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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Capt. George Landrum
November 26, 2001
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report
Cabo Fishing Report
Capt George Landrum II
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 18-25, 2001
WEATHER: Great weather but the wind picked up strongly on Wednesday and the clouds
moved in overnight on Saturday, we actually got a pretty good sprinkle out of it, enough to chase
a few people out of the beach bars! Other than that we had typical Cabo days and nights.
Daytime temps in the high 80’s and evenings hit the low 70’s. (Into The Mystic)
WATER: Water on the Pacific cooling down, in the 78 degree range, still warm in the 81-82
range on the Sea of Cortez. Pacific side very rough from mid week on due to the winds. The
barrier on the Pacific where the water went from the 80’s to the 70’s moved much closer to shore
and is off the San Jaime Banks entirely. (Anybody Seen My Girl)
BAIT: Usual story on the bait. A mix of Caballito and small Mackerel plus there has been
Sardinas available here in Cabo at a reasonable $10 for half a bucket. ( Delta Lady)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Definite drop in the Blue Marlin catch but the bite on the Striped Marlin is picking up
as the water temperatures return to the range that they like. Most of the action has been on the
Pacific side where the 78 degree water is located. We spotted quite a few tailing fish this week
and a number were caught by boats putting in the time needed to bait them on the drop at the
lighthouse ledge. (Heart Full Of Rain)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Yellowfin Tuna still footballs, scattered. There have been some nicer fish
found mixed in with the porpoise but by no means a sure thing. Basically, first come, first served!
(Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood)
DORADO: Lots of Dorado around floating Debris, mostly on the Pacific side, scattered
elsewhere. On Sunday almost every boat that was willing to make the trip out 12 miles south of
the lighthouse was able to catch limits (some boat got greedy and with only two anglers on board
loaded up with over 30 Dorado). There has been a bit of debris being found almost every day.
Having Sardinas on board or having caught a Skipjack Tuna earlier to use for strip bait got the
action kicking in.. (Many Rivers To Cross)
WAHOO: Very few Wahoo were caught this week and the ones that we caught were fairly nice
fish. Most of them came up from the Pacific side off the lighthouse and then out towards the San
Jaime Banks. (High Lonesome Blue)
INSHORE: Inshore action slow, some Sierra starting to show. Most of the action has been with
the Dorado and the Tuna. Not a lot of action on the usual inshore species but they should start to
pick up soon. (Sail Away)
NOTES: Written to the emotional vocals of Joe Cocker on his C.D. “Organic”, 1996 Sony
Music. This report is a bit brief, my father had a lung transplant last year and I am proud that he
is in Cabo visiting us! We went out on the boat today in the afternoon after the charter and he
had a great time, even if he didn’t catch a fish. Thanks Dad!
"Fly Hooker" Daily Report
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 20 NOVEMBER, 2001
This is the second day of fishing for Rick Harris and his son and today his son was the winner!
A very nice Striped Marlin of approximately 140 pounds was brought to the boat aftar a fight of
about 25 minutes and tagged and released. The fight was quick because the fish was caught on
the 80lb gear and it struck a lure. They also were able to get a bunch of Dorado and all in all had
a great time! All the action was on the Pacific side up toward Golden Gate Banks. Thanks Rick,
we look forward to seeing you again! Until then, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 22 NOVEMBER 2001
Al Camara and his friend Vern were our anglers today and will be fishing aboard the “Fly
Hooker” tomorrow as well. Al and Vern probably have 120 years experience fishing between the
two of them and today they want to go out and get Dorado fillets for the freezer at home. Juan
and Manuel are happy to be able to help them out on this. They worked the Pacific side for about
half of the morning with no luck when Juan received a call notifying him of a large piece of
floating wood that a friend had found. Manuel gunned the engines and about 7 miles later they
were on the spot. They proceeded to get 10 Dorado of between 20-25 pounds each and that was
enough to fill in the empty spots in the cooler. About that time the port engine fresh water pump
blew a seal and they had to return to port. Juan spent most of the night getting the pump repaired
for the trip tomorrow. Tomorrow they want to go for bigger fish so it will be a Marlin search.
We’ll keep our fingers crossed for them!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 23 NOVEMBER 2001
Al and Vern were aboard the boat again today and it was supposed to be a Marlin hunt. The
wind kicked into overdrive last night and the water on the Pacific side became an example of the
film “Victory at Sea”! Juan and Manuel thought that Al and Verne would have a difficult time
managing to work the rods and work the lines, let alone stand up, so they decided to turn around
and try the Sea of Cortez side. Plus they were a bit worried over the ability of Al and Vern to
handle a Marlin in that type of conditions should they hook one up. Hey, in water like that with
guys that age a little slip can result in broken bone or worse. Anyway, no fish were found and Al
and Verne were not happy. Sorry guys, but the captain is in charge and it was his call.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 24 NOVEMBER 2001
My fault on this one but we had two guys on the boat today and I did not get their names. It
was a split trip with our neighbors boat and she had three guys on her boat. The water was still
very rough on the pacific side but they anglers were young and eager to give it a try. Both boats
returned early with everyone sick but not before they were able to catch plenty of Dorado! Our
guys caught 6 and the other guys got a few more. Nice to know that the fish are still there!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 25 NOVEMBER, 2001
Lenny Birk and three friends were our anglers today and I got to go with! It was Manuels
day off and Juan was a no call/no show at the boat this morning so I got Rigo, the guy that works
on the boat next to us and we set off on a 1/2 day trip. The target was Marlin but anything was
fair game. As we turned the corner at the arch there was an explosion of bait and we decided that
it migh be Dorado and worth a shot. Not a bad idea but we had no luck. Keeping lines in the
water we worked our way towards the lighthouse ledge. On the way there we caught two
Skipjack Tuna of about 12 pounds each. We kept one for use as strip bait and let the other one
go. There were about 25 boats on the ledge and there were several piles of frigate birds working.
We did not have any luck there and headed offshore towards the area where the temperature
break was supposed to be. In a short while I spotted another concentration of boats in the
distance and told Rigo to bring in the lines. With a limited amount of time we needed to cruise to
check it out. After about 30 minutes we pulled up to a group of about 15 boats that were
working a log. The log was loaded with Dorado and we proceeded to catch all the Dorado that
the guys wanted. We chummed with Sardinas, dragged the carcass of the Skipjack behind the
boat and got lucky with some very good action! After getting our fill of that we started back and
trolled only Marlin lures. We did spot one Marlin chasing bait and tossed a Mackerel in his
direction and slow trolled the area but with no response from the fish. We dropped Lenny and the
guys off at the Pueblo Bonita Blanco beach and I just want to let Lenny know that it was great
having him, Sam, Jason and Tony on board the “Fly Hooker” today. Hey Lenny, I am looking
forward to visiting you in Indianapolis some day and experiencing a “lockdown”! Until then,
Tight Lines from George, Mary, Juan and Manuel, the “Fly Hooker “ Crew
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