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| Not all animals with the word fish in their names count as fish. |
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| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| Taste Buds ? Catfish have a more refined sense of flavor than humans. Our 10,000 taste buds may seem like a lot, but catfish can have as many as 175,000. This helps them find the exact location of their next meal. |
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Jun 9, 2007; 01:21PM - “Bubba” Takes the Stage!
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT #1066 “Below the Border” Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Endless Season Update June 9, 2007
[b]East Cape[/b]
[img]http://www.bajafly.com/report/Grande2.05web.gif[/img]
[b]Lance Peterson Stage Left with 'Bubba'[/b]
Offshore action this week included striped marlin and some decent tuna action if you found the right pod of porpoise. The sardine arrived in big numbers and inshore and beach fishing action immediately increased.
Our week was largely devoted to beach fishing. Great sight casting conditions allowed for some fantastic rooster hunting. However, being in the right place at the right time was the key as the fish were not evenly distributed along the shore. A few days ago it was mostly a jack show. Crevalle from 8 to 20lbs. swept into the shallows and tore up the bait both early and late in the day. In the melee, it was wide open fishing for these tough customers. Those jacks are as strong as they come and wear you out! Two big jacks on back to back casts were enough and after two, it was time to move on in search of roosterfish.
Lance reports: “Thursday, the roosters joined the beach party. Lots of Pez Gallo were working the beach in schools of up to a dozen. Ranging in size from 5 to 50 pounds, they were anxious to chase a well presented fly right up the rod tip without hesitation. There were a number of fish over 30lbs., fully “comb-up” and chasing the fly. What a thrill to see one of them devour the fly just feet from shore. After about 10 minutes, the hook just popped out! Brand new fly, brand new hook wasn’t enough to close the deal. Those big roosters are super tough to get a good hook set into. By the end of the day the score was two 'small' roosters to the beach and countless close encounters. To say those fish make you work hard is an understatement. Running down fish until your lungs burn....good times in June at the East Cape!
Friday: Landed three grandes today! Fed a couple of others that didn't stick, had countless of the craziest “comb-up” follows I've ever experienced. What an amazing day.”
Water temperature 74-85
Air temperature 70-94
Humidity 77%
Wind: SSE 6 knots
Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 6:31 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:04 p.m. MDT
[b]Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico[/b]
Action this week was once again limited to the Esteros with few anglers venturing offshore and as water temperatures continue to be cool.
A few nice sized grouper were taken near Boca Santo Domingo and small corvina with a few sierra mixed in were biting on the surface throughout the Bay.
Enrique Soto reported that he had found a few smaller-variety yellows out at the Entrada and plenty of small halibut at Belchers
Water temperature 62 - 72
Air temperature 68 -79
Humidity 81 %
Wind: WNW 10 knots
Conditions: Sunny
Visibility 4 miles
Sunrise 6:36 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:15 p.m. MDT
[b]Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico[/b]
The 82º blue water is still holding at the 20 mile mark, but the inshore red tide has all but dissipated. And, the fishing has improved dramatically.
Offshore, the main topic is the blue marlin and the yellowfin tuna. At least one boat in three is getting a shot at a blue marlin each day. They are hanging out in a strip all along the coast between 12 and 14 miles. The tuna are at the 20 mile mark, and the edge of the blue water.
Mike Griffin of Anchorage, AK got a nice blue while fishing with Luis on the panga, Gringo Loco. Santiago, of the panga, Gitana, went with a friend on a private boat out of Marina Ixtapa. The idea was to test the yacht out for possible purchase. They found out it raised fish well, as they caught and released 3 blues. All the fish were taken on trolled lures.
The sailfish action is holding steady at about two fish per boat average.
Inshore, I spotted Adolpho fishing the surf line up at Troncones. I called him on the cell phone, gave him a wave, and asked how he was doing. He replied they had 19 jack crevalle, 3 pompano, and about 15 green jacks. All were taken on spin gear and surface poppers
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 74-95
Humidity 83%
Wind: NNE 4 Knots
Conditions: T-Storms
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:10 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:20 p.m. CDT
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Jun 9, 2007; 11:18AM - FISHIN' IS GREAT
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Category: Carolina's
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Author Name: Captain Butch Foster
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Today we were on another bottom fishing mission!!! We had with us Skeeter Midgette, James Midgette Jr., and Margie Midgette from Winnabow,NC and Ricky Midgette from Wilmington,NC.
The day was filled with eventful events. James caught his first King Mackeral, and a nice one at that!!! Skeeter and Ricky caught a little bit of everything, but, the real prize winner was Margie. This lady caught two Kings at one time. She had one on the hook and the other one had wrapped its tail up in the line in front of the one on the hook. I've been fishing a long time, I have never seen anything like that before. To top it off, she wanted a grouper, so she catches one. But not just any grouper would do, she catches a real nice Black Grouper. First one of those I've seen in a long time!!!
We ended the day with limits of Grey Snappers, Pinky's, Black Bass, Triggerfish, Almaco Jacks, King Mackeral, Grouper, and Sharks. The day was another beautiful day in God's glorious domaine. We are so fortunate we have the opportunity to share it with fishermen and fisherwomen and make so many lasting memories!! Check out other reports and pictures at www.yeahrightcharters.com Till next time, FISH ON!!! Capt Butch, 1st Mate Landon, and 'Admiral Bodie' the fish dog says HI!!!.
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Jun 4, 2007; 01:16PM - Chinook (King) Salmon Terrace BC Canada
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Category: Canada
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Author Name: Noel Gyger
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The photo of the week shows a couple of Nimmo Bay Resort’s “5 star” accommodation chalets. Craig Murray, owner of the resort, describes these two as in the “heart of the wilderness”.
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Tel/Fax: (250) 635-2568
Cell: (250) 631-2678
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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 May 27 – June 3, 2007
Dear Fishing Friends:
It was briefly mentioned in last weeks report that my good friend Mr. Craig Murray and his staff at Nimmo Bay Resort were chosen number 1 in the world for helicopter tours by New York based Forbes Traveler magazine. I believe an award like this deserves a little more “air time”. Below is a link to Gerry Bellett’s article which appeared in the Vancouver Sun on Saturday, May 26, 2007:
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=85378d86-16c6-4c9c-8683-f30f32d123cf&k=6347
From my experience, links to articles only work for so long, therefore the full article is shown below:
B.C. resort gets top billing
Influential U.S. travel site says Nimmo Bay Resort's helicopter tours are the world's best
Gerry Bellett, Vancouver Sun
Published: Saturday, May 26, 2007
New York-based Forbes Traveler ranks B.C.'s Nimmo Bay Resort as No. 1 in the world for helicopter tours into relatively inaccessible but visually stunning places.
'That's great news for British Columbia and great news for us,' said Craig Murray, the resort's founder and owner, who was unaware of the Forbes Traveler assessment when contacted Friday.
Forbes listed 10 locations for the road-weary adventurer who wants to visit hard-to-see areas that can best be reached and appreciated from a helicopter.
Nimmo Bay is on the B.C. mainland at the head of Mackenzie Sound about 320 kilometers northwest of Vancouver in a vast area of wilderness.
The nearest large community is Port Hardy on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island.
Visitors arrive at Port Hardy and are then helicoptered to Nimmo Bay, where for $2,000 a day they stay at a lodge or in private, inter-tidal chalets.
Once there they can fish -- it's catch and release -- go whale-watching, whitewater rafting, kayak, hike, and descend into caves.
'People can also go beachcombing and go on first nations cultural tours.
'There's a whole range of adventures available to them across 30,000 square miles of pristine wilderness,' said Murray, who created the resort 27 years ago.
'We fly people all over and visit everything from sea level to glaciers at 7,000 feet [2,100 metres],' he said.
The company uses B-2 A-Star helicopters supplied by West Coast Helicopter to ferry guests to remote spots up Knight Inlet or parts of the west coast of Vancouver Island.
'At any one time we'll have three or four helicopters available,' he said.
About 600 visitors a year arrive at the resort, staying from three to seven days. The resort is only open from the middle of April to the end of October. It employs a staff of 16.
Most of the visitors are from the U.S. or other parts of the world.
On Friday, Murray was saying goodbye to a group from Chile and getting ready to receive visitors from the United States.
'We do have Canadian visitors but it's minimal. If Canadians want to spend a lot of dollars on vacations they like to do it outside the country, which is a pity because this area is so unique. We'd like more Canadians to come and see what's in their own backyard,' he said.
The resort, which prides itself on being environmentally responsible, received the B.C. government's 1999 environmental award for industry, business and labour.
Murray said a proportion of the tourists are from corporations.
'If we have a whole group of CEOs the first thing they do is to book places for themselves and their families because they want their loved ones to experience it, too,' he said.
gbellett@png.canwest.com
HOW THE REST OF THE WORLD COMPARES
The 10 top helicopter touring spots in the world, according to Forbes Traveler.
1. Nimmo Bay, B.C.
2. Rotorua, New Zealand.
3. Iguazu Falls, Brazil.
4. Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
5. Juneau, Alaska.
6. Victoria Falls, Zambia.
7. Hawaii, various locations.
8. Grand Canyon, Ariz.
9. Sabah, Malaysia.
10. Montserrat, Spain.
Congratulations again to Craig and staff.
If I can be of service to find you the “best” guided fishing adventure let me know. Cast here to check out more of what I have to offer: http://noelgyger.ca/special-guided.htm
Be sure to check out my website at www.noelgyger.ca for more info on my history, Quality Waters Strategy, special guided fishing trips, video clips, scenic river photos, wildlife photos and others, comments from past guests, informational articles and archived fishing reports from 1996 through 2002. I hope it meets with your entire satisfaction.
FISHING GUIDE REPORTS FOR THIS WEEK ARE FROM:
Chad Black
Craig Murray
Ron Wakita
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Skeena and Tributaries:
TYPE OF FISH CAUGHT: Chinook (King) Salmon and Steelhead
Weather has been good all week with no rain but today is very hot. The predicted high is 31 degrees Celsius. This would be 10 degrees above normal. The mainstem Skeena River is not fishable due to extremely high water. This is normal for this time of year. The Kalum River is high but just clean enough to fish. We believe good numbers of Chinook are entering the river now in this high water but as a continued conservation measure, fishing for Chinook (King) Salmon above the lower canyon has closed as of May 24th. One may target them below the lower canyon (approx. 5 miles) and even then the BIG fish over 65cm are “catch and release” only until after July 1. The Kitimat River is clean enough to fish and producing good numbers of Chinook. They are coming in with the high tides.
Please avoid targeting Steelhead directly on any river, most now will be in the spawning mode and should be left alone. The next time we target Steelhead will be on the main stem Skeena River for “summer-runs” starting around early to mid August.
Thank you for using barbless hooks.
FISHING THIS WEEK:
POOR FAIR* GOOD EXCELLENT
LARGEST FISH OF THE WEEK: Specie: 40-pound Halibut Where: Douglas Channel Angler: Anita Oliveira
WEATHER: Sunny with cloudy periods. Highs to 31 degrees C. Region normal: Max. Temp. 19 degrees C. Min. Temp. 7 degrees C. Sunrise 5:05 am Sunset 10:01 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: water has been on the rise all week.
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: has been rising steadily and is not fishable. This is normal for this time of year. Even though the water is very high and dirty Chinook (King) Salmon are migrating through the system now.
KALUM RIVER: had an “excellent” run of Steelhead. Most Steelhead are in the spawning mode now. Chinook (King) Salmon are available in the lower section. The water is very high but is still clean, especially on the upper end.
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.
KASIKS RIVER: It is now possible to fish for Chinook at the mouth, in the clean seam, where it joins the Skeena. Sometimes, the Chinook come out of the Skeena and into the clean water in search for scent of their home river.
EXCHAMSIKS RIVER: Same as above, it is now possible to fish for Chinook in the clean seam.
My neighbor Glen and Laura Dunsmore went on a jet boat tour up the Exchamsiks River yesterday with our friend Rick Wallace. Here are a couple of photos they took. These and other “new” photos (full size) will be appearing soon on my webpage at: http://www.noelgyger.ca/photos-rivers/Exchamsiks-River-001-copy.jpg
EXTEW RIVER: Same as above, it is now possible to fish for Chinook in the clean seam.
Note: sadly, the above three rivers are closed to angling for Chinook except at the very lower end. Please check 2005 – 2007 BC Freshwater Salmon Supplement (fancy name for regulations) at: www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish for details.
ZYMOETZ (COPPER) RIVER: Like other Skeena tributaries, the Chinook will start coming in now. The water is very high.
Nicholas Dean Lodge Fishing Report for the Week of May 27 to June 2, 2007
The Skeena Region continues to be undergoing high water conditions, and as a result, the fishing options have been a little fewer. However, there is still some fishing available in the Skeena Region – the near shore saltwater region near Prince Rupert and Kitimat is a good place to start for Chinook fishing, and there are many lakes near Terrace which have excellent fishing for Bull Trout, Cutthroat, and Rainbows.
Dustin and I are just returning from a trout fishing trip in Central Alberta, where we experienced good fishing for brown trout on the Red Deer River, a river that is very famous for its large fish and their affinity for surface flies. Needless to say, when we returned on Saturday night, the flooding in the Skeena was very evident – in the Bulkley and main channel Skeena – but also the road! A very large landslide had been triggered by the warm, snow melting conditions, which blocked access to Terrace until a few days ago. It was reported that over 5000 dump truck loads of sand and debris were transported in the slide. Currently, road crews have dug out a single lane of traffic but are only allowing traffic to pass through at certain times of day.
I will have a more in-depth report for you next week, but until then, tight lines and screaming reels!
Chad Black
Operations Manager
Nicholas Dean Lodge…where every cast is an adventure!
OCEAN FISHING PRINCE RUPERT:
A summary of what is available year round can be read in the Archived Fishing Report dated April 13, 1997. For a direct link cast here: http://noelgyger.ca/archived-fishing-reports/Old Fishing Reports 1997.doc
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:
KITIMAT RIVER:
The water level of the Kitimat River is high from the warm weather and snow melt but the Kitimat River remained fishable at certain times of the day on some of the days last week.
We record the height of the river daily as well as the time and height of the tide. This week we have been watching the river rise through the night from the warm weather of the preceding day. The level continues to rise until mid day depending on the time of the outflow tide and then drops into the evening.
For example, Tuesday, the river came up and was unfishable at 11:00 A.M. Through out the afternoon the river level dropped and the water visibility improved to 2 feet at 6:00 P.M. We also had an outflow tide which ebbed at 5:13 P.M which helped to flush and clean the system.
On the days when the temperature of the preceding day is exceptionally hot, the river will rise and stay unfishable all day such as Friday (June 1) and Saturday. Accordingly there was a 25lb. Chinook recorded at the Pump House Tuesday evening and there was also a Jack Spring caught on Thursday evening but nothing reported on Friday and Saturday. By recording and documenting the river heights we have discovered a way to maximize an angler's fishing time and still take advantage of the warmer weather to do the other things in life.
We are hoping that the weather will continue to stay warm to melt the bulk of the snow pack now before the main portion of the Chinook return later in the month. Stay tuned as only Mother Nature and time will tell how the record snow pack in the mountains will continue to effect our fishing season.
Report from Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and Charters
OCEAN FISHING KITIMAT DOUGLAS CHANNEL:
Jason Bunn and his girl friend Anita Oliveira boated a 40lb. halibut and a 15lb halibut on Saturday (June 2) down the southern portion of Douglas Channel.
Larry of Nautical West Charters landed two Chinook a 30lb and a 22lb and a 42lb halibut on Thursday. (May 31)
Wes Owen of Golden Adventures and his cousin Darrel Weran and his wife Susan boated a 23lb. chinook on Friday.
Trolling the Kitimat harbour for Chinook still remains a little spotty. I was out on a personal trip on Saturday morning and the fishing seemed to be 'OFF'. There was some conversation on the V.H.F that the killer whales may have been in the harbour.
We decided to focus on the crabbing and enjoy the other advantages of the Douglas Channel i.e. Wee Wanie Hot Springs. Wee Wanie is one of a number of natural hot springs on the Douglas Channel. It was built by a number of volunteers appropriately listed on a sign which hangs on the wall of the hot tub. We returned with 24 crab and well rested bodies massaged by therapeutic waters of the hot springs.
Although the Salmon fishing is spotty the anglers who have helped me report their results certainly appreciate their catch and there are so many other opportunities to enjoy on the waters of the Douglas Channels.
Thanks to all for helping with this report and congratulations on your catch. I would also like to acknowledge the 'Shared appreciation of Douglas Channel' with those who experienced her incredible beauty in the past, present and those who will in the future.
Report and photo from Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and Charters
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Central Coast/North Van Island Wilderness Rivers:
DFO Salmon forecast for 2007: Coho return is expected to be normal; Chinook were at or above average, so good fishing are anticipated; Chum are always strong; Pink returns are expected to be normal, which means very plentiful; Sockeye is not expected to be high.
May 30, 2007
Fishing report from Nimmo:
Man cannot live by FISH alone. A true shore lunch is an absolute necessity with any angling Odyssey. Time out to eat. Gourmet treats couple with wine, beer, coffee, tea, soft drinks and an undisturbed vista, become your only focus. Only at this particular point in time, when one is totally stuffed, completely satiated, a home crafted chocolate truffle is the only treat small enough to end up melting in one's mouth, while gazing towards Japan, across the wide Pacific Ocean.
The northwest end of Vancouver Island. The perfect shore Lunch - good food, good friends, no crowds.
Just before this splendid repas, the guests were fishing for Steelhead and Rainbow on a North Vancouver Island river. The simple life, a great life, at least for 4 days, and it should be experienced at least once in a person's life, if not on a regular occasion. Soon it's off to another river, to digest and to catch on.
Nimmo Bay Resort was just featured in a half page article on page 3 in the Vancouver Sun Front edition (Sat, May 26th) as being honoured by Forbes Traveler for being the number 1 Helicopter tour destination IN THE World to access places most beautiful. Best in the World is a really great third party accreditation, especially from Forbes. It has taken 27 years of flying and fishing with the collective professionalism of our staff, suppliers and marketing partners, to finally get world class recognition. It has been a great game and we have just started again as the second generation is taking over the operation. Fraser Murray, my oldest son, is now the General Manager and Marketing VP.
Dry line Fly fishing commences in a couple of weeks, as our winter Steelhead fishery has come to a close. The saga continues ....... Soon, the Salmon.
Craig Murray, Owner
Nimmo Bay Resort (est. 1980)
A Family Company
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
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)
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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Jun 4, 2007; 11:39AM - 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
May 28-June 2, 2007
WEATHER: After the warming trend last week I was expecting things to get really hot this week. The arrival of that high-pressure system was a good intro to the temperatures to expect later in the year, and without the humidity. At the beginning of this week the warmest morning I recorded was 84 degrees before the sun came up, and 98 degrees during the middle of the day. At the end of the week the high-pressure system had moved on and we were back to having our morning lows in the low 60’s and our daytime highs around the mid 80’s. Of course we had no rain.
WATER: There was absolutely no doubt that the water was warmer on the Cortez side this week, and clearer also. We were seeing temperatures in the 78-79 degree range from the beach on out to the Cabrillo Seamount. The cleaner water was a band running from the Vinorama Canyon across the Outer Gorda Banks to the 1150 spot, elsewhere it was slightly tinged with green. The Pacific side started out with a push of warm water up the coast but as the week went on that push tapered off a bit and the water temperatures dropped a bit as well. Right now there is a significant temperature break off of the lighthouse and extending to the southwest. On the south side the water is showing a warm 72 degrees. 2 miles farther north it drops to 62 degrees and becomes very green. Surface conditions on both sides of the Cape were great with little surface chop and very light winds, with the exception of Thursday as the edge of the high-pressure system came across us.
BAIT: I really thought that bait would be harder to come by this week since it is the week after the IGFA Offshore Championship and the week of the World Championship Billfish Release Tournament but there was no problem getting all you needed. Of course there were not many Caballito yet, mostly it was Mackerel with a few Mullet at the normal $2 per bait. Up toward San Jose there were some really nice Sardinas in the 3-4 inch size at $25 per bucket, closer to home here at the marina the price was a bit higher with ¾ bucket costing the same.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Probably the best was to describe the fishing for Billfish this week was, in the right place at the right time. Having the full moon this week helped and the bite was definitely tide related with the best bite happening close to the tide change on most days. The Billfish most folks found were the Striped Marlin and while they were out there in good numbers, they were pretty concentrated as well. During the three days of the World Championship Tournament 23 boats were successful in releasing a total of 325 billfish for an average of 5 fish per day per boat, the large majority of which were Striped Marlin. There were a few Sailfish mixed in as well as two reported small Blue Marlin. Most of the action was concentrated up to the north on the Cortez side around the Vinorama Canyon area, the Gorda Banks and the 1150. I had fair luck Monday finding fish on the Pacific side to the south of the lighthouse but the water changed and the fish moved away. Almost all the fish reported released were hooked up on live bait. Light leader seemed to be the way to go, as the fish were a bit leader shy. There has been an abundance of squid in our area and the Marlin have been too full to chase artificials (on average). There were quite a few Swordfish sighted as well (comparatively speaking) and at least once was caught. There were several hookups reported to last between 2 to 6 hours where the fish were lost.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Just as I reported last week, there were some fish found offshore up around the Vinorama area mixed in with Porpoise. They were decent fish in the 35-pound class. Other than that there was not much found in the way of Tuna. A few boats reported finding fish in the greenish water south of the San Jaime area early in the week but those fish did not stick around.
DORADO: The Dorado bite has started to pick up a bit with a few more fish showing up in the catch’s every week. We had two on Wednesday while fishing up to the north in the Sea of Cortez in 79-degree water using live bait. They are not large fish yet with the biggest I heard of in the 35-pound class, but it is a definite improvement and hopefully a sign of things to come.
WAHOO: I was amazed that I did not hear of more Wahoo being caught during this Championship Billfish Tournament. Most of the boats were fishing in areas that traditionally hold Wahoo this time of year. A few were caught but they were not large fish, mostly in the 30-pound class, and on artificial lures.
INSHORE: Inshore has still been good for Sierra to 8 pounds with a lot of boats getting double digit numbers of fish on the Pacific side of the Cape. The Roosterfish have begun to show as well with some Pangas reporting up to 10 releases in a days fishing, and the fish have been a decent 10-20 pounds. At the end of the week there was a reported bit on Dogtooth Snapper (Pargo) on the Pacific side up in the rocks at the points.
NOTES: There have been many protests locally this week about the Shark Norma 029. Several winning teams in the World Championship Billfish Release Tournament donated part of their winnings to the Billfish Foundation to help fight this law. For more information on the shark longline fishing law, you can go to this website for updates.
http://www.billfish.org/new/NewsArticle.asp?ArticleID=60
Until next week, Tight lines!
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Jun 2, 2007; 09:32PM - Red TIde Assault
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Fishing has been slow. The red tide is finally starting to disperse, but it is still spotty in several areas. The inshore game fish have yet to come back.
Offshore, the average is about 1 sailfish per boat, per day. There are a few yellowfin tuna showing up, but they are moving fast and are hard to catch. The blue water is still about 20 miles, with dirty water out to the 12 mile mark. The dirty water will start clearing as the red tide clears out.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 78-100
Humidity 78%
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:10 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:18 p.m. CDT
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Jun 2, 2007; 03:13PM - Tukes by the Dozen
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Category: Hawaii
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Author Name: Stan Wright
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A trout fisherman from Colorado told me they add up the total length of the 'small' trout they catch. 'I caught 38 inches of trout today'
Well I caught 33 feet, 4 inches of peacock bass in three hours.
( 50 peacock bass x 8 inches each) Check my math!
They were around any brush and log that was along the shore. I also found them in the very shallow water on the muddy points. They were striking any small streamer fly I tossed at them. You just have to fish it FAST. I also caught tiny largemouth and some red devils. I tried lures, and caught a few on the small 2' Pinn's Minnow.... but the fastest action was with small streamer flys.
There were a few larger fish, 2 pounds or so, that chased the fly but wouldn't take it.
Saw lots of larger fish that were just not interested in anything. With the rising water levels I guess any peacock bass that are still spawning were too deep to spot.
Water visibility was 3 or 4 feet.
Stan
Picture of one of my 'larger' fish.
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May 28, 2007; 06:06PM - Gordo Banks Pangas San Jose Del Cabo
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric Brictson
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Gordo Banks Pangas
San Jose del Cabo
May 27, 2007
Anglers -
The month of May continues to be a bit of a disappointment for local businesses, as crowds have been below normal levels, but for the people that are visiting the Los Cabos area they have been treated to excellent weather conditions and this week the offshore fishing also started to show promising signs of improvement. There were moderate breezes out of the north west and for the most part anglers reported very ideal ocean conditions, particularly in the direction of the Sea of Cortez, where the majority of sportfishing fleets are now concentrated. Throughout most of this area the water temperatures were now averaging from 72 to 78 degrees and in recent days the clarity is becoming much better, with clean blue water now being found from Desteladera to north of Los Frailes. This week the local offshore hot spots were from Chileno to around the Desteladera Bank.
Live bait supplies were adequate, with a mix of mackerel, caballito, mullet and sardinas being available. The new jetties off of La Playita¢s Puerto Los Cabos are attracting large schools of baitfish, with caballito, mullet and sardinas all equally abundant. Roosterfish, jacks, sierra and various pargo species have dominated inshore action. The majority of the roosterfish are in the 8 to15 pound class, but some much larger specimens up to 50 pounds were accounted for in recent days, the best technique has been slow trolling with mullet or caballito close to shore, we look for the roosterfish action to break wide open in the next couple of weeks, as this is the time when these gamefish are at their peak in the Los Cabos area. Scattered schools of dogtooth snapper and pargo colorado were now being found close to the rocky shorelines, we look for this action to become more consistent in the next month as well and remember to not underestimate the power of these brutes, they can easily reach the close proximity of the rocks and cut off even the heaviest of tackle.
With the warming inshore water the sierra action has started to fade compared to how it was, but still many are being hooked into, most of them under five pounds, the sierra seemed to have become more line shy have not been so eager to hit baits rigged with wire leaders, preferring straight monofilament, which makes if a bit frustrating with the actual strike to fish landed ratio.
Striped marlin continued to be the most common fish found offshore and this past week the bite improved compared to the last couple of weeks, fish were found spread out over a wide area from Chileno to Desteladera, over the weekend the best action was found from La Fortuna and Desteladera. At times they were seen tailing on the surface and free jumping, though often it required repeated attempts in order to entice them. Slow trolling bait and having blind strikes proved to be productive, also trolling various rigged lures in combination with dead baits worked well. The majority of the stripers were weighing 80 to120 pounds.
Dorado continued to be very limited, though with the cleaner and warmer water there were a few more of these fish being encountered in recent days. It is time that the government takes some immediate action to halt the illegal drift net and set line commercial activity that has been going on in areas further north in the Sea of Cortez, this has definitely been contributing to a noticeable decrease in the dorado populations for the past couple of seasons.
Finally there were some reports of yellowfin tuna on the local fishing grounds, namely the Desteladera area, where over the weekend there were tuna found feeding on this Bank. One commercial panga from La Playita found these fish, they accounted for one yellowfin in the 100-pound range on Saturday and this was along with a box full of smaller specimens. These same pangueros told a story of loosing a much larger tuna after a three-hour battle on heavy tackle, they saw this fish at one time near the boat and estimated it to be close to 300 pounds and then shortly after, due to extreme pressure, they broke the monster off. After a long absence this is encouraging news that these yellowfin are finally making an appearance within range of local fleets.
The day of June 1 is when the Mexican National holiday of 'Dia de La Marina ' is celebrated. The village of La Playita traditionally has the largest fiesta in the area, with the Puerto Los Cabos marina project now nearing completion they have been very busy constructing the new area where the activities of crowning the queen and having all night dances will take place, needless to say the local are all very enthusiastic about this coming event. There will also be the local annual Dorado panga fishing tournament that takes place on Sunday, June 3.
The combined panga fleets from La Playita sent out 58 charters for the week with anglers accounting for an overall catch of: 12 striped marlin, 2 sailfish, 3 mako sharks, 78 roosterfish, 15 pompano, 13 pargo colorado, 8 dogtooth snapper, 18 cabrilla, 88 sierra, 6 dorado, 8 amberjack, 18 jack crevalle, 32 Mexican bonito, 132 yellow snapper and 14 yellowfin tuna.
Good Fishing, Eric
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May 28, 2007; 06:03PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo fish Report
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky
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May 25, 2007
Very unusual for this time of year, a very pronounced red tide covered the Ixtapa Zihuatanejo area last week. The effects of the Colder north current or “ La Nina “ caused the fishing to be most difficult. Mr. Pernecky fishing 3 days aboard the Bloody Hook with Captain Chiro managed only 2 Sailfish. Captain Chiro reported seeing schools of small mackerel and bonito up to 25 miles offshore which is very unusual. The red tide caused a wide disbursement of the schools of bait. Fly fishing angler Mr. Fawcett fishing 1 day aboard the Bloody Hook raised 2 BLUE MARLIN fly but did not manage to hook up. Mr. Fawcett also raised 2 SAILFISH in one day while fishing aboard the Intruzza. Toward the end of the week our captains were reporting seeing more fish on the surface but could not get them to eat. Inshore, the action was a bit better with a mixed bag of Yellowtail Jacks, Spanish Mackerel, Chulas, Bonitos and an occasional Roosterfish showing up. Still the presence of the colder current and the red tide made finding the fish a real task. With the turn of the full moon this week and short term effect of the ride tide is expected to end as quickly as it began.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather. Sunny mild temps in the low 90’s
Sea Conditions: Calm to moderate
Bait Supply: Fair
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
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May 28, 2007; 09:39AM - 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
May 21-27, 2007
WEATHER: What a change seven days can make! We started this week with our evening and early morning temperatures in the high 50’s, specifically on Monday morning it was 58 degrees here at my house, and there was a lot of wind with it. For the next three days I had on long jeans and a light jacket every morning. This morning, Sunday, I got up and it was 78 degrees at 4:30 am here at the house! Yesterday it was registering 94 degrees downtown and there was just a light breeze out of the west. Now the skies are clear, the weather great and it feels like a non-humid summer!
WATER: Along with a change in the weather we saw a great change in the water as well. On the Pacific side early in the week there was water as cold as 58 degrees according to the sea-surface charts, the water was too choppy and green for us to go that direction and check it out. On the Cortez side of the Cape we had much warmer water, on occasion as warm as 81 degrees up around the Punta Gorda area. At the end of th4e week it appears as if the warm water is starting to wrap around the Cape and intrude into the Pacific as we are reading temperatures in the range of 76 degrees encroaching onto the southern edge of the San Jaime Banks. Just to the north of there the water quickly cools to 67 degrees and colder with a fairly well defined temperature break. On the Cortez side of the Cape the 80-81 degree water runs right up against the coast, extending out no more than five miles from the Punta Gorda area to Cabo, outside of this area it is just a bit cooler at around 74 degrees with no defined break. The warmer water is the blue water so most of the action we have seen has been within 5 miles of the beach.
BAIT: Bait became a bit scarce this week, and the IGFA Offshore Championship Tournament boats received the first pick for the most part. With the water warming up quickly Pacific Mackerel has become a commodity much in demand and supplies were scarce. Four days of tournament fishing put quite the dent in available supplies, and with three days of tournament fishing starting Monday you can expect things to remain on the lean side. Most of the fish were in the 1/3-pound range and the cost remained at $2 per bait. There were a lot of Caballito available early in the week but with the full moon coming up soon they have become hard to get as well. Sardines, nice sized ones, were available at $25 a scoop from the bait boats up in the Palmilla area.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: As a change of pace there were some Swordfish hooked up close to home this week. I had confirmed reports of two fish, one of them fought for 6 ½ hours and another for 2 ½ hours and both of them ended up getting away. More were sighted but refused to eat. I managed to catch and release my first Blue Marlin of the year at the inner Gorda Bank, a little guy of about 130 pounds. On the radio I hear reports of some Blues caught up in the East Cape area in the warmer water so more of them should be arriving soon. The just completed IGFA Offshore Championship Tournament had a total of 62 teams fishing for four days and resulted in the release of a total of 325 marlin for an average of 1.3 marlin per day, per boat. That is a bit slow by our standards but it just goes to show that the bite has been a bit off for the stripers. There were a lot of tailing fish early in the week due to the wind, but later on it was a matter of searching for feeders and being there at the right time. There were concentrations of fish up at the Vinorama area but they scattered mid-week and seemed to move in closer to Cabo. The bite happened for a lot of boats in the area of the 1150 spot and that was right at the edge of the warm blue water and the slightly cooler green water and at the end of the week it seemed as if the fish had moved in even closer with a lot of tailing fish seen off of Punta Ballena.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: At the end of the week there were some fish found offshore up around the Vinorama area mixed in with Porpoise. They were decent fish in the 35-pound class. Other than that there was not much found in the way of Tuna.
DORADO: Dorado are still an occasional catch with a few small fish being found in close to shore in the warmer water. With the influx of 80 -degree water we hope to see more of them soon.
WAHOO: There were a few scattered Wahoo in the 20-30 pound class reported this week from the Punta Gorda area. With the upcoming full moon on the 31st we will probably be catching a few more.
INSHORE: Inshore has still been good for Sierra to 8 pounds with a lot of boats getting double digit numbers of fish on the Pacific side of the Cape. The Roosterfish have begun to show as well with some Pangas reporting up to 10 releases in a days fishing, and the fish have been a decent 10-20 pounds. At the end of the week there was a reported bit on Dogtooth Snapper (Pargo) on the Pacific side up in the rocks at the points.
NOTES: The IGFA Offshore Championship Tournament is now over and starting Monday is the World Championship Billfish Release Tournament. http://www.wcbrt.com/ I am fishing in that one so will be pretty busy this coming week. I golfed this morning and finally broke the magic 100 mark with a score of 98; maybe I can buy a good driver now! Our local protest against the Shark Norma #029 was given a ½ page in the L.A.Times along with a photo of the boats in the marina protesting the law just recently passed and signed by the President. For more information on the shark longline fishing law, you can go to this website for updates.
http://www.billfish.org/new/NewsArticle.asp?ArticleID=60
Until next week, Tight lines!
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May 28, 2007; 08:33AM - Butler Chain
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Category: Florida
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Author Name: Capt Tim Fey
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This past week on Butler Chain has once again seen some great bass fishing. I had spent two days out there by myself mainly doing some scouting working shallows and deeper waters, and to check water levels in all the canals. Canals are getting very shallow, having found myself having to trim the motor way up to navigate thru them, only lake I did not go into was Fish Lake. This canal is ¼ mile long and is usually the first canal to dry up when we go through a drought like we are and I was banging bottom out there back in February. Only canal you need to really be careful in is the canal going from Lake Louise to Lake Butler, just past the overpass, there is that concrete slab that you will hit as it is very shallow to one side.
Main areas that I had fished were once again Lakes Pocket, Sheen and Tibet. I had tosses a few crank baits with very little success, higher winds had pushed me to working calmer sides of the lakes and some slow fishing using T-Rigged Gitem K.O’s and wacky rigged K.O’s. Bill Thomas and the gang were out there Friday with me with shiners in tow and the artificial bite blew away the live bait, 4 hours and only one bass on live bait, but they did get a few hits and a couple misses on top water, with Bill getting hammerer on a High Roller ChugRoller only for this big gal, once again shake off on us. I’ll have to call this particular bass the Possessed bass, as Sid from last week and myself have hooked a bass in the same area with the same results, this gal has a lot of attitude.
Following that miss there was maybe 2 other bass landed on top water, along with a Gar and a Pickeral when we made a move and switched up to the wacky rigged Gitem K.O’s and they guys started catching the bass, with Wes getting hammered buy a sweet one, looking to be every bit of 5 to 6 pounds, she danced and made a mad run right under the boat and broke off. Day ended with a total of 17 bass caught n 4 hours of fishing!
Saturday was a total flip of the action we had seen all week long, higher winds and the look of rain all morning long had the bass bite way off, only catching one here and one there, with several missed hook ups. Most all of the bass caught this past week were on a wacky rig working real slow, with the key being grass beds with deep water drop offs very close by, grass beds were generally in 4 to 6 foot of water, with a drop off of 8 to 22 feet within 10 feet of the grass beds. Most all of the bass would just pick up the baits and make a run straight for those deeper water drop offs, so you really had to keep an eye on your line.
Till my next report, Tight lines and great fishing!!
Capt Tim Fey
Bassfishingfl.com
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