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| Not all animals with the word fish in their names count as fish. |
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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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Nov 4, 2002; 10:44AM - Cabo Fishing Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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CAPT. GEORGE LANDRUM
�FLY HOOKER� SPORTFISHING
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT OCTOBER 28-NOVEMBER
3, 2002
WEATHER: It sure was nice this week! Our
nighttime lows were in the high 60�s and the
daytime highs were in the low 90�s at the most.
Quite a few days were windy until the end of the
week but overall conditions were very nice. A
scattering of clouds but no rain. It was nice not
having to worry about a hurricane! (Have You Ever
Seen The Rain)
WATER: The Pacific side of the Cape was quite
choppy until the end of the week and also a bit
cooler than last week. The Sea of Cortez was
rough on Monday when we had very strong winds
come in from the southwest. It seems that the
overall sea surface temperatures have dropped a
couple of degrees since the last report and we are
now getting Pacific temps in the high 70�s while
the Sea of Cortez is showing mostly in the low
80�s. We still have a wrapping of warm water
running offshore from the Cortez side out to the
Pacific in the area of the San Jaime and the
Golden Gate banks. South of the Cape this was
causing a distinct temperature break of almost 4
degrees in a short distance. Good conditions but
the water was rough! (Green River)
BAIT: There were plenty of Caballito this week at
the usual $2 per bait and there were Sardinas
to be had also, but they were very expensive. A
small scoop of the little guys cost $20, just a bit
more than a big handful! Hope the price on these
drops soon, then I might use some myself!
(Someday Never Comes)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: This week was the Los Cabos Billfish
Tournament and it lasted three days. I think
the results may give you a good idea of the
Billfish action. The minimum qualifying weight for
Blue and Black Marlin was #300. One qualifying
fish was caught during the three days, with 50
boats fishing. That fish weighed #322. A lot of
small Blues and plenty of Striped Marlin were
released and the top release team had five releases
for the three days of fishing. There were some
Sailfish caught at well. The big fish was caught
at the 95 spot and the concentration by the
tournament fleet may have skewed the showings a
bit, but most of the releases came from the
Cortez side. The non-tournament boats found plenty
of Striped Marlin on the Pacific side this
week, but with the waning moon, the bite was not
red hot. Best results were had on live bait and
the favorite lure colors getting bitten were in
green/black and purple/black. (Long As I Can See
The Light)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Since the Yellowfin Tuna move
around so much I guess that I won�t be
giving any secrets away if I let you know how this
past weeks fishing for them was. If they stayed
in one place maybe I�d keep quiet! This coming
week is the W.O.N. Tuna Tournament! There
were some large fish caught this week, and all of
them were caught on Porpoise. my captains
brother had a double hook-up while pulling lures
past a small group of ten Porpoise and he was
still fighting the fish after three hours. He
ended up landing both fish, one at #180 and the
bruiser
at #320! Just a week too early! Most of the
action has been either south of the Cape or west
toward the San Jaime. I have not heard of anyone
doing any chunking, but they may be keeping
the results quiet if they are getting good action.
There are smaller fish out there as well, but the
Porpoise are still the key with them. Just because
some large fish were caught does not mean
there was a wide open bite. More boats skunked on
the Tuna than hooked up. Even when we
could see the Tuna jumping, it was being in the
right place at the right time. I have my fingers
crossed the fish remain in the area through this
week and they start to bite better as the moon
wanes. (I Put A Spell On You)
DORADO: The lifeblood of the fleet this week were
these acrobats of the sea. Most boats were
flying at least one Dorado flag, and you did not
have to go far to find them. Most of the fish were
concentrated in the area within 5 miles of shore,
and most of them were on the Pacific side. The
key seemed to be finding the Frigate birds and
staying under them if they were working. Once
hooked up on a lure, dropping back live baits
resulted in quite a few large fish, up to the 60
pound
mark. Most of the fish were smaller, of course,
but still nice size, in the 20 pound class. On the
Pacific side, from the Cape up to Los Arcos, and on
the Cortez side, all the way up to San Jose,
so basically almost anywhere you went you could
find the fish. (Sweet Hitch-Hiker)
WAHOO: There were quite a few Wahoo caught this
week, some of them very nice size fish!
The largest caught in the Tournament was an 87
pounder, and there were many in the 30-40
pound class. Many more fish were lost than were
landed though, because most of them were
hooked up while looking for Marlin, and they bit
right through the monofilament leaders. There
did not seem to be any concentration of fish, but
there was action off of almost all the points,
most of it in water between 300 and 600 feet deep.
(Fortunate Son)
INSHORE: Inshore fishing offered quite a mixed bag
this week. There are Sierra starting to
show up, nothing big yet since most of them are in
the 4-5 pound range. Along with the Sierra
are Skipjack and Bonita with the occasional
Houndfish tossed into the mix. Anglers casting
into
the rocks were finding decent Snapper and Grouper
as well, but those dropping baits to the
bottom were outcatching them. Again, the sizes
were not large with most fish in the 3-5 pound
range, but the action seemed to be consistent.
Slow trolling live bait just off the beach in water
where you could just see the bottom resulted in
hooking up quite a few Roosterfish on the Sea of
Cortez side. Again, no large fish with most of
them in the 5-15 pound class, but the results were
normally one or two Roosters per boat. Besides the
normall inshore fish, there was also good
action on the Dorado! (Up Around The Bend)
NOTES: This week is the Tuna tournament and by
everything we are seeing and hearing so far,
it looks like a bruiser of a turnout! Of course
this means there will be heavy pressure out there
so
luck will have a large part in winning. We have
had many requests for bookings during the
tournament days and have had difficulty finding any
boats available since everyone seems to be
competing in the tournament. If you are planning
on coming to Cabo this week and picking up a
last minute charter, good luck to you! Thats it
for this week, and until next week, tight lines!
This weeks music is Creedence Clearwater Revival in
a 1991 release titled �Chronicals, the 20
greatest hits� released by Fantasy Records.
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Oct 28, 2002; 10:25AM - Cabo Fishing Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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CAPT. GEORGE LANDRUM
�FLY HOOKER� SPORTFISHING
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
WWW.FLYHOOKER.COM
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT OCTOBER 21-27, 2002
WEATHER: This week has been a windy one. Strong
northwest winds have lowered our
average temperatures so our daytime highs have been
in the low to mid 80�s and our nighttime
lows have been in the low 70�s to high 60�s. We
were worried that Hurricane Kenna might have
been heading right for us, at least until it took
of to the northeast on Friday. It was packing
winds
to 160mph when it veered away, striking at Puerto
Vallerta with 144mph winds instead. I believe
that the jet stream across the top of us helped
out, but I guess we�d really rather have the winds
we are getting now than the winds the Hurricane
would have brought us! A little cloud cover, no
rain and cooler temps sum it up for the week here
in Cabo. (The Wonder of it All)
WATER: Let me start by saying that everyone here
is going to be happy when the A.P.E.C.
conference is over and they re-open the waters on
the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape, in where
there is a bit of protection from the wind. We
have been fishing on the Pacific side all week, or
out deep into the Sea of Cortez, outside the lee.
On the Pacific the water has been a bit tamer
version of �Victory at Sea�, at least for the
most part. Storm swells from the south, currents
from
the southeast and wind chop from the northeast have
resulted in more than a few early returns.
Seas from 5-8 feet and a foot or two of chop in
there, short spaced, uncomfortable ride. The
water temperatures have been good though, with most
of it in the 81-82 degree range. We still
have a finger of warm water wrapping around the
Cape, extending up the Pacific coast to the
Golden Gate Banks. The Sea of Cortez is showing
temperatures in the mid 80�s. (Alberta�s
Child)
BAIT: Caballito and a few scattered misc. fish
were available this week. With very few boats
going out due to the conditions as well as the APEC
events, not a lot of the bait Pangas were
working. One day we got 8 Caballito, a small Black
Jack and a little bitty Permit as baits, and
there were only five bait boats out there. The
prices have remained the same, at $2 per bait. No
word on the Sardinas, and I doubt if there were
many available since they seem to normally come
from the area just off the beach between us and San
Jose, an area that has been off limits for the
week. (Navajo Rug)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: If you were able to stand the
conditions, there were plenty of Striped Marlin
available just to the north side of the light house
later in the week. They were in small groups of
three or four fish and seemed to be hungry. The
difficulty was to get a live bait tossed in front
of
them! Most of the fish were running right around
100 pounds and the live bait was definitely the
way to go. A few Blue Marlin were hooked up as
well, but not many were brought to the boats.
Most of them were caught on lures, but a few were
hooked on lighter gear while slow trolling live
Caballito for Dorado. When the Sea of Cortez
restrictions are lifted this week the catch reports
should start to show a few more Blue as well as
Black Marlin since the water is a bit warmer
there. (Barrel Racing Angel)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: They are there, it is just
difficult to find them. Almost all the Yellowfin
caught this week were Dolphin associated, and the
sheep farm on the Pacific made it difficult to
spot them from a distance. A lot of fish in the
20-20 pound ranges were caught, as well as a few
up to 100 pounds. Again, most of this was on the
Pacific side, and happened anywhere from 3
miles out to as far as the San Jaime Banks. The
bigger fish were hooked on live bait tossed out
after a lure strike, and the smaller fish were
eating small feathers in dark colors and small
Marauders in purple/black run on #300 mono.
(Magpie)
DORADO: It seems that the Dorado bite improves
with rough water, and this week was a case in
point. If you could stand getting bounced around
and could get to the north side of Cabo Falso,
there were Dorado in abundance. There was a color
break most of the week on the north side
and just up hill in the blue water were schools of
fish in the 15-25 pound class. After a hookup on
lures, almost every live bait dropped back was hit.
Live bait was definitely the ticket though. On
this side of Cabo Falso there were Dorado as well,
but they were scattered a bit more and seemed
to be a bit smaller as well. Many of the Pangas
were getting outside the lighthouse early in the
morning then spending the rest of the trip slowly
drifting down and cross swell back to the Friars,
hooking up Dorado and the occasional Marlin on the
drift. (The Gift)
WAHOO: A few boats did well on Wahoo this week,
with the best catch being one of six Wahoo
off of one piece of floating wood. The first boat
to the debris got the Wahoo every time.
Marauders trolled on wire leader were the best
method, and a lot of Dorado were caught on them
as well. Again, the action took place on the
Pacific side of the Cape. (Alcohol in the
Bloodstream)
INSHORE: Due to the rough conditions the water
close to shore was very discolored. Most of
the boats that normally fish there were working a
few miles off shore instead, fishing for Dorado
and Marlin. It was reported that a few Sierra were
caught and I saw some large needlefish
hooked, but for the most part the inshore was non-
existent. (The Old Double Diamond)
NOTES: Everyone here is going to be happy when
things return to normal this coming week.
APEC gives us a lot of exposure but it has put the
damper on local business with all the security
and the lack of tourist traffic for the week. Next
weeks report should let us know if the 12 day
closure on the Sea of Cortez side has had any
affect on the fishing. Oh yeah, fishing licenses.
According to Luis, at the license office, he is no
longer accepting a cash payment for the license,
even if it is correct change, unless the banks are
closed, which means after 4pm. This means that
you now have to go to the office to fill out the
paperwork then to the bank to make the payment
and return to the office with your form 5 and
copies, in order to get your license. He informed
us
of this on Friday the 26th. He did not say why
this had changed as he had to leave the office
because he needed to be in Constitution by 2pm.
This weeks music is Ian Tyson on his CD �All
The Good�uns�, 1996, Vanguard. A little bit
different than the ones I have been listening to,
Ian
is a mix of western, folk, and a bit of something
else, basically call it cowboy music. A great
voice with great stories to tell.
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Oct 21, 2002; 11:34AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 14-20, 2002
WEATHER: We had a system come through the area
during the middle of the week and it
brought some cooler temperatures with it, as well
as some fairly strong and steady northwest
winds. The beginning of the week and end of the
week saw nighttime lows in the mid 70�s while
the middle of the week was in the mid 60�s.
Daytime highs reflected this as well with midweek
highs in the mid 80�s and the beginning and end of
the week in the mid 90�s. No rain, as usual
and only a scattering of clouds. (Young Thing)
WATER: The strong northwest winds combined with a
Pacific current to the south caused the
warm water that had been extending out to the San
Jaime Banks to disappear. Through Tuesday
we still had a remnant of warm water along the
shore where you could see a temperature break of
2-4 degrees. On Wednesday it started to
disintegrate. This cooler (77-80 degree) water now
extends to the south from Cabo Falso. Besides
being cooler, it was also a lot rougher on the
Pacific side. The Sea of Cortez remained warm with
a hot spot in the high 80�s situated to the
east of the outer Gorda Banks for most of the week.
Surface conditions were fair in the mornings
and rough in the afternoons as the winds kicked in.
(Mountains Of Illinois)
BAIT: Caballito was readily available most of the
week but a few of the bait boats were able to
come up with some Sardinas as well. Big baits at
$2 each and the Sardinas at $25 a scoop.
(After You�ve Gone)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: This week was the annual �Bisbee Black
and Blue� tournament and there were 148
boats entered this year. With this kind of
pressure focused on just billfish you know we
learned
where they were! One place was the hotspot outside
the Gorda Banks. It seemed that most of
the hookups that occurred were from boats in this
area, and most of them were fooled with live
bait (Skipjack or Bonito) slow trolled or drifted.
It looked like a small city out there. At the
start
of the week there was a concentration of fish along
the warm water boundary on the Pacific coast
but they disappeared as the cold currents came into
play. A lot of Striped Marlin were seen but
the tournament boats avoided them if possible as
they did not count. Plenty of smaller Blue and
some Black Marlin were hooked up, these were fish
in the 150-250 pound class, along with about
10 fish that were over 300 pounds. The 5th place
Bisbee winner was #401, 1st place was #439.
(Every Now And Then)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: A couple of nice Yellowfin were
caught by the tournament boats, including
one fish of almost #250. The Yellowfin that were
caught this week were smaller fish, in the<20
pound class, and they were caught on small feathers
and cedar plugs. These fish were few and far
between and there was an even mix of fish in the
Porpoise and in the blind. (Somebody Loves Me
Now)
DORADO: There were plenty of Dorado flags flying
from the charter boats not entered in the
tournament this week. Most of the fish were 10-15
pounds and were caught near the Cape while
slow trolling live Caballito. The water there was
rough, but the Dorado don�t seem to care!
(Norway)
WAHOO: There were a lot of Wahoo reported by the
tournament boats out at the outer Gorda
so I have to believe that most of them were hooked
on live bait. The average size was 30 pounds.
Not everyone got bit, but it seemed there were more
hookups than average. (Read My Licks)
INSHORE: Things were a bit on the rough side for
the Pangas this week but they managed to
get Dorado into the boats. (Take A Look At Her
Now)
NOTES: Due to the APEC being held in Cabo, there
are restrictions on some of the area in the
Sea of Cortez. From October 15 through the 27th,
NO boats will be allowed in the �Forbidden
Zone�. This is a rectangle that runs from Gray
Rock (Punta Cabessa) in Cabo to the small point
between the Westin Hotel and the Palmilla resort,
and extending out to sea for 3 miles. Any
vessel entering this area will be warned via radio
and/or a shot across the bow, then if there is no
response, the vessel will be sunk. From Medano
beach in the middle of Cabo San Lucas Bay up
the coast to the Presidente Hotel in San Jose and
out to a distance of 12 miles is the restricted
zone. Only boats with a special permit are allowed
to transit this area.
With the strong northwest winds midweek, these
areas were just about the only ones that
allowed fishing out of the rough water. Since they
were either restricted or forbidden, a lot of
charters ended early. Thank goodness the winds
have died down! This weeks brief report was
written to the amazing guitar playing of Chet
Atkins on his 1994 CD �Read My Licks�, Columbia
Records.
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Oct 14, 2002; 10:48AM - 'Fly Hooker Daily Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 7, 2002
Today is the last day of fishing on the “Fly Hooker” for Dave Gilbertson and Hugh Levine.
They have had a lot of fun and have been moderately successful for the past three days. Today
the plan is to troll lure with hooks instead of teasers, two lures on their Newell reels and one on a
Tiagra. If they hook up a Dorado they will try and chunk up some more, they have saved the
leftover bait from yesterday to use as chunks. Anything else, such as Marlin, they will try to hook
up either on the lures or, if possible, on the fly gear. The action was a bit sow during the day, but
they did have three Striped Marlin come into the lures. Only one gave a decent hit and it did not
hook up. They brought a nice 30 pound Dorado to the boat, pulled him in tight and then tried to
chunk up some followers, in case there was a school there. As the chunking was going on Hugh
kept casting out and working poppers back to the boat. Unfortunately there were no other fish
interested so they released the Dorado and continued the search. There was no other action for
them though, and they returned to the Marina flying a Dorado and release flag. Thank you Dave
and Hugh, you are true gentlemen and we enjoyed your company very much. Tight Lines on your
next adventure!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 8 OCTOBER, 2002
Don Cartner is back! He has brought Vance with him again and another friend whom we have
not met before, Greg (Wahoo) Cheney. Greg Hurt came also but he had to leave today. They
fished the last two days aboard another boat and that is how Greg got the nickname “Wahoo”.
The first day of fishing he caught a Wahoo estimated at 70-80 pounds. Made for a great dinner!
Today they would really like to catch some meat and have a chance at a big fish, so Juan and
Manuel tried their best. Early in the day they caught two Dorado of about 15 pounds each and
then at 1:30, about three miles out of the Marina they decided to slow troll some live Caballito.
They used one of our TLD25’s loaded with #40 line, one of Don’s Penn Intl. 30’s loaded with
#40 line and another one loaded with #30 line. A blue Marlin showed up about 5 minutes after
the baits were put out and picked up the bait on the Penn 40# that Vance was holding. It then
swam over to Don’s bait and ate that one, on the #30 line! When it ate Don’s bait it let go of
Vance’s bait so it was only hooked on one line. Don set the hook and was kind enough to let
Vance have the workout! The fish only jumped a couple of times and from then on the fight was
down and dirty. Vance worked the fish hard, every minute of the fight going at it standing up, not
in the chair. At 3pm Juan called me on the cell phone to let me know that they were hooked up
and he was not sure what time they were going to get in. Eventually, after a fight lasting 2 hours
and 15 minutes, Vance was able to get the Blue Marlin to the side of the boat and get a tag placed
in the fish. The estimated #175 Blue Marlin was released to fight again another day. Everyone
was beat when they got in and Vance was pumped! Tomorrow is another day and we look
forward to seeing what kind of action happens then!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 9, 2002
Don, Greg and Vance were out again today and boy, did they end their fishing with a bang!
Again, Juan and Manuel decided to fish the Pacific side of the Cape, and they did not have to go
far to find action. It started with the bait. They picked up 10 Caballito as they left the Marina and
then Juan put out some very small pink skirts and they caught a few Skipjack that were about 3
1/2 pounds. Juan rigged two of them and they proceeded to troll the baits. It was not long before
one of the smaller baits was eaten by a nice 35 pound Bull Dorado. I believe Vance was the
angler on that fish. A few minutes later they had a strike on another bait. It was Don’s turn and
he spent about 25 minutes subduing an estimated #250 pound Blue Marlin! The fish was tagged
and released. A few more Dorado were caught on the smaller baits and then Greg got to tangle
with a Striped Marlin estimated at #120! This fish put up quite a show on the surface, unlike the
Blue that Vance caught yesterday. Don thinks that he may have gotten some good shots of this
fish! At the tail end of the day they got a report over the radio of some Tuna action not too far
away and Juan and Manuel ran the boat to where the Porpoise were. On the first pass they had a
double strike and got one of the #30 fish in the boat. Let’s see, two Marlin flags, two release
flags, four Dorado flags and a Tuna flag. That sounds like a pretty darn good day to me! Thanks
guys, Don, you have been a pleasure to spend time with, as has everyone you brought with you.
Mary, Juan, Manual and I look forward to seeing you here in Cabo next year! Until then, Tight
Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 10 OCTOBER, 2002
Our friend and repeat client Andy Thaler fished with us again, this time just for one day. Andy
did a solo trip today, I wish I had been able to go along! There was not a lot of action, but it was
quality time. Juan and Manuel wanted to get Skipjack for bait again but could not catch any, so
they had to use lures and the normal Caballito. It was not long into the trip when the lure on the
bridge rod got a hit. Andy had been relaxing on the engine cover, the lures had just been put out
and he was starting to settle in when it happened. All of a sudden the engines sped up and Juan
and Manuel started yelling. Juan is holding the rod out, handing it down to Andy when he let’s
him know, “It’s a big one!”. Right away Andy got in the chair, and as soon as the fish stopped
it’s first run and finished doing the “Windshield wiper” show, he started to work on the fish. It
took him 45 minutes to get the Blue Marlin to the boat where Juan could put in a tag, and then
another two or three minutes for Juan and Manuel to get the hook removed, but eventually they
were able to watch the Blue Marlin, estimated at #350, swim powerfully away. Back into the
water went the lures and about an hour later a Wahoo decided to strike a custom made lure in the
Bleeding Mackerel pattern. It did not take long for the very large Wahoo to cut through the
mono leader and take the lure. Several Blue Marlin came into the pattern a little while later, but
none of them hit a lure or tried to eat a Caballito dropped back to them, but they did find a
Sailfish that was hungry. Andy was able to best that fish in about 15 minutes and said he was
happy it was not another big Marlin, his arms were tired! They saw a Striped Marlin on the
surface but could not get it to eat and then the day was over. A Marlin flag, a Sailfish flag and
two release flags, not too shabby! Thanks Andy, and thanks for treating for dinner at the “Fish
House” as well, that was great! We hope to see you again next year!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 11, 2002
Tom McHugh fished out of San Jose last year and managed to get a 90 pound Yellowfin Tuna,
not exactly a small fish, but not the Billfish that he was looking for. This year he wanted only a
Marlin, after all, that is supposed to be the main species here in “The Marlin Capitol of The
World”. He chose us to go fishing with because of recommendations from other clients of ours
from his home area in Anchorage, Alaska. He left the Marina this morning accompanied by his
friend Nora, and Juan and Manuel took off up the Pacific coast, headed to the area known as Los
Arcos. This was about an hour run and when they got there the first fish to hit was a 10 pound
Dorado. Nora reeled in this fish and Tom reeled in the next one of the same size, then a couple of
15 pounders. Headed offshore, these fish were caught on the way out. A short while later
Manuel spotted two Striped Marlin tailing on the surface and live bait were pitched out. One of
the baits was eaten, it was the one on the Shimano TLD50 2 Speed and it took Tom only about
10 minutes to best this fish, which both Tom and Juan estimated at 80-90 pounds. The fish was
tagged and released. The Marlin search continued, mostly looking for a bigger Blue Marlin, but
they had no luck finding one. Tom was happy anyway, he had finally gotten the Billfish he had
been looking for, and he had some good fillets to take home with him! Thanks Tom ,and maybe
next time it will be the big one!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 13 OCTOBER, 2002
Ed and Paula Weise are back in Cabo and they have brought George Cunningham and his wife
with them. They are fishing for three days and the targets are to be Marlin and Tuna. Today they
got neither of the fish they were looking for to the boat, and as a matter of fact, did not even see a
Tuna. Juan and Manuel took them up the Pacific side, out towards Golden Gate banks. They
hooked and brought in one decent Dorado that they kept for dinner and released two small female
Dorado as well. Later on in the trip they spotted a Striped Marlin on the surface and tossed a bait
to it. The fish took the bait and the fight was on. During the hour and a half, everyone got a
chance to fight the fish, including Juan! Eventually the line broke and the estimated 130-140
pound fish swam away. Perhaps tomorrow they will get a tag into one! The water was a bit
rough up there today and everyone felt a bit seasick so we hope it lays down tomorrow. Until
then, Tight Lines from George, Mary, Juan and Manuel, the “Fly Hooker” Crew
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Oct 14, 2002; 10:42AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 7-13, 2002
WEATHER: This week has been warm, a bit warmer than last week as the daytime highs have
gotten to the 100 degree level in the sun. Of course that’s on land, at sea it has been much more
comfortable. Our nighttime lows have been in the high 70’s to low 80’s and we have not had any
rain all week. (Dreadful Selfish Crime)
WATER: The thumb of warm water that we had wrapping around the Cape last week now
looks like it has been hit with a hammer! This plume now extends well to the west of the San
Jaime Banks and has extended south as far 30 miles off the Cape. Up the coast on the Pacific side
we have water in the 84-85 degree range extending out about three miles, further than that it
drops to 82 degrees. On the Sea of Cortez we are seeing temps in the high 80’s, mostly 87-88
degrees at the Gorda, 1150 and 95 spots, with no temperature breaks nearby. At the end of the
week the most defined temperature break was 30 miles to the south where the change was as
much as 4 degrees in just a mile or two. (I’m Going To Town)
BAIT: There were no problems getting bait this week and the Caballito were the usual $2 per
bait. There were some Sardinas available early in the week if you were willing to go to the
Chilleno area to look for them, but by the later part of the week they had moved on. (Sonora’s
Death Row)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Marlin fishing has continued to be hot this week and most boats have been
getting a Billfish every trip, often more than one. The Blues are outnumbering the Striped Marlin
depending on where you were fishing. Most of the Blues were just offshore on the Pacific side
and out towards San Jaime Banks, the Striped Marlin were spread all over with significant
concentrations of them at the 30 mile temperature break. The majority of the bigger Blues
(#250 ) were taken on live bait, most of it smaller Skipjack. The smaller blues were hitting lures
and the Striped Marlin were attacking both lures and baits. Best colors in lures continued to be
purple/black, black/green and black/red. The Sailfish are still around and many boats hooked into
them while working Dorado schools. Live baits were the top choice for the Sailfish which were
averaging 80 pounds. (Gringo Honeymoon)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: A few more Tuna were caught this week than were found last week so it
looks as if the fishing for them is improving a bit. A few nice fish in the #150 category were
caught but most were smaller fish around 20-30 pounds. All the fish that I am aware of were
caught with the Dolphin pods. The majority of the fish were found on the Pacific side and south
of the southern Temperature break. Best choices for lures were the standard cedar plugs and
dark colored 6” feathers. (The Road Goes On Forever)
DORADO: The school Dorado continued on the bite this week with most of the fish in the
10-15 pound range. There was no problem getting as many as you wanted as long as you were in
the right place. This week the right place was the Pacific side out about 2-3 miles from the
lighthouse up to Los Arcos. Smaller feathers as well as live and cut bait worked well once the
fish were found. A few larger fish were caught by boats working further offshore. (Amarillo
Highway)
WAHOO: A lot more Wahoo flags were flow this week than last week and many of the fish were
caught by boats working the Dorado on the Pacific side, as well as fishing the San Jaime Banks
for Marlin. Many lures were lost and often the change to plugs on wire leaders was made after
the fact. Average size seemed to be 30 pounds but many of the fish that were caught (and lost!)
were 70-100 pound class. (I’m Comin’ Home)
INSHORE: This week the inshore fishing remained about the same as last week. A few decent
Roosterfish and Amberjack along the shoreline, good fishing for Skipjack and Bonito a bit further
out on the Pacific side. Most of the Pangas were still concentrating on the Dorado and Marlin.
(Five Pound Bass)
NOTES: The Port Captain let everyone at the Captains meeting for the Bisbee “Open” know
that for the week of APEC there will be a no fishing zone extending from Cabo San Lucas to San
Jose. from the shoreline out to a distance of three miles. Anyone breaching that zone will be
warned once and then if there is no response, they will be subject to ramming or being fired upon.
With 21 countries attending and at least 6 heads of state, including G.W., I guess they are taking
the threat of terrorists seriously. (3 miles, about the distance a hand held rocket can be fired?)
Even with that area closed, we will be all right. Most of the fishing action has been taking place
on the Pacific side anyway! The “For Pete’s Sake” charity fundraiser for Leukemia tournament
just finished and we are in the Bisbee “Open” right now. This coming week is the Bisbee “Black
and Blue” tournament. The marina is full of the big boats and the pressure is on. Cabo is a
happening place this weekend and next weekend looks to be hopping as well! Let’s hope the
fishing remains good! Until next week, Tight Lines! This weeks report was written to the music
of Robert Earl Keen on his C.D. “Live-Number 2 Dinner”, 1995, BMI Music. Special thanks to
Greg Hurt for the copy! Next time you’ll get a fish, Karma exists!
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Oct 7, 2002; 10:00AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 30-
OCTOBER 6, 2002
WEATHER: The great weather we had last week lasted
throughout the middle of the week and
we were having the early morning temperatures in
the high 60�s and the daytime highs around the
mid 80�s. About Thursday things started to warm
up to normal and once again the nighttime lows
were in the low 80�s and the daytime highs in the
mid 90�s, along with a slight increase in
humidity. Occasional scattered clouds gave a bit
of relief from the sun but did not deliver any
rain. (The Sky Is Crying-Sonny Boy Williamson)
WATER: A thumb of warm water has wrapped around
the Cape and extends out to the San
Jaime Banks. This water is 82-84 degrees and has a
sharp, defined boundary where it abuts
cooler 81 degree water. Up on the Pacific side the
Golden Gate Banks has remained in the 78-79
range as it has been the southern limit of a band
of cool water coming down from the north. Up
the Sea of Cortez the Gorda Banks has remained warm
with the water in the 84-86 range. The
surface conditions on the Pacific side were a bit
choppy early in the week but quickly calmed
down, on the Sea of Cortez side it was often flat.
(Give Me My Coat And Shoes-Buddy Guy
with Junior Wells)
BAIT: The bait situation improved this week and
most boats had no problem getting what they
needed for the day. Normal price of $2 per bait
and most of it was Caballito, few if any Mackerel.
(Worried Life Blues-Nappy Brown with Steady
Rollin� Bob Margolin)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Marlin action moved closer and got
better this week. A lot of fish were being
found less than a mile from the Marina and you had
no need for an hour run. Many more Blues
were showing up this week, most of them in the 200-
300 pound range but a few larger ones were
hooked every day. Trolling at 7-9 knots with dark
lures or slow trolling/drifting with live
Skipjack or small Bonito were the ticket for the
Blues. The Striped Marlin are here in force as
well and they are scattered everywhere. Almost
every boat has had multiple shots each day at
tailing fish and the flags flying as they come in
attest to the fact. Both lures and live bait have
been working well for these fish and I have had a
lot of luck with bright lures on the Stripes.
(I�m
A Real Kingfisher-Paul James)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The Tuna were very scarce this
week and the few that I know were caught
were found at the western edge of the San Jaime
Banks. Even the football fish have been few and
far between. Hopefully they will arrive again
soon. (Bad Girl Blues-Johnny Winter)
DORADO: Along with the Marlin bite, Dorado were
the bright spot of the week. They seemed
to be almost everywhere and as with the Marlin,
there was no need for a long run to find them.
The area off the lighthouse on the Pacific side and
offshore to 5 miles on the Sea of Cortez
provided plenty of action for anglers wanting to
fight these acrobats. Most of the fish were
running 8-12 pounds but a few in the larger 30-40
pound class were caught each day. Small
bright colored lures in the 6�-8� range seemed to
be working best and once a fish was hooked and
brought to the boat it was not uncommon for more to
follow it in. That opened up the
opportunity for great action on light tackle or fly
gear. Some of the boats work fish like this just
for the body count and dropping back chunks pinned
to live bait hooks added fish quickly. (I�ll
Always Be In Love With You-Jimmy Witherspoon)
WAHOO: I saw very few Wahoo flags being flown
this week and did not talk with anyone who
had caught one. I know there were fish caught but
I can�t help you there this week. (Blues for
Robert Jr.-Ronnie Earl)
INSHORE: There have been Roosterfish caught but
the focus has been on the Marlin and
Dorado, since they are close in and readily
available. A few Amberjack and a scattering of
bottomfish have been brought in, mostly from the
Sea of Cortez side of the Cape. (Oreo Cookie
Blues-Lonnie Mack with Stevie Ray Vaughan)
NOTES: The government is starting to enforce the
�No filleting fish at sea� regulation, so check
with your Captain and crew before you leave to make
sure there are no surprises in store for you
as far as the possibility of having to get your
fish cleaned at the main dock instead of on the
boat.
I personally prefer to have my fish cleaned and
filleted on the boat because it is a bit more
sanitary
and takes less time, but I also don�t want to take
the chance of having my fish taken because of it.
This weeks music selection was from the compilation
�Celebration of Blues-great acoustic blues�
a St. Clair Entertainment Group Inc. release, with
selections from Stony Plain Records, Rounder
Records and Alligator Records.
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Sep 30, 2002; 09:50AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 23-29,
2002
WEATHER: We started the week a bit worried over
Tropical Depression Julio as it developed
to the south, worried that we might be having a
repeat of last years Hurricane Juliet, and on the
anniversary as well! Luckily for us it dissipated
by mid-week and the only effects we received
were cloudy skies on Friday, Saturday and Sunday as
well as a bit of wind on Friday. As a whole,
the week was great! The temperature averaged 87
degrees during the day, with highs around 97
and the nights were in the mid to high 70�s. No
rain here in the lowlands but it looked as if the
Sierras received a bit. (Ragtop Day)
WATER: Our water temperatures ranged from the low
80�s on the Pacific side to almost 90
degrees up to the north of San Jose on the Sea of
Cortez. The offshore waters were deep blue
and there were flying fish almost everywhere.
Northwest winds in the later part of the week
caused the conditions on the Pacific side to be a
bit rough and choppy but the Sea of Cortez
remained very comfortable, at least until you got
out about 25 miles, then it picked up. (When
The Coast Is Clear)
BAIT: The bait this week, if you could get any,
was Caballito or Mullet. There was not a lot of
them available and some of them were very small.
The price remained the same though, at the
normal $2 per bait. (Coconut Telegraph)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Sailfish are beginning to show up in
numbers as the water warms up. They have
been found in the same areas as the Dorado and are
striking the same type of baits and lures.
Blue Marlin have been scattered but most of them
are being found on the Sea of Cortez side of
the Cape. With the moon on the wane, more boats
are starting to rig live Skipjack as baits for
both the Blue Marlin and the Black Marlin. Striped
Marlin have been found everywhere but the
concentrations seem to be directly to the south of
the cape and along the Pacific side out to about
10 miles. A mix of both live bait and lures worked
for the fish that were caught, but as with the
Blues Marlin, the full moon on the 21st kept the
bite from going off really strong. Later in the
week it started to pick up. (Frank and Lola)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There were not nearly as many Tuna
caught this week as last week but
there were still some nice ones found. For the
bigger fish, finding the Porpoise was the key, as
usual. Fish to 120 pounds were found south of
Chileano and there were small footballs scattered
around as well. Just because you found the
Porpoise did not mean you caught fish though, many
of the pods did not produce. Feathers in green,
black and blue as well as cedar plugs (don�t Tuna
fish without a few of these on board!) were top
producing colors and the size range the fish were
striking on ran from 6-10 inches. (Money Back
Guarantee)
DORADO: This weeks bright point! Almost any boat
that wanted to focus solely on Dorado was
able to limit out. Most of the fish were on the
Pacific side inside 10 miles and we are getting the
schooling fish now. There are a lot of schools of
very small fish, under 10 pounds. Most boats
are releasing all of these and keeping only the
larger fish. A mix of small feathers and small
baits
worked well and if you found a school of the mid-
range fish, in the 12-18 pound class, chunking
worked very well. (Stars On The Water)
WAHOO: A few nice fish were caught this week and a
few others were hooked and lost. The
action was spread out with reports of fish from all
the banks as well as the contour lines along the
coast, but there were no large concentrations
found. (I Have Found Me A Home)
INSHORE: Most Pangas are fishing for Dorado, as
they have been easy to find and close to
shore. An occasional Sailfish and Blue Marlin has
kept fishermen on their toes, as they never
know what to expect! (Brown Eyed Girl)
NOTES: Written to Jimmy Buffet music again! The
�Beaches� album from the four CD set
�Beaches, Bars, Boats and Ballads�, MCA 1992.
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Sep 23, 2002; 10:31AM - 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 SEPTEMBER 16-22, 2002
WEATHER: Oh my goodness, we had rain this week! And it was a good rain, just the kind we
needed. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday we had rain in the morning for a few hours,
a good rain, not a downpour or a drizzle. This is the kind of rain that soaks in and now the air is
clear of dust, the plants are washed off and everything is starting to leaf out and bloom! All this
was the result in a recurve of the system that passed to the south last week. On Friday we had the
temperature drop to 70 degrees at night and the daytime high was 85, low humidity and a light
breeze. Ah, wonderful! Clear skies on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, it just doesn’t get any better
than this! (Gravity Storm)
WATER: Rough water at the beginning of the week due to the recurve of the system that passed
south last week. This is also the weather that brought the rain. The east wind and the swells it
kicked up resulted in the Port Captain closing the port Monday morning, but a few boats made it
out earlier. At the end of the week things had calmed down a lot and the water was very nice.
Monday the wind was out of the East and as the week progressed the wind had shifted clockwise
so that on Saturday it was back to the normal Northwest direction. Green water inshore out to
about a mile in most areas, past that it was blue. Our band of warm water shifted a bit as the
changing wind and current moved it around. At the end of the week we have a spot of cooler
water in the 80 degree range sitting on top of the Gorda Banks. Between there and the Cape we
have 84 to 86 degree water, out at the San Jaime we have 80-82 degrees and up at the Golden
Gate we are marking 84-85 degrees. (Mermaid In The Night)
BAIT: Late arrivals to the bait boats were finding it a bit of a struggle to get good baits early this
week as the rough water and east-southeast winds kept the bait boats efforts and successes down.
Later on it was the same situation but due more to the full moon. No problem if you were early
though. Normal price of $2 per bait and most of it was Caballito, few if any Mackerel. (The
Pascagoula Run)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Striped Marlin and Blue Marlin bite slowed down this week as we approached
the full moon. There were still a few fish being caught, and there was one #632 Blue reported.
The 95 and 1150 spots both provided action while the rough waters limited the number of boats
that fished the Pacific area early in the week. Edges of the 83-82 degree break were productive
and the bite was evenly mixed between live bait and lures. (Strange Bird)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Thank goodness the Tuna are still out there! Some nice fish were taken
this week, some of them in the #150 range, a lot of schoolies in the #40-#50 class and quite a
few smaller footballs. The larger fish and the schoolies were with Porpoise and the footballs were
both with porpoise and in the open. Hooking up on lures then tossing out live bait as the hooked
fish were being fought provided a lot of action, but most boats were satisfied to use lures, and the
best ones seemed to be the ever popular cedar plugs. The fish ranged from 8 to 28 miles out,
both to the south and south-east. (Why The Things We Do)
DORADO: Mostly scattered fish this week with the concentration being closer to shore.
Average size is down a bit, most of the fish being schoolies in the 8-12 pound class. Further
offshore there are larger fish, but they are spread out. Small feathers in bright colors to get the
first fish, then live baits to hook the larger fish following the first one in. Mostly on the Sea of
Cortez side out to 5 miles for the groups of smaller fish. (Boomerang Love)
WAHOO: Once again, what Hoo? (Take Another Road)
INSHORE: The large swells and heavy winds early in the week pretty much shut down the
inshore fishing but as the week progressed the Pangas were working out to 5 miles for Dorado,
football Tuna, Skipjack and Bonita. At the end of the week the inshore water was still green but
there were a few Roosterfish being caught. (Off To See The Lizard)
NOTES: Wow, I guess I really caused an uproar with my note section last week about the
licenses! Almost overloaded my in-box with questions. I did not mean to cause any panic folks!
Just telling you what’s happening from someone who lives here! Now, I don’t know if all the
uproar had anything to do with it or not, but as of two days ago we have been allowed to buy
blank licenses for anglers arriving after hours and fishing the next day, or licenses needed for
anglers fishing the weekends, when the office is closed. You still need the license but now we can
once again take care of it for you. So remember, if you are booking a boat where it says the
licenses are included, they are charging you for them, so make sure you receive it and keep it with
you on the trip! If the license is not included, ask the booking agent, owner or Captain to arrange
it so you have them in the morning. A one day license is $103 pesos as of 9-19-02. This weeks
sounds are Jimmy Buffet and the Coral Reefer Band on the 1989 MCA release “Off To See The
Lizard”. Yes Chris, I know this is Cabo and I should have rock and roll, get over it!
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Sep 16, 2002; 12:53PM - 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 SEPTEMBER 9-15, 2002
WEATHER: Have you been here in September before?
Then you probably know that we are
having temperatures in the 80-100 degree range with
the humidity up in the 70% area. A bit on
the muggy side most of the time and we have been
having some overcast sky, mostly in the
mountains with a chance of rain every now and then!
Wednesday we actually had some rain and
that was nice. Not a lot of wind this week except
for the first few days, and then it was pretty
light out of the northwest. (Borrasca)
WATER: The Pacific side has been great with
large swells early in the week from the passing
of Tropical Depression 11W but not much chop to go
with it. Later in the week the swells died
down to 2-4 feet. The water on the outside of the
Golden Gate Bank was reported to be a bit
green but elsewhere it was nice and blue. The
Cortez has been blue as well and surface conditions
have been great, very calm. From the 22*40� line
on north on the Sea of Cortez the water has
been between 84 and 88 degrees, south of the line
the water has been 83-81 degrees. This
warmer water has extended in a finger to the west
into the Pacific out to just past the San Jaime
Banks. (Bajo La Luna Mix)
BAIT: Early in the week there were plenty of
Caballito available but this weekend there
appeared to be a shortage for boats leaving after
7am. Few Mullet were available and I heard of
no Sardinas for sale. Boats getting bait were
paying the usual $2 per bait. (Dancing Under The
Moon)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The billfish bite has slowed down a lot,
with fewer Striped Marlin being found, on
average, and the Blue Marlin bite has remained
about the same. Not to say there are not Marlin
being caught, because there are, but not in the
numbers of the last few weeks. There have been
some Sailfish being caught as well, mostly found
mixed in with the Dorado. The Striped Marlin
are being found in a straight line, east to west,
12-15 miles south of the cape. The Blue Marlin
have been slightly inside the line, on the warm
side. Right place, right time with a live bait for
the
Striped Marlin and almost all of the Blue Marlin
have been on lures with the favorite colors this
week being the usual blue/black/purple, Mean Joe
Green, Dorado and Petrolero. (La Rosa
Negro)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Without a doubt the Yellowfin have
been the highpoint of the week. The
fish have been found from 16 to 40 miles out, all
on the cooler side of the temperature break, and
all the fish caught have been mixed in with the
Porpoise. The first few boats to the schools have
been able to get fish and some of them have been
big ones! I have seen fish this week running
from 15 pounds to 200 pounds and some boats have
gotten more than one of these larger fish.
Marlin lures and live baits have been the ticket
although slow trolling spreader bars has brought
up some fish after they have been hit hard by
everyone else. Not every boat has been getting the
larger fish but most of them have been able to get
at least on pass on the school where they have
picked up a few of the smaller footballs.
(Bullfighter�s Dream)
DORADO: The number of Dorado caught this week has
dropped off a bit and the average size
has gotten a bit smaller on the schooling fish, but
the singles that have been caught have all been
nice ones, most of them from #35 on up. Inside the
temperature break and all the way up to the
shoreline is where most of them were found this
week and as usual the larger fish were caught on
Marlin lures and the smaller fish on Tuna lures or
cut bait dropped back behind a hooked fish.
(Driving 2 Madrid/B4 The Storm)
WAHOO: �What Hoo?� I saw no Wahoo this week,
and only a few flags that may have been
either Wahoo or Shark, it was hard to tell! (The
Storm Sings)
INSHORE: Inshore the fishing has been fair for
Roosterfish and Jack Crevalle to 30 pounds and
going just a bit outside has given anglers good
fishing for Bonito and Skipjack, with some of these
fish in the 15-20 pound range, nice fighting size!
In that same range and going further out there
have been fair shots at Dorado, both trolling and
drifting with live bait. (1st Rain/Cry Of Faith)
NOTES: If you are coming down to fish be prepared
to purchase a fishing license either before
you arrive or as soon as you get here. It�s
better to get one before you arrive if you can
because
the license office here has posted hours but they
are rarely followed. Often you must wait for the
guy to show up, the paperwork takes a long time
then you have to go to the bank to pay for the
license, go back to the office with copies of the
stamped payment slip to get the license. This
process can take up to two hours to get through if
the office is open when you arrive. For the
past year most anglers have not been able to get
licenses because of this, and the office will not
sell boat owners stacks of blank licenses to sell
on the boats. If you arrive at the airport in the
afternoon and plan to fish the next day, forget it,
it can�t get done. As boat owners we used to be
able to go in the day before and purchase licenses
with the anglers names and hometowns on
them, but the office has decided that you must be
there in person with I.D. to get a fishing license.
Oh, and by the way, you can�t get them in the
morning because the seller says it is too much work
for him to get up early in the morning. The reason
I am going on about this is because this week
the Army guys with automatic weapons have been
boarding boats coming into the marina after a
days charter and checking for licenses. No
license, the fish get confiscated and sometimes the
fishing gear as well. We are trying to get
something worked out, figure out some way for this
to
work, but it has been difficult. That is why I
recommend that you purchase your fishing license
before you arrive. Next week I�ll get into the
fish filleting situation! This weeks report
written to
the soothing sounds of Ottmar Liebert Luna Negra
on their 1991 Higher Octave release
�Borrasca�!
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Sep 9, 2002; 11:31AM - HOT 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 SEPTEMBER 2-8, 2002
WEATHER: We finally got some rain this week! It was a little spit on Tuesday morning, just
enough to get the windshields wet but early Sunday morning we got enough rain to wash off all
the plants, cars and boats. Didn’t need to water the plants in the yard. Thankfully it came with no
wind as well because there had been the possibility of Tropical Depression #11 coming over us.
Nice weather all week, slightly overcast most days with the high temps in the mid 90’s and the
lows around 80, humidity a bit high, mostly in the mid 70% range. (When I’m With U/Everything
I ever Needed)
WATER: Good conditions on all sides all week long. It did get a bit bumpy to the south in the
afternoons but nothing outrageous. The water was nice and blue and the highest temperature I
found was 86 degrees at Gorda Banks. Most of the fishing grounds showed in the low 80’s and it
was not until you were more than 50 miles out that the temperature dropped to the 70’s. The
Pacific side was a few degrees cooler than the Sea of Cortez all week long but conditions were
the same. (Reaching Out 2 U(Todos Bajo La Misma Luna))
BAIT: Most of the larger baits were Caballito with a smattering of Mackerel tossed into the mix
and there were Mullet available if you made arrangements in advance. The normal price of $2 per
bait (amazed that this hasn’t changed in three years). I did ask around this week about Sardinas
(iron-side herring) but was told that there were none available at this time. (Merengue De
Alegrias (Candy 4 My Soul))
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The swells from the passing of Hurricane Hernan seemed to put the Marlin off their
feed at the beginning of the week but as we got closer to the weekend the bite picked up quite a
bit. A big change is in the number of Blue Marlin we are starting to see. It seems that everything
is showing up a little bit late this year and the boys in the blue suits are no exception. The bite
was scattered, with Marlin showing up in all area but the concentration of Blues seemed to be at
the edges of the banks and canyons. Make sense though, as that is where the bait is concentrated
as well. These Blues have been ranging in size from 200 to 800 pounds with most of them in the
smaller end. I know of two this week in the 800 pound class, so there are big fish out there now!
Plenty of Striped Marlin in the patterns also, with many boats catching and releasing two or three
per trip. Striped bite was an even mix on lures and baits and the Blues were almost all on lures.
A few Sailfish are showing as well and they are in the same areas as the Dorado. (Deep In Your
Heart)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: I have seen some very nice Yellowfin hung this week and every one of
them has been caught among the Dolphin. Quite a few fish in the 80-200 pound range are
slamming lures and most of them are being caught by the first few boats to the pods and as
normal, the larger fish are being hooked outside the edge of the pods. A few are being caught by
the boats doing the “run-and-gun”, dropping baits deep ahead of the moving school and this has
worked (and been used) by late-comers to the school. There are quite a few football fish being
found as well but it seems to be pretty consistent that it there are big fish in the pods the smaller
fish are absent. No hookups on the first few passes may mean there are some bruisers under
there! Scattered on both the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez from 10 to 40 miles out, Striped
Marlin lures, spreader bars and daisy chains in pearl, green and orange have done well fooling the
Tuna. (Danza Viva (My Heart Grows Wings))
DORADO: The best action on the Dorado for the numbers of fish has been within 5 miles of the
beach on both the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez. For the larger fish, further offshore is the name
of the game, but you are going to loose in the numbers game there. Inshore the average size has
been 15 pounds with most boats able to get between three and a dozen fish per trip. Offshore we
are looking at an average in the 35 pound range but only one for every other boat. This may be
because of the concentration on Tuna this week or it may just be the way things actually are. The
larger fish have been fooled by Marlin lures and slow trolled live baits while the smaller fish have
been pounding on smaller feathers. (Promise (Beyond The Mountains))
WAHOO: A few nice Wahoo were caught this week but as usual they were scattered and caught
by boats looking for something else. I was told by a friend who brought his boat down from
California that they ran into a great bite at Uncle Sam Banks on the way down, but we have had
no concentration close to Cabo. (Samba Pa Ti (Thru Every Step In Life U Find Freedom From
Within))
INSHORE: The normal inshore fish have been scattered this week with only a few nice
Roosterfish, Jack Crevalle and Amberjack hitting the decks. One of the reasons was the big storm
swells mixing up the water close to the beach. Most of the Pangas have been working a little
further out and focusing on Dorado, Skipjack, Bonita and football Yellowfin. Toss in an
occasional Striped Marlin in the mix and the fishing has been pretty darn productive. Most of the
fishing has taken place within 10 miles of Cabo as it has been difficult to put a Panga in through
the surf elsewhere. (Lilac Sun)
NOTES: Great weather, great fishing, what more can you ask for? Oh yeah, this report has been
written as I sit here at the keyboard listening to some great music! The sun is just coming up, the
birds are singing, the rain has stopped and everything smells damp, the boat is out fishing with
great, happy people and I could not get into the rock and roll mood this morning. Relax, kick
back and listen to the nuevo flamenco style of Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra on their 1992
release “Solo Para Ti”, Sony records. There are two instrumental duets with Carlos Santana on
this CD, “Reaching Out 2 U” and “Samba Pa Ti”. Put it on, close your eyes and pretend you’re
in Cabo! Until next week, tight lines! And HEY, if you have any questions about the fishing (or
music), feel free to e-mail, I answer back fast!
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