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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Capt. George Landrum
January 29, 2001
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report
Fly Hooker Fish Report
FLY HOOKER FISH REPORT FOR 22-28 JANUARY, 2001
On the 22nd Randy and Jean McGuire fished aboard the “Fly Hooker”. The target was Striped Marlin and while they saw and tossed baits to 6 tailing fish, they were unable to get any of them interested in eating. Randy was able to bring in a nice Dorado of about 25 pounds that Juan filleted. They had a great time and saw Marlin, Whales and Porpoise plus left with Dorado for dinner.
The 23rd saw a group composed of two couples come in with 16 football Yellowfin Tuna. They were too tired to continue fishing for the Tuna and a bit later some very large fish were caught from those Porpoise. They also got to fight and release a nice Striped Marlin estimated at 120 pounds.
On the 24th the crew was able to get one Dorado on the boat. They went for Yellowfin in the same area they were found yesterday but had no luck.
25th of January the “Fly Hooker” was able to find a log floating on the Pacific side. 8 Dorado of 25-35 pounds tired everyone out and they headed back to the marina early. Another boat that stayed with the log was able to end up with 17 nice fish. On the way back the “Fly Hooker” caught one Yellowfin Tuna as a bonus.
On the 26th Jeff and Scott Burroughs were the lucky “Fly Hooker” anglers. Scott is a 3rd baseman for the San Diego Padres and he and his dad were using this trip as a warm up for a 10-day long range trip leaving on the 27th. Jeff was nice and let his son fight both Marlin. Scott was able to bring both fish, estimated at 120 pounds apiece, to the boat for pictures, tagging and releasing
On the 27th there were no fish caught by the “Fly Hooker” and the wind picked up early in the morning and blew like the dickens for the rest of the day.
Until next week, TIGHT LINES from the “Fly Hooker” crew, Mary, George, Juan and Manuel!
Cabo San Lucas Fish Report
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR 22-28 JANUARY, 2001
Capt. George Landrum
“FLY HOOKER” Sportfishing
[email protected]
WEATHER: We have had steady cool mornings and evenings this week but the daytime temperatures have been in the comfortable mid 70’s to low 80’s. Mid week had consistent cloud cover but on Friday it had disappeared. Perhaps it was the wind that struck on Saturday that forced the clouds away. We had steady easterlies at 20-25 knots all day but the wind shifted to a more northerly direction and decreased its intensity on Sunday.
WATER: Average temperatures close to Cabo have been 70-73 degrees. The Pacific early in the week started getting green and the temperatures dropped to about 68 degrees for several days. There has been a hotspot about 20 miles due south where the water has been at a steady 73-75 degrees. The Sea of Cortez maintained slightly higher average temperatures and blue water. Swells from the southeast at 2-4 feet changing over the weekend to east at 3-5 feet were not too uncomfortable.
BAIT: Mixed Mackerel and Caballito at 2 Dollars per bait were readily available. Some Sardinas were found but not in a steady, consistent supply here in Cabo.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: A fairly consistent bite was on for most of the week and most of the boats were able to find Marlin tailing. If you were lucky these fish were hungry and would eat but often they ignored the offering. Average size was 110 pounds but a lot of smaller fish were hooked. Best luck was had pitching bait to tailing fish. Dropping bait deep off the lighthouse was not very successful due to the green water and choppy conditions on the Pacific.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Gordo Banks put out some nice Tuna this week in the 40-100 pound range but some days were better than others. Quite often the Porpoise pods provided football fish and once in a while a real toad was hooked up. All in all it looked very good for Yellowfin this week. Most of the larger fish were caught on live bait, Sardinas at Gordo and Mackerel in the Porpoise. When the Porpoise were moving too erratically spreader bars produced an occasional large fish.
DORADO: Sporadic showings of Dorado all week were the story here. An occasional piece of floating debris produced good catches but otherwise it was a fish here and a fish there. Larger fish were found with the debris and caught on live bait. Average size of these fish was 25 pounds. Trolling fish were averaging 15 pounds but an occasional fish would hit the 40-pound mark.
WAHOO: Now and then is the story here. Luck played more of a part than skill for those who caught Wahoo this week. Good luck on these fish.
INSHORE: The fisheries moved to the Sea of Cortez side due to the cool, green, choppy water on the Pacific side. Catches included Dorado, Tuna, Bonito, and Roosterfish, lots of Sierra and an occasional Yellowtail and assorted bottom fish.
Until next week, TIGHT LINES!
Capt. George Landrum
“FLY HOOKER” Sportfishing
[email protected]
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