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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Capt. George Landrum
July 30, 2001
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report
Cabo Fish Report July 21-28
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR JULY 23-28 2001
Capt. George Landrum
“Fly Hooker” Sportfishing
[email protected]
www.flyhooker.com
WEATHER: It has been a very nice, warm, humid week here in Cabo. We had a Hurricane pass well to the south of us mid-week and it brought in a few light breezes from the east on Wednesday, along with a few days of overcast skies. Oh, I almost forgot, we also had a few scattered light showers! Daytime temperatures were in the mid to high 90’s and it got down to the high 70’s Wednesday evening, really perfect conditions. The prevailing light winds have been from the northwest.
WATER: The water keeps getting warmer almost every week. The Hurricane that passed to the south also seemed to bring in the warm Cortez water that had been sitting a little offshore to the East. We now have a band of warm water that extends across the cape and out towards the San Jaime and Golden Gate banks. This water is between 82 and 84 degrees and extends from shore to a little over 25 miles out. At that distance the temperature drops a few degrees but still stays warm. The surface conditions have been excellent with very little rough water found. The Sea of Cortez did get choppy on Wednesday due to the easterly winds but it was just wind chop, nothing big or nasty.
BAIT: Plenty of Caballito are available and there are Mullet also if you ask ahead of time. The normal $2 per bait has not changed.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: We have had a pretty good mix of Billfish this week. Boats have caught Blue Marlin, Striped Marlin and Sailfish. The majority of Blues have been caught on lure with the favorites being black/green and Dorado colors in sizes from 12-14 inches. Most of the Blues were caught either south of the cape or up the Sea of Cortez side. As the Pacific continues to warm they should appear there as well. While the number of Striped Marlin has dropped considerable they have become much better about eating when they are found. This week most of them were south and a little to the west of the cape. They appear to have moved along with the temperature change. A fairly good mixed bite on both lures and live bait with the smaller 9 inch straight running surface lures in the usual blue/silver, black/green, Dorado and silver getting lots of strikes. The Sailfish have been rather abundant with a lot of boats getting multiple hookups on the spindle beaks. Unfortunately the majority of them have been hooked up on gear that really outclasses the fish and they are brought to the boat quickly. They have been found with the Dorado and for the fortunate few, have been caught on spinning tackle or smaller conventional reels while live baiting for the Dorado!
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There has been pretty steady action on the smaller football fish in the 15-35 pound range close to shore on the Sea of Cortez side from the lighthouse to the Westin. There have been some fish in the area as large as 50 pounds also and these fish have been caught slow trolling live Mullet and Caballito, with Mullet getting most of the strikes. Larger fish in the 60-120 pound range, with a few in the 200 pound class were found on both Tuesday and Friday about 25 miles outside. These fish were Dolphin associated and those boats that were first on the scene found the bite to be good. The fish were not too picky for the first couple of boats but then by the time 6 or more were working them the bite shut down and no one got a hit. Both live bait and lures worked as long as you were the first on the scene.
DORADO: Some nice Dorado, up to 70 pounds, were brought in this week, but the majority were in the 15 pound range. There has started to be a fairly steady bite just offshore on the Pacific side of the cape on the 15-pound size fish and when any debris is found floating the bite has been great on the larger fish. Slow trolled smaller live baits have been the ticket for the Dorado just off shore and tossing live bait to floating debris has accounted for almost all the larger fish. Lures are also working well just off the shore and tuna feathers or 6-9 inch straight running lures in silver or blue/silver are getting plenty of hits when the fish are found.
WAHOO: A few Wahoo have been caught but as most of the time, there has been no steady action on them. High-speed lures and deep running plugs are working as long as there are fish in the area.
INSHORE: Inshore action has been almost exclusively centered on Yellowfin Tuna and Dorado. Both species have been on the Sea of Cortez side and there has been lots of Dorado on the Pacific side up just past the lighthouse. Slow trolled live bait or deep running plugs have been the ticket here. There has been little action on other species this week.
Tight Lines,
Capt. George Landrum
“Fly Hooker” Sportfishing
[email protected]
www.flyhooker.com
"Fly Hooker" Daily Catch Report
FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 23 JULY 2001
The third and last day of fishing on the “Fly Hooker” for the Awesome Carp Snagging trio was a pretty good one. Snagging Marlin was fun but did not put any fillets in the cooler to take home so today was focused on getting some Tuna or Dorado. Juan and Manuel went up the coast in the Sea of Cortez, as Don, Vance and Greg got ready for the days attempt. They started fishing just outside the Westin Hotel and worked the area in 180 to 300 foot deep water. A mix of slow trolling live bait and working plugs off the surface were the techniques used and the live bait won in a shutout! Don had a battle on a very nice 50-pound Yellowfin Tuna; he said that it was quite a workout! Several more nice Tuna were fought and lost, one just below the boat. There was also one Dorado caught and several lost in the same area. According to the reports I received, none of these fish were snagged! Also I just got word that the crew is coming down the tail end of September/first part of October for some more action and this time Dave-the gravel-whizzer (according to Don) will be along. We are looking forward to seeing you again! Until then, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 24 JULY 2001
This is the second day of fishing aboard the “Fly Hooker” for Andy Cline and his daughter Lauren. After getting greedy on the last trip Andy has promised to let Lauren catch all the fish this time! The bite was early today and by 8:30 in the morning Lauren had a Striped Marlin and a Sailfish released. These fish were found about 18 miles south of the Cape and the first fish was spotted as it tailed down swell. Juan tossed out a live bait and it did not take long before the Marlin was hooked up. Lauren is an experienced angler and made catching a Marlin look easy, taking only 20 minutes on the fish. A short time later a Sailfish estimated at 60 pounds struck a lure on the bridge rod. The fish was no match for the gear and Lauren brought it to the boat for a release in less than a minute. To bad it wasn’t a Blue Marlin! The action in the area died and Juan and Manuel decided to try just off the cape in an attempt to get a few Dorado or a Wahoo. As they trolled in they had a strike on the short rigger position and once again it did not take Lauren long to bring in a very tasty Wahoo of about 45 pounds! Thanks for the Fillets! Andy and Lauren had two good days of fishing with us and we were sad to see them go. Lauren managed to get all her gift shopping done and I hope all her friends back homer appreciate the effort she put into it! Until next time, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 25 JULY 2001
This is the first of two days fishing on the “Fly Hooker” for Chuck and Margaret Cook. They went Panga fishing yesterday and got 7 Yellowfin Tuna averaging 20 pounds each and caught and released two Roosterfish. Today Chuck wants to try for Marlin. Margaret had hooked two Sailfish before but has never landed one and he wants her to get a chance at the Marlin today or tomorrow. Out of the Marina at 7am they head out to the same area that fish were found yesterday. Juan and Manuel said that they had one fish try for the bridge lure twice, pulling a bit of line each time, but it did not hook up. Juan dropped back a live bait but the fish had disappeared. Later on they spotted a Dorado and tossed a bait in its direction but again had no luck. That was the extent of the action for the day, with the exception of the hurt that Chuck and Margaret put on the two cases of beer! Perhaps tomorrow will be better. Until then, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 26 JULY 2001
Today was Juan’s day off and I went out on the boat instead of him. We headed east to the 95 spot, as this is where most of the action on Marlin had been for the past few days. We got one knock down on the short rigger and the fish pulled a bit of line. Manuel said that it was a Marlin, he had seen the bill, and all I heard was the clip releasing and a bit of line pulled off. I made a few more passes on the area and we continued on towards the east. There were too many boats in the area to try live baiting with a planer but since I was marking bait there it would be worth working in a bit. We got word that someone had found a floating crate about 5 mile further out and there were some nice Dorado on it so we high sped trolled over there. The “Fly Hooker” was the 13th boat there and the #14 boat caught the last fish off the crate! Nothing there for us. We returned to the 95 spot and tried slow trolling live bait for and hour and a half with no luck. With the action so poor for us I asked Chuck if he wanted to run in to the shore and try for a tuna or something there. “May as well” he replied. Off we went and spent 45 minutes inside trying to slow troll live Caballito for anything we could get. I didn’t want us to blank two days in a row, especially with the same client! You don’t always get what you want and that is what happened today. No fish again! I hope Chuck and Margaret have better luck tomorrow when they go on the boat berthed next to us. Until next time, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 27 JULY 2001
Mike and Cathy Pilarski are fishing with us today and Sunday. They were at the dock early and had high hopes for the day. The morning was fairly uneventful as far as strikes were concerned, then Juan and Manuel were contacted about a large pod of Dolphin that had large tune mixed in with them. They cruised out there and everyone on the boat could see these great big Yellowfin clearing the water as they were feeding. Unfortunately they arrived at the scene to late and the first few boats there were the only ones to hook up. Juan went through the entire selection of lures and tried every method he could think of, but to no avail. One of the boats that was there first had Chuck and Margaret Cook aboard and they managed to get 4 Yellowfin, three of them over 100 pounds! Later we found out that they had gotten a Marlin also, but Chuck had fought the fish instead of Margaret! On the way back towards the harbor the “Fly Hooker’s” luck changed for the better and Mike fought a nice Striped Marlin that hooked up an a Dorado colored lure pulled from the bridge rod. Thank goodness the streak has been broken! Perhaps tomorrow there will be better luck for the boat and maybe Sunday will be red-hot fishing for Mike and Cathy. Until next time, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 28 JULY 2001
Jeff and Barbara Maloney, along with their sons Shawn and Brian are fishing on the “Fly Hooker” today. On Monday they will be joined by two friends on the boat. They have brought some of their own gear and let us know that they are not interested in catching Marlin. Of course they will not refuse to fight one if they happen to hook up, but they really want to catch meat fish, Dorado, Tuna and Wahoo. Yesterday a few of the boats were able to find some big Yellowfin Tuna, over 100 pound size, so there is hope! Juan and Manuel decided to head out to the Pacific side and work the area off of Cabo Falso for Dorado at first light. That decision paid off. Working that area and the coast north of there for the duration of the trip they were able to catch 4 Dorado. Two were released, as they were fairly small ones, and the ones they kept were about 15 pounds each. Juan said that he lost three others. They were also able to get four Yellowfin Tuna. The Tuna were not large ones, just little football size fish, but they produced a few nice fillets. Shawn was the lucky angler of the day as he was the one on rotation when the Wahoo hit! The strike was on a surface lure and the fish was estimated at 40 pounds! Way to go Shawn! They returned to the slip with a good supply of fillets and are looking forward to fishing again on Monday.
Until next time, Tight Lines from George, Mary, Juan and Manuel, the “Fly Hooker” Crew
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