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| Around 10% of the world's total fish species can be found just within the Great Barrier Reef. |
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| Starfish can re-grow their arms. In fact, a single arm can regenerate a whole body. |
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| Not all animals with the word fish in their names count as fish. |
| Though their names may suggest otherwise, cuttlefish, starfish, and jellyfish aren’t actually fish. Generally-speaking, fishes must have skulls, gills, and fins. Surprisingly, though, not all fishes have proper spines. |
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| In three decades, the world's oceans will contain more discarded plastic than fish when measured by weight, researchers say. |
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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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| Just how man species of fish are there? |
| 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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| Even Catfish are finicky |
| 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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| A bit of Humor |
| My brother has 2 German Shepherds named Rolex and Timex. You guessed it they are Watch Dogs. |
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From Jan 01, 1999 To Sep 22, 2025
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Jan 28, 2006; 12:52PM - Blue Water Puzzle
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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The trick this week was to find the blue water, which seemed to moving around. The calm seas made it easier for the fleet to spread out and search for the action anywhere from eight to 35 miles. Early in the week, there was more seeking than catching! By mid-week the captains had narrowed down the area and everyone’s results improved and double digit scores were not uncommon. With an occasional blue marlin and some fat dorado for variety, everyone had plenty to talk about over fresh dorado hors d'oeuvres at happy hour.
Water temperature 78 - 82
Air temperature 68- 80
Humidity 100%
Wind: SE 8 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 6:31 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:01 p.m. CST
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Jan 28, 2006; 12:51PM - Some Do...Some Don't
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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We are coming out of the full moon phase, and those clients who fished for three or more days ended up with some very good numbers. Those who gave it a one day try may have done well . . . or maybe not.
The 82ş blue water is a very short run, and we are averaging about two to three sailfish a day per boat. Plus, the blue marlin are showing up in the catches for an average of about one blue for every six boats.
Both the panga “Gitana” with Santiago, and his brother Adan, on the “Gitana II” had some respectable numbers this week. Minnesotan Bill Berg – down for a break from winter’s ice and snow – released 11 sailfish and two yellowfin tuna for four days of fishing with Santiago. Mel Walberg and Troy Courneya each fished three days with Adan, releasing a total of 12 sailfish and one dorado.
The inshore action for fly-rodders has been best for the black skipjack tuna and green jacks.
Ed Kunze, Zihuatanejo
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 78 - 86
Humidity 683%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:19 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:38 p.m. CST
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Jan 28, 2006; 12:50PM - Weather . . . Whales and Sails
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT #995. “Below the Border” Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Endless Season Update 01/28/06
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
We are coming out of the full moon phase, and those clients who fished for three or more days ended up with some very good numbers. Those who gave it a one day try may have done well . . . or maybe not.
The 82ş blue water is a very short run, and we are averaging about two to threesailfish a day per boat. Plus, the blue marlin are showing up in the catches for an average of about one blue for every six boats.
Both the panga “Gitana” with Santiago, and his brother Adan, on the “Gitana II” had some respectable numbers this week. Minnesotan Bill Berg – down for a break from winter’s ice and snow – released 11 sailfish and two yellowfin tuna for four days of fishing with Santiago. Mel Walberg and Troy Courneya each fished three days with Adan, releasing a total of 12 sailfish and one dorado.
The inshore action for fly-rodders has been best for the black skipjack tuna and green jacks.
Ed Kunze, Zihuatanejo
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 78 - 86
Humidity 683%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:19 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:38 p.m. CST
San Jose, Guatemala
The trick this week was to find the blue water, which seemed to moving around. The calm seas made it easier for the fleet to spread out and search for the action anywhere from eight to 35 miles. Early in the week, there was more seeking than catching! By mid-week the captains had narrowed down the area and everyone’s results improved and double digit scores were not uncommon. With an occasional blue marlin and some fat dorado for variety, everyone had plenty to talk about over fresh dorado hors d'oeuvres at happy hour.
Water temperature 78 - 82
Air temperature 68- 80
Humidity 100%
Wind: SE 8 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 6:31 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:01 p.m. CST
East Cape
Weather continues to thwart even the most dedicated angler. Sure, hit it on the right day and you may find some dorado, tuna or maybe even a billfish to brighten your day. Inshore, wind waves continue to thrash the beach keeping the sierra out of casting range. Our guide Lance Peterson arrived Fri. night and reported that he was greeted with rain, which is was what he left his home in Washington to get away from. Not a great way to begin his month-long trip to East Cape.
Baja on the Fly
Water temperature 62-71
Air temperature 59-81
Humidity 52%
Wind: NNW 15 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:00 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:03 p.m. MST
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
Whale Ho! This is the time of year that both Puerto San Carlos and Lopez Mateos go bonkers as tourists come flocking to the area to get up close and personal with the whales that arrive for a little hanky panky and family building. If you can find a panga that isn’t in the hunt for the whales you will find fair action for yellowtail and grouper out at the entrada. One yellow caught last week was in the 40 pound class with others in the mid-20s.
Water temperature 68-73
Air temperature 68-73
Humidity 99%
Wind: WNW 6 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:10 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:08 p.m. MST
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Jan 27, 2006; 04:22PM - Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo Sportfishing report 1-12-06 to 1-19-06
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky
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The onset of the full moon caused a decline in the SAILFISH bite but our captains are still reporting good sea conditions with lots of bait in the area. Delaware angler Mr Walker, fishing aboard the Bloody Hook with Captain Chiro for 2 days of offshore fishing landed 7 SAILFISH and lost 1 Marlin. Captain Chrio also reported a 2 SAILFISH day for angler Mr McKee and a 4 SAILFISH day for angler Mr Pex. Captain Jose on the La Bamba posted a 1 SAILFISH 1 DORADO day for New York angler Joe Calandra and 5 SAILFISH and 2 DORADO in 2 days for angler Mr Donnelly. Mr Calandra also spent 1 inshore day with Captain Adolofo landing 2 ROOSTERFISH and 7 YELLOWTAIL JACKS. Captain Jose finished the week with a single SAILFISH for angler Mr Adams. Returning angler Bob Biagi fishing aboard the Gran Jefe with Captain Luis landed 6 SAILFISH, 1 DORADO, 10 YELLOWTAIL JACKS and 30 BONITOS in 3 days of fishing. Eurpoean angler Mr Canieri fishing 3 days offshore with Captain Adolofo landed 5 SAILFISH and 1 DORADO. Mr Phil Massimino's group fishing 2 days in Puerto Vincentee Guerrero on the super pangas, Gran Jefe, Janeth, Secuestro and Dos Hermanos 2 Reported 6 SAILFISH, 6 DORADOS, 2 ROOSTERFISH, 1 CHULA, 1 SPANISH MACKEREL and 57 BONITO on Light tackle. Pennsylvania angler Larry Slachta fishing aboard the Secuestro landed 2 SAILFISH in one offshore day. Captain Candelerio fishing with European angler Mr. Soulassol reported 2 SAILFISH, 3 DORADOS, 1 ROOSTERFISH and 12 YELLOWTAIL JACKS in 3 days of fishing. Captain Francisco aboard the Marianana reported 4 SAILFISH and 25 BONITOS in 5 DAYS. The blue water is within 5 miles however the affect of the full moon was felt last week. With the passing of the moon activity is expected to increase once again.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather.: Sunny Mild temps in the high 80's
Sea Conditions: Calm
Bait Supply: Good
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
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Jan 23, 2006; 11:44AM - 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
Jan 16-22, 2006
WEATHER: Once again we have had great weather here in Cabo with our daytime temperatures in the low 80’s to high 70’s and our cool evenings in the mid 50’s. We had very little clouds this week so of course there was no rain but we did have plenty of sunshine!
WATER: While the first two days of the week were choppy on the Pacific side, the rest of the week gave us great surface conditions on both sides of the Cape. There were some large swells on the Pacific side but after Wednesday there was no wind chop on them, at least once you got out farther than two miles as we did have afternoon near-shore wind effect showing up with a bit of a push from the wind in the east. At the end of the week our warm water looks like a thumbprint with the tip of the thumb up against the cape and the water to the immediate south being the warmest at mostly 73 degrees. Once you get a few miles up the coast in either direction the water cools off. On the Pacific side this is a band of cool water about 15 miles wide and running to the southwest from the shore and across the Golden Gate and San Jaime Banks. This water is 66-68 degrees and farther to the north it warms back up to 69-71 degrees. On the Cortez side of the Cape the warm-cold water break runs almost due east from Cabo to just south of the 1150 spot, then when it hits the 1,000-fathom line it takes a sharp southern turn. On the cool side it is 67-68 degrees. This cool water on the Cortez side is very green and off color.
BAIT: There was a mix of Mackerel and Caballito available this week at the normal $2 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Cooling water has brought down the number of large Marlin reported this past week, but there were still a few found. I had reports of several Blue Marlin appearing in lure spreads around the south end of the San Jaime Bank with one of these fish hooked up for a short time. With the paucity of Blues around the concentrated effort this week was on Striped Marlin. If you liked to fish in a parking lot, the Golden Gate Bank was the place to be as there was a very heavy concentration of bait on top of the Bank and with it, a very strong concentration of Striped Marlin between 70 and 120 pounds in size. There were several methods employed to catch the fish with the most common being setting a live bait or two deep at 100-150 feet and one or two others near the surface while drifting across the bank. This normally resulted in at least several good bites and sometimes more, with most boats able to release at least one Marlin, and I did see boats with up to five fish released. The other method was to gun the boat toward diving Frigate birds and tossing out a live bait, the first boat there often getting bit. Not my kind of fishing, either way, but hey, if all you want to do is catch a Marlin, join the fleet. Elsewhere, the Marlin bite was not red hot, and a lot of boats saw no fish whatsoever. An occasional tailer or feeder resulted in a hook-up or two close to shore, but there was no concentration of fish other than at the Golden Gate.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: I don’t know what happened to the Tuna, but they were very scarce this week. A few fish were found to the south of the Lighthouse at 25 miles, and they were between 15 and 25 pounds, but there were no large numbers of fish caught. There were plenty of Dolphin seen and good fish marked under them, but they were very boat shy, perhaps from being worked hard by Seiners. I did get a chance to go out on Thursday and we saw fish in the #150-#200 class crash the surface several times on the south edge of the San Jaime, but none of the four of us working the area got bit.
DORADO: I saw very few Dorado flags this week, but I am sure that if someone had found something floating out there the results would have been different. The few fish I did hear of were in the 10-20 pound class and found due south in the warm water, but they were reported as being blind strikes.
WAHOO: A few fish were caught this week, the best areas reported as the San Jaime bank and just off the shore at the lighthouse on the Pacific. Few and far between, there was no concentration of fish with the ones being caught being incidental catches.
INSHORE: I got in a little personal inshore action this week with an 18-boat Sierra tournament from 4-6 pm Saturday. We fished just south of the San Cristobal point and caught fish from 2 pounds to 8 pounds with the average being right around 7 pounds. The bigger fish were all caught on live bait, mostly small Mackerel rigged with light wire leaders and a trailing hook. The smaller fish were on hootchies and Rapallas. I was amazed that all the live bait we used were hit within 2 minutes of being put in the water, but the lures rarely received any action. My partner and I caught 6 Sierra and tied for the smallest fish at 1.8 pounds. The largest fish of the tournament was 10.8 pounds and was caught by the boat that we tied with for smallest fish. Also caught in the same area were Pargo to 20 pounds and grouper to 12 pounds. According to our Panga Captain, this has been average for the week.
NOTES: In brief, warm water to the south, great weather and water, some fair Marlin action on drifted baits, great inshore action, everything else very quiet. This weeks report was written to the music of Pink Floyd on the 2001 EMI 2-CD release “ECHOES – The best of Pink Floyd”. Until next week, Tight Lines! Happy Chris? GO SEAHAWKS!!!
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Jan 21, 2006; 02:12PM - Short Ride...Long Day
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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With the fleet spreading out and a few boats traveling out 40 miles – most pulling the throttles back at 10 miles or less – the fishing has not been terrific this week. Single digits were the norm with very few exceptions. When the sails did appear in the pattern, they were pretty lethargic and tough to get to take a fly. A few boats did locate a school of porpoise and did well on yellowfin tuna. While the fishing was not up to the usual Guatemala standards, the weather was calm seas and clear skies.
Les Kagel
Water temperature 78 - 82
Air temperature 66- 84
Humidity 100%
Wind: SE 8 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 6:31 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:57 p.m. CST
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Jan 21, 2006; 02:09PM - BIg Moon Blues
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Even though the 80ş blue water is only four miles off the beach, most boats averaged only one or two sailfish a day. Fly-fishers had it even rougher, with only about one decent shot a day. But, the fish are here, and I fully expect things to change 100% next week.
A very notable couple of days were posted by Santiago on the panga “Gitana.” Bill Gray and his wife, from South Carolina, fished two days with Santiago and released 10 sailfish.
Four of our better inshore pangas made the 40 mile run south to Papanoa. Staying down there, they hammered the water for three days and only had two roosterfish for their efforts. It is safe to say the roosters have left the area, and probably will not be back until May.
Adolpho, on the panga Dos “Hermanos” fished about 12 miles north of Zihuatanejo, catching 27 large jack crevalle and five sierra for two days of fishing. Adolpho told me it is an ideal situation for the fly-fisher. The jacks are slamming the popper teaser all the way back to the boat. His blue water effort for three days produced five sailfish and one dorado.
Ed Kunze, Zihuatanejo
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 77 - 87
Humidity 66%
Wind S 4 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:19 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:34 p.m. CST
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Jan 21, 2006; 02:08PM - Football Season Comes to East Cape
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT #994. “Below the Border” Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Endless Season Update 01/21/06
East Cape
Football . . . no I am not talking about the playoffs, but pigskin-size tuna. While the wind blew most of the week, (actually 6 out of 7 days) Lucky Thursday (1/19) was flat calm and the fleet hammered the yellowfin tuna close to shore under the porpoise. It was the perfect opportunity for the flyrodder if there had been any around to take advantage of the action. Amazingly, when the boats get out there are still a few dorado to be found. On the beach, the wind waves left the water looking like a bad cup of cappuccino. How windy was it? The report was that “one day it was too windy for the windsurfers!” Now that’s windy! Mark Rayor of Vista Sea Sport reported great diving conditions on Thursday with good visibility, though the water was a chilly 66 degrees.
Baja on the Fly
Water temperature 66-73
Air temperature 52-75
Humidity 52%
Wind: NNW 13 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:01 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:58 p.m. MST
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
Even though the 80ş blue water is only four miles off the beach, most boats averaged only one or two sailfish a day. Fly-fishers had it even rougher, with only about one decent shot a day. But, the fish are here, and I fully expect things to change 100% next week.
A very notable couple of days were posted by Santiago on the panga “Gitana.” Bill Gray and his wife, from South Carolina, fished two days with Santiago and released 10 sailfish.
Four of our better inshore pangas made the 40 mile run south to Papanoa. Staying down there, they hammered the water for three days and only had two roosterfish for their efforts. It is safe to say the roosters have left the area, and probably will not be back until May.
Adolpho, on the panga Dos “Hermanos” fished about 12 miles north of Zihuatanejo, catching 27 large jack crevalle and five sierra for two days of fishing. Adolpho told me it is an ideal situation for the fly-fisher. The jacks are slamming the popper teaser all the way back to the boat. His blue water effort for three days produced five sailfish and one dorado.
Ed Kunze, Zihuatanejo
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 77 - 87
Humidity 66%
Wind S 4 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:19 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:34 p.m. CST
San Jose, Guatemala
With the fleet spreading out and a few boats traveling out 40 miles – most pulling the throttles back at 10 miles or less – the fishing has not been terrific this week. Single digits were the norm with very few exceptions. When the sails did appear in the pattern, they were pretty lethargic and tough to get to take a fly. A few boats did locate a school of porpoise and did well on yellowfin tuna. While the fishing was not up to the usual Guatemala standards, the weather was calm seas and clear skies.
Les Kagel
Water temperature 78 - 82
Air temperature 66- 84
Humidity 100%
Wind: SE 8 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 6:31 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:57 p.m. CST
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
More and more whales are arriving each week and both San Carlos and Lopez Mateos are more focused on whale watching than fishing. There was some action for corvina at the pier in San Carlos as well as under the bridge at the entrance to San Carlos. The boats at Lopez Mateos have stayed close to home and reported fair action for corvina, grouper and the ever-present spotted bay bass. Also, there’s a decent halibut bite in shallow near sandy beaches.
Water temperature 68-73
Air temperature 68-73
Humidity 20%
Wind: WNW 6 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:12 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:03 p.m. MST
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Jan 20, 2006; 04:22PM - Water Temperature and Peacock bass
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Category: Hawaii
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Author Name: Stan Wright
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What a difference 4 days and a 4 degree rise in water temperature can make. The peacock bass were chasing shad on the surface all around the boat.
In every direction the water boiled with feeding fish. We were getting strikes and chases on almost every cast.
Chris and I started fishing at 4:00 pm. The water temperature was 74 degrees. For weeks the fishing had been slow. Peacock Bass are tropical fish and totally shut down when the water temp. drops below 70.
I was using a 5wt fly rod with a small chartreuse/white Clouser. Chris had his ultra-light spinning rod loaded with 2# test line and was tossing a 2 inch Senko.
Pink, White, Green, or Tan, color didn't seem to matter.
The tukes (peacock bass) ranged in size from 8 to 15 inches. Less than 2 pounds. They were fat and healthy fish, striking hard and fighting all the way to the boat. The perfect size for our ultra-light tackle.
When the sun set, their feeding ceased. I was ready for a rest from the constant action. I don't know how many fish we landed, well over 25 I guess.
More important, I was fishing with my son and we got some nice pictures to remember our special time together.
Aloha,
Stan
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Jan 16, 2006; 01:13PM - 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
Jan 9-15, 2006
WEATHER: After a sunny start we ended the week under a cloud layer, as a fairly large system is moving across us. Our highs have been in the low 80’s to high 70’s while the nighttime lows have been in the low 60’s to high 50’s. The winds have been light but it looks as if the beginning of this week we might have a couple of days of heavy winds in the 25-35 mile per hour range.
WATER: With the cloud cover this week it was difficult to get any good satellite shots so most of what I have in the way of temperatures is reports from other captains and just an occasional glimpse of different areas via satellite. The basics from last week have not changes with the area immediately to the south and directly to the east and west being warm, mostly in the 76-78 degree range. On the Cortez side to the north of Punta Gorda the temperature drops off rapidly and the water becomes very green. On the Pacific side the warm water has crept up the coast so we are getting the 74-75 degree water out past the Golden Gate Bank. This week the surface conditions were good everywhere, it may turn a bit choppy and rough at the beginning of this coming week.
BAIT: There was a mix of Mackerel and Caballito available this week at the normal $2 per bait. Sometimes Sardinas were available from Pangas up at Palmilla at the normal $20 per scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: A few boats reported very hard strikes from giant fish this week and by most signifiers there are some very large Marlin still out there. One guy got spooled on a fully filled Penn #80 set at #27 of strike. Very few large fish were reported landed; most of them were lost during the fight. I was told of several releases of Blue Marlin in the #500-#600 range. Most of the Billfish action this week took place on the Pacific side from the lighthouse to the Golden Gate area. The Golden Gate is again holding large amounts of bait and there are plenty of Striped Marlin there with most boats able to release two or three per day. The same situation was happening off of the Los Arcos area and at the lighthouse, just not quite the numbers of fish. There were scattered Stripers found up the Cortez side, but not much action reported north of the Punta Gorda area.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: I thought that the Tuna bite was going to continue all month but it took a bit of a drop this past week. I wonder if all the Purse Seiners we have seen out there have anything to do with it? Most of the fish caught have been footballs to 20 pounds with an occasional 35-pound fish in the mix. I did not hear of any larger fish being taken but I am sure there were a few. Most of the Tuna action took place between the 95 Spot and the San Jaime Bank. Best lures were feathers in dark colors and natural cedar plugs.
DORADO: The warm water to the south of us has held some nice Dorado and almost every boat that went out this week was able to hook into one or two. On Thursday a few boats did even better as a dead whale was found about 10 miles from port at 120 degrees. The first boat to find the whale reported a total of 42 Dorado ranging from 20 to 35 pounds. Another boat found a plastic 5 gallon bucket and picked over 30 fish before other boats spotted him and moved in. While these were abnormalities, there were plenty of scattered Dorado to 45 pounds found from just off the beach to 10 miles out. Live bait was the best bet, slow trolled along current lines or along drop-offs. Second best was trolling 6”-9” lures in bright colors at 8-9 knots in the same area until a fish hit, then dropping back a live bait.
WAHOO: Right at the full moon (the 14th) there was some good Wahoo action reported from the inner Gorda Bank, the Grey Rock drop-off, the 95 Spot and the lighthouse. Most of the fish were in the 35-45 pound class and the best lure was a Yo-Zuri Bonita or Braid Marauder in black or purple. Strikes were had on other lures but most often they were rigged with mono leaders, and that meant lots of lost lures and fish.
INSHORE: Sierra action has continued with most of the fish being in the 4-6 pound class and an occasional fish to 10 pounds. Surprisingly there was some fair Roosterfish to be found on the Pacific side up around the Los Arcos area as well. While most of the Roosters were in that small 5-8 pound category, there were fish caught that ran to 45 pounds, with quite a few in the 25-35 pound class as well. Boats working the rocky points at first light were able to score on some Yellowtail with the fish ranging from 12 pounds to 32 pounds. The bigger fish were fooled with live bait and the rest fell for slow trolled (5 knots) Rapallas or for iron being yo-yoed with the best colors for iron being scrambled egg.
NOTES: The year started off well for me with a new job as the Captain on a 58’ Viking. As soon as we get out of the yard I hope to see how it fishes! My wife Mary chose this week’s music so the report was written to the sound of the Beach Boys on the 1999 CEMA release ”The Beach Boys All Time Greatest Hits”. Until next week, Tight Lines!
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