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Sep 2, 2002; 10:31AM - 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 AUGUST 26-SEPT. 1,
2002
WEATHER: Most of the week we had clear and sunny
skies with the highs up to the 100
degree mark and the lows in the low 80�s at night.
Very typical Cabo weather for this time of
year. We did have a bit of a sprinkle early in the
morning on Wednesday as some low clouds
moved through, but only enough to spot up the
windshields. On Saturday afternoon you could
see the cloud cover start to move in and on Sunday
it was overcast with hints of rain. This is
associated with Hurricane Hernan, which is to the
southwest of us and moving northwest. The
swells and breeze from this band of weather had the
Port Captain close the port at noon on
Sunday but it expected to be re-opened either
Monday or Tuesday. ( Mystical Adventures Part I)
WATER: As the week comes to an end we have a band
of warm water reading up to 89 degrees
stretching across the Cape. This band extends into
the Pacific out to the San Jaime banks and is
about 10-15 miles wide, starting from the shore.
Outside this band the water drops to 83 degrees.
The surface conditions on both the Sea of Cortez
side and the Pacific side have been very good,
with small swells and light chop all week.
Starting Saturday we began to see some larger
swells
moving in, results of Hurricane Hernan, away to the
southwest of us. Mystical Adventures Part
III)
BAIT: Most of the larger baits available this week
were Caballito, though I heard some of the
boats were able to get fresh Mackerel. No word on
Sardinas again. The larger baits are the usual
$2 per bait. (Mystical Adventures Part V)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Lots of Striped Marlin out there! This
week started out with a bang and just
continued to roll, at least for the boats with
clients. Many of the boats were getting multiple
hook-ups on the Striped Marlin and often had three
on at a time! Many anglers said not to toss
bait to the ones they were seeing because it was
taking up all their fishing time! Ouch! The
largest concentration of the Striped Marlin were on
the Pacific, just off shore about five miles and
out at the San Jaime Banks, but there were enough
of them scattered around that all the boats
were getting shots. A few Blue Marlin are showing
up in the catches also, but not in the numbers
I thought there would be at this time of year. On
Sunday there were a lot of bites from Blues
reported, but that often happens this time of year
as a Hurricane comes close. The bite was an
even mix of live bait and lures for the Striped
Marlin with no particular preference in color on
the
lures. (Rhythms Of Hope)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The Tuna bite dropped off a bit
from the action last week but there were
still quite a few of the football fish being found
on the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape. Most of
these fish were associated with Porpoise and were
hitting on small 4� feathers. A few toads were
caught by boats lucky enough to be in the right
place at the right time. (As)
DORADO: Plenty of yellow flags were being flown
from outriggers this week, sometimes it
looked like there was a laundry competition going
on! A few of the fish were small, in the 8-10
pound range, but most of them were a bit bigger, in
the 15-25 category. There were a few of the
giants caught as well and the larger fish were
mainly hooked up on Marlin lures. 4� to 6�
feathers
and surface runners accounted for the majority of
the fish but many of them were caught on live
bait when a school was found. The action was
spread out but seemed to be better on the Pacific
side. (Final Truth Part I)
WAHOO: This week is like last week on Wahoo. A
few flags were flown but these fish were
found while searching for other species. (Final
Truth Part II)
INSHORE: Repeat of last weeks fishing as far as
the inshore bite goes, lots of Dorado, a few
Marlin, some Roosterfish and Skipjack along with a
medium bite on Snapper and Grouper. (Jig)
NOTES: The fishing just continues to get better
and better! Our only problem has been the lack
of fishermen. Seems that it happens every year, as
the fishing improves the weather gets warmer
and muggier and fewer anglers visit. Oh well, the
fish are here. If you can get away, now is the
time to come on down. Hurricane Hernan will give
us some large swells and overcast skies, but
that is just for a few days, then back to the
sunshine! This weeks music written to the great
sound
of Jean-Luc Ponty�s violin on the 1982 release
�Mystical Adventures�, Atlantic Recording Corp.
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Aug 26, 2002; 11:09AM - 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 AUGUST 19-25, 2002
WEATHER: We had an interesting week weather wise here as the evening temperature dropped
into the high 60’s and low 70’s in the middle of the week. Nice and cool, great for sitting around
on the patio and relaxing! The daytime highs stayed in the mid 90’s and we had very little cloud
cover and no rain. Hurricane Fausto passed 900 miles to the south of us and had no effect on the
weather here. Night time temperatures returned to the low 80’s at the end of the week.(Shoot
Out The Lights)
WATER: Our water on the Pacific side of the Cape has remained in the 76-82 degree range and
the Cortez side has remained in the 82-89 range. The dividing line was the Cape with the Pacific
water staying cool in a line to the west and north of the Cape. Hurricane Fausto brought large,
long storm swells to our area and there was a bit of windy weather early in the week that had died
away by Friday. This resulted in pretty rough conditions late in the day from Wednesday through
the rest of the wek on the Pacific side. (Two Left Feet)
BAIT: Caballito and Mullet were easy to get at the normal $2 per bait but this week I saw no
Mackerel in the bait wells. Again, no word on the Sardinas. (I Ain’t Going To Drag My Feet
No More)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: It must be the full moon affecting the bite because suddenly the Marlin developed
closed mouths. When you toss baits to a dozen of them and not one shows an interest there has
to be something going on. There were still Striped Marlin being caught this week, just not in the
numbers we were seeing the past two weeks until this weekend, when the bite picked up again on
the Pacific side. Blue Marlin were still around and biting this week, but again, not in the numbers
of the past two weeks. The Marlin that were caught were almost all on bait and were found on
both sides of the Cape, with concentrations at the 95 spot, 1150 spot and at the Pacific banks.
(Tear Stained Letter)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There were some nice sized Tuna reported this week early on from the
outside of the Gordo Banks. These fish were in the 80-150 pound class and were found with
Dolphin. The bite was good for one day then the fish and Dolphin moved on. On Wednesday
there was a good bite on school fish (35-45 pound) associated with Dolphin in front of the Grey
Rock area. In other areas there were football Tuna found on occasion but not in any thick
schools or great numbers. (From Galway to Graceland)
DORADO: Dorado seemed to be the fish of the week and even with them the bite dropped off a
bit. Most boats were getting between two and six Dorado per trip with the sizes ranging between
15 and 25 pounds with an occasional larger fish, to 70 pounds, tossed into the mix. Best action
was with live bait and many of the boats drifted or slow trolled live bait in areas where they had
either raised or caught a fish on the troll. Sometimes boring, it did produce fish for some of the
boats. (Borrowed Time)
WAHOO: Other than Wahoo found under a dead whale 38 miles out, there were very few taken
this week. Those that were found were caught in the blind while looking for other fish. (Back
Street Slide)
INSHORE: The focus for most of the Pangas this week was Dorado, and most of the boats did
well using live bait slow trolled just off the coast. The best action was on the Pacific side but the
Roosterfish bit well on the Sea of Cortez side off of the Westin and up around La Laguna past
San Jose. The Snapper and Grouper bite was sporadic, perhaps due to the full moon. (Walking
on a Wire)
NOTES: The action we were having the past two weeks dropped off a bit early in the week but I
think it has a lot to do with the giant full moon on Wednesday night. At 6:45 on Thursday
morning it was about 10 degrees above the horizon and looked like a giant tangerine! The bite
picked up again by mid-week so things are looking better. We have last quarter moon on the 31st
and new moon on Sept. 7th so those are dates to look forward to, the time between and just after
them should be great. I’ll let you know either way, and until then, Tight Lines! This weeks
report written to the music of Richard Thompson on the three CD set “The History of Richard
Thompson”, 1993, RYKODISC. If you like Van Morrison or Neil Young and haven’t listened to
anything by Richard Thompson, you owe it to yourself to check him out.
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Aug 19, 2002; 08:25AM - Weekly Cabo Fish 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 AUGUST 12-18, 2002
WEATHER: We had a great week here with typical August temperatures in the 90’s daytime
and into the high 70’s at night. A bit humid early in the week and then around mid-week we
started to get northwesterly breezes in the afternoon that cooled everything off. As of this
weekend the breezes started to steady all day so everything has remained cool. We only needed
the air-conditioner on two nights this week! (I Don’t Know You)
WATER: Early in the week the water was perfect as far as surface conditions go and then
during the weekend the Pacific side became a bit choppy, by Sunday if you were out farther than
4 miles it was tough going. The fishing was good, just a bit rough. The Sea of Cortez water
remained calm all week. Pacific side temperatures have been in the mid 80’s to high 70’s and the
Sea of Cortez has remained in the mid to high 80’s. (Glendale Train)
BAIT: A mix of Caballito, Mackerel and Mullet at $2 per fish, the normal price, could be had
this week depending on which Panga you purchased from. Everybody had Caballito, you had to
search for the Mackerel. (Hello Mary Lou)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: This week was a repeat of last weeks report on the Billfish. Lots of Striped Marlin
spotted on the surface and a lot of them were hungry. It was not uncommon to see boats flying
two, three or four Marlin flags. Most of the Striped Marlin were on the Pacific side or straight
south of the Cape. Most of the Blues that were caught were found on the Sea of Cortez side and
to the south, though a few large fish were found up around the Golden Gate Banks. Sailfish are
still out there and the best action was around the Gorda Banks area. Striped Marlin were fooled
with a mix of both live bait and lures, often when a live bait was tossed at a tailing fish the bait
was ignored and the fish struck a falling lure instead. Almost all the Blue Marlin as well as the
Sailfish were taken on lures with the favorite colors for the Blues being black/purple and
blue/silver. (Louisiana Lady)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There were a few large fish brought in this week but most of the Tuna
caught were football fish in the 10-15 pound range. The larger fish were Dolphin associated and
there were several toads caught that were loners, not associated with either structure or Dolphin.
Live baits dropped in front of the path of feeding Dolphin brought in several large fish in the
100-150 class and the first boat to a pod usually got at least one Grande hooked up, if there were
any there. Marlin lures were the pick of the bigger fish, and in the same colors the Blues were
checking out. Most of the fish, both large and small, came from either south of the cape or
around the San Jaime Banks, with a few scattered schools reported from the outer Gorda area.
(Kick In The Head)
DORADO: Plenty of these tasty fish were caught this week and the key seemed to be finding
anything floating on the water. It could be just a little stick, it probably had a Dorado around it
somewhere. A lot of the fish were in the 25-35 pound class and for them, live bait ruled. Slow
trolling or drifting a live bait past floating objects, or just working current lines the same way
produced a lot of fish. Blind trolling also produced, but not in the same numbers, or the same
sizes. True, some of the beast Dorado came on the troll, big 50 pound Bulls, but most of the
larger fish were live bait, floating object fish. There was no specific area but blind trolling seemed
to be a bit better on the Pacific side out to about 13 miles, floating debris was found from there to
the San Jaime and in the current lines south of the Cape. (Panama Red)
WAHOO: Just a few fish were caught, and again, as last week, these were incidental fish. More
lures were lost to Wahoo than there were Wahoo caught. (Last Lonely Eagle)
INSHORE: The emphasis by the Panga captains seems to be on the nearshore Dorado and
Marlin. With the warm water close and the conditions good, they had no problem hooking their
clients up to Dorado and many of them were lucky and caught Marlin as well. The traditional
inshore species were caught by those targeting them and catches of Amberjack, Jack Crevalle and
Roosterfish were good. A scattering of Grouper and Snapper rounded out the bill. I Don’t Need
No Doctor)
NOTES: This weeks report was written to the music of “New Riders Of The Purple Sage” on
their 1976 CBS release, “Best Of”. Brings back a lot of memories! The fishing is great, get
yourself out of the office and treat yourself to a fishing trip, after all, you deserve it, don’t you?
Why do you work so hard if it’s not to treat yourself now and then? Hahaha!!! I am not going to
be fishing the first part of the coming week, the boat is getting hauled for a bit of fiberglass work
and bottom paint but I will still be talking to the captains, crew and anglers so I have the straight
skinny for next weeks report. Until then, Tight Lines!
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Aug 12, 2002; 10:39AM - Weekly Cabo Fish Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Captain George Landrum
“Fly Hooker” Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR AUGUST 5-11, 2002
WEATHER: Typical for Cabo this time of year, we are having daytime temperatures that range
from the low 90’s to right at 100 degrees. This week we actually had a sprinkle of rain in town
on Wednesday but the water has been coming down a bit stronger to the north of us. The skies
have ranged from partly cloudy to mostly cloudy to cloudy to clear, sometimes all in one day.
The wind was mostly from the northeast but this weekend we received easterlies. (Choker)
WATER: Well, earlier in the year we wanted warmer water and mow we are getting it. On the
Sea of Cortez side the water is mostly in the high 80’s to low 90’s and on the Pacific we are
watching the water warm to the mid 80’s. Surface conditions were great everywhere in the
mornings but on the Pacific side they chopped up in the afternoons later in the week. With the
easterly wind on Saturday the Pacific side was like a lake. (I Wish You Would)
BAIT: Caballito and Mullet were easy to get at the normal $2 per bait. I have not gotten any
Mackerel in a while and have no word on Sardinas. (Snake Drive)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: You want Striped Marlin, we got Striped Marlin! Every boat (well, maybe 90%)
coming in has been flying at least one Marlin flag and it was common to se boats with as many as
5 flags flying. Singles and small groups of fish were everywhere and multiple hookups were not
uncommon. For some reason there were not as many Blues caught this week as last week, maybe
it has something to do with the moon. Sailfish flags were flying from many boats with a lot of
these fish coming from the Gordo Banks area. Most of the Striped Marlin were found on the
Pacific where the water was a bit cooler. Live bait was the ticket for multiple hook-ups since the
Striped Marlin were being found in groups but quite a few were hooked up on smaller feathers
pulled for Dorado and Tuna. (For Your Love)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Plenty of Tuna were caught this week but the fish moved a bit up the
Pacific, and there were not as many of the big boys caught. Later in the week they were found 20
miles up the coast and early in the week they were on the south side of the San Jaime Banks.
Most of the fish found were either footballs in the 10-20 pound range or school fish in the 30
pound class. Most of the fish were associated with Dolphin and small feathers were the ticket,
most anything in green/gold or blue/black. (Draggin’ My Tail)
DORADO: Oh yeah, we got Dorado also! Every boat that has had any interest in getting fish to
eat has been able to hook-up to a Dorado this week, and many of the boats have been greedy little
ants, picking up WAY more than the legal limit. (sigh) A lot of these fish are very nice 30-50
pound ones and I have seen a few that are larger. Bright colored feathers, less than 6 inches long
have been working very well. The fish have been scattered out with small schools found almost
everywhere at one time or another. (A Certain Girl)
WAHOO: A few flags were flown but I did not have a chance to talk to the captains or the
anglers so cannot say for sure where the fish were found. Listening to the radio it sounds like
these were incidental fish, and there were not many of them. (Freight Loader)
INSHORE: With the nice water and lots of Dorado and Marlin around, most of the Pangas have
been working from the shore to 5 miles out and picking up the occasional Marlin and quite a few
Dorado. There were also some very nice Roosterfish caught as well as a fair bite on bottom fish
such as Snapper and Grouper, with an Amberjack tossed in now and then. (Got To Hurry)
NOTES: While not what I would call wide open, the fishing this week has been the best I have
seen all year. We can only hope it continues! We just went past the new moon on the 8th so the
Blue bite should start to pick up again, there are some really nice fish out there. This weeks
report was written to the music of “Eric Clapton and theYardbirds”on the 1998 compilation
released under the title “Rarities” by prestige Records Ltd.
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Aug 5, 2002; 10:55AM - 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 JULY 29-AUGUST 5, 2002
WEATHER: We actually had an evening this week where my wife and I did not need the air
conditioning on in order to sleep! That was the middle of the week, the rest of the time the
weather has been normal; hot and humid. Our daytime highs have been in the mid to high 90’s
and the nights have remained around 80 degrees. No rainfall for us this week but the areas to the
north of us, both Todo Santos and San Jose, received rain. Most of the week it was partly cloudy
with light afternoon breezes. (Strategem)
WATER: Surface conditions on both the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez were excellent this week,
!-3 feet with just a very light breeze. The surface temperatures were in the mid 80’s almost
everywhere until Thursday night when we had a current change. Overnight the water within 20
miles of the Cape dropped 8-10 degrees. Right now the water close to Cabo is showing 74
degrees and you must get to the 95 spot or Gorda Banks in order to find the 82-84 degree water
we were seeing early in the week. (Kensington Line)
BAIT: Mackerel and Caballito with the occasional Mullet are available for the normal $2 per
bait. No word on the Sardinas. (Poor Miss)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Blue Marlin, Striped Marlin and Sailfish are all here and almost every trip out is
successful in hooking up to at least one. Many of the boats were releasing multiple fish each day
and often the anglers tired out before they ran out of fish! Good news! Most of the Striped
Marlin were between 90 and 130 pounds, the Blues around 300 pounds and the Sailfish around 90
pounds. Early in the week they were just 5 miles out and now they are a bit further, around 20
miles. Perhaps due to the waning quarter moon, the bite was a pretty even mix on both lures and
live bait, with most of the Blue Marlin taken on lures. Bright colors for the Striped Marlin, dark
colors for the Blues. (Greyhound)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: We are finally getting some good news here! The Dolphin are starting to
show up and there are tuna with them. Most of the fish are footballs or just a little bigger, but I
have confirmed that a number of fish over 200 pounds were taken this week. Imagine coming up
on a pod of Dolphin feeding, being the first one there. On the first pass all the lines go off, one
after another, the rigger clips releasing like rifle shots. Every fish over 200 pounds but only one
makes it to the boat after 2 hours of fighting time. That has happened a few times this week!
Most of the fish have been caught on feathers and cedar plugs run very close to the boat, back on
just the 3rd and 4th wakes. The larger fish were found southeast at around 30-40 miles.
(Neckbreaker)
DORADO: Some nice fish were taken this week, many of them over 50 pounds. The bite was
not wide open by any means, you had to work hard for the fish. When you did find them though
your chances of hooking up multiples were very good. A few boats found small floating objects
that held Dorado and they were able to come in with limits. Most other boats were god to go
with a Dorado or two for a day of fishing, along with the mix of Tuna and Marlin. Most Dorado
were found either south or to the east, not many were found on the Pacific side this week.
(Magdelina)
WAHOO: Again, no steady bite on the Wahoo, but I have seen a few flags being flown and have
heard that the fish being caught are nice ones with most of them around 50 pounds. Lures run for
Marlin have been getting hit and mostly ones in darker colors. A few of the boats have been
pulling at least one flat line dedicated to Wahoo, running either a Marauder or a very heavy jet
head close to the boat. (Candle 99)
INSHORE: Most of the action occurred within five miles of the beach so it was not uncommon to
see Pangas hooked up to Marlin this week. Closer in, Dorado and Skipjack Tuna were the
targets, with an occasional run of luck with Roosterfish. Some of the Roosters were big, in the
50-60 pound class! Most of the Panga fishing was done on the Pacific side with concentrations of
boats working the lighthouse ledge. (In The Morning)
NOTES: We finally have the fishing getting good! Those of you who have trips planned soon
can look forward to some good fishing when you arrive, as long as conditions remain the same!
This weeks report written to the music of “Big Head Todd & The Monsters” on their 1986 Giant
Records release “Strategem”. Thanks to Steve Emory for the music suggestion and to my wife
for finding the CD!
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Jul 29, 2002; 12:40PM - 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 JULY 22-28, 2002
WEATHER: It’s summertime in Cabo. That means that it is hot and sometimes very humid.
This past week we had the humidity! The passing of hurricane Elida brought us cloud cover that
trapped the moisture, and when you were outside (at least on land), the least exertion brought on
a sheen. As an idea of the humidity, we actually had some rain (sprinkles really!) on Wednesday.
Since then the cloud cover has moved off and we have returned to 35-40% humidity instead of
the 80% we had earlier. Daytime the thermometer has read 88-90 degrees by 9:30 in the
morning, at mid-afternoon has read 96-98 and at night has dropped down to 80. (Rock and Roll
Nights)
WATER: We have been waiting for the warm water to show up and now it has finally arrived.
The coldest water we have had around this week has been 76 degrees and our warm spots have
been as high as 85. The cooler water has been on the Pacific side and the area between the 95
spot and the 1150 spot on the Cortez side has held warm water all week. Mid week we had a
band of warm water extending from the shore to a distance of 15 miles out and it ran from east to
west across the Cape, extending out into the Pacific well past the Jaime banks. The approach and
passing of Hurricane (now tropical storm) Elida brought us some large swells. They began from
the southeast and are now coming in from the southwest. The size ranges from 4-6 feet offshore
but they are storm swells, not packed close together and actually make for a very good ride. They
have caused large surf on the beach though, making it hard to do any surfcasting on the Pacific
side but the surfers are loving it! (Let It Ride)
BAIT: This week there have been both Caballito and Mackerel available at the usual $2 per bait.
I have not heard of any Sardinas being available. (Hey You)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The warm water has definitely brought in the Blue Marlin. Almost every trip has
resulted is strikes from these powerhouse billfish and they are not a long run away! Less than five
miles out before lines in and then keep your fingers crossed. The sizes I have seen and had
reported to me have been fish from 200 to 700 pounds. Unfortunately we are still seeing a lot of
these nice fish being brought back to the dock dead. I saw one on the back of a boat yesterday
that was maybe 250 pounds that the crew said they kept because it came to the boat dead.
Excuse me, do I look stupid? I don’t think a flying gaff into the middle of the fish is needed on a
dead Marlin, and I don’t think a dead Marlin would thrash so much that it rips the gaff hole open
so the fish is almost gutted, sigh. Regardless, the Blues are out there and all it takes is patience,
persistence and sharp hooks with good drags. There have been a lot of Striped Marlin caught as
well. For some reason we are seeing a lot of small Stripers right now, most of them less than 100
pounds. Also there have been quite a few Sailfish found, and they are normally a sign that the
Dorado are here! Best lures for the Blues have been either purple/black swimmers or pink/white
straight runners. Best for the Striped Marlin have been bleeding mackerel. Live baits for the
Striped Marlin have been responsible for about 70% of the hookups. Most of the fish have been
found either south or south-east of Cabo, from 5 to 20 miles out. (You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: I really hate to say this, but there have been few Yellowfin caught this past
week. The ones that were found were smaller fish close to shore or medium fish associated with
one of the two Dolphin pods that passed through. Sure hope they show up again! The
government here doesn’t care if we can find Yellowfin or not. According to officials, the
Yellowfin Tuna are not considered a sport fish, that is why they allow the Purse Seiners to work
the banks. Wow, we must be missing something here! (Can We All Come Together)
DORADO: Some good size fish are showing up in the catches! It looks like we have finally
started to get some of the fish that were staying up north! The Cortez side is kicking out fish up
to 70 pounds, with most of them in the 25-40 pound range. Last week (before this report) there
were only a few boats getting Dorado, this week almost every boat that went out came in with
flags, and the pace has picked up every day. Marlin lures have gotten most of the bigger fish,
with live baits dropped back behind the first fish accounting for a lot of the doubles that have been
landed. Best areas, same as those accounting for the Marlin! Must be the reason so many boats
have been coming in flying both Marlin and Dorado flags! (Roll On Down The Highway)
WAHOO: I have seen a few Wahoo flags this week but the guys I have talked to all say that these
have been incidental fish caught out in the open, not around and bottom structure or floating
debris. These must be fish that are moving through, so it is a matter of luck rather than focus.
They have been caught on the Marlin lures and more have gotten away than have been caught.
(Seems to happen when you have a Wahoo on mono leader!) (Freeways)
INSHORE: Slow inshore fishing due to the swells brought to us by Hurricane Elida. These
swells have stirred up the sand inshore and discolored the water out to about 100 feet. The
Pangas that have been working inshore have mostly been focusing on Snapper and Grouper, but
few of them are doing that. With the Pelagics so close, less than 10 miles out, the Pangas have
been taking anglers willing to go out there in a small boat offshore for Marlin and Dorado.
(Lookin’ Out for No. 1)
NOTES: Improved fishing! It just keeps getting better every week! This is what we have been
waiting for all year, thank goodness it is finally happening. Most of the boats here have had a
slow week, the fishing was slow the last few months and that resulted in fewer bookings. With
the improvement in the catch, and the fact that there are BIG fish out there, everyone is looking at
a busy summer from now on. The only thing that we are holding our breath on is the arrival of
the big Yellowfin Tuna. For those of you that have already made your plans to come on down in
the next few weeks, it looks like your timing is good! Keep checking in every week for an
updated report, and if it busts wide open, I will post a special report the next day. For those of
you on my special contact list, I’ll give you a call for your short notice trip. This weeks music
was listened to specially for my friends Chris and Bosun Golden. Bachman-Turner Overdrive on
their 1986 Polygram “BTO’s Greatest” CD.
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Jul 22, 2002; 10:46AM - Cabo Fishing Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR JULY 15-21, 2002
WEATHER: Hot is the operative word for the week! We have had daytime temperatures in the
90’s all week and the nighttime lows have gotten into the high 70’s. Toss in a bit of humidity and
very light winds and no clouds to speak of and what you have is what the girls call a “glistening”
effect. A very nice change from the cold weather we were having last month! (Shame Shame
Shame)
WATER: Again, the word is hot! At least hotter than we have been having. The coldest
temperatures are on the Pacific side and we are seeing those at around 74 degrees. The Cortez
side is up in the 80-84 degree range and up until Thursday the water was clearing up. Then we
had a bit of a green tint move in. The surface conditions on the Pacific side have been fishable but
sometimes a bit choppy within 10 miles of the coast. For some reason, once you got out past that
the water calmed down and the wind died. On the Cortez side it has been great in the mornings
but in the afternoons the winds shifted occasionally and it got choppy a few days. (Sugaree)
BAIT: Mackerel and Caballito at the usual $2 per bait. No word on Sardinas. (Medicine Man)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: We had a couple of good days but the fishing has been hit and miss. One boat can
come in with three flags flying and others in the same area don’t see a fish. The average size has
been 120 pounds. Most of the Marlin
sighted have been in small groups (Striped Marlin) and it has been an even split on lures or live
bait. The Blue Marlin are showing up now and they have been almost totally on lures, though
some of the boats are starting to load up their tuna tubes if they can find the bigger baits in the
morning first thing. The Blues have been running from 200 to 400 pounds. Most of the fish have
come from the Cortez side out around the 94 and 1150
spots. (Barefootin’”
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Ouch, not a good showing on the Tuna this week. I had reports of a few
boats finding fish on Dolphin, and those were respectable fish in the 40-80 pound range, but I
never saw the fish myself. From the flags flying and the reports I am getting from different
Captains and Crews I don’t think that there are many Yellowfin out there right now. Not even
many footballs are being caught. Those fish that were found were reported to have been caught
on cedar plugs run far back and fast, about 9 knots. (Life Is Hard)
DORADO: A few fish, just like last week, but most of them have been very nice size, between 25
and 50 pounds. Some of the boats have come in flying one, maybe
two flags, most of the boats have not had more than two Dorado flags this week. On Friday
someone found a
piece of wood that produced multiple catches for the first few boats, but boats 6 through 26
struck out. (Hey You)
WAHOO: I hate to repeat myself, but “what hoo”? A few boats flying Wahoo flags, maybe one
a
day or less. Got To Find My Baby)
INSHORE: Most of the Pangas have been focusing on Snapper and Grouper, just like last week.
There were some nice Roosters caught but they are not here in force yet. Most of the action has
taken place on the Cortez side between Grey Rock and San Jose. (Let Me In)
NOTES: The fishing is picking up every day! We are finally getting the water conditions
we have been waiting for and I expect it to bust loose anytime in the next week or two. As you
may be able to tell from the brevity of this weeks and last weeks reports, the fishing has been
slow, but
improving every day. Conditions great, but not a lot of action. I have been places where the
action we have had
would be considered great, but I think we are a bit spoiled here in Cabo! Stay tuned, I expect to
be able to provide better news any day now! Written to the beautiful guitar music of Johnny
Winter on the 1991 Virgin Records release “Let Me In”.
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Jul 15, 2002; 11:23AM - Cabo San Lucas
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Captain George Landrum
“Fly Hooker” Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR 8-14 JULY, 2002
WEATHER: Oh, so nice this week! Nighttime lows in the high 70’s to low 80’s. We just used
the air conditioner for the first time this year on Wednesday. Daytime it has been in the mid 90’s.
Until Sunday we had been having clear skies, but the 14th was mostly cloudy in the afternoon.
No rain of course! (Last Nite)
WATER: Surface conditions have been excellent all week in all areas. The afternoons have
presented a little chop on a few days but overall, very smooth and nice. The surface temperatures
are picking up now and we are finally seeing warm water closer to home. On the Sea of Cortez
side just east 25 miles we are reading temperatures in the high 70’s, go further out and you can
reach 80 degrees. On the Pacific side these temperatures are still over 40 miles out but the area
outside San Jaime Banks is giving us 76 degrees. Closer to home it is improving as well with the
near-shore temperatures in the 72 degree range. The water is getting bluer by the day. (Blues
Bird)
BAIT: Almost all Caballito this week, and good sized ones. The normal $2 per bait. (Song For
Katie)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The good news is that the Blue Marlin are showing up. There have been Blues
caught every day this week. The average size has been 250-300 pounds but a few over 500
pounds have been hooked up. The Striped Marlin are out there as well. The bad news is that it is
still a bit of a run to get to them, at least in the early part of the week We were looking at runs of
30 miles or more to get to the fish, both on the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez.. Later in the week
they were a bit closer and hopefully this trend will continue. Live bait was working on the Striped
Marlin and as normal, the Blue Marlin were going for lures. (Frenchman’s Flat)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Football fish when you could find them this week. These fish were mainly
at the San Jaime but there were reports of a few 20 pound fish south of the Gorda during the
middle of the week. The Black Porpoise on the Sea of Cortez had all the inexperienced anglers
excited thinking that they were going to get into the big Yellowfin, but those fish associate with
the gray Dolphins, not the Porpoise. (Sleepwalk)
DORADO: Bigger fish were found on the Sea of Cortez side in the same area the Marlin were
found. That meant a long boat ride out and back. There were more fish, not many but a few
more, on the Pacific side out at the Banks. The fish on the Pacific side were not as large,
averaging 15 pounds as opposed to the Cortez average of 30 pounds. Lures were the way to go
as the fish were not schooled up. (Upper Kern)
WAHOO: Hit and miss this week. Most of the fish caught were found while targeting Marlin on
the Cortez side. (10:00 P.M.)
INSHORE: A few Sierra on the Cortez side of the Cape but for the most part the inshore Pangas
have been targeting Grouper and Snapper. Up past San Jose around La Laguna there have been
some nice Roosters starting to show up. Big swells have kept the water right on shore a bit
stirred up. (You Gotta Get It While You Can)
NOTES: If, from reading this weeks report, you get the idea that things were a bit slow this
week, you are correct. Most boats were lucky to get a Marlin or a Dorado, some got both and a
very few got more than one of each. Things appear to be getting better though, as the bite seems
to be moving closer to the Cape each day and reports from the East Cape say things are good up
there. As these fish move closer we should see some outstanding action. This weeks report
written to the guitar music of Larry Carlton on his 1982 Warner release “Sleepwalk”
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Jul 8, 2002; 11:44AM - 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 FOR JULY 1-7, 2002
WEATHER: Finally nice weather! We have had daytime highs in the mid 80’s to low 90’s and
nighttime lows in the mid 70’s! No need to wear a sweater in the evening and the humidity is not
high so everything is perfect. Most of this week we had scattered high clouds over Cabo and
some lower altitude clouds on the Pacific side. Afternoon winds from the northwest at 10-15
knots but almost nothing blowing in the mornings. (No Son Of Mine)
WATER: Since the start of the week the temperature break on the Pacific side, the location of
the 71 degree band, has slowly been receding to the west. It was almost within 5 miles of the
coast for a while last week and now we need to go a long way to get to it. There is light blue
water closer to home on the Pacific side but it doesn’t seem to hold the amount of fish as the 71
degree water. Due to the afternoon winds the water chops up considerably in the afternoon out
there and it can be a bumpy ride back. Closer to shore up around the lighthouse the current line
has some pretty choppy conditions as well, regardless of the time of day. On the Sea of Cortes
side of the Cape we have been watching the approach of warm water, up in the high 70’s and low
80’s, all week long. It is now covering the Gorda Banks and the 1150 and 95 spots. Under usual
conditions this is exactly what we are looking for, as there is a distinct temperature break in front
of the warm water. However it seems that the warm water is an off-green color, at times almost
pea soup or as one captain called it, “whale ka-ka” green. If and when it clears up the fishing
should be great there, and the long run to the fish a thing of the past. There is clear water on the
Cortez side but it is a long run to get out of the pea soup stuff, as long as 35 miles to the
southeast. Guess that’s about as bad as the 30 mile run to the San Jaime! (Jesus He Knows Me)
BAIT: Most of the bait this week has been Mackerel and Mullet, both of which are still selling
for $2 each bait. Someone has said there are Sardinas around, but I have not been able to confirm
that. (Driving The Last Spike)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Marlin spots for the week have been to the west side of the San Jaime and to the
southeast of the Cabrillo Seamount, both of them long runs. The bite has almost been 100%
Striped Marlin and they have been urged to feed on a mix of both lures and live bait. For the live
bait Mackerel have been preferred over Mullet and in lures a squid pink color on a straight
running pusher has brought a lot of fish to the boats. Most of these Marlin are running 140
pounds, up a bit from the average size of 120 pounds. There have been quite a few fish
approaching the magic 200 pound mark as well. Most of the fish have been found in small
schools, not many of them have been singles and that has meant that there have been lots of
multiple hook-ups. Yeah! (I Can’t Dance)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Most of the Yellowfin Tuna that have been caught this week have been
football fish in the 8-20 pound class and almost every one of them has been caught out at the San
Jaime bank. These have been non-associated fish, found by blind trolling instead of being with
Dolphin or kelp pads. Fish this size have been eating almost anything put in front of them, from
Mean Joe Green Marlin lures to cedar plugs, it hasn’t seemed to matter. A GPS comes in real
handy with these schools since then you can plot the direction they are taking when you hook-up
the second time. (Never A Time)
DORADO: The majority of the Dorado caught this week were found in the direction of the San
Jaime and Golden Gate Banks. The afternoon winds seem to have broken up most of the kelp
pads that were in the area and the current has carried off a lot of the others but there are still fish
under the ones remaining, as well and fish out in the open. The sizes have ranged from 6 pounds
to 35 pounds with an occasional larger bull in the mix. Live bait, chunks, strips, iron and top
water poppers have all found success on the pads with live bait accounting for the larger fish. On
the Sea of Cortez there have not been as many Dorado caught but the average size has been 25
pounds with a few in the 40-50 pound range. Most of these have been caught on lures pulled for
Striped Marlin and they have shown no preference in colors. (Dreaming While You Sleep)
WAHOO: A few fish have been found under the kelp pads on the Pacific Banks but that has been
about it as far as these speedsters are concerned. Maybe next week with the new moon the bite
will improve! (Tell Me Why)
INSHORE: Pacific side is cold and rough but has delivered some good Sierra and Red Snapper
for those willing to get bounced around. The Sea of Cortez is finally delivering a few good sized
Roosterfish but nothing like we have been expecting. Maybe as the water blues up the bite will
get better, because the temperature is great! There have been a few small Dorado caught on both
sides of the Cape as well in less than 100 feet of water, but not in any concentrations I have heard
of. Living Forever)
NOTES: If the Sea of Cortez water blues up then watch for the action to get red-hot. Reports
of the fishing off of the East Cape have been great and soon these fish should be in our area as
well! Meanwhile, we are going out this week a few times to have fun with the football Tuna and
the Dorado on light gear, what a blast. And, if things go just right, a chance to get a tag into a
Striped Marlin caught on the Penn 12T! This weeks music by “Genesis” on their 1991 Atlantic
Recording CD “We Can’t Dance”.
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Jul 1, 2002; 12:51PM - Cabo San Lucas
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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 JUNE 24-30, 2002
WEATHER: Daytime highs have been up to 92 degrees and nighttime have been as low as 68 degrees. We had pretty gusty winds out of the west early in the week but now things have mellowed out quite a lot. Scattered high clouds have kept the temperature down a bit in the mornings. (Rocky Mountain Way) WATER: The first part of the week saw very choppy water on the Pacific side of the Cape but as warm water approached the winds laid down and it got quite nice. There was a shift in the water this week. We started off with the Pacific side very cold out to 35 miles, that is where it warmed up to 71-71 degrees. The Sea of Cortez was nice, the temps there were around 72 degrees just up the coast 10 miles. As of today the water on the Pacific side is cool only out three miles, then it warms up to 70. Out 10 miles it warms to 72-73 degrees and starts getting nice and blue. The Cortez side of the Cape now has a band of cold water in the 67-69 range all the way up the coast to the East Cape. Here in Cabo it is 25 miles to the warm water, up the coast it is 5 miles out of Los Frailles. The Pacific lived up to its name the last three days of the week with low swells and very little wind. (Turn To Stone)
BAIT: The normal mix of Caballito and Mackerel at the normal price of $2 per bait. (County Fair)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: This week if you wanted a Marlin you had quite a run to get to the area. 95% of the Marlin caught were found on the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape and you did not find them until you were 6 miles or more to the east of Gorda Banks. This meant a run of 30 miles. There were a few caught on the Pacific side but again, they were a long distance away, 30 miles. When you did find them, there were a lot of them. This week most of the action for marlin came from live bait. There were a few Blue Marlin hooked up this week so our fingers are crossed that things will begin to pick up! (Meadows)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The only places I heard reports of Yellowfin caught were in Dolphin pods.
There were a few found on both the Pacific and the Cortez but what action there was happened mainly on the Cortez, and it was sparse. The fish were footballs, most less than 20 pounds and were fooled with small 4” and 6” feathers in dark colors. (I’ll Tell The World About You)
DORADO: A few scattered Dorado up to 60 pounds in size were found on the Cortez side from the same areas where the Marlin were caught. Most of the Dorado action came in the Pacific waters out around the San Jaime Banks. Patches of Kelp, some of them 50’ in diameter, drifted around and held a large number of fish. The first boats to find them this week had outstanding action with fish averaging 30 pounds. A few days later the average was down to 15 pounds and they were getting bite shy. Live bait appeared to be the ticket for the toads and the chickens would hit almost anything tossed or trolled past them. Other than the Kelp patches there were only a few fish caught. (Days Gone By)
WAHOO: A few were found under the Kelp on the Pacific side at the Jaime Banks. A live bait rigged with a stinger hook on wire leader and a two ounce egg sinker on the main line worked for a couple of fish. The bait was placed down 50 feet while still100 yards away from the Kelp, then drifted to the patch. The Kelp fish were the only ones I heard of this week. (Wolf)
INSHORE: The Sea of Cortez side was slow all week for inshore action. Not much of a bite going on for anything, but there were reports of a few Roosterfish and Sierra. The Pacific side managed to get a good bite going on Red Snapper as the congregated close to the rocks in spawning aggregations. Small live baits or 4” Rapalas got some of them to bite but many more were lost in the rocks than were landed. A few small Dorado (lost fish?) were caught and there was a little bit of a Sierra bite early in the week. (Welcome To The Club)
NOTES: We were seeing lots of Purse Seiners transiting the area this week and a few of them made circles around us as we fished the Kelp patches at the San Jaime. Just checking them out as I was marking no Tuna under them. The Kelp did have lots of Turtles resting in them. It looks like things will pick up this week as the warm water on the Pacific moves in. Our fingers are crossed (again!) that the Blue Marlin and the Dorado will come on strong. Oh, don’t forget the Tuna! Till next week, Tight Lines! Written to the sounds of Joe Walsh on his 1985 cassette “The Best of Joe Walsh”, MCA Records.
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