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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Capt. George Landrum
July 7, 2003
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report
Cabo San Lcuas Fishing Report for June 30-July 6, 2003
Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
[email protected]
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR JUNE 30 TO JULY 06, 2003
WEATHER: This week the weather was almost a repeat of last week with the wind blowing
every afternoon again. Most of the wind was from either the southwest or west at 10-14 knots
and started around noon and lasted until around 9 at night. Our daytime highs were up in the mid
90’s and our nighttime lows in the high 70’s. No clouds to speak of so no rain. It’s starting to
get warm enough to use the air-conditioning! (Jamaican Winds)
WATER: Again, almost a repeat of last weeks report with a concentration of cold water just off
the Cape. Water temperatures to 67 degrees along the shore on the Pacific side and warming up
to 73 or 74 degrees at the Golden Gate and San Jaime Banks. The water on the Pacific side has
been rough due to the strong winds, at least the closest 15 miles has been rough, I’ve heard from
private boaters that once you get past that, it gets pretty nice. Off the Cape the water has been
70-72 degrees out at least 20 miles, and you have had to go 35-40 miles south to get to 78 degree
water. It is not smooth out there either! The best water conditions in terms of both calmness and
temperatures has been n the Sea of Cortez, and the further North you go, the warmer it becomes.
74 degrees between the 95 and 1150 spots and over 79 degrees past the Gorda Banks towards
Punta Gorda. Mornings have seen good water conditions out there but in the afternoons it has
sometimes been a rough ride home it the wind is from the southwest. (Theme For A Rainy Day)
BAIT: Mackerel and Caballito at the normal $2 per bait along with a good supply of Mullet.
(Take You There)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Scattered Striped Marlin within a 20 mile arc of Cabo San Lucas and a bit better
concentration out at the Cabrillo Seamount and north of the Palmilla. The fish are not
concentrated near to us right now, and the ones that are being found do not seem to be in an
eating mode. A few boats are getting two fish a trip, most of the boats are tossing bait to four or
five fish a trip and around 20% of them are getting bit. The cool water has not helped the bite on
Blue Marlin, but there are some strikes being had. I had an angler report that he caught a 73
pound Swordfish on Wednesday out on the Pacific side of the Cape. (Midnight In San Juan)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Not many boats are finding the Tuna this week and the ones that have done
well have been making 40+ mile runs to find the fish. Most of them have been footballs in the
10-15 pound class. Cedar plugs and dark feathers have been the ticket, and since not many boats
have been in the areas the ones that are there have done very well. (Every Moment With You)
DORADO: A few scattered fish were found close in off the Punta Ballena to Palmilla area and
they were not large fish, mostly in the 10-15 pound range. Not until you got up to the Gorda
Banks was there any good action on Dorado, and then it was still scattered. Once again, there
was very good action a long ways from home as boats reported numbers of large fish past the
Cabrillo Seamount. Unfortunately, that is beyond the range of most of the charter fleet here in
Cabo unless you are willing to pop for a 1K trip, then it is still 2 hours out and two hours back, all
cruising. Fish that were caught out there were in the 30-60 pound class and most of them were
hooked on the troll. (Kissin’ On The Beach)
WAHOO: The only fish I saw or had reported to me this week were ones found in that warm
water outside the Cabrillo Seamount, and there were some good fish in the mix, up to 90 pounds.
Elsewhere, the bite was not happening. (She Never Said Why)
NEARSHORE: Slow inshore fishing this week as well, with most of the action being supplied by
Jack Crevalle and a few Yellowtail reported as well. Slow trolled live bait for the Jacks, live bait
dropped down mid water for the Yellowtail and a few nice Grouper for those dropping live bait to
the bottom and bringing it up 10 feet. The Roosterfish closed their mouths this week, they are
still there but the cool water got them off their feed. (Mobimientos Del Alma)
NOTES: No predictions!!! But I really hope the warm water continues to come to us from the
north on the Cortez side, we could certainly use it! As you can tell from the species report, the
action this past week was taking place well offshore, and you needed a fast boat and a lot of time
to get to it. Most of the fleet was not able to get to those areas so the overall catch was down
and a lot of boats returned from a day of fishing having only seen a few Marlin to toss bait to.
Wind, die down, Water, warm up, Fishing, turn on....this is my Mantra for the week! This weeks
report was written to the smooth guitar sounds of Earl Klugh on his 1991 Warners release
“Midnight in San Juan”.
Fly Hooker Daily Reports for June 30 to July 6, 2003
“FLY HOOKER” WEEKLY FISH COUNT
Striped Marlin: One tagged and released (#120)
Dorado: Two taken (15-20#)
Yellowfin Tuna: Two taken (10-12#)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JULY 1, 2003
Russell Wood and his wife were our anglers on the “Fly Hooker” today and we sure wish the
fishing had been better. They had been waiting a long time for this trip but the weather and water
did not care. The water was a bit choppy and there was not a lot of action from the fish.
Basically, they got skunked. Juan and Manuel tried hard, that is for sure, but sometimes it doesn’t
matter. Sorry Russell, we hope for better fishing next time!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JULY 2, 2003
Greg and John are repeat clients from San Francisco and they are here on this trip with the
families. This means that they need to return with some fish so everyone believes they went
fishing! They went on a Panga yesterday and got a 20 pound Jack Crevalle and lost a Roosterfish
and are hoping the offshore action will be better. They were originally scheduled for June 30 but
we asked them if they were willing to put that trip off until today in the hope that conditions
would get better. Well, the wind did die down on the evening of the 30th, so conditions have
improved, but who knows about the fishing? Juan and Manuel ended up fishing 25 miles to the
southeast and finally found some fish. Two small football Yellowfin, the largest around 12
pounds. Later on the hooked a very small (about 8 pound) Dorado and held it behind the boat
until friends showed up! Then John and Greg were able to hook up a couple of larger 15 pound
Dorado on their own gear and get them to the boat. Enough fish for the family dinner and a little
action, not bad compared to what has been going on. Also, that made us the top boat on the dock
for the day! Thanks guys, and it was nice of you to invite Tom along for the day, even if all he
did was drink all the beer and eat all your lunch!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JULY 3, 2003
Rick Anderson, his wife and son were our anglers today, and they were hoping for a big fish for
the son. It seems that they have done quite a bit of offshore fishing, trying it almost everywhere
they have gone on vacation and have yet to hook into something big for him. Well, this was not
the trip that it was going to happen on either. Juan and Manuel tossed bait to one Marlin all day,
that was it, and that fish did not want to eat. Rick’s wife slept most of the day and so did his son.
I wish the fishing was better this week, but I can’t control it. Eventually you guys will find a big
one, and I hope for your sake it’s soon!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JULY 4, 2003
Happy 4th of July everyone! Today’s group of anglers was a last minute trip, and it is strange
how things work out. Last evening we were listening to the group “Rhydim Forze”, our local
reggae band and met “Maddy” who was walking around with the tip bucket for the group. She
was very nice and we got to talking a bit and when she found out we had a charter boat she said
that she wished that she had met us yesterday, as a group of her friends had already chartered a
boat after going through one of the timeshare tours. Sigh, a day late again! Well, this morning
Juan and Manuel were done working and cleaning on the “Fly Hooker” and were leaving the
Marina at 8:30 when Juan noticed that his brother on the “No Problem” was having a problem. It
turned out that they had blown a hydraulic steering fitting and needed another boat to take their
group out. Not having a trip, Juan volunteered to take them on the “Fly Hooker”. I only
remember two of the guys names, Kevin and Adam, and there were two others as well. Now, I
did not learn any of this until they came in, but Kevin and Adam shared the honors with a tag and
release on a 120 pound Striped Marlin. At least these guys got a fish! Now, it turns out that
these were they guys that “Maddy” had been talking about last night! The group is from Denver
where they are all bartenders, and they know our friends Rod and Karen, who had recommended
the “Fly Hooker” and had given them one of our cards. Unfortunately they left the information at
home so did not know how to contact us. Small world! By the way, on the 2nd, Kevin had
jumped into the swimming pool at the private house they were staying at and had split open his
head from just above the scalp line to the center of his skull, the stitches looked like Frankenstein
stuff, and we joked that the scar would make him look like one of those guys on “Star Trek”! He
still went out today and shared in the catch of the Marlin, and he was the only one to get sick,
probably a bit concussed! Good folks, this group, and they invited Mary and I out to the house
for dinner, but we had already made other plans. Thanks guys, it was great getting to meet you
and we are glad you were able to hook into a “Big One”!
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