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Cabo San Lucas - November 22nd, 2004
supplied by: Fly Hooker Sportfishing
RECORDED: 
85 °
FISHING: Good
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT NOVEMBER 15-21, 2004
WEATHER: Once again we have had a great week weather wise. Our night time lows have been in the low 70’s and our day time highs around 87 degrees. Partly cloudy skies most of the week have helped to keep things cool while the breeze from the northwest has kept the humidity down.
WATER: The high temperatures this week were on both sides of the Cape with the surface on some days reaching 81 degrees. There was a finger of cooler water coming down from the north on the Pacific side and that finger came along the inside of the Golden Gate bank then traveled along the Pacific shoreline, ending up in an eddy of cooler 77 degree water right off the tip of the Cape and extending to the south for about 10 miles. The water up to the north was a bit green but the Cortez side had great colored blue water.
BAIT: There were a lot more Mackerel available this week and only a few Caballito. The normal price is still $2 per bait. There were some Sardinas available as well at $20 per scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: There were a few Blue and Black Marlin reported this week but the focus and emphasis was on Striped Marlin. The yearly migration has started and the fish are starting to come down from the north, following the cool water. The near shore area on the Pacific side, where the cool water has been, was a favorite this week. All of the area on the Pacific shoreline, from the Golden Gate to the lighthouse had Striped Marlin showing up off the points. While there were tailing fish spotted and live baits cast to, most of the fishing was done by either slow trolling live Mackerel or deep dropping the bait. Working water in 250 t0 600 feet deep, Mackerel was slow trolled until concentrations of bait were spotted on the fish finder, then bait was dropped down to them. Boats without fish finders watched others or worked the current lines as the tide shifted. The average was almost a Marlin per boat but there were a few boats getting double hook ups, a few of them getting several of them.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Football fish among the Porpoise were near the coast at the start of the week but at the end of the week they had moved almost 35 miles off shore. There were also some nicer fish among them and an occasional shot at a real sow, as many boats working the Tuna saw fish approaching the #200 mark breaking water. A few of the better fish were hooked up, but most of the bigger fish were in the #40 range, approaching the #100 in a few cases. The bigger fish were had on live bait dropped back and away while the footballs were on small lures.
DORADO: As the water has cooled the Dorado bite has dropped off as well. There were a few scattered fish on the Pacific side but most of the action came on the Cortez side close to shore. Good areas this week were off of the lighthouse at Gray Rock and off of the Westin and Palmilla. Sardinas used as chum got the bite going but most of the fish were smaller, in the 8-15 pound class. Average catch was about 2-3 fish per boat.
WAHOO: It is still a slow bite for Wahoo this week and most of the fish have been found along the shore in the 50 fathom areas. I was lucky and able to get two fish this week but most boats were happy to get one strike. The fish are smaller; one of mine may have been 10 pounds, the other about #40. Darker colored lures and Marauders worked for the Wahoo and also drew strikes from Marlin.
INSHORE: The water has been fairly calm this week so we had a lot of the Pangas off shore chasing Tuna and Marlin, working th4e same areas as the cruisers. Those that stayed in shore found action on the Cortez side for Skipjack and Bonita as well as lots of Needlefish. Small Grouper and Snapper rounded up the expected catch, and everyone is waiting for the water to cool enough for the Sierra and Yellowtail to show up!
NOTES: There have been lots of boats out this week and almost everyone is finding fish, but there have been no big numbers posted by anyone as far as I know. As the week ended the fishing dropped off and most boats were coming in with a couple of Tuna, a couple of Dorado or a Marlin flag or two. An occasional boat was lucky and got into the Tuna first and scored, but the action was far away and not consistent. As the moon gets full perhaps the action will heat up? Anyway, keep your fingers crossed and check out the report next week! Until then, tight lines!
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Cabo San Lucas - November 15th, 2004
supplied by: Fly Hooker Sportfishing
RECORDED: 
86 °
FISHING: Great
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT NOVEMBER8-14, 2004
WEATHER: The first part of the week had us experiencing mostly sunny skies and cool (for Cabo) fall temperatures. We did not have any evenings where we dropped to 60 degrees (like last week) but our night time lows stayed down around the low 70’s and high 60’s. Day time highs were in the high 80’s on land with a cooling effect when you were on the water. Toward the end of the week clouds moved in and while we still had plenty of sun, the sunsets became even more spectacular.
WATER: Our off shore water continues to cool and while we still have a warm water band wrapping around the Cape we have had the average temperature drop by three degrees. Within 15 miles of the shore on both the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez the water has remained 79-80 degrees. Immediately to the south out about 10+ miles there is a pocket of warmer water at 82 degrees and on the Cortez side up past the Gorda Banks it starts to cool off to the 78 degree level. Surface conditions on the Pacific have been great all week for morning fishing but the wind has been starting to kick up a bit in the early afternoon giving us a bit of wind chop on top of the 2-4 foot swells. The Sea of Cortez has remained fairly calm as far as surface conditions go.
BAIT: Caballito are still the most available bait this week but I did see a few Mackerel showing up in a few bait tanks. The normal $2 per bait remains except for Sardinas, and if they are available they have been going for the usual $20 per scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: While the Blue and Black Marlin bite has dropped off the Striped Marlin have started to return and take up their rightful place as our most common Billfish. There are still some Sailfish being caught, but not in the same numbers as they were being found the last two weeks. The Striped Marlin are being found in small groups, with three areas holding fish for a few days this week. Early in the week there was a group just off the lighthouse on the Pacific side of the Cape, about 5 miles off shore. At the end of the week there was another group about 12 miles out at 160 degrees. Smaller groups of fish were found just offshore, about three miles, on the Cortez side both during the middle and the end of the week. Luck always takes a part in fishing for Billfish and those anglers that had it this week were able to catch and release as many as three Striped Marlin per trip. Live bait worked the best, both tossed at tailing fish and slow trolled through the areas that had the concentrations.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Well, the Yellowfin Tuna finally showed up close to home! There were not any giants caught this week but there were nice fish in the 40-80 pound class brought in the boats, and plenty of fish in the 10-20 pound range as well. The fish were found from the Golden Gate Banks to just off of the Arches as the end of the week and they were associated with the Porpoise. Cedar plugs were the ticket for the football fish and live bait dropped deep appeared to account for most of the larger ones. A number of fish were caught on hootchies in dark colors as well, but the cedar plugs seemed to out catch them. Spotting Frigate birds working was the key to finding the Porpoise, and they were the key to finding the Tuna.
DORADO: There were scattered fish found close to shore on both the Cortez and Pacific side of the Cape, but there seemed to be more fish on the Pacific side. There was no need to go offshore as most of the fish were found within two miles of the beach, and a lot of them considerably less. The fish averaged 12 pounds with a few of them in the 20 pound range. Farther off shore there were scattered Dorado and if you were able to find something floating in the water there were nice fish in the 25-40 pound class around it. A friend was the first to a small piece of wood that he was able to get limits of Dorado in the 30 pound range from, and then a Striped Marlin as well. Later boats had no luck, but there were other floating objects found during the week by other boats as well.
WAHOO: There was no real Wahoo bite this wee, sad to say, but it appears that as the week progressed things started to pick up a bit, so perhaps this coming week will start producing more of these sought after fish. The Wahoo that did hit the decks this week were found fairly near shore, mostly in water around 50 fathoms deep. The sizes ranged from 20 to 40 pounds.
INSHORE: Dorado and Tuna were the target of the Panga fishermen this week. Most of the action was concentrated just off of the beach down past Gray Rock, out in about 30 fathoms of water. Chumming with Sardinas brought in football Yellowfin, Skipjack and Bonita as well as lots of needlefish. Small Dorado shoed up after a while and there was an occasional Wahoo appearing and cutting off hooks. Late in the week as the Porpoise came closer to the Cape there were Panga fishermen out working the Yellowfin and doing well. The traditional inshore fish such as Sierra, Roosterfish, Jacks and Snapper have bee shy this week.
NOTES: I know that the Tuna are appearing in numbers because on Saturday a Super Seiner appeared in front of Cabo and just drifted around for the day. When you have a mile of net stacked on the deck and a helicopter for spotting fish on the bow, you are not here for fun and partying. We just have to keep our fingers crossed that they leave the fish alone close to us and that no more of them show up for a while. The weather is getting nice, football season is progressing well, I have television at home now, my golf game is improving and my starboard engine is being re-built and should be back in the boat on Wednesday. Life is good and just keeps getting better! For those of you going fishing this week, tight lines! Try playing a little bit of Jimmy Buffet from his 1990 MCA release “Feeding Frenzy” and get in the mood, it works for me!
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Cabo San Lucas - November 8th, 2004
supplied by: Fly Hooker Sportfishing
RECORDED: 
90 °
FISHING: Great
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT NOVEMBER 1-7, 2004
WEATHER: Every week it seems to get a bit cooler and this week we had night time lows in the mid to low 60’s, really good evening temperatures. Our day time highs ranged from the mid to high 80’s with one day in there where it hit 90. Very little cloud cover, light breezes and no rain at all pretty much cover the conditions we experienced this week.
WATER: A band of water in the 82-83 degree range wrapped around the Cape this week and extended up the Pacific 15 miles north of the Golden Gate Banks. The closest cooler water was 35 miles to the south-west where it dropped to 80 degrees. Surface conditions were great all week with very light surface chop and swells in the 2-3 foot range with an occasional 4 foot one on the Pacific side.
BAIT: The usual $2 per bait and almost all of it was Caballito. There were Sardinas available as well at $20 a scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Most of the Billfish this week were Striped Marlin and Sailfish and they were found on the Pacific side of the Cape. Slow trolled live bait at the Banks hooked up quite a few of both species as anglers looked for Yellowfin Tuna. There were reports of a stray Blue Marlin or two but there was no consistency to them.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The Yellowfin received a lot of pressure this week as 179 teams were entered in the Tuna tournament. Quite a few of the teams’ pre fished the tournament on Wednesday and they all fished on Thursday and Friday. The fishing was not very good as there were only 9 fish weighed that were over 50 pounds. The minimum qualifying weight for Yellowfin Tuna, Dorado and Wahoo was 40 pounds. There was one big fish at #206, three fish over 100 pounds and three fish over 70 pounds as well as one fish that weighed 50 pounds. There were no qualifying Dorado weighed and only two Wahoo over 40 pounds, one at 55 pounds and my teams fish at 40 pounds, one ounce. Almost all of the Tuna were found on the Pacific side, both around the Golden Gate Banks, west of the San Jaime Banks and north of the Golden Gate.
DORADO: There were not as many Dorado caught this week as there were last week but there were still fish out there. Not many over 40 pounds as the results from the Tuna tournament can attest to, but there were still fish to be found. It seemed that they moved a bit farther to the north and a bit off shore this week. The Pacific side held the bulk of the fish and spotting Frigate birds working as well as finding floating objects
WAHOO: Let’s see, two fish over #40 for a total of 350 man days on the water during the Tuna tournament. I guess we can say that the bite was not on this week and leave it at that.
INSHORE: Slow inshore fishing with small Dorado here and there since the bulk of the fish have moved off shore and to the north. There were reports of a few small Sierra and the action on Skipjack and Bonita has been very good early in the morning for boats using Sardinas as chum and bait.
NOTES: The last tournament of the year is over, the weather is cooling down and the bite has dropped off a bit. Our next big fish influx will probably be Yellowfin Tuna since the tournament is over! Our fingers are crossed that things improve and we hope you get a chance to come yourself and find out! Until next week, tight lines!
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Cabo San Lucas - November 5th, 2004
supplied by: Baja Anglers
FISHING: Good
CURRENT FISHING AND THE WEEK IN REVIEW:
This report is provided by Grant Hartman, "Baja Anglers" General
Manager in Cabo San Lucas. It is the latest factual report based
upon the experience of our own captains, guests' reactions to their
fishing success, plus input from numerous other fishing vessels in
Cabo with whom Baja Anglers maintains the best of professional and
personal relationships.
Hi Folks,
OFFSHORE:
The striped marlin bite is on and off. Hot for a day, and then not much the next The fish are generally holding deep, until they decided to go on the bite, then it’s mayhem while they circle and chase the green mackerel up to the surface in a all out blitz. The bite is short ”minutes” and if you are on top of the frenzy, chances are that you can hook up on multiple fish.
Reports of yellowfin tuna 25-40 lbs. 40 to 50 miles offshore. Heard of a couple of big 100+ fish, 6 miles off Los Arcos on huchies (small squid lures), but otherwise it’s very slow.
The Dorado are a hit and miss game right now. On some days we are seeing quite a few and on others it’s difficult finding one. Most are by-catches while fishing for marlin.
INSHORE: We have had some awesome days inshore fishing lately. We are catching some really big roosterfish (up to 60 lbs.) and sierra mackerel 10 to 12lbs that act like mini wahoo jumping 10 into the air on the strike.
BAJA ANGLERS NEWS:
We are sad to say that last year Tarpon wear went out of business. We have still have some TARPONWEAR shirts and shorts still in stock. If you want any merchandise at 20% off, please call the shop and we can ship them to you.
We have a new stateside telephone number that calls directly to the shop in Cabo.
The new number is (619) 270- 1124 where Gisel, Melina and Edith can help you with questions and reservations.
We have been having troubles with our server over receiving emails.
If you sent an email and I didn’t get back with you, please be
patient and send it again or try my alternative email address
bannglers@prodigy.net.mx .
This year we are adding the highly requested fly-fishing beach trips
to our operation. Please call the shop at (619) 270- 1124 or e-mail the shop at bannglers@prodigy.net.mx or banglers@cabonet.net.mx for pricing and scheduling.
Mexico has changed the telephone area codes. To reach us you need to
dial 011-52-(624) 143-4995.
CATCHES OF NOTE:
October 21st
Sara Scott
Wrote: Good weather, great boat, excellent crew 3 Dorado 10-35lbs
All caught on light tackle.
October 24th
John Gray
Wrote: Windy, have great time –fly- Tuna +Dorado we see you next year.
October 26th
Guy Kenkert Wrote: The day started out w/ strong winds, waves light rain –but Baja Anglers soon had us into Dorado, Marlin, several shots but no hook ups, the
Weather improved throughout the day but the winds kept us busy.
We taunted a pod of 3 marlin but came up empty. Then we came across a
String of Dorado and came up w/ a 15+ pounder on the fly we released
Several other marlin to wrap up the day to no avail. We ever tried our luck
on a hammer head shark but he would have nothing to do w/ our offering
great day on the water a bit wet at times but still beats a day at the office
I’ll just have to come back again!
October 27th
Matt wood, Tom Greene From Tennessee, Wrote: Great day, great crew, no one pushed on fell in. 7 Tuna+ 3 Dorado.
October 28th
Andrew Femino From Smithtown, N.Y
Wrote: Sunny, windy caught 5 Dorado,3 Yellowfin tuna, several Bonita saw 1 seal & 1 hammerhead.
It was a great day of fishing .Roberto is a great captain.
October 29th
Richard Outridge
From Boonton, NJ.
Wrote: Almost a Yellowfin! A day to remember as Grant finally showed me
the ropes. The only thing in the boat was the bait. As a always say, there’s never a
bad day on the water.
October 29th
Paul Rychlewski
Wrote: Yellowfin, yellowfin, yellowfin. A monster skippy and a Dorado. All on
Light tackle. This is the way to fish excellent boats, crew and equipment, Grant truly delivers and experience that is very unique.
October 30th
Steve Kopp: 1 skipjack 5 dorado (1 released)
Jennifer Dooley: 1 skipjack 5 dorado (2 released )
Nick frunzi 2 Dorado
From Redlands California Wrote: Had beautiful weather and the fishing started hot with Jennifer catching a skipjack on the first cast, Steve followed with one a few casts later 5 minutes and Jennifer have the first Dorado and a fast and furious first hour with 8 Dorado landed. Slow mid day then found another school of Dorado and picked up 4 more. A great introduction to saltwater fly-fishing!
Nov 1st 2004
Barry & Barry Nicks
Wrote: Hooked a bunch, landed a few, lots of Tuna & Bonita, 40lb Dorado ran for five minutes before dropping line, awesome day on water with Arturo.
Nov 2nd 2004
Christopher & Richard Moustirats from San Francisco, CA
Wrote: 2 Dorado, Lost some Dorado some bonitos 1 Yellow fin
Great guys, fun time.
Nov 3rd 2004
John & Carol Ann Tucker from San Diego, CA
Wrote: Excellent day, unbelievable fishing just when I thought it couldn’t get better, we started hooking up 40lb Dorado, Trip of lifetime!! 4 Yellowfin, 5 Dorado, 4 Skipjack
Nov, 4th, 5th and 6th 2004 Russell & Anne Byers
From New York Wrote: 1st day 2 rooster fish to the boat on the fly, 2nd day 1 Dorado to the boat on heavy tackle, 3rd day 3 Dorado to the boat on the fly.
Nov 6th 2004
Gordon Hufford wrote: Had a great day!! Caught lots of Tuna & Bonito, will be back soon.
Nov 7th 2004
Brent Keeton from Portland Or.
Wrote: 1 Dorado 1 Roosterfish Great day thanks to Victor and Roberto.
Nov 7th 2004
Louie Bevilacqua Wrote: Fishing with Arturo and Alex, was excellent today. We went up to the Golden Banks and caught 1 striped marlin, 4 tuna + 4 skipjack.
The team of Arturo and Alex are the most professional fisherman in Cabo.
Nov 8th 2004
Jack & Beck Bonewell from Seattle WA
Wrote: This is the best fishing ever! This is the only place to fish, 10 Dorado, 1 Yellowfin, 1 Skipjack (for bait) Lost 4 tuna, don’t go anywhere else if you want to have a good time, Thanks.
Nov 8th 2004
David Hardwick Wrote: We all caught fish. What fun!!
Rooster, Bonita, Pompano, and one needlefish. Threw everything back in the water, Victor and Roberto are great!!
Nov 10th 2004
Brandon Driscoll from Brooklyn, NY
Wrote: Started off the day w/Dorado on the line but we lost it early in the fight, caught a bunch of jack and a rooster fish late in the day, spotted a marlin basking but it didn’t want to play, great day overall.
Nov 11th 2004
Steve & Lori Mize from Tampa, Florida wrote: Started off pulling in a bunch of skip jacks then headed in shore to hunt for rooster fish no luck this time, but we’ll be back
Nov 11th 2004
Al Baldwin from Newport Beach, CA
Wrote: The guides were great, very knowledgeable but the Pescado wouldn’t bite.
Nov 12th 2004
Jeffrey Often wrote: we got a beautiful day on the water. Nothing trolling, big jack cravelle & roosterfish.
Nov 15th 2004
John Wilson wrote: Fly fishing was great. Lots of variety, lots of fun.
Guides were extremely knowledge helpful.
Nov 16th 2004
Lynn Boyd from Houston Texas
Wrote: Grant, Arturo were great, Caught first marlin on fly 120#. Super trip. Each year it keeps getting better. First year- roosterfish, 2nd year -dorado,
3rd year -marlin, it doesn’t get any better than those.
Nov 18th 2004
Beth and Mike Malcolm Wrote: Arturo and Alex were great. Caught 14 Dorado, 1 needlefish, almost a marlin- All on the fly! Great day with a new friend, and excellent guides.
Nov 19th 2004
Wrote: Day was good caught fish.
Richard Bress 1- Dorado,3- Yellowfin Tuna
Denis bruwen 2- Bonita, 3- Yellowfin Tuna
Vern Peterson 2- Bonita 1- Jack, 1- Tuna
Nov 19th 2004
Omar Moneim
Wrote: Friday 12th 1- Yellowfin, 1- Roosterfish, 1- Jack, 1- Ladyfish –All fly.
Saturday 13th 1- Striped Marlin, 1- Dorado.
Sunday 14th 50+ False Albacore, 2- Dorado
Tuesday 16th (Afternoon) 20+ False Albacore on fly.
Wednesday 17th (Afternoon) 7- Dorado, fly.
Nov. 19th 2004
Wrote: Good water&boat , guides great, many Bonita, 0- Rooster all in ½ day.
Nov. 17th 2004
George Lidyoff from: Fresno, Cal.
Wrote: 1- Dorado, Jack & Bonita.
Nov 19th 2004
Bill Smith from: Bend Oregon wrote: Awesome trip. Mornings were filled with lots of Dorado on the fly. Great people at Baja Anglers.
Nov 20th 2004
Dennis Bucherman from: Orlando, Florida wrote: Great Day, Yellowfin, Marlin, Dorado, Jacks, Awesome for every one.
Nov 20th 2004
Rich Brusfield wrote: caught lots Bonita, 2- Dorado, 3- Green Jacks.
Nov 21st 2004 Ian Templeton wrote: Great Day, 1- fish.
Nov 22nd 2004 Kramer Kutschko
Wrote: Today was a long and fun day. We caught 3- fish and were all tunas.
Nov 23rd 2004
Jackson, Streit Owner Mountain Angler Breckenridge, Co.
Wrote: Grant Hartman is the “king of salt! “ Yellowfin Tuna on a fly.
Nov 24th 2004
David Tye. from: Seattle Wa.
Wrote: Grant thanks for a great experience, terrific action! You have a great operation; we will see you again with our little girls.
Nov 24th 2004
Trent Carter from: Portland, Or
Wrote: Short trip to buy sardines, but was well worth it!
A lot of action for both gear & fly-fishing. 3 ½ hour sailfish caught and released, skip and amberjacks, as well as numerous yellowfin tuna.
Great crew & equipment see you next year.
Nov 25th 2004
Carter Kennedy wrote: 3- Dolphins, 8-yellow tail Tuna, 4- Jacks.
Great, great time.
Nov 27th 2004
John Lindseth from: Newport Beach, CA
Wrote: Great day on the water, we had two doubles on Dorado & Tuna. Guides worked hared and kept moving to find fish. Will be back in June/July, for Roosterfish.
Nov 26th 2004
Steve Forgot from: El Dorado Hills, CA
Wrote: caught 8+ Yellowfin Tuna, 2 Grande Snapper, & 1- Sierra.
Lot of fun, First salt water fly fishing trip for my sons.
Nov 30th 2004
Terrence, Jones from: San Francisco, CA
Wrote: Good Day! Caught 4- Yellowfin of good size. I’ll be back.
Dec 2nd 2004
Kit Sultz wrote: Fly-fishing was great! Hooked into a Striped Marlin at 12.15, landed it at 1:30pm. 125 lbs + Great Day, Crew was great!!
Dec 04, 2004
Michael Ward
From Sacramento, California
Wrote: my girls, Sydney’s Birthday 4 años.
25- Spanish mackerel
1 -62lb Roosterfish
Wonderful day, great crew, and the best stories to tell all my fishing buddies
Dec 05, 2004
Steven P. Valerius.
From: Houston Texas
Wrote: Fishing was great as usual, with lots of big Sierra on the fly and a beautiful 22lb fly caught Roosterfish, Great time on Cabo!!
Dec 05, 2004
Tom Gildehouse
Wrote: It was a great day, crew was excellent. Caught 10 Sierra, had a Dorado, Striped Marlin strike but no success!!! Will recommend to others.
SPECIES OVERVIEW
Quality Rating Scale:
(10) Drop your socks, sell your stocks and fly to Cabo immediately;
(9) fabulous fishing; ( excellent; (7) good to very good; (6)
better than average to good; (5) average; (4) less than average or
OK; (3) fair; (2) poor to fair; (1) desperation time; (0) zilch.
Obviously, fishing can turn from good to bad or bad to good in a day
or less due to weather conditions or other factors, but these are
our best judgments at the time we write this weekly report.
DORADO (3-4) Some days are better than others. If not we are still getting some dorado on the fly as a by catch while trolling for striped marlin.
WAHOO (2-3) Some wahoo around, but you really need to target them.
JACK CRAVELLE (2-3) These fish are just bad, really bad! They are
one of the hardest pulling fish in the ocean and they never give up.
Our Baja baitfish is the best fly of all time for these guys! The fishing will get better as we move into our fall and winter season.
TUNA (3) These fish are great fighters on fly and light tackle and the smaller fish are always better on the grill than the big ones.
MARLIN (Blues & Blacks) (1-2) 40 to 50 miles offshore.
STRIPED MARLIN (6- Up the Pacific banks is the best bet. The fish are not tailing right now so all of the fish are on the teasers or chasing baitballs.
CUBERA SNAPPER (1) SOON ! Expect the
snapper fishing to get better in the winter months form November through June.
ROOSTERFISH (4-5) Not too many right now, but the action will pick up soon. Expect the roosterfish to come back in force around late December.
We don’t share information about the roosterfish with anyone else in town as most of the other fleets kill the roosterfish, most times only for the mount.
SIERRA MACKEREL(8-9) Big ones a our secret honey hole. Be sure to use wire shock tippet as these guys have
very sharp teeth.
SHARKS (4) There are sharks around, but you gotta target them.
SKIPJACK & BONITO (5) Known as false albacore on the east coast,
these fish are perfect fly rod fish and lots of fun to catch.
A timeless reminder Baja Anglers proudly supports a catch & release
policy on all billfish and all roosterfish, with the exception of
world record potentials.
CEVICHE, SI!
CEVICHE, SI!
Gisel's infamous ceviche: Fillet 1 Sierra (also called Spanish)
mackerel leaving the skin on. You can use any fish, but I find the
soft delicate flesh of the Sierra to be the best. Take a fork and
while holding on to the skin with one hand and scrape the meat off
the fillet into a bowl? Mashing it as you scrape it off. Throw
away the skin. Take 4 to 6 key limes and squeeze the juice over the
fish. Mix it well and place the mixture in the sun for 10 to 15
minutes. The combination of sun and acid from the limes will cook
the flesh. When the flesh turns white, add the following:
1/2 finely chopped medium onion.
1 finely chopped medium tomato.
1 finely chopped carrot.
Chop up a few strands of fresh cilantro.
1 to 2 Serrano chili finely chopped.
Add *Salsa Huichol to taste.
A few chips and ice cold beer and it doesn't get any better.
*Salsa Huichol is not easy to get in the States, but it is far and
away the best tasting commercial salsa on the market. Many of our
regulars stop by a market and pick a couple of bottles on their way
to the aeropuerto.
Current weather:
It’s very nice with most days sunny and around 75 degrees. Winds have been calm for the most part, unless we get a front blow through then the temperature drops 5 degrees and the winds pick up for a few days.
Water temperatures are varying quite a bit 74-78 degrees.
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Cabo San Lucas - November 1st, 2004
supplied by: Fly Hooker Sportfishing
RECORDED:
90 °
FISHING: Excellent
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT OCTOBER 25-31, 2004
WEATHER: We are still experiencing the cooling weather as our night time lows have been in the low 70’s and the day time highs have been in the mid 80’s. I love this time of year! This week we had overcast skies and actually experienced a bit of rain as clouds moved through the area. The rain took all the dust off the plants and buildings and really greened up the desert! At the end of the week it cleared up for a couple of days and now it looks like we might have more cloudy days coming at us. That is a good thing, really!
WATER: There was not much change this week in the warm water and cool water borders, just the slight variance you might expect from normal tidal action and currents. There was still a band of warm water just off the shore on the Cortez side and it extended out to the San Jaime Banks on the Pacific side an up the coast there as well. Farther out, at a distance of around 15 miles the water began to cool off a bit and was a little off color. Warm water in the band was in the 84-85 degree range while the coldest water in the area was a seemingly frigid 75 degrees. Surface conditions were great all week as what wind we had was slight and only gave the surface a slight chop on top of the small 2-3 foot swells.
BAIT: The usual $2 per bait and almost all of it was Caballito. There were Sardinas available as well at $20 a scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: There were still some Blue and Black Marlin being hooked up this week and it was not uncommon for boats to have a shot at several Striped Marlin and Sailfish as well. The Black and Blue Marlin seemed to be more concentrated on the Cortez side of the Cape and were found in the warm water band. The Pacific side was holding the Sailfish and the concentrations of Striped Marlin. Good luck was had on the Pacific side from Cabo Falso to the Golden Gate area from 1 mile to 5 miles off the shoreline. Trolled lures in petrelero, blue/pink/silver and green/black worked well for the Blue Marlin, live bait (small tunas) for the Black Marlin and small brightly colored lures and Caballito for the Striped Marlin and Sailfish.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There was no change in the status of the Yellowfin Tuna this week, the same areas and same conditions as the previous week still held. Almost all the Yellowfin reported this week were caught as bait for the tournament fishermen and by Pangas working the same areas. These areas were just off the light house on the Pacific side, on the ledge there, and just off the beach in 200 feet of water on the Cortez side in front of the Hacienda Del Mar Resort and Gray Rock. Chumming with live Sardines brought up the fish and they were almost all footballs between 8 and 15 pounds. We sure hope that the bigger fish show up this week as we are all looking forward to the Tuna Tournament on Thursday and Friday.
DORADO: Once again fish of the week, smaller lures in bright colors, live Caballito and Sardinas were the keys to getting a cooler full of Dorado, and most boats that were working for them had no problem. I guess the pressure had no effect, unlike my thoughts for last week (I thought that the pressure was less because of the Marlin tournaments) as almost every boat that seriously tried for them was able to get plenty of fish in the box. The fish were concentrated near shore, feeding on the abundant bait on the Pacific side of the Cape. Quite a few fish were found on the Cortez side as well, again near the shore. Any floating object was worth checking out, from dead seals (an amazing number of nice sized Dorado came off of one found inside the Golden Gate Banks) to bits of trash floating in the water, almost everything held a fish or two.
WAHOO: Not quite as many Wahoo were caught as there were last week and it may have to do with the moon phase (or maybe not, I always get in trouble trying to figure these fish out). Still, there were orange flags flying every day so fish were being found. Most of them came while boats were fishing for the Dorado and Yellowfin Tuna, so there was no concentrated effort for them. I am sure that has someone specifically targeted them they would have had success.
INSHORE: Almost every Panga Captain that I talked to this week and every one I saw on the water have been concentrating on the Yellowfin Tuna, Dorado and Wahoo.
NOTES: The next big tournament is the last of the year and there is going to be a large number of boats entered. The Tuna Tournament has been a blast so far every year and I hope this year is the same. This week was a bit of a rest for most of us as there was only one tournament, the “For Pete’s Sake” charity tournament. The fishing has been great, the bookings filling up and I am almost ready for a vacation (don’t I wish!). I decided that this week music would be one of my old standbys, “The Brian Flynn Band” on the special “Cabo” edition. Check him out at http//brianflynnband.com and enjoy the music along with me! Until next week, tight lines!
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Cabo San Lucas - October 25th, 2004
supplied by: Fly Hooker Sportfishing
RECORDED: 
88 °
FISHING: Excellent
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT OCTOBER 18-24, 2004
WEATHER: Our temperature at night has varied between the low 70’s and the low 80’s with the warmer temps during the later part of the week as we had cloud cover (along with rain) move into the area, trapping the warm air. Our day time highs have been around the low 90’s, with the beginning of the week sunny and cooler and the end of the week cloudy and a bit damp. The winds have varied, but generally from the north as light breezes.
WATER: The band of warm water off the Cortez side narrowed this week as cooler water (and a bit greener as well) moved in from the south. The warm water band was only about 6 miles off shore but again it extended past the Cape and out toward the San Jaime Banks. The water up the Pacific coast was a bit cooler but maintained a fairly good light blue color. Surface conditions were great as we had only light winds this week with a bit of surface swell.
BAIT: The usual $2 per bait and almost all of it was Caballito. There were Sardinas available as well at $20 a scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Billfish had pretty intense pressure put on them this week with the Bisbee Open and the Bisbee Black and Blue tournaments taking place. The Blue and Black Marlin seemed to be more concentrated on the Cortez side with almost all the money fish coming from that area. The big fish for both tournaments were Black Marlin. The Pacific side had the concentrations of Striped Marlin as they seemed to prefer the slightly cooler water found there. The best areas for the Striped seemed to be between one and five miles off shore, the Blacks on the Gorda Banks and on the 50 fathom drops and the Blues along the 100 fathom drops.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Almost all the Yellowfin reported this week were caught as bait for the tournament fishermen and by Pangas working the same areas. These areas were just off the light house on the Pacific side, on the ledge there, and just off the beach in 200 feet of water on the Cortez side in front of the Hacienda Del Mar Resort and Gray Rock. Chumming with live Sardines brought up the fish and they were almost all footballs between 8 and 15 pounds.
DORADO: The Dorado became the fish of the week as major numbers moved in just off the beach between Gray Rock on the Cortez side and north of the Golden Gate Banks on the Pacific side, as well as almost all the areas between. It was common for boats to limit out this week on fish between #10 and #25 with a few larger fish and lots of smaller ones (hopefully most of which were released). Smaller lures in bright colors, live Caballito and Sardinas were the keys to getting a cooler full of fish, and most boats that were working for them had no problem. It may have helped that there were so many boats entered in the tournaments, it may have taken a lot of pressure off of the Dorado.
WAHOO: There were a lot more Wahoo caught this week than we normally get and they seem to be concentrated near shore. It may be because of the number of small bait fish we are seeing, but almost every boat fishing close in for Dorado ahs had at least one Wahoo bite per day. Some boats have been getting multiple fish per day and they are ranging in size from #20 to #40. The same areas that are holding the Dorado are holding the Wahoo as well, from Gray Rock on the Cortez side to inside the Golden Gate on the Pacific side.
INSHORE: Almost every Panga Captain that I talked to this week and every one I saw on the water have been concentrating on the Yellowfin Tuna, Dorado and Wahoo.
NOTES: Now that there is only one tournament to go I may have time to get some stuff around the house taken care of! And there are a few boats that need some work as well, don’t worry guys, I am on it this week. Comfortable weather this week, less pressure and crowds in the week ahead, I just might be able to get some rest! No music this week, I have been getting a bit of this typed at a time as things get taken care of here at home. Next week I hope to have something new for you, so stay tuned! Until then, tight lines!
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Cabo San Lucas - October 18th, 2004
supplied by: Fly Hooker Sportfishing
RECORDED:
95 °
FISHING: Excellent
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT OCTOBER 11-17, 2004
WEATHER: Night time lows in the low 70’s and day time highs around 85 degrees have made the last few days great to be out and about in. The week before it was colder and much windier. No rain and mostly clear skies for both weeks.
WATER: This past week we had a band of warm water work its way down the Sea of Cortez from the coast and out around five miles. It wrapped around the Cape and extended up the coast on the Pacific side. This water was from 84 to 86 degrees and at the end of this week it had started to dissipate with a pool of cool water coming in from offshore on the Cortez side. The water north of the Gorda Banks remained warm at 85 degrees. The color has been a deep blue. On the Pacific side there has been a distinct temperature break for the last few days on the San Jaime Banks as cool 77 degree water to the west has met with the warm 80+ degree water to the east. This temperature break has been very sharp and has occurred in less than a mile.
BAIT: The usual $2 per bait and almost all of it was Caballito.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Of course there was a little burst of activity just before the tournaments started but we were lucky in that it continued at a pretty fair pace. There were still plenty of Striped Marlin to be found and the Sailfish were still around as well. The Sails were found in the warmer water on the Cortez side while the Striped Marlin were scattered. Blue Marlin seemed to be more prevalent on the Coe with the area around the 1150 and the Gorda Banks producing good fish and in fair numbers.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Scattered fish with most of them from football size to 25 pounds were found under Porpoise on the Cortez side and there were some larger fish, to #100 found at the temperature break on the Pacific side. Live bait worked for the larger fish while feathers in light colors were good for the football and school fish.
DORADO: The Dorado bite this week seemed to have dropped off a bit from what we were seeing several weeks ago, but that may be due to the tournaments with many of the boats concentrating on Billfish. Close to shore along the temperature break on the Cortez and the Pacific side seemed to hold more fish than elsewhere and almost any lure worked, as long as it was not too large.
WAHOO: There were still Wahoo being caught, but it seems no one is really concentrating on them. Most of the fish are being caught by boats concentrating on Dorado so they have been an incidental catch. The average size has been 25 pounds but a few fish to 60 pounds have hit the deck this week as well.
INSHORE: I had no reports on the inshore bite this week, sorry about that.
NOTES: My apologies for the lack of a fish report last week, I was on a boat delivery from San Diego to Cabo and it took a few more days to complete than was planned for. As soon as I got back (the morning of the 13th) it was full speed ahead with the tournaments and lots of catching up with boats. This weeks report was written to the sounds of “Pfysh” on the album “Heads”, once again my deepest gratitude to Charley for the new album selections!
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Cabo San Lucas - October 18th, 2004
supplied by: Baja Anglers
FISHING: Good
CURRENT FISHING AND THE WEEK IN REVIEW:
This report is provided by Grant Hartman, "Baja Anglers" General
Manager in Cabo San Lucas. It is the latest factual report based
upon the experience of our own captains, guests' reactions to their
fishing success, plus input from numerous other fishing vessels in
Cabo with whom Baja Anglers maintains the best of professional and
personal relationships.
Hi Folks,
This is the first fishing report I have done in a while. Gisel and I took the summer off to be with our girls. I am sure that all of you can appreciate how fast time flies by. I will be back on the water this year and Gisel will be writing most fishing reports.
OFFSHORE:
The offshore fishing is starting to show signs of improvement.
We are catching medium to small blue marlin on fly and light tackle off the Gordo banks. When we have got the blues to come into the lures, the blues have been hot and have been all over the teasers. When the fish are like that, all you have to do is get the fly out in front off them and hold on.
The striped marlin fishing has much better over the last few weeks, with most of the action being in the Pacific side. Which is normal for this time of year. As soon as the water-cools down a few degree’s the green mackerel will start to show up on the Pacific banks. That’s when the fishing in Cabo comes alive!
The Dorado fishing has been okay, but not great. We are seeing dorado of all sizes, but not too many of the big ones over 40 lbs. The Dorado has been spread out up on the Pacific side. Expect to catch a few as bycatch while you are fishing for striped marlin.
Football sized yellowfin tuna are at the arch here in town! I don’t know anywhere in the world where you can leave the harbor a few hundred miles and you can catch yellowfins. The fish right now are all under 20 lbs, but are great fun on the fly and light spin gear. There are some skipjacks( False Albacore) roaming in with the yellowfin tuna.
INSHORE: The inshore fishing remains calm. Expect the action to pick up in mid to late November for the roosterfish, jacks, sierra mackerel, and snappers.
BAJA ANGLERS NEWS:
We are sad to say that last year Tarpon wear went out of business. We have still have some TARPONWEAR shirts and shorts still in stock. If you want any merchandise at 20% off, please call the shop and we can ship them to you.
We have a new stateside telephone number that calls directly to the shop in Cabo.
The new number is (619) 270- 1124 where Gisel, Melina and Edith can help you with questions and reservations.
We have been having troubles with our server over receiving emails.
If you sent an email and I didn’t get back with you, please be
patient and send it again or try my alternative email address
bannglers@prodigy.net.mx .
This year we are adding the highly requested fly-fishing beach trips
to our operation. Please call the shop at (619) 270- 1124 or e-mail the shop at bannglers@prodigy.net.mx or banglers@cabonet.net.mx for pricing and scheduling.
Mexico has changed the telephone area codes. To reach us you need to
dial 011-52-(624) 143-4995.
CATCHES OF NOTE:
Mr. Baker Cunningham from Little Rock, Ar.wrote: Unreal time!
Arturo was great as was Alex.
I hooked one striped marlin and I will never forget it. Hopefully I can
Land it next time. I will be back.
Thanks.
Mr. John Schilligen from Little Rock, Ar. Wrote: Great People, great equipment,
Great fishing. Arturo is the man and he hook me up with a Roosterfish.
He can hook anybody up. Thanks to you all.
Mr. Mike and John Waterlek from Chicago wrote: Raised 5-6 Sailfish and
Marlin hooked 2 but landed 1 sailfish.
Mr. Tom Donelly from French Town ,New Jersey wrote: 1st Dorado rammed on 2nd cast. Will definitely be a repeat customer! Thank you.
Mr. Steve Kopp from Texas, wrote: Great Guides but no fish.
Hooked one Striped Marlin around 120 plus but came off.
Mr. Chris and Dylan Woschenko wrote: 1 yellowfin tuna, 2 Roosterfish.
Mr. Bill and Brad Cushard wrote: Brad and I had a great time! Seas were rough
Not much fishing action, but we had a great time!
Thank you.
Mr. Mike Burger from Colorado Springs, wrote: Absolutely Fabulous Day!
Good fishing great guide Roberto was great. The boats are great, the equipment
Is top notch. Thank you.
Mr. Rick McKenna from Colorado Springs wrote: We had wonderful day fishing
Excellent Guides. The Equipment was the best I have seen. Thanks again for a
Tremendous Fishing experience.
Mr. Marcos Hanke from Puerto Rico wrote:Catch 2 Dorado’s, 1 300lbs Blue marlin,
3 needle fish.
The blue was on 30 # test. About the crew, They are great.
Mr and Mrs. Mark Hoekwater wrote: Fishing was very good. We started out the day
Catching one Dorado followed by a tuna. Then we landed a 60 lb Sailfish on 20 lb test.
After that we landed another Dorado. All Dorado were about 10 to 12 lb range.
After Dorado we lost a nice tuna. After this we moved closer to shore to target Roosterfish. We had several hook ups but kept losing them. Finally we landed 2 roosterfish in the 12 lb range. On the way back in we trolled for Marlin.
We saw a Striped Marlin and cast to him several times to no avail. Then he just took
Off jump several times before disappearing. Then we got back to trolling until we
Were all awakened to a screaming reel. After about a 30 minute fight we landed a
200lb Blue marlin. What a day! One in lifetime. Unbelievable.
Mr. David Ward from Atlanta, Georgia wrote: Caught 3 large dorado today on troll.
Exciting jumps. Also caught smaller dorado on a fly-first time on a fly! Had a Marlin
We teased to the boat, threw fly at him 10-12 times but never got him to bite!
One more marlin chased the troll, but did not hit! Fun day!
Mr. John Landry wrote: The group caught 3 tuna, 3 roosterfish, 1 dorado. Had a great time. Boats were comfortable; guides knew what they were doing.
Mr. Guy Morgan wrote: Great day! Caught 10 tuna with Arturo.
Mr. Guy Morgan wrote: Had a Great day again with Arturo caught a lot of tuna.
Dorado Lots of fun!
Mr. Dylan and Chrysta Rose wrote: Awesome Time, we had many Dorado on and
Landed a few as were as 1 tuna on. Very fun Roberto is the best!
Mr. John Tatham from Scottsdale wrote: Great my first Wahoo!
Great captain etc. See you next time.
Mr.Rory Fleming from London wrote: Monday Oct. 11th slow but great day!
1 Striped Marlin to buy but not hook up.
Friday October 15th Great Day! Slow start but warmed up with Dorado and
Landed a great Blue Marlin all on fly very exciting. Big Smiles!
SPECIES OVERVIEW
Quality Rating Scale:
(10) Drop your socks, sell your stocks and fly to Cabo immediately;
(9) fabulous fishing; ( excellent; (7) good to very good; (6)
better than average to good; (5) average; (4) less than average or
OK; (3) fair; (2) poor to fair; (1) desperation time; (0) zilch.
Obviously, fishing can turn from good to bad or bad to good in a day
or less due to weather conditions or other factors, but these are
our best judgments at the time we write this weekly report.
DORADO (5—6) Some days are better than others. When we find the floating debris or shark buoys, we have explosive action. If not we are still getting some dorado on the fly as a by catch while trolling for striped marlin. If we get a good bait supply this year we should have a very good fall dorado season.
WAHOO (3) Some wahoo around, but you really need to target them.
JACK CRAVELLE (2) These fish are just bad, really bad! They are
one of the hardest pulling fish in the ocean and they never give up.
Our Baja baitfish is the best fly of all time for these guys! The fishing will get better as we move into our fall and winter season.
TUNA ( The football-sized fish are right out in front of the arch early morning! These fish are great fighters on fly and light tackle and the smaller fish are always better on the grill than the big ones.
MARLIN (Blues & Blacks) (4-5) We are targeting smaller blues off the Gordo banks. We have been teasing at least one or two fish less than 200 lbs on most days.
STRIPED MARLIN (5-6) Up the Pacific banks is the best bet. The fish are not tailing right now so all of the fish are blind hits on the teasers.
CUBERA SNAPPER (1) SOON ! Expect the
snapper fishing to get better in the winter months form November through June.
ROOSTERFISH (2) Not too many right now, but the action will pick up soon. Expect the roosterfish to come back in force around late November.
We don’t share information about the roosterfish with anyone else in town as most of the other fleets kill the roosterfish, most times only for the mount.
SIERRA MACKEREL 0) No Mackerel fishies right now, Look for them starting November. Be sure to use wire shock tippet as these guys have
very sharp teeth.
SHARKS (6-7) There are sharks around, but you gotta target them. I saw a huge tiger shark off the beach just this side of Cabo Los Frailes. He was feeding on the inshore fish and had to be at least 18 feet long. It was the first tiger I have seen inshore, but I have seen some while offshore fishing.
SKIPJACK & BONITO (5) Known as false albacore on the east coast,
these fish are perfect fly rod fish and lots of fun to catch.
A timeless reminder Baja Anglers proudly supports a catch & release
policy on all billfish and all roosterfish, with the exception of
world record potentials.
CEVICHE, SI!
CEVICHE, SI!
Gisel's infamous ceviche: Fillet 1 Sierra (also called Spanish)
mackerel leaving the skin on. You can use any fish, but I find the
soft delicate flesh of the Sierra to be the best. Take a fork and
while holding on to the skin with one hand and scrape the meat off
the fillet into a bowl? Mashing it as you scrape it off. Throw
away the skin. Take 4 to 6 key limes and squeeze the juice over the
fish. Mix it well and place the mixture in the sun for 10 to 15
minutes. The combination of sun and acid from the limes will cook
the flesh. When the flesh turns white, add the following:
1/2 finely chopped medium onion.
1 finely chopped medium tomato.
1 finely chopped carrot.
Chop up a few strands of fresh cilantro.
1 to 2 Serrano chili finely chopped.
Add *Salsa Huichol to taste.
A few chips and ice cold beer and it doesn't get any better.
*Salsa Huichol is not easy to get in the States, but it is far and
away the best tasting commercial salsa on the market. Many of our
regulars stop by a market and pick a couple of bottles on their way
to the aeropuerto.
Current weather:
It's perfect weather right now, with sunny skies and warm days in
thelow 90s. Winds have been calm for the most part.
Water temperatures are varying quite a bit form 78 up in the Pacific
to 85 in the sea of Cortez side.
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Cabo San Lucas - October 4th, 2004
supplied by: Fly Hooker Sportfishing
RECORDED:
96 °
FISHING: Great
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT SEPTEMBER 27-OCTOBER 3, 2004
WEATHER: As the week came to an end we were able to sleep at night without the use of an air conditioner so you know it has cooled off a bit. Our night time lows were in the mid 70’s while the day time highs were around 90 degrees. We had an afternoon breeze from the northwest that kept us cool and the water just a little bit choppy on the Pacific side. Most of the week it was clear skies with a few clouds at times, but no rain at all. October is normally the month when all this happens (things cool down and the weather gets great) and this year everything seems to be on schedule.
WATER: On the Pacific side of the Cape we have had a band of warm water running along the coast then turning out to the southwest. It looks like it is the edge of a cool water eddy working it’s way south out around the area of the San Jaime Banks and it has been holding fish. The cool water center has been showing at 80 degrees while the warm water edges have been around 84 degrees. Directly south of the Cape during the early and mid part of the week the water was in the 81 degree range and on the Cortez side it was 83 degrees almost everywhere except up around Punta Gorda where it climbed to 85 degrees. Surface conditions on the Pacific were good with an occasional morning where it was choppy but in general the swells were not bad and the wind light. On the Cortez side it was almost like a lake most of the week.
BAIT: The usual Caballito were available but not everyone was able to get what they wanted as on some mornings supplies were limited. This has been normal for this time of the year since I have been here. In a surprise to me, we were able to get large Sardines one morning, nice 7” baits. As normal, the price remained at $2 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: There was not a lot of change in Billfish activity or availability this week. Just as last week the Sailfish that were found were mixed in with the Dorado up on the Pacific side within 2 miles of the beach at Golden Gate Bank area. The Gorda Banks, Punta Gorda and Los Frailles were supplying some nice Blue Marlin for boats making the long trip up there and there were both Blue and Striped Marlin to be found around the 92 spot and the 1150. A lot of boats have been pulling large lures for Blue Marlin, getting in practice for the tournaments coming up, and they have been having fair success, not great results this week, but that may be due to the moon phase more than the availability of fish.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Strangely the Yellowfin bite dropped off quite a bit this week. With the full moon I would expect it to pick up but most of the fish I did see were small footballs. Every day I got excited seeing lots of white flags but upon asking anglers found that they were being flown for Bonita and Skipjack. Porpoise on the Pacific side held fish if you were there early and there were footballs found in the blind near shore on the Pacific, but overall the bite was off. It’s really too bad because being able to get those large Sardines really had my hopes up for a big Tuna!
DORADO: The Dorado were definitely the fish of the week as every boat I saw was flying at least one yellow flag. Boats that left early seemed to bet bit a few more times and for the schooling fish the area inside the Golden Gate Banks and just off shore on the Pacific side seemed to be a favorite place to feed. Spotting feeding Frigate birds or keeping the first fish hooked in the water until the school showed up worked great on fish that were mostly in the 10-12 pound range. Off shore on both the Pacific and the Cortez side there were larger fish, some in the 40-50 pound class. If a fish came in on the lures and did not hook up, working the area for a few passes often brought another chance.
WAHOO: There were still Wahoo being caught, but it seems no one is really concentrating on them. Most of the fish are being caught by boats concentrating on Dorado so they have been an incidental catch. The average size has been 25 pounds but a few fish to 60 pounds have hit the deck this week as well.
INSHORE: Almost solely a Dorado show this week, with a few bottom fish tossed in. No Sierra showing yet as the water is still warm, and the Rooster bite is off as well.
NOTES: The moon phase was full this week and that had a strong effect on the Marlin bite, as the moon gets smaller the bite should improve. The town has been almost full each day as Cruise ships, between one and three a day, anchor out in the bay. Charter bookings have been great as well. I may be gone for part of the coming week, bringing a boat down from San Diego, but I will try and get updated as soon as I get back. Anyone interested in a 2001 50’ Viking for any of the tournaments with me as Captain please contact me for more information. This weeks report was written to the music of Rod Stewart on the 2001 Warner release “The Very Best Of” album. Until next week, tight lines!
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Cabo San Lucas - September 27th, 2004
supplied by: Fly Hooker Sportfishing
RECORDED:
95 °
FISHING: Great
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT SEPTEMBER 20-26, 2004
WEATHER: The weather this week was just awesome, that about the best way to put it. Our humidity was down, our high temperatures were in the low to mid 90’s, nights were in the high 70’s and there was just enough of a breeze that things stayed cool. At least it was cool if you were not hunkered down in the engine room wrenching on stuff! I saw a lot of that this week as boats were getting ready for the tournaments coming up. We had partly cloudy skies early in the week and that helped things a lot also.
WATER: In an unexpected change of conditions, the water on the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape was actually cooler by a few degrees than the Pacific side at the end of this week. Between Cabo and San Jose we were seeing water temps in the 83 degree range and on the Pacific side around the San Jaime and the Golden Gate Banks there was mostly 85-88 degrees. There was a small temperature break to the south of the cape around 20 miles that seemed to have some fish concentrated but otherwise things were really spread out. The surface conditions were great this week with just a slight swell and very little wind.
BAIT: No change in bait availability this week, the normal summer Caballito at $2 per bait and some Mullet as well.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Marlin and Sailfish cooperated this week as conditions continue to improve. There were plenty of Sailfish to be found and often small packs of them would attack the spread. Striped Marlin showed themselves as well and live bait seemed to be the key for them. Blue Marlin appeared in the spread on almost every trip this week but bites were a little more difficult to come by. The Sailfish action was almost all on the Pacific side with most of the action around the temperature break to the south of the lighthouse and also close to shore up inside the Golden Gate area. Blue Marlin were almost everywhere but not in any concentration, they were found from the Gorda Banks to the Golden Gate Banks and well offshore as well as in close.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: It was a good week for Yellowfin Tuna and it was a bit of a toss-up as to which fish would take my fish of the week award, the Yellowfin or the Dorado. I saw Tuna flags on almost every boat that returned to the Marina this week and some of the fish were beauties! Many boats were able to get into triple digit fish if they were the first to the Porpoise and some of them got multiple hook-ups. These fish were found offshore as well as just a few miles off of the lighthouse near the ledge drop-off. Fish in the #18-#35 range were more common though and they could be found near the temperature break 20 miles south. Football size Yellowfin to #10-#12 could be found nearer shore, sometimes as close as a half mile, and almost all of them were on the Pacific side.
DORADO: The inshore fish this week ran between #10 and #25 on the Pacific side and the key was to watch the Frigate birds at the beginning of the week and work the Turtles at the end of the week. Off shore the fish were larger and fish in the #50-#60 were not uncommon. Of course, for multiple hook-ups live bait dropped behind a fish hooked on a lure often resulted in great action. The offshore fish were scattered but almost all of them came from the Pacific side.
WAHOO: There were a lot more Wahoo caught this week than last week and about 50% of the boats at least had a Wahoo strike. The areas near drop offs seemed to show a bit more promise as the fish came in, and that was making it worth putting in a bit of effort at the edges of the Banks and ledges. Most of the fish were between #20 and #50 with a few larger ones in the #80 range being boated by a few lucky anglers.
INSHORE: Skipjack, Yellowfin, Dorado and Sailfish provided action for the Panga fishermen this week. There were not very many Roosterfish caught, but the ones that were found were really nice sized, going to #50 on the high end and #30 on the low. Bottom fishing improved as well with a good variety of Snapper and Grouper being caught on large live baits as well as cut bait.
NOTES: The fishing continues to improve as does my golf game (hahaha, a joke, come on, I shot a 153 last week, and no, that was not for 36 holes!). At least the fishing is getting better and we are looking forward to the Blue Marlin bite turning on. We know the water is just right as there are a large number of Turtles to be found on the Pacific side, and every year I have been here that has been a good indicator of a great Marlin bite about to happen. Keep checking and I’ll try and let you know how it is going. Until next week, tight lines!
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