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Mar 15, 2004; 12:31PM - 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 7-13, 2004
WEATHER: Partly cloudy skies at the beginning of the week slowly gave way to clear skies,
but lots of wind as the week wound towards the end. On Wednesday the wind started to pick up
and blew all day and night, gusting as high as 20 knots, and coming from the northwest. This
continued for the rest of the week with the wind dying down here in town during the day, but still
blowing at sea. Our night time lows ranged from 52 degrees to 62 degrees and our daytime highs
were mostly in the mid 80’s.
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WATER: The water temperatures this week ranged from 73 to 62 degrees, depending on the
day and the area. We have had a wrap of cold water at the Cape, and it started coming in from
the east on Monday. As the week progressed it bounced along the coast from San Jose and as of
today, it has wrapped around and runs up to as far as the Golden Gate Bank. It has been
followed by warmer water in the 71 degree area and that warm water now is as close as half way
between San Jose and us. This cold water (in the low 60’s) only extend off shore about 10 miles.
The defined warm/cold water break we had seen so strongly last week weakened and drifted
farther to the south.
BAIT: Almost all the bait this week was small Caballito and they were the normal $2 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Billfish bite this week was practically non existent, not at all the kind of action
we had been expecting for the month. A few Striped Marlin were caught, as well as a few
Swordfish, and of course there were more of both baited than caught, but the fish were scarce.
Perhaps one boat in 20 came in flying a Billfish flag this week.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Fish of the month! maybe fish of the season as they are still there, only
farther away. Many of the fish being caught are nice school fish, in the 25-40 pound class, but
there have been a few a lot larger as well. The schools have been mixed, with large fish mixed in
with the smaller ones. I have been in the Porpoise and marked fish around 40 pounds around
40-50 feet deep, and down below them have seen marks for fish that have to have been at lease
100 pounds, but they were holding at 80-100 feet. Trying everything in the book, it is still hard to
get the big ones to bite, but the key has been patience. Eventually the fish will come up. Most of
the fish this week were found between 25 and 40 miles to the south where the remnants of the
temperature break are, but there have been fish closer, around the San Jaime, but the water has
been very rough there. Best lures were small feathers, even for the bigger fish. A couple of
Captains let me know that they had caught a couple of the bigger fish by dropping yo-yo’s to 120
feet when they were in the fish but they were not coming to the surface. Best colors for the
yo-yo’s was white or blue/white.
DORADO: A few boats were able to find small floating patches of Kelp and were able to get a
good catch of Dorado off of them, but most of the fish are open water and striking on lures. Not
a lot of them, but the sizes have been pretty good with averages at #25. Warmer water so that
has meant a long way to travel, but then that has sort of been the story on all the fish this week!
WAHOO: Like last week, there were Wahoo caught but not in large numbers. A large number
of boats reported strikes from the razor gang but most of them shook loose or cut through mono
leader. These were incidental fish and were not associated with anything in particular.
INSHORE: The Yellowtail are still out there, but just as last week, you have to scratch to get
fish. Live bait has been the ticket and this week the fish appeared to have moved from the arch
to off of the lighthouse on the Pacific side. Sierra are still available and the bite was a little bit
better than last weeks. There are reports of good Red Snapper fishing off of the beach up around
Migrainos on the Pacific
NOTES: If the warm water continues to move our way and the wind dies down, the fishing
should turn on and be closer to home as well. I sure hope it happens! There are still Gray Whales
around and we are seeing some every day close to shore. Our live music scene in Cabo took a
turn for the worse this week as Tanga-Tanga was refused a permit for the normal Tuesday
afternoon set. They were told that there would be no more permits issued due to noise problems.
Whoa Nelly! What about the NoWhere Bar blasting out the canned music all afternoon and night
across the marina, the noise from Squid Row all night long, the live Mariachis heard every night at
7 PM and the cars with boom box’s everywhere with the music cranked up so loud you can’t talk
when driving next to the? Guess the music police are selective in their enforcement. If there are
no more permits being issued for live outdoor music in Cabo San Lucas, where are they going to
hold the jazz and Gospel concerts that have been advertised? One more nail in the coffin. So, I
guess that the music I get here will be recorded like the disc I listened to for todays report. My
ears were tickled by the sounds of “Los Bukis” on their 1992 release “Quireme” on Fonovisa
records.
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Mar 8, 2004; 11:12AM - 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
YELLOWFIN TUNA: EIGHTEEN FISH KEPT (#35 )
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 29 FEBRUARY, 2004
I was walking around the Marina yesterday afternoon and got to talking with Roger
Let and Darrin Warren about fishing and since they had not yet booked a boat I took
them to the “Fly Hooker” and showed them the boat and equipment. This morning they
took off with Bud and Steve, a couple of guys vacationing with them. They also took
John, a guy we met this morning who was looking for a boat willing to take him as an
even share. John is a former Charter Capt. turned commercial fisherman out of central
California. Making a long story short, they got into the Tuna early on and by mid
morning everyone had caught a fish in the 35-45 pound class. Several other fish were
lost, and the easily managed to finish off the case of beer they brought with them. I
was not able to meet with them as I was on the private boat I work taking the owner and
friends out, but it sounded like they had a blast. The swells were pretty good sized and
the wind picked up later on in the morning, but the fish were biting! We love it when
that happens! Thanks guys, I hope the flight back home was a good one.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 2 MARCH, 2004
Our friend Jody sells timeshares at the Sheraton Resort and had two clients that
she wanted to get out fishing. Joel and Mindy also brought down a lot of things for the
kids out at the free daycare center as well as made a big donation for playground
equipment so we were happy to take them out for the day. The water was in great
shape and Philipe and Manuel were able to get into the Tuna early. By 9 AM they had
nine Yellowfin between 25 and 35 pounds in the boat. Enough! That was plenty of fish
since they only wanted a little for themselves, the rest of the fillets they were going to
donate to the daycare center. With enough Tuna in the boat it was time to look for a
Marlin. They did find one on the surface but it was not interested in eating so that was
it for the day. Joel and Mindy had a great time and we are so glad they were able to
get into the fish!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 3 MARCH, 2004
Our buddy Billy “Be-Bop” Bowman introduced us to his friends Cameron Melville and
his girlfriend Ruth last night at the Tanga-Tanga bar. Cameron is a keyboardist in
California and Ruth teaches chefs at the ACI in New York, sort of a very long distance
romance. They were able to get away for a vacation and Cameron brought his
keyboard with him and was able to sit in with Kevin and “The Buzz” last night.
Awesome music! Well, they wanted to get a chance to try fishing while here. Billy
decided that a half day trip would be perfect since they had no experience and the
Tuna had been pretty close the last few days. As they were leaving this morning
Cameron gave us a copy of the latest CD he had worked on. If you ever get a chance
to get a copy, it’s called “Cheap Yellow Mustard” and is sort of a funky fusion of Jazz
and Rock, totally awesome music. I am listening to it as I am writing this report, almost
dancing in my seat, trying hard not to snap my fingers and type at the same time! Oh,
produced in 2003 by Cheap Yellow Mustard, Parkway Records, recorded at Bakersfield
Music school and recording studio, for info call 661-882-5859. Anyway, back to the
trip. The fish had moved off shore and they got skunked. The water was great, just no
fish. Billy was the only one who saw a whale as well. Sigh. Anyway, Cameron and
Ruth, it was a pleasure to meet you, and thanks for the music!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 4 MARCH, 2004
Charles and Steve were on the cruise ship “Ryndam” and wanted to do some fishing
when it stopped over in Cabo, so they booked a half day trip with us before setting out
on the cruise. We got them on board the boat at 8 am and imagine our surprise when
our friend Walt Ehnat was with them! They met on the boat and when Walt found out
they had booked with us he decided he had to go as well! Now, a half day trip
yesterday turned out a stinkeroony and with not getting out until 8 AM, today was as
well. There were Tuna only two miles off the lighthouse but the first boats to the fish
caught and those who were late got nada. They did hook up one big Skipjack Tuna,
but it came off the hook at the side of the boat. Steve is looking forward to his next trip
to Cabo and wants to fish with us then, Charles is an old Cabo hand, having fished
here back when the cannery was operating and he was commercial fishing. Like he
said, the fishing sure has changed! Anyway, thanks guys, we hope the return trip on
the cruise ship was enjoyable.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 6 MARCH, 2004
Bob Lipinski called us yesterday evening and said he and his wife Julie wanted to go
fishing for a day. We were recommended to them by Joel and Mindy, whom we took
out on Tuesday. Sure I said, we are available tomorrow! We met them at the dock this
morning at 6:15, introduced them to Juan and Manuel and saw them on their way.
They headed out to the Pacific side and it was not until they got past the San Jaime
Banks that they finally got a hook up. There was a triple strike and they were able to
get two of the fish into the boat. Both of them were nice Yellowfin Tuna of about 25
pounds, and there were no Porpoise around them. A few miles in the distance Manuel
saw three other boats that looked as if they might be working fish, but received a
negative response from then when he asked it they were catching. They were working
Porpoise hard but not getting bit. Juan and Manuel did another pass on the spot where
the first hook up occurred and again had a triple strike. Once again two of the fish
made it into the boat and this time the biggest would have gone an easy 30 pounds
according to Juan. That was the action for the day and I was worried as I watched
boats come in, one after another with no flags flying. When Mary showed up and told
me that the boat was on the way in and that they had fish aboard I was smiling! So
were Bob and Laurie when the boat tied up! Thanks guys, we are glad you were able
to catch fish and had a good time! For the rest of you out there, check us out next
week to see what has been happening here in Cabo! Oh, by the way, the weather
finally warmed up today!!
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Mar 8, 2004; 11:02AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 29-MARCH 6, 2004
WEATHER: Spring winds are here as every morning around 10 it has started to blow. That
doesn’t mean the water get rough every day, just that the wind chill is a factor. Well, if you are
acclimated to the tropics it’s a factor. I see people every day walking around in shorts and
tee-shirts while I am in my jacket and they just laugh at me. Then again, I am not subjecting
myself to -20 degrees and snow, am I? Our coldest morning this week was 52 degrees and we did
have one day when it warmed up to a very comfortable 86 degrees! Early in the week it was
mostly cloudy but it sure cleared up later on.
WATER: Water to the west on the Pacific side as well as to the east on the Cortez side
remained in the high 60’s all week. There was water in the low 70’s to the south of us at around
20-25 miles and it was up against colder inside water in the 68 degree range. This made for a
very defined temperature break that ran almost due east-west. The San Jaime and Gorda Banks
both had water in the 68 degree range while the Golden Gate was around 66 degrees. Surface
conditions were fair to good on the Pacific and good on the Cortez this week with swells
occasionally to 6 feet to the west but much smaller due south and to the east. At the end of the
week the cool green Pacific water swung around the Cape and intruded on the Cortez side. The
water warmed up to 71 degrees but remained green between Cabo and San Jose. Up around
Punta Gorda it stayed blue. Also, a finger of warm water swung up on Saturday and ran across
the San Jaime and Golden Gate Banks, bringing temperatures in the low 70’s.
BAIT: Almost all the bait this week was Caballito at the normal $2 per bait, and they were the
smaller baits, not the large 1/2 pound fish.
FISHING
BILLFISH: We had another slow week on Striped Marlin, and it is hard to say exactly why.
One school of thought is the factory ships that were allowed by the government to harvest
Sardinas up in the Mag Bay area (to the tune of 400,000 tons this year) took so much of the food
the Marlin feed on that the Billfish went elsewhere. The water temps are right, but last year
(before the factory ships) the Striped Marlin fishing was excellent in January, February and
March. There are still a few fish being caught, but not in the numbers that we were expecting.
Those fish were are finding seem to have a preference for squid colored lures and have not shown
a lot of interest in the live baits presented to them. There are still some Blue Marlin being found
far to the south in the warm water, but they are not thick by any means, just about what you
would expect from 73-74 degree water.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There were still more Tuna flags flying this week than flags for any other
type of fish, but even their numbers seemed to be down a bit, at least compared to last weeks bite.
There were some quality fish found though, and even though the bite was a bit slower, the Tuna
have still retained their title of “Fish of the Week”. Most of the fish were found along the
temperature break 25-30 miles south or just offshore on the Pacific side, and almost all (but not
quite) were found associated with Porpoise. Small feathers were working on both the larger fish
and on the footballs, and spreader bars worked when the activity started to drop. I had reports of
some fine action on fish in the 40 pound range by guys dropping jigs and yo-yo’ing on marks at
60-100 feet.
DORADO: The loose kelp paddies were the key to finding Dorado this week, just as they have
been for the past two weeks. If you were the first boat there, the fishing could be awesome! A
few nice paddies were found on the temperature break south of the Cape and a lot of boats were
able to limit on the Dorado while using live bait. As the bite fell off, chunks worked. We are
hoping that in a week the action will heat up again and kelp broken off by the large storm swells
off of southern California work their way downhill toward us.
WAHOO: Full moon, Wahoo. I saw a few fish boated this week that were in the 60-70 pound
class and most of the fish reported to me were found close to shore (within 1 mile) or on the San
Jaime and Gorda banks. Marauders and Marlin lures in dark colors were the best bet for these
toothy rockets.
IN SHORE: Still a few Sierra being caught on the Pacific side, but not a red hot bite by any
means, plus the water off the beach is a little rough. There was a half-way decent bite on
Yellowtail off the arch for a few days. Reports of Pargo off the beach up by Chileno continue to
make the rounds, but I have yet to see any of the fish caught there, or talk to anyone who has first
hand knowledge.
NOTES: All I have in my note section this week is the music I listened to while writing this
report. A client of mine gave me a copy of the latest CD that he has worked on and I have had a
hard time trying to type and boogie at the same time. “Cheap Yellow Mustard”, produced in
2003 by Cheap Yellow Mustard , Parkway Records, and recorded at the Bakersfield Music
School and Recording Studio is a funky Jazz/Rock fusion album that I have been listening to over
and over and over. It is all instrumental with song titles “Cheap Yellow Mustard”, “Tweaky
Weird Pinched Nerve Thingy”, “Soundscape”, “Sunny Funk”, “Blues on the Halfshell” and
“Funky Munky”. Cameron Melville is Keyboards and gave me the copy, Jerry Mulkins is the
Composer and Guitarist, Tommy “Dr. Groove” Smith on Bass, Ruben Fernandez on Percussion,
Bruce Milburn on Drums and Ken Basuano on Trumpets and Flute. Thanks Cameron, you made
my week! Until next week, tight lines and good music!
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Mar 1, 2004; 12:03PM - 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
STRIPED MARLIN: TWO FISH KEPT (#110, #120)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: FOUR FISH KEPT (#50 )
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 22 FEBRUARY, 2004
Norm Sugg, Gilbert and Paul fished for the last day of their scheduled days today.
Benny and Mike had to leave today so could not go. Manuel and Philipe headed out
just 7 miles to the west when they got into the Tuna, and they were nice fish! By 8:30
they were done catching four fish that averaged #60 and were ready to go after a
Marlin, the fishbox was full! They were able to find one Marlin on the surface but it was
not interested in the lures or the live bait so they came in with just Tuna flags flying, but
they were very happy anyway! Thanks guys, we are glad you had a good time and
hope the weather is good when you get back to Albuquerque!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 26 FEBRUARY, 2004
We were part of an 8 boat charter today as an insurance agency treated their
employees to fishing and golf. The V.P. and three others were aboard the “Fly Hooker”
and with a large group like this it is often a late start. Out at 8 am, they needed to be
back at 2pm for other events. There was a wager for the largest fish and our group
came in second with a Striped Marlin estimated at #110. The pres. had one estimated
at #140. Guess we could have fudged it a bit, but letting the president win is a good
idea, yes? The fishing was slow for us as Manuel took the boat toward the 1150 spot
hoping to get into the Tuna there. With no action after three hours the guys said turn
around and go back as they would rather be out golfing anyway. The Marlin came on
the return trip. Of the other boats, the Presidents boat caught one Marlin, another boat
caught one Dorado, one boat caught a Tuna and a Dorado and five giant squid, one
boat got skunked and one boat caught a few giant squid and baited a Swordfish.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 27, 2004
Steve and JoAnne Coutrakis are fishing with us again and brought along another
couple for this trip. The target was Marlin, Dorado and Wahoo, Steve said that they
were not interested in Tuna. Well, there was a good Tuna bite going on 14 miles to the
south, and if the Tuna were there, then there was also bait, so Manuel and Philipe went
to the area and worked outside the schools. No Dorado came to the lures, but they did
get one Striped Marlin hooked up and ended up boating the fish. After watching other
boats hooking up to Tuna for a few hours, some of the fish in the 60 to 100 pound
range, they decided that Tuna would be all right. Unfortunately by the time they
decided this, the bite had stopped. They ended the day with one Marlin. JoAnne,
thanks for the Dolmades, they were great!!!! Until next week, Tight Lines!
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Mar 1, 2004; 11:41AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 22-28, 2003-04
WEATHER: On and off winds this week as it seemed that every other day it became gusty.
This kept the daytime highs down to the mid 80’s and the nighttime lows around the low 50’s.
No cloud cover, bright sunny skies almost every day, and no rain. The winds were from the north
and west and there were times when we had gusts to 25 knots, but for the most part they were in
the 10-15 knot range.
WATER: Water on the Pacific side remained in the high 60’s all week. Warmer water was 40
miles and more to the west. There was water in the to the south of us at around 15-20 miles and
to the east at 30 miles. Gorda Banks had warm water in the 73 degree range all week, with
cooler water up against it. There was a good temperature break on the 1150 spot for a few days
during the end of the week. Surface conditions changed day to day, depending on the gusty
winds, but the Pacific was pretty choppy for the most part, at least in the afternoon, while the Sea
of Cortez remained somewhat calmer. On Friday, the Cortez side was like glass in the morning
but got choppy in the afternoon as the wind started blowing.
BAIT: Almost all the bait this week was Caballito at the normal $2 per bait.
FISHING
BILLFISH: There were very few Marlin caught this week and the Striped Marlin that did hit
were mostly caught on lures. They were found in the cooler water on the Pacific side and
averaged #110. Darker colored lures seemed favored. I had reports of Swordfish being sighted
and baited, but none hooked or landed. All the sightings were on the Pacific side, up the coast
towards the Golden Gate Banks.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: These fish may become the fish of the month if they stay around. There
were good concentrations found around the 1150 spot, the 95 spot and 14 miles to the south of
the Cape, as well as on the San Jaime. Every area had the Tuna associated with Porpoise, and
every area held some nice fish. There were a lot of football sized Tuna in there, but there seemed
to be just as many fish in the 40-60 pound range. On the 1150 there were a few fish in the 100
pound range caught as well. Feathers in darker colors for the smaller fish and dark colored
medium sized lures for the larger fish. I had some one tell me they found their fish stuffed with
krill and others told me theirs were stuffed with squid.
DORADO: We did not see the numbers of Dorado this week that we were seeing last week and
that may very well be due to the absence of the kelp that was here last week. With fewer floating
objects, the bite fell off. There were fish found just off shore on both the Pacific and Cortez side,
but they were smaller 10-15 pound fish for the most part, and hit on Tuna feathers.
WAHOO: I only saw three Wahoo flags all week and did not get a chance to see any of the fish
or talk to any anglers or Captains who caught them.
IN SHORE: What happened to the Sierra? They all but disappeared from our area, but there are
reports of a good bite farther up the Sea of Cortez. In their place, there was good action on
Pargo once again, close to the beach on the Pacific side. Other than that, the inshore action has
been limited to an occasional Dorado and some smaller Skipjack, Amberjack and Needlefish.
NOTES: Humpback Whales are still put there, but I have not seen as many Gray whales this
week. There was a good bite on giant Squid on Thursday and Friday, some of the Squid going to
50 pounds. This weeks music was Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young on the 1974 Atlantic release
“Deja Vu”.
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Feb 23, 2004; 11:21AM - 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
STRIPED MARLIN: TWO FISH TAGGD AND RELEASED (#110, #120)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: THREE FISH KEPT (#40, #15, #10)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 15 FEBRUARY, 2004
Garret Ferris and Bob were out today for their third and last day of fishing. Craig and
Mike were not fishing today. Since it was Craig who got the Marlin yesterday, someone
else had a shot today. Bob was the lucky angler as they were able to toss bait at three
fish and get one of them to hook up! It was around 30 minutes before the fish was to
the boat and it reportedly did a lot of jumping for them. Philipe was able to tag and
release the fish. Thanks for the good times guys, we are glad your trips were
successful!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 16 FEBRUARY, 2004
Today was supposed to be James Bodin and his friend Mike fishing the “Fly Hooker”.
They did a lot of research before they booked the boat and were really looking forward
to the trip with Juan and Manuel. Unfortunately we had a problem shortly after getting
the engines warmed up and had a leak in the stbd. transmission oil cooler. It was not
something that could be fixed right then and there so we asked James if they wanted us
to find another boat for them or wanted the deposit back. Well, they had come a long
way to catch a Marlin so we started to look for another boat. It was a busy day for
charters but we were able to come up with another boat for them. It was one we had
used once before and our clients had good luck with them, but this time their
performance apparently left a lot to be desired. It was a late start, not getting out until
7:30 and they worked the area around the 95 spot for most of the morning. No luck so
they tried closer to home where the current had forced the cool water up against the
warmer water, and still had no luck. The Tuna bite had been 30 miles off shore so it
was not possible to go out there in the time remaining. Sorry guys, but that is fishing,
you can’t catch fish sitting on the beach. We tried our best to make you happy.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 17 FEBRUARY, 2004
Craig Schlagbaum was our angler today and he has fished here in Cabo for a long
time. He said he is always trying out different boats, looking for crews that work well
and he can be happy with. He and his wife went out on Monday with another company
and had a 40 mile ride to the south, and had no strikes at all. At 11 this morning it was
beginning to look like another day of just riding a boat and then it happened, a nice
Dorado of about 35 pounds jumped on one of the lures. A quick fight and dinner was in
the fish box. Right after that a Striped Marlin was seen on the surface and a bait
tossed. Hook up! The fight was quick, only 12 minutes, but that is because Craig
knows what he is doing with a reel! One Striped Marlin estimated at #120, one #35
dorado, not bad for the day. Craig was very happy and said he would contact us again
for his next trip to Cabo. Juan and Manuel were one of the best, if not the best, crews
he had fished with here.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 19 FEBRUARY, 2004
I do not know the names of the guy and his two young daughters that fished the “Fly
Hooker” today. It was literally a last minute charter. They usually fish another boat on
our dock, but it had mechanical problems (Boy, do I know how that can be!) and
Manuel was there on our boat. The owner contacted us at home and then the folks left
at 10 am for a four hour trip, hopefully to find Sierra or some inshore fish for the girls to
fight. Manuel and Philip ended up bottom fishing as the Sierra bite was not happening
and the girls got Puffer Fish and Silver Snapper, plus they had a blast feeding the
Pelicans on the way back in.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 14 FEBRUARY, 2004
Norm Sugg, Gilbert, Paul, Benny and Benny’s son Mike were our anglers today.
They are from “Construction Solutions” in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The guys got off
to a late start due to lingering (in some cases still existing) “Tequilla Flu”. The wind
was blowing a bit this morning so the water was just a little choppy. Juan and Manuel
went due south for 9 miles where a lot of boats were working porpoise for Yellowfin
Tuna. I am not sure if it was Benny or Mike who was so happy when he caught the 10
pound Bonito, but it was “The biggest fish I have ever caught!”. Well, it was the biggest
until he hooked into the #40 Yellowfin Tuna! That fish was designated as “dinner” and
there were two other smaller Yellowfin that were given to Juan and Manuel. Juan said
that they lost another nice Yellowfin as well. The wind started to howl around 10 am
and it was a long, rough trip back. Most of the boats were in by 1 PM, as we were.
Tomorrow is another day and things are likely to be different. Norm, Gilbert and Paul
are fishing tomorrow so check in with us next week to see how they do! Until then,
Tight Lines!
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Feb 23, 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 FOR FEBRUARY 15-21, 2003-04
WEATHER: The spring winds arrived on Wednesday, heralding the arrival of a overcast that
did not end up reaching us until Sunday. We were hoping that they would pass us by but they
finally caught up to us. It started to blow around 11 in the morning, and blew at a good 20 knots.
A steady wind until after sunset, then a light breeze. No clouds were over us this week so at least
it was sunny, but the hottest we saw it get was around 80 degrees. Our coldest night was down
in the mid 50’s, cold but still comfortable. It’s just that with the wind blowing at sunset you have
to have a windbreaker or light sweater in order to not get chilled (at least I do, but then I haven’t
been living where it’s below freezing all day!). When we woke up Sunday morning it was mostly
cloudy and not a breath of wind to be felt.
WATER: Before the wind started to blow in the middle of the week the surface conditions
were great, very light chop and small swells. We had a band of cool water just off the shore on
the Pacific side and during the week the warm water moved in. Now the California current has
kicked in again (we had a 2.5 knot south current on Friday) and we are getting the cool water
next to the beach again. On the Sea of Cortez side this cool water has extended up to the Gorda
Banks. Cool water as in 68 degrees. The warm water is now to the south of us and we have seen
some in the 74 degree range but most has been around 72 degrees. At least it’s near to us, just as
close as 5 miles at times, fluctuating between there and 12 miles south. With the spring winds
kicking in, it’s a good thing that this warmer water is close, you don’t have to get beat up for very
long on the way back in!
BAIT: Caballito at the usual $2 per bait and some Sardinas available if you go up the coast
towards San Jose to find the net boats..
FISHING
BILLFISH: One week fish, next week scales! The Striped Marlin bite had been picking up the
week before but seemed to stabalize, then drop off judging from the number of blue flags being
flown by the returning boats. Early in the week the fish were fairly close, out around 5 to 15
miles. There were not a lot of them, but most boats were seeing 3 or 4 every trip and getting at
least one of them to bite. Live bait was the key and they were being picky, wanting smaller baits.
At the end of the week the fish had almost disappeared, and there were very few flags being
flown. Perhaps the current and water conditions had a lot to do with it, it is hard to see tailing
fish when there is chop everywhere you look!
YELLOWFIN TUNA: This week the Yellowfin stayed in first place as fish of the week. In
almost a repeat of last week report on the Tuna, there was a good bite on the San Jaime Banks
and on the temperature break between the San Jaime and the Golden Gate. A couple of boats
came in with fish in the #150-#200 range. They were the lucky ones! The “average” large
Yellowfin were 40-60 pounds with a lot of football 10-15 pounders in there. Big fish on big lures
and live bait, smaller fish on hootchies and feathers. The nice thing was that the fish have moved
closer to Cabo, again, this may be due to the current change. A good concentration of fish have
been found to the south of the Cape within easy cruising distance. Pods of Porpoise have shown
where the fish are for the first boats out there, and the concentration of boats have shown the late
comers! We sure were glad there were fish close to home, because when the wind started to kick
up you didn’t want to be facing a 20 mile ride back in the slop.
DORADO: That strong California current brought with it some kelp, broken loose from it’s roots
up in the north. There were small stringers, full plants and occasional small paddies found on the
Pacific side of the Cape, all close in, less than 5 miles off shore. Well, Dorado like to hang around
floating objects, and those boats that found the right kelp did well on Dorado to 25 pounds,
sometimes able to get as many as a dozen fish off of one spot. Of course, most of the kelp found
did not have any fish under it, but if you wanted Dorado this week, that is what you looked for.
There were a few larger fish caught in the open water, fish that went as large as 50 pounds, but
they were few and far between. The bigger fish were mostly caught on lures pulled for Marlin,
and the best method for getting the paddy fish was to use strips of bait.
WAHOO: There were a few good fish caught but not as many as we expected. That may have
been due to the rough conditions off on the Pacific side at the Golden Gate and San Jaime Banks.
Those that were reported were found off of the lighthouse on the Pacific side between there and
Cristobal by boats looking for the kelp and Dorado, as well as a few from the Cortez side around
Punta Ballena. The fish ranged from 15 to 40 pounds.
IN SHORE: The Sierra seemed to have all but disappeared from the Pacific side of the Cape,
but there are reports of good action on the larger sizes, from 8 pounds up, up around the Punta
Gordo on the Cortez. While the Sierra have gone somewhere else, the Red Snapper, or Pargo
bite, really took off for the Pangas who were in the right spot. The best catch I saw for one trip
was one Sierra that weighed about 6 pounds and 8 Pargo ranging between 15 and 30 pounds.
Action on the Pacific side was pretty much limited to very early morning, before the wind kicked
in.
NOTES: Lots and lots of whales this week. Humpbacks and Gray’s all over the place. Marlin
bite dropped off, Tuna bite picked up, water conditions sketchy at the end of the week. A tip for
those wanting to fish here, decide what you want to fish for, then stick with it! A lot of people
come here wanting to catch a Marlin and say to the crews, “All we want is Marlin”. Then after
two or three hours with little action they tell the crew that ”Now we want to go for Tuna”. The
problem here is that there is often a large distance between the areas where the two species are
being caught and after spending almost half the day trying for one species there is not time to go
for something else. My suggestion is either stick with what you are looking for or else let the
crew decide where to go, one of my favorite things to do is tell the crew “I just want to catch
fish”, and Marlin is all right if we come across one. An apology for those of you who tried to get
to Brian Flynn’s web site last week, the correct address is http:brianflynband.com , no www. in
front of it, use a search engine! This week I had a chance to listen and talk with the musicians of
the band “KD and the Buzz” as they played at the “Tanga-Tanga” bar on Tuesday. Great blues
and rock! Kevin Daniels plays the rhythm guitar, sax and vocals, Gill Mendoza is lead guitar,
Antonio Toledo is on Drums, Fabian Mendez is the bass player and Dave “Doc” Larsen played
the harmonica. Most of these guys have been here a long time and their names may be familiar to
long time visitors. Most of them used to play under the group name “Dos Juevos” It was their
music I played in my head as I wrote this report, specially Kevin’s rendition of Joe Cockers
“Unchain My Heart”. Thanks for the music guys, I look forward to next week. For those of you
who just care about the fishing, good luck and tight lines!
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Feb 16, 2004; 11:43AM - '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: THREE RELEASED WITH TWO OF THEM TAGGED
SAILFISH: ONE TAGGED AND RELEASED (#100)
DORADO: THIRTY, 21 KEPT (#10-#35)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: SIX KEPT (#10-#15)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 9 FEBRUARY, 2004
Sue and Michael Sturges were our anglers today, and a referral from another client.
Boy, were they happy at the end of the day! The morning started out right, with a
double hook up on Striped Marlin on live bait just 7 miles out of the Marina towards the
95 spot. Mikes fish came off pretty quickly but Sue got her fish tot he boat for a tag and
good release. About that time Manuel got a call n the radio about a dead whale found
off of the Palmilla hotel out around 10 miles and off they went. When they were
traveling he was told that there were Dorado all over the place but they were being very
picky and not biting the big baits. The boat was turned to shore where they traded
three Caballito for some Sardinas, then out tot he whale. It was not a fish story, it was
true, and there were a couple of boats already there. Even so, they were able to catch
10 Dorado before they ran out of bait and time! A great day was had and everyone
was happy! Thanks guys, we are glad you had fun!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 11 FEBRUARY, 2004
Roger Emerick was today’s angler. His wife and himself had fished on Monday on
another boat and had gone 40 miles tot he south looking for the warm water and gotten
not one strike. Her back is bad so she was not on today’s trip. Up until about 11:30
Roger thought the day was going to be a repeat. Then he hooked into a 35 pound
Dorado. In a short time the dinner fish was in the boat. About an hour later a Sailfish
came into the pattern. Juan dropped a live bait Back the Sail went from the short rigger
lure to the bait, back and forth, taping each one over and over. Finally, to everyone’s
surprise, the Sailfish ate the almost dead-in-the-water lure and was hooked solid! The
fight was brief, only about 10 minutes, but Juan was able to get a tag into the fish and it
was released healthy, a perfect 100 pound Pacific Sailfish. About an hour later a
Striped Marlin was seen on the surface and a bait tossed. The Marlin swirled on the
bait, missed it and then got hooked on the top of the tail! The fight took about 20
minutes for Roger and he had the fish to the boat twice. Juan was able to get the
leader in hand and cut it close to the fish, but was not able to get a tag in. After that
fight Roger had enough and asked to return. He had a great time and said that Juan
and Manuel were one of the best teams he had ever fished with. This is from a man
who has owned and fished a 60’ and 37’ Hattaras here in Cabo before. Thanks Roger,
we are glad it was not just a boat ride!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 12 FEBRUARY, 2004
Buffalo, Chris, Steve and Brett were fishing the “Fly Hooker” today, and it was a very
late go since it was at the last moment. Buffalo and Chris live here and are timeshare
salesmen (don’t let their mothers know!) and had thought that the boss was going to let
them use his boat for today’s trip, but it was already booked. I got the call at 7:30 this
morning and had Manuel call Phillipe (Juan’s day off) to work as deckhand. The guys
showed up at 8:30 and had a bottle of Vodka (Chris) and a case and a half of beer.
Buffalo was cracking jokes to Manuel and Phillipe right away and had them laughing
really quick! Off they went and at 11:30 Manuel called on the phone and said that they
were coming in at noon, there was no more booze left! Apparently Chris had broken
the bottle of Vodka and had made a big dent in the beer supply. Of course, they were
tired of catching fish as well! Buffalo said that they had hooked 19 Dorado. They only
kept a few and released the rest, but the fish were all in that 10-15 pound range.
Buffalo was impressed but did complain that since it was his day off he thought he
should not have had to work so hard. Chris got the biggest fish of the trip, but he stole
the turn from Buffalo. The fish were found about 10 miles out of the lighthouse on the
Pacific side, almost due south. There were about 10 other boats working the school
(no dead whale). It was a great day and everybody was happy.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 13 FEBRUARY, 2004
Garret Ferris and his friends Craig, Mike and Bob are our anglers today. They are
also fishing on the 14th and 15th. Get fish, preferably Marlin was the request. Today
Juan and Manuel took them 22 miles to the southwest, to the south of the San Jaime
Banks. There were plenty of boats working the area but that was because there were
fish around. It took a while, working the porpoise, but eventually they were able to get
6 football Yellowfin Tuna in the boat. On the way back from the area they had a brief
hook up with a Striped Marlin, and they did see one jumping around. Tomorrow
perhaps the Marlin bite will be better. Juan said that there were a lot of Marlin being
sighted about 5 miles farther out so they will try there tomorrow. Our fingers are
crossed!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 14 FEBRUARY, 2004
Garret, Mike, Bob and Craig were out again today and the target was Marlin. Juan
and Manuel went 25 miles to the south of the Pacific lighthouse and were able to get
bait in front of a few fish. Luckily two of them were hungry and ate the live bait. Only
one of them stayed hooked up though, and Craig was the lucky angler. It was his first
Marlin and he was really pumped about it! I was told that the fight was about 40
minutes and the fish weighed about 120 pounds, did a lot of jumping and was very
strong and healthy when finally tagged and released. Congratulations Craig!
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Feb 16, 2004; 11:39AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 8-14, 2003-04
WEATHER: It seems that almost every week we have had at least a light sprinkle and this
week was no exception. A few days in a row early in the week gave us just enough precipitation
to dot the windows and make people run for cover, but thank goodness that was it. Our night
time lows got down to 52 degrees a few nights and our daytime highs have averaged around 78
degrees.
WATER: Water conditions were very good this week with no choppy conditions to speak of.
There were some good sized swells out on the Pacific side and to the south of the Cape, but no
chop on them. At the end of the week the water had changed a bit as a warm finger pushed up
from the south and we had 73 degree water from inside the Golden Gate Banks on the Pacific to
off of Chileno on the Sea of Cortez. On the Pacific side this warm water only extended out a few
miles but at the south end of the Cape it went south and we had some water in the 75 degree
range from 3 miles south to 15 miles south and out to the east toward the 95 spot. From the
southern end of the Golden Gate to the middle of the San Jaime Banks the water was 67 degrees.
There was a very defined and fish holding temperature break of 4 degrees on the San Jaime, and a
lot of boats did very well there.
BAIT: The usual $2 per bait with the prevailing bait this week being Caballito. There were
some Mackerel around and there were Sardines available as well at the normal $20 per bucket.
FISHING
BILLFISH: As the moon waned the Striped Marlin bite picked up and many more blue flags
were flying this week than were flying last week as the boats came in. The fish were pretty much
everywhere but the biggest concentration seemed to be around the temperature break off of the
San Jaime. Actually, that is where most of any of the species were caught this week! A Marlin a
day was the average for most of the fleets but some of the boats were able to get as many as three
of the Striped Marlin to the boat for release. Average size was #110 and live bait seemed to work
better than lures.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Fish of the week again as there were more Yellowfin Tuna caught than
any other species. Most of the fish were on the San Jaime, mixed in with the Porpoise, and while
the majority of them were footballs, there were quite a few larger fish to 60 pounds caught as
well. Live bait dropped ahead of the schools worked well on the larger fish while hootchies and
feathers did the trick on the footballs and some of the school fish. While the bite was never wide
open, it was steady with most boats able to get a half dozen or so fish in the box.
DORADO: That dead whale that I reported on last week showed up after being gone for a few
days and this time it was much closer to home. The Dorado caught on it were averaging 12
pounds and they were thick, but picky. The whale appeared off of the Palmilla area only 6 miles
out. Later in the week there was a very good bite on Dorado to 35 pounds with the average at 12
pounds as a large school was found 10 miles to the southwest of the Cape. The school was
moving through the area and the 10 to 12 boats that were lucky enough to be in the area enjoyed
great action on these great fish while using strip baits and chunks. These Dorado were not biting
well on lures.
WAHOO: As the moon gets smaller the Wahoo bite improves and this week we had a few other
reasons to be happy. The combination of moon phase and the temperature breaks appearing over
bottom structure really helped with a few boats getting as many as five Wahoo in a trip. Of
course, most boats did not get any at all, but it is all about being in the right place at the right time
with the right tackle! The Wahoo were averaging 35 pounds.
IN SHORE: There are still Sierra around and there are some really big ones being caught, some
of them appear to be as large as 8-10 pounds.. Still some great Red Snapper fishing as well and
they have been right in the surf. Larger Rappalas work for them and some of the guys are getting
very good action on the fish from the beach. I have heard that there have been some Yellowtail
being caught early in the morning and late in the afternoon and really look forward to getting a
chance to check that out for myself!
NOTES: With Striped Marlin fillets bringing 40 pesos a kilo, a lot more of the crews on the so
called “Sportfishing” boats are killing the billfish instead of releasing them. Insist that your
Captain and crew release any Striped Marlin that are not bleeding severely, and don’t tip them if
they kill a Marlin after you ask that it be released. Besides being against the law for sport caught
fish to be sold commercially, it is short sighted and detrimental to the species as well as the future
of Cabo as a Sportfishing destination. This weeks report was written to the music of Brian Flynn
on his self-produced CD “Brian Flynn- The Tanga-Tanga edition”. Brian was in town this week
and played at Tanga-Tanga a couple of times and was there for the soft grand opening at Mike’s
new place outside of town, “the Latitude 22 Roadhouse”. What a lot of fun! Check out Brian’s
music at his website www.brianflynnband.com and see what I am talking about. Until next week,
tight lines!
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Feb 9, 2004; 12:46PM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 1-7, 2003-04
WEATHER: The week began with partly cloudy skies and was either partly or mostly cloudy
all week long, at least until it started to clear up on Saturday. The winds were blowing beginning
at around 10 am every day but it appeared that as the skies cleared, the wind died. On the
weekend the wind was there but not as strong. We did have a little sprinkle of rain on Tuesday.
Our low temperature for the week was 55 degrees and the high was 84 degrees.
WATER: Choppy water most of the week on the Pacific side and just around the corner while
further up the coast on the Sea of Cortez the water was very nice, just some swells, until you
reached Punta Gorda. Of course, just because the water was nicer did not mean that there were
more fish there! The water was cool out to 30 miles on the Cortez side, not getting mush above
69 degrees until out that far, then it raised to 73 degrees. On the Pacific side we had a band of
cold water running along the coast out to a distance of 15 miles, with a very cold band in the
middle where the water dropped to a low of 66 degrees. Out past that area, in the vicinity of the
San Jaime Banks, the water warmed up to 71-72 degrees. Straight south of the Cape it was a 30
mile run to get to the warmer water.
BAIT: The usual $2 per bait for Pacific Mackerel, very few Caballito and very few Mullet. No
reports to me of any Sardinas, but there may be some available.
FISHING
BILLFISH: Very few Marlin were found this week and it may have been due to the full moon.
Well, that’s just a guess, it may have been something else, but we are all thinking that the moon is
the reason. A few Striped Marlin were caught but there were not very many of them. Once
again, Marlin were not the fish of the week. The fish that were caught were found out in the
warm water and the boats using live bait had a fair chance of hooking a fish that was tossed to.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Once again Yellowfin became the fish of the week. Most of the fish were
found in porpoise. The action took place around 22-25 miles to the southwest and most of the
fish were footballs, up to a high weight of around 25 pounds. Pink hootchies and dark feathers
worked, but you had to be persistent in order to get more than a couple of fish on board. Now, I
say that they were the fish of the week and that is because there were Yellowfin caught every day,
not by every boat.
DORADO: The cold water has pretty much put a stop to the good Dorado catches that had been
made, but every now and then something happens that just turns everything around. In this weeks
example, a dead whale was found floating 30 miles out and the boats that found it were very
quiet on the radio, allowing them to limit out on Dorado to 35 pounds. There were Wahoo and
Yellowfin found with the whale also. When the boats went back out the next day, most of them
returned skunked because the currents had taken the whale much further out.
WAHOO: Only a few Wahoo were reported this week and they were found out in the warmer
water around the dead whale
IN SHORE: This weeks report inshore is identical to last weeks, so here it is: The Sierra bite
that happened the last week is still going on, but the concentration of fish has moved up the coast
and is no longer supplying hot action just off the arch. The choppy water has kept a lot of the
boats from working in real close to the shore up the coast, but there have been reports of pretty
good Roosterfish action at the lighthouse. That is surprising to me since the water is so cold, but
hey, if there is bait around (finger mullet) then I guess there will be the predators also! Bottom
fishing was very poor due to the wind this week.
NOTES: I hope the Marlin bite gets better as we get away from the full moon. Also the
weather better settle down, we don’t like getting wet and cold on a fishing trip! There are still
whales around, as well as porpoise. I have been spending a lot of time working on another boat,
getting electronics and electrical stuff fixed so have not spent a lot of time on the water myself.
This weeks report was written to the great music of Miles Davis on “Ballads and Blues”, a CD
given to me by a friend.
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