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Feb 9, 2004; 12:40PM - 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: ONE FISH TAGGED AND RELEASED (110 POUNDS)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: 11 FISH KEPT (#10-#25)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 5 FEBRUARY, 2004
Harold and his wife Mary are here for two months this time and Harold has some
friends coming in next week as well. He would like to get more time on the water this
vacation so today is the first day out. Well, it has been windy and choppy, today was
no exception. It was not bad early in the day but around 10 the wind started to pick up
and it really blew. Harold managed to get 10 Yellowfin Tuna, most of them footballs in
the 10-12 pound class, but there were three that were between 20 and 25 pounds, and
Juan said that they hooked up several others that were larger. The also go a few
Bonito as well. They were in about an hour early and Harold said that he was not going
out again until the wind and water settled down! I sure hope it does that soon!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 6 FEBRUARY, 2004
John, Joe, Pete and Skip went fishing on the “Fly Hooker” today after fishing a few
smaller boats earlier in the week. The fishing was not red hot for them by any means
with the only fish of the day looking like it was going to be the 15 pound Yellowfin
caught early in the trip. Shortly after catching that fish (in the blind) they received a
report over the radio of a good bite going on about three miles away. In came the lines
and off they roared. When they got there four boats were already working the fish,
with a couple of them hooked up. As sometimes happens, the first boats get the fish,
the late comers get to watch. No fish for the “Fly Hooker” but on the way back they did
get a Striped Marlin to come into the lures and strike at one of them. Juan dropped
back a live bait and Pete got the honors of fighting the fish. About 30 minutes later he
was successful in tagging and releasing his first Marlin! Way to go! Getting back to
the dock they found that there had only been a couple of other Marlin caught that day.
A few boats on our dock were loaded down with Dorado and Yellowfin flags however,
and we found that there had been a dead whale found, but everyone there had
maintained radio silence so they would not get too crowded. Manuel said he will never
call any of them on to a good bite anymore! Any way, not a bad day, and the wind
seems to be laying down, they guys said there were big swells but no chop today! Until
next week, tight lines!
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Feb 2, 2004; 12:17PM - 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 JANUARY 25-31, 2003-04
WEATHER: No rain this week! If it had rained I felt it was cold enough to have snowed, but
then I have become acclimated to the warm weather here. When it gets below 70 degrees I feel
the need for a sweater. I really needed a sweater on Tuesday as we had the coldest day of the
year so far with my driveway thermometer showing a chilly 52 degrees at 5 in the morning. Our
average cold temperature was 58 degrees and our days heated up to around the high 70’s to low
80’s. Cloudy early in the week but blue skies the later half of the week. We have had a bit of
wind this week as well and the wind chill has me almost convinced to move somewhere warm!
WATER: Inshore on both the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez we had cold water, not getting any
signs of temperatures over 69 degrees. The water has cleared up though, and the greenish stuff
has gone away. The water is still not a clear, deep blue in shore, but it is much better. Off shore
it is a long way to warm water again, this week it is almost 30 miles to the south before you get
temperatures as high as 75 degrees. There is 72 degree water only 20 miles out and that is where
a lot of the boats have been concentrating their efforts. The windy weather we have had has made
for some short trips this week as the water gets pretty choppy around 10 am.
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: Most boats have been going 15 miles out to the south for the Striped Marlin and
there have not been a lot of them around, but most boats are seeing at least a few. Live bait has
been the best producer with the bait being tossed at tailing fish. There are still some Blues being
reported, but they have been almost 30 miles out in the warmer water. Marlin are definitely not
the fish of the week this week.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Yellowfin were the fish of the week without a doubt. Most boats that got
into the fish were able to get plenty of them in the 10-25 pound range. You had to put in the
time, and there were not a lot of multiple hookups, but it was steady once you got into them. All
the action was either in Porpoise out to the area of the San Jaime or 95 spot, or in the blind while
working 2-3 miles offshore. Small dark colored feathers were the lure of choice.
DORADO: Slow action on the Dorado this week as the water continues to cool down, but there
were some nice fish caught out in the 72 degree water. A few boats were able to get into the
fish and returned to the marina flying three or four yellow flags. The anglers I spoke to said that
they were looking for Frigate birds and when they saw one hanging around in the same area they
put out live bait and slow trolled it. Guess that was the way to go if you wanted fish that were in
the 20-40 pound range.
WAHOO: Only a few Wahoo were reported this week and they were found out in the warmer
water.
IN SHORE: 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: As the water stays cold near home the trips to the warm water take longer. It looks as
if we are going to be doing a lot of fishing for Yellowfin Tuna and Striped Marlin soon, and
Dorado and Wahoo will become more difficult to get. Stay warm where ever you are, I am going
to sign off now and go eat a pre-Super Bowl breakfast with friends the go and cheer on the
Panthers! This weeks report was written to the great music of Joe Cocker on the 1999 Sony
Music release, “Organic”. Go for the emotion!
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Jan 26, 2004; 12:19PM - 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 JANUARY 18-24, 2003-04
WEATHER: Remember when I said we had two days of rain the week before last? Well, it is
starting to seem like September as we received another heavy rainfall Friday night this week.
Downtown streets flooded as we received about 1 1/2 to 2 inches of rain overnight. We had
overcast skies starting on Wednesday but by the 24th the skies had cleared and we were back to
sunshine. The wind was blowing pretty good during the cloudy days and the temperature never
got above 75, but at the end of the week our night time lows were in the 60 degree area and the
daytime highs had risen to around the low 80’s.
WATER: The Pacific inshore remained cool and green this week and the inshore on the Sea of
Cortez became that way as the California Current pushed the cool water around the tip of the
Cape and up the coast. This water was 67 to 69 degrees and formed a large loop or eddy on the
Sea of Cortez side that covered the area between the coast and out to the 1150 spot on a west to
east run and from the 95 spot to the Gorda Banks on a south to north run. Off shore on the
Pacific side the water remained in the 70-72 degree range with slightly warmer water 40 miles
offshore. To the south of the Cape we had water 73 and 74 degrees only 15 miles out. The
offshore warmer water was nice and blue.
BAIT: Bait was easier to get this week than the past two week as almost all the bait boats had
Mackerel available at the normal $2 per bait.
FISHING
BILLFISH: The Marlin bite started off slow this week as it ended slow last week, but the bite
sure started to pickup during the middle of the week and then died again with the rain seeming to
have had an effect on the fishing. The best Marlin action for the week was up the Sea of Cortez
around the outside of the Gorda Banks. Boats were spotting as many as 20 Striped Marlin a day
and getting the chance to toss bait at as many as 75% of the fish spotted. Most of the bites were
on live bait. The fish were averaging 110 pounds but a few boats actually found fish as small as
25 pounds. There were also some late Blue Marlin in the area as many were spotted coming into
the lure patterns and a few were hooked on live bait, mostly Skipjack Tuna and small Yellowfin.
Some of the Blues were reported to be in the 500 pound class.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Some of the long range boats out of San Diego continued to work the
San Jaime Banks this week but their results were not as good as the week before. For the local
boats looking for Yellowfin Tuna, the best bet seemed to be to the south of the Jaime looking for
the Porpoise. The fish that were found were not large ones, most of them averaged just 12
pounds, but they were there in quantity and there was always the chance for a big one to come
busting in on the pattern. The largest fish I heard of this week from a local charter boat was only
80 pounds, but that is still a nice fish! Dark colored lures, small feathers and live bait dropped
back on the first jig strike seemed to work very well this week. For some reason, cedar plugs
were not the happening item. The action on Tuna on the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape was much
slower. Some decent fish were caught off the Gorda Banks by boats working chunk lines and
drifting live bait deep, but the action was very sketchy, at best.
DORADO: I think that I am going to be repeating myself a lot in the coming week on the status
of the Dorado bite. There are still fish out there, and the best results have been either on the
Pacific side at least three miles off shore where the water starts to warm up, or up the Sea of
Cortez around and just outside of the Gorda Banks. Frigate bird action was one of the keys, as
was being able to find floating debris. Most of the fish found close to shore were in the 12-15
pound class and the fish found a lot further out were larger, with some of them in the 60 pound
range. Bright colored lures and live bait were the key. A lot of the fishermen were reporting that
many of the Dorado were stuffed with squid, most of it about 12-16 inches long.
WAHOO: There were Wahoo caught this week but the action was slow. There were fish
caught on both the Pacific side of the Cape as well as the Cortez side and the action seemed to be
best just outside the cool water line. There were quite a few bite-offs on slow trolled live bait and
most of the fish that managed to get boated were caught on dark colored Marlin lures. Average
size was around 40 pounds, with fish caught to 85 .
IN SHORE: Once again Sierra were the fish of the week! Lots of them showing up and the
Pangas as well as cruisers working inshore had a blast. If you were in the right place at the right
time there were more than enough fish to keep everyone busy, but the bite pretty much stopped
by 8:30 or 9 am. Best lures were small Rapallas 3” to 4” long in bright colors. Live bait worked
even better but unless you had a stinger hooked in the tail you went through a lot of bait for very
few hook-ups! There were a few Roosters caught as well, but I did not hear of any large ones.
The bite was fair on Jack Crevalle and it is starting to get better on Snapper. Best action on the
Sierra came from the Pacific side starting right at the arch.
NOTES: We are still seeing whales out there, as well as lots of porpoise. The water has started
to calm down at the end of the week, hopefully the good fishing action will return closer to Cabo.
We don’t mind making 20 mile runs to the fish, but it sure burns the fuel! We just checked with
Dan Jacobs at World Publications and he says they have confirmed permits to hold the Los Cabos
Billfish Tournament on October 19-23 with the fishing days being the 20-22. Guess the Bisbee
Black and Blue is going to have to change their published dates? There is still a lot of time so
don’t worry yet, just don’t make any final plans on boat reservations or hotel bookings for the
tournaments without contacting the sponsors first. This weeks report was written to the music of
my favorite guitarist, Ottmar Leibert with Luna Negra on the 1990 Higher Octave release
“Nouveau Flamenco”. Get a copy, listen and enjoy! Until next week, tight lines!
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Jan 26, 2004; 12:16PM - 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: THREE FISH TAGGED AND RELEASED (#110-#135)
DORADO: NINE FISH KEPT (#12-#35)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: FIVE FISH KEPT (#10-#25)
WAHOO: ONE FISH KEPT (#60)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 19 JANUARY, 2004
Larry and Mary Heim along with a couple of friend fished with us several years ago
and the day before yesterday we met them again while watching the conference play
offs at Tanga-Tanga. They wanted to go fishing for a day and today was the day
decided upon. Juan is on vacation so Manuel is fishing with Capt. Philipe Almanza
working the deck. They headed out towards the south side of the San Jaime banks and
worked the area pretty good. Larry really wanted to get some Dorado for dinner and he
was first on the rotation as an angler. After reaching the area to be fished, the lines
went in and less than 10 minutes later there was a strike! Larry was in the chair and it
did not take him long to get the #15 Dorado to the boat where Philipe gaffed it and put
it in the box. Success right off the bat. Things got a little slow then as everyone waited
and hoped for more Dorado. It was not until around 9 am when a Striped Marlin was
spotted, a bait was tossed and the fish hooked up. After a successful tag and release
things were quiet again for the next 45 minutes. Then Manuel spotted Porpoise
working and after a short fast run they were working the edge of the school. They
managed to pick up three or four Yellowfin Tuna in the 10-15 pound class and several
Bonita as well. That was all the action for the day but they returned with flags flying!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 22 JANUARY, 2004
Larry Heim talked things over with his buddies and they decided to go fishing for one
more day! This morning Larry, Thom, Steve, Steve and R.J. left the marina on the “Fly
Hooker” with Manuel and Philipe. The wind had started blowing last night as clouds
started to move in and Manuel decided the fishing would be better up the Sea of Cortez
towards the Gorda Banks area, and that was the right choice! They got into Porpoise
and worked them hard, but were only able to get one Yellowfin out of them. The same
area also gave up three nice Dorado. One more Dorado was lost. The exciting action
was the hook-up of a Blue Marlin! The fish struck the lure run on the bridge rod and
made a good run before jumping and coming down on the leader. The bill had chaffed
the leader pretty good and the weight of the fish coming down on it finished the job.
Tow of the guys, along with Manuel and Philipe saw the fish strike and jump and
everyone swears the fish was over #500! Oh well, that happens with big fish
sometimes! I said earlier the they had made the right choice in where to fish, the boats
that went to the Pacific side or the area south of the Cape got beaten up by the wind
and choppy water. Where the guys fished today the water was great!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 23 JANUARY, 2004
John Kelly and his friend Luke fished with us today. John also owns a 31 Bertram
that he fishes out of Indian River, Maryland and found us through other 31 owners that
have fished with us, on the 31bertram.com website. This was the first time he has
fished for Striped Marlin and he was surprised at how we go about it. Manuel and
Philipe went back to the area off the Gorda Banks that they had worked yesterday and
this time they spotted over 11 Striped Marlin, getting a chance to toss bait at eight of
them. John was amazed that the Marlin were just swimming along on top of the water
like Sailfish! Out of the eight fish they tossed bait to, four of them bit and two of them
hooked up solid. Both John and Luke were able to bring their fish to the boat within 30
minutes on #40 line, and both fish were tagged and released. When they tossed bait at
one of the other Striped Marlin, the fish swam away but the bait was eaten by a Wahoo
right away! Lucky for the guys, the Wahoo was hooked in the corner of the jaw and
was not able to bite through the line. It took only 5 or 8 minutes to bring the #60 fish to
the boat, where Philipe was able to get a gaff in it. A little later they were able to get a
fair sized Dorado as well. John said that when the Blue Marlin showed up in the
pattern and started knocking around lures, that was the kind of fishing he was used too,
except that back home they have to run out 70 miles, leaving at three in the morning to
get into the action! Here, they left at 6:30 and were back at 2:30 and had a blast! Of
course, it was cloudy and there was a little bit of rain spitting now and then, and they
did get drenched during one downpour, but they still had a good time. They are here
on a company thing, and one of the options offered to them as an activity was fishing,
so they have the boat booked for tomorrow as well! Check back and I will let you know
how things went for them.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 24 JANUARY, 2004
This was the second day for Jon and Larry and they had a late start. It rained
heavily last night and the wind blew hard. Someone at the resort they were staying at
told everyone that fishing for the day was cancelled so they slept in. Hey, if we call you
and say it is cancelled, it is cancelled, but not until we say so, or the Port Captain
closes the Port. The wind had died down this morning and the rain had stopped, the
sun came out and it was beautiful! At 7 am Mary called John and roused him out of
bed. At 7:30 he and Luke were at the boat and on their way. Once again Manuel and
Philipe went to the area outside the Gorda Banks but the fishing was slower than that
of yesterday, perhaps because of the rain, or maybe because the sun was out. They
did get into the Dorado and managed to get four of them into the boat, with the largest
fish being a Bull of about #40, a very nice fish. There was no action on the Marlin for
them at all today. It is amazing how things can change day to day. Manuel had them
back at the dock around 4pm and they enjoyed the trip, even though it was a choppy
ride back! Thanks John, we are glad you had a chance to experience fishing in Cabo
with us!
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Jan 19, 2004; 11:33AM - 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 JANUARY 11-17, 2003-04
WEATHER: The big new on the weather front for Cabo this week was rain. Yep, we got
some, and it was not the little sprinkles that dot the dust on the windshields! The rain started at 2
am on Tuesday and finally stopped Wednesday night. During that time the wind blew and we
ended up getting between 2 1/2 and 3 inches, the streets in town flooded and some of the dirt
streets washed out. On Friday morning the back half of the front passed us and it rained hard,
with thunder and lightning, for another 6 hours. We just had half of the yearly rainfall out of
season! This means that in a week or two there will be flowers blooming everywhere in the
desert! Now, at the end of the week, it is sunny but still cool. Our lows have been in the high
50’s and highs in the high 70’s.
WATER: The Pacific side close to shore up past the lighthouse has been cool and green,
offshore on the Pacific it has been a little warmer, in the 72 degree range, but for the most part it
was choppy or just downright rough, due to the weather that blew through. On the Sea of Cortez
we have had cold water running from the Cape out to the 95 spot and then up to the 1150 and the
Gorda Bank area. This water has been from 69 to 71 degrees, slowly warming to 74 degrees the
farther offshore you went. The warmest water was due south about 15 miles and there it warmed
up to 74-75 degrees.
BAIT: We thought that bait was hard to get last week! All the rain we had dirtied up the water
and for several days there was no bait to be found . At the end of the week the bait boats were
having a little better luck and some Caballito (small) were being caught. The normal $2 per bait.
FISHING
BILLFISH: As the week started the Marlin fishing took off and almost everyone was flying one,
two or three flags when they came in. The fish were close, to! Only 8 miles offshore and closer,
there were fish to be found almost everywhere. As the wind and rain came in on Tuesday the
water got rough, but the boats that went out had a great time, the fish were still there. At the end
of the week it seemed that the fish had been blown out, or the bait had moved. The Marlin were
difficult to find and hard to hook up. The beginning of the week it was a pretty even mix on lures
and live bait and at the end of the week if you found a fish, you needed live bait, which was
difficult to get.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Last week I said that the Banks were holding fish and boats working
chunks and live bait were scratching out a nice fish or two. I was right and the reports from the
Long-range boats out of San Diego show it. There were two of the big boys anchored on the San
Jaime this week and one of them unloaded in San Diego Saturday. The biggest Yellowfin was
reported in the 340# range and they said that their holds were plugged and most of the fish were
over 100#. The action was steady, but not red hot for anglers working chunks and live bait on the
kites. Heck, with boats that size I guess the weather we had did not affect them too much, but for
the local charters, we got beat up! Plus we did not have a chance to get any of those fish, it takes
a while to get a chunk line like that going and on our smaller boats even though we worked near
the, the fish were concentrated. At the end of the week there were a lot of small football fish and
a few schools of 25-40 pound fish being caught in the Porpoise. The Porpoise were mostly in the
slightly warmer water 15 miles out. Small feathers and cedar plugs were working on them.
DORADO: Scattered fish with the smaller 5-15 pound fish being found near shore and the
slightly larger fish to 40 pounds being found offshore, often with the Tuna and Porpoise. One of
the keys for Dorado was watching the Frigates working, then slow trolling live bait through the
area. Also being able to find floating debris worked well for a few boats, letting them limit out
on fish averaging 15 pounds.
WAHOO: Last week there was a Wahoo bite on the Sea of Cortez side of the cape and this
week it moved to the Pacific side. It was not red hot, but a few boats were reported to have
caught as many as eight fish, and I know for a fact that one of my friends got two fish at #80
each..
IN SHORE: Sierra were the fish of the week for inshore fishing, but I have knowledge of two
Roosterfish that were caught as well, and they were nice ones! One of the fish was 58 pounds
and the other was right in there as well. That was at the beginning of the week and I don’t know
why they were around with the cold inshore water we have had. They sure were a surprise for the
anglers! Other than that, there have been Jack Crevalle and a few nice Snapper.
NOTES: Even more whales are coming in this week. One report I got concerned a whale that
was found caught up in a monofiliment gill net set for Sierra outside of the Santa Maria-Chileno
area. It was a female Humpback and she was caught around her pectorals and tail. The guys
from Cabo Expeditions and one of the dive shops went out and finally managed to cut her free,
doing so at risk to their own life. Of course the Yellowfin caught by the long range boats were
the big buzz at the end of the week. If the water calms down maybe there will still be fish there
and we can give it a shot. This weeks report was written to the music of Dire Straits on the 1985
Warner Bros. release “Brothers In Arms”. Thats it folks, until next week, Tight Lines!
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Jan 19, 2004; 11:32AM - '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: 5 FISH RELEASED, THREE TAGGED
DORADO: THREE FISH KEPT
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JANUARY 11, 2004
Today was the third of three days for Larry, Ed, John and Chris. If you remember
from last weeks report, yesterday they saw 11 marlin, had three take the bait and only
hooked one fish, and that one got away fairly quickly. Today was a little different.
They did not see quite so many Marlin, but that may have been because they spent so
much time fighting them! Making a long story short, it looks like John is going to have
to come back to Cabo, as he was the only angler to not get a Marlin today. There was
also a nice Dorado caught also and when they came into he Marine that one yellow flag
set the Blue and Red flags off nicely! Thanks guys, we sure are glad that the fish
finally bit for you! Looking forward to seeing you guys again and meanwhile, keep your
lines tight!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JANUARY 12, 2004
Eric Fyksen and David Goetz had been walking around the Marina the day before
yesterday and had gotten to talking with Larry, Ed, John and Chris when they had
gotten in. Eric and David decided to book the “Fly Hooker” for today based upon the
reports from the guys. Now, Eric and David have never been fishing on the ocean like
this before, they are from Montana and are used to stream and lake fishing. What an
experience! When they returned to the dock they were pretty tired but that was
because it was a first time experience. Both of them were able to fight a Striped Marlin
to the boat for a successful tag and release, and both of them were able to get a
Dorado into the fishbox, giving them meat to take home. Juan said that there were a
few more Dorado lost as well. Now the guys are spoiled and they are going to think
that every trip offshore should be as successful as todays! Thanks guys, we know you
will have good memories of this trip!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 16 JANUARY, 2004
Dave and three buddies are here for a wedding and they were supposed to fish
yesterday. Well, all the rain we had on Tuesday and Wednesday had the wedding
postponed until yesterday so we were able to push the fishing trip back to today. Well,
it was a wedding, and at wedding here in Cabo you drink, and when they showed up at
the boat Dave said he was pretty sure they were still drunk because otherwise they
would have had hangovers! Hmm, I don’t think the drinking and the fishing mixed to
well for the guys because according to Juan and Manuel, two of them got almost
violently ill, trying very hard to chum some fish to the boat. They were able to hook up
two Dorado when they were about 17 miles to the south of the lighthouse, but they
decided to come in after that. Back at the Marina at 11:15 all they wanted to do was
get back to their resort. I sure wish they had been able to go back with some fish, but
hey, that’s the way it goes sometimes! Better luck next time, and keep away from the
tequila the night before!
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Jan 12, 2004; 12:48PM - '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
THREE STRIPED MARLIN RELEASED (ONE TAGGED) (#100-#130)
FIVE YELLOWFIN KEPT (#12-#30)
THREE DORADO KEPT (#15-#30)
EIGHT SIERRA KEPT (#3-#5)
ONE NEEDLEFISH RELEASED
ONE BONITO RELEASED
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JANUARY 4, 2004
Dennis and his son Marty have booked three days of fishing with us and today is the
first one. The objective, according to Dennis, is to get Marty hooked up to a fish, it is
his first time! Well, the guys were not able to do it today. Manual and Juan went out
on the Pacific side, almost 22 miles out and only saw one Marlin. They tossed bait to
the fish but it went down as the approached. Our fingers are crossed that the fishing
improves for us, it is not a good start to the new year.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JANUARY 6, 2004
The second day of fishing for Dennis and Marty was a repeat of their first day, except
Juan said that it was a Dorado they tossed bait to, not a Marlin today. What is going on
out there? Where have the fish gone? I am starting to get depressed, but Dennis says
not to worry, that is the way fishing is sometimes. The only problem with that is there
are fish out there, up in San Jose the Pangas are catching Tuna, Sierra and Snapper.
Ok, keep the fingers crossed and don’t cry, tomorrow is another day!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JANUARY 7TH, 2004
Ben is the son of a friend of ours. He and his friend Neil and a couple of other high
school graduates were fishing today on the “Fly Hooker” and finally the guys were able
to break the “catch no fish” spell that had been placed on us. The water was great,
they had a good time, saw whales and porpoise and caught a Dorado that weighed just
around 25 pounds! Thank goodness!!!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JANUARY 8, 2004
This was the third and last day for Dennis and Marty, and Marty had yet to catch a
fish. With the “catch no fish” spell broken yesterday, I was pretty sure they would hook
up today. I was really sure when Dennis said that Sierra would be fine, as long as they
were able to get something on the end of the line! I instructed Manuel to keep them out
a little longer, just to ensure a fish. I also had gone to the market and purchased a
small Octopus and had gotten some hooks for bottom fishing just in case! Well, they
took off and went up to the Palmilla area. Phillipe had heard that the Pangas were
having good luck on Sierra up there and they ended up getting 8 of them in the boat.
The first fish of the day was a nice 10 pound Bonito, which they released. They water
was a little lumpy for bottom fishing though, and they did have a Dorado try for a lure
three times without hooking up. No big fish for Dennis and Marty, but at least they did
not go three days without a strike! Thanks guys!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JANUARY 9, 2004
Larry and his three buddies have booked us for the next three days and we sure
were hoping that the fishing was getting better. I guess it was because they were able
to come in with five Yellowfin Tuna and one Dorado today. Manuel and Phillipe went
15 miles out toward the San Jaime bank and were the only boat there. Five Tuna, the
largest about #30, and one Dorado about #20 were the result. These guys from New
Jersey had a good time and are now ready for Marlin! We will keep our fingers crossed
for them tomorrow!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JANUARY 10, 2004
This is the second day for Larry and his friends. Did I mention yesterday that they
wanted Marlin today? Well, Juan and Manuel worked just offshore, out about 8 miles,
and tossed bait to 6 Striped Marlin. Two of the fish were hungry and they guys were
able to fight them to the boat for a release. One other fish came up and got hooked on
a lure, was fought to the boat, tagged and released! They were also able to get one
nice Dorado (#30?) in the fishbox and were kind enough to let us have a piece for
dinner! Wow, what a turn-around in the fishing! You just never know how things are
going to change from one day to the next. These guys have one more day ahead of
them, I wonder what they are going to catch next? Check us out on next weeks report
when I let you know! Until then, Tight lines!
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Jan 12, 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 JANUARY 4-10, 2003-04
WEATHER: Highs this week were in the high 80’s to low 90’s and the lows were in the high
50’s and 60’s. The warmer weather was toward the end of the week. Mostly sunny all week with
clouds moving into the area on Saturday evening. We received a slight sprinkle of rain, just
enough to dot the window dust on cars. Winds from the north early in the week, switching to the
east mid week and ending the week coming from the north-west, but never too hard.
WATER: The warmest water we saw all week was 78 degrees, and the warm water was in a
band that stretched from the Golden Gate area to the Gorda Banks, from 8 to 20 miles out.
Inshore the water was much colder, down to 71 and 72 degrees on the Pacific side and the same
on the Cortez side up past Punta Gorda. Most of the water we fished was 74-76 degrees.
Surface conditions were good almost all week with small swells and a little chop.
BAIT: Bait could be hard to get on occasion and sometimes we were limited to only five baits,
but early boats had the best shot. Sardinas were available for boats going up the Sea of Cortez,
they were being netted up at San Jose. Normal bait prices of $2 per Caballito or Mackerel and
$20 per bucket of Sardinas.
FISHING
BILLFISH: The week started off very slow as we approached the full moon. Few fish were
spotted and the ones found were not very willing to eat. Toward the end of the week the bite
picked up, and the fish were close to home. Most of the Striped Marlin were within 10 miles of
the Marina and lucky boats were able to catch and release three or four in a day. Farther out
there were few Marlin found. Live bait was the choice for multiple hook ups and darker colored
lures worked as well. There were a few Blue Marlin reported, one of them #500, but I saw none
of them myself.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The Gorda Banks, Punta Gorda, 95 spot and the San Jaime held Tuna this
week. Almost all of the bigger fish were caught on live bait or chunks, the football and school
fish were with the Porpoise and loved cedar feathers and dark colored lures. Even though the fish
were there, it was a real crapshoot trying to find them at times, they were scattered and moving
fast. First boat on the scene could do well, boat number three or four had to work hard, boat 5
didn’t have a chance! When the fish got picky, small hootchies jigged while trolling, live Sardines
dropped ahead of the traveling schools and yo-yo’ing often got an angler hooked up.
DORADO: Scattered fish with the smaller 5-15 pound fish being found near shore and the
slightly larger fish to 40 pounds being found offshore, often with the Tuna and Porpoise. One of
the keys for Dorado was watching the Frigates working, then slow trolling live bait through the
area. Also being able to find floating debris worked well for a few boats, letting them limit out
on fish averaging 15 pounds.
WAHOO: Best area this week seemed to be off Grey Rock one to three miles. Lots of strikes,
not a lot of fish hooked up! I think the full moon helped on the Wahoo bite, some of the fish were
up to 90 pounds. Large lures, dark colored, close to the boat. Guess what? Yep, lots of great
Marlin lures ruined this week!
IN SHORE: Sierra in the 3-5 pound class provided consistent early morning action for anglers
working the Palmilla area, both from Pangas, cruisers and the beach. Silver spoons, jointed
Rapallas in blue/white and orange/white and small hootchies worked well. There appeared to be a
decent bottomfish bite happening as well, and the cool water and full moon helped there as well.
The Roosterfish are pretty much gone, but there are still small Dorado, Bonita and an occasional
Yellowfin being taken just off the beach.
NOTES: More whales are showing up as the year begins and it is a real show right now! Thank
goodness the fishing is improving, we were starting to get depressed. This weeks report was
written to the music of Carlos Santana on the 2002 Arista release “Shaman”.
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Jan 5, 2004; 06:27PM - 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
One Striped Marlin T&R (#120)
12 Tuna kept (#54,46,35,35,35 and smaller)
4 Dorado kept (#30-15)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR DECEMBER 29, 2003
Mark McLeod was my angler for today. I say my angler as other than Mark, I was the
only person on the boat! Juan has been sick since the 24th with the flu and it sounds
as if his family is getting it as well. I discovered at the end of the day that Manuel had a
very bad cold this morning, called Juan and let him know he would not be able to get in.
Juan said “all right” then rolled over and went to sleep! Oh well, Mark and I managed
to handle it all right between the two of us! The day started off real slow, but at least
the water conditions were great, very little swell and no chop, a beautiful sunrise to
start us out. I went to the south east, running out to the 95 spot to start, as there had
been a finger of warmer water working it’s way up from the south that I hoped would
hold fish. Well, at around 11 am I was beginning to think that I would have to have my
head examined when off in the distance I spotted a couple of birds working. Signs of
life other than the flying fish! As we slowly got closer I started to see more birds and
when we were a half mile away the air was suddenly filled with at least 60 Frigates
diving down from very high up, and there were seagulls popping up as well. As we got
even closer we became more excited, there were Porpoise jumping now! This was the
right stuff, and we were the only boat there! As we passed the porpoise, the bridge rod
went off, then the short line got whacked, then the long rigger had something try for it
three times. From the time of the first strike I kept the boat moving, speeding up,
slowing down, doing turns, anything to get all the lines hooked up. Finally we were at
the point we had around 300 yards out on the first fish and he was still in full run. Time
to stop and fight! I got Mark into the chair and handed him the short position rod,
knowing that there was less line out on it and a better chance of getting that fish in. It
took him around 15 minutes to get the Yellowfin, scaled at 46 pounds, to the boat. I
placed the gaff in the head, brought him on board, ripped a gill and closed the fish box.
Mark didn’t realize we still had the first fish hooked up and the look on his face was
great when I had to try very hard to get the rod out of the holder before passing it down
to him! The next fish was a little more difficult for him, and me as well. While I had
been keeping an eye on the birds during the first 10 minutes of this fish, the last 10
minutes I forgot about them and I was finally able to get a good gaff shot on the 54
pound fish Mark brought up! All right, fish in the boat, the birds had disappeared, time
to get the lures back out and try and find them again. We worked in the direction they
had taken off in but were unable to spot any signs so after about 20 minutes I played
with the knife and filleted out the Tuna loins. This had to be done as we were not able
to close the fish box on the two tuna, their tails stuck out to far! After that project was
done we turned the boat and worked our way back home. A Striped Marlin came into
the lure pattern while we were at the 95 spot and struck at each lure we had out. Mark
has caught a lot of Striped Marlin and had no real interest in catching one so I did not
drop back a live bait. About 30 minutes later another one appears and inhales the
short rigger lure. This time Mark had no choice and with a lot of jumping from the fish
was finally able to work it into leader distance. I leadered the Marlin, Mark backed the
drag off and placed the rod in the holder then placed the tag. I removed the hook from
the middle of the bill and we watched the fish swim away sporting the new orange tag.
It was a good feeling but Marks arms were starting to feel the workout and he told me
that the next darn Marlin I would have to reel in! Just as well we had no other strikes
for the day, I don’t need to catch another one anyway! Thanks Mark, I had a wonderful
time, and the sashimi was great!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR DECEMBER 30, 2003
Our friend from Colorado Rod L’Anglais and his wife Karen are in town and last night
Rod met another Rod who liked to fish. This morning Manuel and I left the marina on
the “Fly Hooker” with the two Rods and the second Rod’s wife ( I am so sorry I forgot
your name) and their son (Matt? I am sooo bad at names! Sorry!!). The water was
great again and this time Manuel headed out to his favorite area, the southeast side of
the San Jaime Banks. Rod wanted his son to have a chance at Marlin so we put out all
large, dark colored lures. We had a Marlin strike not long after putting the lines in the
water but the fish did not stick around although we dropped back a live bait hoping for a
friend to show up. No dice, and off we continued. Things were seeming very slow,
both from our lack of action and lack of radio chatter. Manuel got me behind the wheel
hoping for a change in luck. I guess it worked because about 45 minutes later we both
spotted a couple of splashes on the horizon. The boat was turned toward the area and
about 30 minutes later we finally saw Porpoise. There were a few birds working as
well, maybe a dozen Frigates and a few Seagulls. We could see Tuna busting water
now and then, mostly footballs but a few larger fish as well. Just like yesterday, we
were the only boat on the scene. In the next two hours I became a bloody mess and
made a mess of the cockpit as we proceeded to catch 10 Tuna, the three largest
around 35 pounds. After that we had enough and the bite dropped off. Manuel turned
the boat toward home. I filleted the seven smaller fish and after that Manuel did the
three larger ones. With the clean up done and lures in the water there was still hope
for a Marlin! I was driving as Manuel was watching the lures when he said there was a
Dorado coming in. I glanced back just as the fish did a 180 degree turn and slammed
the bridge rod lure. 15 minutes later Manuel had the fish gaffed and in the box, 20
minutes later it was in zip lock bags! It was a good day and a joy to be fishing with
people who have so much fun! Thanks folks!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 31 DECEMBER, 2003
The last day of the year was a good charter for us. Both Manuel and Juan were
back in good health and we had great clients. It was only booked the day before and I
was not able to get the names written down, but I remember faces, Dad, Mom, two
Daughters and one Son. Super nice folks, and they had a great time. Or at least, most
of them did. Son and one of the daughters started to get a little seasick as the water
got a bit rougher today. They were able to get three Dorado to the boat. Juan said that
he farmed three more, plus they had a shot at a Marlin, but it would not eat the bait.
Well, good fillets for dinner and a little smoked fish to take home! Thanks for ending
the year with us guys, we enjoyed having you on the boat!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JANUARY 2, 2004
Today was supposed to be a share trip between John Brawley (a return client) and
our friend Tim McGee and his two friends. Sorry John, I tried the cell phone # on the
back of the booking sheet, I tried calling the hotel you were supposed to be at and tried
calling all the other resorts in the book, but I was not able to get hold of you. Tim and
his friends went out and though the water was a bit rough in the afternoon, they did
enjoy the trip. Unfortunately they did not catch any fish, but they did have a chance to
throw bait at one Marlin. That fish was not hungry. I’m sorry Tim, we had hoped for
better results. Maybe next time will be better.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JANUARY 3, 2004
Well, unfortunately for our clients starting the year with us, our luck has not been
good so far. Today we had return client Don Noble and two friends on the boat. At a
distance of 17 miles to the southwest, at 9 am, Dons buddy had enough. The water
was rough and he was sick. While leaning on the Starboard outrigger while running
him back to the Marina the outrigger snapped two feet from the base. No fish on the
boat so far. he was dropped off and his wife and Don returned. Juan and Manuel went
tot he 95 spot. There had been some fish caught in the area and they tried slow trolling
live Caballito in the area. Juan said that they had two Dorado take the baits, but both
fish managed to get the hooks turned back into the baits and they were not hooked up.
That was at the tail end of the trip and they returned to the marina with no flags flying. I
sure hope things pick up for us on the fish side of the scale! Keep your fingers
crossed! Until next week, Thanks and Tight Lines!
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Jan 5, 2004; 06:21PM - 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 DECEMBER 28-JANUARY 3, 2003/04
WEATHER: Our weather this week remained as we had last week with the night time lows in
the mid to high 50’s and day time highs in the mid to high 80’s. Our humidity level rose during
the middle of the week as fairly solid cloud cover moved in on us, lasting through the week end.
We did have a couple of very light showers early in the morning on Saturday and Sunday, just
enough to spot up the car windows.
WATER: West of the Golden Gate and the San Jaime banks on the Pacific side the water
temperatures remained in the 75 degree range while on top of the banks and to the shore the
temps were up a bit, 76 t0 77 degrees. To the south of the Cape there was still a finger of warmer
water, up to 79 degrees in spots. On the Cortez side from the south east of the Cape to up just
south of the Gorda Banks the water remained cooler at 73-74 degrees and farther to the west, out
around the 1150 spot and north we were recording cold water in the 71 degree area. Surface
conditions were good early in the week but deteriorated when the cloud cover first moved in, and
then on Sunday as the wind kicked up during the night. Many boats returned a little early and a
few came in very early, unloaded the sick ones, then returned. The area from inside the 95 spot to
the Red Hill was probably the smoothest water this week.
BAIT: This week we were able to get Caballito and on occasion Mackerel as well, though
toward the end of the week the supply started to shrink a bit. The normal price of $2 per bait and
there were no bait boats selling Sardina that I heard about..
FISHING
BILLFISH: As was the case week before this last, the Marlin bite was sporadic. There were a
couple of Blue Marlin caught, both in the mid 300’s, and a scattering of Striped Marlin as well.
Many boats were able to find fish, but there were not a lot of them and many of them were
unwilling to bite. Any boat with really good luck this week was one that was able to get one to
the side of the boat, but there were a few boats that must have had anglers with good luck charms
aboard, as several were able to fly two Marlin flags on their return. Live bait seemed to be the
favorite as most of the fish were reported to have been caught on live Caballito and Mackerel
tossed at them while tailing, while deep dropping live baits on the Banks and Ledges received
very little effort due to the lack of bait fish holding on them. Some fish were caught on lures, the
two Blues I know about were, and dark colors worked on both Blue and Striped Marlin. Some of
the better colors this week were black/purple, black/red and black/green. The fish were scattered
with few to be found in concentrations. Two areas that had slightly better success than others
were the area to the south east of the San Jaime Banks and the area right around the 95 spot. The
bite was best just after the tide change.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The beginning and middle of the week had the Yellowfin scarce and
distant, but by the end of the week they had moved a bit closer. Early they were found to the
south of the San Jaime and around the Golden Gate bank, as the week ended there were plenty of
porpoise around the 95 area and they were holding fish. Most of the fish found this week were in
the 15-25 pound class but there were a few that were school fish, in the 50 pound range. Best
colors were darker ones and for the first boat on the scene, size did not really matter. As the fish
became worked over, down sizing lures helped keep the action happening.
DORADO: Last week the Dorado were the fish of the week and this week they have to share
the honor with the Yellowfin. Of course the reason is that the bite on Tuna got a bit better and
the Dorado bite fell a bit. Not that they were not being caught because they were, it was just that
the numbers fell. Most boats were able to get at least one fish tot he boat and quite a few had
luck with several, but very few boats were flying more than two Dorado flags at the end of the
day. For the more successful fishermen, live bait slow trolled or drifted was the key. If there was
debris in the water no one had worked yet, it was a gift, as there were sure to be fish under it.
Most of the fish found by boats with no (lots of them get away) or just one flag were caught on
lures, and lighter colors did seem to fare just a little better in the attraction area. Most of the
action was concentrated on the inside of the Golden Gate banks and in the warm water due south.
WAHOO: Scattered fish were found this week and they were normally incidental catch found
while fishing for Tuna or Marlin. No real concentration of Wahoo was found, but the chances
were better if you were working the known drops on the banks and ledges. Perhaps because the
boats catching them were looking for Tuna and Marlin, it seemed that most of the fish found were
caught on dark colored lures as well.
IN SHORE: According to some of the Panga Captains and their clients, inshore fishing has
improved a little from the week before last. The Sierra bite is getting stronger, but it is still an
early morning thing and the fish are averaging 4-5 pounds. Small Roosterfish have been caught
on slow trolled live Caballito. Not a lot of them, and all around 5-8 pounds. Slow trolling small
Mackerel most often resulted in getting bit in half by Sierra. The chances of getting bit by a
decent bottom fish apparently went up as several anglers reported good action on Amberjack,
Snapper and Grouper while fishing in depths ranging from 50 to 150 feet. Small live baits go the
nod for best results.
NOTES: Happy new year to everyone out there! I hope this is a prosperous and healthy one
for you and yours. The town is getting busy again as vacationers arrive to escape the cold up
north. There have been several cruise ships a day dropping anchor out in the bay. There are
Whales showing up and in greater numbers, Humpbacks, Grays, some Pygmy and some Pilot as
well. This weeks report was written to the music of “The Dorados” on their 2000 release on
Flying Fish Records, “Papa Was A Fishin’ Man”. Until next week, Tight Lines!
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