Cabo Bite Report Capt George Landrum Fly Hooker Sportfishing [email protected] www.flyhooker.com CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 22-28, 2003-04 WEATHER: On and off winds this week as it seemed that every other day it became gusty. This kept the daytime highs down to the mid 80’s and the nighttime lows around the low 50’s. No cloud cover, bright sunny skies almost every day, and no rain. The winds were from the north and west and there were times when we had gusts to 25 knots, but for the most part they were in the 10-15 knot range. WATER: Water on the Pacific side remained in the high 60’s all week. Warmer water was 40 miles and more to the west. There was water in the to the south of us at around 15-20 miles and to the east at 30 miles. Gorda Banks had warm water in the 73 degree range all week, with cooler water up against it. There was a good temperature break on the 1150 spot for a few days during the end of the week. Surface conditions changed day to day, depending on the gusty winds, but the Pacific was pretty choppy for the most part, at least in the afternoon, while the Sea of Cortez remained somewhat calmer. On Friday, the Cortez side was like glass in the morning but got choppy in the afternoon as the wind started blowing. BAIT: Almost all the bait this week was Caballito at the normal $2 per bait. FISHING BILLFISH: There were very few Marlin caught this week and the Striped Marlin that did hit were mostly caught on lures. They were found in the cooler water on the Pacific side and averaged #110. Darker colored lures seemed favored. I had reports of Swordfish being sighted and baited, but none hooked or landed. All the sightings were on the Pacific side, up the coast towards the Golden Gate Banks. YELLOWFIN TUNA: These fish may become the fish of the month if they stay around. There were good concentrations found around the 1150 spot, the 95 spot and 14 miles to the south of the Cape, as well as on the San Jaime. Every area had the Tuna associated with Porpoise, and every area held some nice fish. There were a lot of football sized Tuna in there, but there seemed to be just as many fish in the 40-60 pound range. On the 1150 there were a few fish in the 100+ pound range caught as well. Feathers in darker colors for the smaller fish and dark colored medium sized lures for the larger fish. I had some one tell me they found their fish stuffed with krill and others told me theirs were stuffed with squid. DORADO: We did not see the numbers of Dorado this week that we were seeing last week and that may very well be due to the absence of the kelp that was here last week. With fewer floating objects, the bite fell off. There were fish found just off shore on both the Pacific and Cortez side, but they were smaller 10-15 pound fish for the most part, and hit on Tuna feathers. WAHOO: I only saw three Wahoo flags all week and did not get a chance to see any of the fish or talk to any anglers or Captains who caught them. IN SHORE: What happened to the Sierra? They all but disappeared from our area, but there are reports of a good bite farther up the Sea of Cortez. In their place, there was good action on Pargo once again, close to the beach on the Pacific side. Other than that, the inshore action has been limited to an occasional Dorado and some smaller Skipjack, Amberjack and Needlefish. NOTES: Humpback Whales are still put there, but I have not seen as many Gray whales this week. There was a good bite on giant Squid on Thursday and Friday, some of the Squid going to 50 + pounds. This weeks music was Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young on the 1974 Atlantic release “Deja Vu”. Fly Hooker Daily Catch Reports Capt. George Landrum "Fly Hooker" Sportfishing [email protected] www.flyhooker.com WEEKLY FISH COUNT STRIPED MARLIN: TWO FISH KEPT (#110, #120) YELLOWFIN TUNA: FOUR FISH KEPT (#50+) “FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 22 FEBRUARY, 2004 Norm Sugg, Gilbert and Paul fished for the last day of their scheduled days today. Benny and Mike had to leave today so could not go. Manuel and Philipe headed out just 7 miles to the west when they got into the Tuna, and they were nice fish! By 8:30 they were done catching four fish that averaged #60 and were ready to go after a Marlin, the fishbox was full! They were able to find one Marlin on the surface but it was not interested in the lures or the live bait so they came in with just Tuna flags flying, but they were very happy anyway! Thanks guys, we are glad you had a good time and hope the weather is good when you get back to Albuquerque! “FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 26 FEBRUARY, 2004 We were part of an 8 boat charter today as an insurance agency treated their employees to fishing and golf. The V.P. and three others were aboard the “Fly Hooker” and with a large group like this it is often a late start. Out at 8 am, they needed to be back at 2pm for other events. There was a wager for the largest fish and our group came in second with a Striped Marlin estimated at #110. The pres. had one estimated at #140. Guess we could have fudged it a bit, but letting the president win is a good idea, yes? The fishing was slow for us as Manuel took the boat toward the 1150 spot hoping to get into the Tuna there. With no action after three hours the guys said turn around and go back as they would rather be out golfing anyway. The Marlin came on the return trip. Of the other boats, the Presidents boat caught one Marlin, another boat caught one Dorado, one boat caught a Tuna and a Dorado and five giant squid, one boat got skunked and one boat caught a few giant squid and baited a Swordfish. “FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 27, 2004 Steve and JoAnne Coutrakis are fishing with us again and brought along another couple for this trip. The target was Marlin, Dorado and Wahoo, Steve said that they were not interested in Tuna. Well, there was a good Tuna bite going on 14 miles to the south, and if the Tuna were there, then there was also bait, so Manuel and Philipe went to the area and worked outside the schools. No Dorado came to the lures, but they did get one Striped Marlin hooked up and ended up boating the fish. After watching other boats hooking up to Tuna for a few hours, some of the fish in the 60 to 100 pound range, they decided that Tuna would be all right. Unfortunately by the time they decided this, the bite had stopped. They ended the day with one Marlin. JoAnne, thanks for the Dolmades, they were great!!!! Until next week, Tight Lines!