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Dec 3, 2007; 12:00PM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Cabo Fish Report
Nov. 26- Dec. 2, 2007
WEATHER: This was an interesting week as we actually had some nice rain! A weather system drifted over us from the mainland during the middle of the week and brought cloudy skies and two days of intermittent rain, more than just the usual spit that spots the windshields. This rain came down strong on Friday afternoon but was soft, very little run-off occurred, most of it soaked into the ground, washing everything and making it green again. You know that the plants will stay green for a while now! This system showed up on Wednesday and was preceded by some fairly strong winds but as it settled in over us it became nice again. Our daytime highs were in the mid 80’s and the nighttime lows were in the mid 70’s.
WATER: Water temperatures on both side of the cape out to a distance of about 20 miles remained about 77 degrees. The water up toward the Finger Bank on the Pacific side was cooler, down to about 72 degrees and 20 miles to the south it dropped a bit to around 75 degrees. The winds brought in by the weather system were from the northwest at 15-20 knots and that caused some choppy conditions on the Pacific side. A system far away from us also brought in some swells from the southwest.
BAIT: The large baits this week were a pretty even mix of Mackerel and Caballito. The price was the normal $2 per bait. Very nice Sardinas were available up at the Palmilla point for $25 a scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: This weeks Marlin report is a copy of last weeks report. The wind did have an effect on the number of boats that fished the Pacific side however. Both the Finger Bank and the Golden Gate Bank continued to deliver massive amounts of Striped Marlin. There were fewer boats on top of the bank than last week due to the slightly choppy conditions, probably a couple of dozen or so instead of 50 or 60, all either running to the feeders as they popped up or drifting with live baits deep. The bite at the Gate did drop off just a tad at the end of the week but that may have had more to due with the wind than with the numbers of fish. A good day at the Gate resulted in at least two Marlin and some boats were getting seven or eight fish released. The Finger Bank was a double-digit fishery with everyone making the run and having enough bait being able to hook into as many fish as they could handle. Elsewhere the fish were scattered but still available, we had fish from the Punta Gorda area all the way around the Cape, and as the water continues to cool down I expect that the Striped Marlin bite will only get better.
YELLOWFIN TUNA I had a blast with the football sized Yellowfin Tuna (8-15 pounds) that were packed up on the point at Palmilla this week. The action was consistent every day with the fish between 1 and two miles off the beach. Sardinas were the way to go for lots of fish and trolling feathers worked also. We had no problem catching as many as we wanted in a couple of hours and they were a blast on light tackle. As far as larger fish go, there was a report of one boat getting several fish in the 100 pound class, but no one was saying where they were found. Several boats worked the west side to 35 miles and south the same distance and reported that while the water was perfect, there were no signs of life out there. It seams that you had to go up the Pacific quite a way to get into the larger fish, or stay out until the fleet boats were gone for the home-guard fish to come to the surface at the San Jaime and the Golden Gate.
DORADO: The Dorado continue to thin out in numbers but a few boats are still getting into multiple fish days. The key this week was to look for Frigate birds working offshore if you wanted larger fish, and working close to the beach with small lures if you were interested in the smaller size Dorado. A good catch this week would have been three or four fish in the boat, but most boats were happy to get one.
WAHOO: There were fewer Wahoo reported this week, just a few were caught actually and the moon phase probably had everything to do with that. The few fish that were caught were in the 40-pound class and were caught up around the Punta Gorda area, at least the ones I heard of were.
INSHORE: We did have a day in the middle of the week where the Yellowtail showed up strong at the arch and boats were having great action on feathers and live bait, but those fish moved on quickly. There was also good Sierra action off of the lighthouse and the Pedregal beach. Some small Roosterfish were still being caught but I did not hear of any large ones this week. Most of the Pangas worked the football Yellowfin off of Palmilla and fished off the beach for Sierra.
Notes: This report was written to the new Eagles release “Long Road Out Of Eden”, a really great listen! Whales are starting to show up, I am seeing them every trip now. Football season is winding up soon and Christmas is just around the corner, my mom is coming to visit for Christmas so it is time to really clean the house up (boy I hate doing that!). My golf game yesterday was a train-wreck but I think I get a chance to redeem myself on Thursday. Until next week, have a great time and keep thinking of us down here with no snow!
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Nov 26, 2007; 02:44PM - San Jose Del Cabo Panga report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric
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Gordo Banks Pangas
San Jose del Cabo
November 25, 2007
Anglers -
Thanksgiving week in Los Cabos always seems to be busy with visiting families and this year was no exception, though this is also typically the period when tourism starts to slow down for several weeks as people start to gear up for the coming Christmas Holiday season and priorities are sidetracked. Up until this past weekend the local weather conditions would have to have been considered to be ideal and warmer than usual, the north winds have been virtually a non factor up until now and accordingly water temperatures have continued to hold at the 80 degree mark. On Saturday there was a cold front that moved through, it started with winds out of the west to northwest and by mid morning had switched from the south, with gusts to over 25 miles per hour, this created very sloppy ocean conditions and for a long wet boat ride home for the sportfishing fleets that were fishing in the direction of the Sea of Cortez on the Iman or La Fortuna Banks. By Sunday morning the wind had laid down with only a residue of wind chop remaining. Throughout the region the water temperature were now in the 76 degree (Pacific side), to 80 degrees off of the San Jose del Cabo area.
Live sardinas became scattered off of the Puerto Los Cabos rock jetties where these baitfish had been so abundant for the last couple of months. This week commercial pangueros were having to go has far as Chileno Bay to find the preferred baitfish, this meant the panga fleets from La Playita were having to back track to Palmilla where they would meet up with the bait suppliers and then head back towards the northern fishing grounds of La Fortuna and Iman. It was worth the time spent obtaining the live sardinas because this was the bait of choice for the yellowfin tuna action, drift fishing while chumming was the most productive technique and anglers found excellent action for tuna in the 10 to 20 pound range. Some tuna up to 30 pounds were found and one 59 pound specimen was also accounted for by a Gordo Banks Panga. The yellowfin definitely were the most dominate speices this week, dorado numbers dropped substantially, though some fish in the 5 to 15 pound class were still encountered, much of this action was in the same general area as where the tuna were schooling.
Anglers accounted for respectable numbers of wahoo through the first part of the week, but over the weekend on the full moon this action dropped off. Early in the week a fair percentage of charters reported catching one or even two wahoo per outing, most of these fish were striking on Marauders, skirted led heads, Yo-Zuris, Rapalas or rigged ballyhoo and live skipjack. Average size ranged from 25 to 40 pounds. If the north winds do not become too relentless in the coming weeks we are hoping the wahoo will remain active into the month of December, typically the week following the full moon is not the most favorable time, but by the first of December we are optimistic that the bite will turn back on.
The billfish action continues to be found on the banks off the Pacific side of Cabo San Lucas, as fleets were scores multiple catches of striped marlin on a daily basis.
Other catches included limited numbers of sierra, cabrilla, pargo and triggerfish.
The combined panga fleets launching from La Playita sent out approximately 116 charters for the week with anglers reporting a fish count of: 4 striped marlin, 1sailfish,
1 mako shark, 1,245 yellowfin tuna, 92 dorado, 64 pargo, 22 cabrilla, 32 triggerfish, 48 sierra, 7 amberjack and 44 wahoo.
Good fishing, Eric
GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson
Owner/Operator
800 4081199
Los Cabos 1421147
ericgordobanks@yahoo.com
www.gordobanks.com
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Nov 26, 2007; 02:04PM - Guided Fishing British Columbia
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Category: Canada
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Author Name: Noel Gyger
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The photo of the week shows my good friend Rob Vodola with a beautiful buck Steelhead caught on the Copper (Zymoetz) River. Guiding is very limited on this river so book your preferred fall 2008 lodge week soon.
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Noel Gyger – Guided Fishing Adventures and Weekly Fishing Report
4012 Best Street, Terrace BC V8G 5R8, Canada
Tel/Fax: (250) 635-2568
Cell: (250) 631-2678
E-mail: noel@noelgyger.ca
Home Page: www.noelgyger.ca
Fishing Reports: www.noelgyger.ca/past-fishing-reports.htm
RECORD SALMON & STEELHEAD Spin or fly-fishing
RIVER, LAKE, STREAM or OCEAN!!!
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Noel Gyger - WEEKLY FISHING REPORT dated November 18 – November 25, 2007
(Number 46)
Dear Fishing Friends:
SUMMARY: Weather has been cold all week. It got down to -1 to -4 at night and there is now snow on the ground. All the rivers are low and clean. The Skeena has been dropping most of the week. Fishing for Steelhead on the Zymoetz (Copper) and Kalum Rivers is fair as access is getting a little more difficult. The water is very low and the fish are “spooked”. There seems to be a good run of Steelhead in the rivers now. These fish will stay in the river all winter and spawn in the late spring. For a Kitimat River and Douglas Channel update please check out the Ron Wakita report below.
LIST OF “New” ITEMS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE THIS WEEK:
- One item re Conservation Nov 19/07 http://www.noelgyger.ca/conservation.htm
- One item re Special Guided Fishing Trips Nov 20/07 http://noelgyger.ca/special-guided.htm
- One item re Special Guided Fishing Trips Nov 23/07 http://noelgyger.ca/special-guided.htm
NOW BOOKING FOR 2008 Let me know if I can be of service to book you with the 'best' fishing guide and/or fishing lodges. There are NO extra charges to book through me, just a lot of free information and advice from a person with years and years of fishing and fish guiding experience. It is like hiring two guides for the price of one. I will promptly answer your questions and concerns. Cast here http://noelgyger.ca/special-guided.htm to read more of what I have to offer.
Many people book three trips per year to our area; one trip in the spring (March-April-May), one trip in the summer (June-July-August) and one trip in the fall (September-October-November). They love having the same guide but fishing for different fish in different areas.
Be sure to check out my website at www.noelgyger.ca for news bulletins, mid week fishing updates, conservation, my history, quality waters strategy, special guided fishing trips, video clips, scenic river photos, wildlife photos and others, comments from past guests, informational articles, archived fishing reports from 1996 through 2002 and a sportfishing market place. I hope it meets with your entire satisfaction.
FISHING GUIDE REPORTS FOR THIS WEEK ARE FROM:
Dustin Kovacvich
Ron Wakita
Craig Murray
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Skeena and Tributaries:
TYPE OF FISH CAUGHT: Steelhead and Trout
Thank you for using barbless hooks.
FISHING THIS WEEK: FAIR
LARGEST FISH OF THE WEEK: Specie: Where: Angler:
WEATHER: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries except a few showers near Terrace. High plus 2 degrees C. Region normal: Max. Temp. 2 degrees C. Min. Temp. -2 degrees C. Sunrise 8:22 am Sunset 4:22 pm
WEATHER REPORTS VIA TELEPHONE: Environment Canada taped messages constantly updated, giving current conditions and three-day forecasts. Terrace 250-635-4192 Kitimat 250-632-7864 Prince Rupert 250-627-1155 Smithers 250-847-1958.
For current Terrace weather information please cast on:
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cities/can/pages/CABC0292.htm?ref=wxbtnold
WATER CONDITIONS: The Skeena is low and in good shape. Water came up a little bit on the weekend. The Zymoetz (Copper) River is in good shape. The K alum (upper and lower) River is in excellent shape. Kitimat River is low and clean.
CURRENT WATER HEIGHTS FOR:
SKEENA RIVER:
http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/fullgraph.asp?stnid=08EF001
KITIMAT RIVER:
http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/fullgraph.asp?stnid=08FF002
SKEENA RIVER: The water is in good shape. Should be a few Steelhead and Trout one can catch.
KALUM RIVER: The water (both upper and lower) is in excellent shape and the fishing is good for Steelhead. The water height is normal for this time of year. Due to the recent snow fall access to the river is getting more difficult.
This is a Classified River year round and can be guided from March 15 through October 15 only. The Steelhead record is 32-pounds. To see a photo of this fish cast to: http://noelgyger.ca/records/Record003.jpg The angler is Dennis Therrien.
ZYMOETZ (COPPER) RIVER: The water is in good shape today and fishing for Steelhead is very good.
AREA RIVER RECORDS: Chinook Salmon: Skeena River, 92.5-pounds; Kalum River, 85-pounds; Kitimat River, 74-pounds; Steelhead: Skeena River, 45-pounds; Coho Salmon: Skeena River, 27-pounds.
Fishing Report from: Nicholas Dean Lodge for the Week of November 18 to 24, 2007
Current Report: Cold, stable weather has led to a drop in fishing conditions. In my opinion, I’d say from good to fair. As the air temperatures drop so does the water height. As Steelhead fishing is fair it is getting more difficult to maintain that status as the fish are less aggressive and are holding in the deeper slow moving water and they “spook” very easily. Smaller and smaller terminal tackle and a stealthy approach to the pools and runs are needed now. In addition, I have observed ice forming on the edge and slush drifting in the current of the main stem Skeena River. The bonus with this kind of weather is the beauty of the day when the sun shines and the out-flow winds stay calm.
Our lodge is closed now for another season but we are looking forward to 2008 with a “season-opener” on March 15 on the Kalum River. Please contact Noel, the old pro for details, questions and to book your week. I would not wait too long as we have a limited number of clients we can book on classified water…and this is to keep the guiding experience as “quality”. See you in the spring…
Until next week, tight lines and screaming reels…
Dustin Kovacvich
Head Guide and Lodge Manager
Nicholas Dean Lodge…where every cast is an adventure!
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Northern Coastal Rivers:
Fishing Report from: Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and Charters
KITIMAT RIVER: The River is low and clean and folks who can brave the colder temperatures are enjoying the Trout fishing. With the low water the wading is easy. Pick a good day and get out and enjoy yourself.
DOUGLAS CHANNEL: There are some winter (Chinook) springs in the bay. Andreas was the only boat out yesterday and he landed five feeder springs. They were all small fish around 3-4-pounds so he released them all. At least this tells us the fish are there and it is just a matter of time and maybe some luck when you will hook some bigger ones to bring home. You may as well drop a crab trap or two also. So get out and enjoy..
Cast to this link for Kitimat tide tables http://www.waterlevels.gc.ca/cgi-bin/tide-shc.cgi?queryType=showRegion&language=english®ion=1
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Central Coast/North Van Island Wilderness Rivers:
Fishing Report from: Nimmo Bay Resort
We're into November now and the memories of those silver bright fish haunt us each day. But hope springs eternal and soon we will be back streamside with the flies in the air and water, seeking out these chrome beauties.
These Nimmo Bay guests are about as happy as anyone can be. With a fish this size, the story will grow and grow when he gets home to retell his tale. But we all have tales like this, but you still have to create your tale at Nimmo Bay. Call Noel and see what it means when we say 'To Fly is Human ... To Hover, Divine'. He'll fix you up with a Nimmo Bay Experience.
Craig Murray, Owner
Nimmo Bay Resort (Est. 1980)
To Fly is Human ...To Hover, Divine
Note from Noel: This year in 2007, out of 10 Heli fishing and tour resorts and lodges from around the world, Nimmo Bay Resort was voted number one by the prestigious, New York based Forbes Traveler magazine. Congratulations Craig, Deborah and staff.
FISHING REGULATION WEBSITES:
2005/2007 BC tidal waters and freshwater Salmon fishing information:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish
Effective April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2007
2006/2007 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis:
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/regulations/intro.html
Effective April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007
NOTE: For In-season Regulation Changes posted on the web check the above URL’s
2007 SEASON REVIEW:
The above photo is Sockeye Fly Fishing on the main stem Skeena River in mid August. A good run was in the Skeena this year and fun was had by all who participated in this special fishery. While fishing for Sockeye we hope you didn’t mind catching the odd Steelhead, Chinook, Coho, Chum and Pink also. The photo is courtesy of the folks at Nicholas Dean Lodge
LODGE GUEST TESTIMONIALS:
To: Nimmo Bay Resort: “Uniting people with people is our business. Uniting people with themselves is your business, and Nimmo Bay does it in a very unique and caring way”, Jim Goodwin, Former United Airlines CEO
To: Nicholas Dean Lodge: “I'd like to thank you guys for wonderful time. Everything from booking and organizing (thanks Noel and Chad) to absolutely exceptional guiding (Dustin - you are excellent guide and great person!) was top notch”, Genady Davidov
GUEST FISHING PHOTOS:
Sorry, no guest photos this week.
*** If any of you have special fishing photos, scenic river photos or wildlife photos I would love to see them.
2007 TV SHOW SCHEDULE FOR SPORTFISHING BC with host Mark Pendlington
CHANNEL Friday Saturday Sunday
Sportsnet Pacific 6:30 AM PST
(9:30 AM EST)
Knowledge Network 1:30 PM PST
(4:30 PM EST) 1:30 PM PST
(4:30 PM EST) 11:30 PM PST
(2:30 PM EST)
A Channel 7:00 AM PST
(10:00 AM EST)
World Fishing Network Check local listings
CATCH & RELEASE FORMULA: Chinook: girth squared x length x 1.54 divided by 1000 (inches) Steelhead: girth squared x length x 1.33 divided by 1000 (inches)
MARKETPLACE (Sportfishing related items only please) Contact me anytime to list your items
Buy, sell, trade or swap your item or items by listing them here today
Your Ad will receive LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL exposure:
• Your Ad will be posted on my website
• Your Ad will be promoted in my Weekly Fishing Reports
• Your Ad will be posted on other websites who host my fishing reports
Examples of what to list: Boats and accessories, Motors, Vehicles, Air Craft, Rods, Reels, Tackle, Real Estate (i.e. fishing lodge), Rentals (Cabins Cottages), Lakeshore, Tourist accommodation, ATV, RV's, RV sites, Taxidermy, Books, Magazines, Videos, Photographs, Antiques, Artwork, Clothing, Employment, Trade/Swap and Wanted, Help Wanted, etc.
For Sale: Attention Rod Crafters: Lamiglas blank, SH126-F (10 1/2 foot) complete with 26 pieces 1/2 inch cork, 24 pieces 1 inch cork, 17 Fuji guides, 3 Fuji tip tops, Fuji reel seat, 2 butt caps, epoxy and binding thread. Will include electric motor used in construction of rod. Replacement value of these items is well in excess of $300. Will sell for $175. Terrace BC call Ted 250-635-5072 or e-mail tedbuller@hotmail.com New Nov 5/07
For Sale: Do you want to get into the angling guide business and want to purchase classified rod days? I have 450 Skeena 2 rod days and license for sale. Contact Chris in Austria via e-mail coho1@gmx.net New Nov 5/07
For Sale: 11 1/2 foot Fenwick Blackhawk Graphite rod. Fuji guides and reel seat, as new $200 Terrace BC call Ted 250-635-5072 New Nov 3/07
For Sale: 20 foot Jetcraft. This boat is in immaculate shape. It has 158 hours on it. Power is a 350 cubic inch Chevy with a 3 stage Kodiak jet. Lockable storage in the bow, built in fish tank in the bow with running water, lockable side tray on the port side, Humming Bird sounder/fishfinder, rod holders, sleeper seats on port side, pedestal helmsman seat, storage box seat, has heater and defroster. Tandem TI trailer with bearing buddies and brakes on all 4 wheels. Deluxe in every way! $28,000. For more information Terrace BC call Ted 250-635-5072 New Nov 3/07
Wanted to buy: 18-20 foot flat bottom jet boat with centre console, motor and trailer a bonus but not mandatory. Peachland BC Contact Rob 250-767-6456 or 250-864-8644 or tarob@shaw.ca or Rick 250-212-2314
For Sale: magnificent Fishing Lodge in the heart of Patagonia. Located in what probably is the very best spot for salmon runs in the whole South American continent. Ask for full information by contacting Carlos Hernandez of Hunting & Fishing in South America via e-mail hunting@chile.com
Wanted to buy: large arbour reel for 9-10 wt Spey rod. Would consider a used one in good condition. Terrace BC E-mail Rick Morrison rkmorrison@telus.net
For Sale: 12 foot Port-a-bote folding boat. $1000. Terrace BC Phone 250-631-3161
For Sale: 16 foot Aluminum boat with a 40hp Evinrude. Boat, trailer and motor $1500. Complete with Hummingbird sounder, VHF marine radio, downriggers $2000. Kitimat BC E-mail wakita@telus.net
For Sale: Three 20 foot Custom Flat Bottom Jet Sleds (build by Dennis Farnsworth) with Mercury 90hp/65 Jet and trailers. $8000 each OBO Houston BC E-mail James Britton moriceriver@mac.com
To view the items currently listed please cast to: http://www.noelgyger.ca/market-place.htm
To receive my WEEKLY FISHING REPORT and PHOTO via e-mail please send your name and e-mail address to: Noel Gyger noel@noelgyger.ca
GOOD LUCK and GOOD FISHING!
Yours sincerely,
Noel F. Gyger
Back to: http://noelgyger.ca/past-fishing-reports.htm
Home page: www.noelgyger.ca
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Nov 26, 2007; 10:24AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Cabo Fish Report
Nov. 19-25, 2007
WEATHER: Our mornings have been cool at an average of 60 degrees while the daytime highs have been in the high 70’s and low 80’s. We had scattered clouds this week with just a splatter of rain, enough to mark the windshields, on Thursday. The wind started to blow out of the north pretty strong early in the week and then at the weekend it dropped down in intensity and came from the southeast for a while.
WATER: The water temperature has started to drop and on the Cortez side of the Cape we are seeing water in the 77-78 degree range. Once you get up the coast toward the Punta Gorda area it warms up to 80 degrees. On the Pacific side the water out to a distance of 40 miles is in the 73-76 degree range, but nice and clean. The water temperature up at the finger bank has dropped to 71-72 degrees. The Pacific side was pretty choppy during the middle of the week due to the winds we experienced and as the wind shifted it became a bit choppy on the Cortez side over the weekend. None of it was really rough, but it was uncomfortable for many anglers.
BAIT: Most of the bait this week was Mackerel, the full moon made catching the Caballito a bit more difficult. The price was the normal $2 per bait. Very nice Sardinas were available up at the Palmilla point for $25 a scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Both the Finger Bank and the Golden Gate Bank continued to deliver massive amounts of Striped Marlin, but at the Golden Gate you had to deal with the crowds. There were as many as 60 boats at a time on top of the bank and a couple of dozen more just off the edges, all either running to the feeders as they popped up or drifting with live baits deep. The bite at the Gate did drop off just a tad at the end of the week but that may have had more to due with the wind than with the numbers of fish. A good day at the Gate resulted in at least two Marlin and some boats were getting seven or eight fish released. The Finger Bank was a double-digit fishery with everyone making the run and having enough bait being able to hook into as many fish as they could handle. Elsewhere the fish were scattered but still available, we had fish from the Punta Gorda area all the way around the Cape, and as the water continues to cool down I expect that the Striped Marlin bite will only get better.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The bite on football Yellowfin continued this week with heavy concentrations of them found off of the Palmilla Point in 300 feet of water. Sardines were the bait of choice and sometimes heavy chumming was needed to get them to bite. There were also plenty of Green Jacks and Skipjack along with some Bonito mixed in with the Yellowfin. There are continued reports of large Yellowfin well up the Pacific side and we are still waiting for them to come within charter range. An occasional 50-60 pound fish has been caught among Porpoise on the Pacific side so hopefully things will continue to improve.
DORADO: As the water continues to cool down the Dorado bite has dropped off a bit. There are still multiple fish days and most boats have been getting at least a couple of fish, but the large numbers every day seem to be a thing of the past. The fish that are being found are still in the same areas, close to the beach on the Pacific side and up around the Gorda Banks on the Cortez side. Bright colored lures and live Mackerel have been the preferred lures and baits, but there have been plenty of Dorado caught on Sardinas by anglers fishing for the football Yellowfin as well.
WAHOO: The full moon really helped the Wahoo bite this week and there were reports of pretty hot action on these tasty speedsters from boats that fished up at the Inman Banks and the Gorda Banks. Preferred baits were live Mackerel Scad (chiwillies) on light wire leaders but dark colored lures were also catching fish. Wahoo were also reported by boats working the points on both sides of the Cape, and the fish were nice ones, averaging 40 pounds.
INSHORE: Small Roosterfish and football Yellowfin continue to provide most of the action for Panga anglers, but as the water temperature continues to drop look for the Sierra and Yellowtail action to start.
Notes: Wintertime is coming to Cabo and we are starting to see the changes in the fishing patterns that come with the cooler weather. I am looking forward to fishing for tailing Striped Marlin again and getting into some decent sized Yellowfin. My golf game is improving as well, and it is nice to not be sweating by the time you reach the 10th hole! Until next week, tight lines!
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Nov 21, 2007; 11:25AM - The 2007 Salmon Fishing Season on Ireland's Cork Blackwater
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Category: Europe
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Author Name: Ian Powell
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Report for the 2007 Season on Ireland's Cork Blackwater
Blackwater Lodge Fishery - The Net Result
The Drift Nets are Gone!
Larger Grilse & Summer Salmon finally return!
For the full report with tables of statistics, please refer to the Lodge website. From the Navigation Bar, click News then under Lodge News click Report on the 2007 Season.
Link: http://www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/Main/2007seasonreport.htm
Summary
This was the season that our dreams came true!
The drift net fishery was gone, and the ban was effective as only one net-marked fish was reported out of the 802 caught on the fishery for the season!
Even more encouraging was the large increase in the number and overall size of the fish running into the river.
This was coupled with a large increase in the percentage of fish taken on the fly and also the number of fish released alive back into the river.
The improved runs should also be seen in western UK fisheries, notably in Wales & Wessex.
The First Half of the Season
February:
The opening week of the season saw the river at a lovely height, with the river falling from 70 to 54 cms on the gauge. All of the fish taken for the month were baggots or kelts, and all but two were taken in this first week. Then the rains came and for the rest of the month the river was between 105 & 264cms on the gauge which meant that fishing was impossible.
March:
The high water continued well into March with the height between 94 and 314cms up until the 20th. A few rods only ventured out after the 10th., and were rewarded with five fresh spring salmon. The rain stopped around mid-March & by the end of the month the river had fallen to 50cms – a very low level for the time of year.
April:
The river fell from 50 to 30cms through the month which brought it down to low/medium summer level and few fish were running. All but one of the fish caught were taken by the 20th.
May:
The river was between 30 and 20cms for almost the whole month. On the Blackwater, we usually enjoy a very good run of what we would call our May fish. Well into double figures with a good proportion in the 14/15lb. class, this is a distinct run that comes later than the springers & usually just before the grilse.
Unfortunately for us this year, we suffered abnormal drought conditions from mid March right through until a 4 foot flood on June 22. Consequently, very few fish moved into the system and the May catch was well below normal – exacerbated by the low number of anglers fishing.
Overall Comments on the Spring Run
In recent years, we have seen a significant increase in the spring run. This was not evident from catches this spring, but most of the run had obviously come in on the abnormally high water from mid-February to mid-March, leaving few fresh fish to come in during late March & April. This was exacerbated by the drought conditions that immediately followed the floods.
The Second Half of the Season
June:
The drift netting season was June and July, and we naturally had high expectations for improved runs of fish at this time now that they had free passage into the rivers.
However, Nature was cruel, and the drought extended right up to the last week of June so the few anglers fishing out of the Lodge in the first 3 weeks of June didn’t see the benefit of the drift net ban. The river level was between 37 and a disastrously low 15cms right up until the 19th., during which time only 7 fish were taken.
Rain then put the river in flood & out of order for 5 days, and 37 fish were taken in the last 9 days of the month as the river began to fine off.
July:
The average height in July was almost 60cms, very high for the time of year and with four spates spread over the month which took the level to 100cms & one to 70cms. This of course got a great run of fish coming into the river. Rather low angling effort kept the actual catch total lower than would be expected, but the catch per rod day was very high at 0.6.
August:
Again the level was very high for summer time, with a couple of spates reaching 90 and 130cms. The catch level was exceptional (the fourth best ever for August) considering the number of rods fishing, and the catch per rod day was a spectacular 0.8.
September:
The river fined off steadily from 35 to 24cms for the first 3 weeks of September when a flood took it up to 190cms on the 21st. It fell back to 50cms on the 24th, rose again to 59cm the next day then fined off to 32cms by the end of the month.
The catch total was very good, partly due to a much higher rod effort in this very popular month, with the catch per rod day at 0.4.
Overall Comments on the Second Half of the Season:
Percentage of Fly-caught Fish
There was a dramatic increase in the percentage of fly-caught salmon this year relative to the 10 Year Average. The only month which showed a reduction was July, which was due to the very high water for the time of year making fly-fishing very difficult – if not impossible.
Increase in the Weight of Fish Caught
There was a significant increase in the weight of the fish caught this year relative to the 10 Year Average. Overall, the increase was 17%, with the months which were formerly the netting season ie: June & July both showing a massive 36% increase!
Number of Fish Caught and Catch per Rod Day
The total number of fish caught for the whole season was 8% higher than the Five Year Average to 2006. However, this is relative to the number of rods fishing.
If we take the catch per rod day, the overall figure for the season is a remarkable 0.46, which is 41% higher than the Five Year Average and 58% higher than the Ten Year Average. It was only equalled by the superb catch in 2004, when August floods brought in huge numbers of autumn fish.
Summary
The removal of the drift nets has been of immense benefit to the stocks of salmon in the Blackwater. There have been far more and far bigger fish running than normal, and the sport anglers have enjoyed has improved as a consequence.
Most importantly, the drift net ban has also evidently held up well, as only one fish caught in the whole season displayed net marks.
There is a massive stock of fish in the river, which should ensure an excellent spawning year and further improved runs in years to come.
There has been a huge and welcome change in visiting anglers attitude regarding releasing of salmon, and a far higher percentage of fish have been returned alive than ever before. All sporting anglers realise that “a wild Atlantic Salmon is far too precious a resource to be caught only once!” (Lee Wulff).
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Nov 19, 2007; 06:42PM - Butler Chain/ Starke Lake
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Category: Florida
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Author Name: Capt Tim Fey
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October 26th and 29th I spent the day out on Starke Lake with my tournament partner for what was some great bass fishing action. The 26th we got an early start, hitting the waters at 6:30am, still dark and tried some top water action, and we got none. With the sunrise, came rain and higher winds, so what should have been a bad day on the water saw us catching 16 bass on wacky rigged Gitem K.O’s and white spinner baits. All but 3 of the bass came from the main lake working tight to shoreline and scattered off shore grass beds. The 29th we headed out early once again, with live shiners and crank baits. To our surprise we boated no bass on the live bait, but the crank baits, a Big O in fire tiger pattern, and an Ugly Duckling in shiner pattern boated the bass, to the tune of another 10 bass. Crank bait bass came on the main lake and in Deep Lake. We keyed in on docks and submerged grass beds and found the bites to be very aggressive. We had seen some very good schooling action the first day, but avoided throwing to them and opted to keep searching the deeper water patterns. Storm WildEye Curl Tail swim baits once again picked up some good solid bass in the middle of Starke Lake itself as well as at the mouth of the canal on the Deep Lake side. With the water temperatures starting a nice cool down, I have noticed bait fish pods growing in size which will have the bass schooling up and feeding good to get ready for the spawn.
The past 2 weeks Butler Chain has also been fishing pretty good the past week. Bait fish have been a little bit more active and started to bunch up better, making it easier on the bass to feed up. Concentrations of bait fish have been showing up on the graph close to grass beds and in 10 to 12 foot of water we have seen some very good bait fish pods. Medium to deep diving crank baits have picked up some good bass in both Lake Down and Little Lake Down. Fire Tiger pattern and Crawfish patterns have been a big key to catching the bass out there. Early morning topwater has produced some good action using buzzbaits and High Roller Chug Rollers as well as High Roller RipRollers. Live bait action is still doing good, with most of the action coming from slow trolled freelined medium wild shiners. Deeper water patterns early in the morning and slowly moving to grass lines as the water temperatures warm during the day. Best bet being using a 3/0 or 4/0 circle hook, not only will this improve your hook up rate, but also is great since 9 out of 10 hook ups are in the corner of the mouth, like they should be. Remember, catch and release, so our kids can enjoy the same catching action that we do with their kids.
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Nov 19, 2007; 01:03PM - Guided Fly Fishing British Columbia
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Category: Canada
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Author Name: Noel Gyger
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The photo of the week shows an absolutely beautiful BC central coast Coho (Silver) Salmon caught by guests of Nimmo Bay Resort while Heli fishing. Are you keen on doing this? Then please check what I have to offer at http://www.noelgyger.ca/special-guided.htm
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4012 Best Street, Terrace BC V8G 5R8, Canada
Tel/Fax: (250) 635-2568
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RECORD SALMON & STEELHEAD Spin or fly-fishing
RIVER, LAKE, STREAM or OCEAN!!!
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Noel Gyger - WEEKLY FISHING REPORT dated November 11 – November 18, 2007
Dear Fishing Friends:
SUMMARY: Weather has been fair. All the rivers are low and clean. The Skeena has been dropping all week. Fishing for Steelhead on the Zymoetz (Copper) and Kalum Rivers is good. There seems to be a good run of Steelhead in our area. They are here all winter. For a Kitimat River and Douglas Channel update please check out the Ron Wakita report below.
LIST OF “New” ITEMS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE THIS WEEK:
- One item re Special Guided Fishing Trips Nov 13/07 http://noelgyger.ca/special-guided.htm
- One item re Special Guided Fishing Trips Nov 14/07 http://noelgyger.ca/special-guided.htm
- One item re Conservation Nov 16/07 http://www.noelgyger.ca/conservation.htm
Please cast here to view open dates for the guides and lodges. The only lodge and guide operation that is still taking bookings for 2007 is Nicholas Dean Lodge. They would be delighted to guide you on the Zymoetz (Copper) River for Steelhead (or other rivers). The weather may be getting colder and wetter but if you dress properly and you want pools and runs to yourself and no crowding book NOW. It is not too late.
NOW BOOKING FOR 2008 Let me know if I can be of service to book you with the 'best' fishing guide and/or fishing lodges. There are NO extra charges to book through me, just a lot of free information and advice from a person with years and years of fishing and fish guiding experience. It is like hiring two guides for the price of one. I will promptly answer your questions and concerns. Cast here http://noelgyger.ca/special-guided.htm to read more of what I have to offer and review the latest updates regarding last minute openings. Contact me for all the details and to book. These dates are updated on the website whenever there is a change.
Many people book three trips per year to our area; one trip in the spring (March-April-May), one trip in the summer (June-July-August) and one trip in the fall (September-October-November). They love having the same guide but fishing for different fish in different areas.
Be sure to check out my website at www.noelgyger.ca for news bulletins, mid week fishing updates, conservation, my history, quality waters strategy, special guided fishing trips, video clips, scenic river photos, wildlife photos and others, comments from past guests, informational articles, archived fishing reports from 1996 through 2002 and a sportfishing market place. I hope it meets with your entire satisfaction.
FISHING GUIDE REPORTS FOR THIS WEEK ARE FROM:
Ron Wakita
Craig Murray
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Skeena and Tributaries:
TYPE OF FISH CAUGHT: Steelhead and Trout
Thank you for using barbless hooks.
FISHING THIS WEEK: GOOD
LARGEST FISH OF THE WEEK: Specie: Where: Angler:
WEATHER: A few flurries or rain showers ending late this afternoon then cloudy. High plus 2 degrees C. Region normal: Max. Temp. 3 degrees C. Min. Temp. 0 degrees C. Sunrise 8:09 am Sunset 4:30 pm
WEATHER REPORTS VIA TELEPHONE: Environment Canada taped messages constantly updated, giving current conditions and three-day forecasts. Terrace 250-635-4192 Kitimat 250-632-7864 Prince Rupert 250-627-1155 Smithers 250-847-1958.
For current Terrace weather information please cast on:
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cities/can/pages/CABC0292.htm?ref=wxbtnold
WATER CONDITIONS: The Skeena is low and in good shape. The Zymoetz (Copper) River is in good shape. The K alum (upper and lower) River is in excellent shape. Kitimat River is low and clean.
CURRENT WATER HEIGHTS FOR:
SKEENA RIVER:
http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/fullgraph.asp?stnid=08EF001
KITIMAT RIVER:
http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/fullgraph.asp?stnid=08FF002
SKEENA RIVER: The water is in good shape. Should be a few Steelhead and Trout one can catch.
KALUM RIVER: The water (both upper and lower) is in excellent shape and the fishing is good for Steelhead. The water height is normal for this time of year.
This is a Classified River year round and can be guided from March 15 through October 15 only. The Steelhead record is 32-pounds. To see a photo of this fish cast to: http://noelgyger.ca/records/Record003.jpg The angler is Dennis Therrien.
ZYMOETZ (COPPER) RIVER: The water is in good shape today and fishing for Steelhead is very good.
AREA RIVER RECORDS: Chinook Salmon: Skeena River, 92.5-pounds; Kalum River, 85-pounds; Kitimat River, 74-pounds; Steelhead: Skeena River, 45-pounds; Coho Salmon: Skeena River, 27-pounds.
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Northern Coastal Rivers:
Fishing Report from: Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and Charters
KITIMAT RIVER: The River is in great shape today but it was higher earlier in the week from the rain and snow. There have been a few anglers fishing for Cutthroat and they found a couple runs that had some resident Dolly Varden. As they said, 'it's just nice to get out in the fresh air and if there is fish around to make it interesting'. The Northwest is a great place to live if you want to fish. I spoke to local anglers in our tackle store on Friday they were going to fish the Kitimat River for trout this weekend. Another couple of guys were heading to the Kalum for Steelhead. There were other anglers including myself that are going to fish the Kitimat harbour for winter springs. Such is life in the Northwest.
DOUGLAS CHANNEL: There were some winter springs caught in the harbour last weekend but the boats I spoke to today (Saturday) at Moon Bay Marina were all complaining about the Killer Whales. There was 'no rain', 'no wind' but because of the Killer Whales 'no fish'. I should have gone steelheading on the Kalum. Such is the life in the fishing world. The plan for most of the Skippers is to go watch the 'Kitimat Ice Demons' our local Hockey team play Terrace tonight and give it another try tomorrow. Such is life in Kitimat.
Cast to this link for Kitimat tide tables http://www.waterlevels.gc.ca/cgi-bin/tide-shc.cgi?queryType=showRegion&language=english®ion=1
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Central Coast/North Van Island Wilderness Rivers:
Fishing Report from: Nimmo Bay Resort
Access to remote, pristine rivers is supplied by the Nimmo Bay magic carpet. We fish where others do not. Our territory covers 50,000 Sq. Miles, and we fly from sea level to seven thousand feet. The whole fishery is catch and release, and the shore lunches are very memorable.
Just you and your party to cover North Vancouver Island and the adjacent mainland. There are classified and unclassified rivers to fish and explore, and at the end of the day you return to Nimmo Bay for a coastal feast and a sleep that you only dream about.
Give Noel a call and confirm your space for 2008 for a Steelhead, salmon or a trout trip.
Craig Murray, Owner
Nimmo Bay Resort (Est. 1980)
To Fly is Human ...To Hover, Divine
Note from Noel: This year in 2007, out of 10 Heli fishing and tour resorts and lodges from around the world, Nimmo Bay Resort was voted number one by the prestigious, New York based Forbes Traveler magazine. Congratulations Craig, Deborah and staff.
FISHING REGULATION WEBSITES:
2005/2007 BC tidal waters and freshwater Salmon fishing information:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish
Effective April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2007
2006/2007 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis:
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/regulations/intro.html
Effective April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007
NOTE: For In-season Regulation Changes posted on the web check the above URL’s
2007 SEASON REVIEW:
This is a brief glance back to August when Andrew Rushton (L) of Kalum River Lodge posed with his guest Chuck. Chuck nervously holds up a Skeena River wild, summer-run Steelhead for a quick photo. He did not want to drop the fish and so you know…he did not and the fish was gently released back into the water. This group caught quite a few Steelhead but also landed Salmon including Chinook (King) Salmon using both fly and spin tackle.
LODGE GUEST TESTIMONIALS:
To Nimmo Bay Resort: “If you’re looking for heaven on earth, this is definitely the place!” Ruben M. Cabrera, GE Aircraft Engines
GUEST FISHING PHOTOS:
Sorry, no guest photos this week.
*** If any of you have special fishing photos, scenic river photos or wildlife photos I would love to see them.
2007 TV SHOW SCHEDULE FOR SPORTFISHING BC with host Mark Pendlington
CHANNEL Friday Saturday Sunday
Sportsnet Pacific 6:30 AM PST
(9:30 AM EST)
Knowledge Network 1:30 PM PST
(4:30 PM EST) 1:30 PM PST
(4:30 PM EST) 11:30 PM PST
(2:30 PM EST)
A Channel 7:00 AM PST
(10:00 AM EST)
World Fishing Network Check local listings
CATCH & RELEASE FORMULA: Chinook: girth squared x length x 1.54 divided by 1000 (inches) Steelhead: girth squared x length x 1.33 divided by 1000 (inches)
MARKETPLACE (Sportfishing related items only please) Contact me anytime to list your items
Buy, sell, trade or swap your item or items by listing them here today
Your Ad will receive LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL exposure:
• Your Ad will be posted on my website
• Your Ad will be promoted in my Weekly Fishing Reports
• Your Ad will be posted on other websites who host my fishing reports
Examples of what to list: Boats and accessories, Motors, Vehicles, Air Craft, Rods, Reels, Tackle, Real Estate (i.e. fishing lodge), Rentals (Cabins Cottages), Lakeshore, Tourist accommodation, ATV, RV's, RV sites, Taxidermy, Books, Magazines, Videos, Photographs, Antiques, Artwork, Clothing, Employment, Trade/Swap and Wanted, Help Wanted, etc.
For Sale: Attention Rod Crafters: Lamiglass blank, SH126-F (10 1/2 foot) complete with 26 pieces 1/2 inch cork, 24 pieces 1 inch cork, 17 Fuji guides, 3 Fuji tip tops, Fuji reel seat, 2 butt caps, epoxy and binding thread. Will include electric motor used in construction of rod. Replacement value of these items is well in excess of $300. Will sell for $175. Terrace BC call Ted 250-635-5072 or e-mail tedbuller@hotmail.com New Nov 5/07
For Sale: Do you want to get into the angling guide business and want to purchase classified rod days? I have 450 Skeena 2 rod days and license for sale. Contact Chris in Austria via e-mail coho1@gmx.net New Nov 5/07
For Sale: 11 1/2 foot Fenwick Blackhawk Graphite rod. Fuji guides and reel seat, as new $200 Terrace BC call Ted 250-635-5072 New Nov 3/07
For Sale: 20 foot Jetcraft. This boat is in immaculate shape. It has 158 hours on it. Power is a 350 cubic inch Chevy with a 3 stage Kodiak jet. Lockable storage in the bow, built in fish tank in the bow with running water, lockable side tray on the port side, Humming Bird sounder/fishfinder, rod holders, sleeper seats on port side, pedestal helmsman seat, storage box seat, has heater and defroster. Tandem TI trailer with bearing buddies and brakes on all 4 wheels. Deluxe in every way! $28,000. For more information Terrace BC call Ted 250-635-5072 New Nov 3/07
Wanted to buy: 18-20 foot flat bottom jet boat with centre console, motor and trailer a bonus but not mandatory. Peachland BC Contact Rob 250-767-6456 or 250-864-8644 or tarob@shaw.ca or Rick 250-212-2314
For Sale: magnificent Fishing Lodge in the heart of Patagonia. Located in what probably is the very best spot for salmon runs in the whole South American continent. Ask for full information by contacting Carlos Hernandez of Hunting & Fishing in South America via e-mail hunting@chile.com
Wanted to buy: large arbour reel for 9-10 wt Spey rod. Would consider a used one in good condition. Terrace BC E-mail Rick Morrison rkmorrison@telus.net
For Sale: 12 foot Port-a-bote folding boat. $1000. Terrace BC Phone 250-631-3161
For Sale: 16 foot Aluminum boat with a 40hp Evinrude. Boat, trailer and motor $1500. Complete with Hummingbird sounder, VHF marine radio, downriggers $2000. Kitimat BC E-mail wakita@telus.net
For Sale: Three 20 foot Custom Flat Bottom Jet Sleds (build by Dennis Farnsworth) with Mercury 90hp/65 Jet and trailers. $8000 each OBO Houston BC E-mail James Britton moriceriver@mac.com
To view the items currently listed please cast to: http://www.noelgyger.ca/market-place.htm
To receive my WEEKLY FISHING REPORT and PHOTO via e-mail please send your name and e-mail address to: Noel Gyger noel@noelgyger.ca
GOOD LUCK and GOOD FISHING!
Yours sincerely,
Noel F. Gyger
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Home page: www.noelgyger.ca
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Nov 19, 2007; 10:30AM - san jose del cabo panga reports
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: eric
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Gordo Banks Pangas
San Jose del Cabo
November 18, 2007
Anglers -
Southern Baja was full of activity this past week, with the most notable event on the schedule being the 40 th annual running of the Score International Baja 1000 off-road race, which for only the second time in history finished in the city of Cabo San Lucas. Thousands of visitors were greeted with perfect weather conditions, clear skies, with high temperatures in the 80s. The Puerto Los Cabos Marina was now attracting more sport fishers and pleasure yachts, some as large as 100 feet, as several dozen of the larger vessels were moored inside the nearly completed marina. Local panga fleets were in the midst of their busiest time of the year and anglers were enjoying excellent all around catches. Ocean swells were very slight and water temperatures varied from 76 on the Banks off the Pacific to as high as 82 degrees in the direction of the Sea of Cortez, just north of San Jose del Cabo. Live bait supplies were once again plentiful, with a mix of sardinas, caballito and mackerel available, commercial pangueros were now experimenting with new techniques of using lights to attract the sardinas to the surface off of the Puerto Los Cabos jetties during the predawn hours from 4:00 to 5:00 a.m. and have been able to net quantiies of quality sized sardinas.
With the exception of some scattered striped marlin action found off of the Chileno and San Jose del Cabo areas, the main center of billfish activity continues to be found off of the Pacific, particularly on the Golden Gate Bank and north to the Finger Bank. This is where schools of mackerel are now concentrated, enticing the marlin into the feeding mood, charters are accounting for multiple marlin catches of 4,5,6 or 8 fish on a regular basis.
For the San Jose del Cabo fleets the most consistent fishing was found from the Gordo Banks to Iman, with La Fortuna and Iman highlighting the action for the week. The mainstay of the catch was yellowfin tuna that were striking on live sardinas and were weighing in the 10 to 20 pound range, charters had average counts of 8 to 15 tuna per morning. A few larger yellowfin were encountered as well, including one specimen over 100 pounds taken on Friday from a panga while trolling a small sized skipjack for bait. A couple of other big tuna were hooked into while using chunk bait, but these fish were lost due to various reasons, one crazy tuna apparently thought he was a dorado and after feeling the point of the hook it decided to go acrobatic and did a series of spectacular jumps before gaining its freedom.
Dorado counts tapered off slightly, with most of the do-dos being found in the same areas where the yellowfin were encountered, small schools of these colorful fish were attracted by the chummed sardinas, most of the dorado accounted for weighed fifteen pounds or less.
The most exciting fishing news to report was that the elusive wahoo have finally decided to wake up and get into the action. Anglers found good prospects for these speedsters off the La Fortuna, Iman and San Luis reefs. Many of the wahoo were being hooked into on the unconventional method of sardina baits on direct monofilament; surprisingly quite a few were actually landed this way. Of course when anglers switched to using wire leader with the smaller baifish, the weary wahoo did not show any interest. Slow trolling with smaller sized black skipjack on trap hooked rigs also proved to be productive and resulted in some of the larger sized wahoo that were accounted for. The standard array of wahoo lures such as, Marauders, Yo-Zuris, Rapalas and custom rigged skirted lead heads were also accounting for their share of ʽhoo strikes. The majority of the wahoo now being landed were weighing in the respectable 30 to 60 pound class.
Other action included limited counts of pargo, amberjack, cabrilla, sierra and grouper. Several larger sized gulf grouper to over 100 pounds were landed by the local commercial panga fleet, using whole tuna and needlefish for bait , rigged with heavy leaders on stout hand lines in order to muscle them away from their sharp rocky caves.
The combined panga fleets from La Playita sent out approximately 196 charters for the week and anglers accounted for a fish count of: 4 striped marlin, 3 sailfish, 5 roosterfish,
11 amberjack, 68 pargo (various species), 23 cabrilla, 26 sierra, 404 dorado, 1,660 yellowfin tuna and 87 wahoo.
Good Fishing, Eric
GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson
Owner/Operator
800 4081199
Los Cabos 1421147
ericgordobanks@yahoo.com
www.gordobanks.com
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Nov 19, 2007; 10:24AM - Ixtapa/Zihuataneo Sportfishing Report
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky
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NOVEMBER 16, 2007
A dramatic turn around in water temperature and sea conditions brought the return of good offshore and inshore action last week in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo. Captain Adolofo on the Dos Hermanos 1 reported 5 ROOSTERFISH, 64 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, 8 SPANISH MACKEREL, 3 SAILFISH and 2 DORADO in 6 days of fishing with French Client Mr. Senouf. Captain Cheva on the Dos Hermanos 2 reported a 2 SAILFISH day. Captain Temo Verboonen on the Secuestro reported 4 ROOSTERFISH and 4 DORADO in 2 days of fishing and Captain Candelerio on the Leydy reported 4 SAILFISH in 2 offshore days. The captain reported big numbers of baitfish all around the area and the blue warm water has moved within 5 miles of the bay. Calmer inshore water also allowed the captain to fish the more productive areas for Roosterfish and Jacks. With the prediction of more seasonable weather in the weeks ahead we hopeful for a great start to this year’s fall season.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: Sunny Mild temps
Sea Conditions: Calm
Bait Supply: excellent
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
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Nov 19, 2007; 10:19AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Cabo Fish Report
Nov. 12-18, 2007
WEATHER: Now I remember why we have all the tourists come and visit us this time of year, the weather is great! Our morning pre-sunrise temperature this morning was 70 degrees and at noon we had only 87 degrees, sunny skies and a very light wind here in town. It does not get much better than this. There was no rain this week but we did have the wind pick up a bit at the end of the week, mostly from the northwest.
WATER: The water remained in the 80-83 degree range for another week. The water on the Pacific side was in the 83-degree range across the San Jaime and Golden Gate band and up to the Finger Bank area. Inside close to shore it dropped a degree and farther out it dropped a degree. On the Cortez side the temperature was a pretty constant 82-83 degrees anywhere within range. Later in the week the surface conditions worsened on the Pacific side as the swells kicked up a bit and the wind started to blow, early in the week you could go anywhere at a good speed.
BAIT: Larger baits were a pretty even mix of Caballito and Mackerel at the normal $2 per bait and there were plenty of Sardinas available as well both in Cabo and up in San Jose at $20 a scoop. If you wanted to catch your own bait there were plenty of Mackerel to be found just in front of the lighthouse on the Pacific side in 100 feet of water.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The good news on the Marlin front is that the fish have definitely moved onto the Golden Gate Bank. There are giant bait balls deep over the top of the bank and small broken balls of bait on the surface. Most boats have been having good results by either deep drifting a live Mackerel caught on the spot or running to fish feeding on the surface and tossing bait to them. I think the average per boat was about 5 fish for the day. Boats willing to go the extra distance were still having great fishing up at the Finger Bank, but unless all you wanted was Marlin, the Gate offered a better variety.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There were still plenty of football Tuna just at the outer edge of San Lucas bay in water that was 200 feet in depth, just on the edge of the drop. These fish were biting well on Sardines early in the morning and averaged 12 pounds. Later in the day they seemed to stray a bit to the north and small feathers worked better. There were reports of slightly larger fish farther offshore, but the reports of cow Tuna were limited to private boats working the banks far to the north, well outside charter range. Hopefully these fish will come down to our area as the water temperature drops.
DORADO: The Dorado were scattered this week and the best bite remained on the Pacific side just off the beach 20 miles up. Boats that slow trolled live Mackerel did well, averaging 5 fish per boat with an occasional Striped Marlin in the mix. On the Cortez side there was no real concentration of fish except for the Inman Bank area, and even there, there were no large numbers. The fish averaged 12 pounds this week.
WAHOO: There were a few more Wahoo caught this week than last week and most of them were in the 30-pound class. The depths of 100-150 feet just off the beach around rocky points seemed to be holding the most fish, but it was a matter of being there at the right time, and that was unpredictable.
INSHORE: In a repeat of last week, the football size Yellowfin Tuna were the target of most of the Pangas this week, but there were still plenty of Roosterfish to be found on both sides of the Cape. At the end of the week most of the Pangas were fishing on the Cortez side due to the wind.
Notes: This was pretty much a repeat of the last weeks report and action. My only question is, why aren’t you here yet? Until next week, tight lines! (p.s. shot a 99 this morning!)
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