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May 19, 2003; 10:57AM - 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 MAY 12 - MAY 18, 2003
WEATHER: Night time lows in the high 60’s and low 70’s and daytime highs in the mid 90’s
along with a humidity of around 75% resulted in some very warm days this week! Like I said last
week, it looks like summer is here. We did have some onshore breezes from the east break up the
heat a few afternoons and it was quite refreshing, but felt cold because of the humidity. Scattered
clouds all week long but no rain in sight, but it felt like rain a few days. (On A Lonesome Night)
WATER: We started the week with temperatures in the 80 degree range just offshore from the
arch and that pretty much continued until Friday night. All of a sudden the water temperature
dropped by 5 degrees. Warm water is still to be found up around San Jose and the Gorda banks
and it is very deep blue. It looked as if we had a warm water eddy forming on the Pacific side of
the Cape as the 80 degree water started to wrap around, all the way out to the San Jaime Bank,
but the California current slammed right into it and instead of a very sharp temperature break we
have a slow spread of temperatures over a large distance, along with the current forcing the
warmer water back up the Cortez side. The surface conditions were good everywhere and there
was no problem getting out to the San Jaime and the Golden Gate Banks on the Pacific side.
(Why Did You Wander)
BAIT: Bait of the week was Mackerel once again, the full moon has a lot to do with that, as
well as the water temperature. Normal price was $2 per bait and there were Mullet available as
well if you were early and asked around. No word on Sardinas this week. (Amanda Jewell)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: We got a really good feel for the location of Striped Marlin and what they preferred
this week as Cabo hosted the IGFA/ROLEX Light Tackle Invitational. There were 41 teams
from 21 different countries fishing for 4 days using #30 line, and all the fish were to be released.
A team must have won a qualifying tournament to be invited to this. A total of 164 charter days
resulted in an official 247 Marlin releases, or an average of 1.5 Marlin per charter day. Almost all
the fish were found north of the Gorda Banks up in the Solindaria area, within 5 miles of shore.
The fish were working large bait balls and most of the Marlin were caught on live bait. There
were a few Blue Marlin caught by the non-tournament boats working other areas, including an
estimated #250 released 8 miles south of the Arch. (A Simple Life)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Yellowfin took a back seat as the fish of the week, and they really
needed the break, having held that position for the past two months! It was no because of the
lack of fish however, it was more because the size started getting smaller and the Marlin took
over the show due to the tournament. Most of the fish this week were found with Porpoise and
they were footballs, in the 8-15 pound class. A few fish were being caught that ran 20-35 pounds,
also in the porpoise, but we just were not getting the larger #80 class fish. These fish were being
seen, but unless you were the first there with the right bait (Sardinas or flying fish), you were not
getting bit. The footballs were not being shy, however, and there was no difficulty catching a
limit once you found them. Scattered over a large area, the favorite was still 8-15 miles to the
south of the arch, as well as the 95 spot. Dark colored feathers and lures, as well as cedar plugs
worked well. A few of the larger fish were nailing blue/white/silver, perhaps because of the
resemblance to Flying Fish? (Goin’ To The Ceili)
DORADO: There were still lots of Dorado being found this week, but they were a bit scattered
compared to last week. A favorite area was from the shore to five miles out on the Cortez side
from Gray Rock to San Jose. Bright colored lures worked well and a live bait dropped back after
a hookup often resulted in another fish. (Crossville)
WAHOO: Who would have believed three weeks in a row of Wahoo action? Almost a repeat
of the action last week, there were plenty of fish caught this week as well, but the size was a bit
smaller. The larger fish this week were in the 60 pound class with a lot of them 30-40 pounds.
Again, dark colored lures worked best and the area just outside of town put out fish on a regular
basis, at least until Saturday when the water temperature changed. The area of the Gorda Banks
put out fish as well but there was a lot of pressure there also. (Pig In A Pen)
INSHORE: Roosterfish to 40 pounds were found on the Pacific side of the Cape, up around
the lighthouse, and there was action reported from La Laguna up in San Jose as well. Most of the
fish were in the 10 pound class but there were a few larger fish in there. Sierra action has slowed
to a standstill and most of the Pangas are working the shoreline for Roosters or just outside for
Dorado. (Get Up John)
NOTES: The top team for the IGFA/ROLEX Tournament was from the Bahamas,
congratulations on coming in a very strong first! I don’t know what to expect this coming week
since we had the sudden drop in water temperatures close to home, but hopefully it will warm up
again. Thanks for reading the report this week, and if you have any suggestions on content, or
any questions about the fishing here, please feel free to contact me. Also, if you are coming to
Cabo and have some CD’s you no longer listen to, I accept all donations!! This weeks report was
written to the music of Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder on the 2003 Skaggs Family Records
release “Live At The Charleston Music Hall”.
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May 12, 2003; 12:54PM - '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” FISH REPORT FOR MAY 5, 2003
Our good friend from Guam, Bill Gowder, is fishing aboard the “Fly Hooker” today and on the
7th. He would really like to get a Marlin or two or three but today it was Tuna time. Juan and
Manuel headed out at 150 degrees for 6 miles and put lines in the water. It was not until they
were 20 miles out that they finally spotted Porpoise. First boat on the scene always has the best
catch and that’s what happened today. Three passes in a row had all four lines hooked up and the
fish ranged in size from 15 to 35 pounds. After a while they had the 15 fish limit and sore arms
and went in search of Marlin. They did spot a few but those fish were not hungry as they all
passed on the offering of live Mackerel. We’ll keep our fingers crossed for Bill on the 7th, I
might get to go along on that trip!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MAY 6, 2003
Roald Petterssen is a repeat client and loves to fish with Juan. He has booked today and the
8th on the “Fly Hooker” and like Bill yesterday, really prefers to catch Marlin. Almost first thing
in the morning they get a big hit and instead of a Marlin, it’s a Wahoo of about 60 pounds! Nice
fish! With it in the boat they continued to search for Marlin and finally spotted on and tossed it a
live Mackerel. The fish ate the bait and started jumping. It made four series of jumps before
going deep. It took Roald almost 40 minutes to get the fish to the boat, the fish had died after
getting tail wrapped. They saw a few other fish but none of them were in the mood to eat. Lets
see if they can do it again on the 8th!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MAY 7, 2003
I got to go today with our friend Bill Gowder and Juan and Manuel set the lines as we reached
the line-up between the Arch and Missiones Resort. The lures had not been in the water for more
than five minutes when there was an eruption on the long rigger lure. No knockdown though, but
several seconds later the Bridge rod started to scream. I thought it was a Marlin but Juan said he
had been looking at the lure when it happened and it was a Wahoo. Sure enough, Bill put the
pressure on and in about 15 minutes had the fish to the boat. What a fish! Juan had a difficult
time getting the fish into the boat but after hitting the deck, it looked at least 60-70 pounds, by far
the largest Wahoo Bill had ever caught. We continued trolling up into the Sea of Cortez toward
the Gorda Bank area and after a while Manuel spotted a fin. He ran the boat to the spot as Juan
pinned on a live Mackerel and stood ready to pitch it out. The fish went down before we arrived
and we continued our search. Almost two hours later Manuel spotted another fish on the surface.
As Juan tossed the bait, this fish went down. We slow trolled that bait for a few minutes then
continued on. We saw Porpoise, Seals and Turtles and finally, we had a Marlin come in on the
Bridge rod lure. This fish came in charging hard and as Manuel gunned the boat to keep the fish
coming, Juan dropped back a bait. Nothing. Sigh. We continued the lure trolling but at about 1
P.M. trolled live baits for about 30 minutes. Still no action so out went the lures. As we were
about to pull lines, and in about the same area as this morning, we had a repeat. A knock-down
on the long rigger, then the same lure struck again. Manuel called down “Tuna”, I was hoping for
a Marlin but it ended up being another Wahoo, this one about 45 pounds. Thanks Bill, I sure
wish we had hooked into some Billfish for you, but maybe next time!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 8 MAY, 2003
Roald Petterssen had such a good time on the 7th that he is going again tomorrow as well.
That decision was made before todays trip, but todays result verified that it was a wise choice.
Juan and Manuel put lines in the water after cruising 45 minutes and when they were about 15
miles out spotted the first Marlin. This same are ended up producing three Marlin for Roald, two
were tagged and released and one was badly injured during the fight. Several other fish were
sighted and had bait tossed at them, but with no result. A little after leaving the area they
managed to hook into a 15 pound Yellowfin as well. Now that is the type of Marlin action that
everybody would like to have. It is always about being in the right place at the right time! Good
luck tomorrow Roald!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 9 MAY, 2003
Roald “The Fishing Machine” Petterssen is out for his third day of Marlin hunting today, and
Juan and Manuel took him back to the same area that they found all the fish yesterday. Their luck
was not as good today however, and they only managed to tag and release on Striped Marlin.
The were able to get a nice 35 pound Dorado in the boat, along with a small Yellowfin of about
25 pounds, so there were fish out there. Roalds total for three days of fishing was 5 Striped
Marlin, two Yellowfin Tuna, one Dorado and one Wahoo. Pretty good I think, and Roald had a
lot of fun doing it! Thanks Roald, we look forward to seeing you again!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 10 MAY, 2003
Ed and Charles were our anglers for today and they brought along their wives and another lady
so they could enjoy being on the water. Well, the wind switched a bit and the water was a bit
choppy out there. The trip was supposed to be a half day but ended up with only three hours on
the water as three out of five were feeling a bit ill. Of course for Ed it had nothing to do with the
amount of tequila consumed the afternoon and evening before! The objective of the trip was to
catch something for dinner and hopefully get something that would do a lot of jumping. Half of
the plan worked as they hooked into a lot of Tuna, but there were no Dorado or Marlin fooled by
the lures. Eight Yellowfin, with the largest 4 at 35 pounds, supplied plenty of fish for dinner, as
well as plenty of fish to be smoked and taken back home. We are glad you found fish and sorry
the water was choppy. Have a great time eating the smoked Tuna and thinking about your next
trip back!
Until next week, Tight Lines from George, Mary, Juan and Manuel, the “Fly Hooker” crew!
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May 12, 2003; 12:46PM - Cabo Fishing Report WAHOO!!!
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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 MAY 5 - MAY 11, 2003
WEATHER: We are starting to feel the summertime weather now. Our daytime highs have
been up to the 95 degree level while our lows at night have not been much less than 70 degrees.
Warm days and mostly clear skies were the norm for this week. The humidity is starting to rise a
bit so there have been some muggy days, but an afternoon breeze almost every day has helped to
keep it under control. (Helplessly Hoping)
WATER: Beautiful blue water, some of it to 80 degrees, on the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape
and very smooth water until Saturday when the afternoon breeze switched and started coming out
of the East. The Pacific side has been a bit cooler and not as smooth, but still fishable. The
afternoon breezes early in the week, coming from the Northwest, kept a small chop on top of the
medium sized swells. In a southwesterly direction from the Arch, there has been a lightly defined
temperature break out to ten miles, then it becomes a bit more defined. There has been a 4 degree
change over a fairly short stretch of water and that area has been holding some nice fish this past
week. (Wooden Ships)
BAIT: Mackerel was the bait of the week with the normal $2 per bait being charged. Few
Caballito were found, there were a few Mullet to be had and I heard of no boats able to find
Sardinas for bait. (Teach Your Children)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Most of the Marlin action this week was on Striped Marlin and the action seemed
to be concentrated in the area of the temperature break to the Southwest. Catches of two to three
fish per boat were not uncommon and a few boats came in with as many as four flags flying. Live
bait tossed to tailing fish were the top method while baits dropped back to fish appearing in the
pattern was second, with fish actually being caught on lures came in a distant third. While this
area held the concentration, it was not really worked until later in the week. Until then, there
were large numbers of other fish being found closer to home, just a few miles offshore from the
Arch as a large mass of bait moved into the area. There were Marlin mixed in with these other
fish and they were fairly uninterested in most offerings, but live bait trolled slow did work. (Ohio)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: This is another of those weeks where I should just be able to put in
“repeat”, as the action was the same as last week. I did hear of some nice Yellowfin in the 60-100
pound class getting caught, but the majority of fish were in the 15-35 pound range. A few were
blind strikes but most of the fish were found associated with Porpoise. There was some excellent
action less than two miles from the Marina this week as a mass of bait moved in and the fish
followed it. Dark feathers and cedar plugs were hot lures again, but a live bait dropped back on
the first hook-up almost always drew the larger fish. The 95 spot and 5-12 miles at 150 from the
arch were good areas to work, and there were reports of good sized fish beginning to come from
the San Jaime Banks as well. (Find The Cost Of Freedom)
DORADO: Find the fish and you find lots of them, otherwise most boats were coming in with
one or two Dorado in the 15-25 pound range, sometimes a bit larger than that, up to 50 pounds.
For boats able to find something floating in the water, the catch rate immediately went up! A few
boats were reporting up to a dozen nice fish in the 15-35 pound range while working live bait
around floating debris, and it did not have to be large objects, a small piece of bamboo often held
a half dozen fish. The other boats were finding the fish scattered over a wide area, but during the
middle of the week the action became red hot just 2 miles from the harbor as the large mass of
bait moved into the area. Catches of five or six Dorado per boat were not uncommon for those
staying and working the area hard. (Woodstock)
WAHOO: Who would have believed two weeks in a row of Wahoo action? Almost every boat
that started fishing for the Yellowfin and Dorado just in front of the town got hit by Wahoo this
week. Of course, most of them got bit off, but the fish that were caught were quality fish. 60
pounds was not uncommon and there were a lot of fish in the 80-100 pound range as well.
Black/Green and Blue/Purple lures seemed to attract the most attention and a lot of Marlin lures
were lost! (Our House)
INSHORE: There are finally a few Roosterfish starting to show up on a regular basis, but they
are still on the small side, mostly between 8-12 pounds. With the smooth water and the pelagic
fish close to home, this week most of the Pangas went out for Yellowfin and Dorado. With the
paucity of boats fishing inshore, I really don’t have much to report from this area. (Helpless)
NOTES: The offshore fishing just continues to improve! I just hope it stays as good as it is,
at least for a while. My apologies if you receive this report late, we are dealing with a computer
problem....sigh....it’s always something, isn’t it? This week’s report was written to the music of
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young on the 1974 Atlantic release “So Far”.
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May 5, 2003; 11:06AM - '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” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 29, 2003
Jim Mariana and his wife Lorelei fished aboard the “Fly Hooker” today and Juan and Manuel
were able to put them on to the fish! Working the ledge off of the lighthouse on the Pacific side,
they were able to put 13 Tuna in the boat. The four largest were in the 20 pound class and the
rest were footballs. A small Dorado of about 10 pounds was in the mix as well. Juan said the
Tuna all fell for dark colored feathers. After that action (first boat on the scene) Lorelei was not
feeling very good so they began working downswell. Shortly after getting sick over the side of
the boat (it was a bit rough) a Wahoo came into the pattern and struck every lure before getting
hooked up. Jim worked the fish and eventually Juan was able to put the gaff in a very nice 80
pound fish! Way to go guys, and thanks for the Wahoo dinner!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 30, 2003
The Bob New party of four was supposed to be a party of five, but one guy had to cancel.
These guys have fished Cabo four times without catching a fish and decided to try someone
different this time. Lucky for us and them, Juan and Manuel were able to put them on the fish this
trip. They ended up fishing just 8 miles out straight south and worked their way toward the red
hill area. During the trip they caught two Dorado in the 15 pound class and one that would tip
the scale between 30 and 35 pounds. There was one Tuna caught, just a football fish. A good
time was had and they were finally able to catch their own dinner!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MAY 1, 2003
Michael Henstra is back and he has a couple of friends fishing with him today. Juan and
Manuel were able to find Yellowfin Tuna for them about the same area as the day before
yesterday, 12 miles out on the Pacific side. Once they got into the fish, they bit well, but that was
the only action for the day. Juan said the bite happened at 8:30 and they ended up with 9 fish
ranging in size from 25 pounds to 12 pounds. Dark colored lures were what worked best again.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MAY 2, 2003
Today we had the Mark Mathis party on board the “Fly Hooker” and these guys brought their
own gear to target the Yellowfin with. Once again we were very lucky that Manuel has such
good eyes! The first pod of Porpoise was found 8 miles out at a 150 degree heading but there
were no Tuna feeding with them. Staying the same course, it was not until out at a distance of 20
miles that they found Porpoise again, and they were the first boat on the scene. The water was
rough and sloppy but the guys managed to get 15 Tuna to the boat. The largest was around
25-30 pounds and most of the fish were in the 20 pound range. Juan said that they also has a
Blue Marlin strike on the bridge rod but it did not hook up, just pulled line for a moment. After
the other boats began to show up the bite stopped and they headed back to the leeward side of the
Cape for smoother, warmer water and a chance at Dorado and a Striped Marlin. They found
smoother water but no Dorado or Marlin. All in all, ‘twas a good day for the boat. The guys are
fishing again on the 5th with a couple of Pangas, we hope they have good luck!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MAY 3, 2003
Paul Stasser and Judge Dave Murphy are from the East coast of the U.S. and would have been
happy to just catch a few Yellowfin Tuna. They had been cruising for just 5 minutes when Juan
came jumping down to the deck from the bridge and Manuel slowed the boat. Juan pinned on a
bait and tossed it out and they were hooked up to a Striped Marlin! That is sort of how the day
went for them. A grand total of three Striped Marlin, two on live bait and one on a lure (all
released, with two of them tagged), three football Yellowfin Tuna and one Dorado about 35
pounds. Yep, they had fun and good fishing! The fish were close and they were biting, we sure
like it when that happens. Thanks guys, and we look forward to seeing you again. (and the Judge
is going to send me a CD, he has a band as well as a judgeship!)
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May 5, 2003; 11:01AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT APRIL 28 - MAY 4, 2003
WEATHER: No change in the weather from last week’s report. Partly overcast most of the
week with an occasional clear day. Daytime highs in the high 80’s and nighttime lows in the high
60’s to low 70’s. Mostly calm mornings with the wind from the northwest starting around noon
every day and blowing at 10-15 knots until 3-4 AM. A good, stiff westerly started on Saturday
afternoon and left us little or no lee for the day but did not affect us on Sunday. (Los Brazos del
Mar)
WATER: The water on the Pacific side remained uncomfortable this last week as the wind
never really disappeared. Four to six foot swells with whitecaps were the norm by 10 AM. The
Sea of Cortez remained fairly calm until the afternoons. Surface temperatures on the Pacific were
in the 67-68 degree range and the water was a slightly off- color blue-green while on the Cortez
side we had areas that occasionally reached 79 degrees and beautiful blue in the higher
temperatures. There was no defined temperature break but the water did climb by several degrees
over a two mile wide band off of Grey Rock and to the east. (Biggest Fishing Hole In The
World)
BAIT: Same as last week, Caballito was available at $2 per bait. (Bluegill Boogie)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: I am reading over last weeks report and this week it seems almost identical. The
bite has picked up on Striped Marlin and there was some great action to be had outside of both
Gray Rock and Red Hill this week with an evenly mixed bite on both lures and live bait. The fish
continue to move along the coast and can be found just off the arch now. Almost all the boats
were finding at least a few fish to toss bait to, but not all the fish found were hungry. There were
Blue Marlin hooked this week and there was a 416 pound Swordfish landed as well. (The Only
Time I Saw Him Smile)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Once again there is no change from last weeks report. Yellowfin
continue to be fish of the week as there was a good bite at the 1150 spot, the 1000 fathom drop
east of the Gorda Banks and from 8-12 miles south of the arch. On Sunday there were football
fish found as close as two miles from the arch! The fish were both in the blind and with Porpoise
and the majority of them were in the 15-20 pound class. Dark feathers and cedar plugs got most
of the action. As normal, the first few boats to the fish got most of the action and there were
quite a few boats having 10-15 fish days. (Breathin’ Room)
DORADO: I should just post last weeks report for this week as very little has changed. There
have still been nice fish in the 35 pound range being caught but the average size has been 15-20
pounds. Dropping a live bait back after the initial hook-up has resulted in multiple fish days for
many boats. The fish have been scattered but this week the best results were to be had in the
warmer water on the Sea of Cortez. (Bad To The Bonefish)
WAHOO: Repeating last weeks report on Wahoo, we had a few really good days this week and
pretty close to home as well! Just off of Gray Rock and around Red Hill boats were getting bit
off on lures with mono leaders but still getting 25% of the strikes. Some boats were getting two
or three Wahoo a trip and they were good sized fish, most of them 40-60 pounds. I heard a
report that one boat caught 13 Wahoo between the inner and outer Gorda Bank. Sure wish it was
a predictable bite! (Why’s Everybody Getting Bit Except Me?)
INSHORE: A few Sierra were found this week on the Pacific side of the Cape but most of the
Pangas stayed on the Cortez side and worked just offshore for both Dorado and Marlin. I heard a
report of some good action just off the beach up in the Palmilla area for boats slow trolling live
bait. It appears that the Pargo (snapper) have been schooling and some of the guys were getting
very nice 10-20 pound fish on the live bait. (King Of The Surf)
NOTES: The fishing continues to improve but the wind needs to stop for more than a day or
two! The warm water continues to move into the area and as it does we are getting more action
on Blue Marlin. Just wait until it gets into the 82-85 degree range! This weeks report was
written to the music of “The Dorados” on their 2000 Flying Fish records release “Papa Was A
Fishin’ Man”.
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Apr 28, 2003; 03:04PM - '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” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 21, 2003
The Kevin Kilbourne party fished with Juan and Manuel today and while the fishing was not
great, they did have a good time and caught two nice Dorado while working the area of the “95
Spot”. The water was nice in the morning and a bit on the choppy side on the way back due to
the afternoon winds we have been experiencing.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 23,24th, 2003
These two days and the 26th were booked over the phone last year on November 8th by a
repeat client, John Hasko. We did not a deposit and of course, we got burned. Sigh. No show,
no contact, no fishing, no money, no more.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 26, 2003
This was one of the days booked by John Hasko but I was lucky enough to find some guys
looking for boats and we fit the bill. There were 8 guys and two wives looking for a couple of 31
foot boats for today and the chose us and a friends 31 for the adventure. We carried a party of 6
who wished to fish just a half day as some of them had to catch an early flight home, the other
four fished all day. Our group caught three nice Yellowfin, the largest about 45 pounds. They
were working the area around the “95 Spot” with Porpoise all around and had a quadruple strike
on Yellowfin Tuna. Two of these fish made it into the boat and two dropped off the hook. A live
bait was dropped back on the strike and the larger Tuna ate that bait. The smaller fish were
around 20 pounds. They also tossed bait to a Marlin and saw another free jumping, saw lots of
Porpoise, a couple of whales, seals and turtles. They had a great time and will be back again.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 27, 2003
Walter and his wife Sue brought along a friend they had met whose name is Herman and they
all fished on the “Fly Hooker” today. It was Manuels day off so Juan drove the boat and Willow
filled in as deck hand. Again, the 95 spot seemed to be the place to be and Herman got hooked
up to a nice Yellowfin Tuna that everyone estimated at 60 pounds. I saw the collar so I think that
was the right size! It sure provided some nice fillets. Walter caught the other fish of the trip, a
smaller football size Yellowfin of about 15 pounds. Juan told me that they had a bite off by a
Wahoo and somehow managed to farm two Dorado as well. Fish for dinner and no one was sick,
what a great day!
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Apr 28, 2003; 03:01PM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT APRIL 21-27, 2003
WEATHER: Partly overcast most of the week with an occasional clear day (at least for a few
hours!). Daytime highs in the high 80’s and nighttime lows in the high 60’s. Calm mornings with
the wind from the northwest starting around noon every day and blowing at 10-15 knots until 3-4
AM. (Blue Yodel)
WATER: The Northwest winds this week changed the conditions on the Pacific side. While
still very fishable, the water is a bit rougher than last week and could be uncomfortable at times.
The Sea of Cortez remained very comfortable with very small swells and light chop in the
morning but when the winds picked up so did the chop, making for an uncomfortable ride back
for some boats. Water temperatures have been 69-71 on the Pacific side and 73-75 on the Sea of
Cortez side of the Cape. There have been no really defined temperature breaks this week.
(Mississippi Delta Blues)
BAIT: Caballito was available this week at $2 per bait. (Train Whistle Blues)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Striped Marlin are still close to us and the bite has picked up on them, as well
as on the Sailfish. They seem to be moving in our direction from the north on the Sea of Cortez
and are beginning to show up on the Pacific side now. The bite to fish seen ratio is still low,
perhaps 20%, but it is improving daily as we go into the new moon phase. The bite has been an
even mix of live bait and lures (dark colors or bleeding mackerel). No further word on Swordfish
sightings but there have been several nice Blue Marlin appear in some boats lure spreads. (Blue
Yodel #9)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Yellowfin Tuna continue their reign as fish of the week and if this
continues they may end up fish of the year! The bite has been close to home, both in the blind and
with Porpoise. most of the fish have been found less than 12 miles out and sizes have ranged
from 12 to 45 pounds with an occasional fish to 70 pounds. Feathers, cedar plugs and Marauders
have been working well. many of the larger fish have been caught on live bait tossed back after
getting a double or triple hookup on the troll. Both side of the Cape have produced this week
but the fish seem to be shifting a bit towards the Pacific side. (Blue Yodel #8)
DORADO: The Dorado bit picked up this week and it was not uncommon for boats to be
getting three or four nice fish on a trip. The average size has been around 20-25 pounds but there
have been plenty of fish in the 40-45 pound class as well. With an initial hookup on lures, a live
bait dropped back has worked well for an additional fish. Slow trolling live bait off of the points
or around the Porpoise schools has also been a good way to get hooked up. (My Good Gal’s
Gone Blues)
WAHOO: We had a few really good days this week and pretty close to home as well! Just off of
Gray Rock and around the 95 Spot boats were betting bit off on lures with mono leaders but still
getting 25% of the strikes. Some boats were getting two or three Wahoo a trip and they were
good sized fish, most of them 40-60 pounds. Sure wish it was a predictable bite! (Travellin’
Blues)
INSHORE: I saw some nice catches of Sierra this week and heard that there were some smaller
Roosterfish caught on the Pacific side as well. A good sign for the Roosterfish is the appearance
of Mullet in the Marina. Other inshore species have been scattered this week. An occasional
bottom fishing expedition has brought in the usual Triggerfish, small Snapper and Grouper and
there were reports of a good bite on small Yellowtail at the arch on the early morning tide change
for anglers using small Caballito as bait. (Jimmie’s Mean Mama Blues)
NOTES: The fishing has been great this week for most of the boats, but as always, it involves
being in the right place at the right time. Very few boats returned from a trip without getting fish
and for those in the right place at the right time, it was wonderful! The town is starting to get
busy again and bookings for all the charter boats are starting to pick up as well. This weeks
report was written to the music of the master of country blues, Jimmy Rodgers on the 2002 RCA
compilation “Country Legends, Jimmy Rodgers”. Until next week, Tight Lines! Yodel on!
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Apr 22, 2003; 11:46AM - Cabo Magic Sportfishing
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Tommy & Lori Garcia
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Apr 21, 2003; 10:25AM - 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” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 14, 2003
Our clients for today are friends of Mary’s cousin and they brought another couple with them,
four people in all. This was their first time in Cabo and on our boat . The water was a little bit
choppy but they managed to hang in there and ended the day with a nice Dorado for dinner.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 15, 2003
David and his new bride Angela were walking around the Marina yesterday when we started
talking and they decided to go fishing with us on the “Fly Hooker” today. The water had calmed
down since yesterday and Juan and Manuel were able to put them on to a Striped Marlin early in
the day. David made short work of it and had it to the boat in about 20 minutes. They also
caught a Tuna of about 20 pounds and a Dorado of the same size. A good day on the water for
the honeymooners from Arizona.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 16, 2003
Mike Cope is fishing the second of two days today and he has Tony and Chris Marauto with
him today. After blanking out on Sunday they were really hoping to get into the fish today. They
did! A 40 pound Dorado, a couple more at 25 pounds and a 50 pound Wahoo put some meat in
the cooler for them, a good change from the last trip. It also put a big smile on their faces!
Thanks guys!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 17, 2003
Stephane Van Den Bergh, his wife Georgina and daughter Louise have come all the way from
France and fished today on the “Fly Hooker” with Juan and Manuel. Stephane has fished for
Tuna in the Mediterranean between France and Spain but has never caught a Marlin as the waters
where they are normally caught are to far away. He has brought two new reels with him in order
to try and catch his fish. They are Penn Senator 4/0’s with left hand retrieve since he could not
find any Shimano’s set up that way. Georgina and Louise spent the day on the bridge with
Manuel and Juan stayed below to assist Stephane. He wanted to do it all him self so Juan was
there as coach. They spotted tow Marlin and tossed bait on both. On the first fish Stephane
tossed the bait out and had the reel in freespool with the clicker on as the fish ate the bait and
started off. His thumb was not on the spool though and the clicker broke, resulting in complete
freespool and a major backlash, placing his line between the spool flange and the sideplate. Yep,
the fish broke off. The other Marlin refused to eat but everyone had a good time anyhow.
Stephane wanted to fish with us again but we are already booked for the next few days. I hope he
does well tomorrow with whoever he goes with!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 18, 2003
Brian Niecamp has fished every Good Friday for the past six years with Juan and Manuel,
except for last year when Juan decided to go on vacation (and his brother Juan filled in so I guess
what I just wrote is not really true!). On this trip his friend John Dolack is with him again. They
had an early start today as they were at the dock and waiting when we arrived. Juan and Manuel
headed straight south off of the Solmar beach area and at a distance of 8 miles out found porpoise
and birds. One Tuna weighed around 45 pounds and the rest were in the 15-20 pound class, but
they found and caught 18 in all! They were the first boat there and the only one as well. The
Tuna was exactly what they had been looking for and they left with smiles and their cooler full!
The unfortunate thing was that after that, the steering on the boat broke and they had to come in.
I refunded half of the charter fee since they had only been out a half day and Juan and Manuel
spent the afternoon changing the helm and cable.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 19, 2003
Mike and Cathy Pilarski have fished this date with Juan and Manuel every year for the past 4
years and like Brian yesterday, last year was with Juan’s brother Juan. Juan and Manuel headed
out to the 95 spot area after first trying straight south, in the area where they found the Tuna
yesterday and blanking out. The water was a bit choppier since the wind had blown all night but
the were able to hook into two nice Dorado, everyone said one was in the 40 pound class, and the
other around 25 pounds. There were three Tuna in the 15-20 pound class as well so they had a
bit of fish to fill their cooler with!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 20, 2003
John D. had been wanting to share a trip, a long one, ever since reading about the one I went
on with my webmaster two weeks ago. Today is Easter and it is the last full day of his trip to
Cabo and lucky for him and myself I was able to talk a local resident (14 weeks) Randy into
sharing a 12 hour day with him. Randy has not done this type of fishing before but John has been
fishing for about 4 years, mostly on the long range boats out of San Diego. We finally left the
marina at 6 A.M. (Randy went to the wrong dock and since it’s Easter, we had a bit of a wait to
get a bait Panga to show up). My original idea was to head out on the Pacific side to the San
Jaime banks to look for Tuna. The wind had not blown last night and I was hoping for good
water but as we went past the lighthouse the swell got larger and we started to get some white
caps out there. Knowing that it would not get any better in the next 15 miles, and noticing a few
porpoise breaking water alongside the boat, I decided to change course and try an area 15 miles
to the south of the lighthouse. It was just getting gray morning light when we set the lures but we
did not have any action until 8:00 when we spotted a pair of Striped Marlin sleeping on the
surface. Of course they were not hungry and went down when we turned around and pulled a live
bait by them. Altering our course toward the 95 spot, we were about 4 miles to the west when
we finally got the first fish in the boat. This was a 24 pound Tuna, one of two blind strikes. After
getting the fish in the boat I did a few figure 8’s in the area but there was no more action. 20
minutes later and two miles from the 95mJohn reeled in a 13 pound Dorado and we re-set the
lures. Just after putting the last line in, another Dorado struck, this time on the Marauder run on
400 pound mono leader. It took Randy a while to get this fish to the boat and I had John drop
back a live bait as he worked on the fish. I gaffed the 23 pound Male and put it into the fish box
and John reeled in the head of the Caballito he had dropped back. Wahoo cut! The lures went
back into the water and we worded the area for a bit longer, getting only one more strike that did
not hook up. We turned in toward the Gray Rock area for a few miles and then back out. A
good strike on the long rigger got Randy back in the chair and as he was working that fish,
another one was trying to eat the short rigger lure. It only took Randy about 5 minutes to get the
50 pound Sailfish that had struck to the boat and after a couple of pictures alongside the boat, the
fish was tagged and released. Off in the distance I could see a couple of boats stopped and
decided to go check them out. As we approached we could see the porpoise jumping and we
ended up getting two Yellowfin in the 15 pound class off of them, but only after working them
hard for about 90 minutes or more. The wind had started to blow and I turned us toward the
Chileno area. !5 minutes after leaving the Porpoise we had a hard strike on the bridge rod and I
handed it down to John. Knowing that Randy had been dreaming about catching a Marlin, he was
nice enough to had it off to Randy, who will now be known as “Randy Reel and Puke”! He never
let go of the rod, never let up on the pressure and did finally stop throwing up! It took him about
30 minutes to get the Striped Marlin, about 130 pounds of it and 9 feet long, to the boat. One eye
had been punctured by the hook so we took the fish. Lures back in the water, we continued in
toward the beach where I cleaned the fish as we drifted live bait. Sure enough, the chunk line we
developed attracted a nice Dorado and John worked the fish hard, getting it to the boat twice
before the knot attaching the leader to the line failed and the fish escaped. Oh well, that happens
sometimes. We were supposed to be at the dock at 5 PM since John had a dinner date with his
wife at 7:30 but we were an hour late. I hope she forgave him! It was a great day on the water
and now Randy is hooked on fishing! Thanks for a great time, and we hope to see you again!
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Apr 21, 2003; 10:21AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT APRIL 14-20, 2003
WEATHER: Just like last week, we had mostly overcast skies this week, only no rain. We
could not get a good sea surface shot due to the clouds. Our night time lows were in the high
60’s and daytime highs in the mid 80’s. Winds were from the northwest in the mornings with an
occasional switch to the southeast or east in the afternoons, bringing in cool air off the ocean.
(Fire and Rain)
WATER: The water was a good, solid blue early in the week and started to get a bit of green
in it on the Pacific side on Wednesday, but never got really discolored. The Pacific side of the
Cape was pretty much a sheep farm all week long with swells in the 3-5 foot range but the wind
chopping it out. The Cortez side had smaller swells and less wind chop but when the wind
occasionally switched it got sloppy. Surface temperatures were in the 73-74 degree range for the
most part with a warm area of 76 degrees moving in from the east. (Shower The People)
BAIT: Caballito and some Mackerel were available at the usual $2 per bait and there was no
problem finding them in the morning. (You’ve Got A Friend)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: As was the case last week, there are plenty of Striped Marlin out there but with the
full moon they have not been biting quite as well as expected. Most boats are getting shots at fish
but they have not been very hungry. There have been some Sailfish showing up in the catch
recently as well and they are being found in the same area as teh Striped Marlin. Best locations
have been around the 95 spot and lures in dark colors and live bait have had the most success.
Hookups have been hard to come by for many of the boats but everyone is seeing fish. Hopefully
as the moon wanes the bite will improve. A few Swordfish were found on the surface this week
but I don’t know of anyone having the luck to hook one up. (Mexico)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: For the third week in a row the Yellowfin have been the fish of the week!
And they have been pretty much close at hand with many fish being caught around the 95 spot as
well as south of the arches out to a distance of 15 miles. Blind strikes have resulted in many fish
in the 15-20 pound class and spotting Dolphins feeding has led many anglers to fish in the 50
pound range. A variety of lures in colors like green/black, red/orange and blue/purple have
worked, as have cedar plugs and swimming plugs. (Steamroller)
DORADO: Pretty much the same as last week....The Dorado have continued to bite this week
and they are staying good size with an average fish being around 25 pounds. There are still not
large numbers being found but they are quality fish. Most of these are being found around the 95
spot. Any floating object that has been in the water for a while has been holding fish as well. No
specific lure was better this week but live bait was a sure bet when you found the Dorado.
(Something In The Way She Moves)
WAHOO: The bite on Wahoo picked up this week with many more boats reporting good size
fish to 70 pounds. Lucky anglers tied into two or three fish on a trip, but that was not the
average. One fish for every 6 boats was the ratio I worked out from the flags flying. The full
moon helped improve the catch on Wahoo just as it hurt the success with Marlin. One to five
miles offshore on the Cortez side seemed to be putting out a few more fish than other areas.
(Golden Moments)
INSHORE: The Yellowtail bite dropped of to almost nothing, as did the Sierra bite. Bottom
fishing for Amberjack, Snapper and Grouper has been fair as long as the wind stayed down, with
most of the fish in the 3-6 pound range, caught on cut bait such as squid and Skipjack Tuna.
(Long Ago And Far Away)
NOTES: Easter week in Cabo and things are nuts downtown. I’m getting out of town on
Sunday and going fishing so I am writing this report Saturday evening. Check the daily report at
my home site to see how it went! This weeks report written to the sweet sounds of James Taylor
on the 1993 Warners compilation “The Best Of James Taylor”. Until next week, Tight Lines!
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