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Cabo San Lucas - March 22nd, 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 MARCH 14-20, 2004
WEATHER: Once again the week started out a bit cloudy then cleared up at the end. It also warmed up quite a bit! Today is the first day of spring and it feels like the middle of summer as we had temperatures in the high 90’s yesterday. Our night time lows have risen to the high 60’s as well and we have put away the comforters and plugged in the floor fans. The humidity has stayed fairly low so we don’t have the muggy feeling we will get later in the summer, all in all it has been a great week for good weather!
WATER: The cold water this week remained on the Pacific side of the Cape with the water temps staying in the mid to high 60’s out to a distance of 15 to 25 miles. On the Cortez side, the water was 72 to 75 degrees out to 30 miles and very blue. Once past that, the temps dropped to 71 and the color turned green. Of course all the fish have been in the warmer blue water! No strong temp breaks this week, at least close enough for us to fish. The winds have been light and that has meant great surface conditions, little swell and even less chop.
BAIT: Almost all the bait this week was small Caballito and they were the normal $2 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Finally! The water on the Cortez side warmed up to 72 degrees and turned blue and all of a sudden the Striped Marlin started to show up again! There have been a lot of fish showing up just inside and to the north of the 95 spot. It was not uncommon at the end of the week to see at least a dozen Marlin on the surface at the end of the week, and there were times when over two dozen were spotted during the course of a trip. Just because you see them does not mean they are going to eat though! Dark colored lures and live bait were the best bets and almost all the fish were found on the Cortez side.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: As the Marlin showed up and the moon got small, the Tuna became harder to find, at least the nicer sized fish. Most of the fish being caught were footballs in the 6 to 12 pound size but there were occasions when the school fish popped up and crashed the lures. I did not hear of many of the large fish caught this week though, nothing over 100 pounds. The larger fish (#45-#80) were found on the Pacific side out around 20+ miles and were associated with Porpoise. On the Cortez side the fish were much smaller and still associated with the Porpoise. Best bets were small dark colored feathers.
DORADO: A dead Whale was found on Wednesday, just past the 95 spot and that was the source for most of the Dorado action this week. Almost every boat that worked the carcass on Wednesday, and those that were able to find it again on Thursday were able to get at least a few Dorado in the boat, and they were pretty nice fish as well. Other than that, the action was sparse and scattered. Most of it was on the Cortez side as that was where the warmer water has been. Live bait and bright colored lures were the keys to getting one of these great eating fish in the boat.
WAHOO: Still few are far between, there were some caught this week off of the banks on the Inner and Outer Gorda. A few were found out in the open as well, but we are just waiting for the next full moon.
INSHORE: The Sierra bite continued to improve and the fish have increased in average size. A lot of the Pangas were able to get into fish in the 10 pound class. One of the secrets to a good Sierra catch this week appeared to be getting the lures (Rapallas or hootchies) down 15 feet or so. A planer on a handline with a release clip sure did the trick for a few folks. Small Roosterfish have been appearing now and then as well as some Amberjack.
NOTES: The warm water has moved in and the fishing has improved. Our fingers are crossed that it continues to do so. Lets hope that the lights we are seeing a mile or two offshore at night are just bait fishermen and not longliners setting lines at night, or we may be in for a long, slow season. The Whale sightings are tapering off, not quite as many as there were last month. My music for the weeks report was the incomparable Patsy Cline on the MCA 1988 release "12 Greatest Hits". I rarely suggest a website for folks to check out, but I think I may start doing that as well. As my choice this week, may I suggest that anyone who plays, or aspires to play any type of guitar, from beginner to professional, look at www.guitarnoise.com Until next week, tight line and good music!
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Cabo San Lucas - March 21st, 2004
supplied by: Baja Anglers
FISHING: Great
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,
The inshore fishing this winter has been the most consistent in years. Our fly fisherman are still catching lots of sierra mackerel, jack cravelle, roosterfish, and snappers along our Pacific beaches. Our sierra this year are mostly nice fish over 6lbs, but we have caught some brutes over 14lbs. These fish are like mini wahoo in speed and fighting capabilities, and the bigger ones over 12lbs are world records, but most of our anglers don’t care, they just want the big tug on their rods and sierra's made into cehiche for their afternoon snack while drowning a few beers. Make sure to use wire trace on your leaders as these fish have sharp teeth that will cut though any monofiloment leaders.
The great Cubera snapper bite that was non-stop for the last month has slowed down a bit. For the last month or so, we were catching 4 to 20 cubera snappers a day up to 40lbs on the fly. I expect this years cubera snapper fishing will get only better in the next few months.
The roosterfish are still in our area and we are catching a few on the fly a daily basis. Most are under 20lbs. If you want big roosterfish, come back in May, June or July. That’s when the big boys migrate back into our area.
The Jacks are mixed in with the sierra's and roosterfish. The fish are running anywhere from 5 to 20lbs.
We are catching Yellowtails and Amberjacks up to 40 lbs. on the Sea of Cortez using iron jigs fished deep with light spinning rods. This is a lot of fun way to fish and on occasion a hooked fish will bring the school up to the surface for fly fishing opportunities.
The offshore fishing still has been inconsistent for striped marlin and dorado. We are seeing more striped marlin than previous weeks, so things are looking up, the dorado are mostly a surprise bite and bycatch while trolling for marlin. The yellowfin tuna have been a bit more reliable , but getting them on the fly has been a long shot. These fish are following the porpoise and are taking cedar plugs better than lures.
Baja Anglers News:
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 banglers@prodigy.net.mx .
This year we are adding the highly requested fly fishing beach trips
to our operation. Please e-mail the shop at 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.
MERCURY LIGHT LINE AND FLY TOURNAMENT
This years tournament dates are Wed. July 21st-Sat. July 24th, 2004
If you are interested in participating in the tournament, please email Dan Dreyer at dubled@therim.com
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) Again the dorado fishing hasn’t changed much from the last report. Most dorado are a bycatch while fishing for marlin. We are finding still finding some explosive action when we locate some floating debris.
WAHOO (2) A few wahoo have arrived, but you really need to target them.
JACK CRAVELLE (5) They are located with the sierra mackerel. Our Baja baitfish is the best fly of all time for these guys!
TUNA (5-6) They are located under the porpoise and the banks.
MARLIN (Blues & Blacks) (0) Dead until next summer.
STRIPED MARLIN (3-5) Inconsistent at best, anyone tell you different they are stretching the truth. That doesn’t mean we aren't catching them. Some days a few boats are coming back with multiple fish, but lots of boats are coming back skunked for marlin.
CUBERA SNAPPER (5) It has slowed down some for these guys, but the pargo season has just started. Expect the snapper fishing to get better in the next few months.
ROOSTERFISH (4-5) The roosterfish action is good. Smaller fish, but the ones we are seeing are taking the fly pretty good. We don’t share information with anyone else in town as most of the other fleets kill the roosterfish, most times only for the mount.
SIERRA MACKEREL (8-9) HOT action, never a dull moment around with these guys. Be sure to use wire shock tippet as these guys have very sharp teeth.
SHARKS (5) There are sharks around, but you gotta target them.
SKIPJACK & BONITO (2) 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!
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.
CATCHES OF NOTE:
Greg Vanzant wrote:
Baja Anglers delivers!! Very Knowledgeable staff! Everyone here are deserving a "world class" fly fishing guide status.
Mark Serverson wrote:
Great guides. They were a great help in catching fish. We hooked many sierra's , landing most. Nice clean boats. Our guides come highly recommended from myself and my son.
Kirk Kent wrote: Great mackerel fishing. Some roosterfish and jacks caught also. Visibility of the water was great for sight fishing.
Mike Gorman wrote:
Great trip. Arturo was fantastic. 4 Spanish mackerel, and 4 jacks. We will be back.
Peter and daughter Ellen Gabincius wrote:
Ellen started out with #20 amberjack and #20 yellowtail on bait. Didn’t get any on flies.
Went around to the Pacific and got 10 sierra up to 12-14 pounds. 4 jacks and one small rooster on flies. The sierra shredded my flies. Boy Juan and Roberto worked really hard. Good crew.
Tim and Mark Soult wrote:
Great day. My son and I had a great time. Our Guides were the best!!
My son was catching more than me. Then the sierra started hitting and we couldn’t cast fast enough. Cant wait to go again.
Mile Leone wrote:
First time salt water fly fishing! Tons of action through the day. No dull moments and the guides were great.
Dan and Daniel Gordon wrote: 3 Jacks,3 mackerel, one tuna. A lot of missed fish. Capt. Arturo and Alex( Top Notch Crew) Very exciting fishing.
Tom Rapone wrote: 12 snapper to 20lbs. On fly, 1 sierra, 1 toro. Totally sweet.
John Waterlek wrote:
Lots of fun! Caught red snapper, sierra, pompano and jacks. Lots of fish.
Bill Welsh wrote:
We had a great time. Caught several fish. Juan and Roberto knew what it took to make the fish bite. We look forward to next time.
Bob Barnes wrote:
Fantastic crew . Lots of fun. Lots of fish. Great equipment. Glad I found out about you.
Dan Hess wrote: Great day. 20 + sierra and 1 jack. The crew, boat and gear were outstanding.
Len Hirsh wrote:
Outstanding day!!!! Sierra , grouper, hawkish, jacks, and sierra. Cant say enough about a really fantastic day.
John Matney wrote:
Two jacks over 20 lbs.- all my 8wt can handle! Too many sierra to count. Overall a great day.
Shai Kane wrote:
2 marlin hooked- broke off after 10 minutes. Awesome time.
Nelson Gurney wrote:
Exciting! Exciting! First snapper on the fly first roosterfish. Guides were patient and skilled.
Howard Nicols wrote:
Good Boat! Juan and Roberto are very hard workers! We caught a 35# snapper plus other snapper, grouper, and sierra. Good fly fishing- They led the fish to the fly.
Glen Amman wrote:
"First class" Arturo and Alex were very professional and kind to my 10 year old. Fishing was great.
Current weather:
It's perfect weather right now, with sunny skies and warm days in the 80s.
Water temperatures are perfect for inshore fish in the Pacific. Right now it is around 68 to 72 degrees.
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Cabo San Lucas - March 15th, 2004
supplied by: Fly Hooker Sportfishing
RECORDED: 
83 °
FISHING: Good
Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT MARCH 7-13, 2004
WEATHER: Partly cloudy skies at the beginning of the week slowly gave way to clear skies, but lots of wind as the week wound towards the end. On Wednesday the wind started to pick up and blew all day and night, gusting as high as 20 knots, and coming from the northwest. This continued for the rest of the week with the wind dying down here in town during the day, but still blowing at sea. Our night time lows ranged from 52 degrees to 62 degrees and our daytime highs were mostly in the mid 80’s.
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WATER: The water temperatures this week ranged from 73 to 62 degrees, depending on the day and the area. We have had a wrap of cold water at the Cape, and it started coming in from the east on Monday. As the week progressed it bounced along the coast from San Jose and as of today, it has wrapped around and runs up to as far as the Golden Gate Bank. It has been followed by warmer water in the 71 degree area and that warm water now is as close as half way between San Jose and us. This cold water (in the low 60’s) only extend off shore about 10 miles. The defined warm/cold water break we had seen so strongly last week weakened and drifted farther to the south.
BAIT: Almost all the bait this week was small Caballito and they were the normal $2 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Billfish bite this week was practically non existent, not at all the kind of action we had been expecting for the month. A few Striped Marlin were caught, as well as a few Swordfish, and of course there were more of both baited than caught, but the fish were scarce. Perhaps one boat in 20 came in flying a Billfish flag this week.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Fish of the month! maybe fish of the season as they are still there, only farther away. Many of the fish being caught are nice school fish, in the 25-40 pound class, but there have been a few a lot larger as well. The schools have been mixed, with large fish mixed in with the smaller ones. I have been in the Porpoise and marked fish around 40 pounds around 40-50 feet deep, and down below them have seen marks for fish that have to have been at lease 100 pounds, but they were holding at 80-100 feet. Trying everything in the book, it is still hard to get the big ones to bite, but the key has been patience. Eventually the fish will come up. Most of the fish this week were found between 25 and 40 miles to the south where the remnants of the temperature break are, but there have been fish closer, around the San Jaime, but the water has been very rough there. Best lures were small feathers, even for the bigger fish. A couple of Captains let me know that they had caught a couple of the bigger fish by dropping yo-yo’s to 120 feet when they were in the fish but they were not coming to the surface. Best colors for the yo-yo’s was white or blue/white.
DORADO: A few boats were able to find small floating patches of Kelp and were able to get a good catch of Dorado off of them, but most of the fish are open water and striking on lures. Not a lot of them, but the sizes have been pretty good with averages at #25. Warmer water so that has meant a long way to travel, but then that has sort of been the story on all the fish this week!
WAHOO: Like last week, there were Wahoo caught but not in large numbers. A large number of boats reported strikes from the razor gang but most of them shook loose or cut through mono leader. These were incidental fish and were not associated with anything in particular.
INSHORE: The Yellowtail are still out there, but just as last week, you have to scratch to get fish. Live bait has been the ticket and this week the fish appeared to have moved from the arch to off of the lighthouse on the Pacific side. Sierra are still available and the bite was a little bit better than last weeks. There are reports of good Red Snapper fishing off of the beach up around Migrainos on the Pacific
NOTES: If the warm water continues to move our way and the wind dies down, the fishing should turn on and be closer to home as well. I sure hope it happens! There are still Gray Whales around and we are seeing some every day close to shore. Our live music scene in Cabo took a turn for the worse this week as Tanga-Tanga was refused a permit for the normal Tuesday afternoon set. They were told that there would be no more permits issued due to noise problems. Whoa Nelly! What about the NoWhere Bar blasting out the canned music all afternoon and night across the marina, the noise from Squid Row all night long, the live Mariachis heard every night at 7 PM and the cars with boom box’s everywhere with the music cranked up so loud you can’t talk when driving next to the? Guess the music police are selective in their enforcement. If there are no more permits being issued for live outdoor music in Cabo San Lucas, where are they going to hold the jazz and Gospel concerts that have been advertised? One more nail in the coffin. So, I guess that the music I get here will be recorded like the disc I listened to for todays report. My ears were tickled by the sounds of "Los Bukis" on their 1992 release "Quireme" on Fonovisa records.
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Cabo San Lucas - March 8th, 2004
supplied by: Fly Hooker Sportfishing
RECORDED:
82 °
FISHING: Great
Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 29-MARCH 6, 2004
WEATHER: Spring winds are here as every morning around 10 it has started to blow. That doesn’t mean the water get rough every day, just that the wind chill is a factor. Well, if you are acclimated to the tropics it’s a factor. I see people every day walking around in shorts and tee-shirts while I am in my jacket and they just laugh at me. Then again, I am not subjecting myself to -20 degrees and snow, am I? Our coldest morning this week was 52 degrees and we did have one day when it warmed up to a very comfortable 86 degrees! Early in the week it was mostly cloudy but it sure cleared up later on.
WATER: Water to the west on the Pacific side as well as to the east on the Cortez side remained in the high 60’s all week. There was water in the low 70’s to the south of us at around 20-25 miles and it was up against colder inside water in the 68 degree range. This made for a very defined temperature break that ran almost due east-west. The San Jaime and Gorda Banks both had water in the 68 degree range while the Golden Gate was around 66 degrees. Surface conditions were fair to good on the Pacific and good on the Cortez this week with swells occasionally to 6 feet to the west but much smaller due south and to the east. At the end of the week the cool green Pacific water swung around the Cape and intruded on the Cortez side. The water warmed up to 71 degrees but remained green between Cabo and San Jose. Up around Punta Gorda it stayed blue. Also, a finger of warm water swung up on Saturday and ran across the San Jaime and Golden Gate Banks, bringing temperatures in the low 70’s.
BAIT: Almost all the bait this week was Caballito at the normal $2 per bait, and they were the smaller baits, not the large 1/2 pound fish.
FISHING
BILLFISH: We had another slow week on Striped Marlin, and it is hard to say exactly why. One school of thought is the factory ships that were allowed by the government to harvest Sardinas up in the Mag Bay area (to the tune of 400,000 tons this year) took so much of the food the Marlin feed on that the Billfish went elsewhere. The water temps are right, but last year (before the factory ships) the Striped Marlin fishing was excellent in January, February and March. There are still a few fish being caught, but not in the numbers that we were expecting. Those fish were are finding seem to have a preference for squid colored lures and have not shown a lot of interest in the live baits presented to them. There are still some Blue Marlin being found far to the south in the warm water, but they are not thick by any means, just about what you would expect from 73-74 degree water.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There were still more Tuna flags flying this week than flags for any other type of fish, but even their numbers seemed to be down a bit, at least compared to last weeks bite. There were some quality fish found though, and even though the bite was a bit slower, the Tuna have still retained their title of "Fish of the Week". Most of the fish were found along the temperature break 25-30 miles south or just offshore on the Pacific side, and almost all (but not quite) were found associated with Porpoise. Small feathers were working on both the larger fish and on the footballs, and spreader bars worked when the activity started to drop. I had reports of some fine action on fish in the 40 pound range by guys dropping jigs and yo-yo’ing on marks at 60-100 feet.
DORADO: The loose kelp paddies were the key to finding Dorado this week, just as they have been for the past two weeks. If you were the first boat there, the fishing could be awesome! A few nice paddies were found on the temperature break south of the Cape and a lot of boats were able to limit on the Dorado while using live bait. As the bite fell off, chunks worked. We are hoping that in a week the action will heat up again and kelp broken off by the large storm swells off of southern California work their way downhill toward us.
WAHOO: Full moon, Wahoo. I saw a few fish boated this week that were in the 60-70 pound class and most of the fish reported to me were found close to shore (within 1 mile) or on the San Jaime and Gorda banks. Marauders and Marlin lures in dark colors were the best bet for these toothy rockets.
IN SHORE: Still a few Sierra being caught on the Pacific side, but not a red hot bite by any means, plus the water off the beach is a little rough. There was a half-way decent bite on Yellowtail off the arch for a few days. Reports of Pargo off the beach up by Chileno continue to make the rounds, but I have yet to see any of the fish caught there, or talk to anyone who has first hand knowledge.
NOTES: All I have in my note section this week is the music I listened to while writing this report. A client of mine gave me a copy of the latest CD that he has worked on and I have had a hard time trying to type and boogie at the same time. "Cheap Yellow Mustard", produced in 2003 by Cheap Yellow Mustard , Parkway Records, and recorded at the Bakersfield Music School and Recording Studio is a funky Jazz/Rock fusion album that I have been listening to over and over and over. It is all instrumental with song titles "Cheap Yellow Mustard", "Tweaky Weird Pinched Nerve Thingy", "Soundscape", "Sunny Funk", "Blues on the Halfshell" and "Funky Munky". Cameron Melville is Keyboards and gave me the copy, Jerry Mulkins is the Composer and Guitarist, Tommy "Dr. Groove" Smith on Bass, Ruben Fernandez on Percussion, Bruce Milburn on Drums and Ken Basuano on Trumpets and Flute. Thanks Cameron, you made my week! Until next week, tight lines and good music!
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Cabo San Lucas - March 1st, 2004
supplied by: Fly Hooker Sportfishing
RECORDED: 
80 °
FISHING: Excellent
Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 22-28, 2003-04
WEATHER: On and off winds this week as it seemed that every other day it became gusty. This kept the daytime highs down to the mid 80’s and the nighttime lows around the low 50’s. No cloud cover, bright sunny skies almost every day, and no rain. The winds were from the north and west and there were times when we had gusts to 25 knots, but for the most part they were in the 10-15 knot range.
WATER: Water on the Pacific side remained in the high 60’s all week. Warmer water was 40 miles and more to the west. There was water in the to the south of us at around 15-20 miles and to the east at 30 miles. Gorda Banks had warm water in the 73 degree range all week, with cooler water up against it. There was a good temperature break on the 1150 spot for a few days during the end of the week. Surface conditions changed day to day, depending on the gusty winds, but the Pacific was pretty choppy for the most part, at least in the afternoon, while the Sea of Cortez remained somewhat calmer. On Friday, the Cortez side was like glass in the morning but got choppy in the afternoon as the wind started blowing.
BAIT: Almost all the bait this week was Caballito at the normal $2 per bait.
FISHING
BILLFISH: There were very few Marlin caught this week and the Striped Marlin that did hit were mostly caught on lures. They were found in the cooler water on the Pacific side and averaged #110. Darker colored lures seemed favored. I had reports of Swordfish being sighted and baited, but none hooked or landed. All the sightings were on the Pacific side, up the coast towards the Golden Gate Banks.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: These fish may become the fish of the month if they stay around. There were good concentrations found around the 1150 spot, the 95 spot and 14 miles to the south of the Cape, as well as on the San Jaime. Every area had the Tuna associated with Porpoise, and every area held some nice fish. There were a lot of football sized Tuna in there, but there seemed to be just as many fish in the 40-60 pound range. On the 1150 there were a few fish in the 100+ pound range caught as well. Feathers in darker colors for the smaller fish and dark colored medium sized lures for the larger fish. I had some one tell me they found their fish stuffed with krill and others told me theirs were stuffed with squid.
DORADO: We did not see the numbers of Dorado this week that we were seeing last week and that may very well be due to the absence of the kelp that was here last week. With fewer floating objects, the bite fell off. There were fish found just off shore on both the Pacific and Cortez side, but they were smaller 10-15 pound fish for the most part, and hit on Tuna feathers.
WAHOO: I only saw three Wahoo flags all week and did not get a chance to see any of the fish or talk to any anglers or Captains who caught them.
IN SHORE: What happened to the Sierra? They all but disappeared from our area, but there are reports of a good bite farther up the Sea of Cortez. In their place, there was good action on Pargo once again, close to the beach on the Pacific side. Other than that, the inshore action has been limited to an occasional Dorado and some smaller Skipjack, Amberjack and Needlefish.
NOTES: Humpback Whales are still put there, but I have not seen as many Gray whales this week. There was a good bite on giant Squid on Thursday and Friday, some of the Squid going to 50 + pounds. This weeks music was Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young on the 1974 Atlantic release "Deja Vu".
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Cabo San Lucas - February 23rd, 2004
supplied by: Fly Hooker Sportfishing
RECORDED:
78 °
FISHING: Excellent
Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 15-21, 2003-04
WEATHER: The spring winds arrived on Wednesday, heralding the arrival of a overcast that did not end up reaching us until Sunday. We were hoping that they would pass us by but they finally caught up to us. It started to blow around 11 in the morning, and blew at a good 20 knots. A steady wind until after sunset, then a light breeze. No clouds were over us this week so at least it was sunny, but the hottest we saw it get was around 80 degrees. Our coldest night was down in the mid 50’s, cold but still comfortable. It’s just that with the wind blowing at sunset you have to have a windbreaker or light sweater in order to not get chilled (at least I do, but then I haven’t been living where it’s below freezing all day!). When we woke up Sunday morning it was mostly cloudy and not a breath of wind to be felt.
WATER: Before the wind started to blow in the middle of the week the surface conditions were great, very light chop and small swells. We had a band of cool water just off the shore on the Pacific side and during the week the warm water moved in. Now the California current has kicked in again (we had a 2.5 knot south current on Friday) and we are getting the cool water next to the beach again. On the Sea of Cortez side this cool water has extended up to the Gorda Banks. Cool water as in 68 degrees. The warm water is now to the south of us and we have seen some in the 74 degree range but most has been around 72 degrees. At least it’s near to us, just as close as 5 miles at times, fluctuating between there and 12 miles south. With the spring winds kicking in, it’s a good thing that this warmer water is close, you don’t have to get beat up for very long on the way back in!
BAIT: Caballito at the usual $2 per bait and some Sardinas available if you go up the coast towards San Jose to find the net boats..
FISHING
BILLFISH: One week fish, next week scales! The Striped Marlin bite had been picking up the week before but seemed to stabalize, then drop off judging from the number of blue flags being flown by the returning boats. Early in the week the fish were fairly close, out around 5 to 15 miles. There were not a lot of them, but most boats were seeing 3 or 4 every trip and getting at least one of them to bite. Live bait was the key and they were being picky, wanting smaller baits. At the end of the week the fish had almost disappeared, and there were very few flags being flown. Perhaps the current and water conditions had a lot to do with it, it is hard to see tailing fish when there is chop everywhere you look!
YELLOWFIN TUNA: This week the Yellowfin stayed in first place as fish of the week. In almost a repeat of last week report on the Tuna, there was a good bite on the San Jaime Banks and on the temperature break between the San Jaime and the Golden Gate. A couple of boats came in with fish in the #150-#200 range. They were the lucky ones! The "average" large Yellowfin were 40-60 pounds with a lot of football 10-15 pounders in there. Big fish on big lures and live bait, smaller fish on hootchies and feathers. The nice thing was that the fish have moved closer to Cabo, again, this may be due to the current change. A good concentration of fish have been found to the south of the Cape within easy cruising distance. Pods of Porpoise have shown where the fish are for the first boats out there, and the concentration of boats have shown the late comers! We sure were glad there were fish close to home, because when the wind started to kick up you didn’t want to be facing a 20 mile ride back in the slop.
DORADO: That strong California current brought with it some kelp, broken loose from it’s roots up in the north. There were small stringers, full plants and occasional small paddies found on the Pacific side of the Cape, all close in, less than 5 miles off shore. Well, Dorado like to hang around floating objects, and those boats that found the right kelp did well on Dorado to 25 pounds, sometimes able to get as many as a dozen fish off of one spot. Of course, most of the kelp found did not have any fish under it, but if you wanted Dorado this week, that is what you looked for. There were a few larger fish caught in the open water, fish that went as large as 50 pounds, but they were few and far between. The bigger fish were mostly caught on lures pulled for Marlin, and the best method for getting the paddy fish was to use strips of bait.
WAHOO: There were a few good fish caught but not as many as we expected. That may have been due to the rough conditions off on the Pacific side at the Golden Gate and San Jaime Banks. Those that were reported were found off of the lighthouse on the Pacific side between there and Cristobal by boats looking for the kelp and Dorado, as well as a few from the Cortez side around Punta Ballena. The fish ranged from 15 to 40 pounds.
IN SHORE: The Sierra seemed to have all but disappeared from the Pacific side of the Cape, but there are reports of good action on the larger sizes, from 8 pounds up, up around the Punta Gordo on the Cortez. While the Sierra have gone somewhere else, the Red Snapper, or Pargo bite, really took off for the Pangas who were in the right spot. The best catch I saw for one trip was one Sierra that weighed about 6 pounds and 8 Pargo ranging between 15 and 30 pounds. Action on the Pacific side was pretty much limited to very early morning, before the wind kicked in.
NOTES: Lots and lots of whales this week. Humpbacks and Gray’s all over the place. Marlin bite dropped off, Tuna bite picked up, water conditions sketchy at the end of the week. A tip for those wanting to fish here, decide what you want to fish for, then stick with it! A lot of people come here wanting to catch a Marlin and say to the crews, "All we want is Marlin". Then after two or three hours with little action they tell the crew that "Now we want to go for Tuna". The problem here is that there is often a large distance between the areas where the two species are being caught and after spending almost half the day trying for one species there is not time to go for something else. My suggestion is either stick with what you are looking for or else let the crew decide where to go, one of my favorite things to do is tell the crew "I just want to catch fish", and Marlin is all right if we come across one. An apology for those of you who tried to get to Brian Flynn’s web site last week, the correct address is http:brianflynband.com , no www. in front of it, use a search engine! This week I had a chance to listen and talk with the musicians of the band "KD and the Buzz" as they played at the "Tanga-Tanga" bar on Tuesday. Great blues and rock! Kevin Daniels plays the rhythm guitar, sax and vocals, Gill Mendoza is lead guitar, Antonio Toledo is on Drums, Fabian Mendez is the bass player and Dave "Doc" Larsen played the harmonica. Most of these guys have been here a long time and their names may be familiar to long time visitors. Most of them used to play under the group name "Dos Juevos" It was their music I played in my head as I wrote this report, specially Kevin’s rendition of Joe Cockers "Unchain My Heart". Thanks for the music guys, I look forward to next week. For those of you who just care about the fishing, good luck and tight lines!
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Cabo San Lucas - February 19th, 2004
supplied by: Baja Anglers
FISHING: Great
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,
Wow! What a great January and early February we are having. The inshore fishing is hot! The action has been non-stop on most days.
We are catching a wide variety of fish on the fly, like roosterfish, jack cravelle, sierra mackerel, and cubera snappers.
The roosterfish have been all nice sized fish up to #25 lbs. We are seeing nice schools of roosters chasing ballyhoo up on the Pacific beaches. If you are lucky enough to get in on the action when they are crashing the bait on the surface, it's almost a sure hookup, and also a heart stopping moment.
We are catching huge sierra mackerel on the fly. Actually the fish this year are the biggest I have seen, with some fish weighing up to 15#.
The sierra's are cruising the beaches and we are having consistent action all day long.
The big news is the Cubera snapper action. It's HOT! We are catching tons of cubera snappers both on fly and light spinning tackle. The fish are schooling up in large schools close to the beach. My rat pattern is the ticket! They cant refuse it.
Big jacks are hanging out all around, but have yet to school up. February is a great time to fish for big jacks in Cabo. Previous February's we have caught as many as six world record jack's in one day! These fish were all over 20#. Jacks like to pull hard and the battle is long. These fish are bruisers that will wear you out in no time at all.
Again, the offshore action has been inconsistent at best. One day it's right on and we catch marlin and dorado on the fly, and the next day we don’t see a thing in the water. I am hoping that the fishing for offshore fish picks up again before the dorado go away in the spring.
The yellowfin tuna fishery has picked up. It's not as good as previous yeasrs, but much better than the last few months. We are haiving some good days under the porpoise, and some good days off the banks. Reports of a few 200# plus fish have been coming in.
Baja Anglers News:
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This year we are adding the highly requested fly fishing beach trips
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MERCURY LIGHT LINE AND FLY TOURNAMENT
This years tournament dates are Wed. July 21st-Sat. July 24th, 2004
If you are interested in participating in the tournament, please email Dan Dreyer at dubled@therim.com
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) Again the dorado fishing hasn’t changed much from the last report. Most dorado are a bycatch while fishing for marlin. We are finding still finding some explosive action when we locate some floating debris.
WAHOO (3) A few wahoo have arrived, but you really need to target them.
JACK CRAVELLE (6) They are located with the roosterfish. Our Baja baitfish is the best fly of all time for these guys!
TUNA (4-5) They are located under the porpoise and the banks.
MARLIN (Blues & Blacks) (0) Dead until next summer.
STRIPED MARLIN (3-5) Inconsistent at best, anyone tell you different they are stretching the truth. We had one hot week in January, but it's gone back to being on and off fishing. That doesn’t mean we aren't catching them. Some days a few boats are coming back with multiple fish, but lots of boats are coming back skunked.
CUBERA SNAPPER (8-9) HOT, HOT, Hot. You want big snappers on the fly, now is the time to do it!
ROOSTERFISH (6-7) The roosterfish action is very good right now if you know where to look for them. We don’t share information with anyone else in town as most of the other fleets kill the roosterfish, many times only for the mount.
SIERRA MACKEREL ( 7- Lots of fish, lots of action. Be sure to use wire shock tippet as these guys have very sharp teeth.
SHARKS (5) There are sharks around, but you gotta target them.
SKIPJACK & BONITO (3-4) 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!
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.
CATCHES OF NOTE:
Clearence Edit wrote: First time in Los Cabo's --- was terrific---wont be the last time! Beautiful snapper's, Spanish mackerel, roosterfish, bonito etc. Great guides, gear and boats.
Andy Huber wrote: Had a great day.
Top notch guides did the best they could to work around my poor casting.
I can not say enough about Grant. After you spend 15 minutes with him you soon realize he has more knowledge about flyfishing the area than any book, or person. Baja Anglers and it's staff stand alone in their field of excellence.
Walter Gradek wrote: Hooked one striped marlin on fly- jumped 8 times and went away. One dorado.
Neil Hannewick wrote: 12 sierra,5 pargos,1 roostwerfish,1 cubera, 8 jacks on fly. Lost 40 lb grouper on fly. Very good fishing action, very good guide and mate. Could have been warmer. Hope my casting improves for next time.
Dan Dreyer wrote: Non - top action form morning till lines in. Big, Bigger and Biggest sierra. Six roosterfish, big jacks, all on the fly.
Don Carr wrote: Fishing in Cabo was a wonderful experience for fly fishing. Caught my first roosterfish on the fly-Great! Highly recommend Grant and his fishing staff for fly fishers in Baja.
Ken Gustafson wrote: They had buckets for mouths! In shore fishing was very good. Sierra mackerel for dinner.
1st roosterfish ever.
Elise Irwin wrote: My first trip to Cabo and you never forget the first roosterfish on a fly. The romping, roaring jacks definitely caused me to loose my cool. Hook up! Oh my god. Wonderful!
John Samuels wrote: Great fishing. Rooster, jack and sierra on fly! Constant action! Very knowledgeable and extremely friendly guides. Cant recommend this outfit more highly.
Current weather
The weather is a bit cooler than normal, but most days are still very nice and sunny. Daytime highs are in the high 70s and nighttime lows in the 60s.
Water temperatures are perfect for inshore fish in the Pacific. Right now it is around 68 to 72 degrees.
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Cabo San Lucas - February 16th, 2004
supplied by: Fly Hooker Sportfishing
RECORDED:
0 °
FISHING: Great
Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 8-14, 2003-04
WEATHER: It seems that almost every week we have had at least a light sprinkle and this week was no exception. A few days in a row early in the week gave us just enough precipitation to dot the windows and make people run for cover, but thank goodness that was it. Our night time lows got down to 52 degrees a few nights and our daytime highs have averaged around 78 degrees.
WATER: Water conditions were very good this week with no choppy conditions to speak of. There were some good sized swells out on the Pacific side and to the south of the Cape, but no chop on them. At the end of the week the water had changed a bit as a warm finger pushed up from the south and we had 73 degree water from inside the Golden Gate Banks on the Pacific to off of Chileno on the Sea of Cortez. On the Pacific side this warm water only extended out a few miles but at the south end of the Cape it went south and we had some water in the 75 degree range from 3 miles south to 15 miles south and out to the east toward the 95 spot. From the southern end of the Golden Gate to the middle of the San Jaime Banks the water was 67 degrees. There was a very defined and fish holding temperature break of 4 degrees on the San Jaime, and a lot of boats did very well there.
BAIT: The usual $2 per bait with the prevailing bait this week being Caballito. There were some Mackerel around and there were Sardines available as well at the normal $20 per bucket.
FISHING
BILLFISH: As the moon waned the Striped Marlin bite picked up and many more blue flags were flying this week than were flying last week as the boats came in. The fish were pretty much everywhere but the biggest concentration seemed to be around the temperature break off of the San Jaime. Actually, that is where most of any of the species were caught this week! A Marlin a day was the average for most of the fleets but some of the boats were able to get as many as three of the Striped Marlin to the boat for release. Average size was #110 and live bait seemed to work better than lures.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Fish of the week again as there were more Yellowfin Tuna caught than any other species. Most of the fish were on the San Jaime, mixed in with the Porpoise, and while the majority of them were footballs, there were quite a few larger fish to 60 pounds caught as well. Live bait dropped ahead of the schools worked well on the larger fish while hootchies and feathers did the trick on the footballs and some of the school fish. While the bite was never wide open, it was steady with most boats able to get a half dozen or so fish in the box.
DORADO: That dead whale that I reported on last week showed up after being gone for a few days and this time it was much closer to home. The Dorado caught on it were averaging 12 pounds and they were thick, but picky. The whale appeared off of the Palmilla area only 6 miles out. Later in the week there was a very good bite on Dorado to 35 pounds with the average at 12 pounds as a large school was found 10 miles to the southwest of the Cape. The school was moving through the area and the 10 to 12 boats that were lucky enough to be in the area enjoyed great action on these great fish while using strip baits and chunks. These Dorado were not biting well on lures.
WAHOO: As the moon gets smaller the Wahoo bite improves and this week we had a few other reasons to be happy. The combination of moon phase and the temperature breaks appearing over bottom structure really helped with a few boats getting as many as five Wahoo in a trip. Of course, most boats did not get any at all, but it is all about being in the right place at the right time with the right tackle! The Wahoo were averaging 35 pounds.
IN SHORE: There are still Sierra around and there are some really big ones being caught, some of them appear to be as large as 8-10 pounds.. Still some great Red Snapper fishing as well and they have been right in the surf. Larger Rappalas work for them and some of the guys are getting very good action on the fish from the beach. I have heard that there have been some Yellowtail being caught early in the morning and late in the afternoon and really look forward to getting a chance to check that out for myself!
NOTES: With Striped Marlin fillets bringing 40 pesos a kilo, a lot more of the crews on the so called "Sportfishing" boats are killing the billfish instead of releasing them. Insist that your Captain and crew release any Striped Marlin that are not bleeding severely, and don’t tip them if they kill a Marlin after you ask that it be released. Besides being against the law for sport caught fish to be sold commercially, it is short sighted and detrimental to the species as well as the future of Cabo as a Sportfishing destination. This weeks report was written to the music of Brian Flynn on his self-produced CD "Brian Flynn- The Tanga-Tanga edition". Brian was in town this week and played at Tanga-Tanga a couple of times and was there for the soft grand opening at Mike’s new place outside of town, "the Latitude 22 Roadhouse". What a lot of fun! Check out Brian’s music at his website www.brianflynnband.com and see what I am talking about. Until next week, tight lines!
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Cabo San Lucas - February 9th, 2004
supplied by: Fly Hooker Sportfishing
RECORDED:
76 °
FISHING: Good
Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 1-7, 2003-04
WEATHER: The week began with partly cloudy skies and was either partly or mostly cloudy all week long, at least until it started to clear up on Saturday. The winds were blowing beginning at around 10 am every day but it appeared that as the skies cleared, the wind died. On the weekend the wind was there but not as strong. We did have a little sprinkle of rain on Tuesday. Our low temperature for the week was 55 degrees and the high was 84 degrees.
WATER: Choppy water most of the week on the Pacific side and just around the corner while further up the coast on the Sea of Cortez the water was very nice, just some swells, until you reached Punta Gorda. Of course, just because the water was nicer did not mean that there were more fish there! The water was cool out to 30+ miles on the Cortez side, not getting mush above 69 degrees until out that far, then it raised to 73 degrees. On the Pacific side we had a band of cold water running along the coast out to a distance of 15 miles, with a very cold band in the middle where the water dropped to a low of 66 degrees. Out past that area, in the vicinity of the San Jaime Banks, the water warmed up to 71-72 degrees. Straight south of the Cape it was a 30 mile run to get to the warmer water.
BAIT: The usual $2 per bait for Pacific Mackerel, very few Caballito and very few Mullet. No reports to me of any Sardinas, but there may be some available.
FISHING
BILLFISH: Very few Marlin were found this week and it may have been due to the full moon. Well, that’s just a guess, it may have been something else, but we are all thinking that the moon is the reason. A few Striped Marlin were caught but there were not very many of them. Once again, Marlin were not the fish of the week. The fish that were caught were found out in the warm water and the boats using live bait had a fair chance of hooking a fish that was tossed to.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Once again Yellowfin became the fish of the week. Most of the fish were found in porpoise. The action took place around 22-25 miles to the southwest and most of the fish were footballs, up to a high weight of around 25 pounds. Pink hootchies and dark feathers worked, but you had to be persistent in order to get more than a couple of fish on board. Now, I say that they were the fish of the week and that is because there were Yellowfin caught every day, not by every boat.
DORADO: The cold water has pretty much put a stop to the good Dorado catches that had been made, but every now and then something happens that just turns everything around. In this weeks example, a dead whale was found floating 30 miles out and the boats that found it were very quiet on the radio, allowing them to limit out on Dorado to 35 pounds. There were Wahoo and Yellowfin found with the whale also. When the boats went back out the next day, most of them returned skunked because the currents had taken the whale much further out.
WAHOO: Only a few Wahoo were reported this week and they were found out in the warmer water around the dead whale
IN SHORE: This weeks report inshore is identical to last weeks, so here it is: The Sierra bite that happened the last week is still going on, but the concentration of fish has moved up the coast and is no longer supplying hot action just off the arch. The choppy water has kept a lot of the boats from working in real close to the shore up the coast, but there have been reports of pretty good Roosterfish action at the lighthouse. That is surprising to me since the water is so cold, but hey, if there is bait around (finger mullet) then I guess there will be the predators also! Bottom fishing was very poor due to the wind this week.
NOTES: I hope the Marlin bite gets better as we get away from the full moon. Also the weather better settle down, we don’t like getting wet and cold on a fishing trip! There are still whales around, as well as porpoise. I have been spending a lot of time working on another boat, getting electronics and electrical stuff fixed so have not spent a lot of time on the water myself. This weeks report was written to the great music of Miles Davis on "Ballads and Blues", a CD given to me by a friend.
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Cabo San Lucas - February 2nd, 2004
supplied by: Fly Hooker Sportfishing
RECORDED:
77 °
FISHING: Great
Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR JANUARY 25-31, 2003-04
WEATHER: No rain this week! If it had rained I felt it was cold enough to have snowed, but then I have become acclimated to the warm weather here. When it gets below 70 degrees I feel the need for a sweater. I really needed a sweater on Tuesday as we had the coldest day of the year so far with my driveway thermometer showing a chilly 52 degrees at 5 in the morning. Our average cold temperature was 58 degrees and our days heated up to around the high 70’s to low 80’s. Cloudy early in the week but blue skies the later half of the week. We have had a bit of wind this week as well and the wind chill has me almost convinced to move somewhere warm!
WATER: Inshore on both the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez we had cold water, not getting any signs of temperatures over 69 degrees. The water has cleared up though, and the greenish stuff has gone away. The water is still not a clear, deep blue in shore, but it is much better. Off shore it is a long way to warm water again, this week it is almost 30 miles to the south before you get temperatures as high as 75 degrees. There is 72 degree water only 20 miles out and that is where a lot of the boats have been concentrating their efforts. The windy weather we have had has made for some short trips this week as the water gets pretty choppy around 10 am.
BAIT: The usual $2 per bait for Pacific Mackerel, very few Caballito and very few Mullet. No reports to me of any Sardinas, but there may be some available.
FISHING
BILLFISH: Most boats have been going 15 miles out to the south for the Striped Marlin and there have not been a lot of them around, but most boats are seeing at least a few. Live bait has been the best producer with the bait being tossed at tailing fish. There are still some Blues being reported, but they have been almost 30 miles out in the warmer water. Marlin are definitely not the fish of the week this week.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Yellowfin were the fish of the week without a doubt. Most boats that got into the fish were able to get plenty of them in the 10-25 pound range. You had to put in the time, and there were not a lot of multiple hookups, but it was steady once you got into them. All the action was either in Porpoise out to the area of the San Jaime or 95 spot, or in the blind while working 2-3 miles offshore. Small dark colored feathers were the lure of choice.
DORADO: Slow action on the Dorado this week as the water continues to cool down, but there were some nice fish caught out in the 72+ degree water. A few boats were able to get into the fish and returned to the marina flying three or four yellow flags. The anglers I spoke to said that they were looking for Frigate birds and when they saw one hanging around in the same area they put out live bait and slow trolled it. Guess that was the way to go if you wanted fish that were in the 20-40 pound range.
WAHOO: Only a few Wahoo were reported this week and they were found out in the warmer water.
IN SHORE: The Sierra bite that happened the last week is still going on, but the concentration of fish has moved up the coast and is no longer supplying hot action just off the arch. The choppy water has kept a lot of the boats from working in real close to the shore up the coast, but there have been reports of pretty good Roosterfish action at the lighthouse. That is surprising to me since the water is so cold, but hey, if there is bait around (finger mullet) then I guess there will be the predators also! Bottom fishing was very poor due to the wind this week.
NOTES: As the water stays cold near home the trips to the warm water take longer. It looks as if we are going to be doing a lot of fishing for Yellowfin Tuna and Striped Marlin soon, and Dorado and Wahoo will become more difficult to get. Stay warm where ever you are, I am going to sign off now and go eat a pre-Super Bowl breakfast with friends the go and cheer on the Panthers! This weeks report was written to the great music of Joe Cocker on the 1999 Sony Music release, "Organic". Go for the emotion!
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