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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Capt. George Landrum
August 13, 2001
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report
Cabo Bite Report
Capt. George Landrum
"Fly Hooker" Sportfishing
[email protected]
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR 6-12 AUGUST 2001
WEATHER: We have had very nice conditions once again here in Cabo. It did get a
little muggy on Tuesday when we had some cloud cover move in. The temperature
was 81 degrees at 8am and the humidity was 84%! The rest of the week was not quite
the sauna that Tuesday was and we had daytime averages of 88 degrees and nighttime
lows in the high 70’s. Other than the clouds on Tuesday the week was fairly uneventful
as far as the weather was concerned. A slight pick up in the wind on Friday nigh has
continued on through today. (neuvo mexico)
WATER: Excellent surface conditions all week long but it started to get a bit choppy on
the Pacific side of the Cape on Saturday, due to the increase in wind. Water
temperatures on the Sea of Cortez have been fairly steady at 83-84 degrees
everywhere. Up until Friday morning the warm water had progressed around the Cape
to the point that we were recording water temperatures in the 84 degree range all along
the Pacific side up as far as the Candelaria area. When the wind started to blow the
cool water moved in and for the remainder of the week we have seen a finger of very
cold 76 degree water extending from Cabo Falso out to about 15 miles and up the
coast about 10 miles. (serinity on ultracloud)
BAIT: It has seemed to be pretty much limited to Caballito this week at the normal
price of $2 per bait. (santa fe 2 chama)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The prevailing species now is the Blue Marlin and they have been pretty
abundant this past week. Almost every boat on every trip has at least seen or had a
strike from one, and a few boats have gotten multiple fish. The average size has been
around 200 pounds and a lot of them have been reported in the 350 range. Mean Joe
Green and Blue/Pink lures have been the hot ticket this week and the preferred sizes
are a bit larger than the smaller Striped Marlin lures. Most of the larger fish have been
taken on 14 inch+ sizes. The Sailfish have disappeared and the Striped Marlin have
become a bit sparse. There are still Striped Marlin around but they are no longer the
prevailing species. The preferred colors for lures with the Striped Marlin continue to be
bleeding mackerel. (snakeoilsurfer)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: A few of the football size Tuna have been showing up off the
arches but the larger fish have been away from Cabo. Reports from the Gordo Bank
are say that there are Yellowfin there and they are running 20-50 pounds, but they are
not abundant. A few of the boats were going out to the Cabrillo Seamount earlier in the
week and found Tuna in the 80-120 pound class mixed in with the porpoise, but these
fish did not stay around for long. (yasmeen)
DORADO: What a beautiful week for catching Dorado! I doubt if there was a boat out
this week that didn’t catch at least one, and most of the boats were getting four or more
per trip. There was a wide range in sizes with a few of the fish over 40 pounds, a few
under 10 pounds and the majority in the 15-25 pound range. A technique that worked
well for us was to get a Skipjack Tuna and slow troll it as a live bait down the middle
and pull three live Caballito around it. One smaller bait would be off the planer and two
would be surface baits off the outriggers. One would be standing by rigged on the
spinning rod ready to throw at a free swimming fish. This also resulted in the hookup of
quite a few Marlin and Sharks! Best lure colors for trolling were bleeding mackerel and
pink/blue. (butterfly+juniper)
WAHOO: Surprise, surprise, surprise, we had Wahoo show up this week! They were
not here in abundance but quite a few were caught off the ledge at Cabo Falso.
Strangely enough the best results were with surface lures. The normal patterns with a
Marauder or Rapala in them came up empty for the most part. The fish were all in the
20-30 pound range, not giants, but they sure were tasty! (chi-wahwah beauty)
INSHORE: The focus for the Pangas has been the Dorado and Roosterfish. The
Roosters are here and there is an occasional catch in the 60+ pound class. I talked to
one group of anglers who were not happy with the four small and one large Rooster
they caught, they thought all the Roosterfish were supposed to be as big as the first
one! Oh well, guess that getting the big one right off the bat can spoil it for you!
Roosterfish baits were live Mullet and the Dorado were being caught on live Caballito
and Mullet. (Drop of water on a dry stone)
NOTES: This weeks article was composed to the beautiful sounds of Ottmar Liebert +
luna negra and the album “Opium”. I think I have everything he has ever recorded!
Some of the best acoustical guitar ever! This is a two-CD set and is a Sight - and
-Sound set, it has both sound and when played on the computer, visuals. 1996, Sony
Music Entertainment.
Until next week, Tight Lines!
Capt. George Landrum
“Fly Hooker” Sportfishing
[email protected]
www.flyhooker.com
"Fly Hooker" Daily Report
Capt. George Landrum
"Fly Hooker" Sportfishing
[email protected]
www.flyhooker.com
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 6 AUGUST 2001
The father/son fishing team of Jerry and Jeff Miles is on the “Fly Hooker” for today,
Wednesday and Friday and they are looking forward to a lot of action! The report at
the end of today was 1 Striped Marlin caught by Jerry, Jeff was sleeping when it hit so
Dad just “had” to reel it in! They also had fillets from 2 Dorado over 20 pounds each
and 4 smaller ones. Juan said that they had lost about 5 other Dorado. Oh, they also
caught one Skipjack tuna that the slow trolled to attract the Dorado! I hope the action
keeps up for the next week! Until tomorrow, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 7 AUGUST 2001
Mark McDowell and his friend Randy went fishing on the “Fly Hooker” today and
filled their cooler with Dorado fillets. They caught 2 big ones that pushed the 50-pound
mark and 4 that were right at 20 pounds. Five others were lost. They did this fishing
on the Pacific side of the Cape while slow trolling live bait. Way to go guys, we hope
you got some good pictures to go with the fillets! Until tomorrow, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 8 AUGUST 2001
The second day of fishing for the Miles fishing team didn’t result in any Marlin action
but they did manage to get one of those giant Dorado. One of them was well over the
50-pound mark and there were 8 that were between 15 and 20 pounds. They also
found two Yellowfin Tuna, football size plus one very small Skipjack tuna. More action
to come on Friday, I am sure! Until then, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 9 AUGUST 2001
Charlie Shinert and his wife Donna had an awesome fish catching day today while
fishing on the Pacific side of the Cape. The tag and release of a Blue Marlin estimated
at 250 pounds was the highlight of the trip for them. It was about an hour long fight for
Charlie to get the fish to the boat. The addition of one 50+ pound Dorado, 8 Dorado
about 20 pounds each and 2 Wahoo that were between 25 and 35 pounds made it a
action packed day. The bite was not concentrated, it was spread out throughout the
trip! Good action for some very nice people, thanks folks, we look forward to seeing
you here again! Until then, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 10 AUGUST 2001
Today is the third and last day of fishing for the father/son Miles team, but today they
are short a member. Jerry is going by himself as it seems that everybody in the family
has come down with a pretty severe cold. Jerry did not know if he would be able to last
all day but wanted to give it a try. Well, they came in early, about 11:30, but it was due
in part to Jerry not having any more energy! Releasing one small Dorado of less than
10 pounds did not tire him out but catching a Blue Marlin of about 250 pounds did him
in! The Marlin was damaged in the eye by the hook so he was brought on board the
boat. hey Jerry, not a bad week! We hope everyone is well by the time you read this
and that the memories will stay with you for a while! Until we see you here next time,
Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 11 AUGUST 2001
Gary (Peanut) and Jennette Marek of Waco, Texas were our anglers today and they
saw a bit of action! Four large Dorado, one 15 pound Yellowfin Tuna and several
Dorado in the 20-30 pound range supplied their cooler with a lot of fillets! One
Hammerhead Shark was hooked on the slow trolled live bait and luckily it finally bit
through the leader. They had one Striped Marlin attack a lure and get stung by the
hook and the lost a Dorado in the #50+ range that ate a live bait rigged on the spinning
gear. The water on the Pacific side was a bit rough this morning and all the action
came towards the last two hours of the trip. We were glad you had a good time and
look forward to your next visit to Cabo San Lucas!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 12 AUGUST 2001
Wayne and Wayne Crowther were fishing aboard the “Fly Hooker” today with Juan
and Juan! I was not around when they came in but Mary told me that they had pretty
good action. They managed to tag and release a Striped Marlin, caught one Dorado
about 10 pounds and one of about 25 pounds. They also had one other Striped Marlin
that threw the hook. The action for the day was the Blue Marlin, estimated at #400+,
that put on a jumping exhibition that had everyone watching in awe, at least until it
threw the hook! They had one other Blue Marlin take a whack at a lure but did not
hook up. Not bad action, huh? Way to go guys, and we look forward to you having
another chance at the ones you missed on your next trip on the “Fly Hooker” this
Tuesday!
THAT’S IT FOR THE WEEK FOLKS, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE WAS PLENTY OF
ACTION AND WE HAVE OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT IT CONTINUES! UNTIL
NEXT WEEKS REPORT, TIGHT LINES!
rom George Mary, Juan and Manuel, the “Fly Hooker” Crew
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