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Oct 25, 2004; 10:28AM - 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 OCTOBER 18-24, 2004
WEATHER: Our temperature at night has varied between the low 70’s and the low 80’s with the warmer temps during the later part of the week as we had cloud cover (along with rain) move into the area, trapping the warm air. Our day time highs have been around the low 90’s, with the beginning of the week sunny and cooler and the end of the week cloudy and a bit damp. The winds have varied, but generally from the north as light breezes.
WATER: The band of warm water off the Cortez side narrowed this week as cooler water (and a bit greener as well) moved in from the south. The warm water band was only about 6 miles off shore but again it extended past the Cape and out toward the San Jaime Banks. The water up the Pacific coast was a bit cooler but maintained a fairly good light blue color. Surface conditions were great as we had only light winds this week with a bit of surface swell.
BAIT: The usual $2 per bait and almost all of it was Caballito. There were Sardinas available as well at $20 a scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Billfish had pretty intense pressure put on them this week with the Bisbee Open and the Bisbee Black and Blue tournaments taking place. The Blue and Black Marlin seemed to be more concentrated on the Cortez side with almost all the money fish coming from that area. The big fish for both tournaments were Black Marlin. The Pacific side had the concentrations of Striped Marlin as they seemed to prefer the slightly cooler water found there. The best areas for the Striped seemed to be between one and five miles off shore, the Blacks on the Gorda Banks and on the 50 fathom drops and the Blues along the 100 fathom drops.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Almost all the Yellowfin reported this week were caught as bait for the tournament fishermen and by Pangas working the same areas. These areas were just off the light house on the Pacific side, on the ledge there, and just off the beach in 200 feet of water on the Cortez side in front of the Hacienda Del Mar Resort and Gray Rock. Chumming with live Sardines brought up the fish and they were almost all footballs between 8 and 15 pounds.
DORADO: The Dorado became the fish of the week as major numbers moved in just off the beach between Gray Rock on the Cortez side and north of the Golden Gate Banks on the Pacific side, as well as almost all the areas between. It was common for boats to limit out this week on fish between #10 and #25 with a few larger fish and lots of smaller ones (hopefully most of which were released). Smaller lures in bright colors, live Caballito and Sardinas were the keys to getting a cooler full of fish, and most boats that were working for them had no problem. It may have helped that there were so many boats entered in the tournaments, it may have taken a lot of pressure off of the Dorado.
WAHOO: There were a lot more Wahoo caught this week than we normally get and they seem to be concentrated near shore. It may be because of the number of small bait fish we are seeing, but almost every boat fishing close in for Dorado ahs had at least one Wahoo bite per day. Some boats have been getting multiple fish per day and they are ranging in size from #20 to #40. The same areas that are holding the Dorado are holding the Wahoo as well, from Gray Rock on the Cortez side to inside the Golden Gate on the Pacific side.
INSHORE: Almost every Panga Captain that I talked to this week and every one I saw on the water have been concentrating on the Yellowfin Tuna, Dorado and Wahoo.
NOTES: Now that there is only one tournament to go I may have time to get some stuff around the house taken care of! And there are a few boats that need some work as well, don’t worry guys, I am on it this week. Comfortable weather this week, less pressure and crowds in the week ahead, I just might be able to get some rest! No music this week, I have been getting a bit of this typed at a time as things get taken care of here at home. Next week I hope to have something new for you, so stay tuned! Until then, tight lines!
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Oct 18, 2004; 10:16AM - 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 OCTOBER 11-17, 2004
WEATHER: Night time lows in the low 70’s and day time highs around 85 degrees have made the last few days great to be out and about in. The week before it was colder and much windier. No rain and mostly clear skies for both weeks.
WATER: This past week we had a band of warm water work its way down the Sea of Cortez from the coast and out around five miles. It wrapped around the Cape and extended up the coast on the Pacific side. This water was from 84 to 86 degrees and at the end of this week it had started to dissipate with a pool of cool water coming in from offshore on the Cortez side. The water north of the Gorda Banks remained warm at 85 degrees. The color has been a deep blue. On the Pacific side there has been a distinct temperature break for the last few days on the San Jaime Banks as cool 77 degree water to the west has met with the warm 80 degree water to the east. This temperature break has been very sharp and has occurred in less than a mile.
BAIT: The usual $2 per bait and almost all of it was Caballito.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Of course there was a little burst of activity just before the tournaments started but we were lucky in that it continued at a pretty fair pace. There were still plenty of Striped Marlin to be found and the Sailfish were still around as well. The Sails were found in the warmer water on the Cortez side while the Striped Marlin were scattered. Blue Marlin seemed to be more prevalent on the Coe with the area around the 1150 and the Gorda Banks producing good fish and in fair numbers.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Scattered fish with most of them from football size to 25 pounds were found under Porpoise on the Cortez side and there were some larger fish, to #100 found at the temperature break on the Pacific side. Live bait worked for the larger fish while feathers in light colors were good for the football and school fish.
DORADO: The Dorado bite this week seemed to have dropped off a bit from what we were seeing several weeks ago, but that may be due to the tournaments with many of the boats concentrating on Billfish. Close to shore along the temperature break on the Cortez and the Pacific side seemed to hold more fish than elsewhere and almost any lure worked, as long as it was not too large.
WAHOO: There were still Wahoo being caught, but it seems no one is really concentrating on them. Most of the fish are being caught by boats concentrating on Dorado so they have been an incidental catch. The average size has been 25 pounds but a few fish to 60 pounds have hit the deck this week as well.
INSHORE: I had no reports on the inshore bite this week, sorry about that.
NOTES: My apologies for the lack of a fish report last week, I was on a boat delivery from San Diego to Cabo and it took a few more days to complete than was planned for. As soon as I got back (the morning of the 13th) it was full speed ahead with the tournaments and lots of catching up with boats. This weeks report was written to the sounds of “Pfysh” on the album “Heads”, once again my deepest gratitude to Charley for the new album selections!
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Oct 4, 2004; 10:41AM - Fly Hooker Daily Catch Reports
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Fish count for the week:
Dorado: Thirty Six fish kept (#10-#30)
Yellowfin Tuna: Four fish kept (#10-#12)
Wahoo: Two fish kept (#20, #25)
Lots of Bonita and Skipjack released
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 27, 2004
Greg Chaney and Vance Martin fished the Fly Hooker today and were in competition with Greg Hurt, Dave Reese and Don Cartner fishing on another boat. The final was pretty even with our guys getting 6 Dorado and the opponents getting seven. They fished the same area as yesterday, up the Pacific side off the beach around the Margarita area. They will be fishing again on Thursday and Friday so I will let you know what happens then.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 28, 2004
Today the Peterson party of six fished with Juan and Manuel. With all the fish lately being found up on the Pacific coast around 12 miles up, that is where they headed today. No one got sick and they found plenty of fish, enough that everyone stayed busy most of the time. There were lots of Bonita and Skipjack but the main target was eating fish so the three Dorado of around 15 pounds each, the two Yellowfin of about the same size as the Dorado and the #20 Wahoo were very welcome. A great time, good water and good fishing made the trip a great success!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 29, 2004
Today Chip Lawson was supposed to fish with us, but we have needed a little work done on the stbd. Engine and today was the first day that the mechanic has been available so Chip and his wife fished another boat. They were back at noon having caught and released a Sailfish. Of course our mechanic showed up at 1 pm and only part of the work we wanted to get done was taken care of, and the work that he did only took two hours. Sigh.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 30, 2004
Today Dave Reese, Greg Chaney and Vance Martin fished with Juan and Manuel. Again targeting the Pacific coast up to the north, Manuel was able to put them in the right area. The action was steady from 8:30 on as singles, doubles and triples hooked up. The day ended with 16 Dorado, the largest around #30 and the smallest about #10, two Yellowfin Tuna of the football persuasion and one Wahoo of around #25. Unknown numbers of Bonita and Skipjack were released as well. A great day on the water with the 100 pounds of fillets ending up filling a large cooler once the Smokehouse trimmed, packaged and froze the fish.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 1, 2004
We were supposed to have Dave, Greg, Vance and Don on the boat today, but they went to a carnivore restaurant last night and were not feeling well in their stomachs this morning so cancelled the trip. Ouch, keep close to the bathrooms guys! Of course Juan thought the real reason was that they were too tired after all the action yesterday.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2, 2004
John and Amber Austin are newlyweds from Virginia. They each separately booked a fishing trip for today but Mary realized it a week ago when they both referred to being honeymooners with John saying he was getting married to a girl named Amber and her saying that her groom to be was named John! Thank goodness that got straightened out in time! Amber has decided that she is not an ocean kind of girl as she did not feel well the entire trip. Juan and Edgar (Manuel needed the day off) were able to get them three nice Dorado early in the day and lost three others. John really wanted a big Marlin but after the Dorado and putting out the big lures they were not able to raise a billfish. Maybe on the next trip John, you just have to keep trying! Congratulations on your marriage and we hope you enjoyed your honeymoon in Cabo!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 3, 2004
Today we had our returning customer James Fu, his wife Sabrina and her brother Pi Ming along with a few friends as our clients on the “Fly Hooker”. Juan and Manuel went to the Pacific side looking for meat fish and around 8 miles offshore between the San Jaime and the Golden Gate banks they were able to get into the Dorado. They ended up with 8 fish kept and released on small #8 female. The fillets on the fish they kept ended up weighing 50 pounds so the average weight of the fish was probably around 15 pounds. There were a few Bonita caught as well but they were released. James had a great time but everyone else on the boat was sick and didn’t even eat their lunches. Sorry about that Lames, but maybe next time they will be all right staying on the beach and enjoying the fish dinners based on the fish you catch! Thanks guys, we are glad you had a good time (considering).
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Oct 4, 2004; 10:39AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT SEPTEMBER 27-OCTOBER 3, 2004
WEATHER: As the week came to an end we were able to sleep at night without the use of an air conditioner so you know it has cooled off a bit. Our night time lows were in the mid 70’s while the day time highs were around 90 degrees. We had an afternoon breeze from the northwest that kept us cool and the water just a little bit choppy on the Pacific side. Most of the week it was clear skies with a few clouds at times, but no rain at all. October is normally the month when all this happens (things cool down and the weather gets great) and this year everything seems to be on schedule.
WATER: On the Pacific side of the Cape we have had a band of warm water running along the coast then turning out to the southwest. It looks like it is the edge of a cool water eddy working it’s way south out around the area of the San Jaime Banks and it has been holding fish. The cool water center has been showing at 80 degrees while the warm water edges have been around 84 degrees. Directly south of the Cape during the early and mid part of the week the water was in the 81 degree range and on the Cortez side it was 83 degrees almost everywhere except up around Punta Gorda where it climbed to 85 degrees. Surface conditions on the Pacific were good with an occasional morning where it was choppy but in general the swells were not bad and the wind light. On the Cortez side it was almost like a lake most of the week.
BAIT: The usual Caballito were available but not everyone was able to get what they wanted as on some mornings supplies were limited. This has been normal for this time of the year since I have been here. In a surprise to me, we were able to get large Sardines one morning, nice 7” baits. As normal, the price remained at $2 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: There was not a lot of change in Billfish activity or availability this week. Just as last week the Sailfish that were found were mixed in with the Dorado up on the Pacific side within 2 miles of the beach at Golden Gate Bank area. The Gorda Banks, Punta Gorda and Los Frailles were supplying some nice Blue Marlin for boats making the long trip up there and there were both Blue and Striped Marlin to be found around the 92 spot and the 1150. A lot of boats have been pulling large lures for Blue Marlin, getting in practice for the tournaments coming up, and they have been having fair success, not great results this week, but that may be due to the moon phase more than the availability of fish.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Strangely the Yellowfin bite dropped off quite a bit this week. With the full moon I would expect it to pick up but most of the fish I did see were small footballs. Every day I got excited seeing lots of white flags but upon asking anglers found that they were being flown for Bonita and Skipjack. Porpoise on the Pacific side held fish if you were there early and there were footballs found in the blind near shore on the Pacific, but overall the bite was off. It’s really too bad because being able to get those large Sardines really had my hopes up for a big Tuna!
DORADO: The Dorado were definitely the fish of the week as every boat I saw was flying at least one yellow flag. Boats that left early seemed to bet bit a few more times and for the schooling fish the area inside the Golden Gate Banks and just off shore on the Pacific side seemed to be a favorite place to feed. Spotting feeding Frigate birds or keeping the first fish hooked in the water until the school showed up worked great on fish that were mostly in the 10-12 pound range. Off shore on both the Pacific and the Cortez side there were larger fish, some in the 40-50 pound class. If a fish came in on the lures and did not hook up, working the area for a few passes often brought another chance.
WAHOO: There were still Wahoo being caught, but it seems no one is really concentrating on them. Most of the fish are being caught by boats concentrating on Dorado so they have been an incidental catch. The average size has been 25 pounds but a few fish to 60 pounds have hit the deck this week as well.
INSHORE: Almost solely a Dorado show this week, with a few bottom fish tossed in. No Sierra showing yet as the water is still warm, and the Rooster bite is off as well.
NOTES: The moon phase was full this week and that had a strong effect on the Marlin bite, as the moon gets smaller the bite should improve. The town has been almost full each day as Cruise ships, between one and three a day, anchor out in the bay. Charter bookings have been great as well. I may be gone for part of the coming week, bringing a boat down from San Diego, but I will try and get updated as soon as I get back. Anyone interested in a 2001 50’ Viking for any of the tournaments with me as Captain please contact me for more information. This weeks report was written to the music of Rod Stewart on the 2001 Warner release “The Very Best Of” album. Until next week, tight lines!
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Sep 27, 2004; 10:41AM - Fly Hooker daily Catch Reports
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landurm
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Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Fish count for the week:
Dorado: Nine fish kept (#18-#35)
Yellowfin Tuna: Seven fish kept (#18-#100)
Striped Marlin: Three fish released, one of them tagged
Sailfish: One fish tagged and released
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 20, 2004
Brian Howell, his father John and uncle Bob were fishing on the “Fly Hooker” today and they wanted to get some meat to take home. Since Juan and Manuel had been able to find two big Dorado south of the San Jaime Banks yesterday they decided to return to the area. It was a good thing they did as there were still fish in the area. The catch for the day ended up being almost two fish per person as they boated 5 Dorado weighing between #25 and #40, lost one other and had a big Wahoo make two slashing passes on the short bait toward the end of the trip. The fillets totaled out at #55, skin off and required a new cooler to get them packed up in! Good going guys and good luck on the Panga tomorrow!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 21, 2004
Our friends Tom and Nancy booked the “Fly Hooker” for today and we were expecting to meet them last night at the Tanga-Tanga bar. Well, we did meet them but they are not the ones fishing, instead, they had recommended the boat to some friends and had done the booking for them. Not a bad way to do it and the three guys who went fishing today loved it! David, his son Donny and their friend Harry had a great time with Juan and Manuel. In fact, they had such a good time that they booked the boat for tomorrow as well! Juan and Manuel decided the area they worked yesterday should still be holding fish and back they went to the south of the San Jaime. They ran for an hour before putting lines in the water then trolled for another hour when Manuel spotted Porpoise several miles ahead. The water was a bit rough as they made the first pass on the Porpoise and that is when they picked up the smallest fish of the trip, a Yellowfin of about #18. With that fish quickly cranked in they made another pass and had a triple strike. These fish were a bit larger; the first two to the boat were in the #25-30 range. The third fish showed quickly that he outclassed all the others when he took the line well into the backing, taking out the 200 yards of top-shot and almost 300 yards of backing! David was on the fish for almost 40 minutes before Juan was able to place the flying gaff in the Yellowfin that they all estimated at well over #100! They were able to hook up with two other Yellowfin before the bite turned of and the area became crowded with boats. As they worked their way back toward the Marina they landed two Dorado of about #25 and had a nice Wahoo make a pass on a lure and just cut up the skirts! A great day with 6 Yellowfin and two Dorado, lets see what they can do tomorrow!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 22, 2004
The second day of fishing for David, Donny and Harry started out at the dock as they came on the boat with a camera that had a good battery (no pictures yesterday because the battery died) and a new cooler (on wheels) for the fillets they were going to get. Well…..maybe they should have brought them yesterday because it was really slow for them today. Donny caught the largest fish of today’s trip, a Bonita about 6 pounds. They tossed a live bait at a Sailfish and the Sailfish just picked the bait off the hook. Around 10am they got a call about some Tuna action happening 8 miles from their location and they brought the lines in and ran to the action. By the time they got there, 13 boats were working the fish and they were down and not biting, the action was already over for the day. Oh well, one day fish, one day scales. They are heading up to the East Cape for the weekend; I hope they have good luck up there. Have a great time guys, and thanks for fishing with us!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 24, 2004
Rick Parsons and Lee Peevy are here again and will be fishing aboard the “Fly Hooker” today and tomorrow. This morning as he was loading ice on the boat Juan pulled a muscle in his back so Manuel worked the deck and Juan stayed on the bridge. They headed out to a temperature break 20 miles to the south of the lighthouse and it was there that they found fish. One Sailfish tagged and released, one that picked at the bait but would not eat and two Dorado, the largest about #35. Not a lot of action but there were fish out there. Tomorrow things may be different!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 25, 2004
It was the second day of fishing for Rick and Lee and today Edgar worked the deck as Juan stayed at home helping his back to heal with ice packs and heat pads. Manuel decided that the area they were at yesterday held promise again as the temp break had not moved so off they went. This time both Rick and Lee caught a Striped Marlin, but neither fish was tagged, just released. There was a nice #30 Yellowfin Tuna as well and lots of Porpoise around. They guys get to head for home with fish and with the knowledge that two day of fishing resulted in three Billfish released. Not bad!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2004
Greg and his wife Laura along with Vance and his wife Patty were on the “Fly Hooker” today. Back in Cabo with their group they will be fishing and mixing on our boat and another for four days this week and I will be taking them all out on a big boat on Tuesday. Anything was fair game today and it started out with quick action not too far from the Arch as a nice Blue Marlin struck one of the lures and got hooked up for around a minute. It was long enough for Vance to get to work the fish, or at least hold on as it pulled drag and jumped! After 60 seconds it threw the hook. Greg is now known as Mr. Marlin (or at least he would like to be know as that) because he caught his first Striped Marlin today and has film to prove it! He won the pot for the biggest fish between the two boats with the tag and release of a #145 jumping son-of-a-gun Marlin. One other Striped Marlin came in and struck a lure but it did not hook up and “Mr. Release-them Quick” Vance did his duty with a decent Dorado, using the “Palm Beach Release” technique and letting the fish go while it was still 30 feet from the boat. Good action, good water and good friends, it doesn’t get much better! Let’s hope the fishing improves a bit so you guys get the coolers filled!
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Fish count for the week:
Dorado: Nine fish kept (#18-#35)
Yellowfin Tuna: Seven fish kept (#18-#100)
Striped Marlin: Three fish released, one of them tagged
Sailfish: One fish tagged and released
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 20, 2004
Brian Howell, his father John and uncle Bob were fishing on the “Fly Hooker” today and they wanted to get some meat to take home. Since Juan and Manuel had been able to find two big Dorado south of the San Jaime Banks yesterday they decided to return to the area. It was a good thing they did as there were still fish in the area. The catch for the day ended up being almost two fish per person as they boated 5 Dorado weighing between #25 and #40, lost one other and had a big Wahoo make two slashing passes on the short bait toward the end of the trip. The fillets totaled out at #55, skin off and required a new cooler to get them packed up in! Good going guys and good luck on the Panga tomorrow!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 21, 2004
Our friends Tom and Nancy booked the “Fly Hooker” for today and we were expecting to meet them last night at the Tanga-Tanga bar. Well, we did meet them but they are not the ones fishing, instead, they had recommended the boat to some friends and had done the booking for them. Not a bad way to do it and the three guys who went fishing today loved it! David, his son Donny and their friend Harry had a great time with Juan and Manuel. In fact, they had such a good time that they booked the boat for tomorrow as well! Juan and Manuel decided the area they worked yesterday should still be holding fish and back they went to the south of the San Jaime. They ran for an hour before putting lines in the water then trolled for another hour when Manuel spotted Porpoise several miles ahead. The water was a bit rough as they made the first pass on the Porpoise and that is when they picked up the smallest fish of the trip, a Yellowfin of about #18. With that fish quickly cranked in they made another pass and had a triple strike. These fish were a bit larger; the first two to the boat were in the #25-30 range. The third fish showed quickly that he outclassed all the others when he took the line well into the backing, taking out the 200 yards of top-shot and almost 300 yards of backing! David was on the fish for almost 40 minutes before Juan was able to place the flying gaff in the Yellowfin that they all estimated at well over #100! They were able to hook up with two other Yellowfin before the bite turned of and the area became crowded with boats. As they worked their way back toward the Marina they landed two Dorado of about #25 and had a nice Wahoo make a pass on a lure and just cut up the skirts! A great day with 6 Yellowfin and two Dorado, lets see what they can do tomorrow!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 22, 2004
The second day of fishing for David, Donny and Harry started out at the dock as they came on the boat with a camera that had a good battery (no pictures yesterday because the battery died) and a new cooler (on wheels) for the fillets they were going to get. Well…..maybe they should have brought them yesterday because it was really slow for them today. Donny caught the largest fish of today’s trip, a Bonita about 6 pounds. They tossed a live bait at a Sailfish and the Sailfish just picked the bait off the hook. Around 10am they got a call about some Tuna action happening 8 miles from their location and they brought the lines in and ran to the action. By the time they got there, 13 boats were working the fish and they were down and not biting, the action was already over for the day. Oh well, one day fish, one day scales. They are heading up to the East Cape for the weekend; I hope they have good luck up there. Have a great time guys, and thanks for fishing with us!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 24, 2004
Rick Parsons and Lee Peevy are here again and will be fishing aboard the “Fly Hooker” today and tomorrow. This morning as he was loading ice on the boat Juan pulled a muscle in his back so Manuel worked the deck and Juan stayed on the bridge. They headed out to a temperature break 20 miles to the south of the lighthouse and it was there that they found fish. One Sailfish tagged and released, one that picked at the bait but would not eat and two Dorado, the largest about #35. Not a lot of action but there were fish out there. Tomorrow things may be different!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 25, 2004
It was the second day of fishing for Rick and Lee and today Edgar worked the deck as Juan stayed at home helping his back to heal with ice packs and heat pads. Manuel decided that the area they were at yesterday held promise again as the temp break had not moved so off they went. This time both Rick and Lee caught a Striped Marlin, but neither fish was tagged, just released. There was a nice #30 Yellowfin Tuna as well and lots of Porpoise around. They guys get to head for home with fish and with the knowledge that two day of fishing resulted in three Billfish released. Not bad!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2004
Greg and his wife Laura along with Vance and his wife Patty were on the “Fly Hooker” today. Back in Cabo with their group they will be fishing and mixing on our boat and another for four days this week and I will be taking them all out on a big boat on Tuesday. Anything was fair game today and it started out with quick action not too far from the Arch as a nice Blue Marlin struck one of the lures and got hooked up for around a minute. It was long enough for Vance to get to work the fish, or at least hold on as it pulled drag and jumped! After 60 seconds it threw the hook. Greg is now known as Mr. Marlin (or at least he would like to be know as that) because he caught his first Striped Marlin today and has film to prove it! He won the pot for the biggest fish between the two boats with the tag and release of a #145 jumping son-of-a-gun Marlin. One other Striped Marlin came in and struck a lure but it did not hook up and “Mr. Release-them Quick” Vance did his duty with a decent Dorado, using the “Palm Beach Release” technique and letting the fish go while it was still 30 feet from the boat. Good action, good water and good friends, it doesn’t get much better! Let’s hope the fishing improves a bit so you guys get the coolers filled!
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Sep 27, 2004; 10:40AM - 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 SEPTEMBER 20-26, 2004
WEATHER: The weather this week was just awesome, that about the best way to put it. Our humidity was down, our high temperatures were in the low to mid 90’s, nights were in the high 70’s and there was just enough of a breeze that things stayed cool. At least it was cool if you were not hunkered down in the engine room wrenching on stuff! I saw a lot of that this week as boats were getting ready for the tournaments coming up. We had partly cloudy skies early in the week and that helped things a lot also.
WATER: In an unexpected change of conditions, the water on the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape was actually cooler by a few degrees than the Pacific side at the end of this week. Between Cabo and San Jose we were seeing water temps in the 83 degree range and on the Pacific side around the San Jaime and the Golden Gate Banks there was mostly 85-88 degrees. There was a small temperature break to the south of the cape around 20 miles that seemed to have some fish concentrated but otherwise things were really spread out. The surface conditions were great this week with just a slight swell and very little wind.
BAIT: No change in bait availability this week, the normal summer Caballito at $2 per bait and some Mullet as well.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Marlin and Sailfish cooperated this week as conditions continue to improve. There were plenty of Sailfish to be found and often small packs of them would attack the spread. Striped Marlin showed themselves as well and live bait seemed to be the key for them. Blue Marlin appeared in the spread on almost every trip this week but bites were a little more difficult to come by. The Sailfish action was almost all on the Pacific side with most of the action around the temperature break to the south of the lighthouse and also close to shore up inside the Golden Gate area. Blue Marlin were almost everywhere but not in any concentration, they were found from the Gorda Banks to the Golden Gate Banks and well offshore as well as in close.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: It was a good week for Yellowfin Tuna and it was a bit of a toss-up as to which fish would take my fish of the week award, the Yellowfin or the Dorado. I saw Tuna flags on almost every boat that returned to the Marina this week and some of the fish were beauties! Many boats were able to get into triple digit fish if they were the first to the Porpoise and some of them got multiple hook-ups. These fish were found offshore as well as just a few miles off of the lighthouse near the ledge drop-off. Fish in the #18-#35 range were more common though and they could be found near the temperature break 20 miles south. Football size Yellowfin to #10-#12 could be found nearer shore, sometimes as close as a half mile, and almost all of them were on the Pacific side.
DORADO: The inshore fish this week ran between #10 and #25 on the Pacific side and the key was to watch the Frigate birds at the beginning of the week and work the Turtles at the end of the week. Off shore the fish were larger and fish in the #50-#60 were not uncommon. Of course, for multiple hook-ups live bait dropped behind a fish hooked on a lure often resulted in great action. The offshore fish were scattered but almost all of them came from the Pacific side.
WAHOO: There were a lot more Wahoo caught this week than last week and about 50% of the boats at least had a Wahoo strike. The areas near drop offs seemed to show a bit more promise as the fish came in, and that was making it worth putting in a bit of effort at the edges of the Banks and ledges. Most of the fish were between #20 and #50 with a few larger ones in the #80 range being boated by a few lucky anglers.
INSHORE: Skipjack, Yellowfin, Dorado and Sailfish provided action for the Panga fishermen this week. There were not very many Roosterfish caught, but the ones that were found were really nice sized, going to #50 on the high end and #30 on the low. Bottom fishing improved as well with a good variety of Snapper and Grouper being caught on large live baits as well as cut bait.
NOTES: The fishing continues to improve as does my golf game (hahaha, a joke, come on, I shot a 153 last week, and no, that was not for 36 holes!). At least the fishing is getting better and we are looking forward to the Blue Marlin bite turning on. We know the water is just right as there are a large number of Turtles to be found on the Pacific side, and every year I have been here that has been a good indicator of a great Marlin bite about to happen. Keep checking and I’ll try and let you know how it is going. Until next week, tight lines!
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Sep 20, 2004; 11:24AM - Fly Hooker Daily Catch Reports
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Fish count for the week:
Dorado: 4 fish kept (#15, #18, #35, and #60)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 14, 2004
Jeff Tanis fished his second day with us but his girlfriend Lindsey stayed at the resort after getting sunburned last time out until she was a bright lobster red. Jeff promised her that he would be back at the resort by 1 pm so today was a little short. Without Lindsey along our focus was solely on Billfish and we had only hook less teasers in the water. Unfortunately we did not see a fish the entire morning while working the area between the Arch and Los Arcos about 6 miles off shore. Sorry Jeff but maybe next time the pointy nose guys will show up!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 18, 2004
Today was a last minute charter arranged last night when the people who fished were not able to contact the boat they were supposed to call. Chris and two of his buddies and his wife decided that they had to go fishing and met us at the boat this morning at 6:15. The Port Captain opened the port at 7 am and the hunt was on. With no one fishing for the past two days it was a search to find where the fish had gone. Juan and Manuel finally got into the Dorado while searching near shore up the Pacific side toward the Golden Gate Bank. Only going two for six (not great numbers) they were able to get dinner on the boat. One of the guys tried to assist by chumming for the fish the entire time and it may have worked. He also won awards for the first to get sick and catching the largest fish! All right guys, less tequila the night before next time!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 19, 2004
Today we had half of a mixed group on the “Fly Hooker”. If you remember him from a while back, Steve Henline did a few days of video work on the boat for a television show and this group (seven beautiful ladies) was referred to us from him. We split the group to fish two boats with four of them on the “Fly Hooker”. Fishing was slow today and Juan and Manuel tried working the area off of “Los Arcos” close to shore for Dorado but had no luck at all. Around 12:30 they received a call on the radio about some big Tuna being found 18 miles south of the light house and they pulled lines and steamed that way. Big Tuna were jumping out of the water and Juan said that they were over #100 pounds in size, but they would not bite. The guys worked them hard but with no success and as they turned around to head back they finally got bit. Not a Tuna bite though, it was a Dorado! A nice #35 female was fought to the boat and a live bait was dropped back The live bait was inhaled by a big Bull Dorado estimated at an easy #60, and I believe that as I saw the fillets (and am having some of it for dinner!). The ladies had a great time and are having the Dorado fixed up at a local restaurant for dinner this evening. Thanks Steve, and ladies, we are glad you enjoyed fishing with Juan and Manuel!
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Sep 20, 2004; 11:23AM - 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 SEPTEMBER 13-19, 2004
WEATHER: This week we watched as Hurricane Javier came toward us and we sighed with relief as it passed well to the west. It did bring cloudy skies on Wednesday and we had a few light sprinkles early in the week from passing clouds before the aft cloud deck of the Hurricane came over us and gave us some real rain. Not too
much, but enough to water the plants, knock the dust down and not wash out any of the streets. The swells were large enough and the winds high enough (35 mph) that the Port Captain closed the port on Thursday afternoon and all day Friday. It re-opened Saturday morning at 7 am.
WATER: It sure is amazing what a weather system can do for the surface temperatures. It seemed that everything dropped by about 10 degrees over the last few days. Where we were reading 87 degrees on the Pacific side before the Hurricane passed by, on Saturday it was 76 degrees out front all the way to the San Jaime Banks. It was not until the inside area of the Golden Gate Banks that the water got up to 81 degrees. Due to the cloud cover there was no temperature chart available for the area and after the port was re-opened it was a matter of searching for the right area and hoping the fish had not moved very much. The water had some good swells and was a bit choppy on Saturday morning but settled down in the afternoon.
BAIT: No change in bait availability this week, the normal summer Caballito at $2 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: It was slow on the Billfish this week and having the port close for a while and a Hurricane move through did not help anything. At the end of the week there were a few Sailfish found out in front of the Cape but there were very few Striped or Blue Marlin. Hopefully as things settle back into the normal pattern fishing will improve.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: This week is just about the same as last week’s Yellowfin report. Almost all the Yellowfin found this week were in the football category and most of them were found on the Pacific side within 5 miles of shore. No Porpoise were around as indicators, the fish were found on blind strikes. Cedar plugs and small feathers were good for getting anywhere between 2 to 10 fish in the boat. Quite a few small Bonita were mixed in with the schools of Yellowfin and these indicators had a lot of boats working the areas for Marlin as well. There were some larger Yellowfin caught by boats chunking for them up on the Cortez side early in the week. The Gorda and Inman Banks areas produced a few fine fish to triple digit size and the pressure was not too heavy.
DORADO: Surprisingly the Hurricane had almost no effect on the Dorado bite and the fish were in the same area after the storm passed. Close to shore in the Los Arcos area in water between 150 and 350 in depth held quite a few fish after the Hurricane went by and the water was a bit warmer in there as well with temperatures in the 81 degree range. Most of the Dorado were between 12 and 20 pounds with a few fish in the 40 pound range.
WAHOO: A few fish were caught early in the week and after the weather improved I saw a couple of flags on boats returning from the Pacific side, but the fish were not concentrated and were incidental catches.
INSHORE: Just as in last weeks report, lots of Skipjack and Bonita with a few Dorado in the mix accounted for most of the inshore action this week. A few boats were bottom fishing and reported fair catches of Snapper, Grouper and Amberjack.
NOTES: The end of the week saw us receiving what I consider perfect weather with low humidity, highs in the low 80’s and not having to use the air conditioner at night! Of course it was caused by the Hurricane cloud deck, and it will not last for long, but it sure is fine right now! As the water settles down and the clouds move away we should have a better idea of how the water temperatures are spread and that will help us find the fish again. Fingers are crossed that we do not have another Hurricane come our way this year! This weeks report was written to the sounds of Celine dion on an album with “live in las vegas” in the title (a copy). What a great voice! Until next week, tight lines!
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Sep 13, 2004; 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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Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT SEPTEMBER 6-12, 2004
WEATHER: We had partly cloudy skies this week but no rain. Sometimes it felt as though we had been rained on as the air was very humid. Our day time highs were in the high 90’s while the night time lows averaged 80 degrees.
WATER: At the end of the week you could see the warmer water on the charts up around Punta Gorda, the dark brown color indicated water temps around 89-90 degrees, way too warm for most fish. Water from 88 to 86 degrees came to us from that area and wrapped just around the Cape out to a distance of 15 miles then it dropped to a much better 85 degrees. On the Pacific side water temperatures in the 86 degrees area were at the San Jaime and the Golden Gate Banks and extended just past them to the west and all the way east to the shore line.
BAIT: No change in bait availability this week, the normal summer Caballito at $2 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Billfish bite still has not picked up, but this time of year the Striped Marlin bite drops off anyway as the water warms up. The Blues and Blacks are not here in any concentration but boats are getting shots every day at some kind of Billfish, at least on the average. There have been Blue Marlin found on both the Pacific side and on the Cortez side but they seem to bite better on the Pacific side where the water temperatures stay in the 85-86 degree range. The Blue Marlin have ranged between #200 and #600, a few Blacks brought in have been between #200 and #400 and most of the Stripers have been around #100. Quite a few Sailfish have been caught on the Pacific side as well, most of them being found within 5 miles of the coast between the lighthouse and toward the Golden Gate Bank. They have been between 50 and 110 pounds.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Almost all the Yellowfin found this week were in the football category and most of them were found on the Pacific side within 5 miles of shore. No Porpoise were around as indicators, the fish were found on blind strikes. Cedar plugs and small feathers were good for getting anywhere between 2 to 10 fish in the boat. Quite a few small Bonita were mixed in with the schools of Yellowfin and these indicators had a lot of boats working the areas for Marlin as well.
DORADO: Most of the boats returning from the Pacific side of the Cape were flying Dorado flags on their return and quite a few of the fish were found by watching for diving Frigate Birds then tossing live bait under them or slow trolling live bait in the area. There were anchoring floats out on the Golden Gate Banks that held some Dorado as well and the first or last boats to work them were almost always able to get a few fish in the boat. Most of the Dorado were between 12 and 20 pounds with a few fish in the 40 pound range.
WAHOO: I only saw a few Wahoo flags this week and those fish were an incidental catch, there was no rhyme or reason, just blind strikes in open water.
INSHORE: Lot’s of Skipjack and Bonita with a few Dorado in the mix accounted for most of the inshore action this week. A few boats were bottom fishing and reported fair catches of Snapper, Grouper and Amberjack.
NOTES: The heat and humidity are nice, but in moderation please! I am sure my electric bill is going to be high as we have been using the air conditioner almost every night in order to sleep. Hopefully we will have no more bad weather this season, I am knocking on wood after typing this! We are keeping an eye on Hurricane Javier, hoping it continues to be influenced towards the west. This weeks report was written to the sounds of singer Nora Roberts. My father copied a CD of hers and sent it to me, I am not sure of the year, title or company. Great mellow music! Until next week, tight lines!
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Sep 13, 2004; 11:13AM - Fly Hooker Daily Catch Reports
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Fish count for the week:
Blue Marlin: 1 fish released (#200)
Dorado: 7 fish kept (#12-25) 1 released (#15)
Yellowfin Tuna: 5 fish kept (#10-12)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 6, 2004
This was the second day of fishing for our anniversary couple, Jere and Roz Foust. They didn’t get a Blue Marlin yesterday, just the two Wahoo so they have their fingers crossed that today will be the day. Juan and Manuel headed up toward the Gordo banks area and had no signs of life there. They turned to the east and worked out to the 1000 fathom ledge then back toward the 1150 spot. It was around the 1150 spot that they finally had a hint that there were fish around. The fish hit on the short corner lure and made a few jumps at the beginning and at the end of the fight. It took Jere 20 minutes to get the estimated #200 Blue Marlin to the boat for a good tag and release. Juan said the fish was in great shape and swam off strong. That was all the Marlin action for the day; let’s hope that Wednesday provides a Marlin for Roz as well!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
The last day of fishing for the Fousts did not provide any action on Billfish for Roz, in fact it was really slow as they did not even spot a Marlin all day. They did get one Dorado that they caught after Juan spotted it swimming under a Turtle. Juan said that they lost three other Dorado as well. We’re sorry Roz, perhaps next time you guys get down here you will get your Blue! Thanks for the good company and the fishing though, we really enjoyed having you fish with us!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 9, 2004
Mike and Katy Berger are newlyweds and are here in Cabo for several weeks on their honeymoon. They just want to go out and have a good time and catch fish! Great idea and our guys did their best to help them out. The big story of the day, besides the action on two Dorado in the boat, three others lost and six Skipjack caught was the Marlin that Mike fought for 2 hours and 40 minutes. They were just trolling along and had a strike on one of the rigger lures. The fish did not hook up and just a few seconds later the other rigger gets a hit. Neither Juan nor Manuel were able to see the fish so Juan pinned a live Caballito to the #40 live bait outfit and dropped the bait out. Imagine his surprise when the bait skittered to the top, followed by a large Blue Marlin that just gulped it down! The fish made a few jumps at the beginning and Katy got them on video then had some more video of Mike fighting the fish. Back and forth, back and forth. The fish came as close as 50 feet to the boat and then would take off again. Eventually after 2 hours and 40 minutes the line gave out and the fish got away. Guess Mike’s arms were hurting after that! Anyway, a good day on the water with plenty of action!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 10, 2004
I did not get to meet the two couples, who fished the “Fly Hooker” today as I had Captains duties on another boat, but Mary told me they had fished Cabo on their last trip here and were looking for another outfit to help them this year as last trips boat and Captain left a lot to be desired. Thankfully we were able to assist them this year and make the experience a good one. Juan and Manuel had the boat ready to go when they showed up this morning and all they had to do was enjoy! The water was nice and Manuel decided to work the Pacific side up toward the Golden Gate Banks. On the way there they got into some football Yellowfin, about 10 pounds each and were able to get four of them, along with some Bonita. Later they had action with Dorado, getting two of them into the fish box. Sometime during the trip they had a decent hook up with a Striped Marlin and fought the fish almost to the boat before it came off, but hey, they said they were going to let it go anyway! A good time was had, the fishing and water were great and they said they defiantly would hook up with us again on their next trip to Cabo. That’s what we like to hear! Thanks folks, have a great vacation!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 11, 2004
Jay Walker, his dad J.R. and friend Robert were our anglers today on a late booking from last night. They have fished here before and Jay has caught plenty of Dorado, Tuna and Striped Marlin so his target for the day was Blue Marlin. Juan and Manuel went out to the 95 Spot and worked it hard, then worked out to the 1150 area hoping to find a big one. They had one fish come into the pattern early in the trip and try to jump on a lure, but that was all the action they had, other than that there were no fish spotted. Jay was understanding and knows the guys tried hard for him and that he could have had Dorado and Tuna if he had wanted to try the Pacific side for them. Thanks guys, and J.R., sorry you did not get to catch a fish.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 12, 2004
Jeff Tanis and his girlfriend Lindsey are fishing with us today and on Tuesday. Jeff is an experienced salt water fly fisherman, but Lindsey has never caught a fish. Today we decided to troll conventional gear so we could get a fish for Lindsey and have the fly rods standing by in case things worked out right. Jeff would really like to get a Marlin on a fly and has the gear to do the job. With a mixed bag the target, Juan and Manuel took the boat up toward the inside of the Golden Gate Bank. We cruised for about 45 minutes and were one of the first few boats to the area, starting our trolling as soon as the sun came up. Several other boats started at the same time and in the same area and as I watched, I saw one of them hook up to a Billfish, with lots of jumping and splashing behind their boat. About 15 minutes after that Juan spotted a bill behind the bridge rod lure and quickly dropped a live bait back as I cleared the rods on the port side in case Jeff got a chance to cast a fly. Juan got bit twice on the live bait trying to work the fish toward the boat and on the third try the Sailfish managed to eat it. Juan set the hook but the fish came off right away. Good action to start the day with! I decided to put out a small fly and troll it off of my fly rod, rigged with a swivel, in case there were Skipjack, Bonita or Yellowfin in the area and right after I put it out a Bonita decided it looked good. Lindsey reeled in her first fish ever, a Bonita that weighed about 5 pounds! Jeff could not get any of the cameras to work so we got no picture but later, after working on them a bit, we had plenty of opportunities. We continued up the coast and during the course of the day, or at least the morning, we caught two more Bonita on the troll, one more by Lindsey and one brought in by Jeff, three Dorado on conventional gear, two by Lindsey and one by Jeff, plus one 10 pound football Yellowfin Tuna on conventional gear, brought in by Lindsey. After the Yellowfin Manuel spotted a big splash and turned the boat toward the area. Getting there he saw a Billfish in the water and as we cleared lines and Juan rigged a live bait Jeff got the fly ready. Just when everything was looking good the fish swam into the pattern and somehow the long rigger line or the bridge rod line came in contact with the fish and it jumped several times, away from the boat without even feeling a hook. That was pretty much it for the day for us and it was only 10:30. We slowly worked back and forth over the area we had found fish but by noon the tide was ripping and we returned to the dock at 2:30 flying three Dorado flags with one release flag and one Tuna flag. Hopefully we will get more shots on a Billfish for Jeff on Tuesday, and I really hope that Lindsey’s sunburn has turned to a tan by then!
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