SAILFISH and 3 YELLOWFIN TUNA in a single day of fishing. One MARLIN was also reported this week.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Weather: Seasonably warm with temps in the high 80's A sprinkle of rain near the end of the week.
Sea Conditions: Calm
Bait Supply: Very good
Best fishing area: Petitlan for Jacks 5 - 10 miles out for SAILFISH and TUNA
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky/ Susan Richards
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May 20, 2003; 10:51AM - Black Marlin (cont)
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Category: Diego Garcia
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Author Name: Walter Timberlake & Paul Perella
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Author E-mail: bigtuna@2catchfish.com
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Report Description:
400lb Black Marlin picture |
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May 20, 2003; 10:44AM - 400lb Black Marlin
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Category: Diego Garcia
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Author Name: Walter Timberlake & Paul Perella
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Author E-mail: bigtuna@2catchfish.com
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Report Description:
Hello again from Diego Garcia...todays report is a 400 lb black marlin that my fishing partner, Paul Perella and I caught on April 27th. The day was slow for Diego Garcia standards...5 minutes before we were to head back to the lagoon, the marlin struck a trolled mullet set about 100' behind the boat. The marlin stayed down most of the 2 hour 10 minute fight, jumping twice... at the two hour mark, we dropped the hammer on the fish, locked down the drag and pulled for everything I had...the double hook set was firmly set in her upper jaw and after a 10 minute reviving, the marlin was released and swam away strong... |
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May 20, 2003; 10:07AM - Huge WAHOO
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Category: Diego Garcia
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Author Name: Walter Timberlake
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Author E-mail: bigtuna@2catchfish.com
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Report Description:
Hi from Diego Garcia, a small atoll in the middle of the Indian Ocean. This island is a British Indian Ocean Territory(BIOT) sits due south of India and is a forward base for the US Navy. The fishing here is unbelievable... yellowfin tuna, wahoo, sailfish, black and blue marlin. Todays report is a 90lb wahoo caught on May 17th. We turned right out of the lagoon and trolled down to Cust Point where we cleaned out 5 yellowfin up to 35lbs and this gigantic wahoo in 2 hours. The wahoo struck a large black/orange Marauder trolled in an outrigger...a 10 minute fight later by angler Paul Perella and I stuck this wahoo with the gaff. The wahoo measured 71' and weighed 90 lbs...until next time...we are heading out again tomorrow...<{{{{>< |
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May 19, 2003; 10:59AM - 'Fly Hooker Daily 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” FISH REPORT FOR MAY 15, 2003
Tom, Scott and John were our anglers today. Manuel and Edgar took of to the south this
morning and 10 miles out they got into the fish. It was Tuna, and none of them were particularly
large, but there was steady action. After working the area for a while they ended up with 11 fish
in the boat, the largest of them in the 20 pound class. Most of the action was double strikes and
the cedar plug was one of the hot lures, the other was the dark feather. The rest of the day was
pretty uneventful. They did see more signs of life out there as they worked their way downswell
into the Sea of Cortez, but it was not until Edgar was putting the flags up prepatory to the short
run in that they actually hooked up another fish. The clicker had not been re-set on one of the
reels, I believe it was the short flat line, and with a lot of line out someone finally realized there
was a fish on! Into the boat came a very tired Wahoo in the 30-40 pound class! Good water,
good fishing and a good time, isn’t that what it’s all about? Thanks guys, we hope to see you
again soon!
Until next week, Tight Lines from George, Mary, Juan and Manuel, the “Fly Hooker” crew! |
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May 19, 2003; 10:57AM - 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:
Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT MAY 12 - MAY 18, 2003
WEATHER: Night time lows in the high 60’s and low 70’s and daytime highs in the mid 90’s
along with a humidity of around 75% resulted in some very warm days this week! Like I said last
week, it looks like summer is here. We did have some onshore breezes from the east break up the
heat a few afternoons and it was quite refreshing, but felt cold because of the humidity. Scattered
clouds all week long but no rain in sight, but it felt like rain a few days. (On A Lonesome Night)
WATER: We started the week with temperatures in the 80 degree range just offshore from the
arch and that pretty much continued until Friday night. All of a sudden the water temperature
dropped by 5 degrees. Warm water is still to be found up around San Jose and the Gorda banks
and it is very deep blue. It looked as if we had a warm water eddy forming on the Pacific side of
the Cape as the 80 degree water started to wrap around, all the way out to the San Jaime Bank,
but the California current slammed right into it and instead of a very sharp temperature break we
have a slow spread of temperatures over a large distance, along with the current forcing the
warmer water back up the Cortez side. The surface conditions were good everywhere and there
was no problem getting out to the San Jaime and the Golden Gate Banks on the Pacific side.
(Why Did You Wander)
BAIT: Bait of the week was Mackerel once again, the full moon has a lot to do with that, as
well as the water temperature. Normal price was $2 per bait and there were Mullet available as
well if you were early and asked around. No word on Sardinas this week. (Amanda Jewell)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: We got a really good feel for the location of Striped Marlin and what they preferred
this week as Cabo hosted the IGFA/ROLEX Light Tackle Invitational. There were 41 teams
from 21 different countries fishing for 4 days using #30 line, and all the fish were to be released.
A team must have won a qualifying tournament to be invited to this. A total of 164 charter days
resulted in an official 247 Marlin releases, or an average of 1.5 Marlin per charter day. Almost all
the fish were found north of the Gorda Banks up in the Solindaria area, within 5 miles of shore.
The fish were working large bait balls and most of the Marlin were caught on live bait. There
were a few Blue Marlin caught by the non-tournament boats working other areas, including an
estimated #250 released 8 miles south of the Arch. (A Simple Life)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Yellowfin took a back seat as the fish of the week, and they really
needed the break, having held that position for the past two months! It was no because of the
lack of fish however, it was more because the size started getting smaller and the Marlin took
over the show due to the tournament. Most of the fish this week were found with Porpoise and
they were footballs, in the 8-15 pound class. A few fish were being caught that ran 20-35 pounds,
also in the porpoise, but we just were not getting the larger #80 class fish. These fish were being
seen, but unless you were the first there with the right bait (Sardinas or flying fish), you were not
getting bit. The footballs were not being shy, however, and there was no difficulty catching a
limit once you found them. Scattered over a large area, the favorite was still 8-15 miles to the
south of the arch, as well as the 95 spot. Dark colored feathers and lures, as well as cedar plugs
worked well. A few of the larger fish were nailing blue/white/silver, perhaps because of the
resemblance to Flying Fish? (Goin’ To The Ceili)
DORADO: There were still lots of Dorado being found this week, but they were a bit scattered
compared to last week. A favorite area was from the shore to five miles out on the Cortez side
from Gray Rock to San Jose. Bright colored lures worked well and a live bait dropped back after
a hookup often resulted in another fish. (Crossville)
WAHOO: Who would have believed three weeks in a row of Wahoo action? Almost a repeat
of the action last week, there were plenty of fish caught this week as well, but the size was a bit
smaller. The larger fish this week were in the 60 pound class with a lot of them 30-40 pounds.
Again, dark colored lures worked best and the area just outside of town put out fish on a regular
basis, at least until Saturday when the water temperature changed. The area of the Gorda Banks
put out fish as well but there was a lot of pressure there also. (Pig In A Pen)
INSHORE: Roosterfish to 40 pounds were found on the Pacific side of the Cape, up around
the lighthouse, and there was action reported from La Laguna up in San Jose as well. Most of the
fish were in the 10 pound class but there were a few larger fish in there. Sierra action has slowed
to a standstill and most of the Pangas are working the shoreline for Roosters or just outside for
Dorado. (Get Up John)
NOTES: The top team for the IGFA/ROLEX Tournament was from the Bahamas,
congratulations on coming in a very strong first! I don’t know what to expect this coming week
since we had the sudden drop in water temperatures close to home, but hopefully it will warm up
again. Thanks for reading the report this week, and if you have any suggestions on content, or
any questions about the fishing here, please feel free to contact me. Also, if you are coming to
Cabo and have some CD’s you no longer listen to, I accept all donations!! This weeks report was
written to the music of Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder on the 2003 Skaggs Family Records
release “Live At The Charleston Music Hall”. |
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May 16, 2003; 10:59PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Sportfishing Report 5-8 03 to 5-15-03
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky Susan Richards
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Author E-mail: ixtsptf@epix.net
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Report Description:
TUNA TUNA TUNA in incredible numbers all week long. Merrick New York angler, ' Doc ' Jarrow lead the tuna fest last week with over 200 YELLOWFIN TUNA in 5 days of fishing. Doc was fishing with Captains Pieo and Chico aboard the super pangas Cobra and Llamarada. The action was fast and furious with the large schools of TUNA being found less than 10 miles of Zihuatanejo Bay. California angler Shane Shelton, fishing 3 days aboard the Vamonos 3 with captain Chiro landed 69 YELLOWFIN TUNA. Also fishing aboard the Vamonos 3 was Texas angler Ned Snyder who landed 3 SAILFISH, one on a fly, and 7 YELLOWFIN TUNA, two on a fly, in one day of fishing. California angler, Bill Waddle fishing with captain Chiro landed 20 YELLOWFIN TUNA and 1 SAILFISH in one day. Illinois angler Bob Biagi along with his group fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos 2 with captain Jose Diaz landed 35 YELLOWFIN TUNA in 2 days of fishing. Part of Mr. Biagi's group fishing aboard the Dos Hermaons 1 for 3 days landed 25 YELLOWFIN TUNA, 1 DORADO, and 3 SAILFISH in two days of fishing and 37 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, 18 BONITOS and 2 NEEDLEFISH on 1 inshore day. Anlger, Gregg Potti, fishing with captain Temo on the Secuestro landed 2 SAILFISH and 3 YELLOWTAIL TUNA in one day of fishing. All of the tuna have been in the 12 - 25 lb class. Near the end of the week the water temperatures began to rise and the SAILFISH activity picked up as well. Both inshore and offshore conditions are improving nicely and the weeks ahead look excellent.
Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo climate: Seasonably beautiful temps in the high 80's
Sea Conditions: Perfect
Bait Supply: Good
Best fishing areas. 10 - 15 miles in front of Zihuatanejo Bay
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky / Susan Richards
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May 13, 2003; 08:48PM - Okinawa fishing starting to heat up in May
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Category: Japan- Okinawa
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Author Name: Gerald Morris
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Author E-mail: gerald Morris@2catchfish.com
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Report Description:
Marlin, wahoo, and mahimahi (dorado) have arrived in big numbers on the East China Sea (west) side of Okinawa. Most of the action is west of Aguni-shima, 30 miles northwest of Kadena. There have been several fine, flat-calm fishing days lately.
Thought you might enjoy the attached photo. The tail belongs to a 485-lb blue caught 11 May on Dave Sloss's YURIKAGO, a 35-foot Yamaha that I crew on now and then. The fish was on its way to be printed at a local tackle shop. Hope someone has a wall big enough for a 12-foot print. Only two men were aboard, and they had a tough time getting the fish onto the swim platform, with a shark 8 feet or so long cruising on the surface a few feet away. It looks like a bronze whaler in the photos. Dr. Park, the angler, pushed it away with a gaff, and it never got a bite of the marlin. It took Dr. Park under an hour to bring the fish boatside, using 80-lb line on a 50W-LRS on a stand-up battle station.
YURIKAGO released a baby marlin, estimated at 90 lbs., a week before, and two others slightly bigger the week before that. CHEERS, the only charter boat at Kadena Marina, captained by Mark Medges, got a 250-ish blue May 3. Jeff's Boat, a 28-foot Yamaha that may or may not have a real name, lost three marlin in two trips -- one big girl after a three-hour fight. He has respooled all his 50-lb reels with Yo-Zuri Hybrid, which tests at over 70 lbs. He's closing the gate after the cow is out, as we say back in Arkansas.
I hooked and lost two marlin 11 May, on a private trip on CHEERS. The first never got hooked well because when the fish hit, we had slowed down to idle for the three of us to reel in five dorado hooked at once. The second took out half the line on my 50W-LRS and then doubled back and jumped very near the boat, trailing my brand-new Williamson Marlin Catcher on a long leader -- but not my line. Too much belly, I guess. And my line (YoZuri Hybrid 50) probably got nicked when the five mahi did their cross-and-jump routine. Always check when you put lines back out! I hope the fish doesn't have to drag that lure for long. Maybe a wahoo will cut off the head, which slid down to the loop end.
The Pacific side has also had good fishing in May. Jose Caban reports hot fishing for dorado and wahoo at Prefectural Buoy #11, on 11 May. The number of wahoo there made vertical jigging for tuna nearly impossible, and he gave up after losing a few $20 jigs. Something even cut his cable leader off a Yo-Zuri Bonito. He says the number of tuna strikes goes way down if you use wire leaders. But sometimes there's no choice, as at Diego Garcia, where the dogtooth tuna cut off everything that's not wire and some that is.
Steve Wright, charter captain and manager of the White Beach recreation facility, reports fast and steady action trolling May 4-10 on the Pacific side for nice mahimahi, 20 to 30 pounds, and a few wahoo and school yellowfin.
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