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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Capt. George Landrum
February 17, 2003
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report
Cabo Fishing Report for Feb 10-17, 2003
Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
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www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 11-17, 2003
WEATHER: Once again we had a week with some rain! It sprinkled all night long here in town
on Wednesday and on Thursday night (early Friday morning) it dumped hard for about an hour.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday we had clear blue skies and the highs were in the mid 80’s and lows
in the high 60’s. (Gotta Get Up Every Morning)
WATER: Our water temperatures close to home have been in the 71-73 degree range and there
has been no real temperature break, just a few areas that have had slightly warmer water. Off of
Gordo Banks, slightly to the northeast has been one such area and it was producing quite a few
fish. Surface conditions on the Pacific side were pretty choppy all week long and this resulted in
most boats fishing the Cortez side anyway. (Darlin’ I’ll Do Anything You Say)
BAIT: Mostly Mackerel this week and at the normal price of $2 each. There has been some
Sardinas available at $20 a scoop. (I Hung It Up)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: There were plenty of Striped Marlin around this week and most of them were found
up around the Gordo Banks area, but there were also plenty of fish nearer to home with most of
them being found within three miles of shore on the Cortez side. Just because there were a lot of
them around did not mean they were willing to bite though! The reports I got were averaging
30% of the fish found being hungry enough to strike. Live bait tossed to sighted fish was the #1
method and lures #2. ((I Want To Hear It From You)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There were a few fish in the #100 class caught this week but they have
moved a bit further offshore. Most of the Tuna that were found were footballs and 25+ miles out.
With the water conditions off the Pacific and to the south, it made for some uncomfortable
conditions. All the fish were associated with Porpoise and small lures were the ticket. Keeping
the lure 4” or less and in dark colors helped get flags. (Semi-Crazy)
DORADO: There were Dorado scattered all over the place and a few boats were able to come
across roaming schools. Nice fish were caught as close as just off the beach in front of the arch
and as far away as 30 miles, but there seemed to be better chances of hooking up closer to home,
mostly within 2-3 miles of shore. Fish from 15-30 pounds were striking live bait slow trolled and
small lures in the 6” range if they were bright colored. (Hong Kong Blues)
WAHOO: I had no reports of Wahoo this week. (Venom Wearin’ Denim)
INSHORE: Dorado and Sierra were the main catch this week for those working just off the
beach. When the bite was on there were some nice Sierra hooked up, a few of them to 3 feet in
length. 5” Rapalas in silver/blue and orange worked well on the toothy fish and if you tried to live
bait, you usually ended up with the front half spinning in the water! When the trolling got boring
there were some decent bottom fish to be had. Grouper to 5 pounds, Snapper to 10 pounds,
Amberjack to 35 pounds and a few Yellowtail made for a good mix. The bottom fish seemed to
bite better on live Sardinas than on cut bait, and jigs came in a distant third. Most of the action on
all the inshore fish was found on the Cortez side of the Cape. (Parole Board)
NOTES: The full moon has caused the Marlin bite to drop off a bit. I don’t know why but we
have seen fewer Whales this year than last, but we are still seeing a few almost every trip.
Choppy conditions on the Pacific has resulted in most of the boats working the Cortez side, if the
weather allows, perhaps the Pacific will produce fish this week. This weeks report was written to
the music on one of my favorite CD’s, Junior Brown’s “Semi-Crazy”, 1996, Curb Records.
Listen to it a couple of times and you will recognize his voice and playing style forever, and never,
ever, forget the songs!
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