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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Capt. George Landrum
March 29, 2004
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report
Cabo Bite Report
Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
[email protected]
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT MARCH 21-27, 2004
WEATHER: The week started out all right with little wind and the warm waters close to
home, but on Monday it started to blow again. The wind kept up through Wednesday and then
dropped off. It was from the northwest and the west and cooled things off a bit. A little cloud
cover accompanied it, but no rain. Our evening lows were in the high 60’s and daytime highs
were around the mid 90’s. At the end of the week we were again into sunny skies and just a light
breeze.
WATER: We started out the week with warm water close to home, but then the wind started
blowing and the currents kicked in. By Tuesday the warm water had gotten as far as 30 miles to
the east and had taken all the Marlin and Dorado with it. The temperature break there was
strongly defined but the fishing conditions were bad. Of course this meant that the conditions on
the Pacific side of the Cape were also bad. Later in the week the wind died down and so did the
current and the warm water started to get closer. The Pacific side out to the San Jaime remained
in the low to mid 60’s while the warm 73 degree water came back in as close as 18 miles at the
end of the week on the Cortez side. The temp break on the Cortez side was 7 degrees over a 3
mile distance and there was a color break as well. Lets hope it keeps coming in and the wind
stays down!
BAIT: Almost all the bait this week was small Caballito and they were the normal $2 per bait.
There were Sardinas at $20 a bucket and some small Mackerel as well at the normal $2 per piece.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Well, it changes on an almost daily basis! The beginning and the end of the week
saw some Billfish being caught, almost all of them being Striped Marlin. These fish were on the
warm side of the Cape, the Cortez side and the bite was a pretty even mix on bait and lures. The
fish were running between #120 and #180. At the beginning of the week it was not uncommon
for the guys to be spotting a couple dozen or more Striped Marlin a trip. Petrelero color seemed
to work well as almost everything out there was feeding on squid. A couple of boats reported
they tied into Swordfish in the cold water, and there were a few sighted on the surface that would
not bite.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: This week the Yellowfin Tuna repeated last weeks size and areas, except
that there were fewer of the large fish caught. Also there seemed to be fewer caught overall.
Most of the fish were small footballs, averaging #6-#8. I did see some fish come in that were in
the #40-#50 range. A lot of the small fish were caught in to blind while the larger fish were
associated with the Porpoise. Due to the strong mid-week winds most of the fishing took place
on the Cortez side of the Cape.
DORADO: Green water close to home for most of the week resulted in a slackening of the
Dorado catch. There were Dorado being caught as long as you were fishing the warm water, but
the heavy wind kept a lot of boats from making the 30 mile trip. Once in the area, lures in
Petrelero color worked well, as they did for the Marlin, since there were large amounts of squid at
the temperature break. The Dorado that were found there were nice ones too, with most of the
fish in the #25-#45 range. A live bait dropped back after a hook-up on a lure sure worked well!
WAHOO: I did not see a real Wahoo flag this week, but that does not mean there were none
caught.
INSHORE: Nice Sierra were still available on the Cortez side of the Cape with the best action
taking place around the El Tule area. Some small Roosterfish are showing as well with most of
the fish in the 5 pound range. With the influx of cold water at the Cape, we had a return on the
Yellowtail bite also. Most of the fish were small, from #5 to #15, and dropping down small live
Mackerel seemed to be the key to getting a few of them in the boat.
NOTES: Sure am glad I am not a weather forecaster, I would never be right! Most of the time
we just have to hope that things are going to be good when people make their reservations! This
week the wind really hurt us, but there was some decent action at the beginning and end of the
week Our fingers are crossed that the warm water comes in close and fishing improves quickly!
This weeks report was written to the music of Roger Waters on the Sony DVD “In the Flesh”,
recorded live in Portland, Oregon in 2000. I grew up on this music, so why is he looking so old
while I feel so young? Until next week, good luck and tight lines!
Fly Hooker Daily Catch Reports
Capt. George Landrum
"Fly Hooker" Sportfishing
[email protected]
www.flyhooker.com
WEEKLY FISH COUNT
STRIPED MARLIN: ONE FISH KEPT (#120) TWO FISH RELEASED (#180,#130)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: TWO FISH KEPT (#8’s)
DORADO: FIVE FISH KEPT (#15,#25,#25,#35, #45))
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 21 MARCH, 2004
Straight from Las Vegas, “The Man” in the Jewelry business there, Malachi, his wife,
another couple and a friend were our anglers today. It did not take long for Juan and
Philipe to get out to the fishing area as the wind did not start to blow until this
afternoon. Only 10 miles out and they were seeing Marlin everywhere. The first fish
was Malachi’s and it was a Striped Marlin of about #120 that came in on a petrelero
straight runner then ate a bit dropped back into the pattern. It took Malachi around 35
minutes to land the fish, which was bleeding from the gills pretty good. The next bit of
action was from a Dorado that ate a lure and that fish went into the box for dinner.
Later in the day, around 10 am, the next fish was hooked. It was another Striped
Marlin, and this fish was a bit bigger than the first fish. This fish also took a lot longer
to land! After a fight of 55 minutes the fish was brought along the side of the boat and
was measured for a possible mount. From the tip of the bill to the end of the tail in a
straight line it was 117 inches. The estimated #120 that was caught first was only 95
inches. A nice fish, and a good day on the water.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 22 MARCH, 2004
Dr. Jay Jones is back in Cabo after a five year absence and he will be fishing with us
today and on Wednesday. As has always been the case, the target is Marlin and we
have our fingers crossed after the luck that happened yesterday. The wind was still
blowing this morning and they had to go a little farther offshore today, but they did get
into the Marlin. Unfortunately, they only got one fish to hook up good enough to fight,
and then that one came back down on the line and broke off. Juan said that it looked
like the fish took the bait while coming in on it’s side, then took off jumping the same
way. They saw over twenty Marlin today so hopefully the bite will be better on
Wednesday!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 23 MARCH, 2004
The wind never stopped blowing last night, and was still going strong this morning.
The Craig Webster party were on the “Fly Hooker” and while a Marlin would have been
nice, any fish at all was welcome. Unfortunately it looked as if the heavy winds blew in
the cold water and while Juan and Manuel went over 30 miles to the east, they never
were able to get into any fish. I’m sorry about that guys, but we can’t control the
weather or the currents.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 24 MARCH, 2004
Dr. Jay Jones was a little excited this morning and let us know right away that he
wanted tomorrow on the boat as well. His wife was having a fine time with the kids and
without him there, and he had gotten “permission” for another day on the water! The
wind was still howling this morning as the boat took off, and Juan and Manuel decided
that there was a better chance of getting a Marlin on the inside, close to shore on the
Sea of Cortez. A few boats yesterday had found a fish or two in there and the water
was a lot better as well. No Marlin for the day though. They did get two Dorado, one of
them about 15 pounds hit on a lure and after a live bait was dropped back behind it the
larger, #45 fish hit. Not Marlin, but a nice fight anyway. Now our fingers and toes are
crossed for Dr. Jones! Tomorrow could be the day!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 25 MARCH, 2004
This is the last day of fishing for Dr. Jones, and it is Manuel and Phillipe on the boat.
The wind died down last night, the skies cleared yesterday afternoon and I was able to
get a clear sea surface read out for the guys to use. I saw a break out 32 miles to the
east southeast and that is right where Manuel went. They managed to hook one Marlin
that came off and sighted three others out there, but could not get them to bite. Dr.
Jones was able to get two more Dorado though, both of them in the #35-#40 class.
The water was green and cold until they got to this area so they stayed and fished
there until it was time to run in, but there was no more action to be had. I hope that next
time Dr. Jones comes the fishing is better and closer to home!
“FLY HOOKER” FISHING REPORT FOR 26 MARCH, 2004
Our friend Tim McGee is back in town and brought his brother and friends with him.
Tim brought Tim Dungan, Julie Slinger and Gary Huckaby with him today, and he really
wants to get into some eating fish. Just in case they get a chance, he brought along a
pair of #20 outfits. Well, they guys took the boat out to the area where they had been
finding the Dorado and some of the small Tuna’s, but there was not a lot happening.
They did get one Striped Marlin hooked up, and Tim was able to bring it to the boat for
a tag and release. Everyone caught at least one fish today as there was also some
Tuna out there, but they were not biting all that well. A couple of fish in the #8 range
and one Bonita were all that happened for the day. At least the wind had died down
and the water was nice. Well, Julie did not think so as it was a bit rough for her, but the
chumming was appreciated by everyone else! Thanks Tim, perhaps later in the week
you will do better! Until next week, Tight Lines!
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