Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Capt. George Landrum
August 1, 2005
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report
Cabo Bite Report
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
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CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR JULY 25-31, 2005
WEATHER: It’s really cooking now, and it feels like summer in Cabo. Our daytime highs have been in the high 90’s and we are expected to break 100 degrees on Monday. Our night time lows have been in the mid 70’s and we actually had a little bit of rain on Thursday, just enough to spot the windshields.
WATER: Summer time warm water is finally here! On the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape we have seen 85 degrees this week, at least at the end of the week. Since Monday the warm water has been getting closer and closer, now the warm water is wrapping around the Cape and water to 82 degrees is extending across the San Jaime Bank. Farther up on the Pacific side Golden Gate Bank is 79-80 degrees. In close to shore on the Pacific side the water is cooler, most of it in the 75 degree range. At the end of the week there was a pretty good temperature break 22 miles at 170 degrees, this break has been traveling toward us all week long, coming in from the northeast. The wind has been kicking up in the afternoons but it has been very calm in the mornings on both sides of the Cape.
BAIT: Once again it was almost all Caballito this week. The bait has been schooled up very thick and most of the baits we were getting had been snagged. There were some small Mackerel available at times. Both baits were the normal $2 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Striped Marlin seem to be following the temperature breaks and they were right in front of town early in the week. They have moved up the Pacific coast a bit and are also on the cool side of the temp break to the south-southwest. Most of these Striped Marlin have been in the 70 pound range but a few have pushed 180 pounds. The good news is that there have been Blue Marlin caught on a fairly regular basis this week, at least by the boats that have been searching for them. We should be getting more action from both the Blue and Black Marlin as the water stays warm.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Scattered small foot fish have been right in front of town and also among the pods of Porpoise. There have been larger fish out there but it takes a run of 40-50 miles to get to them. The larger fish have also been associated with Porpoise and for both sizes of fish darker colored lures have been the best bet.
DORADO: We were seeing a lot more Dorado this week than last week, and they have been close to home as well. The majority of the fish have been small; around 8-10 pounds but there have been fish in the 50 pound class caught as well. Bright colored lures run on the outriggers have gotten most of the initial strikes, and for the guys trying it, the followers have been a blast on fly fishing gear!
WAHOO: There were not a lot of Wahoo caught this week but the buzz around town has been about one large fish. On Friday one of the local 28’ boats brought a big fish in to be weighed. On the scale it showed 183 pounds! I did see a picture taken on a phone and it was big, I would have used a flying gaff on the sucker! No world record though, as more than on person handled the gear, but still a great fish. Hopefully we will get access to a real picture sometime soon.
INSHORE: Some Roosters are still out there and they have been pretty decent size. The beaches on the Pacific have had most of the inshore action with the Roosterfish, Pompano, Pargo and Grouper biting pretty well. Fresh Mullet slow trolled alive was the key to getting into the Roosterfish and any of the small live baits fished on the bottom resulted in action from the Pargo and Grouper. Cut bait was what it took to get a decent Pompano bite, but when it happened it was wide open.
NOTES: Things are looking up on the fishing front as the warm water has arrived. Of course there is a down side to that as well. If we get tropical storm action to the south, there is no cold water around us to keep it away. Guess we just have to keep our fingers crossed! Until next week, tight lines!
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