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Apr 26, 2004; 12:59PM - 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 APRIL 18-24, 2004
WEATHER: We had wonderful weather this week as it was sunny all week long and the wind
only started blowing after noon each day and almost every day had stopped by morning. The one
exception was on the 21st when it continued to blow until 9 AM. Our daytime highs were in the
low 90’s and night time lows reached down to the mid 60’s but most nights were around 70
degrees.
WATER: The water on the Pacific side of the Cape has been cold, at least relative to the water
on the Sea of Cortez side. It did not get to 70 degrees until you were well past the San Jaime
Banks, and the water close to shore was as cold as 63 degrees. On the Sea of Cortez it was
another matter as we had a finger of warm water, sometimes as warm as 77 degrees, push
towards the Cape following the shore and extending out to around 12 miles. Once out past the
12 miles the water got a bit off color but remained fairly warm. The cold Pacific water continued
to push in but upon meeting the warm water on the Cortez side it was forced to the south.
BAIT: The normal $2 per bait for Caballito (most of them were small) with very few small
Mackerel available. I did not hear of any Sardines making it down to Cabo from San Jose.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The warm water returning to our area brought the Billfish with it! I heard reports of
at least three Blue Marlin being caught this week, with the largest one at #480. On Thursday the
Striped Marlin bite just seemed to explode with some boats getting shots at as many as 20 fish a
day. The average seemed to be 10 fish a day (not caught, but seen and baited) with most boats
able to get at least one to the side. The bite was in the warm water area of the Sea of Cortez,
between the shore and out 10 miles, and from right in front of town all the way up the coast to the
Punta Gorda area. Most of the bites seemed to occur on trolled lures, with the strikes on them
out numbering the strikes on live bait by about 3 to 1. Most of the fish were in the #120 class.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: If you read last weeks report, you remember me mentioning the Purse
Seiners that have been hanging around. Well, they are still here. I was out on the water today
and saw three of them under way just off the coast on the Cortez side, one of them was a super
seiner carrying a helicopter on the roof. Besides those three, there were four more anchored off
the beach in Cabo Bay. Now let me pose a question to you. If these boats are not legally allowed
to fish within 50 miles of the coast, why do they stop and drift all day on the banks and the 95
spot? Do you think they may be waiting for the sport boats to leave so they can set their nets at
night? That may be one of the reasons we are not seeing any Yellowfin much larger than 20
pounds, with the rare exception of an occasional 40-60 pound fish, and may also explain why the
porpoise are behaving so strangely. All right, the Yellowfin this week were on the small side still,
but they were still the fish of the week as almost all the charter boats were able to get a few of
them on board, and a few boats absolutely loaded up on them. Early in the week just to the west
of the San Jaime was a good area and then the bite shifted to due south of the Cape. Often in
Porpoise, but just as often they were blind strikes. Contrary to what is usually the case, the best
bitten lures this week were feathers in bright colors, Mexican Flag and Yellow/Green. Normally
they bite best on dark colors.
DORADO: There were not a lot of Dorado caught this week but it looks as if the bite should be
picking up soon. A couple of days in a row there were kelp paddies found on both the Pacific
(early in the week) and on the Cortez side (later in the week) and these paddies held decent
numbers of Dorado to 25 pounds. There are still occasional fish being found in the blind in the
warm water areas as well.
WAHOO: Last week there were some Wahoo beginning to show and this week they came on
strong. Not every boat caught them, but there were boats that were in the right place at the right
time and did very will. One Captain I know got the fish of a lifetime when he hooked a Wahoo
that weighed #120 as he was approaching a kelp paddy. He ended the day with 4 Wahoo, the
other three were a pair of #40 fish and another one of around #70, and he lost several others!
There were quite a few of the larger fish caught this week and the Gorda Banks as well as the
points between Cabo and San Jose popped out fish as well. Oh, don’t forget the kelp paddies and
the open ocean fish as well! Marauders and dark colored lures, mostly in blue/black and Petrelero
worked well.
INSHORE: No change from last week so here it is again. Slow fishing in rough water on the
Pacific side, but those that could handle it found fair fishing up around the lighthouse on the
Pacific and just off the Arches for Yellowtail to 25 pounds on live bait dropped deep and irons in
white. There were also Sierra in the 4 to 8 pound range in the same area as well as right in the
Cabo San Lucas Bay and up around El Tule. The favorite for good catches of Sierra seemed to
be dark colored hootchies run deep with the use of a planer or down-rigger. Elsewhere the
inshore action was slow with only a few fish found.
NOTES: Lets see, hot topics of the week were the “Purse Seiners”, the great Wahoo bite and
finally the Striped Marlin bite turning on. I already wrote about them in the report so I won’t go
over it again. Let’s hope the bite continues on the Wahoo and the Marlin, and keep our fingers
crossed that something will be done with the Seiners. A.....before I forget...be sure to get a
fishing license when you are here if you plan to go fishing. The guys from Department of
Fisheries have been boarding boats returning to the marina (accompanied by armed marines) and
confiscating the rods and reels from boats where the anglers do not have licenses. I saw this with
my own eyes this week. It is no longer difficult to get a license though, not the time draining and
headache causing chore it used to be. Just go to the little office over by the main dock (ask
anyone, they will tell you where it is) and pay the fee, they will issue it right there, right now!
This weeks report was written to the music of my cats screaming for fresh Tuna, maybe next
week I will put a CD on and drown them out! Until then, tight lines!
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Apr 12, 2004; 02:06PM - 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 APRIL 4-10, 2004
WEATHER: I swear to you that I am not making this up, but once again we have an almost
identical repeat of last weeks weather. Maybe I am starting to sound like a broken record, but
hear me out. The week started with wonderful calm weather, sunny and warm with not a cloud in
the sky. On Tuesday the wind started to blow as cloud cover moved in. It started to blow hard
on Wednesday and on Friday a lot of boats cancelled their trips. On Saturday the wind started to
die back down and the clouds moved away. Sigh. Night time lows were in the area of 60 degrees
while the daytime highs ranged from 82 to 98 degrees, depending on where you were and the day
of the week!
WATER: Down to a low of 59 degrees right at the Cape at the end of the week, the water close
to home has been very, very cold! Thank goodness the water warms up as you get offshore, or
we might just be looking at another Albacore bite (not that would be a bad thing). One you got
around 15 miles out the water started to warm up and on the Sea of Cortez side that meant that
you were looking at temperatures that may have hit the low 70’s. Directly to the south the water
continued to stay cold as the currents carried that chilly stuff almost thirty miles out before it
began to dissipate. Out on the Pacific side the normal temperature break area, between the
Golden Gate and the San Jaime Banks continued to run true to form. Once you reached the rise
the water started to warm up, but for most of the week it was just so rough out there that no one
was going. Up the Cortez the water inshore began to warm up as well and it was a good thing, as
that was almost the only area the smaller boats could concentrate on without getting slammed
around.
BAIT: The normal $2 per bait for Caballito with very few small Mackerel available. I did not
hear of any Sardines making it down to Cabo from San Jose.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Heck, I have no idea what to say about the Bill fish this week except that some
boats were lucky and caught some. I would have to venture a guess that for most of the week
one in twenty boats were lucky to get hooked up, and of them, maybe half got the fish to the boat.
A lot of it had to do with the full moon, but the water temperature and surface conditions
contributed as well. Some of the boats that did catch fish were catching them on lures, bait was
not working real well. After banging heads around after a few beers, we have come up with a
pretty good reason (at least it sounds like it after a couple!), too much squid around for the
Marlin to be interested in Mackerel or Caballito. Why should they work hard at chasing small fish
when they can eat squid candy. That also migh explain why most of the fish caught on lures were
caught on ones that were in squid colors! Most of the fish found were at the temperature breaks
and that was almost the only place.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: A repeat of last weeks report on the Tuna. Almost all the Yellowfin I saw
or heard about this week were football fish and many of them were not found with Porpoise, but
instead found in free swimming schools. Small feathers in dark colors worked well as did larger
lures in Petrelero (sure must be a lot of squid out there now). The Sea of Cortez side, out to 15
miles while the wind blew, and out a bit farther after it stopped on the weekend had the majority
of the fish, perhaps due to the small temperature break there. There were a few larger fish found
and caught, but they were around the San Jaime and for most of the week the water was too
rough to get to them.
DORADO: Same as last week! Scattered fish, and good sized ones, were the order for the week.
Many of the Dorado found and caught were in the 25-50 pound class. Marlin lures in Petrelero
go the first ones and live bait on the drop back usually hooked up another. Warmer water, out
past the temperature break was where most of the fish were found, though there were a few found
close to shore on the Cortez side up around the Palmilla Hotel.
WAHOO: Even with the full moon there were not many Wahoo found this week. Cold water
may have been the reason because I did hear that there was a bit of a bite happening up around
the north end of Punta Gorda, and the water was warmer up there.
INSHORE: Slow fishing in rough water, but those that could handle it found fair fishing up
around the lighthouse on the Pacific side for Yellowtail to 25 pounds on live bait dropped deep.
There were also Sierra in the 4 to 8 pound range in the same area as well as right in the Cabo San
Lucas Bay. Elsewhere the inshore action was slow with only a few fish found.
NOTES: Not a red banner week on the fishing front, nor on the weather front! (that was a
repeat of the first line from last weeks report!) We need warm water, no wind and then things
will take off! Around the town, things are busy as it is Semana Santa, or Holy Week, and
everyone is on Holiday! Lots of people out and about but the fun police are out as well. Sigh, a
couple of live music sets at the beach and the fun police shut down Brian Flynn’s indoor/outdoor
gig at the beach. Heck, if I wanted this I would have moved to southern California (the state, that
is!)! No music this week as it is late at my house, Mary is asleep and I have to get up early and
fish on Easter Sunday! Until next week, tight lines!
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Apr 12, 2004; 02:05PM - 'Fly Hooker Daily Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
'Fly Hooker' Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
WEEKLY FISH COUNT
STRIPED MARLIN: ONE TAGGED AND RELEASED (#130)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: 25 CAUGHT, 10 RELEASED (#4-#45)
DORADO: ONE CAUGHT (#10)
BONITA: 3 CAUGHT (#15-#20)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 5 APRIL, 2004
Jeff Zielinski, his sister and her husband were referred to us by a client of ours and
were looking forward to a chance to get into some big fish on this trip. Well, the best
laid plans and all that stuff. The water was just beautiful yesterday and today it was
nice as well, but the fish have not yet moved in closer. Juan and Manuel took the boat
26 miles to the southwest, just off the San Jaime Banks, and they were able to get into
the porpoise. Into the porpoise, but not into the Yellowfin. Instead they hooked into
some bomber sized Bonita and were able to get three of the 20 pound fish into the
boat. Not bad, but not exactly what they were looking for. I just wish the water had
been a little warmer, maybe they would have had better luck. At least there was fish for
dinner! Thanks guys, and Joe, thank you as well for the referral!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 6 APRIL, 2004
Our buddies Nick and Carol Fedorka were here for the Easter weekend with their
kids Nick and Carleigh and their friend Mijoy Milby. The wind had started to pickup a
bit yesterday but was not bad for today, at least no one got sick! The boat went the
same area as yesterday and were able to find the Porpoise again. Again they were
able to get into fish but today it was the right kind! Three nice Yellowfin were brought
into the boat, the largest of which Juan told me may have gone around 35 pounds, the
other two at around 20 pounds. Nice fish, and nice fillets! The kids all had a chance to
reel in fish and a few more were lost as well, but a good time was had by everyone on
board! Thanks Nick!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 7 APRIL, 2004
Jon Whimpney, his brother Stacy and their friend Derek Keen are down here for
Easter break and this is their first time to Cabo. They are students and work in the
summer as fishing guides in Canada while in the winter they study for degrees in
biology. They really want a chance to get a Marlin, or at least a really big fish, but
Marlin are the main target. These guys don’t have a lot of money but they have
booked the “Fly Hooker” for three days, today, tomorrow and Saturday. Today Juan
and Manuel went to the south of the 95 spot looking for the Marlin that the guys want to
focus on. Well, there were three Marlin sighted and bait was tossed to one of them, but
as sometimes happens the fish was not interested. They did not get skunked however,
as the guys were able to get into a school of Tuna that were biting. With all the action
happening it was difficult to keep accurate track, but Juan said that they had let at least
8 Yellowfin go and he and Manuel had filleted an even dozen. The largest of the Tuna
that they filleted would have gone an easy 45 pounds and the guys told me that the big
fish of the day had been lost below the boat. I asked Juan about it and he said that the
fish would have gone an easy 80 pounds, but the hook pulled loose. Maybe that was
because the length of the fight allowed the fish to wear a hole in it’s mouth, but
regardless they had a great day on the water. Of course the wind started to blow pretty
good late yesterday and the water was rough, but they did get into the fish! Let’s keep
our fingers crossed for tomorrow!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 8 APRIL, 2004
Jon, Stacy and Derek were out today on the second of their three days and today
they were finally able to get a Marlin to the boat. They were fishing 21 miles to the
southeast and there was a pretty nice temperature break there. On the way out they
picked up two small Yellowfin of about 15 pounds each, plus a small 10 pound Dorado.
When they reached the temp break they found a small group of Striped Marlin that
came in and attacked the lures. Juan said that there were five fish on the surface and
that three of them whacked at the lures. One of them was hooked up good and Juan
tossed out a bait that was totally ignored. Stacy was the lucky angler and it took him
about 25 minutes to subdue the feisty #130 Striped Marlin. After the fight the fish was
released and everyone started on the beer! Not a bad day and they were able to pick
up one more of the #15 Yellowfin on the way back in. A good day and some nice flags
flying when they entered the Marina!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 10 APRIL, 2004
The last of three days of fishing for our Canadian fishing guides/students and the
water was much rougher today than the first two days they fished. We were supposed
to have a trip yesterday but the wind was blowing so hard in the morning that we
postponed until Easter Sunday. At least it calmed down in the afternoon and this
morning ‘twas just a slight breeze. Of course that did not change the set of the swells
any, and it was still blowing pretty good off shore by all accounts. With the rough water
they were not able to get as far off shore and with the fact that one of the guys was
feeling a bit “disabled”, the fishing left a bit to be desired. Two very small Yellowfin
were all that happened today, and the fish were small enough that they might have
been put back out as live bait had the water temps been right for Blue Marlin! Well, the
guys had two great days of fishing and they were able to get one Marlin to the boat and
released so the trip was a success. I just hope that the next time they are all able to
get a fish to the boat and released! Thanks guys, and have fun for the rest of the
vacation!
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Apr 5, 2004; 11:19AM - Fly Hooker Daily Fishing Reports
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
'Fly Hooker' Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
WEEKLY FISH COUNT
BONITA: ONE KEPT (#20)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 28 MARCH, 2004
Greg Durante and Will Cross were our anglers on the “Fly Hooker” today and while
the weather was nice and the waters were fairly calm, the fishing was not exactly great.
At least they hooked up, but the number of fish that made it into the fish box was not
high. As reported to me, they had one solid hook up on a very nice Dorado, Juan said
that the fish might have been over 50 pounds. Just as Juan grabbed hold of the leader
the hook pulled out, and that was after a really hard fought battle. One other Dorado
hit but did not hook up and they managed to get one of two big bomber Bonita in the
box. The Tunas were 15 to 20 pound size and these guys give a hard fight. Like I
said, not a lot of fish but at least some action. I hope more of them end up in the box
next time for Greg and Will!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 29 MARCH, 2004
Tom Barron and his girlfriend Marla Hohfelin are hoping for a nice day on the water
today and they got exactly that, a nice day on the water. They brought back no fish but
they did hook up. About 18 miles to the south they had a very large Wahoo hit a lure
and Marla fought the fish for about 5 minutes before the hook pulled out. Juan told me
that they also had a Marlin strike and a Dorado strike, neither of which hooked up. The
wind was almost non existent today and the water was beautiful!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 1, 2004
The wind continued to blow since Monday and we were supposed to have a half day
trip with the Blanchard group, coming in off a cruise ship. The port engine would not
start and we placed them on another boat where they were able to get 4 football (10-12
pound) Yellowfin Tuna. While they were fishing we found the fuel pump on our engine
to be bad and picked up a brand new one in La Paz, installed it and are now ready for
tomorrow!
‘”FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 2, 2004
Our friend Paul Watts has his daughter and grandson out on the “Fly Hooker” today,
as well as his friend Dr. D’arge. They started fishing at 9 miles out of Chileno, where
Yellowfin were found yesterday. Shortly after starting they were told on the radio of fish
being found 9 miles farther out and pulled in lines and ran out. Just when they got to
the area, our new fuel pump on the port engine froze. With only one engine, they were
able to make their way back to the marina, but had only one Dorado strike for the day.
Since the fuel pump was new and under warranty, the guys in La Paz put another one
on the bus and we installed it late in the evening so the boat will be ready for tomorrow.
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Apr 5, 2004; 11:18AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT MARCH 28-APRIL 3, 2004
WEATHER: It’s hard for me to believe but this weeks weather was an exact repeat of last
weeks! The week started out all right with little wind and the warm waters close to home, but on
Monday it started to blow again. The wind kept up through Wednesday and then dropped off.
Some of us thought that we may have has winds to 35 knots for almost all day on Tuesday! A
little cloud cover accompanied it, but no rain. Our evening lows were in the high 60’s and
daytime highs were around the mid 90’s. At the end of the week we were again into sunny skies
and light winds.
WATER: Cold water was wrapped around the Cape this week with water out to 15 miles in the
low to mid 60’s. Not until you got at least 15 miles to the south or out the same distance on the
Sea of Cortez did it warm up to the low 70’s. On the Pacific side there was a huge temperature
break where the water went from 68 to 75 in a short three mile distance, out 50 miles to the
southwest, but the water was so bad that only the largest private boats even tried to fish there.
Those that did found good fishing, but did not enjoy the ride. Closer to home the water was very
rough on Tuesday and Wednesday, then mellowed out a bit. That was on both side of the Cape
as the strong winds that blew on Tuesday and Wednesday were from the west-northwest and
there was no hiding from them.
BAIT: The normal $2 per bait for Caballito and small Mackerel with some Sardinas available at
$20 a bucket.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: At the beginning of the week it was very good fishing for Striped Marlin with some
boats hooking into three or four fish per trip. The best I heard of was a seven fish trip. Most of
the boats were lucky to get one fish to the side of the boat though, as most of the fish found were
not interested in eating. The area around the 95 spot and up to the 1150 held good quantities of
Marlin and they were feeding on squid, at least by the lure color results! Most of the lure strikes
were on Petrelero colored lures, and as I said, they were not really interested in live baits offered
to them. Later in the week, after the wind blew, the fish seemed to disappear, perhaps due to the
warmer water moving farther offshore. There were a few Swordfish caught by boats fishing at
night with squid and cylume lights, and all the squid out there may be the reason these Billfish are
around in numbers right now.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Almost all the Yellowfin I saw or heard about this week were football fish
and many of them were not found with Porpoise, but instead found in free swimming schools.
Small feathers in dark colors worked well as did larger lures in Petrelero (sure must be a lot of
squid out there now). The Sea of Cortez side, out to 15 miles while the wind blew, and out a bit
farther after it stopped on the weekend had the majority of the fish, perhaps due to the small
temperature break there.
DORADO: Scattered fish, and good sized ones, were the order for the week. many of the
Dorado found and caught were in the 25-50 pound class. Marlin lures in Petrelero go the first
ones and live bait on the drop back usually hooked up another. Warmer water, out past the
temperature break was where most of the fish were found, though there were a few found close to
shore on the Cortez side up around the Palmilla Hotel.
WAHOO: 18 Miles to the south at the beginning of the week had a small concentration of
Wahoo on the temperature break, but the bite died off as the moon phase changed, or maybe it
was due to the heavy winds moving in the cool water. Whatever the reason, there were some nice
fish caught early in the week, then nothing. Again, Petrelero was the color of the week.
INSHORE: It was slow inshore this week, at that was partly due to the heavy winds in the
middle of the week. Boats going out did have a bit of a variety though as there were still Sierra to
be caught. Most of them were in the 5-8 pound class and the best results were had on hoochies
that were jigged as they were trolled. Guess that extra action works the hungries into the Sierra!
There were also Roosterfish found. Of course they were small, with very few of the over 5
pounds, but it is a good sign of things to come.
NOTES: Not a red banner week on the fishing front, nor on the weather front! Hopefully Easter
week will be more productive and more comfortable. We hope everyone enjoys the holiday and
has a great time, whatever you are doing! This weeks report was written to the music of Jerry
Lee Lewis on the 1997 KRB release “Great Balls of Fire, the Collectors Edition”. Until next
week, Tight Lines!
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Mar 29, 2004; 10:43AM - 'Fly Hooker Daily Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
'Fly Hooker' Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
WEEKLY FISH COUNT
STRIPED MARLIN: ONE FISH KEPT (#120) TWO FISH RELEASED (#180,#130)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: TWO FISH KEPT (#8’s)
DORADO: FIVE FISH KEPT (#15,#25,#25,#35, #45))
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 21 MARCH, 2004
Straight from Las Vegas, “The Man” in the Jewelry business there, Malachi, his wife,
another couple and a friend were our anglers today. It did not take long for Juan and
Philipe to get out to the fishing area as the wind did not start to blow until this
afternoon. Only 10 miles out and they were seeing Marlin everywhere. The first fish
was Malachi’s and it was a Striped Marlin of about #120 that came in on a petrelero
straight runner then ate a bit dropped back into the pattern. It took Malachi around 35
minutes to land the fish, which was bleeding from the gills pretty good. The next bit of
action was from a Dorado that ate a lure and that fish went into the box for dinner.
Later in the day, around 10 am, the next fish was hooked. It was another Striped
Marlin, and this fish was a bit bigger than the first fish. This fish also took a lot longer
to land! After a fight of 55 minutes the fish was brought along the side of the boat and
was measured for a possible mount. From the tip of the bill to the end of the tail in a
straight line it was 117 inches. The estimated #120 that was caught first was only 95
inches. A nice fish, and a good day on the water.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 22 MARCH, 2004
Dr. Jay Jones is back in Cabo after a five year absence and he will be fishing with us
today and on Wednesday. As has always been the case, the target is Marlin and we
have our fingers crossed after the luck that happened yesterday. The wind was still
blowing this morning and they had to go a little farther offshore today, but they did get
into the Marlin. Unfortunately, they only got one fish to hook up good enough to fight,
and then that one came back down on the line and broke off. Juan said that it looked
like the fish took the bait while coming in on it’s side, then took off jumping the same
way. They saw over twenty Marlin today so hopefully the bite will be better on
Wednesday!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 23 MARCH, 2004
The wind never stopped blowing last night, and was still going strong this morning.
The Craig Webster party were on the “Fly Hooker” and while a Marlin would have been
nice, any fish at all was welcome. Unfortunately it looked as if the heavy winds blew in
the cold water and while Juan and Manuel went over 30 miles to the east, they never
were able to get into any fish. I’m sorry about that guys, but we can’t control the
weather or the currents.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 24 MARCH, 2004
Dr. Jay Jones was a little excited this morning and let us know right away that he
wanted tomorrow on the boat as well. His wife was having a fine time with the kids and
without him there, and he had gotten “permission” for another day on the water! The
wind was still howling this morning as the boat took off, and Juan and Manuel decided
that there was a better chance of getting a Marlin on the inside, close to shore on the
Sea of Cortez. A few boats yesterday had found a fish or two in there and the water
was a lot better as well. No Marlin for the day though. They did get two Dorado, one of
them about 15 pounds hit on a lure and after a live bait was dropped back behind it the
larger, #45 fish hit. Not Marlin, but a nice fight anyway. Now our fingers and toes are
crossed for Dr. Jones! Tomorrow could be the day!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 25 MARCH, 2004
This is the last day of fishing for Dr. Jones, and it is Manuel and Phillipe on the boat.
The wind died down last night, the skies cleared yesterday afternoon and I was able to
get a clear sea surface read out for the guys to use. I saw a break out 32 miles to the
east southeast and that is right where Manuel went. They managed to hook one Marlin
that came off and sighted three others out there, but could not get them to bite. Dr.
Jones was able to get two more Dorado though, both of them in the #35-#40 class.
The water was green and cold until they got to this area so they stayed and fished
there until it was time to run in, but there was no more action to be had. I hope that next
time Dr. Jones comes the fishing is better and closer to home!
“FLY HOOKER” FISHING REPORT FOR 26 MARCH, 2004
Our friend Tim McGee is back in town and brought his brother and friends with him.
Tim brought Tim Dungan, Julie Slinger and Gary Huckaby with him today, and he really
wants to get into some eating fish. Just in case they get a chance, he brought along a
pair of #20 outfits. Well, they guys took the boat out to the area where they had been
finding the Dorado and some of the small Tuna’s, but there was not a lot happening.
They did get one Striped Marlin hooked up, and Tim was able to bring it to the boat for
a tag and release. Everyone caught at least one fish today as there was also some
Tuna out there, but they were not biting all that well. A couple of fish in the #8 range
and one Bonita were all that happened for the day. At least the wind had died down
and the water was nice. Well, Julie did not think so as it was a bit rough for her, but the
chumming was appreciated by everyone else! Thanks Tim, perhaps later in the week
you will do better! Until next week, Tight Lines!
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Mar 29, 2004; 10:38AM - 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 MARCH 21-27, 2004
WEATHER: The week started out all right with little wind and the warm waters close to
home, but on Monday it started to blow again. The wind kept up through Wednesday and then
dropped off. It was from the northwest and the west and cooled things off a bit. A little cloud
cover accompanied it, but no rain. Our evening lows were in the high 60’s and daytime highs
were around the mid 90’s. At the end of the week we were again into sunny skies and just a light
breeze.
WATER: We started out the week with warm water close to home, but then the wind started
blowing and the currents kicked in. By Tuesday the warm water had gotten as far as 30 miles to
the east and had taken all the Marlin and Dorado with it. The temperature break there was
strongly defined but the fishing conditions were bad. Of course this meant that the conditions on
the Pacific side of the Cape were also bad. Later in the week the wind died down and so did the
current and the warm water started to get closer. The Pacific side out to the San Jaime remained
in the low to mid 60’s while the warm 73 degree water came back in as close as 18 miles at the
end of the week on the Cortez side. The temp break on the Cortez side was 7 degrees over a 3
mile distance and there was a color break as well. Lets hope it keeps coming in and the wind
stays down!
BAIT: Almost all the bait this week was small Caballito and they were the normal $2 per bait.
There were Sardinas at $20 a bucket and some small Mackerel as well at the normal $2 per piece.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Well, it changes on an almost daily basis! The beginning and the end of the week
saw some Billfish being caught, almost all of them being Striped Marlin. These fish were on the
warm side of the Cape, the Cortez side and the bite was a pretty even mix on bait and lures. The
fish were running between #120 and #180. At the beginning of the week it was not uncommon
for the guys to be spotting a couple dozen or more Striped Marlin a trip. Petrelero color seemed
to work well as almost everything out there was feeding on squid. A couple of boats reported
they tied into Swordfish in the cold water, and there were a few sighted on the surface that would
not bite.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: This week the Yellowfin Tuna repeated last weeks size and areas, except
that there were fewer of the large fish caught. Also there seemed to be fewer caught overall.
Most of the fish were small footballs, averaging #6-#8. I did see some fish come in that were in
the #40-#50 range. A lot of the small fish were caught in to blind while the larger fish were
associated with the Porpoise. Due to the strong mid-week winds most of the fishing took place
on the Cortez side of the Cape.
DORADO: Green water close to home for most of the week resulted in a slackening of the
Dorado catch. There were Dorado being caught as long as you were fishing the warm water, but
the heavy wind kept a lot of boats from making the 30 mile trip. Once in the area, lures in
Petrelero color worked well, as they did for the Marlin, since there were large amounts of squid at
the temperature break. The Dorado that were found there were nice ones too, with most of the
fish in the #25-#45 range. A live bait dropped back after a hook-up on a lure sure worked well!
WAHOO: I did not see a real Wahoo flag this week, but that does not mean there were none
caught.
INSHORE: Nice Sierra were still available on the Cortez side of the Cape with the best action
taking place around the El Tule area. Some small Roosterfish are showing as well with most of
the fish in the 5 pound range. With the influx of cold water at the Cape, we had a return on the
Yellowtail bite also. Most of the fish were small, from #5 to #15, and dropping down small live
Mackerel seemed to be the key to getting a few of them in the boat.
NOTES: Sure am glad I am not a weather forecaster, I would never be right! Most of the time
we just have to hope that things are going to be good when people make their reservations! This
week the wind really hurt us, but there was some decent action at the beginning and end of the
week Our fingers are crossed that the warm water comes in close and fishing improves quickly!
This weeks report was written to the music of Roger Waters on the Sony DVD “In the Flesh”,
recorded live in Portland, Oregon in 2000. I grew up on this music, so why is he looking so old
while I feel so young? Until next week, good luck and tight lines!
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Mar 22, 2004; 11:08AM - 'Fly Hooker' Daily 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
WEEKLY FISH COUNT
STRIPED MARLIN: ONE FISH RELEASED (#140)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: ELEVEN FISH KEPT (#8-#45)
DORADO: TWO FISH KEPT (#25)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 14 MARCH, 2004
Our friends Dave Reese (and family) and Hayden Knott (and family) are in town
again and Dave and Hayden went out on the “Fly Hooker” today. Last year Dave did
not have very much luck, nor did he the time before. Thank goodness they caught fish
today, Dave was beginning to think that the problem was him! Juan and Manuel went a
bit to the south this morning and at a distance of 22 miles found the fish. They were
the first boat there and that really helped as the later boats to the Porpoise did not have
any luck at all. Dave caught the largest Yellowfin and it was estimated at #45. That
was the second fish he reeled in and he was pretty tired in the arms after that one.
Hayden got more fish, three in all. All the fish were between #25 and #45, a very nice
total. Dave and Hayden both said it was a great day on the water and we were invited
to dinner to share the results. Thanks guys, we love you a lot and really look forward to
your visits! And Dave, Juan wanted me to thank you again for the insulated coffee
mugs!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 17 MARCH, 2004
Today we had the William Cook party on the “Fly Hooker” and thank goodness the
fishing has picked up! Juan and Manuel worked the area outside the 95 spot and
ended up doing pretty good. One of the reasons was finding a dead whale out there.
They were not the first boat to the spot, and Juan said they did not stay long as it was a
little crazy, but they did manage to pickup two out of three Dorado that bit. Live bait
was the key as the Dorado were feeding on the little fish picking at the carcass. Both
Dorado were in the #25 range. After leaving they got into porpoise that they worked for
well over an hour and ended up catching 4 small football Yellowfin Tuna. The next item
on the agenda was a Marlin and it took a bit longer to take care of that request, but
when things are going well...hey! One Striped Marlin baited, hooked and fought to the
boat for the placement of a tag and then released. The fish was estimated at #140 and
the fight took 35 minutes. A great day and the water conditions were perfect!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 18 MARCH, 2004
Today was booked two days ago while talking with some folks while sitting at
Tanga-Tanga eating one of the great cheeseburgers they sell there. Dan, Kim, Paul
and Patty only wanted to go for a half day, just a chance to get out on the water with a
chance to get dinner as well. Juan and Manuel worked the same area as yesterday for
Tuna and were able to get two little guys into the boat, just enough for dinner.
Everyone had a great time and enjoyed themselves, and that is what it’s all about,
right?
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 20 MARCH, 2004
Rob Callahan and his family along with his friend and family were on The “Fly
Hooker” today. They were really hoping for some action on fish for the kids, and Jan
and Manuel tried to get into Porpoise, but were only able to find Whales. Juan said
they saw over 20 Striped Marlin during the trip and had lure strikes from two of them,
but the fish did not stick. They also had one fish that tried to eat the live bait tossed at
it, but apparently the hook turned back into the bait and the Marlin failed to hook up.
The fish were out there, but just not really hungry. Perhaps tomorrow will be better?
Lets keep our fingers crossed!
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Mar 22, 2004; 11:07AM - 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 MARCH 14-20, 2004
WEATHER: Once again the week started out a bit cloudy then cleared up at the end. It also
warmed up quite a bit! Today is the first day of spring and it feels like the middle of summer as
we had temperatures in the high 90’s yesterday. Our night time lows have risen to the high 60’s
as well and we have put away the comforters and plugged in the floor fans. The humidity has
stayed fairly low so we don’t have the muggy feeling we will get later in the summer, all in all it
has been a great week for good weather!
WATER: The cold water this week remained on the Pacific side of the Cape with the water
temps staying in the mid to high 60’s out to a distance of 15 to 25 miles. On the Cortez side, the
water was 72 to 75 degrees out to 30 miles and very blue. Once past that, the temps dropped to
71 and the color turned green. Of course all the fish have been in the warmer blue water! No
strong temp breaks this week, at least close enough for us to fish. The winds have been light and
that has meant great surface conditions, little swell and even less chop.
BAIT: Almost all the bait this week was small Caballito and they were the normal $2 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Finally! The water on the Cortez side warmed up to 72 degrees and turned blue
and all of a sudden the Striped Marlin started to show up again! There have been a lot of fish
showing up just inside and to the north of the 95 spot. It was not uncommon at the end of the
week to see at least a dozen Marlin on the surface at the end of the week, and there were times
when over two dozen were spotted during the course of a trip. Just because you see them does
not mean they are going to eat though! Dark colored lures and live bait were the best bets and
almost all the fish were found on the Cortez side.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: As the Marlin showed up and the moon got small, the Tuna became
harder to find, at least the nicer sized fish. Most of the fish being caught were footballs in the 6 to
12 pound size but there were occasions when the school fish popped up and crashed the lures. I
did not hear of many of the large fish caught this week though, nothing over 100 pounds. The
larger fish (#45-#80) were found on the Pacific side out around 20 miles and were associated
with Porpoise. On the Cortez side the fish were much smaller and still associated with the
Porpoise. Best bets were small dark colored feathers.
DORADO: A dead Whale was found on Wednesday, just past the 95 spot and that was the
source for most of the Dorado action this week. Almost every boat that worked the carcass on
Wednesday, and those that were able to find it again on Thursday were able to get at least a few
Dorado in the boat, and they were pretty nice fish as well. Other than that, the action was sparse
and scattered. Most of it was on the Cortez side as that was where the warmer water has been.
Live bait and bright colored lures were the keys to getting one of these great eating fish in the
boat.
WAHOO: Still few are far between, there were some caught this week off of the banks on the
Inner and Outer Gorda. A few were found out in the open as well, but we are just waiting for the
next full moon.
INSHORE: The Sierra bite continued to improve and the fish have increased in average size. A
lot of the Pangas were able to get into fish in the 10 pound class. One of the secrets to a good
Sierra catch this week appeared to be getting the lures (Rapallas or hootchies) down 15 feet or so.
A planer on a handline with a release clip sure did the trick for a few folks. Small Roosterfish have
been appearing now and then as well as some Amberjack.
NOTES: The warm water has moved in and the fishing has improved. Our fingers are crossed
that it continues to do so. Lets hope that the lights we are seeing a mile or two offshore at night
are just bait fishermen and not longliners setting lines at night, or we may be in for a long, slow
season. The Whale sightings are tapering off, not quite as many as there were last month. My
music for the weeks report was the incomparable Patsy Cline on the MCA 1988 release “12
Greatest Hits”. I rarely suggest a website for folks to check out, but I think I may start doing that
as well. As my choice this week, may I suggest that anyone who plays, or aspires to play any type
of guitar, from beginner to professional, look at www.guitarnoise.com Until next week, tight line
and good music!
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Mar 15, 2004; 12:33PM - 'Fly Hooker Daily Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
'Fly Hooker' Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
WEEKLY FISH COUNT
YELLOWFIN TUNA: THIRTEEN FISH KEPT (#15-#45)
DORADO: TWO FISH KEPT (#25)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 8 MARCH, 2004
Greg and Vicky Cuddahy were our anglers today and really were looking forward to
getting into some fish. Of course it would have been nice to get a Marlin hooked up,
but so far this year it has been really slow for the Billfish. No Marlin for them, but they
were able to get some fish in the boat. Juan and Manuel took off to the west and
ended up about 28 miles out, just past the San Jaime Bank. There they found blue
water and lots of Porpoise. Guess what? Yep, there were Tuna in with those Porpoise!
All in all they managed to get 5 Tuna between #25 and #40 into the box, and lost a
couple more. Some good fillets to have smoked and frozen, plus some for a fresh fish
dinner! We sure are glad you had a good time, and hope to see you again.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 9 MARCH, 2004
Dan and LuAnne Foster fished on the “Fly Hooker” today, and the weather here sure
was a lot better than the cold in Anchorage! The fishing was not as good as yesterday,
and the wind started to pickup early, but they were able to get into the Tuna for a
quadruple strike, getting all four fish into the boat. LuAnne started to feel queasy so
they guys headed back towards the lighthouse where the water was a bit calmer. No
more fish were found, but there was fresh fish for dinner and some to get smoked.
Sorry that you got a bit sea sick LuAnne, but glad you had a good time!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 10 MARCH, 2004
The Onderick party chartered the “Fly Hooker” for a half day trip today. It was a late
start s they left at 8 AM and the fish that the boat had been finding were more than 25
miles out, a little too far to go on a half day trip. The reason for the short trip was that
three of the anglers had not been fishing before, and were not sure that they could
handle more than that time at sea. Juan and Manuel did find porpoise close to home,
around 12 miles out, and they worked them hard, trying almost everything they could
think of. All they ended up getting was one hook-up on a Bonito, and it fell off when
close to the boat. Nobody got sick though! Perhaps next time a full day will work for
them, or the fish will be closer.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 11 MARCH, 2004
Jim Pickens, his son Jason and friend Dr. Jack Thielen are fishing today and
tomorrow with Juan and Manuel. Jim is an outfitter in the Wyoming/Montana area and
asked if they needed would it be all right to stay out a little longer. No problem, just let
Juan and Manuel know. Well, the wind had started to blow pretty good yesterday and it
did not stop last night. The water was rough and the fish were far away. Juan and
Manuel finally got into the fish when they were 33 miles to the south. Porpoise were
there, and they go four Tuna, all of them around 25-40 pounds, and caught one #25
Dorado on a lure and another one the same size on live bait. It was a long, rough trip
back but they came in with fish and flags flying. Our fingers are crossed that they have
better luck, and better weather, tomorrow.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 12 MARCH, 2004
Jim and Jason Pickens were back this morning, but Dr. Jack was not feeling well. In
his place was Jarred Williams. Jim let us know this morning that he wanted to be back
in at 1 PM as he had scheduled golf for the afternoon. No problem! Juan and Manuel
went south again, but due to time constraints were only able to get 29 miles out before
having to turn around and return. No fish were found and there were no strikes during
the trip. Juan said that on the radio the fish were being caught 42 miles out, 10 miles
further than yesterday, but the water was even more rough today than yesterday. I
hope your golf game was better than the fishing! Thanks Jim, perhaps next time the
fish will be closer and the water better!
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