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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Capt. George Landrum
September 30, 2002
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 23-29, 2002
Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
[email protected]
www.flyhooker.com
WEATHER: We started the week a bit worried over Tropical Depression Julio as it developed
to the south, worried that we might be having a repeat of last years Hurricane Juliet, and on the
anniversary as well! Luckily for us it dissipated by mid-week and the only effects we received
were cloudy skies on Friday, Saturday and Sunday as well as a bit of wind on Friday. As a whole,
the week was great! The temperature averaged 87 degrees during the day, with highs around 97
and the nights were in the mid to high 70’s. No rain here in the lowlands but it looked as if the
Sierras received a bit. (Ragtop Day)
WATER: Our water temperatures ranged from the low 80’s on the Pacific side to almost 90
degrees up to the north of San Jose on the Sea of Cortez. The offshore waters were deep blue
and there were flying fish almost everywhere. Northwest winds in the later part of the week
caused the conditions on the Pacific side to be a bit rough and choppy but the Sea of Cortez
remained very comfortable, at least until you got out about 25 miles, then it picked up. (When
The Coast Is Clear)
BAIT: The bait this week, if you could get any, was Caballito or Mullet. There was not a lot of
them available and some of them were very small. The price remained the same though, at the
normal $2 per bait. (Coconut Telegraph)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Sailfish are beginning to show up in numbers as the water warms up. They have
been found in the same areas as the Dorado and are striking the same type of baits and lures.
Blue Marlin have been scattered but most of them are being found on the Sea of Cortez side of
the Cape. With the moon on the wane, more boats are starting to rig live Skipjack as baits for
both the Blue Marlin and the Black Marlin. Striped Marlin have been found everywhere but the
concentrations seem to be directly to the south of the cape and along the Pacific side out to about
10 miles. A mix of both live bait and lures worked for the fish that were caught, but as with the
Blues Marlin, the full moon on the 21st kept the bite from going off really strong. Later in the
week it started to pick up. (Frank and Lola)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There were not nearly as many Tuna caught this week as last week but
there were still some nice ones found. For the bigger fish, finding the Porpoise was the key, as
usual. Fish to 120 pounds were found south of Chileano and there were small footballs scattered
around as well. Just because you found the Porpoise did not mean you caught fish though, many
of the pods did not produce. Feathers in green, black and blue as well as cedar plugs (don’t Tuna
fish without a few of these on board!) were top producing colors and the size range the fish were
striking on ran from 6-10 inches. (Money Back Guarantee)
DORADO: This weeks bright point! Almost any boat that wanted to focus solely on Dorado was
able to limit out. Most of the fish were on the Pacific side inside 10 miles and we are getting the
schooling fish now. There are a lot of schools of very small fish, under 10 pounds. Most boats
are releasing all of these and keeping only the larger fish. A mix of small feathers and small baits
worked well and if you found a school of the mid-range fish, in the 12-18 pound class, chunking
worked very well. (Stars On The Water)
WAHOO: A few nice fish were caught this week and a few others were hooked and lost. The
action was spread out with reports of fish from all the banks as well as the contour lines along the
coast, but there were no large concentrations found. (I Have Found Me A Home)
INSHORE: Most Pangas are fishing for Dorado, as they have been easy to find and close to
shore. An occasional Sailfish and Blue Marlin has kept fishermen on their toes, as they never
know what to expect! (Brown Eyed Girl)
NOTES: Written to Jimmy Buffet music again! The “Beaches” album from the four CD set
“Beaches, Bars, Boats and Ballads”, MCA 1992.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 25 SEPTEMBER, 2002
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 25 SEPTEMBER, 2002
North Carolinians Paul Dwyer, Tony Byrd and Brian Whitley are fishing with us today and
tomorrow. Brian would really like to catch a Marlin and everyone else would like to catch large
fish, regardless of the species. Juan and Manuel decided to work a current line and a “sort of”
temperature break 10 miles to the south of the cape, then swing to the south east. They found a
lot of porpoise out there and caught 6 football size Yellowfin Tuna and also hooked up three
Dorado. One of the Dorado was a small female about 8 pounds is size so they released her. All
this action took place before 9:30, then the went in search of Marlin. Everyone was asleep except
Tony, and he was nodding off when they had a good strong Marlin strike. The fish did not hook
up though, but he did wake up everyone! That was all the action for today and they are going to
try again tomorrow.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 26 SEPTEMBER, 2002
This is the second day for Paul, Tony and Brian, and they did manage to get larger fish today!
Juan and Manuel took the “Fly Hooker” further up the Pacific side. The fish were a bit larger and
the water was just a tiny bit rougher but that was all right. They only caught one Tuna today but
this one put up a fight as it weighed about 65 pounds! The Dorado were biting as well and they
caught one that went 40 pounds and several in the 20 pound class. Juan said that he lost 4 others
as well. Brian finally got to tie into a big fish as he fought a Striped Marlin, hooked on live bait,
for about 15 minutes, getting it up behind the boat before loosing the fish. Sounds like they saw
some action today and once again, most of the excitement happened early in the day! Thanks
guys, have fun the rest of the week!
Until Next Week, Tight Lines from George, Mary, Juan and Manuel, The “Fly Hooker” Crew!
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