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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Capt. George Landrum
November 19, 2001
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report
Cabo San lucas Fishing Report
Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
[email protected]
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 11-17, 2001
WEATHER: It is staying cooler here in Cabo now and it sure feels good. Our daytime
temperatures have been in the mid 80’s and in the evenings it had been in the mid 70’s, though to
me it feels a lot colder. Most of the week it was overcast but we have had no rain. Light winds
most of the time have made for perfect conditions! (You Should Have Been There)
WATER: Almost mirror like conditions on the Sea of Cortez all week and on the Pacific side the
water has been a little rough in the afternoon due to the winds picking up a bit from the
northwest. All in all though the conditions have been excellent. We have had the water
temperatures averaging 83 degrees almost everywhere the boats have gone. The only exception
has been the west side of San Jaime Banks where there has been a temperature break of 5
degrees. This break has been drifting back and forth over the west and center part of the bank all
week, with the temp drop from 82-83 degrees to 78/77 degrees on the west side over a distance
of 2 miles. (Valerie)
BAIT: We are getting some more Mackerel showing up in the bait tanks now, thank goodness. I
prefer them over the Caballito and so do most people. The prices have been the usual $2 per bait
and there has been no problem finding live bait this week. I haven’t heard a word on the
availability of Sardinas this week, mostly because not too many boats are targeting Tuna right
now. (She Hates To Go Home)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Striped Marlin are the Billfish of the week. There are still a few Blue Marlin being
caught but the focus has been on the Stripies. They are being found on both the Sea of Cortez
and the Pacific side but at this time of year they are starting to stack up on the Pacific ridges such
as the one off of Cabo Falso and the Golden Gate Banks. A lot of these fish are being caught by
boats slow drifting live baits in the middle depths, dropping down Caballito or Mackerel with a
small egg sinker ahead of the leader. There are also plenty of tailing fish being spotted but the
catch ratio on them has not been high. The occasional Blue Marlin and Black Marlin have been
nice fish but not giants, most of them in the 200-300 pound range. They are being caught on lures
for the most part and seem to more prevalent on the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape. (Someplace
Where Love Can’t Find Me)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There has been no focus on these fish out of Cabo San Lucas since the
Tournament. One of the main reasons is that the Purse Seiners showed up and put the kabosh on
the fish at the banks. Those Tuna that are being caught are the football fish that have been
hanging out close to shore and just a few that have been associated with the Porpoise. The middle
of the week had a large concentration of these fish, most in the 15-30 pound range right in front
of the Arch. Every morning for three days you could see 15-25 boats drifting live bait there. The
Porpoise fish have been a long way out and with no Tournament underway, few of the charter
boats are willing to spend half the day going to and from the grounds in the hope that there are
fish available. (Radio Girl)
DORADO: Once again the Dorado is the fish of the week! There has been an abundance of them
show up , they seem to come through the area in waves and this past week was a good wave.
Every boat that I saw had Dorado flags flying and unlike the time several weeks ago, these were
not the little peanut fish. The Dorado this week were averaging 12-15 pounds with quite a few in
the 30 pound class. Finding debris was the key for the larger ones and getting a hooked fish to
stay in the water close to the boat was the factor in getting good bites going on the open water
fish. Live and cut bait filled the coolers while lures were the way to find where the fish were
hanging out. Once they were found, slow trolling or drifting live bait did the trick. They were
fairly evenly distributed between the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific side but I think that the Pacific
side may have had a slight edge in numbers. (On The Run)
WAHOO: Not a lot to say about the Wahoo situation. I saw very few Wahoo flags flying this
week and did not talk to any anglers who hooked up to one. There were rumors of a good bite
on Wednesday out at the Golden Gate in the afternoon but that was by the private boats that
stayed until dark, and even then it was just a fair catch, about three fish per boat, averaging 30
pounds per fish. I never did see any of the fish or talk to any of the anglers who were there.
(Live It Up)
NEARSHORE: Most of the Pangas have been focusing on Dorado and football Tuna this week
since they have been fairly easy to catch. A few have been working the ledge off of Cabo Falso
for the Striped Marlin but for the most part the normal inshore fish have been ignored by the
Pangas. (Some Hearts)
NOTES: If things continue this week as they did last week we should have a good catch on
Dorado again. If the Federal Government does not take steps to stop the Purse Seiners from
working within the 50 mile restricted area there will be no more anglers coming to Cabo for Tuna,
those guys keep setting until the fish are gone. This report written to the sounds of Marshall
Crenshaw on his album “Good Evening”, 1989, Warner Brothers Records. Mid-west bar band
music at it’s finest with some very nice smooth guitar work and half decent vocals.
"Fly Hooker" Daily Fishing Report
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 12 NOVEMBER 2001
Ed Weis is back in Cabo with friends Mike and Mark and they will be fishing on the “Fly
Hooker” with Juan and Manuel for the next three days. Actually, today it was with Juan and his
older brother Juan, Manuel has a cold and needed another day off to recover. Juan took the guys
off the lighthouse at Cabo Falso and set up to deep drift live bait over the ridge. They were
hoping for a Marlin and there was the chance for a nice Yellowfin or Dorado as well. They did
get one Striped Marlin up to the back of the boat, close enough to call it a catch, plus they lost
one other that struck. The water was in good shape but there was not a lot of action today.
Hopefully with Manuel in the Captains chair tomorrow things will be a bit better. Until then,
Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 13 NOVEMBER 2001
Today Manuel decided to take Ed Weis, Mike and Mark further up to coast and visit Golden
Gate Banks. This was a 22 mile trip and they trolled up once they were halfway there. There
were plenty of fish around the banks and Ed did a nice solo fight on a Striped Marlin that weighed
about 130 pounds, it took about 45 minutes for him to land on 40 pound test line. Another
Marlin was caught as well and there were several other pick-ups on the baits that did not hook up.
One of the Marlin that they got became tail-wrapped during the fight and came to the boat dead,
the other was tagged and released. Way to go guys, that makes three Marlin to the boat so far,
lets see what tomorrow brings!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 14 NOVEMBER 2001
The third day of fishing for Ed, Mike and Mark was done in conditions that were just a bit
different than the last two days. We had a front move in and the water on the Pacific side really
built up overnight. The “Fly Hooker” went back to the Golden Gate Banks and fought the
growing swells and wind chop all the way. Once they arrived at the banks Mark was tied into a
Striped Marlin right away. The fight lasted a little over an hour and they ended up releasing a
very strong fish estimated at 120 pounds. That brought the three day total to four fish, not bad.
The water was rough enough (Ed said it was eight foot breaking swells) that they decided to fish
downswell and return to the Marina. Mark got his fish and no they wanted a bit of comfort. On
the way back they had a double strike from Dorado, one of them was a nice 45 pound Bull and
the other a cow of about 30 pounds. Continuing home they managed to get four other Dorado in
the boat and released several small ones. Not a bad way to end three days of fishing! Lots of
fillets to take home and the guys were happy! Thanks Ed, Mike and Mark, we look forward to
having you fish with us again in the future! Until then, tight lines and fishy dreams.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 15 NOVEMBER 2001
Gary Craighead is here in Cabo again, this time with his wife. He was here last time in June
with Cory Werner, Scott and Rusty. That time they fished the “Fly Hooker” for two days and
everybody except Cory managed to get a Marlin. Gary enjoyed that trip enough that it was time
to do it again! Manuel decided that the water conditions on the Pacific side were still a little too
rough for good fishing and they took the boat out and up the Sea of Cortez side. The fishing
today was very slow and it was not until about 1 PM that they finally had a strike. there were
three fish together on the surface, tailing downswell. Juan tossed the live bait and one of them ate
it. Gary fought the fish for about 75 minutes, the last half of the fight was almost all straight up
and down. Eventually they were able to get the fish to the boat and a tag was placed in the fish.
Juan estimated it at around 140-150 pounds, a very nice sized Striped Marlin. They hooked up
while still about 15 miles out so they ran back to the Marina after releasing the fish.
Congratulations Gary, looks like the Marlin like you! We hope to see you again and until then,
tight lines.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 17 NOVEMBER 2001
A friend of Juan’s needed a boat for a half day trip today and Juan booked the second trip he
has done in two and a half years. He was so proud of himself that he wants to book boats all the
time now. He was feeling sick to his stomach this morning so he did not go on the trip but found
someone else to work as deckhand. Manuel and Rigo apparently found fish since when I came by
the boat in the afternoon after getting of work there were lots of Dorado flags flying from the
outriggers. I am not sure where they went or how many the caught. Juan managed to get up to
San Jose and stop by the airport to pick up some boat parts that have been waiting for a week and
I did not get a chance to talk to him either. There is a trip tomorrow and I will ask Manuel then
how they did. Until tomorrow, tight lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 18 NOVEMBER 2001
Our friend Rick Harris is back to visit Cabo again and this time has booked a trip with us for
today and again on Tuesday. It is going to be him and his son and they are looking forward to
some good fishing action. Mary and I met them at the boat this morning and saw them off. Juan
did not have any credit on his phone again so was not able to call and let us know that they had
come in early (in at 1:30) so we did not get a chance to talk with them after the trip but there
were lots of Dorado and Tuna flags flying off the outriggers. I hope we will be able to catch up
with Rick again before Tuesday!
Until then, Tight Lines! From George Mary, Juan and Manuel, The “Fly Hooker” Crew
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