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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Capt. George Landrum
November 5, 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 29-NOVEMBER 4, 2001

WEATHER: Once again the weather has been great all week long. It is starting to

cool down and is very comfortable during the day with the temperatures in the low 80’s

and no rain. Evenings are starting to get cool enough that everyone is commenting on

it, there have been some goose-bumps seen! We had a little cloud cover off shore

during the beginning of the week but on shore it has been sunny. (Four Four North)

WATER: Great surface conditions on both the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez with long

slow swells and little if any choppy conditions in the mornings. The afternoon period

has offered a more broken surface as slight breezes kicked up a few whitecaps. There

has been a band of warm water wrapping around the Cape all week, a continuation of

the pattern that started last week but yesterday it seemed to start to disperse. We had

this band of water about 20 miles wide at the Cape being pushed by the Cortez

currents towards the Pacific and it extended out to San Jaime Banks before meeting

Pacific currents that formed a warm water back eddy about 35 miles south of the Cape.

The edge of San Jaime had a lot of action this week due to the abutment of the cool 78

degree water meeting the warm 83 degree water and forming very strong rips over the

structure. (The Ice Field)

BAIT: Caballito have been readily available and I have heard of some boats getting

Mackerel also. The usual price of $2 per bait on these. There have been Sardinas

available but the bait boats that have them have been up towards San Jose. Sardinas

are in the $20-25 per scoop range. (A Virtuoso Is His Own Reward)

FISHING:

BILLFISH: This week the billfish action has consisted of Striped Marlin for the most

part. There have been some nice Blues hooked and released, a few boated, but the

majority of the billfish have been Stripes. The Striped Marlin have been found mostly

up the Pacific coast and it has been a pretty evenly mixed bite on both lures and live

bait. The Blues and Blacks are being found in the warm water up the Sea of Cortez

and due south of the Cape. The action on these fish has been mostly on lures. It

seems that once tournament time is over very few people want to put in the time slow

trolling a live bait and prefer to cover more ground with lures. (Air Proofing Two)

YELLOWFIN TUNA: A very on and off fish this week. There have been a lot of football

20-25 pound fish near shore that have offered action to the Pangas early in the week

but they seemed to have moved out as the week wore on. The larger Tuna have been

much further offshore, up to 35-40 miles out and not always associated with the

Dolphin. I had one report of a breezer that was at first thought to be a large dolphin

pod working but turned out to be a school of 100-200 pound Tuna. This was mid-week

about 35 miles south. Both Gordo Banks and San Jaime have been kicking out some

nice fish but for the most part it has again been a hit and miss shot. Live baits, chunk

baits and lures all seem to have been equally effective this week. (A Trout Toward

Noon)

DORADO: I have seen some nice fish this week but most of the Dorado being caught

have been the little ones, “Chicken” or “Peanut” fish in the 3-6 pound size. Some boats

are enjoying the steady action on light tackle but there have been reports to me by

anglers that some of the crews are keeping all these fish they can. If you are fishing

and get into them, please ask, no, tell your crew to release the small ones. They grow

fast and it won’t be long before there will be enough meat on them to be worth the effort

of cleaning. Most of the larger fish were found in the rips out at San Jaime and south of

the Cape. Slow trolled Caballito and chunked bait worked with the preference being

the live bait. Other large Dorado were picked up here and there while running lures

and the only concentration was when debris was found. (Little Beaver)

WAHOO: There have been a few Wahoo this week and most of them have been from

the rips at San Jaime or out from under the occasional floating debris. The majority of

the fish have been in 30-40 pound range. Live bait with a short wire trace was the

choice of most people who tried to target the debris and rips but a lot were caught on

the traditional plugs and leadheads. (Easter Again)

NEARSHORE: Sometimes chicken, sometimes feathers is the description of the Panga

fishing here in Cabo for the past week. Early in the week the action was a bit steadier

and as time went on it dropped off bit. Most of the inshore-nearshore fish have been

found on the Pacific side and the catch has consisted of Dorado and Tuna. A few

Sierra were being found by private boats fishing very early in the morning but the bite

shut down quickly. (Piece 17)

NOTES: I am still seeing a lot of Marlin being brought in and it is hard for me to

believe that all these fish came to the boat dead. This means that there is still work to

do in convincing people to release their Billfish. Ask the boats policy on that before you

book a charter, that is one way of assisting in the effort. If they say they release all

Billfish unless the fish die during the fight or are critically injured, book them. If they

say it is up to the Captain and crew tell them why you are going somewhere else with

your business.

The leatherback turtles are coming ashore to lay their eggs so the chances of seeing

one while fishing are pretty good. It’s nice to see these big turtles out on the water.

Written to the great acoustic guitar music of Leo Kottke on his album “A Shout

Toward Noon” released by “Private Records”, 1986, manufactured and distributed by

RCA Records. I have put titles of my favorite cuts in brackets after each section of the

fish report. Been doing it for each weeks report but a few people haven’t realized what

they were! Now you know so listen and enjoy!

"Fly HOoker" Daily Report

Capt. George Landrum

"Fly Hooker" Sportfishing

[email protected] www.flyhooker.com

“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 29 OCTOBER 2001

Our good friend Andy Cline took advantage of an open day today and booked the

“Fly Hooker” to go fishing with his friends Mike and Mary Kay. The action on the

Pacific side was a little slow and the fish were scarce but they managed to tag and

release a nice Striped Marlin estimated at 140 pounds after a fight lasting 45 minutes.

Mike was the lucky angler on this fish and it was his first marlin. Most of the fight in the

beginning was down deep but towards the end the fish became a lot more active. I

believe it was Andy who told me that as the fish was released at the side of the boat he

finally lit up almost neon blue before swimming away. Andy has caught lots of Marlin

and says this is the first time he has ever seen one light up so bright! There was not

much other action for the day although they did toss bait to one other fish. We just got

an e-mail from Mike, guess he lost his tag card somewhere between Cabo and home

and really wants to be able to get his release certificate from the Billfish Foundation so

we will see what can be done for him. That’s the info for today, tight lines until

tomorrow!

“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 30 OCTOBER, 2001

Today is Richard Blunt’s second day of fishing with us on the “Fly Hooker” and he is

going again on the 1st. Today the plan is to get him into some Yellowfin Tuna, that is

what he wanted the first day and Juan and Manuel took off to the horizon looking for

Porpoise and big Tuna. The plan for today is to get some Sardinas up at San Jose

then work the ledge off of the Westin/Red Hill area for the 20-30 pound fish. Richard’s

wife was not along for today’s trip, she was not feeling well so it was just the guys.

Juan and Manuel headed the boat up the Sea of Cortez and managed to contact a

Panga that had Sardinas for sell. The Panga was at Santa Maria so they did not have

to go very far. They worked that area for a while then heard reports on the radio of

some Tuna action off of the lighthouse on the Pacific side. They cruised there and

found a lot of boats working the area with lures and cut bait plus live Caballito but not

many were hooking up. Thank goodness they had been able to get the Sardinas!

Juan chummed a little with them to get some action started and after about 20 minutes

the fish showed up, letting them know by the boils under the surface! Some good

fishing action ensued with the final catch total of 6 good football Tuna, the largest about

35 pounds! Now Richard has some nice fillets to go with the Marlin. All right, we will

let you know how the fishing action continues here on the “Fly Hooker” in tomorrows

report. Until then, fishy dreams!

“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 31 OCTOBER, 2001

Yesterday we were contacted by Terry Matheson about fishing the “Fly Hooker” for

today. Apparently they had been trying to book us through an agent in California for

the past two weeks but had never gotten a return call or e-mail so left it up to chance

and had their fingers crossed that we would be open for a day when they arrived in

Cabo. Terry fished with us last year and really enjoys the teamwork between Juan and

Manuel when it comes to finding and catching fish. Today’s request was for fishing

action, not for a particular species so Juan and Manuel pointed the bow of the “Fly

Hooker towards San Jaime Banks, 28 miles to the west. On the west side of the Banks

there was a very strong rip line and there were a few other boats working the area with

only slight action at the time. Manuel patrolled the rips, eyes alert for any sign of fish

and eventually spotted a piece of 4x4 about 8 feet long. All right! Before all the other

boats spotted what was going on everyone in the party was able to tire themselves out

catching Dorado. !5 fish in the box supplied a lot of fillets for the group to take home.

The largest fish was between 40-50 pounds and the rest were in the 10-20 pound

range. With all that action tiring them out they elected to return to the marina early.

Terry has more friends coming in on the second and he is going to talk with them to see

if they want to go out on our next open day, the 7th. Well, that’s all for today and have

some good dreams about fishing until the morning.

“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 1, 2001

Today is the third and last day of fishing for Lcdr. Richard Blunt and his wife, then

they have to pack up and head back to Anchorage and that cold snow that has been

falling there, 18 inches as reported by our friends Jill and Tim Lawrence (Hi Jill!). The

fist day of fishing for Richard resulted in the capture of a Blue Marlin of about 220

pounds, the second day in filling the fish box with 6 Yellowfin Tuna between 20 and 35

pounds. Today his wife is with him and he is open for just about anything. Juan and

Manuel decided that with the action that they found yesterday at San Jaime they ought

to try the rips there again. Once again there were quite a few other boats in the area

and the “Fly Hooker” cruised up and down looking for signs of fish. They got one nice

Dorado of about 25 pounds on one of Richards lures and later found a bunch of boats

piled up on a floating piece of trash. Usually the first boat gets all the fish and there

were already a lot of boats there, but that was the only sign they had found. Juan

started with a live bait and had no takers so then they switched over to cut chunks, still

with no results. By that time other boats were giving up and leaving. With the

congestion down quite a bit there was room to maneuver and they proceeded to slow

troll live bait around the spot. That worked and they ended up getting two more

Dorado, both in the 10-15 pound size. That was all the action on this day and Richard

has a lot of fillets to take home! Thanks, and we would love to have you fish with us

again! Until then, Tight Lines!

“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 2 NOVEMBER, 2001

Glenn Ronchetti is back! Look out Cabo, he and the family and friends are here to

have a good time and enjoy the weather again. Glenn is here with his brother Tom, his

dad “Pop’s” his uncle John (former U.S. Ambassador to Swaziland), Glenn’s friend

John and Tom’s friend Bobby. Mom has asked Mary to keep track of these wild guys

and try to bail them out if they get in too much trouble, haha! We have five days of

fishing on the “Fly Hooker” to look forward to and hopefully they will be action filled

ones! Today we have Glenn, Pop’s, John and Dave aboard the boat and Juan and

Manuel head back out to the San Jaime current rips. They stop just short of the banks

as there is an area there that looks really fishy but does not produce anything. Later

Manuel says that if they want to get something in the boat and not get skunked that

they need to scoot out to the western edge and see what’s up. That they do and end

up getting three Dorado and a Wahoo (on a chunk!) so there are some good eating fish

for dinner. Let’s keep our fingers crossed and hope the action picks up a bit tomorrow!

Until then, Fishy Dreams!

“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 3 NOVEMBER, 2001

Glenn, Pops and Dave are on the “Fly Hooker” today and John, Tom and Bobby are

on another boat. We had originally had them set up on one different than the one they

went out on, but the parts that were sent to repair it were not the right size, so we

ended up with a last minute alternate (never the best way to do things). Juan and

Manuel decided that the course of action for the day was to go due south of the

lighthouse and look for Tuna. There had been some very nice fish found in the are,

both with porpoise and not. Some of the Tuna had been pushing 200 pounds so

everyone had their fingers crossed. Oh well, it did not pay off for them and they only

caught one Dorado. John said that the other boat stayed a lot closer to home and they

hooked up a Black Marlin estimated at 500 pounds but the fish pulled hook after a few

minutes and a few jumps, they got one Dorado of about 50 pounds and a lot more

smaller ones. The action was good for them but they were not happy with the Captain

and crew. They had fished with Juan and Manuel so had something to compare and

they said the Captain and crew of the boat they were on did not work as a team or

seem to really know what they were doing, constant tangles, Captain running down

from the bridge to assist at the transom, etc. No problema, they are going on the “Fly

Hooker” tomorrow. I just hope that Juan and Manuel are able to handle the pressure of

finding fish that will match the action of yesterday! Will keep you informed in

tomorrows report, until then, Tight Lines!

“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 4, 2001

Pops, Uncle John, Tom and Bob were the anglers aboard the “Fly Hooker” for the

daytime fishing trip today and the fishing was slow again. Juan and Manuel worked the

95 spot all day as that is where a lot of nice Tuna and a few good Marlin were hooked

yesterday. Since you never know when the bite would happen they figured that staying

there would give them the best shot at getting into some nice fish. They did get a nice

Dorado of about 30-40 pounds and two others between 15 and 20 pounds, but that was

all the action for today. It was decided that tomorrows take-off would not happen until

10am since the afternoon bite might be better right now, that way they could fish from

10 till six.

At 4:30 I took off with Uncle John, Pops, Gleen and John to try a little bit of night-time

bottom fishing. We were really hoping to get into some nice size Grouper and

Snapper! At first we went up the Pacific and tried several spots but the wind and

current were working against us so at sunset we went back around the arch and up the

Sea of Cortez a little way. It took me a little bit of time to find a promising rock pile but

on the first drop Glenn hooked up to a big fish. It was probably a really large Pargo as

it swam off instead of going into the rocks right away. Eventually we lost it and after

about 20 minutes we started to get bit again. It was not a red hot bite but it was fairly

steady, and we did supply the rock with quite a few decorations. Two other large fish

were hooked up and broken off and we ended the night with four Grouper, two Snapper

and a nice Pargo. Mary called us at the end of the World Series with the news and

since I was on the phone and had the information I had to tease the guys a bit!

Tomorrows another day and I hope the decision to go late and stay late pays off.

Check us out next week and I’ll let you know! Until then, Tight Lines from George,

Mary, Juan and Manuel, the “Fly Hooker” Crew

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