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Mar 12, 2007; 11:03AM - 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
March 5-11, 2007
WEATHER: We had mostly sunny skies this week with just a few overcast days, and they were just overcast in the mornings. Our daytime highs were in the mid 80’s while the nighttime lows were in the mid 60’s. No rain of course and the winds were mixed with the prevailing winds from the northwest at 10-15 knots, but just in the mid day, they died off in the evenings.
WATER: On the Pacific side of the Cape we had water at 72 degrees from the shore to five miles out, then there was a band of cool water at 68 degrees with a strong hint of green pushing toward the south in a band that was approximately 10 miles wide. To the west of that cool band the water warmed up again to 73-74 degrees. On the Cortez side of the Cape the water was almost uniformly 71-72 degrees from the shoreline to out past the Cabrillo seamount and it had just the slightest tinge of green to it. The strong temperature and color break that we had last week just off of the Punta Gorda area has spread apart a bit and drifted or been pushed to the north and is now in the East Cape area.
BAIT: This week the bait was 90% Mackerel with 10% Caballito and they were the normal $2 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The week started just the same as last week ended, spotty Marlin fishing everywhere. Thankfully things picked up as we ended the week with the fish fairly close to home and starting to bite again. On Saturday we had three boats out and they all hooked up to Marlin with one boat in by 10am having released two Marlin, one client fighting a Striper on the fly for 45 minutes before breaking him off and the other boat releasing one fish. They are fairly close to shore with all these fish within that warm water band on the Pacific side close to shore. I heard tales of a Blue Marlin being caught this week, it was reported to have been in the 450-pound range but I did not see the fish myself. At least things are happening again!
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The Tuna were still scarce this week for most of the boats going offshore, but there was a decent bite on smaller fish between 10-20 pounds on the Cortez side up between Chileno and San Jose. They were biting on Sardines and were close to the shore, for the most part no any farther than 3 miles out. The key was to have plenty of the Sardines to chum with then to drift with line ones pinned to the hook. The Gorda Banks, specially the Inner Gorda, were also delivering a few fish with the same methods.
DORADO: The Dorado bite is still off since the water is cool, but there are a few being found out there. Once again they are being caught in the warm water band close to the beach on the Pacific side far more often than elsewhere.
WAHOO: There was a little bit of Wahoo action this week reported from the Gorda Banks area but that was all that I heard about.
INSHORE: Inshore was definitely the way to go earlier in the week, as the offshore fishing was so spotty. Anglers scored well on Sierra and on Pargo to 15 pounds around the rocks. African and Gaff-top-sail Pompano were bonuses and the use of chum definitely increased the odds of hooking up to them. A few Dorado were caught inshore and anglers fishing cut bait on the bottom did fairly well on smaller Grouper to 10 pounds.
NOTES: Thank goodness the offshore fishing improved this weekend. Now if only the Yellowfin start to show again things will be fine. The Gray whales have almost disappeared but there are still some Humpbacks offshore. Until next week, tight lines!
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Mar 11, 2007; 08:10PM - Skeena River and tribs (plus)
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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 very happy guest of Nimmo Bay Resort and a very bright Coho Salmon. On this particular day there were over 60 Coho caught amongst the group of five. After a day like this it was time for a massage, scotch and some stories back at the lodge. This was truly another trip of a lifetime till they return next year. Upon leaving we were left with these words from this group. 'I will return back to Nimmo Bay I'm going to keep coming back to see if I can recapture the magic. Thanks again for creating an experience that outperformed the great expectations we had coming in.'
The boardroom is one place you can have your brainstorming sessions, but on the river with an A-star helicopter to whisk you away to a 6000 ft glacier for a gourmet picnic lunch and back to the river for an afternoon of spectacular fishing, has a nice ring to it. Fly fishing on the special classified waters of the Wakeman River using a white and orange intruder, make for an afternoon of angling bliss.
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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
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Noel Gyger - WEEKLY FISHING REPORT dated March 4 – March 11, 2007
(Number 009)
Dear Fishing Friends:
The weather has been fair this week. The upper Kalum, lower Copper and Skeena are still in good shape. Fishing on the Kitimat River and Douglas Channel has started. The fishing guides are looking forward to start guiding on the Kalum River on March 15th. Check out some past season openers by casting to: http://www.noelgyger.ca/archived-fishing-reports-web.htm
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.
Notice Due to a cancellation the week of April 16 through April 22nd has opened up at Nicholas Dean Lodge for up to 6 or 8 people. Let me know ASAP if you want to book this “prime time” week.
CURRENT REPORT and summary:
Access to rivers is getting better as the snow melt has begun.
Type of fish caught: Steelhead, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout and Dolly Varden and Bull Trout.
Thank you for using barbless hooks.
Fishing this week: POOR ____FAIR_ *__GOOD____EXCELLENT ____
LARGEST FISH OF THE WEEK: Specie: Where: Angler:
Weather...Cloudy with sunny periods with a high of 4 degrees Celsius: Normal temperatures for this time of year: High 7 degrees Celsius. Low - 1 degrees Celsius. Sunrise 8:00 AM Sunset 7:29 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...good on all rivers, low and clean
Snow conditions… almost gone.
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.
Skeena River...is now fishable for early run Steelhead. The water is in good shape.
Kalum River…has an “excellent” run of Steelhead. These fish are wintering over and will spawn in late spring. The water is low and clean. 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
Kitimat River…Although the grip of winter seems to be still holding on, there have been a few days when a few hard core anglers have been able to venture out and catch some trout. Ariel and Pat (local anglers) drifted in pontoon boats and were able to catch five cutthroat trout. They drifted from the 'Wash Out' to the 'Pump House' (approx. eight miles) and never saw another angler but they spotted six moose. Last weekend Donny Webber while fishing for trout was fortunate to catch a Steelhead. 'It was a 12lb. Wild Steelhead so I released it' says Donny. The Kitimat River has a retention fishery of one Hatchery Steelhead per day. The main Steelhead run usually starts in late March peaking sometime in April and carrying over into May. Report by Ron Wakita
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...good fishing for winter springs (Chinook) is now happening in 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 Prince Rupert, being a coastal city, is always warmer than Terrace.
Ocean fishing Kitimat Douglas Channel…More schools of herring have been migrating into the Kitimat Harbour with only the Seals, Sea Gulls and undoubtedly feeder Chinook taking advantage of the migration. Rivtow Marine staff (who work right on the water) have reported signs of herring for a few days now but 'No Boats'
The only report of fishing the Salt water is a local Kitimaat Village resident, Crosby Smith who was rewarded with a 28lb. Chinook. 'It was a fat, tasty bugger' says Crosby who dined on his catch the same day that he caught it'. They certainly don't get much fresher than that not to mention the nutritional value of the Omega 3 protein contained in these feeder Chinook. It has been a long winter and it appears to be fish in the Kitimat area we can only hope for better weather to be able to catch some. Report by Ron Wakita
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 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
Sportsnet Pacific ………Sundays at 6:30 AM PT or 9:30 AM ET
Knowledge Network……Fri/Sat at 1:30 PM PT or 4:30 ET/ Sun at 11:30 PM 2:30 ET
A Channel……………….Sundays at 7:00 AM PT or 10:00 AM ET
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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Mar 10, 2007; 08:43PM - Northwest BC Canada Weekly Fishing Report
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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 nephew Justin (Judge) Gyger with a very fresh early run Kalum River Chinook Salmon. This fish was caught in early May. For conservation purposes, all Chinook Salmon over 65 cm must be released. Both Steelhead and Chinook can be hooked on the same day.
Dear Fishing Friends:
The weather has not been great. The air temperatures have been cold during the week making it uncomfortable for fishing although it did warm up on the weekend but now we have the rain. The upper Kalum, lower Copper and Skeena are still in good shape. Fishing on the Kitimat River and Douglas Channel has started.
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:
Access to rivers is getting better as the snow melt has begun.
Type of fish caught: Steelhead
Thank you for using barbless hooks.
Fishing this week: FAIR
Water conditions: good on all rivers, low and clean
Snow conditions: average one foot on the ground
Skeena River: fishing for early run spring Steelhead has begun.
Kalum River: has an “excellent” run of Steelhead. These fish are wintering over and will spawn in late spring. The water is low and clean. This is a Classified River year round and can be guided from March 15 through October 15 only. The Steelhead record is 32-pounds.
Kitimat River: Although the grip of winter seems to be still holding on, there have been a few days when a few hard core anglers have been able to venture out and catch some trout. Ariel and Pat (local anglers) drifted in pontoon boats and were able to catch five cutthroat trout. They drifted from the 'Wash Out' to the 'Pump House' (approx. eight miles) and never saw another angler but they spotted six moose. Last weekend Donny Webber while fishing for trout was fortunate to catch a Steelhead. 'It was a 12lb. Wild Steelhead so I released it' says Donny. The Kitimat River has a retention fishery of one Hatchery Steelhead per day. The main Steelhead run usually starts in late March peaking sometime in April and carrying over into May. Report by Ron Wakita
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: good fishing for winter springs (Chinook) is now happening in 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 Prince Rupert, being a coastal city, is always warmer than Terrace.
Ocean fishing Kitimat Douglas Channel: More schools of herring have been migrating into the Kitimat Harbour with only the Seals, Sea Gulls and undoubtedly feeder Chinook taking advantage of the migration. Rivtow Marine staff (who work right on the water) have reported signs of herring for a few days now but 'No Boats'
The only report of fishing the Salt water is a local Kitimaat Village resident, Crosby Smith who was rewarded with a 28lb. Chinook. 'It was a fat, tasty bugger' says Crosby who dined on his catch the same day that he caught it'. They certainly don't get much fresher than that not to mention the nutritional value of the Omega 3 protein contained in these feeder Chinook. It has been a long winter and it appears to be fish in the Kitimat area we can only hope for better weather to be able to catch some. Report by Ron Wakita
GOOD LUCK and GOOD FISHING!
Yours sincerely,
Noel F. Gyger
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Mar 10, 2007; 04:37PM - Blue Marlin a Go Go
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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The 80° blue water is just off the beach. However, most of the action appears to be a long boat ride off shore. For blue water action within 20 miles of the beach, the counts have been way down this last week. We have been averaging about one sailfish per boat per day. There have been very few dorado, but the blue marlin count is still respectable, with about 4 or 5 blue marlin a day being reported.
While fishing with Adan on the Gitana II this week, John Erickson of Wisconsin got a 180 pound blue on Tuesday, with John Torres catching a 220 pound blue on Friday.
At 40 miles, the commercial pangeros are getting yellowfin tuna in the 60 to 90 pound range. Plus, they are reporting a lot of sailfish and marlin in the same area. Apparently, there is a large concentration of bait along a current line at 40 miles, and this has been holding the game fish.
The inshore action for jack crevalle is still red hot. Now is the time for the light line and fly rod enthusiast to hit the water. You will be exhausted before noon.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 71-87
Humidity 83%
Wind: SE at 4 mph
Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Visibility 2 miles
Sunrise 6:59 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:55 p.m. CST
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Mar 10, 2007; 04:35PM - Roosters a Plenty
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT #1053 “Below the Border” Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Endless Season Update 03/10/07
East Cape
Water temperature 65-72
Air temperature 54-87
Humidity 28 %
Wind: N 4 knots
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 6:33 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:22 p.m. MST
The Baja winter pattern continued this week with a few great days and more wind on the others. The jacks that had been frequently spotted along the beach seemed to have disappeared, being replaced by small groups of “young and dumb” juvenile roosters quite willing to bite almost anything in front of them. Give them a couple of months and they will become much more selective. The winds continue to scatter the small baitfish along the shore. There were also a few schools of pompano spotted flashing and grubbing in the sand but they seemed to have lockjaw and weren’t interested in anything offered. The local panga fishermen have been scoring on pargo a short distance off the beach.
Offshore much of same action as the past few weeks - fair billfish action with an occasional dorado up to the north.
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
Water temperature 65 - 72
Air temperature 56 -83
Humidity 65 %
Wind: WNW 11 to 15 knots
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 6:41 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:43 p.m. MST
The local panga fishermen claim that they have been spotting a number of marlin chasing bait balls with the birds not far behind near the Thetis bank. Closer to shore there are still a few dorado to be found, though not the bonanza experienced a couple of months ago.
Most of the locals are taking advantage of one of the best whale watching seasons in recent memory. Both Puerto San Carlos and Lopez Mateos have had a steady steam of tourists from all parts of the globe seeking a photo op with a whale.
With light pressure, the Esteros have yielded good catches of pompano, corvina, with a few snook and grouper caught near Devil’s Curve.
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
The 80° blue water is just off the beach. However, most of the action appears to be a long boat ride off shore. For blue water action within 20 miles of the beach, the counts have been way down this last week. We have been averaging about one sailfish per boat per day. There have been very few dorado, but the blue marlin count is still respectable, with about 4 or 5 blue marlin a day being reported.
While fishing with Adan on the Gitana II this week, John Erickson of Wisconsin got a 180 pound blue on Tuesday, with John Torres catching a 220 pound blue on Friday.
At 40 miles, the commercial pangeros are getting yellowfin tuna in the 60 to 90 pound range. Plus, they are reporting a lot of sailfish and marlin in the same area. Apparently, there is a large concentration of bait along a current line at 40 miles, and this has been holding the game fish.
The inshore action for jack crevalle is still red hot. Now is the time for the light line and fly rod enthusiast to hit the water. You will be exhausted before noon.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 71-87
Humidity 83%
Wind: SE at 4 mph
Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Visibility 2 miles
Sunrise 6:59 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:55 p.m. CST
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Mar 5, 2007; 07:05PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo fish Report 5/15/03 - 5/22/03
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky
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March 4, 2007
Some exceptional catches were reported last week but once again the results were very inconsistent as one good day was followed by a day with little results. Captain Chiro on the Bloody hook pitched a shut on Monday for Angler Mr. Richardson but then headed in another direction and found a pod of willing Sailfish landing 6 in one day. Captain Chiro also reported 4 other sailfish and 1 Black Marlin in three days of fishing. Captain Luis on the Grand Jefe 2 reported a 2 Sailfish and 4 Shark day for French angler Mr. Charie . Captain Annibal on the Grande Jefe 1 reported 3 SAILFISH and 2 Dorado in three days of offshore fishing. Returning Florida Angler Mr Don Tracy fishing three inshore days with Captain Adolfo on the Dos Hermanos 1 reported 28 Big Spanish Mackerel, 65 Yellowtail jacks, 3 Grouper and 1 -
( 25 ) lb Roosterfish taken on a Rapala in the area north of Ixtapa Island. Anglers Steve Leighton and Joe Seta fishing aboard the Esturion III with Captain Juan committed to a long day and were rewarded with 1 SAILFISH release ( 100 Lbs ) a 180 lb Blue Marlin and 8 Yellowfin tuna averaging 60 lb each. They found the Tuna at the 45 mile mark and the anglers began catching them in mid afternoon. The blue water was reported to be within 10 Miles. March and April have historically been our best months for Marlin and Big Tuna. Spaces are filing up fast the upcoming summertime Roosterfish season as well. Interested anglers are encourage to contact our office for availability.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: Sunny Mild Temps in the high 80’s
Sea Conditions: Calm
Bait Supply: Good
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
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Mar 5, 2007; 07:04PM - Gordo Banks Pangas San Jose Del Cabo
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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
March 4, 2007
Anglers -
Moderate crowds of vacationers are now traveling to the Los Cabos area, they have been greeted with clear skies and high temperatures in the upper 70s, ideal weather as spring is just around the corner. The wind did blow predominately from the north and this limited some of the options offshore for anglers, but with most of the consistent action being found in the more protected inshore waters, this did not cause too much of an inconvenience. Water temperatures ranged from 69 to 71 degrees and in recent days the clarity has improved, especially in the direction of the Sea of Cortez where a greenish current had swept in. Bait supplies varied from day to day as to what was available, with the preferred offshore baits including caballito and mackerel, then for the smaller gamefish closer to shore it was the sardinas that proved to be more productive. Whales were prevalent throughout the area and should be hanging around in local waters into April. Many pesky sea lions are also being seen closer to shore, at times following boats around to see what easy prey they can find.
Sportfishing fleets were concentrating their efforts from Chileno, the 95 and 1150 spots, offshore of San Jose del Cabo and outside of the Gordo Banks. Striped marlin were found spread out anywhere from 5 to 25 miles from shore, by the end of the week most of the stripers were moving further out, in the 10 to 20 mile range. Fish were striking on trolled lures and bait, though anglers dropping back or casting with live baits reported a greater percentage of hook ups.
Yellowfin tuna action was slow throughout most of the region, with only a few reports of tuna up to 30 pounds found traveling with porpoise further offshore, one productive spot was some 20 to 30 miles straight out from Cabo San Lucas, but at this time there was not a consistent bite. There were yellowfin tuna seen on the Gordo Banks, but they would not bite, only a handful were accounted for the week, apparently they are filled up on the plentiful squid and red crabs that were found deep on the same fishing grounds.
San Jose del Cabo Panga fleets concentrated their efforts closer to shore, from Palmilla to Iman. This is where they found a mix of pargo, cabrilla, grouper, amberjack, yellowtail, sierra, roosterfish and bonito. The numbers of fish accounted for was not great, but there were some quality specimens taken. Drift fishing with various baits over shallow water rocky areas was producing and anglers also reported varied success while jigging with yo-yo iron in waters from 120 to 170 feet deep. Early in the week there was a great bite for yellowtail off of Palmilla, but it quickly phased out as the fish apparently migrated out of the area, the yellows were readily striking on jigs and averaged 12 to16 pounds. A few huachinango are appearing in the fish counts, but we still have not seen any wide open red crab surface action for them, that could happen at any time, it is always unpredictable.
The few dorado being found have been of nice size and close to shore, at times seen chasing baitfish right in the surf line and if anglers were at the right place they could cast a bait and be hooked up.
After showing up in big numbers last week, the inshore sierra became scattered and we are now waiting for another wave of fish to move in. A few more roosterfish are starting to appear, but most of them were small, we look for this action to improve in the coming month. It is also time to start searching out the spots where the pompano annually congregate, as this is typically the time when they show up.
The La Playita panga fleets sent out approximately 68 panga charters for the week, with anglers accounting for a combined catch of; 72 sierra, 34 Mexican Bonito, 31 dorado, 2 striped marlin, 11 yellowfin tuna, 22 yellowtail, 210 pargo, 32 cabrilla, 12 pompano, 45 triggerfish, 8 roosterfish and 26 amberjack.
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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Mar 5, 2007; 09:57AM - 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
February 26-March 4, 2007
WEATHER: The skies finally cleared up this week and the weather is getting warmer every day. Our daytime highs have reached into the low to mid 80’s and the nighttime lows have been in the mid 60’s for the most part. The winds have been shifting almost every day wit the majority of the time form the northwest but now and then coming from the southeast as well.
WATER: We had some great shots of the water temperatures at the end of the week and they changed a lot from what we were observing during the early part of the week. Up past Los Frailles on the Cortez side of the cape the water has been a cool 68 to 69 degrees and green, but as soon as you moved to the south, just to the north of the Gorda Banks, the water became blue and the temperature raised to 73 degrees. At the end of the week this warm water extended down the cape and across to the Pacific side but only ran up the Pacific coast in a band five miles from the beach for 40 miles. West of the warm water band the water dropped to 70 degrees and was slightly green.
BAIT: This week the bait was 90% Mackerel with 10% Caballito and they were the normal $2 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Marlin fishing was really spotty this week. At the end of the week the high boats were coming in with two flags flying but most of the boats were bare on the outriggers. Out of 8 boats arriving back at the marina yesterday I saw three with Marlin flags but only one had two flags, the rest of the boats had been skunked. What action did occur happened just outside the Lighthouse on the Pacific side. A few fish were caught on lures and a few more on bait, but the fish were not really interested most of the time. Perhaps the full moon on Friday night had an effect on their feeding.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: This was another scarce species this week. A few fish were caught among scattered Porpoise well to the south. They averaged 15 pounds. There were also a few fish caught up at Gorda Banks about the same size, but I did hear rumors of one decent fish at 112 pounds coming off of chunks.
DORADO: One Dorado flag was flown for every 15 boats coming in yesterday; I guess that tells the tale.
WAHOO: I thought that the full moon would have brought in a few fish but perhaps the water is still too cool for them. Anyway, there were a few Wahoo strikes I heard of but I saw no fish landed.
INSHORE: A repeat of last week, and it looks like this was the way to fish for the past week, as almost all the action was inshore. Sierra, African Pompano, Yellowtail, Bonito, Skipjack, Jack Crevalle and an occasional Amberjack were the fish that were most commonly caught by anglers fishing from Pangas this week. Sierra were the inshore fish of the week as everyone was able to get good action from them using small hootchies in bright colors (green, a very bright green, was a favorite) as well as small Rapallas. Diamond jigs and iron slabs worked for the Yellowfin while cut bait was the ticket for good Pompano action. The Bonita, Skipjack and Jack Crevalle were all over dark colored hootchies trolled in water just a little farther off the beach.
NOTES: It was slow fishing this week here in Cabo, everyone was scratching hard to find fish. I hope it changes this coming week as I have quite a few trips on the books and I hate going for a boat ride. I realize that it happens, but it is always supposed to happen to someone else! With fingers crossed for the coming week, tight lines until the next posting.
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Mar 3, 2007; 09:46AM - Action Further Out
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 69-86
Humidity 65%
Wind: WSW 9 MPH
Conditions: Mostly Sunny
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 7:03 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:52 p.m. CST
The water is starting a cooling trend, which is normal for this time of the year. At 30 miles, we have only 79° water, and not the 84° of weeks past. The blue water has moved out a bit also, and is about 18 miles from Zihuatanejo Bay.
The fleet is averaging between 1 and 3 sailfish a day, per boat. A few dorado are still being taken, but only about 1 for every 6 boats on the water. The blue marlin are still doing very well, but not quite as hot as last week. There are still at least 3 to 4 blues a day being recorded by the 30 boat fleet.
There is still no sign of the tuna, but with the cooling water, it will not be long.
Inshore, the jack crevalle action is hot. There are a lot of them, but not too many in the 20 pound range yet. Most of the jacks are in the low teens.
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Mar 3, 2007; 09:44AM - Wind the Trend
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT #1052 “Below the Border” Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Endless Season Update 03/03/07
[img]http://www.bajafly.com/report/turtle.png[/img]
[b]Cali and Ed Kunze found this sea turtle down at Vicente, Gro. The large gill net must have been demolished by a cargo ship, and left in pieces. They managed to cut the animal free[/b]
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 69-86
Humidity 65%
Wind: WSW 9 MPH
Conditions: Mostly Sunny
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 7:03 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:52 p.m. CST
The water is starting a cooling trend, which is normal for this time of the year. At 30 miles, we have only 79° water, and not the 84° of weeks past. The blue water has moved out a bit also, and is about 18 miles from Zihuatanejo Bay.
The fleet is averaging between 1 and 3 sailfish a day, per boat. A few dorado are still being taken, but only about 1 for every 6 boats on the water. The blue marlin are still doing very well, but not quite as hot as last week. There are still at least 3 to 4 blues a day being recorded by the 30 boat fleet.
There is still no sign of the tuna, but with the cooling water, it will not be long.
Inshore, the jack crevalle action is hot. There are a lot of them, but not too many in the 20 pound range yet. Most of the jacks are in the low teens.
Ed Kunze
East Cape
Water temperature 65-72
Air temperature 62-78
Humidity 28%
Wind: N 13 knots
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 17 miles
Sunrise 6:39 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:22 p.m. MST
This week was back to normal with strong winds beginning mid- to late morning each day. Those who made it out early enough had fair action for small roosters, sierra and ladyfish. Big jacks were still a tease as they continued their spooky behavior while milling well within casting range. Once the wind cranked up, it was Bloody Mary time at the pool.
The few boats that ventured out hightailed it back when the north wind came blasting down the Sea of Cortez. The lucky ones found a few marlin and dorado outside of Punta Pescadero.
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
There were strong winds on the Pacific side as well, but with most of the attention devoted to whales cavorting in the bay it didn’t seem to matter. The few that chose fish over mammals were not disappointed fishing in the Esteros. There were enough corvina and grouper, and all the spotted bay bass they wanted to keep the rods bent for most of the day until the winds picked up in the afternoon.
Water temperature 65 - 72
Air temperature 58 -80
Humidity 9%
Wind: NNW 13 mph
Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 6:48 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:29 p.m. MST
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