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From Jan 01, 1999 To Sep 21, 2025
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May 17, 2010; 11:15AM - Cabo Bite 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
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
www.flyhooker.com
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
May 10 - 16, 2010
Weather: Morning temperatures maintaining in the low 70's at 6 am when then fleet heads out. Breezes offshore making beautiful days for fishing. Low 90's when you get back to port, which just makes the beer taste that much better while you are sitting around laughing about the days catch. The other day there was a cool fog move in over Cabo, which just made it feel hotter after it was gone. Friday we were a little overcast, but for the most part sunny weather with scattered clouds.
Water: Water is warming up. The wahoo sure seem to like it. Right out front the water temp are around 77-79 and this remains all the way up around the Sea of Cortez with a few pockets far offshore up to 85. These warmer waters are farther than a normal day trip from Cabo, but will be watching too see how they move in. On the other side, the Pacific still has some 69-70 degree band of water from Finger Bank down past San Jaime Banks. With that colder water, there are also the rougher seas.
Bait: The usual Caballito and some Mackerel at $3 per bait, some sardinas available.
FISHING
Billfish: Cabo Hosted the IGFA Billfish tournament of champions this week. While we had 40 teams from around the world here fishing for Striped marlin, only 60 were released. The local team winning with 7 releases. Seems to me, that says trust your local Captain, when he says the marlin bite is here, don't go the other way!!!! Congrats to Hernando Gonzales, he released 6 himself, with Daniel Fisher releasing 1.
Yellowfin Tuna: They are still here!!!! While we did see some purse seiners around the beginning of the week, the tuna are still biting. Football size close in with the wahoo bite. Bigger fish up around Golden Gate but rougher waters to get there.
Dorado: There were a few more Dorado caught this week than were brought in last week, mostly from people heading out to deeper waters looking for the bigger tuna and marlin. Most in the 15-25 lb range. No dorado were brought in during the tournament.
Wahoo: All I can say is WOW!!! The catch of the week! Lots of wahoo coming in, mostly in the 30-60 lb range. Grace said she had one 80 pounder come into the smokehouse. And the best part is you don't have to go far. They are right out front. Had some guys go out just for the afternoon Saturday, 5 hookups with 3 in the boat. Smallest was about 30lbs and the other two were 45-50 pounds. Right place right time unless you can hop a plane and get here now! Bigger fish caught with concentrations of tuna.
Inshore: Still some nice roosterfish and sierra, but a lot of concentration hitting the wahoo since they are close to shore.
Notes: The fish report is written this week by Mary, George's wife. George is running a boat up the coast to LA. Racing the weather window. By the way, if you are in LA, weather coming Wednesday, which is what they are working to beat! Around it's warming up nicely, well maybe too hot too early. Some people area already afraid this is going to be another summer with those really high temps. Fishing is finally picking up!!! Well, we are out of here, time to take the dog to the beach, then home for breakfast. In the meantime, get those flights booked to come join the wahoo extravaganza going on!!! Only Mother Nature knows how long it will last!!! Until next week, tight lines!
Ooops looks like George might be getting beat up today, that weather system came in early and we might get some rain today if it stays in the current path. Cabo spring !!!! Rain?????
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May 10, 2010; 11:46AM - Cabo Bite 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
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
www.flyhooker.com
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
May 3-9, 2010
Weather: It seems as if summer has hit us overnight as the cool mornings at the start of the week with 62 degrees before daybreak have changed to a warm 74 degrees at the same time. In addition, the winds have finally laid down and people are not breathing in the dust and pollen they were getting earlier in the week. We have had mostly sunny skies and as the early mornings have warmed up, so have the afternoons with highs in the mid 90's. No rain this week!
Water: With the wind dying down, the seas followed and the Pacific side was finally fishable for almost the whole week. The water kept cool on the Pacific side as our cool areas were either very close to the beach or right on top of the San Jaime Bank. At the end of the week the water on top of the bank was at 69 degrees and was the southern tip of a cold water plume extending down from the north. In the Sea of Cortez the water was considerably warmer with some areas having recordings of up to 82 degrees. This was at the end of the week and right on top of the 95 spot. This area of much warmer water had formed and drifted to the southwest over the past several days and sure looks good for big fish, we will have to see if anything shows up in the area! The rest of the water in the Cortez is between 77 and 80 degrees with calm conditions.
Bait: The usual Caballito and some Mackerel at $3 per bait, but prices might go up this week due to the IGFA Offshore Championship Tournament.
FISHING
Billfish: All we can hope for is an improvement on the Billfish scene. To give you an idea, one of our friends pre-fished an angler for the IGFA for two days and only saw one Striped Marlin in the distance that sunk out as they approached. Another friend, on a private boat, fished five days for three Marlin, two of them as a double header. The fish that were found seemed to be fairly close to land and in the cooler water on the Pacific side. I had reports, but unconfirmed,of several Blue Marlin coming into the lure patterns this week, lets keep our fingers crossed!
Yellowfin Tuna: We finally had some Tuna action, and it came as a great relief. The action took place on the Pacific side up around the Golden Gate Bank as well as closer to home off of the lighthouse, and of course to the south of the San Jaime Bank. The fish were associated with porpoise for the most part and were halfway decent fish averaging 25 pounds with an occasional fish to 40 pounds. You had to be the first (or only) boat there for the action to take place, but most of the boats that got in on it were able to boat a half-dozen fish before the action quit. There were several spots where blind strikes took place as well, but in those instances it was just for one or two fish.
Dorado: There were a few more Dorado caught this week than were brought in last week, and it may have a lot to do with the warmer water, but maybe not, as there were some fish caught on the Pacific side as well. Of course, on the Pacific side the fish were caught close to the arch, where on the Cortez side most of the fish came from farther north,up in the Punta Gorda area or far offshore in the area of the Cabrillo Seamount. The fish averaged 15 pounds with the larger ones in the 25 pound range and the best luck was with brighter colored Striped Marlin lures. Not very many fish had followers behind them when brought to the boat, so most of the flags were flying by themselves on the boats return.
Wahoo: There were still a few Wahoo caught this week, but not in the numbers we were seeing during the full moon phase. Most of the fish reported were found close to the Punta Gorda area or offshore in the wide open sea with nothing else around. Go figure.
Inshore: The action dropped off just a little, but there were still some nice fish to be had. We had one couple who tried offshore for nada, then decided to drop some bait down and landed one Grouper of 48 pounds and lost another. The bite on Amberjack has been an on-off bite, but the fish have been slightly larger than last week with a few in the 40 pound range. Sierra are still out there but not in large numbers, and there are still Roosterfish to be found in the smaller sizes.
Notes: I was complaining last week about the cold and the wind, but now that has changed and I have to start complaining about the heat and lack of a breeze! We have the IGFA Offshore Tournament starting this week, I sure hope the bite improves for them! Well, we are out of here, time to take the dog to the beach, then home for breakfast. Until next week, tight lines!
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May 3, 2010; 11:58AM - Cabo Bite 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
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
www.flyhooker.com
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
April 26-May 2, 2010
Weather: It feels like Oklahoma, where the wind blows across the plains! It has been blowing for the past two weeks from the northwest and we seem to have had a wind chill factor in there. The wind has been between 10 and 25 knots for most of the week, and it did not start to falter until Saturday night. There has been very little cloud cover so we have had sunny skies, but the cold was something we are not used to this time of year. It's all relative of course, while I have had on a sweater in 72 degree weather (with a wind on top of the cold) we have had visitors walking around in shorts and t-shirts! Must have lived in the tropic too long and have thin blood! At least at the end of the week the wind finally laid down, and it was nice in the mornings! Our highs for the week were in the high 80's while the lowest I saw was 62 degrees.
Water: Just as with last week, the steady winds from the northwest have left the Pacific side of the Cape in very rough conditions. For those of you who are familiar with the area. As I was driving past Cost-Co yesterday around noon, I looked past the arch and it looked like several fleets of boats working just outside, then I realized that it was very large curling whitecaps, looking like a fleet of 35 foot boats, not water I want to be in. Thankfully the wind has not had as great an affect on the Sea of Cortez, and the water on that side of the Cape has been very fishable, with some choppy conditions in the afternoons but nothing bad. Water temperatures have been 65 degrees along shore on the Pacific side and 74 degrees almost everywhere on the Cortez side, or at least inside the 95spot-1150, and to the Cabrillo Seamount.
Bait: Mackerel, Caballito at the normal $3 per bait and there has been very little Sardinas available in our area, some boats are getting lucky at San Jose, but they have to be there at gray light.
FISHING
Billfish: Once again there were just a few Striped Marlin found this week, and most, if not all of them were caught on the Cortez side of the cape, in the slightly warmer water, and in the calmer conditions. The areas off of Red Hill was once again the best area for these fish, and in addition there were some Wahoo in the area if you were early enough. At the end of the week with the wind finally laying down fish began to show themselves out at the 1,000 fathom line to the south of the Cape. One boat was reported to have caught a Blue Marlin of approximately 500 pounds in the Red Hill area, I saw pictures of the fish, and it was reported to have died during the fight. That was the excitement on the Billfish front this week.
Yellowfin Tuna: Water conditions kept most of the boats from fishing area that normally produce our Yellowfin Tuna. The rough water didn't allow fishing at the San Jaime bank or the immediate area, but there were a few fish reported offshore around the 1150 area and outside of there to the 1,000 fathom line on the Cortez side.
Dorado: Just a few Dorado were caught this week, up around the Red Hill area and the Punta Gorda area on the Cortez side. These were scattered fish with no concentrations found. Best results were found close to the beach, within a mile or so, and using brightly colored lures for fish to 25 pounds, but averaging 12 pounds.
Wahoo: There were some nice Wahoo caught this week to the north on the Sea of Cortez, but getting there early was the key. If you were not the first boat to the area, you didn't have much luck. That said, the fish averaged 30 pounds, and the best areas were off the ledge at Red Hill, Gorda Banks and the In-man Banks area. Having the full moon this week helped the Wahoo bite.
Inshore: For about the second month in a row, inshore fishing was the way to go for action. There were good numbers of small to medium Roosterfish to be found just off the beach as well as some decent concentrations of Sierra. The Amberjack bite that took off last week died down a bit as the fish were caught out. There were some good Red Snapper taken from the rock piles, and of course, almost all of this action took place on the Sea of Cortez due to the rough conditions on the Pacific side.
Notes: I know I have lived in the tropics too long when it is 70 degrees in the house and I want to have socks, a sweater and long pants on! I hope it warms up soon, and of course it will be in the middle of the summer with sweat streaming down my back when I will wish for the conditions we have now. My fingers are still crossed that the fishing improves soon and if the wind dies down we just might see that happen! Until next week, tight lines, I'm off for a beach walk with the dog!
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Apr 26, 2010; 11:50AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
www.flyhooker.com
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
April 19-25, 2010
Weather: In an almost mirror image of last weeks weather, this week started out with overcast skies and no wind. On Tuesday the wind started to kick up as the skies cleared a bit and then it really blew, a fairly steady 15-20 knots with gusts to 25 knots for the rest of the week and then on Friday evening it died back down so we had perfect weather for the weekend. Our highs were in the mid to high 80's and our lows were in the mid 60's.
Water: Due to the steady winds the Pacific side of the Cape was very uncomfortable for most of the boats this week but a few braved the rough water and found the temperatures to be quite a bit cooler than expected and the current and wind brought the cold water in. There was a patch of cold water along the beach up in the area of Los Arcos where it dropped as low as 65 degrees, and this band of cold water ran just off the beach out for about ½ mile for most of the week, steadily dropping in temperature over the course of time, starting the week at 70 degrees and ending the week at 65 degrees. The water warmed up a couple of degrees off the beach out to a distance of about 15 miles, then warmed yet another two degrees past there. Just off the Cape itself and up into the Sea of Cortez the water was quite a bit warmer at an average of 75 degrees up to Punta Gorda, and slightly warmer north of there. Surface conditions on the Sea of Cortez were better in the morning but still felt a heavy wind effect in the afternoons all week long.
Bait: This week was a repeat of last week as there were Pacific Green-backed Mackerel and Caballito at the normal $3 per bait and up in the Palmilla area a few boats were selling small Sardinas for $25 a scoop, but tough to find most of the week due to rough water.
FISHING
Billfish: There were a few more Striped Marlin found this week and most of them were on the Sea of Cortez side in the calmer water. There seemed to be a small concentration of them mid-week up off of Red Hill about two miles off the beach, and scattered in the same area. Not many were caught but there were enough of them to make it worth the effort. There were a few Blue and Black marlin released this week as well, from the same area although the fish were not large ones, averaging 250 pounds. I heard that there was a Swordfish caught in the area of the 95 spot early in the week as well, but saw no pictures of the fish. With the wind finally dying down there is a chance that more Striped Marlin may show on the Pacific side of the cape.
Yellowfin Tuna: There were a few fish found in the vicinity of the Golden Gate Banks by boats brave enough to confront the seas early in the mornings before the winds really started to whip things up. The bite lasted for two days but the guys kept things kind of quiet and not many boats heard the exact area. The fish were just a little larger than footballs but the bite was good if you found them with most boats coming in with a dozen or so. There were a few other fish found as well, but as was the case last week, many of them were caught as blind strikes, with no porpoise in the area. I would hazard a guess that less than 10% of the boats came in with Yellowfin Tuna this week.
Dorado: There were not many Dorado found this week but those that were caught were nice fish averaging 20 pounds. Almost every one that I heard of was caught in the Sea of Cortez, and the farther to the north you went the better your chances were. Pretty much the warmer water gave you a better shot at them. Once again though, the catch ratios were low, less than 10% success with Dorado.
Wahoo: There were a few fish caught this week but they were incidental catches while boats were fishing for Marlin. A few guys went out with Wahoo as a target and there were a few bites, but the fishing was not wide open as they moon is not perfect right now. The fish that were caught were all nice ones in the 40 pound class, and were caught in the Sea of Cortez off of the Westin, the Gorda Banks and Punta Gorda.
Inshore: Inshore fishing was the way to go for action this week. There was a good concentration of Amberjack just off the beach and the fishing as red hot for a couple of days. Unfortunately, as happens with some guys, they got greedy and there were pangas that were keeping 30 fish per trip, and none of the fish were larger than 25 pounds, sigh. We had quite a few people fly fishing this week and if they were able to get Sardinas for chum they were doing well on Sierra with a few small Roosterfish in the mix, as well as the Amberjack. Conventional fishermen were doing very well on the Sierra using small swimming plugs from three to five inches in length with a small wire bite tippet. There were some decent red snapper as well, on the Pacific side up in the rocks, but it was a case of being in the right place at the right time, mainly early in the morning before the winds started to whip it up.
Notes: Its getting better out there, slowly, but getting better. My hope is that by the middle of next month things will be really going off for us and the fishing should be great as the water slowly warms up. Meanwhile, we are taking advantage of the inshore fishery for our fun and meat needs, and going offshore for our trophy fish. For all of those who have written to me requesting more information on the Galapagos trip I just finished, I should have a short story of the adventure as well as some pictures to go with it finished in the next week. I have you on file and will e-mail it to you when I am done. If you have not requested the story and info, drop me a line and I will put you on the list. By the way, Cabo Wabo's 20th anniversary bash was this weekend and I didn't get to go, not that I really care for the Red Rocker, but he has a new group called “Chickenfoot” and his lead guitarist is one of my favorites, Joe Satriani. Oh well, I've got CD's to listen to, so that's what I'll do now! Oh, after a beach walk with the dog!
Until next week, Tight lines!
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Apr 19, 2010; 01:58PM - Cabo Bite 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
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
www.flyhooker.com
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
April 12-18, 2010
Weather: The week started out windy and continued that way until Saturday when cloud cover moved in and things settled down, Our highs were in the mid to high 80's while the lows were in the mid 60's.
Water: Water conditions on the surface on the Pacific side were a bit on the rough side this week and the water out to a distance of 15 miles was quite a bit cooler than elsewhere as the current really kicked in. The near shore temperatures were in the 60's with a low of 64 degrees and a high of 69 degrees. Get outside of the 15 mile zone and it warmed right up to 71-72 degrees outside the Golden Gate Bank and on top of the San Jaime Bank. The warm water continued on the Cortez side of the Cape, everywhere north of the 95 spot mid week, with the water quickly warming to 77 degrees in the area on Saturday.
Bait: There were Pacific Green-backed Mackerel and Caballito at the normal $3 per bait and up in the Palmilla area a few boats were selling small Sardinas for $25 a scoop but tough to find mid week.
FISHING
Billfish: The Striped Marlin bite picked up a little bit as the couple we had fishing for three more days showed. No fish on Monday, the water was rough and it was an early return. On Tuesday they had two Marlin with one release and one boated (the fish was bleeding badly) and the saw a few fish on Wednesday. Other boats were doing about the same as early in the week the fish were showing around the 95 spot, and as the days went on they shifted to the east slowly. On Saturday I received a phone call that one of the fleet boats had landed a Blue Marlin reported to be in the 250 pound class while fishing up around Palmilla.
Yellowfin Tuna: The Tuna were once again a hit or miss fish. A few boats were able to get fish, but most of them were blind strikes with no porpoise in the area at the time. The fish were slightly larger than footballs at 20-25 pounds, but there were no large numbers of them that I could find out. A few boats did find porpoise that held fish,but they were on the San Jaime Banks in very rough water at the beginning of the week and few boats braved the conditions to fish there, and those that did had only scattered success.
Dorado: The water in the Sea of Cortez warmed up and there were a few more Dorado being active this week. No large numbers but the fish were decent sized at a 20 pound average. My estimate was that around 20% of the boats were having a little Dorado action while fishing deep water for Striped Marlin.
Wahoo: There were a few Wahoo caught in the early part of the week in the area of the Gorda Banks, but no large numbers of them. They averaged 25 pounds and the best bite was very early in the morning. Fishing out of San Jose on a panga was the way to go, since there was only a 15 minute boat ride to get there. By the time most of the boats from Cabo San Lucas got there the bite was over. Lots of orange flags Sunday afternoon again reported by someone staying at a Hotel.
Inshore: Inshore action remained a repeat of last week. The action remained good on the inshore fish as anglers got their fill on Sierra, Roosterfish, Grouper and Snapper this week. The Sierra and Roosterfish provided great action close to the beach while the Grouper and Snapper were a steady pick for those anglers choosing to try bottom fishing from pangas.
Notes: With the water warming up and a Blue reported the other day, we might have a few more showing up soon. I sure hope so! Meanwhile if the Dorado start to make an appearance that is fine with us as well. Once again, if any of you are interested in fishing in the Galapagos in the near future, drop me a line and I will give you some of the information I found out while there.
Until next week, Tight lines!
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Apr 12, 2010; 01:05PM - Cabo Bite 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
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
www.flyhooker.com
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
April 5-11, 2010
Weather: It appears to me that we are having some of the finest weather of the year right now. Sunny skies, early morning has been in the high 60's to mid 70's and during the day it has been in the mid 80's with just enough of a breeze to keep everything perfect.
Water: Based on the charts I have seen and the captains I have talked to, the water in front of the Cape is maintaining a very steady 73 degrees while the water up to 20 miles offshore on the Pacific side has varied between 74 and 73 degrees. On the Cortez side of the Cape the average has been 74 degrees all the way out to the Cabrilla Seamount. Up past Punta Gorda it cools a degree or so, and on the flight in from Mexico City on Tuesday it looked like victory at sea 3 miles off the beach. When you can see curlers on the ocean from that height you know it is rough! On the Pacific side the water has had a bit of a bump in the mornings, but it has not been uncomfortable.
Bait: There were Pacific Green-backed Mackerel and Caballito at the normal $3 per bait and up in the Palmilla area a few boats were selling small Sardinas for $25 a scoop but tough to find mid week.
FISHING
Billfish: There was no change in the Marlin bite this past week, it is still very slow. We had a couple fish Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday looking for Striped Marlin and they released a shark the first day, a shark and a baby Striped Marlin of around 20-25 pounds the second day, and on Saturday they hooked another small one that came off right away and hooked a decent fish that they fought for about 2 minutes before it threw the hook. They have three more days next week and are optimistic, thank goodness. Most of the fish that have been found have been on the Pacific side fairly close to the beach.
Yellowfin Tuna: Just like last week, here one day and gone the next. The schools have been moving rapidly and not all of the porpoise have had Tuna with them. When the fish have been found they have been footballs or slightly larger. The schools have been found from the San Jaime Banks to 40 miles due south of the arch. Small dark colored feathers and red hootchies have worked when the fish have been found.
Dorado: The water is still cold for Dorado but there are a few caught every day, most of them in the 12 pound class with an occasional larger fish. Most of them have been found around the 95 spot and also close to the beach on the Cortez side.
Wahoo: There was a short flurry of Wahoo action early in the week out at the San Jaime Bank as a school passed through the area. Several boats working the same area received multiple hookups as they passed over the school, but few of the fish were landed as these sharp toothed fish cut the mono-filament leaders easily. The fish that were brought in were in the 30-40 pound class.
Inshore: The action remained good on the inshore fish as anglers got their fill on Sierra, Roosterfish, Grouper and Snapper this week. The Sierra and Roosterfish provided great action close to the beach while the Grouper and Snapper were a steady pick for those anglers choosing to try bottom fishing from pangas.
Notes: I just got back from the island of San Cristobal in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador on Tuesday after spending three weeks working with some of the finest anglers and Captains in the world. It was a very interesting experience and if any of you have any questions about fishing there, I'd be happy to answer them. Just e-mail me with the subject title of “Galapagos” and I will try to get back to you as soon as possible. We released 50 Striped Marlin in four days from three boats, the average size was 160 pounds with a few over 200 pounds and a couple of Blue Marlin tossed into the mix.
Until next week, Tight lines!
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Apr 5, 2010; 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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CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
www.flyhooker.com
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
March 29 – April 4, 2010
Weather: Another beautiful week in Cabo. Afternoon temperatures in the mid 80's so we are warming up a little at time. Lows in the mornings are staying above 60. Still chilly enough to want a sweatshirt out on the water though. The weather last week and the forecast for this week...clear sunny skies. Now we just have to worry about the winds. Mother Nature chose Thursday this week to blow stuff anywhere and everywhere, but other than that, just a nice breeze.
Water: Ok finally it looks like the 60 degree water is moving down the Pacific towards us. Still in the 67 to 68 degree water moving in towards the Gate and San Jaime. The waters out front of Land's End, Cabo Sa Lucas to San Jose del Cabo out to 1150 and Gordo Banks all remains in the 71-72 range. Seas have been 4-8 ft so rough getting out to the banks and back.
Bait: There were Pacific Green-backed Mackerel and Caballito at the normal $3 per bait and up in the Palmilla area a few boats were selling small Sardinas for $25 a scoop but tough to find mid week. It's been tough to get sardinas this paste week, the guys have had to go up to East Cape to get them, so they are not getting back to sell them until around 8am.
FISHING
Billfish: Marlin fishing has remained slow, again this week. A few inshore close to Cabo, but the bite is just not happening. Up around the lighthouse area on the Pacific side, have had reports of tailers seen, but not much interest when baits are thrown at them. It's fine water temperatures, they just aren't biting. Some people are saying we are just on a down cycle this year, the bite will come back while others are blaming on too much commercial pressure. I guess we'll see what the future brings.
Yellowfin Tuna: They are there, then not there. Last week there was a good bite out at the Gate, late this week they were found again out by San Jaime. Not the number of schools we are used to seeing this time of year. Lots of porpoise out there, but the tuna are not with them.
Dorado: Still a few popping up here and there, blind strikes only one or two, no school concentrations. I still think they just come out to play when the waters are rough.
Wahoo: I'm sticking the “Mexican Wahoo” this week. Still the catch of the week and keeping most people happy. Once you get loaded with sardinas, the sierra bite is great! No so many without the sardinas. Still coming in the 2 to 6 lb range a few bigger, but not many.
Inshore: Sierra Sierra Sierra, roosterfish, grouper, snapper, triggerfish, a smorgasboard inshore. We have had quite a few fly fishermen this week on the pangas, doing very well chumming the fish up with sardinas to cast their flies into schools. Mostly roosterfish and sierra on the fly.
Notes: Lots of families this week, and it's been all about keeping the younger kids happy so they will keep an interest in fishing. So a lot of boats have stayed inshore where they are catching lots of fish, instead of offshore for one or two fish if any. It was a pretty busy week here with the younger kids traveling with Mom and Dad for their spring break.
Galapagos report: George's boat finished 2nd with 14 releases, Top boat got 16 releases. All on 20 and 30 lb test. Lost quite a few to shark. He says he has never seen so many shark! They are hoping to get out and try some swordfishing while down there. Will let you know about next week.
Until next week, Tight lines!
PS no damage here from the earthquake, we didn't even feel it.
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Mar 29, 2010; 11:39AM - Cabo Bite 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
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
www.flyhooker.com
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
March 22 - 28, 2010
Weather: Our great Cabo spring weather is here!! While it's getting a little warmer in the morning, have to remember the sun is getting a little higher and the days a little longer. We go to daylight savings next week Saturday night April 3 if you are here. It will be dark and cool again in the morning! I feel like I'm late everyday when the sun is already out at 6AM going to the marina.
Water: Well I guess those winter cool waters have been pushed out already. That didn't last long. Gordo Banks is the coolest at around 70 degrees. Warmer waters out on the Pacific side in the mid 70's!!! Waters close to Cabo in the high 70's. I might go swimming with Tawny this morning. This is not normal. Sea of Cortez usually warms up before the Pacific. What is Mother Nature bringing us this year.
Bait: There were Pacific Green-backed Mackerel and Caballito at the normal $3 per bait and up in the Palmilla area a few boats were selling small Sardinas for $25 a scoop but tough to find mid week.
FISHING
Billfish: Marlin fishing has remained slow, again this week. Victor, my panga guy, had to have the catch of the week on these guys. Pulled in close to the lighthouse to check for sierra and released two striped marlin in the 150 lb range. They were just cruising for a bite to eat! While some folks in PV brought in a 684 lb black this week, we haven't seen anything like that yet. With these warmer waters moving in, there is a chance for us to catch some of the big ones!
Yellowfin Tuna: Yeah I had sashimi for dinner last night!!!!! Finally Friday some yellowfin tuna showed up. Of course being the only game in town you had to get to the school early or they were scattered. Fish were in the15 to 30 lb range. Hope this warmer water will keep them around. Although yellowfin don't mind the cooler waters.
Dorado: Dorado on the other hand like these warmer waters and a couple came up to play. Decent ones also in the 15 lb range, not those little slippers that we had last month. Dorado grow fast, but not that fast.
Wahoo: I'm sticking the “Mexican Wahoo” this week. Still the catch of the week and keeping most people happy. The tuna didn't show up until late in the week so the sierra were the hot bite to being with.
Inshore: Sierra Sierra Sierra, roosterfish, grouper, snapper, a smorgasboard inshore. Sure glad the tuna have shown up to relieve the pressure on the inshore fisheries. We want to keep those reefs full all year round.
Notes: Lots of kids running around this week, so charters were down. Those kids don't have money for anything but beer. Haha, So it's been an excellent week for the beer distributors. Happy the tuna are back, although, I wonder what the summer will bring if we have 70 degree waters already. Hope it just remains this way and the bite picks up again with the warmer bluer waters.
Galapagos report: George is fishing Marlin University this week. They are fishing on light tackle, 20 and 30 lb test, the boat he is on was top boat for the day. They raised 31 Striped Marlin, hooked up 13 5 good solid releases, all 150 lb fish. 4 on 30 lb and 1 on 20 lb. With a double hook up both released They lost two to shark, Also released 2 shark and got 2 dorado for dinner. He says he has never seen so many shark!
Until next week, Tight lines!
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Mar 22, 2010; 01:02PM - Cabo Bite 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
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
www.flyhooker.com
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
March 15 - 21, 2010
Weather: Our great Cabo spring weather is here!! It's been in the high 60's in the mornings which doesn't seem by much, but the chile wind was gone. Same with the day time temps the mid 80's feel a lot warmer. Still getting the winds but coming from different directions so they are warmer. It was cloudy at the beginning of the week, but only a few passing clouds the rest of the week.
Water: While the air temps seem sot be warming up, the water temps are cooling off. The only places seeing 70 degree water is from 1150 out to the Cabrillo Seamounts and just west of San Jaime. Inshore is just barely 70 with the 68 degree water moving in. If you are inside the10mile range, the seas stay pretty nice and very fishable, it's when you get out past that you start getting into the 7 – 9 ft seas that can be sloppy especially is any kind of wind picks up while you are out there.
Bait: There were Pacific Green-backed Mackerel and Caballito at the normal $3 per bait and up in the Palmilla area a few boats were selling small Sardinas for $25 a scoop.
FISHING
Billfish: Marlin fishing has remained slow, again this week. Still a few bites close to shore, not hearing of anything offshore. Even the bottom fishing for marlin up the Pacific side isn't working yet. Where are they? Just not here in the numbers we have seen in the past. March should be great for striped marlin. Hmm maybe there is something to the overfishing by commercial boats.
Yellowfin Tuna: Once again, there is a few tuna, but not many. Not pretty water getting to where they are at. Reports of porpoise schools in close but the boats working the schools are reporting only the small bonita (which even my cats won't eat). I've seen a couple fish coming into the docks but all reported some pretty rough seas getting there and back. Rumors of a good bite past San Jaime the other day, but I never saw any fish to go with the rumors.
Dorado: A few Dorado saved the day for some this past week. Not in numbers, but the ones caught were all in the 15 to 20 lb range instead of the 4-6 lb range that have been passing by.
Wahoo: Ok lets change this, just for spring to “Mexican Wahoo”. Still pretty much the catch of the week. Although they are taking a big hit. If you are into the bigger 6-10 lb fish, there aren't as many of them being caught. Still lots of the smaller ones. Hey guys throw those 2-4 lb fish back, let them grow up. Got leave some breeders for next year!!!
Inshore: Lets make it the 5th week in a row, inshore fishing was the way to go. Snapper bite is alright, haven't seen the numbers of red snapper hitting the docks like in years past. They are there, people are just spending more time targeting the sierra I think. Don't laugh, but I did see some decent triggerfish come into the dock. (they really are good eating) Some small mako shark being released. Maybe with this cooler hi 60 degree water moving in, the yellowtail bite will pick up again.
Notes: Spring has sprung in Cabo and while the fishing may not be so hot, any day on the water is better than a day at work. So come on down, the weather is perfect this time of year. If you haven't noticed, it's not George writing the fish report still. He is off fishing in the Galapagos Islands. His report there, the striped marlin are biting. I only have a one day report from him as Saturday was finally his first day out fishing. While he is there in a teaching capacity, he has to depend on the locals to go to the best fishing grounds. While his team released only 2 marlin yesterday, the other group released 9 of 13. He has made sure the Captain goes to the proper grounds today!!!
This weeks report has been written to the sounds of a golden retriever begging me to hurry up and finish so we can go for her Sunday morning beach time!
Until next week, Tight Lines!!!!!
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Mar 15, 2010; 11:27AM - Cabo Bite 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
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
www.flyhooker.com
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
March 8-14, 2010
Weather: We had a great weather week except Wednesday. Tuesday night the wind started picking up. It howled all night and all day Wednesday. Most people stayed inshore and or came in early. Thursday we were back to sunny skies with just the regular trade winds. Little cloudy Sunday and Monday, then clear skies ahead.
Water:It looks as thought cooler waters are moving in closer with 70 degree water pushing into 95 and 1150, while the out by the Sea Mounts it's staying in the 73-74 degree range. Out around the San Jaime Banks it showing a cool 68 degrees.
Bait: There were Pacific Green-backed Mackerel and Caballito at the normal $3 per bait and up in the Palmilla area a few boats were selling small Sardinas for $25 a scoop.
FISHING
Billfish: Marlin fishing has remained slow, again this week. Still a few more boats were able to find the fish this week, but it was still nothing to write home about, at least for those of us who go out all the time. The fish seemed to be concentrated closer to shore than normal, most of the fish were found within three miles of the beach, and on both sides of the Cape.
Yellowfin Tuna: Just like last week, most of the Tuna that were found were quite a long way from home, necessitating a two hour or more cruise to get to where you might find some. Bigger schools had small fish, smaller schools have bigger fish reported out by the Seamounts. Not pretty water getting there though. Of course my friend that made it out there said he was the only boat there. There are always exceptions though and on Saturday there was a pod of Dolphin found three miles off of Chileno Beach that had loads of football tuna, 5 to 20 pound fish, and the first dozen boats to get there had a blast.
Dorado: Just a few yellow flags were flying this week, Wednesday with the heavy winds and rough seas always bring the Dorado out to play. The fish were found offshore on the Cortez side by boats searching for Tuna and there were a few very small ones in close to the beach, also on the Cortez side of the Cape.
Wahoo: Just like last week, what Hoo?? I saw lots of orange flags flying this week, but they were all for Sierra.
Inshore: For the fourth week in a row, inshore fishing was the way to go. The Sierra bite busted wide open on the Pacific side late in the week. Same again this week, still seeing some boats come in with 30 or 40 fish. Also reports of the snapper bite picking up.
Notes: Well so much for those trips to the desert. You are going have to put up with me writing the fish reports for a while. All happened kind of fast this past week. George is on a new assignment in the Galapagos Islands. He will be a teaching Captain aboard the “Coyote II” working for www.artmarina.com He left Cabo on Saturday and arrived in San Cristobal Sunday morning. Once he has a chance to check his internet capabilities, he will be giving me updates to let you all know how it's going. Not sure if he will have internet at the house he will be living at, that will determine how often we get updates. We'll keep you posted. You are all invited to head down and fish with him. They have offered a discount to any of George's clients, so let me know if you want to go and I'll fill you in. They have Marlin University going on the end of this month if anyone is interested in that also.
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