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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Capt. George Landrum
October 16, 2001
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report
Cabo San Lucas Fish Report
Capt. George Landrum
"Fly Hooker" Sportfishing
[email protected]
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 7-13, 2001
WEATHER: Comfortably cool in the evenings with the temperature in the mid to low
70’s has everyone here happy. It sure is nice to sit outside at night and not be
sweating! Keeps the beer from getting too warm also! Daytime temps are in the high
80’s and low 90’s and we have had very few cloudy time periods during this past week.
(Ain’t A Single Blue Marlin ((That Ain’t Heard A Buffet Song))
WATER: At the beginning of the week the water out to 50 miles was banded,
alternating green and blue water in strips approximately 5-10 miles wide. The warmer
water was closer to shore. As of today the water has returned to mostly blue
everywhere you go, with the really deep cobalt blue having come within 25 miles.
There is a 15 mile wide warm water band running from approximately the 90 spot and
wrapping around the cape out towards the Golden Gate Banks, This water is in the
80-82 degree range and once past it the temperature drops to around 75 degrees over
a 5 mile range. This temperature change is also the current line that had all the
hurricane debris stacked in it, stuff from root balls to tree trunks and palm fronds.
(Trollin”)
BAIT: Mostly Caballito at the usual $2 per bait but there have been a few Mackerel
found in the bait boat tanks. I have still not heard any word about Sardinas. (The
Mullet, The Mackerel & The Ballyhoo))
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The billfish of the week has been the Striped Marlin but there have been a
few Blues reported. Most of the Striped Marlin have been found on the Pacific side of
the Cape or due south and the Blues are reportedly being found up on the Sea of
Cortez where the water is a bit warmer. Hopefully that warm water is headed our way
and the big Blues will return sometime this week. The Striped Marlin that have been
caught have fallen for live bait for the most part, very few have been reported on lures.
The opposite is true on the Blue Marlin and the best lures have been Bleeding
Mackerel and Dorado colors. A few Sailfish have been reported as well but not nearly
as many as were found last week. (Big Game Fishin”)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Some very nice Tuna have been caught this week with the larger
ones up to almost 200 pounds. All of these fish have been found with the Porpoise and
as usual, the fist couple of boats on the scene have had all the luck. There has been
no area in particular that these fish have been concentrated in. The water has had to
be cobalt blue and both the Pacific and Sea of Cortez side have been producing these
fish. There have been quite a few smaller football fish found closer to shore and in the
debris lines and there have been some of them associated with the Porpoise also.
Most of the large Tuna have fallen for Marlin lures but a few have been captured by
dropping back a live bait as one hooked on lures is being fought. (Hooked On Fishin’)
DORADO: Striped Marlin may have been Billfish of the week but there is no doubt in
any ones mind that Dorado have been the fish of the week. With all the debris and
trash out there to form food chains and provide shade the Dorado have been
super-abundant. It has been difficult to pull away from the fast and furious action to try
another species and with the fish running up to 40+ pounds many anglers have opted
to go for the cooler of fillets instead of a Billfish release certificate. A lucky number
have been able to accomplish both. While some of the fish have been in the 40 pound
range the average size has been 10 pounds. Most of the boats have been releasing
anything under that size and keeping only the Dorado over 15 pounds. The catch has
been on a mix of lures, live bait and cut bait. Most of the larger fish have been on live
bait and lures, fished very close to the debris lines. Most of this action is taking place
on the Pacific side from 8 to 18 miles out, depending on currents. (Flying Fish)
WAHOO: I have seen a few flags and heard a few fish reported but there still seems to
be a lack of focus or concentrated effort. No doubt the San Jaime and Golden Gate are
holding a few fish and if they are not on the surface they are deep. The fish reported
caught have been incidental catches, as usual. (Hooked On Fishin’)
INSHORE: The same report as last week on the inshore action. The fishing for
Roosterfish was pretty good for a few of the boats but the attempts were to get anglers
into fishing action and naturally the Dorado being as thick as they are proved to be
more than most of the Pangas could resist. (Ugly)
NOTES: Well, things are pretty well back to normal for the most part. The beach bars
are attempting a comeback but the smell is keeping a lot of customers away. More
large private boats are arriving every day, coming down for the upcoming month of
tournaments. It is nice to see our friends return and exchange stories of what has been
going on since last time we met. The streets in town have been cleaned up, there is
city water and no problems with any type of supplies. Well, we may have had a
temporary difficulty with the availability of tequila if the clients on my boat had been
successful because it sure seemed as if they were determined to drink all that was in
town. Thankfully Sammy’s birthday bash is this weekend and everyone was well
prepared for the demand! (Written to the fishin’ music of Capt. Sam Crutchfield on his
album “Hooked On Fishin’”, 1995, BMI)
Fly Hooker Daily Catch Report
Capt. George Landrum
"Fly Hooker" Sportfishing
[email protected]
www.flyhooker.com
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 8, 2001
This was the second day of looking for Marlin for Terry Johnson and his friend Don.
Today Juan decided that the area due south of the Cape had been offering better
chances, at least according to the reports from boats fishing yesterday. They caught
one small Wahoo of about 15 pounds while trolling Marlin lures and released on small
kamikaze Dorado that tried eating a lure almost as large as it was. Juan said that he
spotted 6 Marlin on the surface today and all but one went down before they got in
range to toss bat. The one that stayed up they ended up working on for about a
half-hour, but the fish just could not be enticed by anything. We sure wish that Terry
and Don had better luck but it will happen for them sometime in the future. Good luck
Guys, and until your next trip to Cabo, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 9, 2001
Today is the first of two for Eliot Cole and his wife Jody. They are from Boston and
Eliot really wants to catch a Marlin. Jody is along for the ride! Juan’s brother Juan and
Manuel took the “Fly Hooker” to the same area they fished yesterday. (Juan’s day to
take care of some business) They hooked up one Dorado that they tossed back as
Eliot did not want any fillets and Jody is a vegetarian. Today they saw six Striped
Marlin, just as they did yesterday in this area. Five of them did not want anything to do
with the bait or lures but one was hungry! Juan tossed out a live bait and the fish took
it, got hooked and bolted for the horizon like a rocket. The TLD25 had about half the
#40 line gone when the fish broke off on the initial run. That was it for the day but we
are hoping that tomorrow will be better! Until then, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 10, 2001
This is the second day for Eliot and Jody Cole. Jody got a bit queasy yesterday but
is game to give it another try today. Again it is Juan’s brother Juan and Manuel on the
boat (Juan did not finish what he had to do) and they head out to the south again, since
that seems to be where the Marlin are at. Today is almost a repeat of yesterday with
the exception that they released 6 Dorado today instead of 1. Again they found only
one Marlin that was hungry, and after taking the live bait tossed out it managed to get
all tangled with the trolling lines and broke off. We sure wish that the Marlin fishing had
been better, that makes four days in a row with no Marlin to the boat! We hope the rest
of the Cole’s vacation goes well and hope they have better luck next time they try
fishing Cabo San Lucas. Until then, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 11, 2001
Andy Thaler is fishing for the next three days and has brought along a few guys to
keep him entertained during the trip. Today he has Don, Pat and Brad with him and
tomorrow and Saturday they will be joined by Scott. The objective is to have fun and
catch fish, if a Marlin shows up, fine, but if not, hey, a load of fillets is a good thing too!
Juan and Manuel point the “Fly Hooker” towards the Pacific side and the debris lines
that have been holding Dorado. On the way out Brad makes a bet with Don and Andy
that he will be able to make Pat sick! The boat picked up a blind strike Yellowfin Tuna
on the way out to the current lines. The fish was just a little football Tuna but at least
they had a fish in the boat. Once they arrived at the current line it did not take long to
get a triple strike on small Dorado. Keeping one of the fish in the water Juan began
tossing out small chunks of tuna to draw up the larger fish. Manuel brought out the
spinning rods and the guys had a blast catching Dorado. The largest of the 17 that
they hooked up was over 40 pounds and Pat was the lucky angler on that fish. It gave
him quite the fight on the #17 line on the spinning gear! Back at the marina as Don and
Brad were carrying the cooler of fillets to the van, Brad had to stop and pay $1 each to
Don and Andy! Pat did not get sick, no matter what Brad did to him! Way to go Pat!
See you guys tomorrow!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 12, 2001
Once again we have Andy Thaler and his entertaining troupe of Brad, Pat and Don
along with the newest addition, Scott. Andy walked over this morning to meet the boat
but everyone else ended up taking a taxi. It seems that they tried to put a dent in the
amount of tequila available in Cabo during the evening and early morning hours! At
least every one but Andy, he doesn’t drink. Today’s plan was to go and try for
Yellowfin Tuna since there had been some large ones caught recently. The plan was
changed once the got out about 15 miles south of the Cape. The water was a little too
rough for the delicate stomachs of the tequila drinkers and they decided to go where
the water was a lot calmer. They ended up getting 5 Dorado to the boat, keeping the
two largest ones. Scott was the angler of the day however, as it was early in the trip
when Juan tossed a live bait to a tailing Striped Marlin. After a 25 minute battle Scott
was able to get the fish close to the boat and Manuel was able to place the tag in the
fish as Juan held the leader. The 100 pound fish was released unharmed and Scott
proceeded to spend the rest of the trip passed out on the engine cover. We will have
to keep our fingers crossed and see what happens tomorrow! Until then, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 13, 2001
Andy’s troupe tried to drink the town dry last night and did not get back to the hotel
until 6 this morning! Andy was the only one to show up at the boat and his back has
been hurting. He told Juan and Manuel that he wanted to go fishing but since his back
was hurting that they would have to be the ones to reel in the fish. That was fine with
the guys and off they went. On the return we found that Andy had not been hurting as
badly as he thought! He reeled in 8 Dorado and they released three that were small.
He also beat Scott’s fish of yesterday! Andy’s Striped Marlin was estimated to be 130
pounds and took him 35 minutes to get to the boat before it could be tagged and
released. Now both Scott and Andy will be receiving release certificates from the
Billfish Foundation. Andy was hoping that the rest of the guys would still be in bed
when he got back so he could tell them the story about the fishing they had missed!
Thanks Andy, we loved having you on board the boat and were happy to finally meet
you! Until next time, Tight Lines!
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