 |
 |
|
|
|
|
 |
| Around 10% of the world's total fish species can be found just within the Great Barrier Reef. |
|
|
|
| Starfish can re-grow their arms. In fact, a single arm can regenerate a whole body. |
|
|
|
| Starfish do not have blood. Their blood is actually filtered sea water. |
|
|
|
| Starfish don't have brains. Special cells on their skin gather information about their surroundings |
|
|
|
| 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. |
|
|
| In three decades, the world's oceans will contain more discarded plastic than fish when measured by weight, researchers say. |
| |
|
|
| 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. |
|
|
|
| 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. |
|
|
| 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. |
|
|
| A bit of Humor |
| My brother has 2 German Shepherds named Rolex and Timex. You guessed it they are Watch Dogs. |
|
|
|
|
|
From Jan 01, 1999 To Sep 22, 2025
|
Nov 7, 2005; 12:39PM - Cabo Bite Report
|
|
Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
|
|
Author Name: George Landrum
|
FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Cabo Fish Report
Oct. 31-Nov. 6, 2005
WEATHER: Daytime highs in the low 90’s and nighttime lows in the low 70’s to high 60’s made it very comfortable in Cabo this week. Combine the great temperature with clear skies and it was just about perfect. Last night we had just a bit of a breeze and those of us sitting around sipping Pacifico beer thought that bringing a light jacket tomorrow night might be a good idea!
WATER: Once again we had choppy water on the Pacific side of the Cape as the wind prevailed from the NW and West. Swells of two to five feet combined with winds of 10-15 knots made for some uncomfortable conditions, but a lot of people put up with it since there were fish out there. There was a fairly strong temperature and color break running just to the outside of the San Jaime and Golden Gate Banks this week that kept moving back and forth across the banks. At the end of this week the really strong break had moved to the south of the San Jaime and ran from the northeast to the southwest with the warm side to the east at 82-83 degrees and the cold side at 77-78 degrees, a really strong break. On the Cortez side of the cape conditions were just about as perfect as you could wish for. There were small distantly spaced swells and one to three feet with just a slight ripple on the water for most of the day, with a little chop developing in the late afternoon. We ended the week with a band of warm water at 84-85 degrees running across the Gorda Banks, 95 and 1150 spots and the water just to the outside of that at 80 degrees.
BAIT: There was plenty of bait available this week even with the Tuna Tournament happening. Of course the price of live Sardinas stayed high but there were plenty of Mackerel available for the normal $2 per pieces and of course there were some Caballito as well. With the price of live Sardinas so high a lot of boats went with frozen ones for chum and at $36 U.S. for a 12-kilo block, it was a good deal.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The focus for at least two days this week was on Yellowfin Tuna but with 145 boats out there Marlin were caught as well. A couple of days after the Bisbee was over a #700 pound Blue was brought in, and there were plenty of Striped Marlin to get anglers attention. The best concentrations seemed to be on the Cortez side around the 1150 and 95 spots, 5 miles to the south of the arch, early in the week on the Pacific side at the Golden Gate Bank and for those who could make the run and spend the fuel, up to the north around the Finger Bank (a 70 mile trip, not one most boats can make in one day). The action on Blue Marlin was spread out with most of it taking place on the Cortez side or on the warm side of the temperature break.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Well, we kept our fingers crossed for better Tuna action this week but it just did not materialize, at least for the big fish. To my knowledge there were only two fish over 100 pounds weighed in among the 145 boats participating over two days. The largest was #199.7 pounds and was reported to have been caught among porpoise out around the Los Frailles area on the Cortez side. The second largest fish weighed was in the #105 range and came from the Pacific, north of the Golden Gate Banks, again among porpoise and the same boat caught a lot of fish in the 30-pound class in the same school. There was a fish that size brought in late on the second day as well, one estimated at around 100-150 pounds, but being brought in after the deadline it did not count. On the first day fish in the 40 pound class were taking jackpot money, on the second day there were a few in the 70 pound class that had anglers walking away from the scale happy.
DORADO: Once again there was no change in the Dorado report this week. Most of the Dorado action came from the Pacific side and while there were a few fish in close to home, from the arch to the lighthouse, most of them were found much farther north, around the inside of the Golden Gate Bank. There were also scattered fish found along the warm side of the temperature break. Average sizes were 15-25 pounds with a few hitting 30 pounds. Bright colored lures worked well on them and it seemed that the “dorado” color was a favorite!
WAHOO: With the new moon happening on Nov. 1st I was expecting pretty good Wahoo action this week, but guess we will have to wait.
INSHORE: Repeat: Almost all the inshore Panga action was on the small Yellowfin, Bonita and Skipjack along the Sea of Cortez coast.
NOTES: With so many e-mail enquiries over the past week it has been brought to my attention that I forgot to mention something in last weeks report. The two lures that brought in money fish last week were on Cabos own, locally made, Hi-5 root beer-petrelero colors. Needless to say, I contacted Ken Matney after the first fish was caught and bought a few for myself. For all those of you that e-mailed me, you can contact Ken at HI5Lures@hotmail.com or give him a call at work at 011-52-114-349-60. I must also mention that there were two boats that broke down during the Tuna Tournament. One of them broke down the evening of the first day while on the way home. This was a 33-foot Crystaliner and it had no compass, no working running lights, no GPS and only two flares on board. After a lot of volunteer effort (many of the boats in the tournament quit fishing in order to aid in the search) the boat was found at approximately 2 am Saturday, 36 hours after having problems, by a passing cruise ship. If you are planning a fishing trip, ask what kind of equipment is on the boat, and if it works or not. Just a suggestion, I guess it depends on how long you want your fishing trip to last! Until next week, tight lines!
|
|
|
Nov 5, 2005; 12:10PM - Recovering
|
|
Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
|
|
Author Name: Gary Graham
|
All the storm activity during the past month has driven the clean water forty to 50 miles offshore. While the fishing is good, it is not up to the usual level found in Guatemala. Sounds like there are few YFT and dorado mixed in as well.
While last month’s hurricane “Stan” left a mess in its wake, the area has bounced back quickly and the port is getting back to normal. While [resort hotel] Villas del Pacifico sustained some damage, they are cleaned up and back in operation.
Les Kagel
Water temperature 78 - 82
Air temperature 78- 84
Humidity 94%
Wind: SSW 4 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:59 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:34 p.m. CST
|
|
|
Nov 5, 2005; 12:07PM - Inshore Cooikn
|
|
Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
|
|
Author Name: Gary Graham
|
As expected, with the new moon phase and the water cleaning up, the offshore action is improving. Yesterday (Friday) has been the best day of the week for the blue water. However, it is still below the seasonal average. A few of the boats released two or three sailfish yesterday, and others maintained an average of one. There are also several 20-pound class dorado coming to the dock. It certainly is not wide open, but about one nice dorado per two boats average.
A few blue marlin have also showed in the counts this week, with an average of one a day for the fleet (about 15 boats a day fishing the blue water.)
The inshore fishing has picked up dramatically. Adolpho, on the panga “Dos Hermanos,” is averaging three roosters and 10 to 15 jack crevalle a day on conventional gear. I guided Baja on the Fly clients Tom and Elisabeth Hart of Houston yesterday to sample the great jack action using the flyrods. Fishing with Felipe on the panga “Yellowfin,” we got into acres of breaking jacks. They were everywhere! We literally had hundreds breaking the water only 20 feet from the boat. It sounded like a hard rain storm. The jacks were in individual schools of 8- to 10-pounds, up to schools of about 18- to 20-pounds. Needless to say, we caught a few fish.
Photos by Ed Kunze, Zihuatanejo
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 78 - 87
Humidity 94%
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:46 a.m. CDT
Sunset 6:12 p.m. CDT
|
|
|
Nov 5, 2005; 12:05PM - North Wind . . . No Wind . . . Transition Time
|
|
Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
|
|
Author Name: Gary Graham
|
REPORT #983. “Below the Border” Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Endless Season Update 11/05/05
East Cape
The week started out with the dreaded North wind whistling down the Sea of Cortez leaving more white caps and less fish. Regardless, there were a few tuna to be found on the outside. As the wind increased, the boats moved closer to shore and found a few skipjack and small jacks to round out the day.
By mid-week, the wind had diminished, but the beach was still blown out and there was little action to be found. Back on the boats yesterday (11/4) Jodie Reece and her sister, visiting from Florida, got into a wide open sierra bite first thing in the morning. Then it was out to the blue water to look for some billfish action. Great action, plenty of stripey’s in the pattern, but not the least bit interested in the fly. They finished up the day at the reef in front of Rancho Leonero, catching ladyfish and pargo using squid chunks for chum. Geoff Nathanson, Malibu, Calif., fishing with guide Josh Dickenson, spent part of the day trying to get a roosterfish excited enough to eat his fly. Same story – plenty came up to the teaser, but wanted no part of the fly. This morning the weather is flat calm and our Lance Peterson couldn’t resist and headed out onto the beach for a guide’s day of chasing the illusive roosters along the shore.
Baja on the Fly
Water temperature 80-86
Air temperature 77-84
Humidity 31%
Wind: E 2 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:2 6a.m. MDT
Sunset 5:38 p.m. MDT
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
Weather has settled down somewhat and the reports are of scattered fish from the boca to the Thetis Bank. I understand that there has been an excellent tuna bite for the bigger fish down below Tasca on the Morgan Bank. However, this is old information and I imagine it has gotten pretty crowded there by now. Diana Hoyt reported another large yacht came through the boca this week with no problems. The esteros have been producing a few corvina and grouper lately. The snook have been acting more like snipe and have been hard to find. Out at the entrada, Enrique Soto has been consistently getting a few yellows under the bird schools.
Water temperature 70-77
Air temperature 68-75
Humidity 82%
Wind: WSW 8mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:32 a.m. MDT
Sunset 6:47 p.m. MDT
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
As expected, with the new moon phase and the water cleaning up, the offshore action is improving. Yesterday (Friday) has been the best day of the week for the blue water. However, it is still below the seasonal average. A few of the boats released two or three sailfish yesterday, and others maintained an average of one. There are also several 20-pound class dorado coming to the dock. It certainly is not wide open, but about one nice dorado per two boats average.
A few blue marlin have also showed in the counts this week, with an average of one a day for the fleet (about 15 boats a day fishing the blue water.)
The inshore fishing has picked up dramatically. Adolpho, on the panga “Dos Hermanos,” is averaging three roosters and 10 to 15 jack crevalle a day on conventional gear. I guided Baja on the Fly clients Tom and Elisabeth Hart of Houston yesterday to sample the great jack action using the flyrods. Fishing with Felipe on the panga “Yellowfin,” we got into acres of breaking jacks. They were everywhere! We literally had hundreds breaking the water only 20 feet from the boat. It sounded like a hard rain storm. The jacks were in individual schools of 8- to 10-pounds, up to schools of about 18- to 20-pounds. Needless to say, we caught a few fish.
Photos by Ed Kunze, Zihuatanejo
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 78 - 87
Humidity 94%
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:46 a.m. CDT
Sunset 6:12 p.m. CDT
San Jose, Guatemala
All the storm activity during the past month has driven the clean water forty to 50 miles offshore. While the fishing is good, it is not up to the usual level found in Guatemala. Sounds like there are few YFT and dorado mixed in as well.
While last month’s hurricane “Stan” left a mess in its wake, the area has bounced back quickly and the port is getting back to normal. While [resort hotel] Villas del Pacifico sustained some damage, they are cleaned up and back in operation.
Les Kagel
Water temperature 78 - 82
Air temperature 78- 84
Humidity 94%
Wind: SSW 4 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:59 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:34 p.m. CST
|
|
|
Nov 5, 2005; 10:29AM - Guatemala Current Conditions
|
|
Category: Saltwater
|
|
Author Name: Les Kagel
|
For this week ending 11-05-05 we had a group that went out fishing Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday. The
fishing was out between 40 and 50 miles and each day they had between 5 to 7 bites and released between one
and two sails. For most boats that went out this week they had between 4 to 8 bites and released between 1 to 5 sails on conventional tackle. Most of
the boats that went out this week also reported catching and keeping dorado and a few tuna. The water continues to improve each day from Hurricane Stan. As far as conditions at the Villas del Pacifico Resort and our private houses they are fine,in fact,one would not know there was a flood if not told. In
short,conditions at the port have returned to normal.
|
|
|
Oct 31, 2005; 03:08PM - Still gettin' it in Lousiiana
|
|
Category: Louisiana
|
|
Author Name: Capt. Scott Avanzino
|
Sorry bandwidth has been scarce since Hurricaine Katrina wrecked the best summer fishing we have had in years..also re-arranged alot of other things too..I have been making my reports on my home website since we returned to fishing out of Cocodrie sinde Sept 10th - http://www.paradise-outfitters.com/fishingreport.htm'..dialup takes too long to load pictures so I have posted them all in my fishing reports section on our website..I havent been to Venice since the storm and since we got everything out I have no reason to go back..everyone says it would choke me up anyway so I will saty away for the next few weeks..last thing I said as we loaded up the last boat was 'put everything on the back deck because the dock might not be here when we return..' Unfortunately I was right..The folks at Venice Marina have begun to clear the marina of sunken vessels and debris and they will be working toward setting up a temporary offcie when the power returns in a few weeks.. I am told they expect to have ice, bait and fuel by the end of Decemeber and plan to have a functional marina for the chartboats so that we can get back to earning a decent living..We were every lucky and prepared well and others did not..3 days before impact we moved the boats to Madisonville 5 hours boat ride north and didnt even have so much as a ripped curtain..the Cabo and Albemalre have been tied up ever since but I moved the 36 ft Twin Vee catamaran to Cocodire 2 weeks after the strom where we have fished for tuna and bottom fish with much success since....Unfortunately due to a mix up Thursday's trip is the last run of the season for red snapper and grouper as they close tonight at midnight..made the run to the happy hunting grounds and put a working on the bottom fish..final tally was 4 scamps, 3 aj's and 24 full grown red snapper..3 largest fish were 22 pounds and none under 8 pounds..my lone lady angler Rosalyn Stone bagged a 29 pound scamp for big fish honors, while Will Drost, Camp Matens, Joey Stone and Tom Harmon, Sr. each had a snapper over 20 pounds and plenty others nearly breaking the twenty mark..limit came without much effort between 4 stops..ride home was interesting and we almost made it before 4:30 but hit one bad bump that slowed us down until after dark..it still amazes me how it cant be blowing at the dock but is howling offshore..Still the last 4 trips have yeilded limits of huge snapper and scattered grouper..nice ones though..pics below..We will be moving back east to Venice in December where we have a flating base of operation set up to house and feed our guests through March. It is the Southern Way whcih sleeps 12 guests and 4 crew - it usually runs island wade fishing trips to the Chandeluer chain out of Mississippi but we will use it since there are no facilities in Venice..we will be packaging, all inclusive tuna and wahoo trips out of Venice Marina with all meals and one night's stay for 340-365$ per person. We will be able to accomodate 12 guests per night on the Southern Way and have our 3 fishing boats in operation that will accomodate up to 18 people per day in up to 3 groups of 6..We may also run duck hunts for those that want make a hunt the night before or morning after..You can see the boat at our website in the NEW VENICE BASE fishing report..Paradise Outfitters 504-451-7579
|
|
|
Oct 31, 2005; 10:44AM - Cabo Bite Report
|
|
Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
|
|
Author Name: George Landrum
|
FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Cabo Fish Report
Oct. 24-30, 2005
WEATHER: We had sunny skies all week long with just a few scattered high clouds. Our day time highs were in the low 90’s and our night time lows in the low 70’s, just about as perfect weather as you can ask for.
WATER: On the Pacific side of the Cape the water at the beginning of the week was pretty rough and choppy with swells at 3-5 feet and a strong NNW wind blowing starting in the mid afternoon and lasting until early morning. At the end of the week the wind had shifted a bit and tapered off so things got a lot better. I was fishing on the Golden Gate on Saturday and it was very nice, small swells and no chop at all. When we came around the lighthouse on the way home the wind was from the east and things chopped up a bit, but it was still not bad. On the Cortez side of the Cape conditions were great all week, even out to the Cabrillo Seamount. There was a small 2-3 foot swell with almost no wind until you got far enough north for the effect of the breeze around the east cape to hit you and even then it was very light. The Cortez side has cleaned up quite a bit and the blue water has moved in to within a couple of miles of shore, and the water temperature has been 80-82 degrees with a few spots at 83 degrees. The Pacific had a lot more green water as there has been a strong southward current pushing the warm water back toward us and has started collapsing the very defined vortex we had early in the week, with alternating bands of warm-cold and green-blue water centered around the Golden Gate bank. As it has moved south, it has also moved a bit toward the east, and caused a very defined blue water band just off the coast that extended out for 6 miles.
BAIT: It was tournament week so of course the price of bait went up. As an example, I paid $40 a day for three or four Caballito and a scoop of Sardines and felt lucky to get those. Oh well, the bait guys deserve to make money this time of year just like everyone else.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Since we just completed the 25th anniversary of the Bisbee Black and Blue tournament with over 180 boats fishing three days for Marlin, the catch report should give you a good idea! On the first day almost all the boats except for about a dozen fished the Cortez side. The largest fish of the day was caught just past the 95 spot on a rootbeer-petrelero colored lure, was a #581 Black Marlin and took home $504K in the daily jackpots. One other qualifying fish was weighed, a #321 Black caught on live bait at the outer Gorda Bank and took home $378K. There were approximately 100 Striped Marlin, Sailfish and a few small Blue and Black Marlin released. On the second day only one qualifying fish was brought in, a #381 Blue Marlin that was caught on a Petrelero colored lure up around Punta Gorda and was worth $881K in the daily jackpots. There was also a #304 Yellowfin Tuna weighed by a boat that was not in the tournament but just wanted to get an official weight on the fish (pay attention for those of you in the Tuna tournament this coming week!). On the second day there were approximately 140 Striped Marlin, Sailfish and small Blue and Black Marlin released. On the third day there was only one qualifying fish weighed in, a #319 Blue Marlin and that fish brought in $378K while the rest of the daily jackpot rolled over to the fish caught the day before, another $504K to add to the $881K. There were about 1oo reported releases on the third day. Over all, 4 qualifying fish weighed, 4 underweight fish weighed and about 350 fish reported released for an average of .66 fish per team per day. My team had no fish on the first day as we fished the Pacific side, on the second day we fished around the 1150 spot and had one Striped Marlin and one Sailfish released (with one other Striped Marlin to the boat but we were not able to get a picture of it quickly enough). On the third day we went back to the same area and released two Striped Marlin and at 17 minutes before lines out hooked up a Blue Marlin that we ended up releasing as it was only about #225-#230.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: It was extremely slow for Yellowfin this week as the only large fish I know of was the one weighed in during the Bisbee. I don’t have any details on that fish, as I was pretty busy at the time. There were almost no porpoise found on either the Pacific side or the Sea of Cortez. The Yellowfin that were caught were caught while “making bait” during the morning prior to the start of the Marlin tournament, and these fish were about 8-10 pounds and caught on Sardines close to shore. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that things get better for the tournament this coming week!
DORADO: No change in the Dorado report this week. Most of the Dorado action came from the Pacific side and while there were a few fish in close to home, from the arch to the lighthouse, most of them were found much farther north, around the inside of the Golden Gate Bank. There were also scattered fish found along the warm side of the temperature break. Average sizes were 15-25 pounds with a few hitting 30 pounds. Bright colored lures worked well on them and it seemed that the “dorado” color was a favorite!
WAHOO: Repeat: I saw very few Wahoo this week so have nothing to report on them.
INSHORE: Repeat: Almost all the inshore Panga action was on the small Yellowfin, Bonita and Skipjack along the Sea of Cortez coast.
NOTES: All right, the Bisbee Black and Blue is over and now we are gearing up for the Tuna Tournament. I am fishing this one as well and will give you information on the results on the next report! Until then, Tight Lines!
|
|
|
Oct 29, 2005; 12:34PM - Waiting....Waiting
|
|
Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
|
|
Author Name: Gary Graham
|
Clean 82º water is only 6 miles off the beach, but the bluewater species have yet to turn on. Boats are still only averaging about one sailfish a day each. However, a few nice 20- to 25-pound class dorado are being caught each day.
Hans Clausen of Denmark fished with Santiago on the panga “Gitana” for three days this week. Hans is the president of the European Federation of Sea Anglers and is here with a small group to sample our fishing. On the first day, Hans got 8 large jack crevalle, a sailfish on the second day, and a couple of nice roosters with several more jacks on the third day.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 78 - 86
Humidity 94%
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:43 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:15 p.m. CDT
|
|
|
Oct 29, 2005; 12:33PM - Fish till You Drop
|
|
Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
|
|
Author Name: Gary Graham
|
REPORT #982. “Below the Border” Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Endless Season Update 10/28/2005
East Cape
Long time clients Joe and Nick Turano, from Houston, arrived earlier this week on another “take no prisoners” trip; and for openers, both landed striped marlin on the fly. It was Nick’s first one, at that! The Cabo Pulmo tuna action went deep and made it tough for the fly, but a few football-sized were suckered into doing the fur and feather routine.
Again this week the sardina were in short supply and the Humboldt squid came to the rescue. Cut into small chunks it makes pretty good chum. Anybody got a squid chunk pattern? While I am on the sardina thing, our guide Lance Peterson reported that juvenile sardina are beginning to show along the shore and he could see the ladyfish sending little showers of bait out of the water as they were feeding. That is new and different for this year.
East Cape delivered on its claim of being a “Fish Till you Drop” destination. Joe and Nick, after a full day on the boat, decided to tackle the beach after a quick dip in the pool and, of course, an ice cold Pacifico. Here is Lance’s comment about the afternoon: “Well, I rocked the Turano’s world on the beach this afternoon. Put them on a constant boil of ladyfish, jacks, and small roosters. Fished from 4:30 to 7 p.m., they were stoked! What a day. Man, I'm dead. The next morning was an instant replay before they had to leave for their flight mid-morning.”
As the week progressed the weather held, but the action slowed somewhat with the inshore action producing the best “bang for your buck.”
[img]http://www.bajafly.com/Newsletter/mariorooster.gif[/img] [img]http://www.bajafly.com/Newsletter/P1000095.gif[/img] [img]http://www.bajafly.com/Newsletter/bellmarlin.gif[/img]
Baja on the Fly
Water temperature 80-86
Air temperature 77-86
Humidity 31%
Wind: NW 5 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:22 a.m. MDT
Sunset 6:42 p.m. MDT
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
Early in the week Diana Hoyt of Mag Bay Outfitters reported rough seas, but good action for wahoo, marlin and yellowfin tuna just inside the Thetis Bank. Enrique Soto, our San Carlos pangero, fished offshore down to the south for the past two days and found good signs including lots of birds and bait. While there were good numbers of marlin spotted, they all seemed to have lockjaw. They caught a few as well as a dorado, but not the numbers that are normally associated with Magdalena Bay offshore action. The entrada continues to produce a few yellowtail and grouper. Up in the esteros, the mainstay has been corvina. One boat near Devil’s Curve managed to locate a school of snook that yielded a few up to 10 pounds. They also landed two red snapper in the 20 pound range.
[img]http://www.bajafly.com/Newsletter/afrigate.gif[/img]
Water temperature 70-77
Air temperature 68-79
Humidity 60%
Wind: W 8
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:32 a.m. MDT
Sunset 6:47 p.m. MDT
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
Clean 82º water is only 6 miles off the beach, but the bluewater species have yet to turn on. Boats are still only averaging about one sailfish a day each. However, a few nice 20- to 25-pound class dorado are being caught each day.
Hans Clausen of Denmark fished with Santiago on the panga “Gitana” for three days this week. Hans is the president of the European Federation of Sea Anglers and is here with a small group to sample our fishing. On the first day, Hans got 8 large jack crevalle, a sailfish on the second day, and a couple of nice roosters with several more jacks on the third day.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 78 - 86
Humidity 94%
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:43 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:15 p.m. CDT
San Jose, Guatemala
No Report received this week
Water temperature 78 - 82
Air temperature 79- 89
Humidity 100%
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:57 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:36 p.m. CST
[/b]
|
|
|
Oct 24, 2005; 11:50AM - Cabo Bite Report
|
|
Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
|
|
Author Name: George Landrum
|
FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
Cabo Fish Report
Oct. 17-23, 2005
WEATHER: Sunny skies for most of the week were a welcome sight for most of our visitors as was the very comfortable daytime temperatures in the low to mid 90’s. Our nighttime lows were in the low 70. There was a slight breeze every morning that gradually picked up to a strong wind from the northwest by 2pm that kept the mid day comfortable, if a bit wet on the water!
WATER: The Sea of Cortez had comfortable conditions this week with swells from 1-3 feet for the most part, until you got over 20 miles off shore, then it kicked in a bit as the Pacific swells wrapped around and had a chance to show themselves. During the afternoons, coming home into the wind was choppy but not uncomfortable. The surface temperatures were 81-82 degrees with no temperature breaks. On the Pacific side things were a bit different as the swells maintained an average of four feet with the occasional 6 footer in there along with steady breezes in the morning and strong winds in the afternoons. There was a very strongly defined temperature break that has cool west side water in the 76-degree range and just a mile away warm 83-degree water. This break has been drifting slowly to the west every day and as of now is several miles to the west side of the San Jaime bank. The warm water along the edge is green but on the cool side it is a very nice blue.
BAIT: Once again we had plenty of bait with Caballito at the normal $2 each and Sardines available here in Cabo at $20 a bucket.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Once again the Marlin were scattered and the bite for the bigger Blue and Black Marlin seemed to slow down. There were still big fish out there, but not in great numbers. There were plenty of Striped Marlin however. At the end of the week there was a good concentration of stripers at the Golden Gate Bank as well as along the temperature break out past the San Jaime. The bite was a mix of live bait and lures. The Bisbee Offshore Tournament just completed had one qualifying fish weighed in each day. Day one had a 465 Blue and day two had a 588 pound Blue plus there were a lot of call-ins of released Stripers.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The Tuna bite slowed down this week and almost the only action I heard of was either just in front of the Fiesta American or up at the Punta Gorda area and past. All the fish were footballs from 10 to 20 pounds and chumming with Sardines brought plenty of them to the surface. There were also lots of Bonita and Skipjack in the mix. Some Tuna were found on the Pacific side up around the San Jaime Banks and they were slow to bite, but they were quality fish in the 40-60 pound class.
DORADO: Most of the Dorado action this week came from the Pacific side and while there were a few fish in close to home, from the arch to the lighthouse, most of them were found much farther north, around the inside of the Golden Gate Bank. There were also scattered fish found along the warm side of the temperature break. Average sizes were 15-25 pounds with a few hitting 30 pounds. Bright colored lures worked well on them and it seemed that the “dorado” color was a favorite!
WAHOO: I saw very few Wahoo this week so have nothing to report on them.
INSHORE: Almost all the inshore Panga action was on the small Yellowfin, Bonita and Skipjack along the Sea of Cortez coast.
NOTES: Everyone is either fishing the Offshore Tournament or getting ready for the Black and Blue. I have been very busy with charters and getting set up for the Black and Blue and can tell you that the new $5,000 daily jackpot has really caused a buzz around here. This means that there is the distinct possibility that the daily jackpots may total over $1,000,000 per day! I’d better go and re-check those knots! Until next week, Tight lines!
|
|
|
|
