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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Capt. George Landrum
November 21, 2005
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report
Cabo Bite Report
FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
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Cabo Fish Report
Nov. 14-20, 2005
WEATHER: There was no change in the weather this week as our day time highs were in the high 80’s and our nighttime lows were in the mid 60’s. We had a few high clouds late in the week but there was no rain.
WATER: Surface conditions were great no matter which way you went this week, on the Pacific side seas were slight at 1-3 feet and only slight breezes from the NW and on the Sea of Cortez the conditions were the same, with slight breezes from the north. Up past the Gorda Bank on the Sea of Cortez the water became pretty green, but the temperature remained at 79-81 degrees. On the Pacific side the water was the same out to the San Jaime and then to the south, but farther west and north it dropped into the mid 70’s with the area around Golden Gate Bank a cool 72 degrees. The temperature break on the Pacific side is still there and I tried to work it several times last week, but without much in the way of luck, it was holding bait but I found no big fish marks and there was little surface activity.
BAIT: There were plenty of Mackerel available at the normal $2 per bait early in the week and there were also a few Caballito as well but at the end of the week bait became hard to come by. A lot of boats were making their own bait instead of buying it. I have not heard anything on the Sardinas.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The only billfish activity I have heard about this week has been about Striped Marlin, I have heard of no Blues or Blacks caught this week, and only a couple of Sailfish. There are fish on the Pacific side of the cape from right in front of the light house on up the coast but the concentrations seem to be on the Golden Gate Bank and they are getting hit hard by the fleet boats without the range to get to the Finger Bank. There are immense concentrations of Mackerel on the Golden Gate and most of the boats are catching them on Sabiki rigs then dropping them back down on weighted lines to hook up to Marlin and an occasional Dorado, Tuna and Wahoo. The Golden Gate has also become an important stop for the faster boats that are continuing on up the line to the Finger Bank. Stopping at the Golden and fishing bait for an hour has almost become a necessity as the bait the Marlin are feeding on at the Finger Bank are Sardines and almost impossible to catch. Filling up the bait tanks then continuing on can put you in the middle of some of the most fantastic Marlin action available, and we can only hope the action continues as the fish start to move closer. It is not uncommon to hear of boats getting 30 bites, but far fewer hook-ups of course. At least the mackerel are the right size, close to the 5”-6”Sardinas. A dozen releases on a day trip to the Finger Bank was common this week, and what kept a lot of the boats from getting more than that was the lack of enough bait.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: I was hearing about some decent Yellowfin showing up to the north, most of it information from boats working the area of the Finger Bank. There was some mid-week action to the south about 20 miles, but the fish moved through pretty quickly. Most of the fish caught mid-week were in the football to 30 pound class, the fish to the north are reported to be a bit larger, 40-50 pounds, but they are moving around a lot.
DORADO: As the water has cooled down close to home so has the Dorado bite. There are still boats getting one or two fish per trip, but only a few have been doing better than that. A couple of boats that have gone a little farther up the line past the finger banks have reported good Dorado catches, probably because of all the bait in the area. Their fish were averaging 25 pounds and many of them were larger. 5-8 fish per boat was not unexpected once the fish were found, and most of them were caught by dropping back a live bait after the first one hooked on the troll was brought behind the boat.
WAHOO: There were a few scattered fish reported but no great action on these speedsters this week.
INSHORE: I had reports of some Roosterfish, decent Pargo, a few early, small sierra and reports of a few Yellowtail beginning to show up. Live bait and vertical jigging were the way to go fir the inshore species this week.
NOTES: It’s not too late to get in on the hot Striped Marlin action. It is still going off but who knows how long it can last. I just hope the fish continue to move in our direction so everyone can get in on the bite. For this past week I would have to say the action was a bit slower than normal with the exception of the Golden Gate and Finger Banks, and a lot of people may have been a bit disappointed in the local catch rates, but at least the water was great! My fingers are crossed that the close to home activity will pick up and we will not have to be making 2 ½ hour runs to get to the fish. Until next week, Tight Lines!
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