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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Capt. George Landrum
September 17, 2001
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report
Cabo Fish Report
Capt. George Landrum
"Fly Hooker" Sportfishing
[email protected]
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 10-19, 2001
WEATHER: Top of the news on the weather scene this week was the approach of
tropical storm “Ivo”. The Port Captain recalled all boats that were out fishing after noon
on the 12th and shut the port down on the 13th. The winds reached 45 knots on the
evening and early morning of the 12th and by the afternoon of the 13th had almost
disappeared as “Ivo” passed well to the south-west. There were very large swells,
some reported as 12-15 feet as a result of the passage, but by Friday the seas had
settled down quite a bit even if the water was still a little off color as a result.
Temperatures were in the mid 90’s daytime and in the low 70’s in the evenings most of
the week and the winds were prevailing from the south-east almost all week. (Criollo)
WATER: As reported above the water on the Pacific side of the cape was very rough
mid-week but the early and later part of the week it was very nice., We had a definite
temperature break off of the lighthouse going onto the Pacific side starting mid-week,
probably as a result of the passage of “Ivo”. Cool water in the low 80’s and high 70’s
were intruded upon by a finger of warmer 83 degree water that reached almost out to
San Jaime Banks. The Sea of Cortez was showing water temperatures up into the 86
degree range past Gordo Banks but the waters nearer home registered in the low 80’s
but with a slight off color. (Caracas)
BAIT: Pretty much Caballito at $2 per bait for the week. I had no reports on Sardinas,
the storm may have made getting them a bit difficult. (La Nueva Ola)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Billfish catch rate dropped of quite a bit this week due to a number of
reasons. Among them were that the water temperatures had dropped a bit, we had a
new moon and the water became very rough mid-week. There were reports of some
nice size Blue Marlin early in the week and after “Ivo” had passed the Striped Marlin
bite seemed to turn on for a few days along with a bit of Sailfish action. The Marlin
concentration seemed to be on the Sea of Cortes side, perhaps associated with the
warmer water temperatures. Most of the Billfish action was on lures and the Dorado
and Bleeding Mackerel combinations seemed to draw a few more strikes than other
lures. (Bogota)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Football Tuna were the rule this week although a few boats were
able to find fish that were a delight for the anglers. That’s not to say that there is
anything wrong with 15-25 pound Yellowfin, it’s just that when there is the possibility of
a 100# fish, the smaller ones can be a bit of a letdown. The larger fish were
associated with Dolphin and the smaller fish were found along the contour lines. Action
on the footballs was spread evenly between the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez with the
majority of the action at Gordo Banks, mostly due to the water conditions on the Pacific
side. Cedar Plugs and 6” feathers were the tools of choice for the Football fish and
Marlin lures worked well on the larger Yellowfin. (Ritmo De Los Angeles)
DORADO: Once again the life saver for many boats, the Dorado were the happening
fish for the past week. Every boat that went out was able to catch a few and if they
were the targeted fish it was no problem to be able to pick and choose the ones you
wanted to fight and keep for fillets. The majority of the larger fish were on the Pacific
side but the big schools were inshore on the Sea of Cortez. Live Caballito slow trolled
worked wonders on the larger Dorado and the schoolies were suckers for strip baits.
Unfortunately I did see many boats come in with coolers loaded with small 6-8 pound
school Dorado. A 120 quart cooler filled with fish of that size well exceeds the limits
allowed by the government and is a real abuse of the resource. Limit your catch, don’t
catch your limit! (Europe 70-1)
WAHOO: I caught one on a busman’s holiday but I saw maybe two other Wahoo flags
this week. My fish was a lucky strike as I was trolling for Marlin at the time, he struck
on a 5.5 Zuker in Bleeding Mackerel trolled at 9 knots and just off the ledge outside
Chileno Beach. (Impossible Guitar)
INSHORE: Due to “Ivo” the inshore Panga fishery was mostly directed to the
“Nearshore” area. The majority of the catch consisted of Dorado with a few Yellowfin
Tuna tossed in for good measure. (Big Dome)
NOTES: Our prayers and sympathy go out to everyone that lost a friend or relative in
Tuesdays shocking attack. Those that lost someone close need our prayers and the
countless people that have lost their homes or jobs as a result are also in need. We
have many friends that work in the area surrounding the World Trade Centers and the
stories that we hear from them make you proud to be an American. People helping
each other with little regard for the risks to themselves and the outpouring of
assistance, whether it be in the form of labor, money, goods or prayer. It is uplifting to
know that with terrorism now in our house our government has finally taken a firm stand
against those countries that support it. It is unfortunate that many more innocent
people are likely to lose their lives in the days, months and years to come before we
can become the ideal, “One World, One People”. Please pray for the end to the
insanity before it destroys us.
Written to the confused eclectic world guitar sounds of Phil Manzanera on “Primitive
Guitars”, 1983, Virgin Records. Check it out (Europe 80-1)!
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 10 SEPTEMBER 2001
Dave is an Antiques Dealer, Bob owns a restaraunt and Danny is Bob’s Grandson.
A few days ago they went fishing on a 28 foot boat and were looking for Dorado to take
home. Unfortunately they hooked a Striped Marlin instead. (?, I know folks who would
kill for a Marlin fight! But hey, guess they do not taste as good as a Dorado!) Also
unfortunately the boat broke the prop during the trip and they had to get towed in. Hey,
I have two engines! Deciding to go fishing today they met us at the dock at 6:15 ready
to go and get Dorado! Juan and Manuel were willing and eager to take them out and it
was no time at all before they were into the action. They fished the Pacific side about 5
miles off shore and had great results. Everyone was tired of catching fish and I was
told that by 10am Danny was just beginning to recover from the night before! They had
* nice Dorado in the boat and were back at the Marina by 11:30, happy anglers!
Thanks guys, we look forward to a repeat visit next time, and until then, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 14 SEPTEMBER 2001
I work with John at Marina Fiesta and he went fishing today on the “Fly Hooker” with
his clients Amy and Brenda. Neither of them had been deep sea fishing before and the
largest fish they had ever caught was one the size of a trout. Not knowing how the
water would be after the passing of Tropical Storm “Ivo”, they decided to go for a half
day trip and check it out. That was the right decision as they let me know later! They
caught all the fish they could handle and came in before they got tired. Dorado filleted
by Juan and Manuel provided fillets for dinner, for the maid at the hotel, for the
concierge, for the waitstaff at the restaurant and a bag for John! Talk about a good
time, two days later they were discussing how they would be ready to do several 1/2
day trips on their next visit to Cabo! Thanks girls, and we are glad you enjoyed your
trip on the “Fly Hooker”! Until next time, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 15 SEPTEMBER 2001
This report is a bit difficult for me to write. After you have laughed so much it is
difficult to get your fingers on the right keys! Brian Foley, along with his amigos Chris
and Tyler were stuck in Cabo for the week and decided to get in another day of fishing.
After all, there is only so much shopping you can do and only so many bars to check
out. These guys are Air Traffic Controllers stuck in Cabo until they are able to get a
flight out. Hey, could be worse places to be stuck, right? Specially if your goal is to
catch a Marlin! Tyler was able to best a nice Blue Marlin a few days ago, one weighing
maybe 600 pounds (That is what he is telling the folks back home by now!). It was a
quick fight, lasting only 21 minutes. Well, a Marlin is the target for today and now it’s
Brian who is to be in the hot seat. The guys were aboard the boat at 6:30 in the
morning and there were 28 beers in the cooler, along with some bottled water and
sodas. (They had requested 2 cases the night before). The remainder of the beers
were waiting at the hotel when they came in. Juan and Manuel headed to the Pacific
side to look for a Blue Marlin but they ended up fighting off Dorado for much of the
morning. Too bad for Brian! He wanted a Marlin but ended up getting the largest
Dorado of his life instead. Juan guessed the fish at 40-45 pounds and when weighed
on the scale it was 42.5 pounds! The fish did not look that large when it hooked up but
gave a good account of itself when Juan placed the gaff. A fish that size had no
problem giving an extra effort and pulled the gaff from Juan’s hand. With the gaff
floating away, Juan reached down and grabbed the fish by the gills and brought it into
the boat! Yea! With plenty of fish in the area they proceeded to catch a total of 5 to
keep and released a few more. They left some of the smaller Dorado hooked up and
hanging back way behind the boat in the hope of getting a large Blue Marlin interested.
Later on they worked their way south of the cape and Brian became the “King” of catch
and lose fishing. Maybe with the large Dorado under his belt he was feeling a bit
cocky, but when his chance at a Marlin finally appeared he was only able to hang on to
it for 10 minutes. A few jumps and a few runs and the fish was able to toss the hook.
The fish had come in on a lure and failed to hook up so Juan dropped back a live bait.
After the fish had taken the bait the hook was set and everyone got to see the Striped
Marlin, estimated at 150 pounds, do a few acrobatics before gaining it’s freedom. Later
on in the trip Brian consolidated his hold on the catch and lose title by battling a Sailfish
for 5 minutes before it also came off and swam away thumbing it’s nose at Brian.
(Sigh) Oh well, there was plenty of action, even though the beer ran out by noon.
Tyler’s comment of the day, “Never leave anyone else in charge of your own beer” was
repeated several times that evening during the presentation Brian’s award. Mary and
Sandi had spent some time on the computer while Brian was showering and came up
with a very nice framable “Catch and Lose” Certificate! After many beers that evening
we wished the guys good luck on getting a flight out the next day. Thanks, we really
look forward to seeing you here in Cabo in October (they had to buy round trip tickets
back!). Until then, Tight Lines from George, Mary, Juan & Manuel, the “Fly Hooker”
Crew!!!
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