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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Capt. George Landrum
May 28, 2001
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report
"Fly Hooker" Daily Report
“FLY HOOKER” DAILY CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR 21 MAY 2001
Dwight Nichols and his friend John were looking forward to a day of Marlin fishing here in Cabo on this trip and that is exactly what they got, unfortunately. It was a fishing trip instead of a catching trip. That is not the way it is supposed to work, after all, there is a reason that Cabo is known as the Marlin Capitol of the World. But for every good week of fishing there is a week that balances it out and I think that this week is going to be one of those. We have several things working against us, at least here in the beginning of the week, and only one thing working for us. The winds have been steady from the Pacific side for the past few days and they have brought in cool green water, not the kind of conditions favored by Striped Marlin. The temperature break has bee fairly steady just to the southeast of Gordo Banks, but the water is very green there even if it is warm. The moon is getting towards the new phase, having just past the quarter. Unfortunately the water color seems to have overpowered the good signs and the Marlin were very scarce today. We did have a few boats come into port with flags, but for the most part there were few if any Marlin found today. Those that were caught were found in the same area that the “Fly Hooker” worked. We are really sorry guys, but our fingers are crossed that next time the fishing will be better for you! Until then, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” DALY CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR 22 MAY 2001
I didn’t write down the names of the three guys that went on the “Fly Hooker” today, and my apologies to them for that! I was in a bit of a rush and they were a last minute charter that we picked up here yesterday. The guys wanted to get Dorado and Tuna today and the water 18 miles south of Cabo had been reported to be blue, but a bit cold yesterday and that is where Manuel planed to fish this trip. Guess what? Yep, the wind howled all last night and was still blowing like a son of a gun this morning. The “Fly Hooker” put her bow out past the cape and she decided that discretion was the better part of valor and headed up the Sea of Cortex instead! It was described to me by one boat that tried to go south as “Victory at Sea” type of conditions. Jeez, we really hope things settle down soon! Well, making a long story short, they worked the area just on the outside of Gordo banks in the hope of at least finding a marlin and they were lucky enough to get one strike on the spreader bar, but that fish just pulled line for a few seconds before popping off. Very few fish of any kind were found offshore today; most of the fish caught were caught along the coast, Yellowtail, Amberjack, Sierra and Bonita. We surely hope the water conditions improve and the fishing picks up in the next few days. The “Fly Hooker” does not have a trip tomorrow so Juan is doing an oil change, but we are booked for the next five days after that. Keep checking us out and we will let you know how things are going. Until Thursday, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR 24 MAY 2001
The fishing has not been good offshore lately and inshore has been a matter of the right place at the right time. I guess it was neither the right place nor the right time all day today for the couple on the “Fly Hooker”. It sounded like she was used to catching limits every time they went fishing up in Washington and they thought (at least she did) that since this was the Marlin Capitol of the World that the fishing should be great every day. Sorry Anita, but the guys went where there should have been fish, they used the techniques that work here and I am sorry that you felt you got taken for a boat ride since all your husband caught was a Jack Crevalle between 25 and 30 pounds and they lost a few others. We told you that the fish was no good to eat but since you insisted on having it filleted and bagged to go I hope you enjoyed the fish. We wish you luck on your next fishing trip, wherever it may be.
“FLY HOOKER” CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR 25 MAY 2001
Matt, Matt, Mike and JC plus one other guy were the anglers on the “Fly Hooker” today. A chance to get on the water, a chance to catch some fish and relieve some stress were what they were looking for and that is what they got. Juan and Manuel worked the inshore area on the Sea of Cortez between Cabo and San Jose and managed to scratch up three Roosterfish between 25 and 30 pounds. They were able to get two of the fish to the boat for pictures before releasing them and the other fish broke off before they got a chance to see it. Considering how the winds have been and the color of the water I think that they had a very good trip. The boats that tried to target Marlin today ended up running 44 miles up the coast. That is three hours up and three back with only two hours of fishing time. About 10% of the boats that tried that managed to get hooked up and only half of them got fish to the boat. While the offshore fishing may be poor due to the weather related water conditions, at least the near shore fishing is still producing. Lets keep our fingers crossed and we wish you tight lines until tomorrow, and wish that the winds die down soon!
“FLY HOOKER” CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR 27 MAY 2001
Don Aldeman and 5 of his friends were the anglers on the “Fly Hooker” this morning. I got introduced to them all but since I’ll never be a politician; I did a George and forgot their names! Sorry guys, but I do remember that you are a bunch of surfer dudes from south of L.A.! This was another trip that the main idea consisted of having a good time and catching fish. This morning when they took off I was told that there was no interest in trolling all day in search of one big fish and that action was what they wanted. That was a tough order considering how bad the fishing has been the last few days, but Juan and Manuel felt that they were up to it! They did a good job according to the guys. The morning near shore catch consisted of 6 Roosterfish between 10 and 15 pounds caught off of a rocky point and one more fish lost. These fish were caught on live Caballito slow trolled near the point. After a little while longer they went offshore to see if they could scratch up a Dorado or something and after an uneventful couple of hours they returned to the rock pile. Unfortunately by then the tide had turned and the bite had gone t0o the non-existent mode. That was all right though; they had a good time and caught some good fish. Thanks guys, we hope the rest of your Memorial Weekend vacation goes as well. Until next time, Tight Lines!
George, Mary, Juan and Manuel, The "Fly Hooker" Crew
Cabo Boat Ride Report
CABO SAN LUCAS FISHING REPORT FOR 21-27 MAY 2001
Capt. George Landrum
“Fly Hooker” Sportfishing
[email protected]
WEATHER: Bad news for the past week on the weather front, the fishing front and as a matter of fact, on almost all the fronts! I wish it was otherwise, but here are the facts. Daytime temperatures were up to the mid 90’s, nighttime to the low 80’s most of the week with no clouds or rain. Sounds good, huh? Yeah, until I tell you about the wind. For the first few days of the week we had a solid and steady westerly blowing in at an average of 20 knots. The last half of the week showed a weakening of the wind and it only blew from 5pm till 5 am and it shifted to more from the northwest for most of the time. Daytime breezes were much lighter at 10 to 15 knots from the southwest. Gives you an idea?
WATER: Unfishable on the Pacific side for most of the fleet and only a few of the private boats were ballsy enough to go the distance to the south to get to blue water. The Sea of Cortez side was much better as far as water conditions were concerned but the fishing conditions left a lot to be desired. The westerly winds had pushed a large amount of cold pacific water up into the mouth of the Sea of Cortez and this water had gotten as cold as 64 degrees early in the week but later warmed up to the low 70’s. The Pacific side was steadily in the low 60’s and today was still showing those cold waters. The cold-water bulge extended up to Gordo Banks early in the week and ran parallel to the coast down until the 95 spot where it began a run to shore. The warm side was in the mid 70’s and the cold side in the low to mid 60’s. Normally this water temperature difference would be a significant indicator for fishing action, and if that was all that was happening the bite should be going off like skyrockets! But guess again, the same strong winds that brought in the cold water pushed the green water even further north. What we ended up with was a temperature break south of the clarity break. If these two significant barriers form up together this next week (if the wind dies) then we should be in for some red-hot fishing! But this report is for the last weeks action, not what we wish or hope for the next week, so the bottom line is “Fishing was Terrible”.
BAIT: There was no problem getting bait this week and the usual price of $2 each was still in effect for the Caballito and Mackerel. No idea on the availability of sardines since there was no Tuna this week that required Sardines as bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Billfish catch this week consisted almost entirely of Striped Marlin and it seemed that most of them might as well have been in the next country! The water that was holding the Stripers was blue and warm, and to get to it you had to go at least 40 miles up the Sea of Cortez, off of Los Frailes. There were plenty of fish there but very few of the boats were willing to take the three hour run up there then face the strong wind and rough water for the return. These conditions only allowed about an hour of fishing time and there were fish a lot closer to home if the anglers did not have their heart set on Marlin. Those boats that did get up there found the fish willing to bite on live bait about 40% of the time and the rest of the time they were just not interested in anything.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: This was basically an extinct species for the past week, ever since the Purse Seiners showed up within the restricted zone and there was no one to chase them out. The nets were set on the banks and on every Dolphin pod they could find. No fish this week, last week and maybe even next week. Come on Mexico, wake up! These fish are the foundation your house of tourism dollars is built on here in the Baja, it’s time to focus some enforcement on the laws that exist, otherwise it is all going to disappear! This is not the first time and probably won't be the last time this happens but without some backbone to the laws, they are just a veil of smoke like a magicians act. They look good but there is no substance to them.
DORADO: The Dorado are starting to show up a few more every week. More and more boats are finding them as the week goes on and it should be a good season as soon as the winds die down. Most of the fish are in the 20-30 pound range and are being taken on feathers and Marlin Lures. These fish are in the mid-zone, from one mile to 5 miles offshore with a few more found further out.
WAHOO: What hoo? A few being caught up by Los Frailes for the adventurous.
INSHORE: Yellowtail on the Pacific side due to the cold water, Roosterfish on the Sea of Cortez side and ranging from 10 to 35 pounds, some very nice size Red Snapper on the Pacific rock points and a good scattering of Jack Crevalle and Sierra throughout the area. In my mind this has been the definite place to be fishing for some action, a good variety available and some nice sized fish!
NOTES: Pray the winds die down, the Purse Seiners are blocked from doing that action again and the fishing improves. Keep fingers crossed for continuing buildup for the Dorado catch.
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
[email protected]
www.flyhooker.com
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