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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Capt. George Landrum
April 22, 2002
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 15-21, 2002
Capt. George A. Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
[email protected]
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 15-21, 2002
WEATHER: All right, perhaps I was wrong in what I was thinking would happen
this past week, but at least I kept it to myself! I was hoping we were going
to have a return to the summer glimpse we had a few weeks ago, and at the
beginning of the week it appeared that it was going to happen. We started out
with nice blue skies and very light breezes and warm temperatures, then it
went to hell for a day, then teased us for a day then went to hell again for
about the rest of the week until Saturday when the wind died again. Who knows
what will happen this coming week! Our temps ranged from 64 degrees to 90
degrees and the winds from non-existent to 20 knots. The one constant for the
week was no rain. (Once upon a time...Storybook Love)
WATER: Pretty rough stuff on the Pacific side most of the week and even the
swells were a bit larger than normal on the Sea of Cortez. All of this due to
the winds of course. The temperatures were a lot colder on the Pacific side
all week with the normal range between 65 and 67 degrees while on the Sea of
Cortez side it was a bit warmer offshore 20 miles at 73-74 degrees. Nearshore
on the Cortez side the temps were still on the cool side at 68-69 degrees
early in the week and warming up quite a bit as the days wore on. Right now
we are looking at the temps around Gordo banks at 77 degrees during the day.
Hopefully the swells everywhere are going to lay down as the winds die down.
(Florin Dance)
BAIT: Large baits at $2 each (Caballito and Mackerel) were readily available
and there were plenty of Sardinas at $25 a scoop. (Morning Ride)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Marlin were a rare catch all week, at least for the boats that
fished within 50 miles of Cabo. There were reports of lots of tailing Striped
Marlin up in the Los Frailles area but locally they have been few and far
between. There were reports over the weekend of some Marlin showing just to
the north and outside of Gordo Banks in the warm water but the bite was
sporadic at best. Our fingers are crossed for the water to warm up a bit and
the Marlin to move down here soon. (The Friends Song)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Ahhh...the bright spot of the week, at least for those with
strong stomachs! The fish were concentrated at San Jaime Banks this past week
although on Saturday the reports were that they had moved off the edge and to
the south a bit. No porpoise in the area as a sign they were there but the
current flow and bait held them. Most of the fish were in the 10-25 pound
range but almost half of them were bigger. There were lots of fish in the
35-50 pound size, a few in the
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“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 15 APRIL 2002
No trip was booked for today so after I got off work Mary, our friend Sandy,
my co-worker Jesse and myself went out to have a little fun. Up to the
lighthouse and back on the Pacific side, a nice slow troll using small Rapalas
resulted in one small Sierra and a bunch of hard fighting Skipjack and Bonito.
It doesn’t sound like much but the action was pretty steady, the fish were
fought on spinning gear and the sunset was beautiful. Every once in a while
it is nice to remind myself why we moved here!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 16 APRIL, 2002
Today’s clients on the “Fly Hooker” were a very young couple who thought
that a Big Game fishing trip would be just the thing to set off the vacation
aspect of their trip to Cabo so Juan and Manuel did their best to make it an
enjoyable one. The fishing action was a little slow but they did catch a
couple of nice Dorado. They seemed more impressed with seeing Whales,
Dolphins, Porpoise, Turtles, Seals and Sea Lions than they were with catching
fish. They had a great time and the water was not in too bad of shape so they
did not get sick.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 17 APRIL, 2002
Keith Minihan (aka: Noneck) and his wife Caroline and their friends Robert
“Ty” Lyons and his wife Jill were our clients today. They are from Florida
and are dedicated fishermen who were really looking forward to a chance to
fish with Juan and Manuel. Reports had been of very good Yellowfin Tuna
fishing at San Jaime Banks and little action happening anywhere else so off
they went. The wind had started kicking up yesterday and the water was rough
today. Carolina and Jill felt queasy most of the time but did not get sick.
Out at the banks the fishing was good for the guys as they got into Tuna in
the 25-45 pound range. One fish of 45 pounds, one at 40 pounds and the rest
around 25-30 pounds provided a cooler of fillets and steady action while on
the banks. They are fishing again on the 20th but the girls have decided to
stay at the resort for that trip!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 19 APRIL, 2002
Today the fishing trip was a last minute one as we took a family who had
been scheduled on another boat and the boat had not been able to take them.
Mom and Dad with their two daughters, aged 9 and 11. This appeared to be
Dad’s idea but the girls were looking forward to seeing Whales and Dolphin.
Juan and Manuel headed out towards San Jaime but the youngest daughter got
very scared at the size of the swells and started crying. Finally Dad said to
stay close to shore where the waves were smaller and they proceeded to catch 6
Sierra, one very nice sized fish of about 8 pounds and the rest a bit smaller.
They also hooked and lost two others that were big sized. The youngest
daughter slept most of the time and left the fishing to her sister and Dad.
They did get to see two Whales and Sea Lions and Seals!.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 20 APRIL, 2002
Keith “No Neck” Minihan and Robert “Ty” Lyons went fishing again on the “Fly
Hooker”, this time without their wives, and it was probably a good thing. The
way it was described to me was “horizontal saltwater rain”. The ocean was
white everywhere and the swells were large. The fish appeared to have moved
off of the San Jaime Banks and gone a bit to the south. Juan got knocked on
his keister by one of the swells and both he and Manuel wore their raincoats
the entire time. The fishing was not as good as the last trip out there as
they only caught three Tuna this time, all about 25 pounds, just the right
size for the spinning gear had the water conditions been a bit better. They
also caught one Skipjack but that was all the action today. Thanks Keith and
Robert, we wish the action had been better for you this trip, but perhaps next
time?
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 21 APRIL, 2002
Kelli and Ronnie have been looking forward to this Cabo trip for quite a
while now. It is Ronnie’s dream to catch a Marlin and we have them fishing
for four days in order to give that dream a chance to become reality. He has
been spending some time recently catching Walleye in the rivers at home in
Ohio and filling the freezers with fillets. Juan and his brother Juan were
working the boat today as it is Manuels day off. Juan headed the boat off in
the direction of the San Jaime Banks in the opinion that if there were Tuna
there and plenty of bait that there should be Marlin in the area also. They
didn’t see a Marlin all day but did get one Yellowfin Tuna of about 25 pounds
and a couple of big Skipjack. On Tuesday they plan to head on up the Sea of
Cortez outside Gordo Banks and try there. Out at San Jaime today there was
plenty of bait, the Tuna were busting up the bait balls big time, but the
water was just not quite warm enough for the Marlin. Our fingers are crossed
for good results on Tuesday!
Until next week, Tight Lines from George, Mary, Juan an Manuel, The “Fly
Hooker Crew”
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