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From Jan 01, 1999 To Sep 22, 2025
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Apr 28, 2007; 04:38PM - Blue Water Turned On Big Time
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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The fishing this week has really turned on for the blue water. For the inshore action, the roosters are right on schedule and starting to make their migration back. There are a few showing up on the beaches again.
The biggest news is the blue marlin and sailfish. Each day, one out of every three boats are getting a shot at a blue. This is normal for the month of May, but it is late April, and they are week or so early. We have averaged at least 5 blues a day for the daily 18 to 20 boat fleet. In addition, with the arrival of the blue marlin, the big 200 pound plus yellowfin tuna will not be far behind. Most of the tuna and blue marlin action in May will be at less than the 20 mile mark.
Plus, we are averaging an incredible 5 to 6 released sailfish a day per boat this week. Some boats are posting double digit numbers of releases.
Mike Griffin, of Anchorage, told me he fished with Captain Poli on the Don Gordo II this last Wednesday. With 20 sailfish raised and striking the baits in the spread, they had run out of baits by 11:00. Two elderly couples were very satisfied with the day and their 4 sailfish releases, so their captain gave Poli his remaining baits. They finished the day with 25 strikes, of which they had two triples, two doubles, and three singles. Most of the action was within 12 miles of the lighthouse at Zihuatanejo Bay.
Mike told me there were acres of porpoise, and birds crashing on bait everywhere. There were free jumping sails in every direction, and every boat in the fleet was hooked up at the same time. They could not even get the entire compliment of trolling rods out before they were hooked up. With only two rods out, sometimes they did not make more than 50 yards before they were bit again. Two of the fish they caught were over the 100 pound mark. Mike said it he had never had a better day on the water.
Adolpho, on the panga Dos Hermanos, told me he got 5 roosters in 3 days of fishing inshore, and a few jacks are starting to show up also.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 72-99
Humidity 88%
Wind: WSW 8 knts
Conditions: Partly Sunny
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:22 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:06 p.m. CDT
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Apr 28, 2007; 04:37PM - Roosters Rule, Jacks Follow!
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT #1060 “Below the Border” Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Endless Season Update April 28, 2007
East Cape
Roosterfish action speeded up just in time for Doug Booth’s (Tustin, CA) inshore trip Saturday. The 8 to 20lb class pez gallo put on a real show tearing up bait on a flat calm sea as frigate birds dipped and dived above the frenzy. This classic East Cape action lasted a couple of days until the North wind came roaring back down the Sea of Cortez once again causing lumpy and off color inshore conditions. Back on the beach, the North wind made sight fishing tough as the wave action churned up the shore line. Nevertheless, bright sun allowed for decent fish spotting and if you were in the right spots, the jack crevalle were fairly numerous and were responding to flies with some aggression. A few good sized roosters were in the mix too. Our Guide, Lance Peterson, reported that they were picky as usual but he did manage to get some hard follows. However, getting one to eat the fly was a different story.
Offshore the north winds made for a tough week until Thursday when the wind backed off again. That is all it took for the billfish to begin to bite again. Thirty miles offshore a few boats found some pods of porpoise producing some of the best YFT action in several weeks. Hopefully, the action will continue this week if the north wind stays away.
Water temperature 65-74
Air temperature 62-82
Humidity 77%
Wind: NNW 5-7 knots
Conditions: Sunny
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 6:47 a.m. MDT
Sunset 7:45 p.m. MDT
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
Continued cooler water temps offshore have pushed most of the fish further down the coast. Entrada action continues with sierra, yellows and bonito found feeding on the surface under the bird schools.
Corvina provided the best action inside the esteros along with a few sierra found up above Lopez Mateos. Grouper, pargo and snook seemed to be among the missing this week or maybe it was the anglers that were missing.
Water temperature 65 - 72
Air temperature 60 -82
Humidity 68 %
Wind: NW 7-9 knots
Conditions: Sunny
Visibility 12 miles
Sunrise 6:53 a.m. MDT
Sunset 7:55 p.m. MDT
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
The fishing this week has really turned on for the blue water. For the inshore action, the roosters are right on schedule and starting to make their migration back. There are a few showing up on the beaches again.
The biggest news is the blue marlin and sailfish. Each day, one out of every three boats are getting a shot at a blue. This is normal for the month of May, but it is late April, and they are week or so early. We have averaged at least 5 blues a day for the daily 18 to 20 boat fleet. In addition, with the arrival of the blue marlin, the big 200 pound plus yellowfin tuna will not be far behind. Most of the tuna and blue marlin action in May will be at less than the 20 mile mark.
Plus, we are averaging an incredible 5 to 6 released sailfish a day per boat this week. Some boats are posting double digit numbers of releases.
Mike Griffin, of Anchorage, told me he fished with Captain Poli on the Don Gordo II this last Wednesday. With 20 sailfish raised and striking the baits in the spread, they had run out of baits by 11:00. Two elderly couples were very satisfied with the day and their 4 sailfish releases, so their captain gave Poli his remaining baits. They finished the day with 25 strikes, of which they had two triples, two doubles, and three singles. Most of the action was within 12 miles of the lighthouse at Zihuatanejo Bay.
Mike told me there were acres of porpoise, and birds crashing on bait everywhere. There were free jumping sails in every direction, and every boat in the fleet was hooked up at the same time. They could not even get the entire compliment of trolling rods out before they were hooked up. With only two rods out, sometimes they did not make more than 50 yards before they were bit again. Two of the fish they caught were over the 100 pound mark. Mike said it he had never had a better day on the water.
Adolpho, on the panga Dos Hermanos, told me he got 5 roosters in 3 days of fishing inshore, and a few jacks are starting to show up also.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 72-99
Humidity 88%
Wind: WSW 8 knts
Conditions: Partly Sunny
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:22 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:06 p.m. CDT
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Apr 27, 2007; 08:39AM - April 26, 2007
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky
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April 26, 2007
A good mixed Bag of game fish was reported last week with some outstanding numbers of SAILFISH being reported. A few Marlin and Dorado were also reported. We have never had these large numbers of Sailfishk in the area as early as this year. Mr. Lance Brown’s group fishing 2 days aboard the Bloody Hook, Duquesa, Vamonos 3. La Bamba and Marlin Azul reported 20 SAILFISH. Captain Chiro of the Bloody Hook fishing with angler Mrs. Erickson reported 6 SAILFISH, 1 Striped Marlin and 2 Dorado in two days.. Angler Mr. Mcphillips also fishing aboard the Bloody Hook reported 4 SAILFISH and 1 Dorado in one day offshore. Returning angler Furman Sheppard fishing 3 days with Captain Arturo on the Janeth reported 11 SAILFISH. Captain Adolofo Espinosa of the Dos Hermanos 1 reported 13 SAILFISH in two days with French angler Mr. Duval and 7 ROOSTER to 60 Lbs on one inshore day. This has been the first Roosterfish activity of the season. Captain Adolofo finished off his week with Angler Mr. Ross who landed 5 Sailfish and 2 Striped Marlin in one offshore day. Captain Cheva on the Dos Hermanos 2 reported a 6 SAILFISH day for angler Mr. Brown and another 6 SAILFISH day form long time friend Chico Joe. Fishing conditions have dramatically improved over the past week and the blue water has moved to within 10 miles of the Bay. With action this hot at the present time, the summer season promises to be very good. Interested anglers should contact our office for available dates.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: Sunny, mild temps.
Sea Conditions: Calm
Bait Supply: Excellent
Stan Lushinsky
Ixtapa Sportfishing Charters
Office 570 688 9466
Cell 570 350 4198
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Apr 27, 2007; 08:38AM - Gordo Banks Pangas
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Eric
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Gordo Banks Pangas
San Jose del Cabo
April 22, 2007
Anglers –
Considering that spring break is now over with, crowds of tourists visiting Los Cabos continues to be significant. The weather is still in transition and cannot really decide what to do, this past week there was quite a bit of cloud cover that keep temperatures down some and winds were also picking up from unpredictable directions, at times from the west, then the north, east, before switched to out of the south. This contributed to stirring up the ocean conditions and the action was changing from day to day. Water temperatures are back on the rise, but this is a slow process, most of the region is now in the 69 to 73 degree range.
Supplies of live bait were sufficient, consisting of mackerel out of Cabo San Lucas and off of San Jose del Cabo there have been plentiful supplies of healthy sized sardinas, with a few mullet mixed in. Striped marlin were the most prevalent fish being found offshore, spread out from on the Pacific to off of Chileno and Palmilla. Most of the marlin are being found from 5 to 15 miles offshore while trolling with lures and looking for signs of tailing fish, ready to drop back live baits. The water is clearing back up in recent days, after having been off colored, this has improved the action and many charters are reporting catching multiple marlin on each trip. Dorado and yellowfin tuna continue to be very scarce in the daily reports, but with the warming trend we expect that these species will soon become more prevalent in the reports.
For the San Jose del Cabo panga fleets they have continued to concentrate their efforts closer to shore for a smorgasbord of excellent eating species. Most of the action was coming from areas within one mile or less from shore in water fifty feet or less. Anglers had best success while using live sardinas, though artificials such as Rapalas, hoochies and various chrome patterned casting spoons also were productive. The shipwreck off of La Laguna / La Salina area was especially productive for African Pompano, though this is a small area and if too many boats fish it at any one time the fish can become spooky. The pompano averaged 10 pounds, but several specimens up to 20 pounds were accounted for. A handful of very nice sized golden jacks were mixed in, as well as a few island jacks. Yellow snapper continue to be the most common variety of pargo found, there were some huachinango, barred pargo, cabrilla, surgeon fish, amberjack, yellowtail, halibut, bonito and triggerfish rounding out the catches. It was not uncommon for anglers to catch at least six different species on one trip.
On the few scouting trips to the Gordo Banks there was not much to report, at this time last year there were some wahoo showing up on the Banks, so we hope that as the water continues to warm and clean up that these prized and highly sought after speedsters will make an appearance.
The La Playita panga fleets sent out approximately 88 charters for the week and anglers accounted for a total catch of: 3 striped marlin, 8 dorado, 2 halibut, 3 yellowtail, 11 amberjack, 14 roosterfish, 465 sierra, 12 jack crevalle, 665 combined pargo species, 18 surgeon fish, 66 triggerfish, 64 cabrilla, 14 grouper, 22 bonito, 6 island jacks, 14 golden jacks, 255 African pompano and 4 hammerhead sharks.
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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Apr 27, 2007; 08:36AM - APRIL 19, 2007
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky
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APRIL 19, 2007
The Beginning of the week was impacted by the latest “quake “ and the fishing slowed down. Coupled with some difficult sea conditions the fishing became “ difficult “ to say the least. Captain Chiro of the Bloody Hook reported 4 SAILFISH in 2 days for returning angler Stan Cross. Fishing inshore with Captain Cheva Mr. Cross had several Yellowtail Jacks and bonitos. AS the week progressed the blue water returned and fishing dramatically improved. Mr. Hoover fishing with his son aboard the Bloody Hook landed 1 SAILFISH and just before pulling the Lines for the day hooked a nice 400 Lb Black marlin on a dead bait trolled off a Zwing. The fish was landed and released. Mr. Hoovers group fishing a second day with Captain Chiro hooked 4 SAILFISH, landing and releasing 3. Angler Mr. Ross fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos 1 had 7 Shots at SAILFISH in 1 day Landing 5. Captain Chico on the Rosa Nautica reported (2 )75 lb Yellowfin Tuna a 2 SAILFISH in one offshore day. This is a good sign as the arrival of the Tuna is long overdue. Many of the captains are reporting 5 - 6 Shots per day on SAILFISH and we are still seeing a good mix of Marlin each day with the largest being reported a near the 400 lb mark. Inshore was exceptional for Bonitos and Yellowtail Jack but Roosterfish remain absent.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Weather: Cool mornings, sunny mild days
Sea Conditions: Moderate to Rough
Bait Supply: Very good
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
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Apr 25, 2007; 01:17PM - Ketchikan Alaska
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Category: Alaska
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Author Name: Ken Teune
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Winter is finally over in Ketchikan, Alaska and the King Salmon season is just gearing up. Winter King fishing was good with many fish in the 15-25lb. class being caught. The spawners will coincide with the cruise ship season which begins on May 7.
Halibut and snapper catches are fair with little effort on the part of most charters but as larger halibut move in towards May we'll see size and catch increases as more charters gear up for the summer season. There are a lot of herring in the area which will keep fish close and this is the bait of choice through May and early June when artificials will begin producing.
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Apr 23, 2007; 12:51PM - Spring Steelhead is peaking
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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 beautiful, buck Steelhead landed and released on the Kalum River by Rob Vodola and his Italian friend Silvio. Rob and Silvio landed three Steelhead this day and I managed to make a video clip of each fish. These “New” clips are now posted on my website at: http://www.noelgyger.ca/video-clips-web.htm Note: The videos clips are titled in both Italian and English. You could almost call this Italian week!
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Noel Gyger - Guided Fishing Adventures and Weekly Fishing Report
4012 Best Street, Terrace, B.C. 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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Home Page: www.noelgyger.ca
Noel Gyger - WEEKLY FISHING REPORT dated April 15 – April 22, 2007
(Number 15)
Dear Fishing Friends:
Weather is great with cool day time temperatures. The big snow melt is holding off. Water on most of our rivers is in excellent shape. Maybe too good, is that possible? Fishing has been very good over that last couple of weeks but it has slowed down now (at least for me). Why? The fish must be there but they don’t seem to be biting like they used to. Let me try and explain. No science here folks just fishing theory. Water heights and clarity have not changed much over the last week or two and I think the Steelhead are “on to us”. We need those “freshets” (water rising and falling). Anyway it could all turn around tomorrow…and the bite will be back on again. And then the BIG Chinook arrive. WOW Steelhead and Chinook on the same day, doesn’t get much better than that. Fishing is always GREAT just that sometimes the catching is slow (for some). I have to remind myself of that from time to time. Can’t have “blow out” fishing every time out. It may have been slow fishing for me but as you can read below the guides and their guests did pretty well.
The upper Kalum has risen a little bit but is still in excellent shape, very, very clean. The lower Copper and Skeena are cleaning up now. The Central Coast Steelhead fishing has started new update below.
Fish conservation: Friends of Wild Salmon (FOWS) Salmon Summit 2 happened on April 21. They vow to keep the true north FISH FARM FREE!
Fish politics: The Skeena Regional Quality Waters Management Committee will meet for two days on April 27 and 28 to review progress in development of the Skeena QWS program and to reach agreement on the general design of the Skeena Angling Management Plan (AMP) process. The ultimate goal is for quality angling for all user groups in the whole northwest region.
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.
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Skeena and Tributaries:
TYPE OF FISH CAUGHT: Steelhead, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden and Bull Trout.
Thank you for using barbless hooks.
FISHING THIS WEEK:
POOR FAIR GOOD*** EXCELLENT
LARGEST FISH OF THE WEEK: Specie: (estimate) 12-15-pound buck Steelhead Where: Kalum River Angler: Dr. Botha
WEATHER: Cloudy with Sunny periods. Highs to 8 degree C. Region normal: Max. Temp. 14 degree C. Min. Temp. 3 degree C. Sunrise 6:17 am Sunset 8:49 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: fair on most rivers
SNOW CONDITIONS: very little snow left
FOR CURRENT WATER HEIGHTS ON THE SKEENA RIVER PLEASE CAST ON:
http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/water/StnFrame.asp?stnID=08EF001
NOTE: this site usually works best in-season.
FISHING REPORT FROM NICHOLAS DEAN LODGE FOR THIS WEEK:
The only way to describe the quality of fishing in the Skeena Region near Terrace right now is very, very good. Water levels have been ideal on some Skeena tributaries, with the perfect “Steelhead green” colour that is often conducive to great fishing. Just ask Paul Catanese’s group. After driving to the Kitimat only to find it high and dirty on their first day, they decided to drive back to Terrace to try a Skeena tributary. And well, after catching 10 Steelhead, with 2 fish over 20 lbs, they decided that it might be a good idea to stick on that river. This decision paid off very well for them, as they ended up landing numerous Steelhead, of which 6 were over 20 lbs. Then there is the story about the fish that got away (as hinted at last week)…
There was one pool in particular that had been very productive for Paul’s group, so their guide, Greg Buck, decided it would probably be a good idea to work through it again. Using a spoon, Jerry Comingdeer hooked what he thought was the bottom, but which quickly turned into severe headshakes. Based on the weight of the fish on the line and the way it was fighting, both Greg, Paul, and Jerry thought that it was a big Spring Chinook (as they have started running up the rivers). But, after making a bathtub sized boil on the surface, and seeing bright red flanks, they all knew that it was a Steelhead. A very big Steelhead. And after making one more headshake, the spoon came drifting agonizingly back through the water, no longer attached to the giant Steelhead.
All of the guys quickly agreed that it was the biggest Steelhead that they had ever seen. Greg, who is very honest, and perhaps even a little conservative when it comes to estimating the size of fish, put the fish at high 30s or low 40s. Pounds, that is. A potential world record Steelhead. It is easy to understand why the Skeena and its tributaries are so special…
Until next week, tight lines and screaming reels.
Chad Black
Operations Manager
Nicholas Dean Lodge…where every cast is an adventure!
SKEENA RIVER: is now fishable for early run Steelhead. The water is in borderline shape, with some colour to it.
KALUM RIVER: has an “excellent” run of Steelhead. These fish are wintering over and will spawn in late spring. The water is rising but is still very clean and fishable. Having a large lake at the headwaters is helpful. Unless the lake gets dirty the river stays in shape. 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.
The Kalum River has “all” four runs of “wild” Steelhead: spring, summer, fall and winter. Other than the spring run, these fish stay in the river all winter and spawn in the late spring around late April, May and June. There is no hatchery Steelhead in the Kalum River.
Both spin and fly fishing work well on this river.
April 21: Rob Vodola, his friend Dr. Botha and I had a slow day. We went one for one. We may have had another bite or two but were not certain. Anyway, Dr. Botha did land his first Kalum River Steelhead. I managed to shoot a video clip of the fun.
KASIKS RIVER: fishing for Coho will start again next fall. This is the river where a 27-pound record Coho was landed.
ZYMOETZ (COPPER) RIVER: is closed now for angling (as of December 31, 2006 above the lower canyon) to protect the “wintering over” wild Steelhead. Winter fishing is still available on the lower end below the canyon.
NOTE: additional rivers will be added “in season” when the fishing begins in the spring.
OCEAN FISHING PRINCE RUPERT: update coming soon
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 Steelhead fishing has been only fair on average. A detailed update is coming soon.
OCEAN FISHING KITIMAT DOUGLAS CHANNEL:
With the extended winter weather conditions and opportunities to fish for winter chinook has been limited. Most boaters are now focused on crabbing for Dungeness or Alaskan King crab. After a long winter a feed of fresh Dungeness crab is a delicious harvest that most sport fishers are eager to go out and catch. There are also some Alaskan King crab being harvested with the use of the traditional hoop traps. There are some new box traps on the market that have larger gates to allow King crab to be caught in the same traps as the Dungeness crab. These traps allow crabbers to leave the traps down fishing longer than hoop traps which need to be pulled more often. There have also been some reports of a few halibut been caught in the Douglas Channel. Nothing of any size has been caught yet but it is nice to see sport fishers starting to harvest the bounties the salt waters of the Douglas Channel. We are indeed fortunate to live where we do. Report by Ron Wakita
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Central Coast/North Van Island Wilderness Rivers:
April 19, 2007
Fishing report from Nimmo
The season started with promise. Fly fishers, and drift fishers were successful. The weather was a mixed bag. We had everything thrown at us, but as you can see in this picture, Craig Murray and his guest Wally and his group, produced one of many Chrome SH to 19 lbs. This particular day was filled with Sun.
From the streams of North Vancouver Island to the many untouched rivers of the Central Coast, guides Fraser Murray, Craig Murray, Perry Wilson & Dan Cahill along with the Nimmo Bay helicopter Pilots, sought out Steelhead, cutthroat and Rainbow trout, in the verdant river valleys where the sparkling waters flow, from the snow capped coast range Mountains to their Pacific destination.
Lunch this day was taken on the shores of a beautiful Island river where it flows into the blue green Pacific ocean. Calm seas and a pacific swell caused the breakers to come alive and dance for the satiated anglers as they dined on delicacies from the Nimmo Bay Kitchen coupled with a very tasty BC wine.
This 10 lb. hen is just one of the many fish Anglers caught, as once again BC gave up her darlings for a brief photo, then back to their cold, watery home they went.
One of the worlds greatest Trumpet Players, watched just out of camera range as Wally & Craig posed for this picture. It was his first Steelhead experience, but according to him, not his last.
Stay tuned. This Angling Odyssey will continue throughout October of this
year.
Craig Murray, Owner
Nimmo Bay Resort
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 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. Steelhead: 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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Apr 23, 2007; 11:02AM - 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
April 16-22, 2007
WEATHER: Our perfect weather continued this week with our daytime highs in the high 80’s to low 90’s with scattered clouds and light winds. Our nighttime lows were in the mid to low 70’s, really perfect evenings for sitting out on the patio with friends. Of course we had no rain this week although we did feel the presence on Thursday, but those clouds ended up dropping their load up in the mountains, great for later in the year as it percolates into the aquifer.
WATER: Things can sure change quickly out on the ocean. We still had large swells on the Pacific side of the Cape, and if you went up past the Punta Gorda area you confronted some decent size stuff getting pushed down the Sea of Cortez. This meant that they met about six or so miles off shore between Cabo San Lucas and San Jose. Inside that5 range there was really nice water, outside there it could be pretty mixed up. According to reports and personnel observation, the water on the Pacific side =was cold and pretty green this week. The Cortez side had good water around the 1150 area and just to the inside of there; otherwise it was a bit off color.
BAIT: There was a mix of Mackerel and Caballito this week at the usual $2 each. Some of these Mackerel were small ones and it was nice to have a selection. There were also plenty of Sardinas this week at the normal $20 per scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Striped Marlin were the fish of the week but the action definitely dropped off. Water on the Pacific side became cooler and definitely off color. This pushed the fish south and at the end of the week we had fish showing up on the Cortez side of the Cape between the 95 spot and the 1150 area. The water here was blue and right at 73 degrees. The number of fish spotted tailing on the surface dropped dramatically and the better catches were only in the 3 fish range instead of the 15 fish range from last week. Live bait dropped back to fish that appeared in the lure pattern worked, and the better lure results came from the Guacamaya colors. We had good luck with dead bait rigged behind Islander lures in the shotgun position, often if a fish lost interest in a lure or live bait it would come back on the dead bait.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Well, like I said earlier, things sure can change quickly. The Pacific side bite at the San Jaime and the Golden Gate Banks ended as the cool green water moved in and the fish did not appear anywhere else. I hear rumors of a few fish being found 40 miles to the south, but after looking at the temperature and chlorophyll charts I thing that may be exactly that, rumors, or if the fish were really there it was a fluke. Anyway, Tuna were a non-event this week as far as I am aware.
DORADO: There were a few scattered Dorado caught this week. I know because I caught one of them on Saturday. The very few fish found were on the Cortez side within 5 miles of the beach, just on the edge of the off colored water.
WAHOO: Once again I heard of a few Wahoo caught this week, but have no information on who, what, when, where or how. Just full of good information, aren’t I?
INSHORE: The Sierra action continued but not as quite the hot pace as last week. There were plenty of fish to be found and most of them were in the 5-6 pound range and the best action was on the Cortez side and had by boats using Sardinas as bait. Bottom fishing was good with plenty of snapper and small grouper. We saw some local hand-line fishermen catch five fish in the 100-pound class; they must have been anchored right over the honeyhole! There was good action on Yellowtail off of the arch and off of the Gray-rock area. The better catches were made on live bait and the best boats were getting up to 8 fish in the 20-30 pound class per trip as well as a mix of Snapper and Sierra.
NOTES: All right, golf lessons will help. Enough already, all right? On the fishing scene, inshore action picked up this week and it was a good thing as at the end of the week offshore action deteriorated. With my fingers crossed I am hoping that the Tuna will show up in numbers soon. This weeks report was written to the music of Joe Cocker on his 1996 Sony release “Organic”. I hope the New Jersey boys, especially Jimmy, enjoy the sounds! Until next week, tight lines!
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Apr 21, 2007; 02:01PM - Outlook is Promising..
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
Fishing has improved considerably this last week. We are now getting a potpourri of several blue water species, including sailfish, blue marlin, dorado, and yellowfin tuna. Sailfish are still the predominate catch, with most fish being taken between 18 and 21 miles from Zihuatanejo Bay. The 80º blue water is at about 15 miles.
Santiago on the panga, Gitana, has been averaging about 8 sailfish a day raised to the spread. With Santiago, 1st time blue water fly fishing client, Mark Pinski of Cameron Park, CA, managed to tag and release two sails on the fly on Thursday.
Adolpho, on the panga, Dos Hermanos, is back to finding decent inshore action on jack crevalle and black skipjack tuna, and with May just around the corner, the outlook is very promising..
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 63-87
Humidity 43%
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Partly Sunny
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:26 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:04 p.m. CDT
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Apr 21, 2007; 02:00PM - Jack’s are Back!
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT #1059 “Below the Border” Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Endless Season Update April 21, 2007
East Cape
Sporadic north winds influenced the fishing this week! On the less windy days the billfishing was excellent with many boats racking up multiple scores. Dorado, while spread out throughout the bay, were mostly singles and still not grouped up in schools. YFT catches could only be classified as dismal. Cecilia “Pudge” Kleinkauf, Women’s Flyfishing©, Anchorage, AK, finished up on Monday and the group ranging from novice to seasoned anglers all came away from the trip with plenty of bragging rights until they return next year.
Baja on the Fly guide, Lance Peterson, took the day off on Friday and sent us the following report. “Had great fun fishing the beach all day. Literally hundreds of jacks with a few chasing the flies were enough to keep it interesting and provided non-stop action. When the scales settled, the score was one big jack landed as they continued to prove how tough they can be to catch from the shore.
Also had some great rooster action with some follows but no takers; I'm absolutely spent from running down fish. Great day.”
Water temperature 65-74
Air temperature 59-85
Humidity 59%
Wind: NNE 8-11 knots
Conditions: Sunny
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:53 a.m. MDT
Sunset 7:42 p.m. MDT
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
Strong winds and high seas kept the local boats inside this week. Entrada action under the bird schools improved with enough sierra and yellows to bend the rods of the few anglers there. Devil’s Curve produced a few grouper, small pargo and the corvina were suckers for surface plugs or poppers.
Closer to San Carlos at the bridge early morning action also included corvina and small groupers using Chartreuse Clousers retrieved slowly along the rocky bottom.
Water temperature 65 - 72
Air temperature 58 -90
Humidity 43 %
Wind: NNW 15-20 knots
Conditions: Sunny
Visibility 12 miles
Sunrise 6:59 a.m. MDT
Sunset 7:52 p.m. MDT
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