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Nov 18, 2002; 10:16AM - 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 NOVEMBER 11-17, 2002
WEATHER: Once again we have had wonderful weather here in Cabo. Our nighttime lows
have reached the mid 60’s except on Thursday night when it only got to about 75 degrees with a
lot of humidity. We actually had to turn on the a.c. to be comfortable. Daytime highs have
reached the 90 degree mark on occasion but except for Thursday, they have been very
comfortable. No rain and only scattered clouds all week long. Early in the week steady breeze
from the northwest but later on it shifted a bit and on Wednesday came from the south then just
died! (City Street Life)
WATER: The surface conditions on both the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific are calm now, with
slight 1-4 foot seas. There were 3-5 foot swells with wind chop early in the week. Water temps
have pretty much remained in the 80-83 degree range within 30 miles or more of the Cape and the
temperature break is a long way out, 60 miles to the southwest or 30+ miles to the northwest.
Both these areas are showing a 5 degree change within a distance of two miles or less. This area
of warm water that is wrapped around the Cape right not seems to be moving slowly to the
southwest and away. (Self Preservation)
BAIT: Both Caballito and some Mackerel have been available this week at the usual $2 per bait.
There have been Sardinas as well, and as normal when they are not really thick, the price has been
a bit high, in the area of $20-$25 per small scoop. (Full Moon Risin’)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: As the full moon approaches the Marlin have started to bite better. It has not been
uncommon for boats to get multiple shots at the Striped Marlin. They have been found from 2 to
30 miles out on both the Pacific and the Cortez side, often in small groups. The bite had been a
mix of both bait and lures with live Mackerel out-performing the Caballito and Bleeding mackerel
colors on lures working best. There are still Blue Marlin around but not in great numbers.
(Funky Reggae Rock)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Dolphin pods have been the key for both football fish and some of the
larger schoolies, as well as a few #200+ fish. There has been no concentration close to the Cape
as the fish have moved considerably every day. A few of the private yachts coming down the
coast have reported concentrations of fish in the area of the Finger Banks, over 50 miles north.
Here, six inch feathers, cedar plugs and Marauders have worked well on the football and
schoolies, while the larger fish have been mostly on live bait. (Charo Luz)
DORADO: This weeks bright spot for sure, it seems as if the fishing for these acrobats just
keeps getting better. Many of the fish are in the 20-30 pound class, perfect for filleting, but there
have been larger fish caught as well. As is normal for Dorado, finding the first fish is the key to
getting the school. Most of the fish have first been spotted under working Frigate birds on the
Pacific side, fairly near the beach. Bright colored lures from 6-8 inches have attracted the first
fish and live bait has gotten the larger ones. Most boats focusing on Dorado have been able to get
the 2 fish per person limit for their clients, then releasing the rest. (Survive)
WAHOO: We had a pretty good Wahoo bite this week and it did not occur very far out. A lot of
fish were caught off of Gray Rock and Cabo Falso. Almost any point held a fish or two and most
of them were in the 40 pound class. A few boats were covered up as small packs attacked the
lures, and many of the fish left the area with souvenirs as their razor teeth cut through the mono
leaders on most of the lures. Rapala Magnum CD’s and Braid Marauders in both black/purple
and orange/black worked very well. (Everybody’s Bizness)
INSHORE: All the normal pelagics were targeted by the Panga fleet this week as they all could
be found fairly near. With Wahoo biting well and it being almost a sure thing for Dorado, few of
them were focusing on the traditional nearshore fish. There were small Roosterfish accounted
for, mostly on the Cortez side of the Cape, and there was good fishing for Snapper when the tide
was right, as well as good fishing for grouper. I heard of no large fish caught this week but did
see one grouper in the 80 pound class and several Snappers in the 10 pound class in fish holds.
(Charity)
NOTES: If anyone reading these reports has questions about fishing in Cabo or just Saltwater
fishing in general, feel free to check the “Ask The Captain” section at www.flyhooker.com , my
homepage. I have just gotten the bugs worked out and will be answering questions each morning.
Ah, we finally have outdoor live music back in town! This week on Tuesday and Thursday at the
Tanga-Tanga bar, the reggae group “Riddim Forz” was playing between 3 and 6pm. Last year
the city shut down outdoor music due to the complaints of residents in the “Pedregal”, the
exclusive housing area above town. Those complaints were all voiced due to the nighttime bar
bands and Brad, the owner of the Tanga-Tanga figures that if the music is over by 6pm there
won’t be any reason for them to complain. Sheft-Hat Khnemu has revamped the band since
putting out the CD this report was written to, and he now has a more driven sound, one that has
everyone here smiling and dancing to! Brad says that as long as there are no complaints the band
will be playing those days every week. Written to the rockin reggae of “Riddim Forz” on their
self produced, self titled, undated CD, available here in Cabo! Irie mon! http://www.flyhooker.com |
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Nov 11, 2002; 09:42AM - Cabo Fishing 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 NOVEMBER 4-11, 2002
WEATHER: Looks like we are in the fall season here as the weather is almost exactly the same
as it was last week. Our nighttime lows are in the high 60’s and the daytime highs got up to the
low 90’s once. Very comfortable and easy to live with! Of course we had no rain and only partly
cloudy skies early in the week. (Baia)
WATER: Water temperature was important this week and it seemed that almost everywhere you
went the temperature stayed at just around 80-82 degrees. Earlier in the week there was a temp
break to the southwest that ran southeast/northwest but as the week came to a close this break
kept moving farther away. San Jaime bank was the only place that showed a good change all
week long and the water there was 79-80 degrees. The surface conditions were good all week
and only on Friday did we start to get a bit of wind and that disappeared overnight. (Desafinado)
BAIT: Caballito and Sardinas, the same as last week. Caballito at $2 per bait and $20 for a small
handful of Sardinas. There was no problem getting bait if you were early. (Samba Dees Days)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: There were Marlin out there, both Blues and Stripers, but the focus this week for
almost all the boats were Tuna. Marlin were not targeted and to be honest, not really wanted.
That may seem strange for Cabo, but this week was the big Tuna Tournament. There were
Marlin found almost everywhere and some of the larger Blues were found around the 95 and 1150
spots and a few were found at Golden Gate Banks. Most of the Striped Marlin were found on the
Pacific side and they were running in small packs. There was about a Marlin for every other boat
this week with the average slightly higher on the non-tournament days. (O Pato)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The fish of the week and since there was so much effort put into finding
them we have some good details. First off, it was a long run to find the fish and almost all the
larger fish were found in the Dolphin. Runs to 40+ miles were the norm when heading out and
there were a few boats that went as far as 60 miles. Dolphin action and live baits were the key.
There were 154 boats in the two day tournament and 20 fish over 100 pounds were weighed,
three of them were over 200 pounds. The largest fish was #256 and was caught at the San Jaime
Bank on a live flying fish. Down the scale we saw fish at #224, #219, #182, #157 and 15 other
fish in the 100-150 pound range. We quit counting the 35-60 pounders! As I said, live baits were
the key as only one of the money fish was taken on a lure. You had to find the right kind of
Dolphin and if you were one of the first ones, or if you stayed with them after other boats had left,
you had a shot at a nice fish. Lures accounted for many fish and the favorites seemed to be
Marauders and cedar plugs, followed by straight runners in purple/black. Samba Triste)
DORADO: There were plenty of Dorado all week long and they were schooled up. If you
caught one you usually caught more. Of course the key was to get one hooked up and right
behind the boat, then the school would stay around long enough to get a few more hooked on live
bait or chunks. Looking for frigate birds was a good key, as was seeing small showers of flying
fish. The action was good at the San Jaime and on the Pacific close to the beach. Most of the
fish were running 12-25 pounds. (Samba De Uma Nota So)
WAHOO: With the number of boats we had out there working the banks this week there were a
larger than normal number of Wahoo caught. The largest brought in for the tournament was 74
pounds and the second largest was 60 pounds. There were numbers of fish in the 40-50 pound
class as well and most of these fish were taken on lures. (E Luxo So)
INSHORE: There was good inshore action this week for Dorado and Skipjack, and the Sierra are
starting to show up as well. Smaller Roosterfish are found every day and there have been fair
catches of assorted bottom fish also. (Baia)
NOTES: Now that tournament season is over for us things should return to normal. It sure is
exciting but can wear you down quick! I have a new section on my web site called “Ask The
Captain” that I have just gotten up, so if you have any questions fell free to ask. Now I have
some time to devote to responding! The Tuna Tournament we just had was one of the best run
operations I have ever been involved in and my hat is off to every one involved, thank you for a
class operation and may there be many more to come. This weeks report was written at 5am to
the sounds of Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd in their 1963 release titled “Jazz Samba”, recorded live
in Pierce Hall, All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington D.C., February 13, 1962, Polygram
Classics and Jazz, Verve Records. Oh yeah, sit back and enjoy! Until next week, tight lines!http://www.flyhooker.com
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Nov 4, 2002; 10:44AM - Cabo Fishing 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 OCTOBER 28-NOVEMBER 3, 2002
WEATHER: It sure was nice this week! Our nighttime lows were in the high 60’s and the
daytime highs were in the low 90’s at the most. Quite a few days were windy until the end of the
week but overall conditions were very nice. A scattering of clouds but no rain. It was nice not
having to worry about a hurricane! (Have You Ever Seen The Rain)
WATER: The Pacific side of the Cape was quite choppy until the end of the week and also a bit
cooler than last week. The Sea of Cortez was rough on Monday when we had very strong winds
come in from the southwest. It seems that the overall sea surface temperatures have dropped a
couple of degrees since the last report and we are now getting Pacific temps in the high 70’s while
the Sea of Cortez is showing mostly in the low 80’s. We still have a wrapping of warm water
running offshore from the Cortez side out to the Pacific in the area of the San Jaime and the
Golden Gate banks. South of the Cape this was causing a distinct temperature break of almost 4
degrees in a short distance. Good conditions but the water was rough! (Green River)
BAIT: There were plenty of Caballito this week at the usual $2 per bait and there were Sardinas
to be had also, but they were very expensive. A small scoop of the little guys cost $20, just a bit
more than a big handful! Hope the price on these drops soon, then I might use some myself!
(Someday Never Comes)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: This week was the Los Cabos Billfish Tournament and it lasted three days. I think
the results may give you a good idea of the Billfish action. The minimum qualifying weight for
Blue and Black Marlin was #300. One qualifying fish was caught during the three days, with 50
boats fishing. That fish weighed #322. A lot of small Blues and plenty of Striped Marlin were
released and the top release team had five releases for the three days of fishing. There were some
Sailfish caught at well. The big fish was caught at the 95 spot and the concentration by the
tournament fleet may have skewed the showings a bit, but most of the releases came from the
Cortez side. The non-tournament boats found plenty of Striped Marlin on the Pacific side this
week, but with the waning moon, the bite was not red hot. Best results were had on live bait and
the favorite lure colors getting bitten were in green/black and purple/black. (Long As I Can See
The Light)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Since the Yellowfin Tuna move around so much I guess that I won’t be
giving any secrets away if I let you know how this past weeks fishing for them was. If they stayed
in one place maybe I’d keep quiet! This coming week is the W.O.N. Tuna Tournament! There
were some large fish caught this week, and all of them were caught on Porpoise. my captains
brother had a double hook-up while pulling lures past a small group of ten Porpoise and he was
still fighting the fish after three hours. He ended up landing both fish, one at #180 and the bruiser
at #320! Just a week too early! Most of the action has been either south of the Cape or west
toward the San Jaime. I have not heard of anyone doing any chunking, but they may be keeping
the results quiet if they are getting good action. There are smaller fish out there as well, but the
Porpoise are still the key with them. Just because some large fish were caught does not mean
there was a wide open bite. More boats skunked on the Tuna than hooked up. Even when we
could see the Tuna jumping, it was being in the right place at the right time. I have my fingers
crossed the fish remain in the area through this week and they start to bite better as the moon
wanes. (I Put A Spell On You)
DORADO: The lifeblood of the fleet this week were these acrobats of the sea. Most boats were
flying at least one Dorado flag, and you did not have to go far to find them. Most of the fish were
concentrated in the area within 5 miles of shore, and most of them were on the Pacific side. The
key seemed to be finding the Frigate birds and staying under them if they were working. Once
hooked up on a lure, dropping back live baits resulted in quite a few large fish, up to the 60 pound
mark. Most of the fish were smaller, of course, but still nice size, in the 20 pound class. On the
Pacific side, from the Cape up to Los Arcos, and on the Cortez side, all the way up to San Jose,
so basically almost anywhere you went you could find the fish. (Sweet Hitch-Hiker)
WAHOO: There were quite a few Wahoo caught this week, some of them very nice size fish!
The largest caught in the Tournament was an 87 pounder, and there were many in the 30-40
pound class. Many more fish were lost than were landed though, because most of them were
hooked up while looking for Marlin, and they bit right through the monofilament leaders. There
did not seem to be any concentration of fish, but there was action off of almost all the points,
most of it in water between 300 and 600 feet deep. (Fortunate Son)
INSHORE: Inshore fishing offered quite a mixed bag this week. There are Sierra starting to
show up, nothing big yet since most of them are in the 4-5 pound range. Along with the Sierra
are Skipjack and Bonita with the occasional Houndfish tossed into the mix. Anglers casting into
the rocks were finding decent Snapper and Grouper as well, but those dropping baits to the
bottom were outcatching them. Again, the sizes were not large with most fish in the 3-5 pound
range, but the action seemed to be consistent. Slow trolling live bait just off the beach in water
where you could just see the bottom resulted in hooking up quite a few Roosterfish on the Sea of
Cortez side. Again, no large fish with most of them in the 5-15 pound class, but the results were
normally one or two Roosters per boat. Besides the normall inshore fish, there was also good
action on the Dorado! (Up Around The Bend)
NOTES: This week is the Tuna tournament and by everything we are seeing and hearing so far,
it looks like a bruiser of a turnout! Of course this means there will be heavy pressure out there so
luck will have a large part in winning. We have had many requests for bookings during the
tournament days and have had difficulty finding any boats available since everyone seems to be
competing in the tournament. If you are planning on coming to Cabo this week and picking up a
last minute charter, good luck to you! Thats it for this week, and until next week, tight lines!
This weeks music is Creedence Clearwater Revival in a 1991 release titled “Chronicals, the 20
greatest hits” released by Fantasy Records.http://www.flyhooker.com |
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Oct 28, 2002; 10:25AM - Cabo Fishing 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 OCTOBER 21-27, 2002
WEATHER: This week has been a windy one. Strong northwest winds have lowered our
average temperatures so our daytime highs have been in the low to mid 80’s and our nighttime
lows have been in the low 70’s to high 60’s. We were worried that Hurricane Kenna might have
been heading right for us, at least until it took of to the northeast on Friday. It was packing winds
to 160mph when it veered away, striking at Puerto Vallerta with 144mph winds instead. I believe
that the jet stream across the top of us helped out, but I guess we’d really rather have the winds
we are getting now than the winds the Hurricane would have brought us! A little cloud cover, no
rain and cooler temps sum it up for the week here in Cabo. (The Wonder of it All)
WATER: Let me start by saying that everyone here is going to be happy when the A.P.E.C.
conference is over and they re-open the waters on the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape, in where
there is a bit of protection from the wind. We have been fishing on the Pacific side all week, or
out deep into the Sea of Cortez, outside the lee. On the Pacific the water has been a bit tamer
version of “Victory at Sea”, at least for the most part. Storm swells from the south, currents from
the southeast and wind chop from the northeast have resulted in more than a few early returns.
Seas from 5-8 feet and a foot or two of chop in there, short spaced, uncomfortable ride. The
water temperatures have been good though, with most of it in the 81-82 degree range. We still
have a finger of warm water wrapping around the Cape, extending up the Pacific coast to the
Golden Gate Banks. The Sea of Cortez is showing temperatures in the mid 80’s. (Alberta’s
Child)
BAIT: Caballito and a few scattered misc. fish were available this week. With very few boats
going out due to the conditions as well as the APEC events, not a lot of the bait Pangas were
working. One day we got 8 Caballito, a small Black Jack and a little bitty Permit as baits, and
there were only five bait boats out there. The prices have remained the same, at $2 per bait. No
word on the Sardinas, and I doubt if there were many available since they seem to normally come
from the area just off the beach between us and San Jose, an area that has been off limits for the
week. (Navajo Rug)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: If you were able to stand the conditions, there were plenty of Striped Marlin
available just to the north side of the light house later in the week. They were in small groups of
three or four fish and seemed to be hungry. The difficulty was to get a live bait tossed in front of
them! Most of the fish were running right around 100 pounds and the live bait was definitely the
way to go. A few Blue Marlin were hooked up as well, but not many were brought to the boats.
Most of them were caught on lures, but a few were hooked on lighter gear while slow trolling live
Caballito for Dorado. When the Sea of Cortez restrictions are lifted this week the catch reports
should start to show a few more Blue as well as Black Marlin since the water is a bit warmer
there. (Barrel Racing Angel)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: They are there, it is just difficult to find them. Almost all the Yellowfin
caught this week were Dolphin associated, and the sheep farm on the Pacific made it difficult to
spot them from a distance. A lot of fish in the 20-20 pound ranges were caught, as well as a few
up to 100 pounds. Again, most of this was on the Pacific side, and happened anywhere from 3
miles out to as far as the San Jaime Banks. The bigger fish were hooked on live bait tossed out
after a lure strike, and the smaller fish were eating small feathers in dark colors and small
Marauders in purple/black run on #300 mono. (Magpie)
DORADO: It seems that the Dorado bite improves with rough water, and this week was a case in
point. If you could stand getting bounced around and could get to the north side of Cabo Falso,
there were Dorado in abundance. There was a color break most of the week on the north side
and just up hill in the blue water were schools of fish in the 15-25 pound class. After a hookup on
lures, almost every live bait dropped back was hit. Live bait was definitely the ticket though. On
this side of Cabo Falso there were Dorado as well, but they were scattered a bit more and seemed
to be a bit smaller as well. Many of the Pangas were getting outside the lighthouse early in the
morning then spending the rest of the trip slowly drifting down and cross swell back to the Friars,
hooking up Dorado and the occasional Marlin on the drift. (The Gift)
WAHOO: A few boats did well on Wahoo this week, with the best catch being one of six Wahoo
off of one piece of floating wood. The first boat to the debris got the Wahoo every time.
Marauders trolled on wire leader were the best method, and a lot of Dorado were caught on them
as well. Again, the action took place on the Pacific side of the Cape. (Alcohol in the
Bloodstream)
INSHORE: Due to the rough conditions the water close to shore was very discolored. Most of
the boats that normally fish there were working a few miles off shore instead, fishing for Dorado
and Marlin. It was reported that a few Sierra were caught and I saw some large needlefish
hooked, but for the most part the inshore was non-existent. (The Old Double Diamond)
NOTES: Everyone here is going to be happy when things return to normal this coming week.
APEC gives us a lot of exposure but it has put the damper on local business with all the security
and the lack of tourist traffic for the week. Next weeks report should let us know if the 12 day
closure on the Sea of Cortez side has had any affect on the fishing. Oh yeah, fishing licenses.
According to Luis, at the license office, he is no longer accepting a cash payment for the license,
even if it is correct change, unless the banks are closed, which means after 4pm. This means that
you now have to go to the office to fill out the paperwork then to the bank to make the payment
and return to the office with your form 5 and copies, in order to get your license. He informed us
of this on Friday the 26th. He did not say why this had changed as he had to leave the office
because he needed to be in Constitution by 2pm. This weeks music is Ian Tyson on his CD “All
The Good’uns”, 1996, Vanguard. A little bit different than the ones I have been listening to, Ian
is a mix of western, folk, and a bit of something else, basically call it cowboy music. A great
voice with great stories to tell.http://www.flyhooker.com
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Oct 21, 2002; 11:34AM - 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 FOR OCTOBER 14-20, 2002
WEATHER: We had a system come through the area during the middle of the week and it
brought some cooler temperatures with it, as well as some fairly strong and steady northwest
winds. The beginning of the week and end of the week saw nighttime lows in the mid 70’s while
the middle of the week was in the mid 60’s. Daytime highs reflected this as well with midweek
highs in the mid 80’s and the beginning and end of the week in the mid 90’s. No rain, as usual
and only a scattering of clouds. (Young Thing)
WATER: The strong northwest winds combined with a Pacific current to the south caused the
warm water that had been extending out to the San Jaime Banks to disappear. Through Tuesday
we still had a remnant of warm water along the shore where you could see a temperature break of
2-4 degrees. On Wednesday it started to disintegrate. This cooler (77-80 degree) water now
extends to the south from Cabo Falso. Besides being cooler, it was also a lot rougher on the
Pacific side. The Sea of Cortez remained warm with a hot spot in the high 80’s situated to the
east of the outer Gorda Banks for most of the week. Surface conditions were fair in the mornings
and rough in the afternoons as the winds kicked in. (Mountains Of Illinois)
BAIT: Caballito was readily available most of the week but a few of the bait boats were able to
come up with some Sardinas as well. Big baits at $2 each and the Sardinas at $25 a scoop.
(After You’ve Gone)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: This week was the annual “Bisbee Black and Blue” tournament and there were 148
boats entered this year. With this kind of pressure focused on just billfish you know we learned
where they were! One place was the hotspot outside the Gorda Banks. It seemed that most of
the hookups that occurred were from boats in this area, and most of them were fooled with live
bait (Skipjack or Bonito) slow trolled or drifted. It looked like a small city out there. At the start
of the week there was a concentration of fish along the warm water boundary on the Pacific coast
but they disappeared as the cold currents came into play. A lot of Striped Marlin were seen but
the tournament boats avoided them if possible as they did not count. Plenty of smaller Blue and
some Black Marlin were hooked up, these were fish in the 150-250 pound class, along with about
10 fish that were over 300 pounds. The 5th place Bisbee winner was #401, 1st place was #439.
(Every Now And Then)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: A couple of nice Yellowfin were caught by the tournament boats, including
one fish of almost #250. The Yellowfin that were caught this week were smaller fish, in the<20
pound class, and they were caught on small feathers and cedar plugs. These fish were few and far
between and there was an even mix of fish in the Porpoise and in the blind. (Somebody Loves Me
Now)
DORADO: There were plenty of Dorado flags flying from the charter boats not entered in the
tournament this week. Most of the fish were 10-15 pounds and were caught near the Cape while
slow trolling live Caballito. The water there was rough, but the Dorado don’t seem to care!
(Norway)
WAHOO: There were a lot of Wahoo reported by the tournament boats out at the outer Gorda
so I have to believe that most of them were hooked on live bait. The average size was 30 pounds.
Not everyone got bit, but it seemed there were more hookups than average. (Read My Licks)
INSHORE: Things were a bit on the rough side for the Pangas this week but they managed to
get Dorado into the boats. (Take A Look At Her Now)
NOTES: Due to the APEC being held in Cabo, there are restrictions on some of the area in the
Sea of Cortez. From October 15 through the 27th, NO boats will be allowed in the “Forbidden
Zone”. This is a rectangle that runs from Gray Rock (Punta Cabessa) in Cabo to the small point
between the Westin Hotel and the Palmilla resort, and extending out to sea for 3 miles. Any
vessel entering this area will be warned via radio and/or a shot across the bow, then if there is no
response, the vessel will be sunk. From Medano beach in the middle of Cabo San Lucas Bay up
the coast to the Presidente Hotel in San Jose and out to a distance of 12 miles is the restricted
zone. Only boats with a special permit are allowed to transit this area.
With the strong northwest winds midweek, these areas were just about the only ones that
allowed fishing out of the rough water. Since they were either restricted or forbidden, a lot of
charters ended early. Thank goodness the winds have died down! This weeks brief report was
written to the amazing guitar playing of Chet Atkins on his 1994 CD “Read My Licks”, Columbia
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Oct 15, 2002; 07:31AM - The FADS are Hot!!!
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Category: Japan- Okinawa
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Author Name: Jose Caban
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Author E-mail: caban@2catchfish.com
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Report Description:
Once again,as the water cools off,the FADS in Okinawa are getting hot! Packs of wahoo attacked my lure spread on October 5,all landed on Purple Ninja Bonitas,13 in total! Single ball bearing hooks are a must,as I let some friends fight the fish and the fish got 8 head-shakers that won their freedom after pulling of the double hooks.With ended up with 32 big eye tunas and 8 dodos also.The cooler the water,the hotter the FAD!!! |
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Oct 14, 2002; 10:48AM - '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 OCTOBER 7, 2002
Today is the last day of fishing on the “Fly Hooker” for Dave Gilbertson and Hugh Levine.
They have had a lot of fun and have been moderately successful for the past three days. Today
the plan is to troll lure with hooks instead of teasers, two lures on their Newell reels and one on a
Tiagra. If they hook up a Dorado they will try and chunk up some more, they have saved the
leftover bait from yesterday to use as chunks. Anything else, such as Marlin, they will try to hook
up either on the lures or, if possible, on the fly gear. The action was a bit sow during the day, but
they did have three Striped Marlin come into the lures. Only one gave a decent hit and it did not
hook up. They brought a nice 30 pound Dorado to the boat, pulled him in tight and then tried to
chunk up some followers, in case there was a school there. As the chunking was going on Hugh
kept casting out and working poppers back to the boat. Unfortunately there were no other fish
interested so they released the Dorado and continued the search. There was no other action for
them though, and they returned to the Marina flying a Dorado and release flag. Thank you Dave
and Hugh, you are true gentlemen and we enjoyed your company very much. Tight Lines on your
next adventure!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 8 OCTOBER, 2002
Don Cartner is back! He has brought Vance with him again and another friend whom we have
not met before, Greg (Wahoo) Cheney. Greg Hurt came also but he had to leave today. They
fished the last two days aboard another boat and that is how Greg got the nickname “Wahoo”.
The first day of fishing he caught a Wahoo estimated at 70-80 pounds. Made for a great dinner!
Today they would really like to catch some meat and have a chance at a big fish, so Juan and
Manuel tried their best. Early in the day they caught two Dorado of about 15 pounds each and
then at 1:30, about three miles out of the Marina they decided to slow troll some live Caballito.
They used one of our TLD25’s loaded with #40 line, one of Don’s Penn Intl. 30’s loaded with
#40 line and another one loaded with #30 line. A blue Marlin showed up about 5 minutes after
the baits were put out and picked up the bait on the Penn 40# that Vance was holding. It then
swam over to Don’s bait and ate that one, on the #30 line! When it ate Don’s bait it let go of
Vance’s bait so it was only hooked on one line. Don set the hook and was kind enough to let
Vance have the workout! The fish only jumped a couple of times and from then on the fight was
down and dirty. Vance worked the fish hard, every minute of the fight going at it standing up, not
in the chair. At 3pm Juan called me on the cell phone to let me know that they were hooked up
and he was not sure what time they were going to get in. Eventually, after a fight lasting 2 hours
and 15 minutes, Vance was able to get the Blue Marlin to the side of the boat and get a tag placed
in the fish. The estimated #175 Blue Marlin was released to fight again another day. Everyone
was beat when they got in and Vance was pumped! Tomorrow is another day and we look
forward to seeing what kind of action happens then!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 9, 2002
Don, Greg and Vance were out again today and boy, did they end their fishing with a bang!
Again, Juan and Manuel decided to fish the Pacific side of the Cape, and they did not have to go
far to find action. It started with the bait. They picked up 10 Caballito as they left the Marina and
then Juan put out some very small pink skirts and they caught a few Skipjack that were about 3
1/2 pounds. Juan rigged two of them and they proceeded to troll the baits. It was not long before
one of the smaller baits was eaten by a nice 35 pound Bull Dorado. I believe Vance was the
angler on that fish. A few minutes later they had a strike on another bait. It was Don’s turn and
he spent about 25 minutes subduing an estimated #250 pound Blue Marlin! The fish was tagged
and released. A few more Dorado were caught on the smaller baits and then Greg got to tangle
with a Striped Marlin estimated at #120! This fish put up quite a show on the surface, unlike the
Blue that Vance caught yesterday. Don thinks that he may have gotten some good shots of this
fish! At the tail end of the day they got a report over the radio of some Tuna action not too far
away and Juan and Manuel ran the boat to where the Porpoise were. On the first pass they had a
double strike and got one of the #30 fish in the boat. Let’s see, two Marlin flags, two release
flags, four Dorado flags and a Tuna flag. That sounds like a pretty darn good day to me! Thanks
guys, Don, you have been a pleasure to spend time with, as has everyone you brought with you.
Mary, Juan, Manual and I look forward to seeing you here in Cabo next year! Until then, Tight
Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 10 OCTOBER, 2002
Our friend and repeat client Andy Thaler fished with us again, this time just for one day. Andy
did a solo trip today, I wish I had been able to go along! There was not a lot of action, but it was
quality time. Juan and Manuel wanted to get Skipjack for bait again but could not catch any, so
they had to use lures and the normal Caballito. It was not long into the trip when the lure on the
bridge rod got a hit. Andy had been relaxing on the engine cover, the lures had just been put out
and he was starting to settle in when it happened. All of a sudden the engines sped up and Juan
and Manuel started yelling. Juan is holding the rod out, handing it down to Andy when he let’s
him know, “It’s a big one!”. Right away Andy got in the chair, and as soon as the fish stopped
it’s first run and finished doing the “Windshield wiper” show, he started to work on the fish. It
took him 45 minutes to get the Blue Marlin to the boat where Juan could put in a tag, and then
another two or three minutes for Juan and Manuel to get the hook removed, but eventually they
were able to watch the Blue Marlin, estimated at #350, swim powerfully away. Back into the
water went the lures and about an hour later a Wahoo decided to strike a custom made lure in the
Bleeding Mackerel pattern. It did not take long for the very large Wahoo to cut through the
mono leader and take the lure. Several Blue Marlin came into the pattern a little while later, but
none of them hit a lure or tried to eat a Caballito dropped back to them, but they did find a
Sailfish that was hungry. Andy was able to best that fish in about 15 minutes and said he was
happy it was not another big Marlin, his arms were tired! They saw a Striped Marlin on the
surface but could not get it to eat and then the day was over. A Marlin flag, a Sailfish flag and
two release flags, not too shabby! Thanks Andy, and thanks for treating for dinner at the “Fish
House” as well, that was great! We hope to see you again next year!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 11, 2002
Tom McHugh fished out of San Jose last year and managed to get a 90 pound Yellowfin Tuna,
not exactly a small fish, but not the Billfish that he was looking for. This year he wanted only a
Marlin, after all, that is supposed to be the main species here in “The Marlin Capitol of The
World”. He chose us to go fishing with because of recommendations from other clients of ours
from his home area in Anchorage, Alaska. He left the Marina this morning accompanied by his
friend Nora, and Juan and Manuel took off up the Pacific coast, headed to the area known as Los
Arcos. This was about an hour run and when they got there the first fish to hit was a 10 pound
Dorado. Nora reeled in this fish and Tom reeled in the next one of the same size, then a couple of
15 pounders. Headed offshore, these fish were caught on the way out. A short while later
Manuel spotted two Striped Marlin tailing on the surface and live bait were pitched out. One of
the baits was eaten, it was the one on the Shimano TLD50 2 Speed and it took Tom only about
10 minutes to best this fish, which both Tom and Juan estimated at 80-90 pounds. The fish was
tagged and released. The Marlin search continued, mostly looking for a bigger Blue Marlin, but
they had no luck finding one. Tom was happy anyway, he had finally gotten the Billfish he had
been looking for, and he had some good fillets to take home with him! Thanks Tom ,and maybe
next time it will be the big one!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 13 OCTOBER, 2002
Ed and Paula Weise are back in Cabo and they have brought George Cunningham and his wife
with them. They are fishing for three days and the targets are to be Marlin and Tuna. Today they
got neither of the fish they were looking for to the boat, and as a matter of fact, did not even see a
Tuna. Juan and Manuel took them up the Pacific side, out towards Golden Gate banks. They
hooked and brought in one decent Dorado that they kept for dinner and released two small female
Dorado as well. Later on in the trip they spotted a Striped Marlin on the surface and tossed a bait
to it. The fish took the bait and the fight was on. During the hour and a half, everyone got a
chance to fight the fish, including Juan! Eventually the line broke and the estimated 130-140
pound fish swam away. Perhaps tomorrow they will get a tag into one! The water was a bit
rough up there today and everyone felt a bit seasick so we hope it lays down tomorrow. Until
then, Tight Lines from George, Mary, Juan and Manuel, the “Fly Hooker” Crew |
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Oct 14, 2002; 10:42AM - 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 FOR OCTOBER 7-13, 2002
WEATHER: This week has been warm, a bit warmer than last week as the daytime highs have
gotten to the 100 degree+ level in the sun. Of course that’s on land, at sea it has been much more
comfortable. Our nighttime lows have been in the high 70’s to low 80’s and we have not had any
rain all week. (Dreadful Selfish Crime)
WATER: The thumb of warm water that we had wrapping around the Cape last week now
looks like it has been hit with a hammer! This plume now extends well to the west of the San
Jaime Banks and has extended south as far 30 miles off the Cape. Up the coast on the Pacific side
we have water in the 84-85 degree range extending out about three miles, further than that it
drops to 82 degrees. On the Sea of Cortez we are seeing temps in the high 80’s, mostly 87-88
degrees at the Gorda, 1150 and 95 spots, with no temperature breaks nearby. At the end of the
week the most defined temperature break was 30 miles to the south where the change was as
much as 4 degrees in just a mile or two. (I’m Going To Town)
BAIT: There were no problems getting bait this week and the Caballito were the usual $2 per
bait. There were some Sardinas available early in the week if you were willing to go to the
Chilleno area to look for them, but by the later part of the week they had moved on. (Sonora’s
Death Row)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Marlin fishing has continued to be hot this week and most boats have been
getting a Billfish every trip, often more than one. The Blues are outnumbering the Striped Marlin
depending on where you were fishing. Most of the Blues were just offshore on the Pacific side
and out towards San Jaime Banks, the Striped Marlin were spread all over with significant
concentrations of them at the 30 mile temperature break. The majority of the bigger Blues
(#250+) were taken on live bait, most of it smaller Skipjack. The smaller blues were hitting lures
and the Striped Marlin were attacking both lures and baits. Best colors in lures continued to be
purple/black, black/green and black/red. The Sailfish are still around and many boats hooked into
them while working Dorado schools. Live baits were the top choice for the Sailfish which were
averaging 80 pounds. (Gringo Honeymoon)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: A few more Tuna were caught this week than were found last week so it
looks as if the fishing for them is improving a bit. A few nice fish in the #150 category were
caught but most were smaller fish around 20-30 pounds. All the fish that I am aware of were
caught with the Dolphin pods. The majority of the fish were found on the Pacific side and south
of the southern Temperature break. Best choices for lures were the standard cedar plugs and
dark colored 6” feathers. (The Road Goes On Forever)
DORADO: The school Dorado continued on the bite this week with most of the fish in the
10-15 pound range. There was no problem getting as many as you wanted as long as you were in
the right place. This week the right place was the Pacific side out about 2-3 miles from the
lighthouse up to Los Arcos. Smaller feathers as well as live and cut bait worked well once the
fish were found. A few larger fish were caught by boats working further offshore. (Amarillo
Highway)
WAHOO: A lot more Wahoo flags were flow this week than last week and many of the fish were
caught by boats working the Dorado on the Pacific side, as well as fishing the San Jaime Banks
for Marlin. Many lures were lost and often the change to plugs on wire leaders was made after
the fact. Average size seemed to be 30 pounds but many of the fish that were caught (and lost!)
were 70-100 pound class. (I’m Comin’ Home)
INSHORE: This week the inshore fishing remained about the same as last week. A few decent
Roosterfish and Amberjack along the shoreline, good fishing for Skipjack and Bonito a bit further
out on the Pacific side. Most of the Pangas were still concentrating on the Dorado and Marlin.
(Five Pound Bass)
NOTES: The Port Captain let everyone at the Captains meeting for the Bisbee “Open” know
that for the week of APEC there will be a no fishing zone extending from Cabo San Lucas to San
Jose. from the shoreline out to a distance of three miles. Anyone breaching that zone will be
warned once and then if there is no response, they will be subject to ramming or being fired upon.
With 21 countries attending and at least 6 heads of state, including G.W., I guess they are taking
the threat of terrorists seriously. (3 miles, about the distance a hand held rocket can be fired?)
Even with that area closed, we will be all right. Most of the fishing action has been taking place
on the Pacific side anyway! The “For Pete’s Sake” charity fundraiser for Leukemia tournament
just finished and we are in the Bisbee “Open” right now. This coming week is the Bisbee “Black
and Blue” tournament. The marina is full of the big boats and the pressure is on. Cabo is a
happening place this weekend and next weekend looks to be hopping as well! Let’s hope the
fishing remains good! Until next week, Tight Lines! This weeks report was written to the music
of Robert Earl Keen on his C.D. “Live-Number 2 Dinner”, 1995, BMI Music. Special thanks to
Greg Hurt for the copy! Next time you’ll get a fish, Karma exists! |
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Oct 7, 2002; 10:00AM - 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 FOR SEPTEMBER 30- OCTOBER 6, 2002
WEATHER: The great weather we had last week lasted throughout the middle of the week and
we were having the early morning temperatures in the high 60’s and the daytime highs around the
mid 80’s. About Thursday things started to warm up to normal and once again the nighttime lows
were in the low 80’s and the daytime highs in the mid 90’s, along with a slight increase in
humidity. Occasional scattered clouds gave a bit of relief from the sun but did not deliver any
rain. (The Sky Is Crying-Sonny Boy Williamson)
WATER: A thumb of warm water has wrapped around the Cape and extends out to the San
Jaime Banks. This water is 82-84 degrees and has a sharp, defined boundary where it abuts
cooler 81 degree water. Up on the Pacific side the Golden Gate Banks has remained in the 78-79
range as it has been the southern limit of a band of cool water coming down from the north. Up
the Sea of Cortez the Gorda Banks has remained warm with the water in the 84-86 range. The
surface conditions on the Pacific side were a bit choppy early in the week but quickly calmed
down, on the Sea of Cortez side it was often flat. (Give Me My Coat And Shoes-Buddy Guy
with Junior Wells)
BAIT: The bait situation improved this week and most boats had no problem getting what they
needed for the day. Normal price of $2 per bait and most of it was Caballito, few if any Mackerel.
(Worried Life Blues-Nappy Brown with Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Marlin action moved closer and got better this week. A lot of fish were being
found less than a mile from the Marina and you had no need for an hour run. Many more Blues
were showing up this week, most of them in the 200-300 pound range but a few larger ones were
hooked every day. Trolling at 7-9 knots with dark lures or slow trolling/drifting with live
Skipjack or small Bonito were the ticket for the Blues. The Striped Marlin are here in force as
well and they are scattered everywhere. Almost every boat has had multiple shots each day at
tailing fish and the flags flying as they come in attest to the fact. Both lures and live bait have
been working well for these fish and I have had a lot of luck with bright lures on the Stripes. (I’m
A Real Kingfisher-Paul James)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The Tuna were very scarce this week and the few that I know were caught
were found at the western edge of the San Jaime Banks. Even the football fish have been few and
far between. Hopefully they will arrive again soon. (Bad Girl Blues-Johnny Winter)
DORADO: Along with the Marlin bite, Dorado were the bright spot of the week. They seemed
to be almost everywhere and as with the Marlin, there was no need for a long run to find them.
The area off the lighthouse on the Pacific side and offshore to 5 miles on the Sea of Cortez
provided plenty of action for anglers wanting to fight these acrobats. Most of the fish were
running 8-12 pounds but a few in the larger 30-40 pound class were caught each day. Small
bright colored lures in the 6”-8” range seemed to be working best and once a fish was hooked and
brought to the boat it was not uncommon for more to follow it in. That opened up the
opportunity for great action on light tackle or fly gear. Some of the boats work fish like this just
for the body count and dropping back chunks pinned to live bait hooks added fish quickly. (I’ll
Always Be In Love With You-Jimmy Witherspoon)
WAHOO: I saw very few Wahoo flags being flown this week and did not talk with anyone who
had caught one. I know there were fish caught but I can’t help you there this week. (Blues for
Robert Jr.-Ronnie Earl)
INSHORE: There have been Roosterfish caught but the focus has been on the Marlin and
Dorado, since they are close in and readily available. A few Amberjack and a scattering of
bottomfish have been brought in, mostly from the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape. (Oreo Cookie
Blues-Lonnie Mack with Stevie Ray Vaughan)
NOTES: The government is starting to enforce the “No filleting fish at sea” regulation, so check
with your Captain and crew before you leave to make sure there are no surprises in store for you
as far as the possibility of having to get your fish cleaned at the main dock instead of on the boat.
I personally prefer to have my fish cleaned and filleted on the boat because it is a bit more sanitary
and takes less time, but I also don’t want to take the chance of having my fish taken because of it.
This weeks music selection was from the compilation “Celebration of Blues-great acoustic blues”
a St. Clair Entertainment Group Inc. release, with selections from Stony Plain Records, Rounder
Records and Alligator Records.http://www.flyhooker.com |
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Sep 30, 2002; 09:50AM - 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 FOR SEPTEMBER 23-29, 2002
WEATHER: We started the week a bit worried over Tropical Depression Julio as it developed
to the south, worried that we might be having a repeat of last years Hurricane Juliet, and on the
anniversary as well! Luckily for us it dissipated by mid-week and the only effects we received
were cloudy skies on Friday, Saturday and Sunday as well as a bit of wind on Friday. As a whole,
the week was great! The temperature averaged 87 degrees during the day, with highs around 97
and the nights were in the mid to high 70’s. No rain here in the lowlands but it looked as if the
Sierras received a bit. (Ragtop Day)
WATER: Our water temperatures ranged from the low 80’s on the Pacific side to almost 90
degrees up to the north of San Jose on the Sea of Cortez. The offshore waters were deep blue
and there were flying fish almost everywhere. Northwest winds in the later part of the week
caused the conditions on the Pacific side to be a bit rough and choppy but the Sea of Cortez
remained very comfortable, at least until you got out about 25 miles, then it picked up. (When
The Coast Is Clear)
BAIT: The bait this week, if you could get any, was Caballito or Mullet. There was not a lot of
them available and some of them were very small. The price remained the same though, at the
normal $2 per bait. (Coconut Telegraph)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Sailfish are beginning to show up in numbers as the water warms up. They have
been found in the same areas as the Dorado and are striking the same type of baits and lures.
Blue Marlin have been scattered but most of them are being found on the Sea of Cortez side of
the Cape. With the moon on the wane, more boats are starting to rig live Skipjack as baits for
both the Blue Marlin and the Black Marlin. Striped Marlin have been found everywhere but the
concentrations seem to be directly to the south of the cape and along the Pacific side out to about
10 miles. A mix of both live bait and lures worked for the fish that were caught, but as with the
Blues Marlin, the full moon on the 21st kept the bite from going off really strong. Later in the
week it started to pick up. (Frank and Lola)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There were not nearly as many Tuna caught this week as last week but
there were still some nice ones found. For the bigger fish, finding the Porpoise was the key, as
usual. Fish to 120 pounds were found south of Chileano and there were small footballs scattered
around as well. Just because you found the Porpoise did not mean you caught fish though, many
of the pods did not produce. Feathers in green, black and blue as well as cedar plugs (don’t Tuna
fish without a few of these on board!) were top producing colors and the size range the fish were
striking on ran from 6-10 inches. (Money Back Guarantee)
DORADO: This weeks bright point! Almost any boat that wanted to focus solely on Dorado was
able to limit out. Most of the fish were on the Pacific side inside 10 miles and we are getting the
schooling fish now. There are a lot of schools of very small fish, under 10 pounds. Most boats
are releasing all of these and keeping only the larger fish. A mix of small feathers and small baits
worked well and if you found a school of the mid-range fish, in the 12-18 pound class, chunking
worked very well. (Stars On The Water)
WAHOO: A few nice fish were caught this week and a few others were hooked and lost. The
action was spread out with reports of fish from all the banks as well as the contour lines along the
coast, but there were no large concentrations found. (I Have Found Me A Home)
INSHORE: Most Pangas are fishing for Dorado, as they have been easy to find and close to
shore. An occasional Sailfish and Blue Marlin has kept fishermen on their toes, as they never
know what to expect! (Brown Eyed Girl)
NOTES: Written to Jimmy Buffet music again! The “Beaches” album from the four CD set
“Beaches, Bars, Boats and Ballads”, MCA 1992. http://www.flyhooker.com |
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