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| Around 10% of the world's total fish species can be found just within the Great Barrier Reef. |
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| Starfish can re-grow their arms. In fact, a single arm can regenerate a whole body. |
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| Not all animals with the word fish in their names count as fish. |
| Though their names may suggest otherwise, cuttlefish, starfish, and jellyfish aren’t actually fish. Generally-speaking, fishes must have skulls, gills, and fins. Surprisingly, though, not all fishes have proper spines. |
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| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| Taste Buds ? Catfish have a more refined sense of flavor than humans. Our 10,000 taste buds may seem like a lot, but catfish can have as many as 175,000. This helps them find the exact location of their next meal. |
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| My brother has 2 German Shepherds named Rolex and Timex. You guessed it they are Watch Dogs. |
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From Jan 01, 1999 To Sep 22, 2025
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Mar 10, 2003; 11:02AM - 'Fly Hooker' Daily Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MARCH 3, 2003
Rick and Debbie Williamson and friends Ashok and Terry Prasad were our clients today and it
was the Prasad’s first saltwater expedition. Rick and Debbie are old hands at this so it good they
were along. The water had calmed down a bit from yesterdays choppy conditions but Debbie and
Ashock decided that chumming would help things along. Terry did not feel well herself but
managed to keep from feeding the fish. Rick claimed that he did not get sick because he was the
only one drinking beer, and since there was a whole case, he hated to see it go to waste!
According to him, if everyone else had helped out on the beer consumption, they would not have
had a problem....well maybe not! The fishing was good today and things started off with Ashock
getting the first fish, a very nice Dorado that struck a lure. The second fish of the day was
Debbie’s. It was her turn to get a fish and she was hoping that it would be a Dorado, but
nooo...It had to be a Marlin! With a little coaching and help from Juan and Rick, she was able to
get it to the boat after about 20 minutes. One of the hooks on the lure had gone through it’s eye
so the fish was taken instead of released. Over the course of the day they also managed to catch 6
Yellowfin Tuna, football fish, and three Skipjack Tuna. One of the Yellowfin was taken on
Rick’s spinning gear he had brought along and gave him a nice fight! A good fishing trip and
everyone enjoyed it, except for the chumming part!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MARCH 4, 2003
David Lavier and his friends John and John Jr. were refereed to us by a mutual friend as the
people to go to when they decided they wanted to fish on this vacation. David called and said
that they wanted to catch fish and preferred Tuna and Dorado. Guess what, that’s what were are
getting right now! Juan and Manuel headed out and found the fish at 26 miles to the south, mixed
in with porpoise. The bite was not hot and heavy but the fishing was good. They ended up with
the biggest Tuna weighing 61 pounds and a few in the 25-30 pound class and a bunch of 10-15
pound fish. The water was a bit rough and while no one chummed, John and John Jr. both said
that they had times when they thought about it! It was a good time though and they were glad
they went! Thanks guys!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MARCH 5, 2003
Steve and Alice Berstler fished again today and I went with them. Our intention was to go to
the same area, about 26 miles to the south, that they had been finding the Yellowfin at. Our only
worry was that the wind had continued to blow all night, it had lightened up a little but was still
blowing. Well, about 7 miles out we decided to turn downswell and work our way back to
calmer water. The deciding event was a broadside that soaked Juan and Manuel up on the bridge
and put enough water in the cockpit that the fish box was floating around! Three other boat
continued on for a few more miles before they also turned back. It was a bit better working our
way to a lee and we put out one Marlin lure and three feathers. Three times I thought I saw a
Dorado come in on the short rigger but the fish never bit. Around 8:40 we got into calmer water
and at that time Manuel spotted a Striped Marlin on the surface. Juan ran downstairs and pitched
a bait to it, the fish lit up and swam in and attacked the bait. There were some good jumps from
the fish at the beginning and then the fight was down and dirty. I thought Alice was going to fight
this one but she had hit her head a couple of days ago and had a headache so Steve got to fight it.
The fish on the first day took him 68 minutes and this one was 55 minutes so he was getting
better! Juan had leader in hand twice during the fight before I was able to place a tag on the third
attempt, the fish then surged and the leader parted. Nice fight, healthy fish and Steve re-opened
the blister on his thumb that he got the first day. Later on we hooked a couple of small Skipjack
Tuna that we released and that was the extent of the action for the day. In the calm water there
was no action at all, we saw one small boat fighting a Marlin and that was it. About 1pm we saw
a nice big bull Dorado jump just a little distance away and made a pass in the area but no action.
Like Steve said, “It sure is better than a day in the office!”. Thanks folks, and we are looking
forward to dinner tomorrow night!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MARCH 7, 2003
Mike Huss has booked the “Fly Hooker” for today, tomorrow, the 13th and 14th. He is here
for the week on a big convention and today he fished with friends Rich and Gary. Juan and
Manuel took off towards the Gorda Banks area and put lines in the water when they were off of
the Westin. The water was great in that direction and at about 9:30 they hooked up their first
fish. It was a nice sized Striped Marlin, around 120 pounds, and it hit on a lure. Mike was the
angler on it and it did not take him long to get the fish to the boat. Once Juan got his hands on
the leader he was ready to tag the fish, but just before he could do so, the hook pulled loose. All
right, one Marlin, caught and released. In the same area they picked up three small Skipjack
Tuna, all released. At about 10:30 they had been trolling live bait for a little while and had
another hit. This time the marlin was not hooked well and was only on for a few seconds. An
hour later they had another fish in the pattern that just followed and would not eat anything. Back
at the dock at 2:30 they had a good day and arrangements were made for an earlier start for
tomorrow, since the best bite had occurred early today. I’ll let you know how it goes!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MARCH 8, 2003
Today Mike Huss was fishing with his wife Karen. Juan and Manuel went back to the area
outside of the Gorda banks to find her a Marlin and they were successful. The fish was hooked
on live bait and it took Karen quite a while but she was able to finally get the fish to the boat for a
tag and quick release! Another Marlin was hooked up on live bait and it charged the boat, Juan
thinks the fish actually struck the port side on the charge. This fish was an acrobat and after
charging the boat it passed across the transom toward the starboard side and then tried to cross all
the lines, staying on top of the water the whole time. Great action from both the fish and the
second one spit out the bait after the action, and the bait was still alive! They saw more Marlin
than they did yesterday but the bite was off and they were not able to get any other solid hookups.
They did have a few more half interested fish and caught a couple of small Bonita. The water was
rough today as the wind had switched directions and was coming from the northeast. Mike and
Karen will be fishing again on the 13th so I will have a further report then!
Until next week, Tight Lines from George, Mary, Juan and Manuel, the “Fly Hooker” crew!
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Mar 10, 2003; 10:59AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
WEATHER: The week started windy but through the weekend it finally laid down a bit. There
was no consistency to the winds in the later part of the week as it would be calm here and blowing
from the northeast up in San Jose one day and the next it would be calm up there and blowing
hard from the northwest here. Most of the wind in the later part of the week occurred in the
afternoons. Our daytime highs reached the high 80’s while our nighttime lows were in the low
60’s. We were partly overcast much of the week but there was no rain (as usual), but we did
have a couple of mornings where condensation covered everything. (Layla)
WATER: Our warmest temperatures this week were on the Sea of Cortez around the Gorda
Banks area where it reached 77degrees. Closer to the cape we were seeing 68-72 degrees. There
was a fairly well defined temperature break running from the arches to the southeast where the
cool, Pacific side was 70.5 and the warm east side was 72.5 degrees. This break was holding
some fish but it was there because of the strong current and wind, making it difficult to fish.
Tuesday night the wind never stopped blowing and on Wednesday morning a few boats tried to
get to an area 25 miles to the south and had to turn back after less than 10 miles due to the water
conditions, and these were boat to 38 feet in length. Conditions changed day to day as the winds
changed. (Badge)
BAIT: A good mix of baits was available this week and they ranged from big Mackerel to Big
Caballito to small Caballito and some Sardinas showing up as well. Sardinas were $25 a scoop
and the others were the normal $2 each. (I Feel Free)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The wonderful Striped Marlin fishing we had last week continued early this week
but the fish moved further away. It was still easy to get at least one Marlin and you could see fish
everywhere. Many of the boats were still getting multiple hookups and flying plenty of flags on
their return. The bite slacked off as the week wore on but there were still fish there, they just did
not eat as readily. There were Striped Marlin scattered in other areas as well, just not in any
concentration. One day the bite would be on lures, the next on live bait. The best fishing was just
past the Gorda Banks and around the 1150 spot where the water was warmer. Sure hope it
moves back this way! There was one large fish hooked up this week that I know of. A personal
friend of mine hooked a Blue Marlin he and his clients estimated at over 700 pounds and fought
the fish for 70 minutes before loosing her! Twenty miles out on the Pacific side, what was that fish
doing in the cold water? (Sunshine Of Your Love)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: You could have Marlin this week or you could have Yellowfin, but not
both! The Tuna were out there, and there were fish to 70 pounds, but they were 25 miles to the
south while the Marlin were 25 miles to the east. Unfortunately for us the wind started to kick up
strong from the northwest on Tuesday and by Wednesday we were blown out for a southern trip.
The fish were still there but not for us. The fish were mostly footballs in the 10-15 pound class
but there were enough in the 25-35 class to keep everyone happy and a few over 50 pounds to
keep everyone on their toes. The best lures were feathers in dark colors pulled close to the boat
in the second or third wakes. The winds died down and allowed boats to get back to the area at
the end of the week but the bite was not as good though the fish were still there. There were a
few fish caught in other places but not in any dependable location. (Crossroads)
DORADO: There were not to many Dorado found this week and there were not any
concentrations. It appeared that they were showing up as incidental fish for the boats working the
Marlin and the Tuna with most of them being caught while trolling to or from the fish
concentrations. Most of the fish were in the 15-20 pound class and were hitting lures pulled for
other fish. (Strange Brew)
WAHOO: The same situation as the Dorado with a few fish caught by boats looking for either
Tuna or Marlin, but most of them found in the warmer water with the Marlin. Not many fish and
not large ones, but they were there on and off. (White Room)
INSHORE: Name of the game this week was Sierra, no doubt about it. Large concentrations
were found in San Lucas Bay as well as around the corner on the Pacific side up to the lighthouse.
The fish ranged from 3 to 10 pounds in size and were striking on both Rapallas and hootchies.
For anglers trying live bait, there was a decent bite on Amberjack and small Sharks at the arch and
a few Yellowtail to 20 pound (most 8-12 pounds) at both the arch and Grey Rock. The Dorado
that had been providing a lot of inshore action thinned out. There were a few small Roosterfish
caught and I know of one nice 30 pounder that was caught and released. (Bell Bottom Blues)
NOTES: The fishing was good this week, you just had to decide what you wanted to target.
There were still a few Whales seen as well. The water has maintained it great blue color and has
not turned green yet. Nice temperatures in the mornings and some great days on the water, all in
all a really nice week! This weeks report was written to the sound of Eric Clapton on the
Polygram compilation C.D., “The Cream Of Clapton”. Until next week, Tight Lines!
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Mar 3, 2003; 10:25AM - Fly Hooker Daily Fishing Reports
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 24, 2002
Repeat clients John Ridella and his friends Fred, Bruce and Bob are fishing with us today and
on the 27th. Today is to be a meat trip and on the 27th they want to go for Marlin. I did not
have a lot of hope for Dorado and Tuna when we left this morning as the bite had really dropped
off (so I assumed) since no one had been flying the white or yellow flags. We started off the
morning slow trolling live Mackerel off of the lighthouse ledge on the Pacific side and had no
action. We were watching a few boats inshore trying for Sierra and decided after talking to
several of them on the radio that the action in there was just as slow. Several of those boats
headed offshore instead and we changed to lures and continued up the Pacific side about two
miles offshore, looking for birds or porpoise. About 45 minutes later we received a call on the
radio that one of the boats we had been talking to earlier had found porpoise and were catching
Yellowfin Tuna to 35 pounds. Reel in the lines and start the run to them! We cruised for more
than an hour then saw them on the horizon. There had been only three boats working the fish and
they had caught their fill and were leaving the area. Most of the other boats had headed up the
Cortez around 25 miles to fish for Marlin so we had the fish to ourselves. For the next hour and a
half we had a blast! Singles, doubles, triples, all five lines at once, big gear, small gear, we were
doing the “tuna tango” in the cockpit! We finally had our fill and decided to look for some
Dorado, we had managed to put 13 Yellowfin in the box and had released two small ones, we had
also caught a couple of Bonita. On the way back towards the Marina we managed to hook into
two nice Dorado, one about 35 pounds and the other about 25 pounds and had a quadruple strike
on Yellowfin Tuna, no porpoise in sight! What a day! Now we just have to hope that the Marlin
bite is still on when we go out on the 27th!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 25 FEBRUARY, 2003
Brad and Larry were last minute clients, literally. Another boat on the dock had broken down
and we were available. Marlin were what they wanted so Juan and Manuel headed up the Sea of
Cortez to the area 25 miles to the east where the action had been happening. Results were good!
Two Marlin tagged and released, one that died and was kept, two other Marlin hooked and
fought but lost and bait tossed to five others on the surface. Marlin everywhere! They trolled all
the way back in since the wind had really kicked up. Two very happy anglers arrived back at the
dock and said they were looking forward to going out again!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 26 FEBRUARY, 2003
Scott and Terese Lindquist along with their friends Jay and his wife Lucy were our anglers
today and their aim was to catch some eating fish to take home, along with the chance to catch
something larger than two pounds! Accordingly, Juan and Manuel took the boat to the area
12-17 miles to the south of the Arch, the area where the Tuna have been for the last few days.
Almost the first thing that happened was sighting and tossing a live bait to a Marlin. The Marlin
moved in and crushed the Mackerel with his mouth but did not swallow it. Juan reeled the bait in
and replaced it with a Caballito and this time the bait was swallowed. The fight was about 25
minutes and the fish was released unharmed. They continued working a north/south pattern
looking for porpoise that might be holding the Tuna but it was not until very late in the trip,
around 12:30, that they received a call on the radio and they headed out a further 4 miles.
Porpoise everywhere and they ended up limiting out with 20 Yellowfin Tuna, all between 10 and
25 pounds, and all caught in 45 minutes. About the time the found the fish, the wind started
howling so it was a slow troll back to the Marina, with four happy anglers aboard!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 27 FEBRUARY, 2003
John, Bob, Fred and Bruce were out today for the second trip of the week and their target was
Marlin. On Monday they caught enough Tuna and Dorado to feed the whole hotel and now they
want a chance at a Marlin. As they left the slip we teased Juan and said they needed to catch a
Marlin each! With the target indicated, Juan and Manuel headed east, way east. They ended up
29 miles out and at 11:30 I received a phone call that they had released three Striped Marlin so far
and were fighting a fourth, and could I please bring more Billfish Foundation tags to the boat, as
they were now out of stock. The fourth fish was released and they saw many more than they
hooked up! A good day on the water and the wind did not start blowing today so the ride back
was smooth! Thanks guys, we were glad to help make your vacation a great one!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 2 MARCH, 2003
Steve and Alice Berstler were our clients on the “Fly Hooker” today. They are fishing again on
Wednesday as well. Today is Alice’s birthday and she has a birthday wish for a Roosterfish!
Unfortunately we were unable to fullfill her wish. We tried though. We started the morning
getting the best bait we could find for the Roosterfish. Ideally I would want Mullet, but there
were not any available. Instead we got the second best bait, small Caballito, most of them about 6
inches in size. I also told the bait guys to put in one big Mackerel just in case we saw a Marlin.
There were reports of Roosters being caught between 13 and 18 mile to the north on the Pacific
side a few day ago and we headed in that direction to see what we could find. What we found
was cold water, the warmest we got was 68.5 degrees. We put in two live baits and one
swimming lure (just in case there were Sierra around) when we reached La Margarite and we
worked that whole stretch of beach without a strike from anything. The water was rough, cold
and non-productive. I had been afraid that this might happen but we did try. Juan let me know
that he felt any further attempts to catch Roosterfish in these conditions would be in vain so I
discussed the situation with Alice and Steve. The decision was made that any action was better
than no action so we pulled in the lines and scooted offshore. At a distance of 12 miles out we
put one “Mean Joe Green” Hi-5 lure on the shotgun rod and an Ahi-P on the long rigger, along
with two small green feathers on the short rigger and the short bait. There were birds working
the area and the water was still pretty rough, but about 20 minutes after putting the lures in the
water two line went off. I was in the head at the time so did not see the strikes, but we managed
to get the two football (10 pound) Yellowfin in the fish box anyway. The lures were quickly reset
and after 15 more minutes of trolling it was gently suggested by Steve that maybe I needed to go
to the bathroom again! Hahahaha!!!! Funny guy! Anyway, around 15 minutes later I was eating
my peanut-butter and jelly sandwich (fisherman’s food) when I thought I saw a fin dash between
the rigger lures. I stared a minute and then I saw the bill and dorsal of a Marlin behind the Ahi-P
on the long rigger. I yelled “Marlin” and ran to hook up the Mackerel to the bait rod. I was not
watching what was happening as I pinned on the bait but I felt the surge of the engines as Juan
tried to tease the fish and keep it from eating the lure. Once the bait was pinned on I dropped it
back and the Marlin came in on it right away. It struck and I gave it until a count of 10 before I
moved the drag lever to the strike position and waited for the line to come tight. As soon as it did
I tried to set the hook but there was just an initial resistance and then the feel of a dead bait on
the line. I reeled like crazy and the Marlin followed the bait back towards the boat. At about the
original position the Marlin took the bait again and this time I let him swim off with it for 15
seconds (slow count this time). Advanced the drag lever, line came tight, tried to set the hook
and nothing!! All over again, I worked the dead bait back to the boat and amazingly enough the
Marlin followed it in! As soon as I saw the fish was still with the bait I let it back to free spool
and this time felt that I had let the fish have the bait for 30 seconds (with a major amount of line
gone off the reel) before I tried to set the hook. This time it worked! The hook was set and the
rod was handed off to Steve. It was time to fight the fish and he was up to the task The fish
never jumped during the first 15 minutes of the fight and seemed to come to the boat fairly
quickly, causing Steve to ask it there was something wrong with it. We knew what had happened
and told him that the fish was hooked in the corner of the jaw and was not hurt, just feeling the
pressure! As soon as the fish got near the boat it took off on another run and this was to be
repeated for the next hour. Steve was able to work the fish up to the boat twice in the first half
hour and Edgar was able to touch the leader each time but not able to get a wrap on it. After
about 15 minutes I asked Steve if he wanted to try and fight it stand-up style and brought out the
fighting belt. The next 30 minutes were done standing up and by that time his back was starting
to ache (shoveling all that snow back home did not help!) and he was in and out of the chair for
the remainder of the fight. Finally the fish was worked close to the boat and Edgar was able to
get a good grip on the leader. The tag was placed and the fish was photographed quickly and
release! Steve had a blister on his thumb and stated that he had changed his mind about wanting
to catch a Blue Marlin! Alice was able to get some great action on the video and then we re-set
the lure and were off to try again. Around 30 minute after Steves 68 minute battle, Juan spotted
another Marlin on the surface. Edgar pinned on one of our small Caballito baits and dropped it
back in the pattern and the Marlin saw it. Alice was not sure that she wanted to battle a Marlin
after seeing what Steve had gone through, but a fish was a fish and she was game. The marlin
came in on the bait and we thought it had eaten it, but when Edgar tried to set the hook there was
nothing there. The Marlin had picked the bait off the hook! We quickly pinned another one on
and dropped the second bait back. We scanned the water looking for the Marlin to return and
suddenly, there was a blue knife cutting through the water towards the bait. It was not the Marlin
though, this was a Dorado, a nice female of about 20 pounds! You should have seen Her face
when she knew that she was not in for a fight with a Marlin! It did not take her long to get the
fish to the boat and then we had the ability to fly three flags when we came into the Marina.
Edgar cleaned the fish and we turned towards home. As we worked our way in we had shots at
two other Dorado but both of them failed to get hooked up very well. All to the good, as far as
we were concerned! It had been a great day on the water, no Roosterfish, but steady action and
some great memories! Thanks Steve and Alice, I just hope the fishing on Wednesday lives up to
the promise that today has offered!
Until Next week Tight Lines from George, Mary, Juan and Manuel, the “Fly Hooker” Crew!
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Mar 3, 2003; 10:18AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 24-MARCH 2, 2003
WEATHER: Most of this week was partly cloudy with our highs in the low 80’s and lows on
the mid to low 60’s. The clouds brought no rain with them but sure did bring strong afternoon
and evening winds in the last half of the week. (Carry On)
WATER: The Pacific side had rough conditions most of the week but there were a few days
when it was good in the morning. When the winds started to blow from the west we had choppy
conditions returning home after fishing for Marlin further up the Sea of Cortez, but conditions in
the mornings were fine. Water temperatures around the Cape had been fairly consistent at 71-72
degreesearly in the week and there was warmer water to the south and east about 20 miles out ,
creeping farther away as the week progressed. As of Sunday, the warm water was 35 miles
distant and water nearer the Cape was in the 68-69 degree range. (Teach Your Children)
BAIT: There was a very good mix of baits available this week, large and small Mackerel and
small Caballito, all at the normal $2 each. Sardinas were there at $25 a scoop but you had to go
up the Cortez side to Chileno to buy them. (Almost Cut My hair)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: This past week was one of the most outstanding weeks for Striped Marlin that we
have seen for a long time. The type of fishing that was available to us was the kind you think
about when someone says “wide open bite”! The Striped Marlin varied in size from 80 to 180
pounds and were very concentrated. When you were in the fish there were at least 50 boats in the
area. Now, we have seen fishing concentrations like this at time at the Golden Gate Banks, but
then you were deep dropping live bait. This week the fish were on the surface, attacking lures
and eating live bait on the surface. And, you did not need to get roughed up on the Pacific side!
The fish started out at a distance of 20 miles to the east at the beginning of the week and the
concentration slowly moved to the east as the week progressed, possibly following the water
temperature. It was not uncommon to catch and release 4-8 Striped Marlin a day, and have shots
at several dozen and see even more. Multiple hookups, with three fish on at a time were
common. One day only lures worked, the next day all they would touch was live bait, crazy fish
changed their minds every day. As of Sunday the big concentration of fish is getting just out of
reach, we are hoping they return soon! meanwhile there are still Marlin in the area, just not in
such a confined area. (Helpless)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Football Tuna remained available to the south of the Cape all week long,
you just had to be willing to put up with the choppy, sloppy water conditions to get to them.
They were mixed in with porpoise and they ranged from 13 to 20 miles out. Most of the fish
were in the 10-15 pound class but we did catch some that ran up to 35 pounds. There were fish
caught in the blind in the same areas. Due to the water conditions and the excellent Marlin bite
going on up the Sea of Cortez, there was little pressure on the Tuna so the bite remained good.
Small feathers and cedar plugs worked well, as usual with green being a favored corlor.
(Woodstock)
DORADO: We did not see any massive schools of Dorado this week but there were some nice
sized fish scattered around. There were fish with the Tuna and with the Marlin, but there seemed
to be more Dorado available in close to the beach. The same small feathers that worked for the
Tuna worked well for the Dorado and the favorite color we found was green! Frigate birds
working an area were a good indicator as is normal. (Deja Vu)
WAHOO: A few fish were caught this week but there were no concentrations, the fish were
scattered and were an incidental catch. Most of them were smaller, in the 20-25 pound range and
found in the same area as the Tuna and the Marlin. Guess where there is bait, there be fish! (Our
House)
INSHORE: Due to the afternoon winds the inshore fishing was a morning show and had a pretty
mixed bag. There were a lot of Dorado caught as well as plenty of Sierra. Some of the Sierra
were reported to be as big as 10 pounds. Yellowtail were hooked and landed, with more lost than
not, and ranged in size from 8 to 15 pounds. A few Jack Crevalle and Amberjack came to live
baits and there were Grouper and Snapper as well. Very few Roosterfish were reported this
week, and those that were found were well up the Pacific coast. (4 20)
NOTES: There were Swordfish reported hooked and lost in the same area as the Marlin were
found and there were Swordfish found on the Pacific side as well, but none of them were hooked.
Still seeing Whales out there and they seem to be increasing in numbers, at least last week they
were. The fish of the week was “Striped Marlin”, there was no doubt about that. It was one of
those weeks where you could have been sure of at least one Marlin every day if you wanted. This
weeks report was written to the music of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young on the 1970 Atlantic
release “Deja Vu”. If you are coming to Cabo, I will not turn away a donation of good music
Cd’s, I am re-running a lot of what I have and am always looking for new misic!
Until next week, Tight Lines from George, Mary, Juan and Manuel, the “Fly Hooker” crew!
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Feb 24, 2003; 10:56AM - 'Fly Hooker Daily Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
“FLYHOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 18, 2003
Rod Parker fished with us today and it was nice to finally have the boat out and working after
the last two weeks struggle. Rod was supposed to fish yesterday but there was just one, little
final thing that had to be done...so..the water was a little bit rough but not too bad and Juan and
Manuel worked to a distance of 22 miles to the southeast of the lighthouse. The final total was
three nice dorado, one of them was around 40 pounds while the others looked to be about 20
pounds, nice fish, and they were scattered, not all on one piece of wood or anything like that.
Thanks for being patient with us!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 22 FEBRUARY, 2003
Pat McShane and fellow attorneys from New Orleans, Andrew and Arrissa, are here in Cabo
for just three days...36 holes of golf yesterday, fishing today and 18 holes tomorrow before they
fly back tomorrow afternoon. A nice day on the water and the boat worked an area about 25
miles to the east. Off to a bit of a late start this morning, they did not arrive to the area until
about 11am and then they had one Marlin kill a live bait and they got a few jumps from it, tossed
bait at a few others and saw a few more. There was one big Porpoise and they got to see whales
as well. No fish but they had a good time!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 23 FEBRUARY, 2003
Our friend Carlos has his sister and her husband, along with two friends, visiting here for a few
days and I went along with them. I was not able to hold much of a conversation with them but
Carlos tried to be an interpreter. They are from Mexico City and this is the first time to fish on
the ocean. The brother in law is used to catching Bass, so he has an idea of how to fight the fish!
Back to the area 25 miles to the east and about 8am we had the first strike. Carlos’s sister got to
try to fight the fish and we got a lot of jumping from the Marlin as it did all the tailwalking and
greyhounding you could want. Unfortunately, she was so busy watching all the jumping that she
forgot to keep the line tight and the fish got off! At 11am we finally got another hookup and it
was the brother in laws turn. It took him about 30 minutes to get the fish to the boat and it was a
very nice Striped Marlin, estimated at 160 pounds. That was all the fishing action, but we did see
porpoise and whales!
Until next week, tight lines from George, Mary, Juan and Manuel, the “Fly Hooker” crew!
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Feb 24, 2003; 10:53AM - Cabo Fishing Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 18-23, 2003
WEATHER: Highs in the high 80’s and lows in the high 50’s gave us a very comfortable range
this week. No rain but we did have some very windy days during the middle of the week as the
wind switched from the northwest to west, then south and east. On Saturday it had settled down
a bit and by Sunday things were back to normal. There was a little cloud cover but for the most
part it was nice and sunny! (Illustrated Man)
WATER: Due to the high winds the water on the Pacific side was very rough this week and few
boats ventured in that direction. Seas at 4-6 feet and larger, along with lots of whitecaps made it
a bad trip. Even straight south it was bumpy and most of the boats worked south then up the
Cortez towards Punto Gordo. This gave them a following sea and a semi-protected ride back
home. In the middle of the week the water immediately surrounding the Cape was very cold,
most of it within 5 miles was in the 67-68 degree range, but it warmed back up at the end of the
week, and the water calmed down and became smooth again as well. Towards the 1150 spot and
Gorda Banks the water warmed to 74 degrees and seemed to hold more fish. (Barefootin’”)
BAIT: Almost all Mackerel this week at the normal $2 per bait. Sardinas were available at $25 a
small scoop. (Life Is Hard)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Lots of Marlin at the end of the week and most of the Stripers were up off the Gorda
Banks. Boats were working the area from Palmilla to La Laguna out about 15 miles and finding
plenty of fish. Not everyone caught, of course, but there were many boats flying three or more
flags coming in. Earlier in the week the Marlin were a little scarcer but there were still fish
caught. Most of these Marlin were in the 110 pound range and caught on live bait. A few fish
were caught on lures and the favorite colors were the normal Green/Black, Bleeding Dorado and
Bleeding Mackerel. (Hey You)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Plenty of school size fish and footballs during the middle of the week as the
winds howled through but the bite dropped off at the weekend. Most of the large fish we saw last
week were gone as almost every Bank held a purse seiner or two, waiting for the sport boats to
leave so they could set their nets. The football and school fish were found fairly close to shore,
most within five miles, and all on the Cortez side. Cedar plugs worked wonders as did small
feathers in dark colors. (Blue Mood)
DORADO: Same story as the Yellowfin Tuna, mid week was great and the bite dropped off at
the weekend. The fish were found close to shore while the wind was blowing so strongly, but
they scattered as it let up. Quite a few of the fish were nice size, most of them 15-25 pounds.
Slow trolled live bait worked very well as did small, bright colored lures. (Sugaree)
WAHOO: What are they? (Medicine Man)
INSHORE: Blown out for most of the week, there were some scattered Sierra, Yellowfin and
Dorado caught by the few Pangas that did venture forth. All the fishing was done on the Cortez
side of the Cape. (You’re Humbuggin’ Me)
NOTES: I was informed that most of the whales have been observed further u[ the Pacific than
the Cape and some of them are already returning to the North, following the food and water
temperature. We are still seeing a few in the area. The wind blew in green water on the Pacific,
we are hoping it stays there and does not wrap around. This weeks report written the amazing
gblues guitar sounds of Johnney Winter on the 1991 Virgin Records release “Let Me In”. Tight
lines till next week!
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Feb 10, 2003; 11:04AM - Cabo Fishing Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 3-9,2003
WEATHER: It was overcast almost all week, not really clearing up until this weekend. We
actually had rain Wednesday night, it sprinkled all night long! Due to the overcast it did not get
as cold as it has been and our nighttime lows were only in the mid 60’s while our daytime highs
stayed in the high 70’s, at least until Saturday when we warmed/cooled up/down as the cloud
cover disappeared. The winds were light while we had the clouds but on Saturday they started
blowing from the Northeast again. We had shifting winds earlier, sometimes from the southeast,
sometimes the northwest, but never very hard, all while the clouds were over us.
WATER: Fair sized swells with very little wind chop early in the week on the Pacific side and no
swells to speak of on the Sea of Cortez. On Saturday the wind picked up and there were very
choppy conditions on the Cortez side of the Cape and since the wind was northeast, it wrapped
around to the Pacific side for about 10 miles. Our water temperatures have been steady all week
long, with no movement of the one major temperature break. Almost everywhere within 30-35
miles the water has been a steady 71-72 degrees. The area of the Gordo Banks and on out to the
east side of the 1150 spot has been a bit warmer by a degree or two and not until you got 30 miles
to the east was there anything like a major temperature break, and there the temperature went
from 72 to 75 degrees.
BAIT: This week we had a fair mix of both Caballito and Mackerel at the normal $2 per bait,
and there were Sardinas available just up the coast towards San Jose at $20 a scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: There have been Striped Marlin caught by almost every boat that I have seen go out
this week, and there have been a few nice fish in the bunch. Most of the fish have been found
straight south, out about 10-15 miles, but there are also a large number closer in. The average
size has been 100 pounds with a few in the 150-170 range being hooked up. Live bait dropped
down both shallow and deep as well as slow trolled have accounted for most of the fish. Lures in
the normal colors used here, Green/Black, Black/Purple, Red/Orange and Petrolero have been
attracting fish as well, but it seems that the live bait has had the edge.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Not very many large fish were caught this week compared to last week,
but the fish that were found were nothing to sneeze at with most of them in the 25-40 pound class
with a lot in the 15-25 class as well. All the fish were found with the porpoise, and most of them
were either on the edge of the banks or just south 8-10 miles. There are reports of some very nice
fish being caught on the Gordo Bank as well by the boats that get there early and use Sardinas as
bait. The Pacific banks have been holding fish, but there have not been large concentrations of
them found.
DORADO: Some nice fish were being caught this week and some of the Dorado were topping 50
pounds. Almost every boat had at least one on board and many of the boats were getting three or
four fish in the #30 class. The fish were mixed in with the Yellowfin and also found just off the
beach in 100-250 feet of water. Both the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape had fish.
Best lures were 6-8” bright colored feathers and plugs, Red/Yellow, Yellow/Pink, Pink/White,
Blue/Chrome/Yellow were some of the favorites.
WAHOO: I saw quite a few Wahoo flags this week and most of the fish seemed to be found at
the edge of the Banks. There were lots of cutoffs by the sharp toothed fish among the fishermen
deep dropping live baits at all the Banks and many of them turned to putting a short 6” trace of
wire leader ahead of the bait to prevent the loss. There were also some nice sized Wahoo found
by boats working the Tuna. Not everyone got bit but I would say that 1 of 10 boats found a
Wahoo to take home.
INSHORE: Almost a repeat of last week with the normal inshore species, Sierra, Roosterfish,
Grouper and Snapper being caught, but not in any great numbers except by a few boats. Most of
the Pangas were working the closer Pelagic fish, targeting the Dorado and Yellowfin.
NOTES: Whales, Turtles, Seals, Sea Lions and Porpoise have been all keeping everyone
entertained whenever there has been a short break in the fishing action. As you may be able to tell
from the report, the fishing has been really good this week, I am heading out with a friend this
morning to try and get into some of the Tuna action. He has a neat 21’ center console that will let
us get right into the action, I just hope the water is good! As you may have noticed, I usually play
music to write my reports by and put a song title after each section and here in the notes area list
the artist, album and production company. I’m 46 years old and love listening to guitar music and
finally decided to learn how to play, I’ve decided that I’m not going to be able to learn by
osmosis! So this week what I have done is turn you on to the website that has been an inspiration
for me. If you want to learn to play, already know how and want to learn more, check out
www.guitarnoise.com. Thanks, and until next week, Tight lines!
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Feb 3, 2003; 11:56AM - Cabo Fishing Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR JANUARY 27-FEBRUARY
2, 2003
WEATHER: Most of this past week was partly to
mostly cloudy. The exceptions were the first
and last day! A lot of people found out that you
can still get sunburned in an overcast. Our
nighttime lows were in the low 60�s and the
daytime highs were in the high 80�s on our sunny
days and the mid 80�s on the overcast days. With
all the overcast we still had no rain, but that is
normal here in Cabo this time of year. (Part Two)
WATER: The Pacific side had some swells this week,
but they were spaced far apart and there
was little if any wind, so there was no chop, just
light wind riffles for most of the time. The
Cortez side of the Cape was almost like glass this
week. Most of the water around the Cape has
been in the low 70�s but about 35 miles to the
southeast there has been warm spot. Earlier in the
week there was a band of warm water around 15 miles
offshore on the Cortez side but that has
been pushed up to the northeast by cooler Pacific
water. (Available Space)
BAIT: Mostly Mackerel this week but there are a
few Caballito showing up in the bait tanks.
The normal $2 per bait. A few bait boats up in the
Chileno bay area have been selling Sardinas at
$20 a scoop. (Side One Suite)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: There have been Marlin everywhere this
week and in no particular concentrations.
Both he Pacific side and the Cortez side were
delivering at least one or two shots a day and most
boats were coming in flying multiple Marlin flags.
Live bait, either slow trolled or dropped deep.
have been steady producers, and when tossed at fish
sighted on the surface have gotten good
responses as well. Lures have also worked well,
but not quite as well as the live bait. The old
reliables such as Mean Joe Green, Purple/Black and
Petrolero have been the top colors for the
lures. Most of the fish have been averaging #100
with a few over the #150 mark. (Perforated
Sleep)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: I saw a lot of nice fish brought
in this week. There were a lot of Yellowfin
over #100 and a few that broke the #200 mark.
While you always remember the large fish, most
of the Yellowfin caught were smaller football and
school fish. The footballs averaged 10-20
pounds and made up the preponderance of the fleets
catch but there were a lot of boats getting
into the school fish of 35-60 pounds. All the fish
were found mixed in with Porpoise and they
were scattered, with no steady, reliable locations
except for the current line 15 miles to the south.
The best lures in order of production were deep
running plugs such as Marauders and Bonitos,
cedar plugs and feathers. A few of the larger fish
were caught on live bait. (Strange)
DORADO: Most of the boats were able to find a fish
or two this week, but the concentrations
just were not there for large numbers of fish.
Most of the Dorado that were caught were found
mixed in with the Tuna and the averaged #20-#25.
Several boats did find floating debris and
loaded up on nice fish in the #30 class, but for
everyone else, they were lucky to get one or two
fish a day. As with the Tuna, the Dorado were
scattered around with no specific areas producing
better than others. (Little Shoes)
WAHOO: There were a few nice fish in the #50 class
brought in this week but except for the
report of one private boat catching an even dozen
Wahoo off of a piece of debris (no idea where,
and this is an unconfirmed report) there was no
steady bite. The Wahoo that I know of were
caught at the Banks while the boats were working
for Tuna. There were other strikes but they bit
through the mono leader used on the Tuna lures.
(Jib�s Hat)
INSHORE: A few Roosterfish as well as a scattering
of Sierra, Snapper and Grouper made up
the inshore catch this week. No large amounts of
any of these fish were found, and with the
number of Tuna just offshore and Marlin in close,
combined with the great water conditions,
many of the Pangas that would normally be fishing
the beach were found up to 15 miles out.
(Agile N.)
NOTES: The fishing has been great this past week
and we are also finding Whales, Porpoise and
Turtles on every trip. The only thing that has
been making me sad is seeing all the Marlin brought
in to be hung for pictures. There is no need to
kill the fish, no one needs the skin for a mount
anymore, it�s all fiberglass nowadays. If you
want a picture, get one of the fish beside the
boat!
A lot of the crews tell the clients that they need
the fish to feed the family. Maybe if you tell
them
that if they kill a Marlin then they can consider
that their tip, they might change their mind, then
again, maybe not.....This weeks report was written
to the sound of Leo Kottke on his 1981
Chrysalis release �Guitar Music�.
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Jan 27, 2003; 11:37AM - 'Fly Hooker Daily Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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�FLY HOOKER� FISH REPORT FOR JANUARY 20, 2003
Today was the second and last day of fishing
for David and Teresa Fehr. This morning Teresa
told Mary that her son had said that he wanted her
to catch a shark. Too bad he didn�t say he
wanted her to catch a Marlin! Juan and Manuel went
out in the direction of the San Jaime Banks
again and worked the east and south side of the
area. By 9 am they had lost one big Dorado and
caught one, then the action tapered off. Around 11
am Teresa hooked up to a Striped Marlin,
hooked while they were slow trolling live bait and
the fish made one good jump before coming
off. They had a few other strikes but the fish
were never identified. Manuel started working back
towards the lighthouse as word got out that the
action just offshore in the area was pretty good.
About one minute after setting out live baits
there, slow trolling again, a Hammerhead Shark
pounced on one of the little lively Mackerels.
Teresa fought the fish about halfway in and then
David had to finish off the job. After still
pictures and video, the fish was released. That
was all
the action for the day but everyone had fun!
Thanks David and Teresa, and we hope to see David
again in November!
�FLY HOOKER� FISH REPORT FOR 21 JANUARY, 2003
Bill Berg is in Cabo again, and again he is
with friends Ron and Joe. They are escaping the 2
degree weather at home in Connecticut! Bill, Ron
and Joe will be fishing for three days and this is
the first of them. A Marlin for Ron would be nice,
he is the only one not to catch a Marlin last
year. Juan and Manuel started out the day just off
the lighthouse and worked their way about 12
miles to the west before turning south. The picked
up one nice Dorado of 30-35 pounds and lost
another one right afterwards and a little later on
lost another one. Must need to sharpen the
hooks or something! The seas were rollers at up to
6 feet but there was very little wind chop.
Nothing else happened on todays trip so we have to
keep our fingers crossed that tomorrow will
be better!
�FLY HOOKER� FISH REPORT FOR 22 JANUARY, 2003
The second day of fishing for Bill, Ron and Joe
was a bit more productive than the first day and
one of the reasons was that Ron managed to get a
Marlin (finally!). They started the day off with
a bang when they hooked up a Dorado just off the
lighthouse on the Pacific side. That fish came
off then another one hooked up. That fish came off
as well and then a smaller Dorado attacked a
lure and hooked itself. Joe had the honors of
bringing dinner to the boat and it did not take him
very long. With dinner out of the way they could
begin the Marlin hunt. They continued offshore
in a southwesterly direction about six miles and
had a Wahoo attack one of the lures twice, but it
didn�t hook up. Manuel then spotted three Marlin
tailing a little way in the distance and gunned
the boat to the spot. Juan made a long toss with a
live bait and managed to get it in front of the
fish. One of them was hungry and ate the bait.
Ron settled in for the fight and after about 30
minutes had the fish close to the boat. The Marlin
made one vertical jump right next to the boat
and they guys could see blood streaming out the
gill cover so the fish was taken instead of
released. Ron had to deal with a pinion gear that
was beginning to strip but managed to work the
reel well in spite of the fact! Good going Ron,
now what do you guys want to do tomorrow?
�FLY HOOKER� FISH REPORT FOR 23 JANUARY, 2003
Bill, Ron and Joe decided that what they wanted
to do today is catch more fish. It is Juan�s
day off so our deckhand was Efrain, and the guys
loved him. Once again the fishing was slow for
us, but they were able to get two Dorado to the
boat today, instead of the usual one! Besides the
Dorado, the only other fish they hooked was a
Striped Marlin. I believe it was Joe who got to
fight the Marlin. The fish bit on a lure (mean joe
green) off of the short rigger and it did not take
much longer than 5 minutes to get him to the boat
where he was tagged and released. Well, the
guys did not catch a lot of fish but at least it
was consistent, and much better than shoveling snow
off the driveway in 2 degree weather! Thanks guys,
we loved having you here once again. Until
next time, Tight Lines!
�FLY HOOKER� FISH REPORT FOR 24 JANUARY, 2003
Tim Jewell is getting married in Cabo on Monday
and has brought family and friends with him
for the event. Being a fisherman, he just had to
get in some time on the water while here, so he
has booked the �Fly Hooker� for three days of
fishing, fly fishing that is! Today and tomorrow
we are taking out him and friends and on Wednesday
it will be him and his new bride. Today we
have Tim and his friends Bob, Jack and Jim. What
we are really looking for is anything to get
action from and I heard of some Tuna that were
showing up just off of the lighthouse yesterday,
plus there were a few Dorado in the area. If
anyone had told me at the beginning of the trip
what
was going to happen, it would have been laughed
off. We were out of the Marina by 6:45 and at
7:05 we were setting out two teasers, had a
hookless live bait rigged up and were waiting for
action. At 7:15 Juan and Manuel spotted a Marlin
tailing on the surface and swung the boat over
to it. The fish spotted the lures before we got
there and was on them right away. We teased the
fish to within 40 feet of the boat then I tossed
out the live bait to try and get the fish closer.
The
Marlin was able to get the bait when only 20 feet
from the boat and I thought it was all over then,
but it was just an appetizer and he was back on the
teasers in seconds. Tim was the man of the
hour so he was the designated angler on the fish.
A 13 weight rod with a Billy Pate Marlin reel
and a blue/pink foam head popper were his weapons
and on the first cast the fish was on the
popper! We just loved to see that dorsal fin come
zigzagging in on the fly! When the fish took
the fly, Tim set the hook. Out popped the fly.
Another cast and the same thing happened. As he
cast for the third time I told him to wait until
the fish had turned away before he tried to set the
hook, that way he would have a chance to get the
hook to the corner of the jaw. It worked and
Tim was hooked up to a Marlin! The fish ran off
about 50 yards of line then jumped twice, then it
headed for the bottom. The drag was adjusted
slightly and Tim just watched as line screamed off
of the reel. It sure was a good thing there was
600 yards of backing on the reel as the fish did
not
slow down until half of it was gone. Then the
fight started. After about 15 minutes Tim felt the
pressure lessen and he was able to gain line
rapidly, so fast that we all thought that the fish
may
have come off. No, it had just turned to swim at
us and on a 1:1 retrieve ratio Tim could not gain
line fast enough to keep up. Once the fish had
settled down it was a give and take fight about
100 yards out. We had a moment then when it looked
as if a Panga in the area was going to run
over the line, but he turned away in time. Tim was
able to work the fish to the boat and Juan
grabbed the bill and I placed the tag. The fish
was posed for a couple of pictures then released,
tired but swimming strongly. From start to finish
the fight lasted 50 minutes! 20 pound tippet
and a 120 pound fish, way to go Tim! With that to
get everyone pumped up the rest of the day
went easily. We had three more shots at Marlin but
could not get any of them teased close
enough to get a fly out, and we had one Dorado come
in on a teaser then leave. What a day
though, lets hope tomorrow is as much fun!
�FLY HOOKER� FISH REPORT FOR 26 JANUARY, 2003
Today we have Tim, Neil, Jack and Bob aboard
and the effort is going to be in a different
direction. Instead of heading offshore we are
going to try inshore stuff and see if we can get
everyone hooked up to either Sierra, Dorado,
Bonito, Skipjack or Jack Crevalle. We cruised up
to Chileno beach and started to chunk in 100 feet
of water. We worked the chunk line for almost
an hour and saw bait getting crashed in close to
the rocks, saw a 20 pound Dorado chase down a
flying fish but did not get a strike. Just
offshore a bit there were a bunch of birds working,
as well
as two Pangas so we headed out there to see what
was going on. The birds were working over
the top of a Sea Lion that was thrashing a large
Sierra and the Pangas had hooked Sierra as well.
We worked there but had no bites on the cast fly.
The Sea Lion got done eating the Sierra and
started to cruise around. One of the Pangas had an
angler fighting a good Dorado by then and the
Sea Lion decided that he liked the easy meal!
There was a heck of a tussle for a while but the
Sea
Lion won and all the angler got back was the head!
After that excitement we decided to try
offshore again and went up where we had the action
yesterday. Nothing doing for any of the
boats in the area and all we had happen was the
sighting of one Marlin on the surface that we
could not get interested in anything we had to
offer. We did get to see some Whales do a bunch
of full breaches and spy-hopping as well as head
stands but the fishing was slow. We went in and
tried the rocks at the lighthouse with no luck then
anxiety set in. All right, never mind the fly
fishing, lets just get some fish. Out to the
lighthouse ledge and deep dropping live baits.
Three
lines out and after feeding all the leftover chunks
and chum to the pelicans and seagulls, boredom
set in and it was decided to call it a day. After
all, it�s Superbowl Sunday and we need to get
ready for the game! Thanks guys, I know there were
no fish today, but we sure tried! Perhaps
Tim will have more luck on Wednesday! Until then,
tight lines from George, Mary, Juan and
Manuel, the �Fly Hooker� crew.
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Jan 27, 2003; 11:35AM - Cabo Fishing Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR JANUARY 20-26, 2003
WEATHER: We warmed up a little bit this week as
our nighttime lows have been in the mid to
low 60�s and the daytime highs up to 94. Sort of
reminds us of summer! The winds have been
almost non-existent and there was only lightly
scattered clouds most of the week with the
exception of Saturday as the northern edges of a
system blew on through and brought us a fairly
heavy haze in the afternoon. (When Tammy Does The
Shimmy At The Fish Fry)
WATER: Both the Pacific side and the Sea of
Cortez side of the Cape were smooth this week
with there being a fairly long spaced 6 foot swell
on the Pacific side, but very little wind. Surface
temperatures on the Pacific have remained in the
73-74 degree range and on the Cortez side it has
been warmer with a gentle temperature break running
between the 95, 1150 and Gordo Banks
areas. The eastern, warm flow seems to be working
it�s way slowly to the northeast and is in the
74-76 degree range. (Los Brazos del Mar)
BAIT: Mostly Mackerel this week but there should
be a few Caballito around, I just didn�t se
any. The normal price of $2 each. Sardinas were
reported as available from a few Pangas in the
Chileno area at $25 a scoop, but I didn�t get a
first hand look at them. (Bluegill Boogie)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Good news! The bite turned back on as
the moon waned and most boats were
getting multiple shots a day at Striped Marlin
ranging in size from 80-150 pounds. There were
also a few Blues caught this week as well, and here
I was going and thinking that the boys in blue
suits were gone for the year, ha! There were
several hot spots but there were fish scattered all
over. On the San Jaime banks the Marlin were deep
for the most part and boats soaking live bait
at 100-150 feet deep were getting bit on a regular
basis. On occasion the fish would push the bait
to the surface and you had a quick shot at
�combat� style fishing. There were a few Blues
caught
in the area of the Jaime. The area from 5 to 8
miles off the Arch to the lighthouse on the Pacific
side produced a lot of fish and these were mostly
tailing fish that bait could be cast to. On the 95
spot there seemed to be a group of fish that were
feeding just down a little bit as the ones in this
area seemed to show a preference for trolled lures,
and often arrived in the patterns with no
warning. As the week wore on the bite got better
and I would guess that most boats had at least
three or four shots a day and many boats were
releasing that many. Unfortunately, a lot of fish
were killed as well. (Breathin� Room)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: After the blowout we had on the
full moon everyone had thought that the
Yellowfin had left the area! Thank goodness that
was not true, but they are still a bit scarce. One
bright spot was the area about 15 miles out on the
Cortez side, past the 95 spot. On Friday and
Saturday there were a lot of porpoise in the area
and a lot of decent Yellowfin mixed in as well.
Most of the fish were in the 25-45 pound range, but
one boat did get a toad that weighed 270
pounds! Smaller football fish were scattered on
the Cortez coast just offshore but there were no
indicators to them, just blind strikes. Best bets
on the Tuna offshore were cedar plugs followed
by feathers. The fish were moving very erratically
and it was difficult to predict their path and
drop down live bait, but it did work now and then.
(The Only Time I Saw Him Smile)
DORADO: Not the bright spot of the week but there
are still fish out there. Some nice fish in the
30-50 pound class were found mixed in with the
Porpoise and Yellowfin but for the most part the
offshore fish were scattered and in the 20-30 pound
range. There were some smaller fish inshore
but you had to work hard for them. Drifting and
setting up a chunk line worked for the boats that
tried it, but the fish were still not thick. A few
boats were able to find small concentrations of
fish
and limit out but they were exceptions. (Papa Was
A Fishin� Man)
WAHOO: I heard that there were a few fish found on
the San Jaime but they were cutting live
baits up, or off, and very few of them were caught.
There was a fish reported at 120 pounds
found offshore and caught while trolling in the
blind. Other than the few at the Jaime, there were
very few fish produced this week. (Why�s
Everybody Getting Bit Except Me?)
INSHORE: Still some good Sierra fishing early in
the morning and there have been schools of
Bonita and Skipjack popping up now and then as
well. A few smaller sized Roosterfish were
reported from further north on the Sea of Cortez
side but not in any numbers. Bottom fishing is
just fair, with a scattering of Snapper and Grouper
but few Amberjack or Yellowtail reported.
Many of the Pangas have been going offshore for the
Marlin, as they have been fairly close this
week. (King Of The Surf)
NOTES: The Gray Whales are coming through and
almost every trip has had sightings of a few.
The influx of Striped Marlin this week was one of
the most wonderful things I have seen in a
while and everyone has their fingers crossed that
it will continue. If you come to Cabo for the
fishing, please release any Marlin you catch, it is
heartbreaking to see Marlin after Marlin come in
on the transom of some of these so-called
�sportfishing� boats, and the same boats time
after
time. Leave some for the future! This weeks
report was written to the music of �The Dorados�
on their 2000 Mahi-Mahi Records release, �Papa Was
A Fishin� Man�.
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