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Dec 13, 2004; 09:32AM - Fly Hooker Daily Reports
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Striped Marlin: 2 @ tagged and released
Dorado: 1@ 20 lb
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR DECEMBER 7, 2004
The Johnson group from South Dakota Is fishing today and tomorrow on the “Fly Hooker” and ideally everyone would be hooking up a Marlin. All three of them. Well, it almost happened today! The water was in good shape and Juan and Manuel headed out to the south side of the San Jaime banks where the fish had been yesterday. They were still in the area and it was not long before they had the first Striped Marlin hooked up. A fight of about 25 minutes resulted in one fish of around #120 being released unintentionally while still about 50 feet from the boat! Guess the hook came out, huh? Anyway, they were in the right area and not very long afterward they hooked up again. This fish was a Dorado of about #20 and came to the boat fairly quickly. Juan gaffed the fish then pulled a back muscle when trying to get it in the boat and Manuel had to come down from the fly bridge to assist. Later on (not very long though) another Striped Marlin hooked up and after a quick 15 minute battle the fish was alongside the boat for a tag placement, an in-the-water- photo and a release. Next up! One more Striped Marlin to the boat, this one around #140 and another tagged and released fish! Not a bad day and the guys are looking forward to tomorrow. We hope Juan’s back is better then!
The Fly Hooker is going into dry dock to have some work done. We will try to keep stories going in the meantime of our friends fishing on other boats.
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Dec 13, 2004; 09:31AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT DECEMBER 6-12, 2004
WEATHER: Once again we had great weather, and of course that is one of the reasons we live here. We had night time lows to 58 degrees and our day time highs reached the high 70’s and may have pushed into the mid 80’s at the end of the week. There were partly to mostly cloudy skies early in the week but it cleared up nicely toward the end.
WATER: The water continued to cool this past week as the Pacific temperatures dropped to an average of 74 degrees and the Cortez side of the Cape averaged at 78 degrees. There was a temperature break, but not a strongly defined one, that ran from the tip of the Cape toward the southwest with the warmer water on the eastern side. Surface conditions were great for the most part, but there were a few mornings when the water was a bit choppy due to the night time winds.
BAIT: Almost all Mackerel this week with a few Sardinas as well. Big baits were $2 each while the Sardinas were $20-25 a scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: This weeks report on Marlin is almost a repeat of last weeks with the exception that I actually heard of a nice Blue of over #600 being caught. The fish died after 4 hours on #50 tackle, but it is a sign that there is still a chance for one of the beasts! For the most part though, it was a Striped Marlin kind of week. As was the case last week, the fish were bunched up with feeders popping up here and there as they followed the bait around. The key once again was to spot the feeding Frigate birds and tossing bait at the spot they were diving on, or slow trolling live bait in the area. The fish were moving around though, and the location of the bait changed from day to day. One day the concentration would be 20 miles out, the next day just 3 miles off shore. I would say that almost every boat that tried had a shot at least a few times a trip to get hooked up to a Marlin, and some of the boats caught and released from 4 to 6 a day.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: It was an off week for Yellowfin as few fish were found and those that were found were small. There were reports from long range boats out of California of great action on big fish farther north from us, so there is hope. As the water cools the fish should get closer and we might be able to get into some of those big toads, the ones over #150!
DORADO: Cooler water means fewer Dorado and the bite continues to taper off. There are still fish out there but most boats are lucky to get one a day, and the size is around 15-20 pounds. Most of them have been found close to shore, less than a mile out and slow trolled live bait or fast trolled feathers have worked well.
WAHOO: As a repeat of last week’s Wahoo report: There were very few Wahoo caught this week here in Cabo, and those that were brought in were all in the 35-40 pound class. There were maybe one or two flags a day for the entire fleet.
INSHORE: With fair water conditions on the Pacific side and the inshore bite not really have taken off yet, most of the Pangas have been working either farther off shore for Marlin or close in for Dorado. There have been reports of some Sierra showing up, a bit more action on them than there was last week, but the Yellowtail are not here yet. Bottom fishing was slow with only a few decent Grouper and Snapper reported.
NOTES: The weather is great, the Marlin bite is going great guns and the water is in good condition. It sure makes me feel good about being here! Now if only those big Tuna would show up things would be perfect! This weeks report was written to the country swing music of the “Red Willow Band” of South Dakota fame on their compilation album “Way Back When”, 1999 on Lost Records. That Chris Gage is just awesome! Well, until next week, ya’ll keep them lines tight!
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Dec 11, 2004; 02:09PM - If You've Never Caught a Sail, Try Guatemala Now
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: This past week the fishing has blown wide open in Guatemala and is as hot as it gets! Many boats are experiencing more than 50 releases per day, and several are having personal best days. One boat also had 27 releases on the fly. A few marlin have made showings, but have been difficult, and dorado are around. The weather has been great overall, and those guys that have come down fishing are all smiles after they recover from the non-stop action. If the action holds, this should be one incredible season that you won’t want to miss!
Water Temperature 78-82
Air Temperature 82-86
Humidity 100 %
Wind NE 8 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 6:17 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:36 p.m. CST
Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full; Jan. 3, Last Quarter.
San Jose, Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa McFarland
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Dec 11, 2004; 02:08PM - Sails and Tales Final Report
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The blue water remains close, but it has been influenced by a cooler current. The water temperatures have dropped at least 4 degrees and slowed the sailfish bite.
At the beginning of the week, we wound up the Baja on the Fly Sails and Tales fly-fishing tournament. On the last day (12/6), every boat had hookups, but most fish were lost. Several boats were raising between 6 and 8 fish each, but getting the hook set proved to be another situation. For the complete results, go to
http://www.bajafly.com/sailsandtales/2004SATresults.htm
Towards the end of the week, due to the cooler water, the conventional gear fishermen are now only averaging about 1 or 2 fish per boat per day.
The action will definitely pick up later this week as conditions stabilize and new fish come into the area.
The cooler water has brought in the tuna however, with the big blue marlin never far behind. Some large tuna to 180 pounds have been taken at the 22 mile mark, with a lot of smaller yellowfin in as close as 4-miles off the beach.
The hot roosterfish bite has also been affected by the cooler current. Things have slowed considerably for Adolpho on the “Dos Hermanos” with only 4 roosters caught yesterday (Fri.) That is a considerable reduction when you consider he had one day last week with 18 roosters.
However, Adolpho did tell me this morning the huge jacks have moved in, and he is getting several a day from 18- to 25-pounds.
Water Temperature 80-84
Air Temperature 77-89
Humidity 94%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Scattered Clouds 8,000 ft
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 7:06 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:12 p.m. CST
Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full; Jan. 3, Last Quarter.
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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Dec 11, 2004; 02:06PM - If You've Never Caught a Sail, Try Guatemala Now
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR SOUTH OF THE BORDER.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@bajafly.com
USA toll-free (800) 919-2252 or 760/746-7260; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Dec. 11, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (12/03-12/10)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE
IN GENERAL: Winter has definitely arrived and fishing has begun its annual slow down. Still a few fish to be had on the good days; (“good days” are defined on those with No Wind). Billfish and tuna on the outside and inshore still a few dorado for the persistent ones. Sierra have surfaced again, so wire is in order.
AIR & SEA –
Water temperature 71-75
Air temperature 62-81
Humidity about 64%
Wind: NE 8 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:55 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:36 p.m. MST
Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full; Jan. 3, Last Quarter.
OFFSHORE: Few billfish and tuna for the lucky.
INSHORE: Sierra have begun their annual snap, so bring some wire.
BEACH: Get there early. There are till a few roosters, jacks and plenty of ladyfish to keep things interesting.
BILLFISH – Best down to the south.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Still a few with the porpoise.
DORADO – Look closer to shore between La Ribera and the lighthouse.
ROOSTERFISH\\JACK CREVALLE – Challenging.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Breezing schools in front of La Ribera if the wind is backed off.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Only a few on the rocky points.
SIERRA – Bring wire or lots of flies!
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Offshore has produced consistently good action with the few boats in the area reporting 3-5 billfish a day along with a few dorado, tuna and fewer wahoo. The best action being found is in the southern sector below Punta Tosca. Inshore, the San Carlos area reported spotty fishing including corvina, cabrilla and a few leopard grouper. Mag Bay Outfitters reported fair-to-good fishing in the mangroves for a few snook, grouper, pargo and sierra near Boca Santo Domingo.
For a comprehensive update on the conservation issues at Magdalena Bay
http://www.seawatch.org/newsroom/mag_bay/Magdalena_Bay_en.pdf
Water Temperature 69-75
Air Temperature 68-74
Humidity 76%
Wind West 6 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:01 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:38 p.m. MST
Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full; Jan. 3, Last Quarter.
YELLOWTAIL – A few firecrackers at the entrada with a few larger fish hanging closer to the bottom.
CORVINA – Still around, but the size class is much smaller than earlier in the year.
SNOOK – Northern end of the bay seems to be the most productive.
HALIBUT – Sand beaches and a slowly retrieved Clouser should do the trick.
SIERRA – Only small ones.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The blue water remains close, but it has been influenced by a cooler current. The water temperatures have dropped at least 4 degrees and slowed the sailfish bite.
At the beginning of the week, we wound up the Baja on the Fly Sails and Tales fly-fishing tournament. On the last day (12/6), every boat had hookups, but most fish were lost. Several boats were raising between 6 and 8 fish each, but getting the hook set proved to be another situation. For the complete results, go to
http://www.bajafly.com/sailsandtales/2004SATresults.htm
Towards the end of the week, due to the cooler water, the conventional gear fishermen are now only averaging about 1 or 2 fish per boat per day.
The action will definitely pick up later this week as conditions stabilize and new fish come into the area.
The cooler water has brought in the tuna however, with the big blue marlin never far behind. Some large tuna to 180 pounds have been taken at the 22 mile mark, with a lot of smaller yellowfin in as close as 4-miles off the beach.
The hot roosterfish bite has also been affected by the cooler current. Things have slowed considerably for Adolpho on the “Dos Hermanos” with only 4 roosters caught yesterday (Fri.) That is a considerable reduction when you consider he had one day last week with 18 roosters.
However, Adolpho did tell me this morning the huge jacks have moved in, and he is getting several a day from 18- to 25-pounds.
Water Temperature 80-84
Air Temperature 77-89
Humidity 94%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Scattered Clouds 8,000 ft
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 7:06 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:12 p.m. CST
Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full; Jan. 3, Last Quarter.
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: This past week the fishing has blown wide open in Guatemala and is as hot as it gets! Many boats are experiencing more than 50 releases per day, and several are having personal best days. One boat also had 27 releases on the fly. A few marlin have made showings, but have been difficult, and dorado are around. The weather has been great overall, and those guys that have come down fishing are all smiles after they recover from the non-stop action. If the action holds, this should be one incredible season that you won’t want to miss!
Water Temperature 78-82
Air Temperature 82-86
Humidity 100 %
Wind NE 8 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 6:17 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:36 p.m. CST
Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full; Jan. 3, Last Quarter.
San Jose, Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa McFarland
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Dec 9, 2004; 01:50PM - Wide open yellowfin tuna bite in Venice, Louisiana
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Category: Louisiana
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Author Name: Capt. Scott Avanzino
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Man was I ever wrong..found the fish right where we left them Saturday and this time we were prepared..I had a score to settle for having to look so hard for them in previous trips..Looking back and talking with Darryl, it was probably for our best day catch ever..sure we have caught alot of yellowfin in the same day but not eight 100-130 pounders and quiting at 1:30 pm!!
Had the Superior Trolling Motor gang from Lafayette of Rory Marse, Steve and Ted Lyons and Randall Brown, my old Oilfield pal back in my days at Schlumberger - who has also traded a career in the patch for a fishing related venture...They arrived last night following my oil change locked and loaded..these guys brought three 148 coolers all loaded with ice..after making bait relatively easy we decided to move up our departure time to allow for an early arrival..heck we were expecting fog anyway..so who needs daylight..caught 14 mullet, fueled up at the commercial dock and made our way down Tiger Pass without a hitch; Upon hitting the open water I regreted not running the river, and for sure those trying to nap below; Still some pretty steep rollers left over from the days squalls making for an ineteresting ride..arrived at the scene at 6:45 and immediately turned a double on live mullets..then another one..all 100 pound class fish..it was starting to look like a slaughter but after 3 pulled hooks the bite tapered to slack..tried pulling baits to no avail..piddled around for 2 hours eating Rory sandwiches and downing some red bulls..about noon the flying fish went crazy and so did the tuna..about a mile off the rig..set up in the middle and picked up 4 more yellowfin on 4 consecutive bites..headed in early loaded down..in fact we had trouble holding speed in the troughs with all the extra weight..weather has cancelled us the next few days and we'll be heading out with the same anticipation next break..Paradise Outfitters..985-845-8006
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Dec 6, 2004; 04:31PM - More yellowfin tuna action in Venice Louisiana
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Category: Louisiana
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Author Name: Capt. Scott Avanzino
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Spent all last week in Venice doing year end boat
and equipment maintenance..waited until Friday for
the weather to break and after re-launching the
boat Thursday afternoon I was ready to trade a
greasy wrench for a baited pole.. It's always tough
to come off a 7 day weather layover, but we started
in areas we had caught fish the week before..Had
Jeff Milton and the Sylvania crew looking for
tuna..spent the majority of the day looking for
bait netting 2 mullet and 4 hardtails..didn't
matter..for the 5 hours we spent waiting for the
bite all we had was one small yellowfin and one
blackfin to show..missed one big strike around 3pm
and reluctantly headed north in search of
jacks..and fortunately they were hungry..we found
them at the 7 mile rigs about 150 yards off the
platform on the NE corner of 49..they hit
everything we threw at them and in 45 minutes we
had caught 7 fish without losing one..diamond jigs,
dead mullet and tuna bellies..didnt matter..I got
back to the cleaning table and talked to a captain
friend of mine who was down on himself for only
producing one nice yellowfin, 2 stout grouper and a
couple jacks..though he gave it his best effort I
think he allowed the unrealistic expectations of
his customers to get him down..some times the fish
bite like mad and some days there is nothing you
can do to find a single strike and some days,
despite all preparation things still go
wrong..given the weather and the fact that it was a
long time since anyone had fished I think both of
us had a sucessful day..Saturday the bite was wide
open for us and just about everything went wrong..I
headed out with good friend Rick Blount his
daughter Casey and Ryan and Bill Flanagan on Bill's
37 Bertram for our annual year end fishing trip..we
couldn't make up our minds what we wanted to fish
for so we packed a little of everything..someone
had stolen the large fish box so all we had was a
deck box with 120 pounds of ice..could only find 7
mullet but since we only needed 4 fish to make the
day we ventured off to new territory with medium
confidence..first stop yeilded a big zero..a single
barracuda bite left us 5 good baits and one near
dead one..upon stop 2 we had a double on
deployment..the first fish broke off on the run and
the second at the leader after a 40 minute
fight..upon tying up a new leader I found that the
gap between the shank of the hooks and loop of the
eye was sufficient enough to allow for a plier like
effect if more than 20 pounds was applied to the 90
pound leader..even with a power snell the line
would break against the sharp edge of the hook..a
closer inspection of the pack revealed a bad
batch..switched over to J-hooks while Doc searched
his supply for better hooks and had 2 more
misses..and when last bait flew off the hook upon
deployment, things started to look pretty grim..put
out a spread of 2 Braid baits short on 50 pound
chair tackle and two skirted ballyhoo with birds
long on each of the riggers on 30 pound tackle..at
this point one fish would have made the trip but
instead we were blessed with old time tuna
action..hadn't seen a bite like this on trolling
biats for many years..we made 6 passes in the next
4 hours hooking a fish on every pass..ended up with
3 very nice yellowfin from 90-150 pounds..the first
fish in the box was a nice 110 pounder on a braid
plug, fish number 2 was the samllest fish of the
day, again on a plug..pulled a hook on 30 pound
tackle on pass number 3 and broke off the next 2
fish on the 30's on the long baits..not sure if
Bill will bring them on the next tuna outing but I
think the fish did us a favor..the final fish hit
at 3:00pm on the short plug and ripped half the
spool on the first run..14 year old Casey settled
into the chair while dad helped her crank - neither
of them knew what they were getting into and from
my view from the helm, it looked like alot of
forced family fun..2 hours later we sunk the gaff
into a 150# class fish that would test our
collective engineering abilities in order to cool
him and his two friends in an undersized cooler
with 2 1/2 bags of ice..bottom line is we got the
job done and everyone who got to fight a fish is
sore today..I got to drive so next time I may get a
turn on the rod..so long as the wrench's collect
rust for the next few months I wont care..hope to
get back out this week if weather allows..the way
the bite has been, I doubt very seriously if we'll
find them in the same place..hadn't worked for us
this fall..last stretch of trips we ran in late
November we found our fish at Moxie and in open
water 2 miles south of Moxie, but not this
week..not sure where we'll start looking next
trip.... Paradise Outfitters - 985-845-8006
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Dec 6, 2004; 12:40PM - Winds Whip Cape; Sails & Tails Off and Running
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR SOUTH OF THE BORDER.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@bajafly.com
USA toll-free (800) 919-2252 or 760/746-7260; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Sat., Dec. 04, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (11/27-12/3)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE
IN GENERAL: Another week of the dreaded North winds kept even the most gung ho fisherman close to the pool most of the week. Finally, this morning (12/4) the wind seemed to back off . . . we shall see what we shall see.
AIR & SEA –
Water temperature 75-80
Air temperature 68-75
Humidity about 58%
Wind: NNW 12 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:45 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:32 p.m. MST
Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full.
OFFSHORE: On the good days a few fish can be found
INSHORE: Any action to be found will be at gray light if you are lucky.
BEACH: Tough, tough, tough.
BILLFISH – Still a few hangers-on.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Find the porpoise on a good day and you should do OK.
DORADO – Still a few hanging around.
ROOSTERFISH\\JACK CREVALLE – Quiet this week
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Breezing schools in front of La Ribera if the wind is backed off.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Not much to talk about.
SIERRA – Bring wire or lots of flies!
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Windy conditions here with the best action up in the mangroves.
Water Temperature 69-75
Air Temperature 66-71
Humidity 58%
Wind NW 17 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 6:57 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:37 p.m. MST
Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full.
YELLOWTAIL – Almost always a few at the entrada
CORVINA – Still the most abundant species in the mangroves.
SNOOK – The panhandle zone above Lopez Mateos still the best bet.
HALIBUT – Sand beaches and a slow retrieved Clouser should do the trick.
SIERRA – A few rats less than 18-inches.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Everything seemed to slow down earlier in the week; however, plenty of sailfish were spotted as the week progressed with only a few released. Evan Firstman, Reno Nev., managed to catch his first sailfish on the fly on a practice day before our Sails and Tails Sailfish on the Fly Tournament, which begins today. Also, some nice-sized dorado showing up in the pattern now and then.
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 75-87
Humidity 66%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:02 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:10 p.m. CST
Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full.
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: We played host to Mark Sosin who spent a week with us shooting for his show, “Mark Sosin's Saltwater Journal.” They had a really great week and got some outstanding footage. The shows on Guatemala should air in 2005 on the Outdoor life Network. During the week, the sails would come in really hot, but many would fade away. Most boats were still able to have double digit releases, and again there were a couple of boats that experienced 30-40 fish days. A couple of blue marlin also made an appearance, but would not take the bait. Dorado are around and just about every boat had a few. Inshore once again had no takers, so there is no report, but we know the roosters are there, just waiting for an angler to show up.
Water Temperature 78-82
Air Temperature 82-84
Humidity 66 %
Wind SSE 7 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 6:13 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:34 p.m. CST
Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full.
San Jose, Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa McFarland
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Dec 6, 2004; 11:13AM - Fly Hooker Daily Catch Reports
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Striped Marlin: 8 fish released, one fish kept (#80-#140)
Yellowfin Tuna: 5 fish kept (#10-#15)
Dorado: 2 fish kept (#12-#15)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR DECEMBER 1, 2004
Lonnie Hanson and Doug Shore shared the “Fly Hooker” today and the action was a bit slow for them. They managed to get one Dorado that weighed about 12 pounds to the boat. Doug has never caught a fish bigger than 10 pounds so he really wanted a big fish and Juan and Manuel were able to hook him up to one. A Striped Marlin gave him the action but Lonnie said that Doug was so busy staring at the jumping Marlin that he forgot to reel! Oh well, Doug is going again on Sunday so maybe he will get the “big one” then!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2, 2004
Peggy Bennit, her Dad, Mom and Husband were our anglers on the “Fly Hooker” today, and they are fishing on Friday and Saturday as well. Marlin are the target for this trip and everyone was ready to go first thing in the morning. Today was Juan’s day off though, and the Deckhand that had been arranged for did not show up so we had a last minute fill in. Pancho works on one of the other boats on our dock but is a good fisherman. Manuel went up the Pacific coast toward the Golden Gate banks then out to the San Jaime area. They saw one Marlin that would not eat a bait and they got into the football Yellowfin, ending up with five of them ranging from 10 to 15 pounds, plus four big Skipjack. Hopefully there will be a bit more Marlin action tomorrow!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR DECEMBER 3, 2004
Juan and Manuel were on the boat today and Manuel decided to work the area off of Los Arcos on the Pacific side of the Cape. The rocky point there has been holding lots of bait and yesterday on the radio his friends said that they had been getting Marlin bites. There were lots of Frigate birds working the area and there ended up being almost 50 boats working about 5 miles of area. There was a lot of bait around and they ended up with three fish hooked up, one at 8 am, one at 9 am and one a few minutes after 10. All the fish were tagged and released. Good action early in the morning but it died off afterward. Let’s hope that there is at least one more fish out there for them tomorrow so everyone gets to fight one!
“FLY HOOKER “FISH REPORT FOR DECEMBER 4, 2004
Peggy Bennit, her Dad, Mom and Husband were out today for the final of three days and the action they had was just unbelievable! Juan and Manuel decided to head just a little farther up the coast and avoid the crowd of boat all jockeying for a spot under a feeding Frigate bird and it really paid off for them. One Dorado ended up in the boat early in the trip and then the action was all Marlin. One fish was hooked up and released at around 8 am, another at 9 am. One more fish came in on the lures and Juan dropped back a bait that got eaten. That fish was fought to the boat for a tag and release. Somewhere in there another fish was hooked up then came off not far from the boat. At about 10 am they hooked one more Striped Marlin on a trolled lure, then another one, then one more and finally the fourth line went off! Four Marlin on at once! Think there was a bit of action in the cockpit? Juan orchestrated the weaving in and out of the lines as Manuel tried to keep the boat in the best position possible for all four fish. One of the fish came off finally but they were able to get the other three to the boat for two tag and releases but the other fish had swallowed the lure and was bleeding pretty heavily so the boated that one. What a day! Six Striped Marlin to the boat with five released and one fish kept. One Dorado for dinner! I noticed that there were not enough flags on the boat for all the fish, but that’s not a bad thing. Everyone had a great time and accused Juan and Manuel of saving the best for last, just teasing them along for the final day of fishing! Thanks guys, we are glad you had such a good time and look forward to your getting a chance to come down again next year!
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Dec 6, 2004; 11:12AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT NOVEMBER 29-DECEMBER 5, 2004
WEATHER: Mostly cloudy skies this week gave us a bit of a break from the sun, but there was still enough showing through for everyone to work on their tans! The cloud cover brought us a bit of a rise in our evening temperatures as our lows barely reached the high 60’s and kept our daytime temps low as well with the average at 83 degrees. No rain was dropped on us from the clouds but you could see a bit come down in the mountains.
WATER: There was little change in the water temperatures this week as the Pacific remained just a bit cooler than the Sea of Cortez side. On the Pacific the average temperature was still 77 degrees with cooler water found to the west of the San Jaime Banks. The water was calm with low rolling swells and no wind chop. On the Sea of Cortez the water averaged 78-79 degrees but due to the mostly north-east winds it did develop a bit of a chop later in the day, but there were few swells of any size.
BAIT: Almost all Mackerel this week with a few Sardinas as well. Big baits were $2 each while the Sardinas were $20-25 a scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Again Striped Marlin were the fish of the week. Almost every boat out there got shots at Marlin on every trip. The fish are passing through and while they have been moving around there are a few areas that seem to hold them on a daily basis. The ledge off of the Lighthouse on the Pacific has been one such place, as has the point just to the north, San Cristobel. Quite a few boats were just parking and dropping down live Mackerel and getting at least one good bite per boat. While that is not exciting fishing to me, it does produce results. The big producer was the Frigate birds working just off shore, from 1 to 5 miles out. The Striped Marlin have been in big packs, following the Mackerel schools. Running to the diving birds and tossing out live bait resulted in many boats getting fish counts as high as 6-9 fish a day. Of course some also got no fish, but that was the best shot this week. These fish have been a bit smaller on the average, with most weighing less than 100 pounds and being around 100 to 110 inches long, tip to tip.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Porpoise were the key once again but most of them have been far offshore, just like they were last week. One exception was inside the Golden Gate Banks where for a few days during the middle of the week a big pod stayed around and anyone who got there early was able to pick up all the football Yellowfin they wanted. Other scattered groups were found 20 miles off shore to the south and the sizes were a bit bigger with some of the fish in the 35 pound class. Feathers and cedar plugs worked, and the dark colors were better.
DORADO: Just like last week the Dorado have become a bit scarce. There seems to be more of them close to shore, almost right on the beach on both side of the Cape than there are off shore. Of course, finding something floating in the water sure helps out but this week those floating objects were a bit scarce. We had fair luck this week trolling feathers and small lures close in to the beach at higher than normal speeds, around 9-9.5 knots and were picking up a fish or two every day. There was nothing really big, most of them in the 15 pound class, but great for dinner.
WAHOO: There were very few Wahoo caught this week here in Cabo, and those that were brought in were all in the 35-40 pound class. There were maybe one or two flags a day for the entire fleet.
INSHORE: With the water calm on the Pacific side and the Marlin close in, a lot of the Pangas were targeting the Billfish. Also the Dorado action was fair for the boats working live bait along the beach and there were a few reported Sierra biting the tails off the live bait when the boats got too close. I had several nice Roosterfish reported to me, fish in the 40 pound class, but I did not see the fish myself. The action was supposed to have taken place on the Pacific side in front of the Pueblo Bonito Sunset resort.
NOTES: Marlin, Marlin, Marlin! If things go as they did last year the action should continue through February as the fish move through the area. Just after the full moon looks like a good bet if you are planning a trip. January’s full moon is the 25th and February’s full moon is the 23rd. Second best time would be around the new moon as well. Best of luck to you if you are planning a trip! Until next week, Tight Lines!
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