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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Capt. George Landrum
March 12, 2001
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report
Fly Hooker Fish Report
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 5 MARCH 2001
Some people say you can’t catch fish unless you have a line in the water. Sometimes you can’t catch fish even if you do! That was the case today with Jason Voss and his friend Craig. This is their second day on the “Fly Hooker” and since it’s my day off I decided to go along as Captain, giving both Manuel and Juan a chance to relax as crew today. The fishing has been very slow and I was hoping that if we headed toward the warm water eddy off of San Jaime banks that we might be able to find fish. I pointed the “Fly Hooker” 220 degrees and we proceeded to cruise for two hours. Out 28 miles the steering wheel nut loosened up and as we finished tightening it I saw on the temperature gauge that we had reached the warmer water. It went up from 64.7 degrees just outside Cabo to 69.8-70.4 on the edge. I went into the warm water for a mile and boxed the edge, getting an idea of the general direction it was running and for the next three hours we worked our way northward, weaving into and out of the warm water until we arrived at San Jaime Banks. We saw Whales, seals and porpoise, but no fish. The depth sounder was showing mile after mile of bait down at 50 to 100 feet, probably Krill, a.k.a. Red Crab. We did everything by the book but without success. I hope the offshore fishing improves soon! The “Fly Hooker” is going into dry dock for the next three days to repair the swim step, get new bottom paint, props and rudders. We sure hope the fishing Friday is good! Until then, Tight Lines from the “Fly Hooker” crew!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MARCH 9 2001
Chris Boody, his dad Bill and friend Mark are in Cabo to escape the cold in Pennsylvania and catch some fish for Bill’s birthday. This is a surprise gift for Bill, and Chris has arranged two days of fishing aboard the “Fly Hooker” for the three days they are here. Today is the first day and they will be going again tomorrow. The “Fly Hooker” was just placed back in the water yesterday after three days in dry-dock, getting 2 new coats of bottom paint, new cutlass bearings, getting the rudder posts sleeved and the props reworked. Juan and Manuel are ready to go fishing again! Offshore fishing has been slow so the target for today is inshore for Sierra, Roosterfish, Jacks and Snapper, with our fingers crossed for Dorado. They picked up 10 Caballito from the bait boat when they left the Marina. Manuel worked the shoreline northward on the Sea of Cortez and received a radio call from a friend that had some Sardinas available. That was a good thing because using the Caballito and the Rapalas they were only able to pick up three Sierra. Once they got the Sardinas, nice 4 inch ones, they proceeded to catch two Red Snapper, a very nice Amberjack, and 6 small Roosterfish and had several other very nice sized fish hook up then break off. They heard that the Tuna were biting for some of the boats at Gordo Banks and that is where they are going to go to tomorrow. They would like to catch at least one big fish on this trip. Bill was the top angler for the day, as benefits the birthday man, plus he was the only one not hung over! Until tomorrow, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 10 MARCH 2001
Chris, Bill and Mark went out today for their second day of fishing aboard the “Fly Hooker”. As I said in yesterdays report, the idea for today was to go to Gordo Banks and try for Yellowfin Tuna using Sardinas for bait. The run to the Banks took 1-½ hours and everyone except Juan and Manuel got to nap on the way out. Once there they got Sardinas from one of Manuel’s friends and looked for the fish. They spotted many nice sized Tuna jumping in several areas and Juan used a mix of dead Sardinas from yesterday (saved in a Ziploc bag overnight on ice) and live sardinas to chum the Tuna. All they were able to attract were Skipjack that were 5-10 pounds. These fish put up a nice fight but were not what they wanted. There were other boats working the area but none of them were catching the Yellowfin either, just Skipjack, and by 10:30 there were no signs of life, the tide had changed. The decision was made to try inshore fishing again and they proceeded to work the shoreline back towards Cabo. Doing this they were again able to get three Sierra along with a mix of other inshore species. While they did not catch any big fish this trip they did have a great time. Birthday Bill was top angler for both days, barely squeaking out the lead on the second day over Mark by catching a fish that he said was bigger than Marks! Thanks guys, we enjoyed your company, you were lots of fun to talk to and be with and we would like to see you in Cabo again, hopefully when the offshore fishing is a bit better! Until then, Tight Lines from Mary, George, Juan and Manuel, the “Fly Hooker” crew!
Cabo San Lucas Fish Report
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR 5 –11 MARCH 2001
Capt. George Landrum
“Fly Hooker” Sportfishing
[email protected]
WEATHER: Déjà vu! This week seems to almost a mirror image of last week as far as the weather is concerned. The cloud cover, wind and temperatures each day were a repeat of last week. The main difference was that this week there was no rain. The cloud cover moved in at the same time, just not as heavy, and the wind was just as strong. It blew steadily from Friday noon through this evening, Sunday the 11th.
WATER: Surface conditions were a repeat, day for day, of last weeks. Late in the week the Pacific side was rough and choppy, becoming almost unfishable for the smaller boats on Saturday and Sunday. The warm water eddy that had been hovering over the San Jaime Banks moved a lot farther to the west and south and is now unreachable for the normal charter. Instead we have been lucky enough to have a warm water area appear off of the 95 spot and the edge of it was running to the northeast. A good 4-degree gradient over a very short distance might produce fish in the future.
BAIT: Mostly Caballito with a few scattered Mackerel were available at the usual $2 per bait. There were mixed sizes available all week long. There were Sardinas available again in San Jose at $20 per scoop if you were there early.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The bite for Striped Marlin was almost non-existent this week although a few boats reported success in finding Marlin and a few of them actually got one hooked up. The full moon and the tremendous amount of bait in the water really crippled the ability of the charter crews to find and hook up these fish.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Lack of Sardinas early in the week hurt the efforts here, at least for the boats working the Gordo Banks. Later in the week there were so many Skipjack on the banks that the Yellowfin had a very difficult time getting to the Sardinas first. A few boats that were able to make the 40-mile run south found Yellowfin mixed in with the Porpoise but it was by no means a sure thing for the boats that tried.
DORADO: Tapering off to almost nothing offshore, even the inshore fishing for Dorado showed signs of seriously slowing down. The few fish that were brought in were pretty much caught on a 50/50 mix of lures and live bait.
WAHOO: A couple of fish were caught but there was no bite on for them.
INSHORE: This was the only bright spot for this weeks fishing and some boats had phenomenal luck on Sierra and Snapper. Sierra sizes were ranging from 3-6 pounds and most of the Snapper were the same size. An occasional Snapper in the 25-30 pound class was caught but these bigger fish were definitely the exception rather than the rule. Roosterfish were everywhere but the average size dropped to about 5 pounds instead of the 10-pound size we were finding last week. There were plenty of Skipjack and Bonito to provide light tackle action and quite a few of the boats were able to fight and release Jack Crevalle in sizes ranging from 5-35 pounds!
NOTES: Whales everywhere and so much bait in the water that the fish just have to swim around with their mouths open in order to eat. Hopefully this situation will change soon. If you book a charter while you are here in Cabo make sure you do it with a reputable company, preferably one with an office and one that is licensed to sell charter fishing trips. Some of the tourist anglers who have been thinking they were getting a real deal on a charter from a so called “captain” or “mate” have been found standing on the marina sidewalk in the mornings looking for the “captain” or “mate” who took their deposit as they watch the boat they were supposed to go on leave with the real captain and crew and other anglers take off for the day. Be careful, okay?
Until next week, Tight Lines!
Capt. George Landrum
“Fly Hooker” Sportfishing
[email protected]
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