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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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| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| Taste Buds ? Catfish have a more refined sense of flavor than humans. Our 10,000 taste buds may seem like a lot, but catfish can have as many as 175,000. This helps them find the exact location of their next meal. |
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| 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 5, 2006; 10:07PM - 28 wahoo and 10 tuna in 3 days
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Category: Louisiana
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Author Name: Capt. Scott Avanzino
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Been lacking on my report duties..I spent the early part of the week after Christmas in the shipyard and later my reward in Atlanta to watch LSU Tigers roll the Miami Hurricaines in the Peach Bowl....Darryl and Leon ran 3 trips during the weekdays before New Year's..They managed to boat at least one wahoo 40 pounds a limit of amberjack each day and blackfin tuna and yellowfin tuna of various sizes and quantities..I finally have the Albemalre and Twin vee out of the yard..AMEN!! We will be running out of Pirates Cove Marina in Grand Isle for the next 3 weeks; long enough for Venice Marina to be functional again..After nearly two weeks in the yard and a brief vacation I was super anxious to get back to fishing..all the posetive reports had me foaming, especially wahoo in slicks at the Lump over the weekend..so when the weather was marginal for Monday we went anyway....real pretty blue water but no bait and no fish at WD 143..on to the Lump and a comfortable speed for a change..we were the only boat..WOW!..Made a few laps fishing over each angle of the lump and across the drop offs..not one bite..so on the the anchor..which wasnt too bad since winds laid for an hour or two to about 15 knots SW from 20 knots South..took about 45 minutes for the first bonita to show up ad then blackfin aplenty..then sharks aplenty but no yellowfin..never saw one..kept 6 blackfin and released the rest along with all the sharks..put out a spread agian and resumed trolling..hit 143, 122 and 133 and headed in..not one wahoo seen or missed..Tuesday Jan 3rd was a new day..left the dock with tuna on our minds and ended up with wahoo... alot of wahoo..they were coming in so fast we actually lost count..thought we had 10 but it was actually 14..we did release one small one and allowed two others to shake off boatside..after a little while out goes the anchor, chum and hooks at the Lump..nothing but bonita and sharks..with current running opposite the what little wind there was we broke loose and made two drifts..still no blackfin or yellowfin seen..so we bailed after an hour to go looking for grouper..hit all the same rigs as before finding sharks thick at 143, and few bites elsewhere..managed one scamp for all the work and misses..headed in a few hours early..On Jan 4th..we had hoped for things to repeat themselves and it was even better..weather was gorgeous and the fish were hungry, stupid and plentiful..we put 7 wahoo in the boat in one hour..not much happening on the chum at the Lump..a fish here and a fish there, but nothing fantastic..after beacoup sharks and 4 blackfin we picked up and put out the trolling spread..managed one lone wahoo before running off to other areas..managed to nail 6 more wahoo the last one coming off the bomb as we were picking the bait up out of the water..- 40 pound wahoo went airborne at the transom snatching the bait and making an impressive run..gaffed the fish 10 minutes later after great chase and fight ..didnt have any space in the cooler so we left early..the best wahoo of the day was pushing 80 pounds!..more fun coming this weekend after the front winds chill out and lay..bring on more wahoo, high pressure and mild indian summer 28 wahoo and 10 tuna in three days..Paradise Outfitters is OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!! 1-888-FISH-W-US (888-347-4987)
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Jan 2, 2006; 10:26PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo SPortfishing report 12-22-05 to 12-28-05
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky Susan Richards
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A mix of Marlin, Sailfish, and Dorado greeted holiday anglers last week in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo. Captain Temo on the Secuestro fishing 7 days with European angler Mr Lagarriuqe landed 10 SAILFISH, 7 DORADO and 10 BONITOS. Returning angler from France, Mr Theunis fishing 3 days aboard the Leydy with Captain Candelerio landing 7 SAILFISH, 1 MARLIN, and 3 DORADOS. European Angler, Mr Methlin fishing 4 days aboard the Gran Jefe, landed 8 SAILFISH, 1 ROOSTERFISH, 1 DORADO, 15 YELLOWTAIL JACKS and 10 BONITOS. Wisconsin angler Mr David Watkins, fishing two days with Captain Jose on the La Bamba landed 2 SAILFISH and 2 DORADOS and then fished an additional day with Captain Javier on the Marlin Azul landed 2 DORADO and released 2 STRIPED MARLIN. Captain Jose on the La Bamba also led Alaska angler Kelli Shirley to 2 SAILFISH on her first day offshore. Captain Arturo Landa on the Janeth reported 9 SAILFISH, 1 DORADO, 40 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, and 10 BONITOS in 4 days with angler Mr Pelassot. Angler Hank Zavisiak also fishing with Captain Arturo landed 2 SAILFISH and 1 DORADO in one day. Captain Artruo fishing one inshore day with Angler Mr Brand landed 9 YELLOWTAIL JACKS and 4 BONITOS. Boston Angler Richard Cambria fly fishing 2 days aboard the ' BLoody Hook ' with captain Chiro landed 1 SAILFISH and 1 MARLIN and also fished 2 days aboard the Gran Jefe landed 7 DORADOS, 10 YELLOWTAIL JACKS and 2 BONITOS. Captain Luis also reported a 2 SAILFISH, 1 DORADO day with his client from Canada. Angler Pat Prentice also fishing aboard the BLoody Hook landed 1 SAILFISH on his first day offshore. Captain Chiro led returning angler Fred Goldberg to some Light tackle fun landing 25 Bonitos and 1 DORADO in 1 day of fishing. The blue water is within 5 miles of shore and our captains are reporting good Dorado and SAILFISH action near shore as well as slightly offshore. Captain Adolofo on the Dos Hermanos fishing with French angler Mr Misseri two days inshore landed 13 ROOSTERFISH to 70 lbs at Puerto Vincentee Guerrero along with 11 DORADOS to 55 LBS. Fishing 3 days offshore Mr Misseri landed 16 SAILFISH.
OUR BEST WISHES TO ALL FOR A HAPPY AND HELATHY NEW YEAR!
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
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Jan 2, 2006; 10:24PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Sportfishing Report 12/15/05 - 12/21/05
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky Susan Richards
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Offshore continues to lead the way but later in the week some very good catches of Big roosterfish were reported.
Captain Luis on the Gran Jefe posted the best Single day with Angler Mr O'Berto landing 4 SAILFISH on conventional tackle while other members of Mr Oberto's group fishing with Captain Temo on the Secuestro raised 2 SAILFISH to the fly but landed none. Captain Temo managed 2 SAILFISH, 2 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, and 2 SPANISH MACKEREL in 2 days of fishing with European angler Mr Funinier and 3 SAILFISH in one day with European Angler Mr Lagarrique. Captain Luis on the Gran Jefe also posted 5 SAILFISH and 2 DORADOS in 2 days of fishing. Returning anlger Mr. Morrision fishing offshore with Captain Cheva on the Dos Hermanos 2 landed 2 SAILFISH in one day and then moved inshore with Captain Adolofo for his last day of fishing. Mr Morrision made the long run to PUERTO VINCENTEE GUERRERO and was rewarded with wide open ROOSTERFISHING landing 11 ROOSTERS and 3 JACKS. Not be be outdone, French Angler Mr Misseri, also fishing the Puerto Vincentee Guerrero area with Captain Adolofo landed 12 ROOSTERFISH ( to 70 LBS ) and 9 YELLOWTAIL JACKS in one day of fishing. Captain Arturo Landa on the Janeth reported good Yellowtail Jack action landing 8 with Chicago angler Fred Aigner and 15 with French angler Mr Pelassot. Illinois angler's Mr Morrow's group landed 4 SAILFISH in one day with Captain Chiro on the new 35' Bertram ' Bloody Hook ', and 2 SAILFISH in one day aboard the Vamonos 3. Angler Tami Martin landed 2 SAILFISH in one day while fishing aboard the La Bamba with Captain Jose.
SPECIAL NOTE: Our new operation in Puerto Vincentee Guerrero has been featured in the January 2006 Issue of SALTWATER SPORTSMAN MAGAZINE Pages 90 through 94 authored by Mr Ray Rychnovsky. Anglers interested in exploring this exceptional angling option are encouraged to contact our office for pricing and available dates.
Our best wishes to all for a Happy and Safe Holiday season !!!
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: Sunny with temps in the 90's
Sea Conditions: Calm
Bait Supply: Good
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
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Jan 2, 2006; 10:22PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Sportfishing Rpeort 12-9-05 - 12-15-05
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky Susan Richards
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The fall/winter season continues to pick up steam as the SAILFISH bite led the offshore action. Inshore the beigning of the week was red hot with small game and the Roosterfish arrived toward the end of the week. Captain Chiro on his new 35' Bertram the ' Bloody Hook ' ran his first charters for the season with Anglers Michael Mcdowell and Jean Farley who landed 5 SAILFISH and 1 DORADO in two days of fishing. Included in the 5 SAILFISH was Mrs. Farley's 135 lb SAILFISH which is our largest of the season so far. Captain CHiro who had previously worked aboard the Vamonos 3, work diligently this summer to refurbish the 35' Bertram and has recently added a complete line of 30 and 50 Two speed Shimano outfits. Anglers who are interested in fishing with Captain Chiro aboard the 'Bloody Hook' are encouraged to contact our office for available dates. Mrs. Farley and Mr. Mcdowell also fish at night with Captain Luis on the Grand Jefe, landing a cooler full of small game includiung Red Snapper, Big Eye and Grouper. Texas Angler Terri Covington, fishing aboard the La Bamba landed 2 SAILFISH on her first day offshore. First Time Colorado Angler Larry Loveland, posted the single best offshore day landing 5 SAILFISH aboard the Gran Jefe. Montana Angler Dan Helterline fishing a combination of 4 Days aboard the Dos Hermanos 2 and Gran Jefe, landed 5 SAILFISH on Conventional tackle , 2 SAILFISH on the fly ( raising 5 others ) as well as 2 ROOSTERFISH and 2 BONITOS. Also fishing with Captain Luis was returning angler Harrell Minzenmayer who landed 1 SAILFISH and lost 6 others while using only lures. European anglers Mr Kuhn & Geiregat fishing 5 days aboard the Leydy landed 10 SAILFISH, 2 DORADO, 30 SPANISH MACKEREL, 14 YELLOWTAIL JACKS and 20 BONITOS. Also from Europe Mr Fumenier fishing 3 days with Captain Temo on the Secuestro landed 2 SAILFISH, 8 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, 35 SPANISH MACKEREL and 2 CHULAS. California Angler John Benbow, fishing aboard the Llamarada with Captain CHico, landed 2 SAILFISH in one day offshore. Returning Fly angler from Chicago, Mr Fred Aigner fihsing aboard the Janeth with Captian Arturo raised 8 SAILS in two days. Washing state angler Chris Morrision fishing 14 days aboard the Dos Hermanos 1 & 2 landed 5 SAILFISH, 2 DORADO, 23 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, 52 SPANISH Mackerel and 3 CHULAS. The blue water is within 8 miles and the inshore action continues to improve with the Roosterfish grounds near Puerto Vincentee Guerrero being the best bet.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: Sunny with tmeps in the 90's
Sea Conditions: Calm
Bait Supply: Good
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
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Jan 2, 2006; 12:38PM - 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
Dec. 26- Dec 31, 2005
WEATHER: Daytime highs right around 80 degrees and nighttime lows at 60 degrees make things just about as perfect as they can get for the last week of the year. We had a few cloudy days early in the week but it cleared up nicely at the end. No rain of course, and the wind did not blow too badly.
WATER: The swells on the Pacific side died down this week but we did have a couple of days of windy weather that kicked up some choppy conditions during the middle of the week. The same conditions existed on the Cortez side early in the week if you went up past the Gorda Banks, but still the conditions were fishable, just a bit bumpy. The water on the Pacific side has been right around 70-71 degrees with very green water close to shore but getting a bit bluer the farther out you go. On the Cortez side the water north of the Gorda Banks was off color and cool at an average of 68-69 degrees around Los Frailles to 70-71 degrees off of Punta Gorda. Going farther south until you reached the Cape the water became a great blue color and warmed up to 74 degrees once you got a mile off shore.
BAIT: There was a mix of Mackerel and Caballito available this week at the normal $2 per bait. Sardinas were available from Pangas up at Palmilla at the normal $20 per scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: I overheard one guy talking on the radio that the Striped Marlin bite at the Finger Bank was still going on as they had released 22 fish on Tuesday. The choppy conditions kept a lot of the smaller boats from getting up there, but the water was reported as blue and full of life. I can only hope that the bite continues! Closer to home, the Striped Marlin bite that had been happening just off the lighthouse has ended for the most part as the water turned a very pea-green color and the big bait ball that had been on the ledge moved away. There were reports that the Golden Gate still had a lot of fish on it with blue water so that may be the target for the coming week unless the bait and fish move over to the 95 spot. No Swordfish have been reported yet but with the cooling water and the green color coming it won’t be long until we start to see a few on the surface.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There were quite a few football fish to 20 pounds taken off the lighthouse and the arch by boats that chummed and baited with Sardines this week, but that ended with the arrival of the green water. Other fish to 100 pounds were reported being found between 15 and 30 miles to the west and south, under the Porpoise. Much like last week, the larger fish were taken on live bait; the medium fish bit well on cedar plugs and the footballs were suckers for small hootchies in silver and blue. We did have one day of decent fish under Spinner Dolphin just 6 miles off shore toward the 95 spot. Dropping live bait deep in front of the slow moving fish brought between 2 and 6 Yellowfin per boat with the fish between 40 and 60 pounds.
DORADO: The Dorado bite remained poor this week with only a few boats finding more than one fish at a time and most of them were right around 10-15 pounds. A few fish to 30 pounds were caught as well, but they were few and far between. Most of the Dorado were found in the warmer water to the south of the Cape and they were caught on tuna feathers and live bait.
WAHOO: I saw one Wahoo brought in this week and it was only about 20 pounds. Of course there were more that I did not see or hear about, but the bite was very slow and the fish were an accidental catch. There was a brief bit up at Punta Gorda that lasted one day with the fish in the same 15-20 pound class, and they were caught on live bait.
INSHORE: Very little inshore fishing was done off of the Pacific side this week due to both the large swells and the green water. Boats working the shoreline on the Cortez side were reporting some Sierra to 8 pounds and a few decent Amberjack as well as a scattering of Pargo to 20 pounds found among the rocks. Most of the Panga fleet was working just offshore looking for Yellowfin and Bonita and they had decent luck with those fish as well as a few smaller Dorado.
NOTES: It’s the end of the old year and we have a new one on its way. We hope everyone has a safe and happy time, if you think you are going to get a little borracho while you are out, get an envelope and mail your keys to yourself and take a cab home! As always, our fingers are crossed for a successful fishing year to come and hope everyone out there gets a chance to come and visit Cabo this coming year.
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Dec 31, 2005; 01:40PM - 2005 finished up with a bang
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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2005 finished up with a bang with most boats finding fast-paced action. The blue water for this week has been averaging between 17 to 30 miles with calm days and flat seas. Many boats reporting double digit releases. A blue marlin pop this week had the crews scrambling to figure out which gear to use. There also plenty of dorado in the 20 to 40 pound class and one boomer that tipped the scales at 50 pounds.
Water temperature 78 - 82
Air temperature 73- 82
Humidity 100%
Wind: SW 6 mph
Conditions: T Storms
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 6:26 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:46 p.m. CST
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Dec 31, 2005; 01:38PM - Fly Fisher Action Great
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Fishing has been very good this last week. The 82ş blue water is at the entrance to Zihuatanejo Bay. I actually observed two free-swimming sailfish, and a hooked and leaping dorado of about 40 pounds, less than 200 yards from the bay's mouth.
Each boat has been averaging two to three sailfish a day, plus two 25- to 30-pound dorado. Plus, the fleet is averaging between two and three blue marlin a day. However, due to the fact the fleet is geared up for the sailfish and dorado, there have numerous other marlin lost. The average marlin strike is about one fish per three boats.
Some notable catches this week were with Martin on the panga “Isamar.” Phil and Wendy Sollecito fished for two days, releasing six sailfish, a large dorado, and a small blue marlin of about 125 pounds. Bob Nelson from San Clemente, Calif., is an annual client of Martin's and also fished two days. Bob released five sailfish and took two nice dorado.
Adolpho, on the panga “Dos Hermanos,” had a great day catching the large dorado with 10.
Fly-fishers are getting a lot of shots at the sailfish, and even a couple of dorado. Fishing with me guiding and Captain Felipe on the panga “Yellowfin,” Fred Miller of Denver had three sailfish on the fly. I also did a drop back with a live bait for his son-in-law, and he tagged and released his first sailfish. The bait and switch was done using a spinning rod, 5-feet of 100# test leader, a circle hook, and the spinning reel filled with 20 pound line.Ed Kunze, Zihuatanejo
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 77 - 86
Humidity 66%
Wind W 8 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:16 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:22 p.m. CST
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Dec 31, 2005; 01:36PM - 2005 Toast . . . Here’s to More Fish in 2006!
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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2005 Endless Season Recap
REPORT #991. “Below the Border” Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Endless Season Update 12/31/05
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
Fishing has been very good this last week. The 82ş blue water is at the entrance to Zihuatanejo Bay. I actually observed two free-swimming sailfish, and a hooked and leaping dorado of about 40 pounds, less than 200 yards from the bay's mouth.
Each boat has been averaging two to three sailfish a day, plus two 25- to 30-pound dorado. Plus, the fleet is averaging between two and three blue marlin a day. However, due to the fact the fleet is geared up for the sailfish and dorado, there have numerous other marlin lost. The average marlin strike is about one fish per three boats.
Some notable catches this week were with Martin on the panga “Isamar.” Phil and Wendy Sollecito fished for two days, releasing six sailfish, a large dorado, and a small blue marlin of about 125 pounds. Bob Nelson from San Clemente, Calif., is an annual client of Martin's and also fished two days. Bob released five sailfish and took two nice dorado.
Adolpho, on the panga “Dos Hermanos,” had a great day catching the large dorado with 10.
Fly-fishers are getting a lot of shots at the sailfish, and even a couple of dorado. Fishing with me guiding and Captain Felipe on the panga “Yellowfin,” Fred Miller of Denver had three sailfish on the fly. I also did a drop back with a live bait for his son-in-law, and he tagged and released his first sailfish. The bait and switch was done using a spinning rod, 5-feet of 100# test leader, a circle hook, and the spinning reel filled with 20 pound line.Ed Kunze, Zihuatanejo
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 77 - 86
Humidity 66%
Wind W 8 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:16 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:22 p.m. CST
San Jose, Guatemala
2005 finished up with a bang with most boats finding fast-paced action. The blue water for this week has been averaging between 17 to 30 miles with calm days and flat seas. Many boats reporting double digit releases. A blue marlin pop this week had the crews scrambling to figure out which gear to use. There also plenty of dorado in the 20 to 40 pound class and one boomer that tipped the scales at 50 pounds.
Water temperature 78 - 82
Air temperature 73- 82
Humidity 100%
Wind: SW 6 mph
Conditions: T Storms
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 6:26 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:46 p.m. CST
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
While there is still decent action down towards the Finger Bank, out in front of Magdalena has cooled down. There are a few dorado and tuna closer to the beach. The esteros (estuaries) are still producing good catches of sierra, pompano, as well as a few grouper and, for the lucky ones, a snook or two
Water temperature 68-73
Air temperature 66-7
Humidity 31%
Wind: W 6 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 7:11 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:48 p.m. MST
East Cape
The north wind played hide and seek most of the week. First you see it then you don’t. This morning (12/31) is one of the “don’t” days. It is a classically beautiful Baja day to add the finishing touches to 2005. There are still a few larger tuna being caught on the outside along with enough billfish and dorado to keep things interesting. Along the shore, the sierra and white bonito dominated the catch for the Tin Boat gang. On the non-windy days at gray light a few sierra, ladyfish and even a few smaller roosters were the crowd pleasers for fly-flingers prowling the beach. Here’s to less wind, more sardina and lots of fish in 2006.
Baja on the Fly
Water temperature 69-73
Air temperature 68-76
Humidity 52%
Wind: N 8 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:59 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:44 p.m. MST
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Dec 26, 2005; 01:36PM - 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
Dec. 19-25, 2005
WEATHER: Well, it’s Christmas week and I sort of feel a little coolness in the air since our night time lows have been around the high 50’s, not cold enough for snow, but then again, that might really mess us up here! Our daytime highs have been in the high 70’s, warm enough to not need a sweater during the day, and very comfortable if like me, you like to sun like a cat.
WATER: The word for the week on the Pacific side was “Big Swells”. As a result of storms moving across the northern Pacific region we have had ground swells to 12 feet move in on the offshore Pacific side. These ground swells have been large enough to hide a 31’ boat on the other side of the swell, but spaced far enough apart that you rarely noticed quite how large they were. They had no effect on the offshore fishing. There was little wind on the Pacific side and as far as 40 miles out and 50 miles up the surface conditions were great. The surface temperatures were 71-72 degrees almost everywhere with no temperature breaks worth noting. On the Cortez side of the Cape we had choppy conditions up past Punta Gorda at the beginning of the week but conditions improved later. There was a band of 68-degree water running east to west off of Los Frailles while the water closer to us remained 71-73 degrees.
BAIT: There was a mix of Mackerel and Caballito available this week at the normal $2 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: It is amazing but the Striped Marlin bite up at the Finger Bank is continuing. A friend just spent Wednesday, Thursday and Friday fishing the area and released 15, 12 and 32 Striped Marlin. He reported that the third day they found a concentration of fish just a bit further north and really had a blast. Boats working the Golden Gate Bank continued to get a fair number of fish while drifting live bait and some of these fish have moved south down the canyon edge and are biting lures on the north side of the San Jaime Bank. There is still a fair bite on the Striped Marlin at the lighthouse, but it has been a last hour effort for a lot of boats on the way home as there is not a very large concentration of billfish there. On average, the boats drifting bait at the banks are getting one to three fish a day, the troll average up at the south of the San Jaime have been between one and four hook-ups with one to two fish released and the Finger Bank continues to be the hot spot with a dozen fish on the average.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There was little change in the Yellowfin report this week. Almost all the fish were found between 15 and 30 miles out, from due south to the west side of the San Jaime bank. While many of the fish were footballs, there were some schools with fish crashing the surface at 40-50 pounds and a few fish much larger were taken on live bait soaked at 100 feet around the schools. You could not soak bait for long on many of the schools, as they were moving pretty fast. Almost all these fish were associated with Dolphin, and the better schools also had Frigate Bird piles on them. Dark colored lures worked at time as did white-silver-blue and of course, live bait.
DORADO: While the Dorado bite continues to be poor, there are still some fish out there as I found out on Thursday with a pair of fish at 30 and 45 pounds. First fish was on a lure and the larger male ate a live bait dropped back after the hook-up. There was about one flag for every ten boats this week.
WAHOO: There were Wahoo caught this week and the ones I heard of came from the 95 spot. They were nice fish at an average of 50 pounds and quite a few lures were lost in that area.
INSHORE: The big swells on the Pacific side have kept many of the Pangas from fishing close in but the ones that have done it are reporting a slow increase in the Sierra bite as well as a slow increase in the number of Yellowtail showing up. With the calm conditions on the Pacific side I have seen Pangas as far as 25 miles off shore.
NOTES: Striped Marlin and Yellowfin Tuna are going to be the holiday fish as they are the closest things we have to a sure bet this week. This week’s music selection is from one of my favorite guitarists, the amazing flamenco artist Ottmar Liebert with his 1990 Higher Octave collection of Christmas music, “Poets and Angels”. Check him out on-line and sit back and relax. Until next week, Tight lines!
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Dec 24, 2005; 03:38PM - Banner Season
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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As 2005 season winds down, the chatter on the dock is about another great season that once again confirms the fact Guatemala offers some of the finest sail fishing in the world. With most of the action within an hour or so of the dock – and calm seas – it looks like the season will go out with a bang; and, there could even be a few new season-totals records set. The local fleet, along with a few yachts that arrived recently, have reported good to excellent fishing most of the week. With fishing like this, it’s hard to take time to get ready for another great Christmas in Guatemala.
Water temperature 78 - 82
Air temperature 68- 82
Humidity 94%
Wind: SW 6 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 6:23 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:42 p.m. CST
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