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| Not all animals with the word fish in their names count as fish. |
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From Jan 01, 1999 To Sep 22, 2025
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Oct 20, 2003; 11:03AM - 'Fly Hooker Daily Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
'Fly Hooker' Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
WEEKLY FISH COUNT
STRIPED MARLIN: ONE RELEASED (#120)
DORADO: 8 KEPT (15-25#)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 14, 2003
We had a young newlywed couple on board the boat today and they just wanted a
chance to get out and catch some fish. It ended up a short day because of a blown
transmission oil seal but they did catch a nice Dorado on the way back in. Juan said
that several more Dorado were lost and the water was really nice out there. The
transmission oil seals were replaced this afternoon and everything is fine now.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 15, 2003
Our friend Joe Baczewski, his son Joey and Joey’s girlfriend Casey are fishing on
the “Fly Hooker” today and tomorrow. Several years ago Joey was fortunate enough to
catch a #450 Blue Marlin while fishing with Juan and Manuel and both him and Joe
have been looking for another large fish since then. This week it was difficult to get any
live bait and today was no exception, no bait available. It was also the first day of the
“Los Cabos Billfish Tournament” so there was a lot of pressure on the billfish with
everyone working for them. With over 60 boats in the tournament plus normal charters
the pressure was fairly intense. Juan and Manuel worked up the Pacific coast and
caught two Dorado but only saw two Striped Marlin. One of these fish they may have
had a shot at with live bait but the other one went down right away. Casey did not feel
well during the trip and slept most of the time. We hope the fishing is better for them
tomorrow!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 16, 2003
Casey decided not to go today so it was just Joe and Joey Baczewski today. Again,
there was little live bait available and what was there was not good. Juan and Manuel
headed up the Pacific side of the Cape and found Dorado about 15 miles up the coast.
They were able to get 5 fish in the boat, all around 20 pounds, plus they lost several
more. On the way back in they saw two Marlin on the surface out by the lighthouse but
with no live bait to entice them it was a frustrating experience. I surely hope that next
time they come to Cabo the Marlin fishing is better for them.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 17, 2003
Jerry French, his wife and their friends booked the boat for today and any kind of fish
would have been fine for them. Juan had things to take care of at home so it was
Manuel and Mauricio on the boat. The girls got sick almost right away, started to chum
in an attempt to attract fish according to Jerry! It did not work though. Manuel stayed
in the area off the Lighthouse on the Pacific side, mostly within 10 miles while looking
for a Dorado or a Marlin, but they had no luck at all. It was a nice day on the water and
a good boat ride for the guys and the girls were good sports about it. Sorry Jerry, I
hope that your next trip has better results.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 18 OCTOBER, 2003
Our friend Tim and Jill Lawrence from Anchorage are in Cabo again and they will be
spending a few days over the next week on the “Fly Hooker” with Juan and Manuel.
Today they went up the Pacific coast to an area inside the Golden Gate Banks and
finally found a Striped Marlin. Since they were able to get some live bait this morning
Juan was able to cast on the fish and it ate! Jill got to fight the fish and after about 15
minutes Juan was able to grab the leader for a release. That was all the action for the
day, we were surprised that they were not able to get at least one Dorado! Maybe on
Monday.
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Oct 20, 2003; 10:59AM - 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 FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 12 TO OCTOBER 18, 2003
WEATHER: Warm days in the mid 90’s, cool evenings in the mid 70’s and very little
cloud cover made for great weather one again. The only thing I am wishing for is a little
less humidity. Of course, when you are out on the water you don’t notice it!
WATER: This week the water has changed very little except that the green water on
the Pacific side has narrowed and only extends a very short distance off shore. There
is still a significant temperature break on the Pacific side just past the San Jaime Banks
and it is still producing fish at times. On the Cortez side of the Cape the water is very
warm, in places up to 88 degrees. Most of it is a good color, but a bit too warm for
great fishing.
BAIT: Again, just like last week, there was little good bait available at the beginning of
the week. At the end of the week there was some Caballito to be found, but they were
not in good supply and many boats were still unable to get good bait. The normal $2
per bait price has held this week.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Ok, maybe I was premature on the good Blue Marlin showing last week, but
at least there were some caught then. This week things got much slower. To give you
an idea, the “Los Cabos Billfish Tournament” was held this Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, with 59 teams entered. For the three days of fishing there were only three
Qualified fish weighed, all between 300 and 400 pounds. Two more fish that did not
meet the minimum weight were brought in. Almost all these fish hit on lures and the
bite was scattered. The best result on tagged and released Billfish was 2 in one day,
and that was for any species of Billfish. Hope the bite is better next week!
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There was not a lot of change in the Tuna this week from last
week. The fish were with the porpoise and it was pretty much hit or miss on finding
them, then getting them to bite. We had times where there were Tuna jumping out of
the water and nothing we tried would work. Most of the fish were running 15-30 pounds
with a few larger fish to 50 pounds being hooked up. I think that if we had small
Sardinas that the results may have been a bit better, but the best most of us could do
was to run a hootchie directly off 30 pound test with no leader and hope that we did not
get broken off if we were lucky enough to get bit. The fish were 20 miles out at least,
regardless of the direction you decided to go, and at times they could only be found 40
miles out. Of course, as usual, the first couple of boats to the fish got the action, and
the last ones just got to see the fish jumping. You may have noticed that this little
section is the same this week as last week, that is because things did not change at all.
The Billfish Tournament did have a category for Yellowfin Tuna, and first place this
week was one that weighed almost #150. Second place was one that reached almost
75 pounds.
DORADO: The Dorado bite dropped off as the fish seemed to move further up the
Pacific coast. There were still fish around, but not in the numbers we were seeing last
week. Best action was on the Pacific side, close to the coast, and on bright colored
lures. The fish were averaging 15-20 pounds and they were not thick, mostly scattered
singles and doubles.
WAHOO: Just like last week, I did see a few red flags, so there were fish found, but not
in any numbers or any seeming concentration.
INSHORE: This weeks inshore action was a repeat of last weeks, and the week
before. Jack Crevalle, Roosterfish and a few Sierra were reported by Captains and
anglers fishing the shore breaks, live bait was the key as lures were mostly ignored.
The best action seemed to come from the Pacific side around the lighthouse.
NOTES: Tournament time in Cabo! The Marina is full and there is life in the town.
Now all we need is for the fishing to turn on! This weeks short report was written to the
music of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young on the 1974 Atlantic release “So Far”.
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Oct 13, 2003; 12:00PM - '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
WEEKLY FISH COUNT
BLUE MARLIN: ONE TAGGED AND RELEASED (#300)
STRIPED MARLIN: ONE TAGGED AND RELEASED (#120)
PACIFIC SAILFISH: ONE TAGGED AND RELEASED (#90)
WAHOO: ONE KEPT (#70)
DORADO: FIVE KEPT (#15-#35)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: SIX KEPT (#15-#25)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 5, 2003
Greg, Vance and Patty were aboard the “Fly Hooker” today and were glad to see
Juan again. I got to go along as it was Manuels day off and we were not sure of being
able to pick up a deck hand this morning. We finally did, on the way out of the Marina
and we did all right as Rigo is a pretty good guy and is normally right on top of things.
Juan decided that our best chance was south of the Arch so off we went. We cruised
for about 45 minutes before Juan started spotting debris in the water, then the dorsal
fin of a Striped Marlin. I pinned on a live Caballito and dropped it back as we drifted to
a stop. After a very long wait with no pick-up I started to reel the bait in and got it half
way to the boat when it got bit. I must not have given the Marlin long enough because
when I set the hook I could feel it pull out of the bait, but not into the Marlin! The leader
was chafed up so we were sure what had taken the bait. We worked the debris line,
lots of small stuff and a few occasional logs, and finally went further south, looking for
action. At a distance of 21 miles we came across another debris line, this one with a lot
of big stuff in it. A few seconds after having the port rigger clip release because of a
branch that was snagged, we had the center, long line go off. This one was no snag!
Vance fought the fish stand-up and after a little while Rigo was able to sink the gaff into
a very nice Bull Dorado of around 35 pounds. We drifted a live bait back as the fish
was being fought but could not get another pick-up. Back to trolling and then we
spotted Porpoise, actually Spinner Dolphin. We could see Tuna breaking water and
tried everything we had and could not get looked at. Really frustrating! We worked
them for quite a while and then started the trip home. At least we had not gotten
skunked, a lot of boats had. Let us hope that the fishing picks up on Tuesday and
Thursday!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 6, 2003
Ed and Jennifer Buccigross are fishing with us today and Wednesday. They are
experienced anglers and have fished Cabo before. Unfortunately there was no good
live bait available this morning so the entire days effort was done on lures. Juan said
that Manuel decided to try the San Jaime Banks today and that is where they found the
fish. One nice Dorado and six Yellowfin Tuna were the catch for the day, but Ed said
that there were Porpoise by the thousands and Tuna jumping everywhere, they were
just hard to catch. Not having any live bait also made it hard to get a good shot at the
two Striped Marlin that they spotted on the surface. Hopefully there will be live bait the
rest of the week! Ed and Jennifer had a great time and were nice to say that Juan and
Manuel were without a doubt the best crew they had ever fished with. Lets hope it
stays that way! Thanks guys, and we shall keep our fingers crossed for Wednesdays
fishing!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 07 OCTOBER, 2003
Today we had Don Cartner and his girlfriend June, Vance and Patty on the “Fly
Hooker” with Juan and Manuel. There was a late start due to having a problem with the
transmission coupling for the starboard engine, but they were on their way by 8 AM.
No live bait again and it’s too bad because there was a chance to toss bait to at least
two Striped Marlin during the trip. One of them showed an interest in the lures but
would not bite and the other went down right away. Don did hook up to a very nice
Wahoo late into the trip, the fish was around 70 pounds. Sure did make a nice load of
fillets! They were also able to get two of three Dorado that bit into the boat. That was it
for the day, but at least there were fish.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 10 OCTOBER, 2003
Nick and Carol Fedorka were our anglers on the “Fly Hooker” today and Nick just
celebrated his 50th birthday. His birthday present was supposed to be a Marlin so
Juan and Manuel did their best to make it a good trip. Guess what, sometimes good
things happen to good people! Carol was along for the boat ride and the sun, plus she
was forced into the role of official photographer, getting proof of the fish. Only two
Marlin gave Nick a workout, one of them was an hour and a half fight with a Blue
estimated at #300, tagged and released. The other fish was a Striped Marlin estimated
at #120, also tagged and released. To top it off he caught and kept a nice 25 pound
Dorado, perfect for dinner! It just doesn’t get any better than this folks! Thanks Nick,
we are glad it worked out!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 11 OCTOBER, 2003
Kurt Kennery, Richard Shannon and Mike Sherer were the anglers on the “Fly
Hooker” today, and they really wanted to get something to eat, but more importantly
they wanted some action. Juan and Manual went to the same area they had taken Nick
and Carol yesterday but the action was not as great. The started off the morning with a
Striped Marlin hot on one of the lures, but the fish would not eat it, and when Manual
dropped back a live bait the fish showed no interest in it, who can figure them out? A
little later on they were lucky and hooked up a Pacific Sailfish that they were able to tag
and release after a short fight. Much later on they had another shot at a Striped Marlin,
but this fish was a bit lazy, not hungry, and no action resulted. No strikes from Dorado,
Wahoo or Tuna were to be found on this trip. Sorry about that guys, we hope that next
time the food fish action is red hot!
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Oct 13, 2003; 11:56AM - 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 FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 5 TO OCTOBER 11, 2003
WEATHER: Once again we are blessed with great weather. Now that fall is
approaching (the only way we can tell is the weather!) the nighttime temperatures are
dropping into the low 70’s and the daytime highs are staying in the low 90’s, plus the
humidity is dropping so it is nice to be out and about. We had light breezes from the
northwest and west this week, not a lot in town due to the ridge blocking it, but very
nice on the water.
WATER: A bit of green water was found out about 3 miles on the Pacific side of the
Cape this week and it came on a bit strong at the tail end of the week. Everywhere
else we have had very blue, warm water. The temperatures within 20 miles of the Cape
on the Pacific side have been in the low 80’s while the same distance out on the Sea of
Cortez side has had temperatures in the mid 80’s. This is looking great for the
tournaments coming up this month. The swells have been small and the wind chop
very light for the most part, we did have a few days when the chop picked up quite a bit
in the afternoon. There has been a temperature break on the Pacific side out at 25
miles to the west, just past the San Jaime Banks, and trailing down to the southwest
from there where the break has been two degrees over a very short distance, and at
times the area really produced well.
BAIT: At the beginning of the week it was hit or miss on live bait while at the end of the
week there was no problem getting Mackerel. The normal $2 per bait when you could
find it.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Thank goodness there are some Blue Marlin beginning to show themselves.
We were afraid that after the hurricanes something had changed and forced them away
from the area. There were quite a few of them hooked up this week, and there was a
good showing on the Striped Marlin as well. These fish were not everywhere though,
you had to be in the right areas. One of the biggest concentrations of Striped Marlin
was in the 1150 area, and they were there in packs. One of the best lures at the time
was a small Dorado colored lure, there must be a lot of the small fish swimming around
there. For the Blue Marlin, the Gordo Banks area and off the Punta Gordo were good
spots, but the action there occurred for boats dropping live Skipjack. There were fish
hooked up on lures while trolling the area, but the results were better on the live bait.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There was not a lot of change in the Tuna this week from last
week. The fish were with the porpoise and it was pretty much hit or miss on finding
them, then getting them to bite. We had times where there were Tuna jumping out of
the water and nothing we tried would work. Most of the fish were running 15-30 pounds
with a few larger fish to 50 pounds being hooked up. I think that if we had small
Sardinas that the results may have been a bit better, but the best most of us could do
was to run a hootchie directly off 30 pound test with no leader and hope that we did not
get broken off if we were lucky enough to get bit. The fish were 20 miles out at least,
regardless of the direction you decided to go, and at times they could only be found 40
miles out. Of course, as usual, the first couple of boats to the fish got the action, and
the last ones just got to see the fish jumping.
DORADO: The Dorado bite was better this week than last with fish scattered all over
the area on the Pacific side of the Cape. The Sea of Cortez side was not providing the
same quality of action as the Pacific but there were still a few fish being found. On the
Pacific, ranging from just outside the shore break out tot he Banks, action was
scattered in the open and good when you could find the right floating objects. The
concentration of debris we had last week and the week before has thinned out and now
when you are able to find something floating the chances are good that there are fish
under it. Bright colored lures and live bait accounted for most of the fish, and when the
action died off at the floating debris, often starting a little chunk line brought the action
back to life. Most of the fish were between 15 and 25 pounds around the debris, but
the fish in the open were a bit larger on average, between 25 and 40 pounds.
WAHOO: Very surprisingly there was little Wahoo action this week. I thought that the
full moon would bring us a lot of fish, but they decided to hold back. I did see a few red
flags, so there were fish found, but not in any numbers or any seeming concentration.
INSHORE: This weeks inshore action was a repeat of last weeks. Jack Crevalle,
Roosterfish and a few Sierra were reported by Captains and anglers fishing the shore
breaks, live bait was the key as lures were mostly ignored. The best action seemed to
come from the Pacific side around the lighthouse.
NOTES: With the cooler temperatures and fall approaching, the Cruise Ships are
back. This means that on almost any given day there will be at least one ship out in the
bay, some days we have had three of them anchored. All the rain we received over the
last 60 days has the hills bright green, it doesn’t look like a desert until you get close!
The town has pretty much cleaned up most of the streets after all the sand washed into
them from Hurricane Marty and you would have a hard time being able to tell we had
anything happen here. The Marina is filling back up as all the war wagons arrive for
the tournaments, and all the talk in town is about fishing, where they are, what they are
biting, what kind of new gear folks have and what their plan of attack will be this year!
Good sounds to my ears and I always learn something new from the pros on the docks.
Thanks for checking out this weeks report, I hope it has helped you somewhat, or at
least been informative. It was written to the sound of Roy Buchanan on his CD “Roy
Buchanan” , a 1972 release. Thanks for the sounds Charlie!
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Sep 24, 2003; 12:20PM - Cabo Fishing 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 FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 15-21, 2003
WEATHER: Partly overcast at the beginning and completely overcast at the end of the
week, we had humid air in the 90’s during the day and in the low 80’s at night. As I sit
here early Sunday morning writing this report, we are unsure if the port will be opened
this morning. Hurricane Marty seems to be heading at us and the latest update at 2AM
showed that we may be on the strong side of the hurricane if we are lucky enough to
miss the eye. Right now it is 280 miles to the southeast and heading at us. I guess the
next report will start by stating that the week started up totally overcast with plenty of
rain!
WATER: Both sides of the Cape were in good shape this week with warm blue water
everywhere. The Pacific had slightly larger swells and water in the 85 degree range,
while on the Cortez side of the Cape the water was warmer at 85-88 degrees and a
little calmer. There were no defined temperature breaks this week.
BAIT: Bait could be difficult to find this week and it was a mix of Mackerel and
Caballito at the normal $2 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Once again the Marlin were close to home at the beginning of the week and
as the week progressed they seemed to move further offshore. By the end of the week
the concentration seemed to have moved to the area just to the east of the 95 spot.
Just because you found the fish did not mean that you caught them however! Live bait
was the key to the Striped Marlin, and luck seemed to be the key to catching a Blue!
Many boats found no fish at all and a few had multiple catch days, right place at the
right time. As the week ended I began to see more Sailfish flags being flown as well.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The number of Yellowfin being caught dropped off a little bit this
week and the fish were a bit more scattered than last week. I do not know if they had
anything to do with it, but there were lots of Purse Seiners sighted out there by the end
of the week, of course they were not spotted setting nets during the day. The first few
boats to the fish seemed to be able to get a Tuna or two this week, unlike last week
where almost everyone was catching fish. Finding the porpoise was the key once
again, and smaller, dark colored feathers worked well for them. Most of the fish were
running 8-20 pounds with a few concentrations of 20-35 pounders found. I don’t know
if anyone was able to get into a big fish this week.
DORADO: The Dorado bite continued from last week and the key was finding either
some kind of floating debris or finding working frigate birds. The first pass on one of
these indicators while using lures often resulted in hooking up and then dropping back
live bait brought in more fish. The fish averaged 15 pounds with occasional
concentrations of 25 pounders found and an occasional larger fish to 60 pounds
hooked up. I heard that one boat caught a fish of over 90 pounds but were not able to
get the fish weighed on a certified scale, even though all the rest of the requirements
for World Record applications had been met.
WAHOO: The Wahoo bite dropped off as we went past the full moon, but there were
still a few fish hooked, and more fish lost. An incidental catch, there was no specific
area or concentration of fish to work.
INSHORE: A few Roosterfish were found this week but that was just about it for the
inshore fishing. Oh, Jack Crevalle as well. Not that there is anything wrong with these
fish, they are very hard fighters! It’s just that you fished for them or else you occupied
your time inshore trying to catch small bottomfish.
NOTES: This week I will make a little note on tipping captains and crews. Yes, we are
in Mexico, but no, this is not a cheap place to live. We always say it is like living in
southern San Diego! Just like at home, the normal percentage is 10-15% of the cost of
the service provided as long as the crew has tried hard to get you what you want. The
captain and crew split the tip 50/50. If you receive excellent service and they really put
you into the fish, tip a bit more. If you want to release all the Marlin but the crew
ignores your wish, don’t tip them at all and let them know before you go out that this will
be the case. If you are doing multiple days on the same boat, let the crew know what
your procedure will be, either a tip at the end of each day or a tip at the end of the days
booked. This avoids having them think you are “Charlie Cheap-O” at the end of the
first day when there is no tip and then treating you poorly later on. Of course a good
crew will not have this problem, but letting them know in advance sure helps. I hope all
of you reading this weeks report take a chance to check out www.supertyphoon.com
and see what Hurricane Marty looks like, and keep your fingers crossed for us! Until
next week, Tight Lines!
Obviously you all know we got hit by “Marty”. Everyone is doing fairly well. Alot still
without power. For those they will have to wait for the Electric company to change
transformers. A “little muddy” but the backhoes and dumptrucks are working long hours
getting all the muck cleaned up. Should be good as new in a couple of days. A few
broken windows around town, and lots of water, but not as bad as Julliette a couple
years ago. We haven’t been to the beach yet, but rumor has it that Marty brought the
sand back that Julliette took away.
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Sep 15, 2003; 12:43PM - '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
WEEKLY FISH COUNT
BLUE MARLIN: 2 RELEASED (#250, #300)
DORADO: 3 KEPT (15-35#)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: 6 KEPT (25-40#)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 7, 2001
Today was the last day of fishing for Charlie and Skip Albrecht and they still needed
to catch a Marlin. In order to determine if the cause of them not being successful
yesterday was because of me being aboard or because Charlie had brought bananas
yesterday, we decided that I would go for this last day and Charlie would leave the
bananas at the room. I think that events proved that it was the bananas. Juan, his
brother Juan II and myself were aboard the boat with Charlie and Skip as we left the
marina at the normal time and today, instead of working the area just off the lighthouse
on the Pacific side, we headed straight south for an hour before putting lines in the
water. As the sun came up, we saw that we were in blue water with flying fish all
around us! A really great sign, but it was also a bit rough. We were working in 4-5 foot
seas with a 1-2 foot chop, fishable, but not very comfortable. All the lures were put out
and we settled in to wait, constantly scanning the surrounding water for signs of a
Marlin. Skip says he saw the fish as it’s head came out of the water, trying to get at the
lure on the short rigger, the green/black straight runner. It was 8:25 in the morning and
the fish knocked the line from the rigger clip, took a couple of yards on the strike and
then let go of the lure. I was on it in a flash and dropped the lure back around 20 feet,
hoping the fish would think that he had stunned his prey and that he would then have
an easy meal. I did it twice, and on the second attempt, I came up tight as the drag
lever was pushed back to strike position. The fish made one jump and then the fight
was down and deep. Skip was in the chair and after 25 minutes, we finally got to see
color in the deep. Another 5 minutes and Juan II had the leader in his hand and we
had a legal catch. I placed the tag in the shoulder of the fish and then grabbed the bill.
A ten minute thrashing ensued, and finally Juan II was able to get the hook removed
from the hard, bony part of the upper jaw. We pulled the fish along the boat for a few
minutes and then released him as he revived. Great job Skip, you should be getting a
“Billfish Foundation” release certificate for your 250 pound Blue Marlin sometime soon!
Charlie was up next, and as we continued to troll, we kept hoping that the next strike
was going to be another Marlin. Well, the next one was a Dorado, the one after that
was a Dorado as well. Nothing to sneeze at, as both fish were in the 30 pound range,
but not quite what he had in mind . It was not until almost the end of the trip as we
were working the area just off the lighthouse on the way home that the fish hit. It was a
Striped Marlin that at first we thought might be a Wahoo, but as Charlie worked the
fish, we could tell by it’s actions that he had a Marlin hooked up. The fish was within 20
feet of the boat when the hook pulled loose! We are sorry for you Charlie, but maybe it
will happen for you next time! At least you are going home with a cooler or two full of
fillets! Thanks guys, we hope you had a great time and look forward to seeing you
again soon!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 12 SEPTEMBER, 2003
Billy Nicholas is back in Cabo and this time he has five other couples with him and
Renata. Yesterday everyone went together on one boat for a full day of fishing, just to
get the girls on the water. It was a long day but they were able to get one Dorado in
the boat, enough fish for dinner. Today it is just a guys day, and Juan and Manuel
were able to get them into some fish. It took a long run, almost 22 miles, before they
got into the Tuna, and once there, they lost more fish than they caught. That was all
right though, as the six fish they landed were all in the 25-40 pound class and provided
plenty of fillets. There was only a little other action for them today as they had a Marlin
try for the lure on the port rigger. It tried to eat the lure twice but did not hook up. The
water was still a bit lumpy on the Pacific side. Billy is still looking for his first Marlin!
They are going again tomorrow, and the girls are going on a separate boat, sort of a
little competition! Biggest fish wins!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 13 SEPTEMBER, 2003
Just five of the guys showed up this morning, I guess one of them was not as good of
a party guy as he thought! Knowing that the target of todays trip was to be Marlin, Juan
and Manuel stayed close to the harbor, not getting more than 7 miles out. A small
Dorado was the first fish of the day and the second fish was the one they had been
looking for! Billy got in the chair on the Blue Marlin estimated at #300, and while the
fish did an amazing number of jumps, it only took Billy 27 minutes to get it to the side of
the boat. Juan was able to touch the leader to make it an official catch when the fish
turned the other way and the hook came out! A legal catch, and one Billy can be proud
of! Not only that, but it won them the competition! The girls were able to catch more
fish and they ended up with 6 tuna, but the guys got the big one! Thanks to all of you,
we enjoyed fishing with you and it was a real nice group that arrived.
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Sep 15, 2003; 12:37PM - 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 FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 7-14, 2003
WEATHER: We have had just a wonderful week, lots of sun, a little bit of a breeze, a
few clouds to cool things off and the temperatures have not been to high, mostly in the
90’s during the day and the low 80’s at night. If it was just about 5 degrees cooler and
10% less humid, it would be heaven! (Hot Cha)
WATER: The green water we had after the storm has begun to vanish and the water is
getting nice and blue again. On the Pacific side we are getting temperatures in the
80-81 degree range out past the Golden Gate and the San Jaime Banks, and the seas
have remained at around 5 feet with a light chop of 1 foot or so. On the Sea Of Cortez
the water has been 82 degrees just to the south of us and 84 degrees at the Gorda
Banks. The water there has been great, nice and flat with just a slight wind ripple
almost every day. (Reelin and Rockin)
BAIT: Mostly Mackerel with a few Caballito and Mullet. The normal $2 per bait. (Roys
Bluz)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Marlin have been close to home this week. Most of the action has
taken place within 5 miles of the port and there have been both Blue Marlin and Black
Marlin, as well as Striped Marlin caught. Most of the Blue and Blacks have been
between 200 and 300 pounds and most of them have been caught on trolled lures.
The boats that have tried soaking live bait for them have not had a lot of luck this week,
it may be that the Marlin are striking out of anger instead of hunger as there are lots of
squid around. The usual black/green lures and also lighter colors that imitate squid
have both brought in fish. The Striped Marlin seem to cover a bit larger of an area but
with the full moon we just had, the bite was a bit off on them. Of course, there are
always exceptions! I know of one boat that had an exceptional day on Wednesday, the
day of the full moon. The boat caught and released two Blue Marlin and two Striped
Marlin! (Further On Up The Road)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Find the porpoise and you find the Tuna, that was the refrain of
the week. There were porpoise almost everywhere, from the Pacific at the Golden
Gate to the Gorda on the Cortez, and every time you got into them, there were fish. Of
course the first couple of boats were the ones catching, but there were fish there even
if you were boat number 25. At the end of the week the action moved close to home as
there was a large pod of Porpoise found just 6 miles out, a nice short run! Almost all
the fish this week were in the 25-40 pound class, but I did see a couple that were over
100 pounds brought in, and I heard of one that was over 200 pounds. These fish were
not shy, and almost anything was working on them. (Can I Change My Mind)
DORADO: It was sure nice to see the Dorado flags flying again! Some of the boats
this week got really lucky and found schools of fish, most of it under some sort of
floating debris. Both the Pacific and the Cortez were holding fish but there seemed to
be a slightly higher concentration on the Cortez side, around 5 miles from shore. Bright
lures and slow trolled live Mackerel accounted for most of the fish, and the sizes were
ranging from 10-12 pounds to 30-35 pounds. Almost every boat found a Dorado or two,
some found more, and there were a few boats that just had no luck at all. (I’m A Ram)
WAHOO: Full moon means Wahoo, and that was what happened this past week. Just
like last week, there were a lot of lures lost to the knife-jawed speed demons. Most of
the fish were incidental catch while trolling for Marlin, but there seemed to be a few
more fish caught around both the lighthouse points in 600 feet of water. Dark colored
lures in close and light colored lures wayyyy back worked well this week. (I’m Evil)
INSHORE: Jack Crevalle and Roosterfish were inshore kings this week, with the
bottomfish performing as court jesters. Roosters were found on the Cortez side from La
Laguna down to Missiones. Slow trolled Mullet were the ticket. The Jacks were
concentrated on the Pacific side and almost any smaller baits were getting good
results. Boats that stopped and dropped small live baits to the bottom or used cut bait
were getting fair action on small Snapper and Grouper. I think a night trip for
bottomfish during the full moon would produce some really good catches, but no one
here will do it, sigh.
NOTES: Last week I mentioned that you should check a companies refund policy
before booking a boat, this week I would just like to remind everyone that without a
deposit, there is no reserved day. It is amazing how many times I meet people walking
around the Marina looking for a boat that I know for a fact is already out fishing. When
asked when and how they booked the boat, most of them can only say that they
e-mailed of phoned for a booking, but could not get a deposit made in time. Almost
everyone says that either the Captain or the owner assured them that they had the
boat, but I know that money talks, and unless it was a steady repeat client, the owner or
Captain would fish someone who put up money rather than wait for a “maybe they will
show up” client. That’s it for this week! This report was written with the help of my
friend Charlie Albrecht, as he supplied a lot of new music for me. This particular report
was written to the sounds of that guitar giant, the late Roy Buchanan, on his 1975 CD
“Livestock”. Until next week, Tight Lines!
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Sep 8, 2003; 11:37AM - 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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“FLY HOOKER” WEEKLY FISH COUNT
Striped Marlin: 1 released (120#)
Wahoo: 2 kept (60#)
Dorado: 1 kept (20#)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 31 AUGUST, 2003
This is Paul and Pam Langham’s second day of fishing and Pam was queen for the day as she
was able to catch, tag and release another Striped Marlin. The Jester for the day was our fill-in
deckhand Edgar, as he managed to release several fish at the side of the boat just before being
able to gaff them, including Dorado and Wahoo. Sigh, oh well... Paul was a bit disappointed in
that but they had lots of action and plenty of fish yesterday. Thanks guys, we are looking forward
to seeing you again next year!
“ FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 1, 2003
Charlie, Skip and our friend Andy Cline were aboard the “Fly Hooker” today, and while the
action was not great, they did return with a nice Wahoo and a Dorado. Both of these fish were
caught on an “Islander” lure in blue and white with a ballyhoo under it, fished way, way back!
Marlin were sighted but none hooked up. Next time!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 2 SEPTEMBER, 2003
The Al Waidie group of guys fished with us today, and they are fishing tomorrow as well.
These are a bunch of guys working for the L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept. and while only two of
them admit to being real fisherman, all of them want to try it out. The water was in pretty good
condition today but Juan and Manual were not able to get the guys into any fish. They tried all
the spots that had been producing, but had no luck. The group was disappointed, but are going to
try again tomorrow. Our fingers are crossed.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 3, 2003
The Port Captain opened the port at 6:30, but perhaps he should have kept it closed. Almost
all the boats had returned by 11:30 and he closed it at around 1PM. The Waidie group had strikes
from a Striped Marlin and a Dorado, two of them were sick and Manual said that the swells were
at least three meters, and occasionally four! Disneyland! Hope it settles down soon! This is the
result of a quick, passing storm.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 4, 2003
A day of fishing for Skip and Charlie cancelled due to weather conditions.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 5, 2003
Manual is off for four days in order to play in another baseball tournament so we have Juan as
Captain on the boat and Edgar as fill-in deckhand. Skip and Charlie have enough meet now so
they want to focus on catching Marlin for the next three days. Juan was able to put them on fish,
but none of them were Marlin, at least none of them that struck. Edgar was able to get another
Wahoo gaffed and in the boat. Charlie estimated it at 60 pounds. Edgar did another boatside
release on a Dorado. Juan said they spotted six Striped Marlin, but were not able to get bait
tossed to any of the fish before they went down. They worked the area off the Lighthouse on the
Pacific side all day.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 30 AUGUST, 2003
Today I went with Juan and his brother Juan on the boat with Skip and Charlie. Perhaps the
owner should not go fishing, maybe it is bad luck to be aboard your own boat with clients. Or
maybe it was because Charlie brought Bananas aboard? Whatever the reason, it was a long day
and good water conditions, but no hook-ups. We worked the Pacific side and today went up to
the area inside the Golden Gate Banks, then back down to off the lighthouse. The fish we saw
were Stripers on the surface in the area of the lighthouse. We did have a knock down on the
short rigger but the fish never hooked and we never saw what it was. We were able to toss bait
to two Striped Marlin but neither of them showed any interest in the bait. I am going again
tomorrow, so I hope it is not me that is the jinx! We will have all our fingers crossed for Billfish
manana! Until next weeks report, tight lines!
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Sep 8, 2003; 11:34AM - 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 AUGUST 31 TO SEPTEMBER 6, 2003
WEATHER: We were surprised this week by a quick storm that struck on Wednesday. With
Hurricane Ignacio having passed, we were thinking that the bad weather was over, but on
Wednesday morning the Port Captain closed the port from 6 to 6:30 AM, then re-opened. Most
of the boats went out, but were back by noon. The swell built all morning as a storm moved
through our area from the east. Captains wee reporting swells to 12 feet with winds gusting to
35-40 MPH. The port was closed again at 1PM. By that night everything had passed but the
port was not re-opened until 10 AM on Thursday. Most of the boats did not go out until Friday.
Naturally, we had overcast skies all week long except for Tuesday, and our nighttime lows were
in the mid 70’s while our daytime highs reached the low 90’s, with high humidity.
WATER: Great conditions early in the week with the passing of Ignacio, terrible during the
middle of the week and things got a bit better at the end of the week as far as the surface
conditions went. By Saturday the water on the Pacific side was back down to 4-6 foot swells
with a little wind chop and slightly smaller swells were reported from the Sea of Cortez side. At
the end of the week the water inshore on the Pacific side was green and did not blue up until
approximately three miles out. From there out to just past the San Jaime and Golden Gate Banks,
the water was blue and 80-81 degrees. Really warm water was not found until well past the
Banks at distances of up to 35 miles. Due south of the Cape the blue, warm water was 15 miles
out. The Sea of Cortez side of the Cape had warm water closer to shore, but it was a bit stirred
up and off colored.
BAIT: Mackerel was the bait this week at the normal $2 each.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: It was an on-off thing for the Marlin this week as the bite just went off on Friday if
you were in the right place at the right time. The rest of the week was not as good, but the saying
still held true. It looked like almost every boat out there came in with a Marlin flag on Friday, just
after the storm passed through, but on Saturday the fish went somewhere else. Early in the week
the Billfish action was consistent and most of the fish were found on the Pacific side out around 5
miles. That is also where the fish were later on in the week, at least until Saturday. Lots of
Stripers were spotted on the surface, but few of them were interested in eating, just like last week
it was a numbers game. Some boats got lucky and hit two in a row that were hungry, but most
guys had to toss bait at a lot of fish to get action. Lures were not working very well this week
except for the Blue Marlin, and they were being finicky. A few were found prior to the storm but
they were not on the feed, and after the storm they were far offshore in the warmer water. In
summary, Marlin action was a bit off this week except for Friday, and there were far more
Stripers found than Blues.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Just about the only area that held Tuna at the end of the week was the
warm water 15 miles and more to the south. The fish were mixed in with the Porpoise and most
of them were football fish striking on small dark feathers and cedar plugs. Great action on Friday,
that seemed to be true of all the species, that Friday was great!
DORADO: The debris washed into the water by Hurricane Ignacio is holding Dorado now, and
there were some great catches made. Most of the action has been on debris found in the current
lines to the south of the Cape and the fish are running from 10 to 60 pounds, with an average of
20 pounds. Live bait dropped into the water around the debris gave up fish and there were quite
a few caught on the troll as well. Of course, for some reason Friday was the banner day, with a
few boats limiting out on Dorado.
WAHOO: A good number of Wahoo flags were flown this week and as last week, most of the
action seemed to come from the Pacific side and of course, off the debris in the current lines to
the south. Lots of Marlin lures had to be repaired or replaced this week due to the razor-toothed
fish, but it was worth it to most anglers. Quite a few fish were found on the troll for Marlin but a
lot were caught on live bait around the debris as well.
INSHORE: Just like last week, with the water inshore being cold and green, there was very little
action. We saw a Pangas as far as 5 miles out on the Pacific side at the end of the week, looking
for clear water.
NOTES: This weeks report was written to the sound of the late Roy Buchanan, off his album
“Second Album”. Great music and a new favorite of mine! Thanks Charlie! Until next week,
tight lines!
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Sep 1, 2003; 12:12PM - '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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“FLY HOOKER” WEEKLY FISH COUNT
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 24 AUGUST, 2003
Greg Kisling and his brother Todd were scheduled to fish today but since the port is still closed
and there is a pretty good wind blowing, I think they are going to miss a day. Greg was supposed
to fish today and then had to re-schedule a few things so it was a day for Todd. They are also
supposed to fish tomorrow, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Greg’s goal is to catch a Blue Marlin.
Let’s keep our fingers crossed that this slow moving Hurricane keeps going north on the Sea of
Cortez and allows us a shot and getting one for him!
“ FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 25 AUGUST, 2003
Todd and I met in the morning at the Marina, hoping that the port would be open. Greg did
not make it in due to cancelled flights, hopefully he will get in today. The wind was still gusting
but it was not too bad at the Marina. No one was around and no boats were moving so we
decided to call it a day and meet at 4 this afternoon, have a beer or two and talk about the fishing
schedule. Got a call from a friend at 10 AM, the port Captain had opened the port and boats
were going out, not many, but a few. Met with Todd at four, had received a call from Greg that
he was coming in this afternoon so we left the Marina to meet him at the airport at 5:30 with the
good news that the port had opened and we had seen some Marlin and Tuna flags flying on the
boats that had gone out.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 26 AUGUST, 2003
Manuel was not able to make it to town today due to massive amounts of water running
through the arroyo between his home and town so it was Juan, myself, Greg and Todd today.
With little clue of where the fish may have moved due to the storm, we decided to head out to the
95 spot first and if there was nothing there, go and try the area off the lighthouse on the Pacific
side. We saw two other boats hook up all day long, saw two Striped Marlin jumping and one
tailing fish. We were not able to get any live bait this morning, there were no bait boats out so we
did not have much of a chance at the tailing fish. We did finally find a pod of Porpoise 10 miles
from the arch, in front of the lighthouse, and they had a large school of Skipjack with then so we
worked the area for three hours. We had one strike from a Skippy, we wanted one for a live bait,
but the fish did not hook up and we kept on working. Nada, nothing, zero, zilch. It’s a good
thing that Greg and Todd have a couple more days left! We arranged another boat for them
tomorrow and will see them back on the “Fly Hooker” on Thursday, hopefully with better luck.
At least now we know where the fish weren’t!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 27 AUGUST, 2003
Our friends Charlie and Skip Albrecht are fishing the “Fly Hooker” today and they will be
fishing more days with us next week while here for two weeks. It was a long day on the water for
them as they saw fish but could not get anything to bite. We all have our fingers crossed for
better luck next week.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 28 AUGUST, 2003
The second 12 hour day on the “Fly Hooker” for Greg and Todd. They saw fish but again, the
bite was off for our boat. I know it had to be frustrating to be out there and seeing other boats
hooking up but having no luck themselves. Our fingers and toes are now crossed and at least I
know that the bad luck on the first day was not because I was on the boat!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 29 AUGUST, 2003
Finally their luck changed! On this, the last day of fishing for this trip, Greg and Todd finally
got into fish, and they had a pretty good day of it. Juan and Manual worked the area just outside
the 95 Spot and at 9:30 hooked up a Striped Marlin. First fish so Greg got the honors. At noon
there was a strike on one of the outriggers and since it was the second fish of the day, Todd got
the honors. This fish took him a while to get to the boat, and it was because he had hooked the
fish that Greg had been looking for! About an hour and twenty minutes after hooking up, Todd
managed to get the estimated #300 Blue Marlin to the side of the boat for a tag placement, quick
picture and release! Good going Todd, and Greg got some great pictures of the fish in the air as
well. At around 2 PM there was a Striped Marlin spotted on the surface that was willing to eat.
Greg made short work of this small Stripy, estimated at 80 pounds, but half of the battle was in
the air! The first fish of the day had a large squid sticking out of it’s mouth when brought to the
boat, and the Blue Marlin hit a cream colored lure (sure looks like a squid color) and the fish were
caught in a small area where a lot of other boats were fishing for squid, most of them from 15 to
40 pounds! Glad the jinx is off and maybe now the fishing will improve for the “Fly Hooker”.
Thanks Greg and Todd, it was great spending time with fine people like you!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 30 AUGUST, 2003
This is the first of two days fishing for Paul and Pam Langham and they are really looking
forward to it. They returned early, unfortunately, but the reason was they were out of beer! I
thought that there had been almost a case of beer left over after yesterday’s trip, but I guess all
the guys on the dock must have celebrated with Juan and Manuel about the Blue Marlin, because
there were only six beers on the boat when it left this morning. My fault, I should have checked
before it left. Paul says that beer is as necessary as water on a fishing trip, and I can’t say as I
disagree with him. Well, they were in early, but they also caught fish! Paul and Pam each got a
Striped Marlin, and the one that Pam got was much bigger than that of Paul. Pam’s was
estimated by Juan and Manuel to be around #180, a real big one here is Cabo. Pauls fish was in
the #120 class. Pam also got a small Dorado that weighed around 10 pounds. Great fishing, and
we hope they have just as good of luck tomorrow, and I will be sure there is a case of beer on the
boat in the morning! Until next weeks report, tight lines!
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