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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Capt. George Landrum
December 18, 2000
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report
Cabo San Lucas Fish Report
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR DEC 11-17, 2000
Captain George Landrum
“Fly Hooker” Sportfishing
[email protected]
WEATHER: High’s in the mid 80’s and lows in the low 60’s have contributed to the wonderful weather we have had this past week. Combining these temperatures with the sunny skies every day and you know why so many people love Cabo this time of year. Snow and Blizzards? STAY HOME! Shorts, a suntan and Marlin fishing, COME VISIT US!
WATER: Wonderful surface conditions all week contributed to the good catches, light winds delivered just enough surface chop and the small swells were of definite benefit. Water temperatures have remained in the mid to high 70’s all week with the warmer water being to the east-southeast.
BAIT: Larger baits have consisted of mostly Caballito with just a few Mackerel showing up in the bait pangas tanks. Most boats have been able to catch a few Mackerel on their own when it has been needed. The usual $2.00 each for the larger baits was the normal price. Sardinas have been readily available in Cabo but the prices have been higher than if you get them up towards San Jose. In town they are running about $20 a skinny scoop and up north it has been $20-25 a tank full.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Striped Marlin are still the name of the game here and are likely to remain the most common Billfish for the next 4 or 5 months. The bite has been good with a solid mix of strikes on both lures and live bait. As the moon gets near to new this coming week I expect the bite to shift more towards live bait. The concentrations of fish are here and the boats targeting Striped Marlin have not had a problem getting at least one every day, and a few have been getting up to 5 per day. Working within 12 miles of the Arch at Lands End has placed the boats in the most productive area. This makes for very short runs to the most productive grounds.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Tuna have been the highlight for most of the boats this past week with every boat that I know of able to catch at least a few of these fish. Mostly the football sized Tuna at 10-25 pounds; they have been very close to shore. They have been suckers for live Sardinas. Many boats have been running to San Jose early to get a load of Sardinas then working their way back towards the Cape searching for the concentrations. The Tuna that have been found with the porpoise this week have not been very interested in either lures or live bait, but a few are being caught that way nonetheless.
DORADO: Mostly few and far between for these fish unless you get lucky. The water continues to cool off so I would not look for anything resembling a steady bite on these fish unless we get a warm water gyre come through.
WAHOO: I heard reports of a few fish in the 70-80 pound range caught north of San Jose and Iman Banks and have seen a few in the 40-50 pound range come off of boats fishing San Jaime and Golden Gate Banks. There has been nothing like the steady bite we were hoping for.
INSHORE: Tuna, a few small Sierra and Roosterfish have been the mainstay of the near shore Panga fleet. The Striped Marlin have been close enough for many of the pangas to target them this week.
NOTE: The Whales are starting to show and we are seeing some of the larger ones offshore.
Until next week, TIGHT LINES!
Captain George Landrum
“Fly Hooker” Sportfishing
[email protected]
Fly Hooker Fish Report
FLY HOOKER FISH REPORT FOR DEC 12, 2000
The fishing this week has been so good that when we have had an open day, we have been booked locally immediately. Today is no exception! Today’s three couples have been in Cabo several days and have been hearing about the catch being good so they decided to give it a try and booked the “Fly Hooker” for today. The idea is to spend an hour or two early targeting the Tuna in front of town, then come in, drop the wives off and go out in search of Marlin for the guys. Juan and Manuel stopped on the way out and got Caballito in case they came across a Marlin. Listening on the radio, they discovered that there were Tuna being caught outside the Westin-Red Hill area and headed there. About the same time a cold front moved through and the wind shifted. Strong winds and gusts from the East caused the water to chop up a lot and after getting 4 strikes from the Tuna on live Sardines, the women wanted to go back. After dropping two of the women off they headed back out for Marlin. Eventually they tagged 2 Striped Marlin. There were 7 other strikes and two of those fish were fought for a while before being lost. None of the Marlin found were interested in live bait, perhaps as a result of the full moon. This was another wonderful fishing day in Cabo! Come on down and give it a try with Juan and Manuel on the “Fly Hooker”. Until we see you, TIGHT LINES.
FLY HOOKER FISH REPORT FOR DEC 13, 2000
John Salamone and Kevin and Natalie are the “Fly Hooker” clients for today. John booked us through “Baja on the Fly”. John wanted a chance to catch Dorado or Tuna on a fly and his friends just wanted to catch fish. They met the boat at 6:15 and headed towards San Jose to get Sardines for bait and chum. They then went in front of the Westin Hotel where there has been a fairly consistent bite on Tuna. John did manage to hook one on the fly, but broke off quickly. They ended up with three Tuna in the box using Sardines for bait with conventional light tackle. They also caught 3 red snapper that they took for dinner! John had a blast and booked the “Fly Hooker” again for the 15th. This time just himself. We’ll let you know what happens later. Until then, TIGHT LINES.
FLY HOOKER FISH REPORT FOR DEC 15, 2000
Today is the second day of fishing for John Salamone. Today he is by himself and wants to dedicate the first half of the trip to catching a Tuna on the fly gear. In order to attract and hold the tuna at the boat they get a bait tank load of Sardines. Once again they head up the Sea of Cortez and find the tuna off the Red Hill. They were the first boat to the area and right away had the Tuna attracted and held. John tried for quite a while to get hooked up on a fly, but none of the retrieves or drifts or flies would work for him today. Eventually he put a sardine on one of his flies and hooked up almost right away. This fish broke off quickly, but that was enough to convince John to go to a bait hook and live bait. With this setup on his Fly Rod, he was able to hook, play and land 4 Yellowfin Tuna between 10 and 25 lbs. Eventually there were 11 tuna in the box and one small Dorado. Enough fun was had and it was time to troll for Marlin. On the way back John fought, tagged and released a Striped Marlin on conventional gear. Way to go John! Juan told me the fishing had been great and John had a wonderful time. Thanks John! Everyone here at the “Fly Hooker” hopes to see you again next year. Until then, TIGHT LINES.
FLY HGOOKER FISH REPORT FOR DEC 16, 2000
Jack Beryl and his party were today’s anglers on the “Fly Hooker”. They are from Canada and really enjoying the weather this week in Cabo. This is the first time doing this type of fishing and they just want to catch some fish to eat and take home. If a Marlin happens that is just a bonus! Well, Juan and Manuel did it again for the customers. Knowing the search was for meat, they started early and headed up to San Jose and got the Sardines, then probed the coast on the way back to find the Yellowfin Tuna. Eventually they found a concentration and proceeded to catch six nice fish and lose a few more. They had a Marlin come alongside the boat and feed as they were fishing for the Tuna but the Marlin refused the live bait they tossed out. Later they spotted another Marlin jump in the distance but by the time they got there the fish was gone. On the way back they spotted another Striped Marlin tailing and managed to toss a live Caballito to it, but again the bait was ignored. They arrived back at the marina with fillets to have smoked to take back, fillets to freeze and fish for dinner. A nice trip with nice folks! Thanks Jack, we hope to see you again on the “Fly Hooker” someday!
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