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Apr 14, 2003; 10:38AM - 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 7, 2003
Greg Kisling from Alaska and his brother Kelly from Colorado were our anglers aboard the
“Fly Hooker” today and they had a blast. In Cabo for just a few days, they golfed yesterday,
fished today, golf tomorrow morning then head for home. Juan said that they went 22 miles to
the south today and the fishing was good as they were able to get three Dorado, all of them nice
fish and then got into the Yellowfin Tuna. Enough of them were caught that there was over 100
pounds of Tuna fillets and most of the fish were 30 pounds and over. There were single, double
and triple strikes as they worked the Porpoise back and forth. Thanks guys, we are very glad you
had a good trip and hope to see you again when you are ready for Blue Marlin! Until then, tight
lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 12, 2003
Sue Gaede and her Grandmother have fished with us before and today they are fishing a 1/2
day. Juan and Manuel took the “Fly Hooker” out to the temperature break past the 95 spot and
had a quadruple blind strike on Yellowfin Tuna, getting three of the 20-30 pound fish to the boat.
A little later on they got into the Porpoise but couldn’t get bit. During the trip they tossed bait to
3 different Striped Marlin found on the surface, but every one of the fish refused the offering. Oh
well, sometimes they get an attitude! Plenty of fish talk and girl talk with Mary after the trip, and
everyone had a great time!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 13, 2003
The Mike Cope Family fished with us two years ago and are doing so again twice on this trip.
Today is the first and on Wednesday they will go again. It was Manuels day off today and we had
Edgar fill in as deckhand, working with Juan as Captain. They headed out past the 95 spot, to the
same area the fish were found yesterday. During the trip they sighted and tossed bait to three
Striped Marlin, but as yesterday, none of them wee hungry. They did catch one Skipjack Tuna.
Finally they got to the area where the porpoise were, but they were not the first boat on the scene.
Juan said that there must have been 60 boats working the area and only the first few hooked up,
and the fish they hooked up to were nice sized Yellowfin. Well, we will keep our fingers crossed
that with Manuel aboard on Wednesday the luck will change. After all, every day is different!
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Apr 14, 2003; 10:33AM - 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 SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT APRIL 7-13, 2003
WEATHER: We had a lot of overcast early in the week, clearing up by the weekend and
actually had a bit of rain on Tuesday. Our daytime highs have been in the high 80’s to low 90’s
and the nighttime lows in the high 60’s. Winds variable, northwest in the afternoon at 6-12 knots
and sometimes from the south or southwest mid day at 5-10 knots (Home Again)
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WATER: Swells at 3-5 foot on the Pacific side with a light wind ripple in the morning, swells
are spaced far apart and are very comfortable. The water has been chopping up a little in the
afternoons but not with a lot of whitecaps. The Sea of Cortez has been almost flat calm here at
Cabo, and I understand that the wind finally died down up on the East Cape. This has made for
water that is beautiful to fish on. There has been a band of cool 67 degree water along the Pacific
coast out to almost the San Jaime and Golden Gate Banks, but at those spots it has warmed up to
70 and 69 degrees respectively. The Cortez side has been a consistent 72-73 degrees. A 68
degree cool water eddy has pushed up from the south and forms a thumbprint 10 miles off to the
south of Cabo giving us a nice 2-3 degree temperature break close to home. (Tapestry)
BAIT: Our normal Caballito and some Mackerel were available at the usual $2 per bait and there
was no problem finding them in the morning. (Where You Lead)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Striped Marlin appeared closer to home this week with quite a few fish being
spotted and sometimes hooked up as near as 1/4 mile from the arch. Most of the fish have been
1-12 miles out on the Cortez side but many have been sighted at the Jaime Banks as well, in the
warm water there. Just because you see them doesn’t mean that they will bite though, and the
success rate on live bait has been around 20%. That is a higher rate than with artificial though
and also means that if you toss bait to 5 fish there is a pretty good chance of getting one to hook
up. There have been enough of them spotted that everyone has had a chance to toss bait! A few
Blue Marlin were fought this week but I am not sure if any were brought to the boat. Best all
around lures were straight runners in Dark colors, followed by swimming heads. (I Feel The
Earth Move)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: This is the second week in a row that Yellowfin Tuna have been the fish
of the week. There are still lots of them out there and many of them are being found in the
Porpoise, but also a lot are on blind strikes. Most of them this week are smaller fish, from 15
pound footballs to smaller school fish in the 40 pound bracket. The usual Tuna lures, feathers,
cedar plugs and Marauders have worked well. The temperature break at the cool water eddy to
the south and along the east side of the Jaime Banks have been holding the fish this week.
(You’ve Got A Friend)
DORADO: 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 offshore around structure, in this case meaning the 95
spot and the edges of the banks. 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 (Beautiful)
WAHOO: Like last week, there were Wahoo caught but not in large numbers. A large number
of boats reported strikes from the razor gang but most of them shook loose or cut through mono
leader. These were incidental fish and were not associated with anything in particular. (So Far
Away)
INSHORE: The Yellowtail are still out there, but just as last week, you have to scratch to get
fish. Again, live bait has been the ticket and this week the fish appeared to have moved from the
arch to off of the beach in Cabo Bay, just out from the bars and restaurants. Sierra are still
available and have started to slacken off as the water warms up, but that has also meant that the
bite on Roosterfish is picking up. The Roosters are still on the small side at less than 10 pound
average, but they should start getting bigger soon. Bottom fishing for Amberjack, Snapper and
Grouper has been fair with most of the fish in the 3-6 pound range, caught on cut bait such as
squid and Skipjack Tuna. (Smackwater Jack)
NOTES: The Humpback Whales continue to make a showing as they move through our area and
there were two long-range boats out of San Diego here this week on Whale Watching
expeditions. This is the beginning of Easter week here in Cabo and the town is starting to fill up.
There are lot’s of Mexicans from the mainland over here for the holiday and it is nice to see the
town filling up. This weeks report was written to the music of Carole King on the EK release
“Tapestry”. Until next week, Tight Lines!
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Apr 7, 2003; 10:18AM - '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 2 APRIL, 2003
Marta and David are friends of a friend and they wanted to do a half day of fishing today, but
not leave until 1pm. No problem and the plan was to work inshore and target Yellowtail and
perhaps bottomfish for some Snapper and Grouper. Well, we did not have any luck finding bait at
that time of day, none of the bait Pangs were out and the receiver at the entrance to the Marina
was out of bait. We checked with a few boats returning early and they had already fed their left
over bait to the Pelicans. All right, change in plan, we are going to head offshore and see if we
can find some Yellowfin, maybe a Skipjack would be all right for bait as well. Of we went for a
boat ride. Out 16 miles and nothing out there but choppy water and big swells, we doused the
bow of the boat a few times. “Enough of this” said Marta and David and we headed back in. If
only I had known....could have purchased some frozen squid for bait.....sigh. Sorry folks.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 3 APRIL, 2003
What a day of fishing! We had two Romanians aboard, one of them a 15 year L.A. resident
and the other a visitor, and a couple from eastern Washington. Nice folks, all of them and only
the L.A. resident got sick. All he did was puke and sleep and his friend said that was because all
he did last night was drink tequila and beer. His friend did not get sick and he said that was
because unlike the sick guy, he continued to take shots and drink beers during the trip, great
medicine according to him! Well, the man from eastern Washington is named Reno, and he and
the drinking Romanian were the anglers for the day. Reno had first shot with a nice Dorado of
about 30 pounds right off the bat, then 30 minutes later taking a Striped Marlin that was estimated
at 150 pounds that died during the fight. The Romanian fought two Striped Marlin, getting one
of them to the boat for a tag and quick release and having the other break the line about 20
minutes into the fight while only 20 feet from the boat. They also had another Marlin come into
the lures and strike, but not hook up. Great fishing, a little bit choppy seas but everyone had a
great time, even the L.A. guy!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 4 APRIL, 2003
The anglers aboard the “Fly Hooker” today had made arrangements over the internet to fish
with another company on this trip, but after giving them their credit card number, had never heard
back from them nor were they able to find the companies office or contact anyone from there
when they arrived. All right, no problem when they contacted us, we’ll take you out! The two
couples had a great time, no one got sick for longer than an hour (the two girls were sick really
early and got it over with, then they felt fine) and they caught fish! A couple of Dorado, one of
them around 50 pounds and the other one about 25-30 pounds gave them plenty of fillets! They
also saw Marlin but could not get any of them to eat a bait. And they saw whales, seals, dolphins
and had a great time. That is the way it is supposed to work! Thanks guys, we are glad you were
happy and look forward to taking you or your friends out next time!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 5 APRIL, 2003
As a sort of busman’s holiday I took our Webmaster, Phil Orr, his girlfriend Carol and our
friend Leon out for a day on the water. The wind had laid down last night and there was barely a
gust this morning when we left the Marina at 5:45. 10 baits in the bait tank, six small ones for
Yellowtail or Dorado and six large ones for Marlin. We were planning on being back around 3
PM but the water was so nice, the sun so warm, the food and company so good that we stayed
out until dark! We worked our way up the coast on the Sea of Cortez and there was just a slight
breeze, blue water and sunshine all the way. Not until we went past the Gorda Banks did we start
to see any signs of life though and at 9:55 we found a large Kelp Paddy floating in the water. We
were all excited about it and set out live bait but while there was bait under the paddy, there were
no fish in the area. At 10:10 we picked up a Skipjack Tuna that we kept to use as bait if we
needed to. There were Whales everywhere up there and they were beautiful to watch as they
spouted, rolled and breached. A little while later we hooked up a 40 pound Dorado and Leon got
to fight it to the boat as Phil dropped back a live bait. The live bait may have gotten hit but Phil
thinks there is also a chance that he got hooked up on Leon’s line so we can’t be sure. Anyway,
Leon got his fish to the boat and now there was dinner in the box! We found some Porpoise and
nothing hit the lures so we put out two squid spreader bars and a planer with a live bait and
worked the area for about 30 minutes without a strike. All right, back to the lures. Shortly after
that we saw what looked like a cruiser and a very small skiff or jet-ski sitting still in the area of the
inner Gorda Bank and went in to check them out. It turned out that the jet-ski was a big ball of
Ambergris that had little sooty terns pecking away at it and the cruiser was hooked up to three
Dorado! Out went the live baits and before you could say it, we were hooked up to three Dorado
ourselves! Two of them made it into the boat and the other one tossed the hook during the jump.
Nice fish, all of them, and the largest was perhaps 45-50 pounds! That was it though, we
continued the slow trolling several times around and did not have another bit so we put the lures
out and continued to troll. Not later than 2 minutes afterwards we had a Striped Marlin make a
pass at the Black/green lure on the stinger, but he did not hook up. It was 2 PM by that time and
we turned towards the 95 spot, 20 miles away and continued the troll. Halfway there we had
another pull on the stinger lure, but again, no hookup. After reaching the 95 spot area we turned
for the barn and when we were just 7 miles out we hooked another Dorado! Got him in the boat
and then we spotted Dolphin jumping. We passed in front of the Dolphin and took a strong hit on
the stinger lure. The line continued to sing off the reel and there was no jumping so we were
hoping that we had hooked up one of the bigger Tunas. After 10 minutes, the Striped Marlin we
were hooked up to jumped (nope, not a Tuna like we thought). Phil worked the fish hard and
after 15 minutes Carol had the fish leadered and I placed the tag. The hooks were removed and
the fish swam away, surprised to be alive. I have to say that Carol was a great deckhand as she
has a lot of experience, and can fillet a Dorado quick and neat! Well, after that action we
continued to troll until we were a mile off the arch and then pulled in the lines and cruised home.
What a great day on the water! Thanks guys, and if any of you readers would like to do a full
day, sunrise to sunset fishing trip, let me know when, how many people (not more than four), and
I will let you know the cost, it’s a great way to spend the day!
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Apr 7, 2003; 10:14AM - 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 SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT MARCH 31-APRIL 6, 2003
WEATHER: What a strange week we have had. It was mostly cloudy all week except for
Saturday when the sun broke through for the whole day. On Tuesday and Wednesday we actually
had what might be considered rain (realizing we are in a desert and if it speckles the windshield
we run for cover). Our high temperatures were in the mid 80’s and the lows in the low 60’s.
Winds from the northwest, gusting to 20 knots on some afternoons but nice and calm in the
mornings. (Are You Ready For The Country?)
WATER: The water on the Pacific side was choppy and sloppy almost all week long and on the
Sea of Cortez we had flat water between Cabo and San Jose. Past San Jose it was big swells and
very choppy until Saturday when we had good water up there. The Pacific calmed down a bit too
and was fishable but a bit sloppy. The water is warming up and we were getting temperatures
ranging from 74 degrees out by the Cabrillo Seamount (slightly off-color water), 71-72 out to 15
miles on the Sea of Cortez (beautiful blue water) and 68-71 on the Pacific with the colder water in
a band out to 15 miles offshore (blue water offshore, greenish close in). (Out On The Weekend)
BAIT: No problem getting bait this week and for those wanting smaller Caballito, there were
plenty available (nice for the Dorado and Yellowtail). The Mackerel were not showing up in the
bait tanks often but there were a few around. The normal $2 per bait. (Harvest)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: I guess the new moon phase worked out for us as the Marlin bite picked up this
week and the fish are closer to home. The action moved down from the Punta Gorda, Gorda
Banks area and the fish are now being found at the 95 spot and just to the southeast of the Cape.
Some of the fish are going to almost #180 and the best bite has been on dark lures (black/green,
black/red, black/blue) or live bait, with lures out catching bait this week for most of the boats.
Fish found on the surface have mostly been sleepers, not tailers. A few Blue Marlin to #400 were
caught this week and as the water continues to warm, there should be more of them hooked up.
(There’s A World)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Fish of the week again, the Yellowfin were out there all week long, but it
was choppy and sloppy water! Ranging from 8 to 25 miles offshore and from outside the Gorda
Banks all the way around to the Golden Gate, fish in the 40-80 pound class were found with the
Dolphin. The bite dropped off, way off, on Saturday as soon as the skies cleared and the wind
died down, but a few boats were still able to get into the fish. As with the Marlin, dark colored
lures seemed to produce the best and swimming plugs such as Marauders were a favorite when
rigged on #150 mono leader with a chaffing thimble. A few fish in the 100-200 pound class were
found as well, but as last week, these were mostly blind strikes on the troll. (Heart Of Gold)
DORADO: The bite has continued to pick up on Dorado as the water warms up, and the fish
seem to be getting bigger every week. A lot of fish in the 35 class were hitting the decks this
week and most of them were found associated with floating objects. A number of kelp paddies
have been found and targeted with the better captains keeping track of their drift in order to find
them the next day. Working the floating debris with live bait produced some very nice catches
this week. Finding a fish on the troll and using a drop-back live bait has also been producing well
as most of these larger fish are traveling in pairs. Lure size has not really been an issue with these
bigger fish as they are hitting the same lures pulled for Striped Marlin and Tuna, but they are also
going for bright colors. (Alabama)
WAHOO: Few Wahoo were encountered this week but there were some. Most of them were
caught around floating debris and a few were found on the edge of the San Jaime Bank. (Words)
INSHORE: The great Yellowtail bite we had been having dropped off mid week and now you
really have to scratch hard to get a fish or two. Live bait has been the trick and the smaller the
better. Roosterfish are beginning to show a bit better on the Sea of Cortez beaches, but no really
large ones yet, most of them have been 5-15 pounds. As the water continues to warm, the bite
should get better and the fish larger. Sierra are still available and the best areas have been off the
Hotel beaches on the Pacific side and between Punta Ballena and the Westin on the Sea of Cortez.
Like last week, anything with a dose of orange on it has worked well. Fly fishing and light
spinning gear is a blast on the Sierra! Bottom fishing was hit or miss this week due to the choppy
water conditions most of the time, but boats fishing early in the day were finding a mixed bag of
Snapper to 15 pounds and smaller Grouper to 5 pounds as well as plenty of Triggerfish. A few
Dorado are still being caught on the Pangas but the larger fish we have been finding have all been
offshore. (Old Man)
NOTES: The fishing continues to improve and the pressure is light. This weekend there were
whales all over the place! What a great sight, almost everywhere we looked on the Sea of Cortez
side you could see a spout or a back or a tail, and most of them were large whales, Humpbacks by
the look of the flukes. If you want to release your Billfish (and remember them by a picture), be
sure to tell your Captain that a Marlin killed that could have been released means no tip for them,
that seems to get their attention. There is no need to kill the fish in order to have a mount done!
This weeks report was written to the music of Neil Young on the classic 1972 Warner release
“Harvest”.
Until next week, best wishes and tight lines!
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Mar 31, 2003; 10:05AM - 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 28 MARCH, 2003
Sam Attisha and his friend were our anglers for today but there was supposed to be three of
them. Their fiend lives just outside Denver, Colorado and was snowed in and unable to get to the
airport for the trip! Sure am glad we live where it doesn’t snow! Sam knew this morning that the
fishing has been a little bit slow so he said they would be happy just to tie into something. Juan
and Manuel headed out to their favorite area, south of the Jaime Banks. While working the area
they had a blind strike on a Yellowfin Tuna of about 40 pounds. It was a nice fight and by the
time the fish was in the boat several other boats had come on the scene and hooked up also. The
lines were put back out and about a minute later they hooked up to a Dorado that weighed about
the same as the Tina, just around 40 pounds. Two very nice fish in the boat in a short time. Later
on they spotted a Marlin come into the lures and dropped back a live bait, but the fish refused to
eat. The water was nice, not too choppy at all and they came back to the marina happy to have
caught something good to eat and to have had a nice day on the water.
While the “Fly Hooker” was out, I was out with my friend Pat on his 21 foot Alumaweld and
we headed the opposite direction, up the Sea of Cortez. We saw Pelicans diving just in front of
the Hacienda del Mar resort and pulled in and dropped back two small Rapallas. Two passes on
the Pelicans and two Sierra! All right, fish in the boat! Our objective today was to get into the
Yellowfin Tuna that had been in the vicinity of Gorda Banks. Pat had some new gear that he
wanted to check out and only a big fish would be able to put it through it’s paces. When we got
to the vicinity of Gorda Banks we put out the lures and right away we started to see Porpoise,
only they were the wrong kind, these were the large black Porpoise. We kept heading out to the
east and as we passed over the outer Gorda, we had a Marlin come in on the lures and slap the
Marauder on my rod. The fish came back and slammed the lure several more times before leaving
the area. About 5 miles out from there we saw another Marlin tailing on the surface and pulled
the lures past him. This fish lit up and came into the spread when he saw the lures but did not hit
any of them. In the distance we could see two boats and they appeared to be stopped. Thinking
that they might be ion the Tuna, we headed their direction. Looking back, perhaps we should
have pulled the lines in and cruised out there but instead we trolled. As we neared, we could see
three boats in the area and they were leapfrogging each other, chasing the fish and Porpoise. We
know they were good size fish because each time the boats hooked up, it was quite a while before
they started up again. We finally got into position in the Porpoise and the long line goes off with
w whirl of the clicker and we have a fish on! At first we thought it was the Tuna we were looking
for but then it jumped and we knew we were hooked up to a big Bull Dorado. It took Pat about
35 minutes to get the fish to the boat and by that time there were a dozen boats working the
Porpoise. We put the lures back out and had one more strike, this one on the Marauder, and it
was a Tuna by the look of the tooth marks, but the fish did not hook up. Time was going by fast
and we had to turn for home so we went back over the Gorda on the way in. Something struck
the Marauder again as we passed over the pouter bank and we made a circle over the spot. Pat
spotted the Marlin following the short jig and I had him pulse the engine, making the lure speed
up and slow down. The fish lit up and took the lure! Pat had the Marlin on for about 15 minutes
before it threw the hook but he had a blast. It was his first Marlin and the fish must have jumped
24 times! On the way back we passed another pod of Porpoise but could not get a strike from
them and we saw a Marlin free jumping outside the Westin resort. We arrived back at the Marina
three hours later than I had told Mary but we sure had a good time!
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Mar 31, 2003; 10:02AM - 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 SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR MARCH 24-30, 2003
WEATHER: Almost feels like summer is here this week as our daytime and nighttime
temperatures are a bit warmer than the last two weeks. Our daytime highs were getting into the
mid 90’s and nighttime lows down to the high 60’s and low 70’s. It would cool down a few
evenings when the wind switched and blew from the southwest but all in all it was a warm week.
A few cloudy days but not much wind this week and no rain, of course. (Surfin’ U.S.A.)
WATER: We still have a plume of cool water (65-67) running down the Pacific coast out to a
distance of about 12 miles and on the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape the water is beginning to
warm up , right now it is in the 71-72 range. The Pacific side is still staying in the 67-69 range
but is warming up a bit as well. Surface conditions have been good this week with a light chop on
top of 3-4 foot swells. (Surfer Girl)
BAIT: Most of the bait I have seen this week was Caballito but there were a few Mackerel
mixed in there. They have been the normal $2 per bait and I am not sure if there have been any
Sardinas here in Cabo or not. (Be True To Your School)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Striped Marlin are starting to show up again and a few boats were flying two
flags when they returned. Most of the fish have been found on the Sea of Cortez around and
outside of the Gorda Banks but they have been seen jumping and a few have been hooked up as
far south as Cabo. As the water warms we should start to see even more show up. Dark colored
lures (green/black, black/red, purple/blue) have been working as has live bait dropped back or
tossed to tailing fish. I(I Get Around)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The fish of the week for almost all of the boats! The Tuna have been
located around 25-40 miles offshore and that has made it a bit of a run for a lot of the boats, but
they are nice school fish with most of them in the 40-60 pound class. They have been mixed with
the Dolphin and the first few boats to the fish have had great luck (as usual). Lures that were
working for the Marlin have been hot for the Tuna as well and have outproduced the feathers on
this size of fish. The fish have been scattered everywhere from outside Gorda Banks to north of
the San Jaime Banks. Those have been the concentrations, but there have been a few nice 60-80
pound fish caught just off the arch by boats targeting Yellowtail! What a surprise for them! (Fun,
Fun, Fun)
DORADO: The numbers are about the same as last week with most boats getting at least one
Dorado hook-up, and they have been nice size fish with a lot of them in the 30-40 pound class.
Bleeding Mackerel and other bright colored lures were working well on them, as well as slow
trolling live bait in an area where fish were spotted. Most of the Dorado were found either
around the Tuna or very close inshore. (Barbara Ann)
WAHOO: Again, a few Wahoo were caught and many more were hooked up and lost but there
was no wide open bite on the fish. Most of the fish were blind strikes while searching for other
species. (Wouldn’t It Be Nice)
INSHORE: The Sierra bite has been good this week with a lot of the boats getting fish in the 5-8
pound class. Anything with a good dose of orange in it has been a hot item and getting a lot of
strikes. Yellowtail to 15 pounds on live bait and iron off of the Arch and Grey Rock in water up
to 200 feet in depth provided anglers who had strong arms a bit of action in the middle of the
week, as did the occasional Yellowfin Tuna. Bottom fishing for Snapper and Grouper resulted in
a few nice fish in the 8-15 pound class. There are still some nice Dorado to be found close in and
best results have been obtained by slow trolling live bait. I have not seen any Roosterfish this
week but I am sure they have been caught, and as the water warms up and the Mullet start to
school they will start to bite. (Good Vibrations)
NOTES: The fish were offshore this week and that resulted in quite a run for most of the boats.
There were plenty of things to see out there as there are still Whales coming through and lots of
Dolphin, Porpoise and Seals. The town has been full of Spring Breakers and there has been a film
crew running around filming “Spring Breaker” and word is that this is the same bunch that filmed
the movie “Jackass”. There is supposed to be another movie to be filmed here in the next few
months and it is based on the “Iliad”, will be called “Troy”, will star Brad Pitt and will spend close
to $15 million here in Cabo. The town needs this income as things are slow right now. The kids
don’t have a lot of money to spend and charters have been slow. We are all hoping things pick up
soon! This weeks report was written to the sounds of the 1990 Capitol-EMI release “The Beach
Boys All-Time Greatest Hits” Until next week, tight lines!
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Mar 24, 2003; 10:54AM - 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 17 MARCH, 2003
Our good friend Dave Reese was the instigator of a kids outing for today. 5 kids between the
ages of 5 and 14 out for a half day of fishing. The wind was supposed to lay down last night and
instead it blew, and blew, and blew a little while longer. I called Dave at 5:30 and he said that he
was thinking about the wind as he drank a cup of coffee on the balcony of his room and we
agreed to postpone the trip to the 19th in the hope the wind would die down. Well, at 7 am the
wind had dropped to nothing and the water inshore on the Sea of Cortez looked great so we
made the call and the trip was back on. Juan and Manuel took the group out for Sierra and
decided that the very best place at teh time was outside the beach on the Pacific between the arch
and the lighthouse. It did not take long for three of the kids to start getting sick but when they
were done, they were fine. Of course, Manuel was not so happy when he was the accidental
receiver of someone’s breakfast, but hey, that’s all part of the job, and it washes off anyway,
right? You know that green stuff that come out at the end? That is the glue that hold your
toenails on to your toes! Sorry bout that, the kids loved hearing that though! The water was
choppy and the total catch was 1 Sierra and four Pelicans. Avery (the only girl in the group) did
not get sick and she caught the Sierra and two of the Pelicans! Way to go Avery! Davey also did
not get sick, but that’s all right, he has experience! Dave decided that one more half day trip
involving Avery and Davey was a good idea and it will happen on the 19th, hopefully the water
will be better then!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 19 MARCH, 2003
Today is the half day trip with fisherwoman Avery, her dad Hayden and Dave Reese. Davey
decided that he was going to stay on shore today. It was Avery’s day as she ended catching
everything! 1 nice Sierra, one trigger fish and two Pelicans! All the fishing was in the same area
and the water had calmed down a lot, but still it was a bit choppy. No one got sick and everyone
had a good time, that’s what it’s all about! Sure hope we see you guys again soon, perhaps
before the end of the year?!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 23 MARCH. 2003
John Trapp is a friend of a friend, Tim and Jill Lawrence, and lives in Anchorage, Alaska. He
fished today with his friend Carl, from Chicago. They were supposed to be joined by one other
guy, but he did not make it out of Denver (BRRRR!!!, thats why I live where it’s warm!). The
target was Tuna, Dorado and Marlin. The result was four Skipjack (all released) and one Wahoo
lost after the strike. We started off about 13 miles off the coast on the way to the San Jaime
Banks. Some nice Yellowfin Tuna had been caught there yesterday and a few Marlin as well (in
that cold, cold water) so that was the game plan. About 15 minutes after the lures had been set
and after I had done a short briefing and explanation of the day’s fishing plan, we had a triple
strike. The Skipjack were around 8-12 pounds and were a good warm up to what we thought
was going to be an outstanding day. Well, things didn’t really take off, as a matter of fact, they
did not take off at all. We spotted some small bait working on the surface and could not get
anything out of them, spotted seals and turtles and there was nothing under or around them either.
When we got 10 miles to the south of the Jaime Banks we saw a boat hooked up to a big
Yellowfin Tuna, but the school was long gone. On the way back towards the Marina we had a
Wahoo hit the Mean Joe Green lure on the bridge rod and at first I thought it was a Marlin. I
mean, it was BIG! And it took LINE! Well, maybe I had just been hoping for a fish for so long it
seemed to be a beast! The fish took about 50 yards of line, thrashed on the surface once and then
came unbuttoned. We checked out the line and I still thought it had been a Marlin, then Juan
pointed out the tooth marks on the leader and the cut skirt. Yep, no doubt, it was a Wahoo. Oh
well, Juan said it was a large one and was probably over 80 pounds. Take that with a grain of
salt, he is a fisherman, after all! We caught one more Skipjack, just outside the lighthouse and
this one hit a dark feather on the light gear. 10 minutes, released and home we went. I sure wish
we had hooked into one of those big Tunas, or at least kept the Wahoo hooked up, but we did
our best and had a good time anyway! Thanks John and Carl!
Until next week, Tight Lines from George, Mary, Juan and Manuel, the “Fly Hooker” crew.
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Mar 24, 2003; 10:49AM - 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 SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR MARCH 17-23, 2003
WEATHER: Clear skies most of the week gave us good sea surface shots for both the Pacific
and the Sea of Cortez. While the skies stayed mostly clear, the wind gave us problems at the
beginning of the week. Monday and Tuesday were pretty much blown out for any offshore
fishing, and so bad that on Monday evening I was really hoping that we would not have an
offshore charter for Tuesday. Thank goodness that as predicted, the wind began to calm down on
Tuesday evening and by Wednesday afternoon things were back to being comfortable. Our lows
in the early morning have been in the low 60’s, with our daytime highs in the mid to high 80’s.
(No Man’s Land)
WATER: Very choppy surface conditions this week on the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape and
on the Pacific side things were Victory at Sea. At least for the first three days of the week. Then
the wind died down and we had much more comfortable fishing conditions. The Pacific side has
seen cool water all week long , showing us temperatures in the 62-67 degree range with the
cooler water during the first part of the week. It appears that the current down the Pacific coast at
the beginning of the week had forced cooler water into the area. As the week wore on the current
out of the Sea of Cortez took over and forced warmer (comparatively) water around the Cape
and up the coast. Running from the Cape over to the Gordo Banks the water has been around 68
degrees pretty much anywhere you went and the warm water was not to be found until you got to
the Punta Gorda area. (The Great Wall Of China)
BAIT: Surprisingly enough, the most available bait this week was Caballito and they were mostly
the large size. I say surprisingly because of the full moon conditions. The baits available have
been the normal $2 per bait and I have not heard on the availability or cost of Sardines. (Blond
Over Blue)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Ouch! With the approach of the cold water from the California current the Marlin
bite dropped off drastically. I did see a few flags flying and talked to a few anglers on the boats
that caught fish and they all said that they had to go quite a way up the coast towards the Punta
Gorda area before they found any fish. That is a long run but it paid off for a few boats. Striped
Marlin were spotted free jumping and live baits slow trolled in the same area paid off as did
trolling dark colored lures over the area. I would venture to guess that the success rate on Marlin
this week was less then 15% and perhaps lower. As soon as the water warms up the bite should
get much better, and don’t forget, the new moon is coming as well! (A Minor Variation)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: WOW! The cold wind blown down from California, brought ALBACORE
with the Yellowfin Tuna. Wednesday was the last day the wind blew really hard. There was
numerous reports of the Albacore being caught both off the lighthouse and due east of the Cape,
in the Sea of Cortez.. The Albacore were caught on dark colored feathers and a few boats were
able to get as many as 15 fish. Most of the bite was on Wednesday and a few more fish were
caught on Thursday but then the current from the Cortez pushed the cold waters further north up
the Pacific coast. In the Sea of Cortez, there were also quite a few boats reporting catches of
60-80 LB Yellowfin, these fish were blind strikes with no Porpoise in the area. When bait was
metered in a depth of about 50 feet it was time to watch out! A few of these fish went over 100
pounds and some of them fell victim to live bait and chunks. Later on in the week the fish shifted
around and started to appear south of the Jaime Banks, apparently following the bait as it
followed the temperature breaks. (Shades of Grey)
DORADO: Not the fish of the week, the bite was off and the fish were scattered. On the Sea of
Cortez side, they were catching the big 40-50 LB fish up past San Jose working out to 6 miles
offshore, while on the Pacific side they were hooking up smaller 4-10 pound fish underneath a few
of the small kelp fronds that worked their way down here through the cold water. (All About
Soul)
WAHOO: Not as a productive full moon as the last couple months. Probably because of the
rougher waters, and boats not getting out as far. But I did see a few nice ones in the 40-50 LB
range and a couple of them larger than that strike lures this week. They were scattered fish and
an incidental catch. (The River Of Dreams)
INSHORE: This was a nice week for boats working from the surf line to a mile offshore as
there was quite a mix available. On the Pacific side, the Sierra continue to slowly work their way
north and at the end of the week were being found in the Migrainios area. The problem here was
that the water conditions were so nasty at the beginning of the week. Many of these fish were
large ones, in the 8 pound range, and when they were found they bit aggressively. Off the Arches,
there were a few days at the beginning of the week when Amberjack, Pargo, Red Snapper and a
few Yellowtail supplied action. The rough water conditions early in the week forced almost all of
the Pangas to work the inshore areas on the Sea of Cortez and at times it was a rough go with
few fish biting. (Two Thousand Years)
NOTES: Guess I pissed off someone again when I commented a while back that there were still
stupidly large numbers of Striped Marlin coming in dead, tied off to the transoms of boats. I call
it as I see it and tough if you don’t like it. You don’t need to kill the fish to get a mount and the
meat ain’t all that great anyway. Some people are just ignorant and there is not a lot we can do to
correct them that we are not doing already. What really jerks my chain is that the people who
depend on the supply of Marlin for a living (sport caught fish in the Marlin Capitol of the World)
don’t care if there are fish around so that their children can follow in their footsteps and guide
anglers to the thrill of their life. And yes, it happens all the time, unlike some people, I live here
and check out the fishing situation every day, I don’t just hop on a soapbox and yell about
something I only get a look at once every two months or so, when I need to check on my charter
business. You want to fool yourself, go write your own report, maybe you can fool some folks
some of the time, I won’t try. (Famous Last Words)
Enough.
ALBACORE!!!! Who would’a thunk! Talked to a lot of people about this and seems it was
almost a once in a lifetime thing. Just goes to show that every day on the ocean holds a surprise.
Still some Whales out there, and we are seeing Seals, Porpoise and Turtles as well. Just have to
hope the fishing turns back on as the water warms up.
This weeks report was written to the music of Billy Joel on his 1993 Sony Music release “River
Of Dreams”, and powered by Easter Egg Malted Milk Balls supplied by our good friends David
and Peggy Reese! Muchos Gracias!
Until next week, best wishes and tight lines!
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Mar 17, 2003; 11:11AM - 'Fly Hooker' Daily Reports
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MARCH 10, 2003
The Brian Doughty party from Alaska were our anglers today and unfortunately it was just
another boring day on the water. Everyone, including Juan and Manuel, wanted to catch fish
today but they were very far away! By the time Juan and Manuel go the boat to the porpoise it
was too late and the fish were down. The first two boats there did well, but when you are number
10 or 11 it becomes a bit tougher. Juan said that they did spot a Swordfish on the surface but it
went down fast as they approached. Like John said, “It was a good boat trip”. Sure wish it had
been more than that. Hopefully the fish will come in a little closer as the week goes on.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 13 MARCH, 2003
Mike and Karen Huss are back for their third of four trips with us and they have brought
another couple along with them today, Allen and Cathy. Mike and Karen have already gotten a
Marlin each and they really want their friends to get hooked up also, but it was not to a Marlin
when it did happen. Early in the trip they came across a few scattered, small pods of Porpoise
and hooked up to a total of eight football Yellowfin Tunas, the largest of them perhaps 20
pounds. Not a bad way to start the day but it ended up being the only fishing action they had.
That was 26 miles south of the Westin and apparently they needed to go another 10 miles to the
south to get into the area where the Marlin were, but by the time they found out, it was too late.
The swells were a bit larger than a few days ago but there was no wind to speak of so it was a
comfortable trip. Lets keep our fingers crossed that tomorrow is a better one for fishing!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 14 MARCH, 2003
Mike and Karen’s last day of fishing here in Cabo was almost a repeat of yesterdays trip. No
other people were with them this time and instead of eight Tuna they were able to come up with
nine fish. They were all footballs again and today they did not have to go quite as far to get to
them, only 22 miles out today. Unfortunately Mary and I were not able to meet the boat when it
came in but Juan said that they had a wonderful time. I was glad to hear that and would like to
apologize for not being there. Thank you very much for fishing with us!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 15 MARCH, 2003
Our good friends Dave and Peggy Reese are back in Cabo and David went fishing today with
his friend Hayden. This was the first time to fish like this for Hayden so he had no idea what to
expect. Juan and Manuel went out to the same area they had been finding the Tuna on the last
two trips but there was nothing there. The water was great but no fish were in the area. Add to
that the fact that there were no Porpoise and they did not spend a lot of time working the area.
Instead, they came closer in and eventually found fish. About eight miles out they caught a
couple of small Skipjack Tuna, they saw a Marlin that was not hungry and they had a blind strike
form a fish with a little bit more power than the Skipjack. This fish was a Yellowfin Tuna that
weighed about 25-30 pounds, nice fillets came off of him! We were glad that Hayden caught
himself a fish but wish the bite had been better for them. Dave is talking about taking the kids out
on a half-day trip this week for Sierra, I’ll let you know how it goes!
Until Next week Tight Lines from George, Mary, Juan and Manuel, the “Fly Hooker” Crew
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Mar 17, 2003; 11:09AM - 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 SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR MARCH 10-16, 2003
WEATHER: Once again we had a week with mixed skies, partly cloudy most of the time but
clearing up toward the end of the week. No rain, of course, but we did have a few mornings with
very humid conditions and lots of condensation. Our lows in the early morning have been a bit
warmer than the last few weeks with the coolest I recorded at 64 degrees. Our daytime highs
have been in the mid to high 80’s. (Skies The Limit)
WATER: Very nice surface conditions this week on the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape and on
the Pacific side things were smooth as well, at least until this weekend when the swells picked up.
The Pacific side has seen cool water all week long with the warmest areas being right off the
lighthouse and showing us temperatures in the 71-73 range at the start of the week and at the end
of the week the warmest was 69 degrees. It appears that the current down the Pacific coast has
forced cooler water into the area and at the end of the week we had a strong temperature break
running from the Cape to the southeast with the west side being around 68 degrees and the east
side showing 72 degrees. This extended out to a distance of about 30 miles or so. (Stand On The
Rock)
BAIT: A pretty even mix of Caballito and Mackerel right now with the number of Mackerel
increasing as we approached the full moon. These baits are still the normal $2 per bait and there
have been some smaller ones available as well, but at the same price. I did not hear from anyone
on the availability of Sardinas this week. (Do You Know)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Marlin bite dropped off this week as we approached the full moon and they
moved further away from our area as well. Boats finding Striped Marlin were having to travel as
far as 40 miles out to get to them but it was worth it if you wanted only Marlin and were willing
to run for three hours to get there. The few boats that made that run at the end of the week were
still getting shots at multiple fish per day and often catching two or three, but for most of the
boats, that was just too far to go. There were Striped Marlin scattered around the area closer to
home and the majority of fish caught this week were found within 20 miles of port. Not every
boat found fish, and not every fish found bit, but there was a fair chance for someone to hook-up.
Also, a 600 pound Blue was caught this week, and it was found in cool water on the Pacific side!
There were a couple of Swordfish caught this week as well, both of them in the 150 pound class.
(Love Is Dangerous)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The fish of the week for most boats, they were found along the
temperature break and started out 30 miles out at the beginning of the week and worked their
way closer as the week wore on. They started out mixed in with porpoise and most of them were
footballs, but there were a few school fish mixed in as well. At the end of the week there were
fewer porpoise in the area and most of the fish in the temperature break were caught in the blind.
A few boats working the banks were able to hook into larger fish, up to around 120 pounds using
chunk and live baits. Perhaps 50% of the returning boats were flying at least one Tuna flag this
week. (Save Me)
DORADO: Not the fish of the week, the bite was off and the fish were scattered. A few boat
hooked into as many as four Dorado, but most boats were lucky to get one. Most of them were
found close to shore, often by Pangas fishing just outside the surf line for Sierra. (Behind The
Mask)
WAHOO: I talked to a few anglers who reported hooking up to Wahoo this week, but none of
them were able to get the fish to the boat. Perhaps the upcoming full moon will be more
productive for these great fish! (Freedom)
INSHORE: This was a nice week for boats working from the surf line to a mile offshore as
there was quite a mix available. The biggest surprise was the appearance of large squid from
Grey Rock to the Pacific lighthouse, just out in around 150 feet of water. They were easy to spot
and were coming to the surface at around 9:30 in the morning. Most of them were in the 2-3 foot
range, not the monster 5’, #80 squid we sometimes get, but it was still a blast to catch them on
light tackle. On the Pacific side, the Sierra continue to slowly work their way north and at the end
of the week were being found in the Migrainos area. many of these fish were large ones, in the 8
pound range, and when they were found the bit aggressively. Off the Arches, there were a few
days at the beginning of the week when Amberjack, Pargo, Yellowtail and small Hammerhead
Sharks supplied lots of action. That dropped off a little later on and the squid moved in. There
were quite a few small Roosterfish being caught this week and a few larger ones mixed in as well
and almost all the action on all the fish except Sierra was on small live Caballito and Mackerel. I
have seen schools of small Mullet beginning to show up and those mean a better chance at
Roosterfish for anglers wanting to target them. Oh yeah, don’t forget that there was fair action
for Dorado inshore as well! (Hard Feelings)
NOTES: Fishing this week was fair for most boats. There were quite a few that got skunked
and a few that had great trips, but all in all it was not a bad week. The Tuna seem to be moving
closer are a few large fish showing up, the Striped Marlin bite is dropping off but the Blues are
beginning to show up, inshore action is hot. A few Whales are still in the area and the current line
is holding bait, seals, turtles and fair fishing. Good water conditions and sunny skies make for a
great day on the water and it sure beats shoveling snow! This weeks report was written to the
music of Fleetwood Mac on their 1990 Warner Bros. release “Behind The Mask”. Thanks for
sending me some new music! (My dad is such a great guy!) Until next week, Tight Lines!
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