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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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From Jan 01, 1999 To Sep 22, 2025
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Nov 1, 2004; 10:44AM - 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
Fish count for the week:
Striped Marlin: 2 fish released (#120, #130)
Sailfish: 2 fish released (#40, #45)
Wahoo: 1 fish kept (#25)
Dorado: 39 fish kept, a whole lot released (#12-#35)
Yellowfin Tuna: 5 fish kept (#10-#20)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 25, 2004
Ed and Paula Weis are fishing with us again today and on Wednesday. Juan and Manuel were up and ready for the fishing and headed out toward the inside of the Golden Gate Bank area on the Pacific side. The water has been just a bit cooler there and there have been Striped Marlin and Dorado scattered everywhere. Right off the bat at 8 am they had all four lines hook up with small Sailfish, and ended up getting two of them to the boat for tagging and releases. Later on Ed fought a Striped Marlin to the boat for another tag and release and Paula watched while he enjoyed the fight. There were Dorado in the area also and they ended up with four of them in the fish box.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 27, 2004
Ed and Paula were out again and it was almost a repeat of the first day of fishing except there were no Sailfish today. Ed fought a Marlin to the boat for a good tag and release and they got into some Dorado again, boating a few nice ones and releasing some small fish. Ed really liked the idea of fishing every other day; it gave him a chance to rest up between the fish!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 28, 2004
Aaron and Jerry fished with Manuel and Mauricio today (Juan took the day off). Heading up the Pacific side once again, they were the second boat to a dead Seal found floating in the water about three miles off shore inside the Golden Gate Bank. Being the second boat meant that they had the best shot and all the Dorado the dead Seal had attracted and they had a blast, boating 8 big Dorado, all between 25 and 40 pounds. They lost several others after fighting them for a while, and they had one fish just jump off after taking a live bait. When they finally left the Seal, there were over thirty boats trying to work the area, and the ones that arrived late had no luck at all. A Marlin appeared during the trip and struck twice at the lures but did not hook up, and they tossed bait at another fish found tailing, but the fish would not eat. A Wahoo struck a trolled lure and took off with the hooks, lure and some leader after cutting through the monofilament leader almost at the strike. Good fishing and great action added up for a really fine trip. Thanks guys, and we hope you decide to do it again on Saturday.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 29, 2004
Rob Powers and his buddy Craig fished with us for the first of two days booked. They will be fishing again on Sunday. They really had a blast as Juan and Manuel were able to get them into some steady action with Dorado and Yellowfin Tuna. Fishing 20 miles up on the Pacific side they were almost the only boat in the area. In the morning they had gotten some Sardinas for bait and while in the area to the north they saw some boils from Tuna feeding. Chumming with the Sardinas they were able to get them to come to the boat and ended up with five of them, between 10 and 20 pounds in size. The action continued as Dorado came into the area as well and while not all the fish were large ones they were able to pick and choose the ones they kept. They ended up with 8 male Dorado between 15 and 40 pounds in the fish box and released five smaller female fish. A good time was had and now Craig needs to go out and buy a cooler as Rob’s will be filled up! Let’s hope the action continues on Sunday!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 31, 2004
The second day of fishing for Rob and Craig ended up early as the cooler was full and they were tired of pulling in the fish! Manuel and Mauricio headed back to the same area that has been producing so well for them, but without Sardinas. They got into the Dorado though, and had triple hook ups three different times. With there being so many fish around they were able to be pretty picky and selective about the ones they kept, and ended up with 10 fish over 20 pounds and only had two that were in that 8-10 pound class (they kept them because they were badly hurt). They released 8 smaller fish. Rob had purchased a Marauder at a local tackle store for use today as he wanted to catch a Wahoo. With the lure in the water less than 30 minutes they had a hook up with a #25 one! Great fishing and a good day on the water, they were back at the Marina by 12:30. Thanks guys, we are so glad you had a good time with us! We look forward to seeing you again next year!
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Nov 1, 2004; 10:43AM - 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 OCTOBER 25-31, 2004
WEATHER: We are still experiencing the cooling weather as our night time lows have been in the low 70’s and the day time highs have been in the mid 80’s. I love this time of year! This week we had overcast skies and actually experienced a bit of rain as clouds moved through the area. The rain took all the dust off the plants and buildings and really greened up the desert! At the end of the week it cleared up for a couple of days and now it looks like we might have more cloudy days coming at us. That is a good thing, really!
WATER: There was not much change this week in the warm water and cool water borders, just the slight variance you might expect from normal tidal action and currents. There was still a band of warm water just off the shore on the Cortez side and it extended out to the San Jaime Banks on the Pacific side an up the coast there as well. Farther out, at a distance of around 15 miles the water began to cool off a bit and was a little off color. Warm water in the band was in the 84-85 degree range while the coldest water in the area was a seemingly frigid 75 degrees. Surface conditions were great all week as what wind we had was slight and only gave the surface a slight chop on top of the small 2-3 foot swells.
BAIT: The usual $2 per bait and almost all of it was Caballito. There were Sardinas available as well at $20 a scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: There were still some Blue and Black Marlin being hooked up this week and it was not uncommon for boats to have a shot at several Striped Marlin and Sailfish as well. The Black and Blue Marlin seemed to be more concentrated on the Cortez side of the Cape and were found in the warm water band. The Pacific side was holding the Sailfish and the concentrations of Striped Marlin. Good luck was had on the Pacific side from Cabo Falso to the Golden Gate area from 1 mile to 5 miles off the shoreline. Trolled lures in petrelero, blue/pink/silver and green/black worked well for the Blue Marlin, live bait (small tunas) for the Black Marlin and small brightly colored lures and Caballito for the Striped Marlin and Sailfish.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There was no change in the status of the Yellowfin Tuna this week, the same areas and same conditions as the previous week still held. Almost all the Yellowfin reported this week were caught as bait for the tournament fishermen and by Pangas working the same areas. These areas were just off the light house on the Pacific side, on the ledge there, and just off the beach in 200 feet of water on the Cortez side in front of the Hacienda Del Mar Resort and Gray Rock. Chumming with live Sardines brought up the fish and they were almost all footballs between 8 and 15 pounds. We sure hope that the bigger fish show up this week as we are all looking forward to the Tuna Tournament on Thursday and Friday.
DORADO: Once again fish of the week, smaller lures in bright colors, live Caballito and Sardinas were the keys to getting a cooler full of Dorado, and most boats that were working for them had no problem. I guess the pressure had no effect, unlike my thoughts for last week (I thought that the pressure was less because of the Marlin tournaments) as almost every boat that seriously tried for them was able to get plenty of fish in the box. The fish were concentrated near shore, feeding on the abundant bait on the Pacific side of the Cape. Quite a few fish were found on the Cortez side as well, again near the shore. Any floating object was worth checking out, from dead seals (an amazing number of nice sized Dorado came off of one found inside the Golden Gate Banks) to bits of trash floating in the water, almost everything held a fish or two.
WAHOO: Not quite as many Wahoo were caught as there were last week and it may have to do with the moon phase (or maybe not, I always get in trouble trying to figure these fish out). Still, there were orange flags flying every day so fish were being found. Most of them came while boats were fishing for the Dorado and Yellowfin Tuna, so there was no concentrated effort for them. I am sure that has someone specifically targeted them they would have had success.
INSHORE: Almost every Panga Captain that I talked to this week and every one I saw on the water have been concentrating on the Yellowfin Tuna, Dorado and Wahoo.
NOTES: The next big tournament is the last of the year and there is going to be a large number of boats entered. The Tuna Tournament has been a blast so far every year and I hope this year is the same. This week was a bit of a rest for most of us as there was only one tournament, the “For Pete’s Sake” charity tournament. The fishing has been great, the bookings filling up and I am almost ready for a vacation (don’t I wish!). I decided that this week music would be one of my old standbys, “The Brian Flynn Band” on the special “Cabo” edition. Check him out at http//brianflynnband.com and enjoy the music along with me! Until next week, tight lines!
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Nov 1, 2004; 12:09AM - Indian summer is over
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Category: Louisiana
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Author Name: Capt. Scott Avanzino
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Pretty increadible finish for us this week..Indian summer appears to be over and honstly it is fine with me..need a few days off to reconnect with the family and tie up all the loose ends left undone..seems like everytime we recover from a equipment breakdown we get rewarded by the Almighty with smooth transitions and bountiful catches for passing the trial..First trip out was with a group of docs one of which was my brother in law..think it set the tone for the week..great weather and easy fishing..limits of snapper everyday, at least 10 grouper, wide open tuna bite and a first for us..back to the dock before 4pm everyday..Did get one day off in between work making an Island recon mission with good friends Pete Cooper and David Bell..Tusday we had 8 blackfin, one 120 pound yellowfin, 3 grouperand 24 red snapper..Wednesday I had Ed Hodgens and his family for a snapper and grouper trip..after 3 years we were finally able to coordinate our schedules..of note were quality grouper (20-30 pounds) and the largest snapper we caught during the season a 34 pounder..we needed to get Beth's dad Jim on a snapper for his 80th birthday present and we did just that over and over..Beth even caught a 20.5 pound scamp..final tally was 10 grouper, 24 snapper, 6 blackfin tuna and one aj..Thursday I had planned to fish with the Butlers on a busman's holiday but missed the boat in a communication mix-up..smoke signals just don't work like they used to..I was able to save the morning by geting permission from Mrs. David Bell to go out and see what Ivan did to our beloved hotspots..glass calm day..sad to report that Gosier Island is nothing more than a sandbar about the size of the fuel dock..we made it there about high tide to see enough landing strip for a dozen pelicans..Breton looked relatively unchanged with a few deeper holes than we ever expected (some 8 ft)..we spent about 4 hours fishing or relaxing in the shade..got on 2 seperate hour long bites that resulted in 25 trout, 4 redfish and 3 flounder for me..David and Pete also caught some quality fish on his fly tackle (and went back for more the next day)..Also you may have heard David shouting loudly all the way in New Orleans as he got in the rhythm late in the day and couldn't contain his excitement..think I saw him catch 7 two pound trout in 7 consecutive casts at one point, my ears are still ringing..think the total was about 60 trout, 4 flounder at the dock..highlight of the day was a 20 minute fight on a bull red I fought on a stolen rod..went to bed early but vividly recall a dream I had of breaking the Gulf record for yellowfin tuna that night..a 265 I think it was..anyway Friday morning I awoke refreshed looking forward to fishing with my old pal Tom Harmon and family..Tom knows his stuff so I didn't bring a deckhand, nor was one available as both Sonny and Darryl were out on other trips..we only had to hit one spot to make the trip for me..fished out west at places I hadn't hit in some time..it was the first time this season that we fished bottom structure and it paid off tremendously..the first few fish to hit the deck were groupers..nice ones..we were fishing in 310 ft of water in an area known as the rockpiles..they were also holding a few snappers..Tommy and his dad took turns hooking fish for the guys while I watched the boat..the drift was very light and the wind and sea nil..I came down off the bridge to make a drop..I got into something that nearly bust my guts..there wasn't time to hand the rod off or even put on a fighting gimbal..as it was all or nothing to get this fish out of its hole..when it broke the surface I nearly freaked..wasn't sure if it was a snowy or a yellowfin or yellowedge grouper but I new it was a state record or even a world record..turns out it was a yellowedge grouper and at 57 pounds beats the all tackle world record by 16 pounds!!so my dream was partially true..right idea, wrong species..as of today it is pending..picked up a few more smaller yellowedges and made a run to a nearby rig to finish off the snapper and jack limit..only found 2 jacks all day and went in early with an impressive load..final tally 8 yellowedges, 1 medium warsaw, 24 snapper, 2 scamps and 2 aj's..Saturday I had the Bracken family and we went straight back to the old honey hole..still plenty of yellowedges but very few snapper and several monsters we never stopped..I have to admit, I got on the rod 4 times and lost 4 fish..30-40 pounds of drag too..one broken leader, one straightened 13/0 circle hook and two breakoffs on the ledges..I resigned the fact that it wasn't my day and gave up, though I let it bother me most of the day..we actually had to work for the fish Saturday, ran south and trolled a little while with no luck..the blue water had moved in from the previous days and I even saw a few nice yellowfin in open water..tried chumming as well but couldn't get any attention..spent the remainder of the day shy 15 snapper..drifted the Lump and didn't even get a nibble..ran back into the delta and fished bottom structure I hadnt tried in 2 years..last stop proved why we are sometimes a 4th quarter team..in 45 minutes and 5 drifts we had our limit along with a few scamps..two of the fish were over 20 pounds and about a half dozen fish proved to be too much for my tackle and anglers..at least we'll know where they are for next season..Sonny and Willy took out the Cabo and chased tuna..don't know what the total was but they were in early with plenty of red meat..like in previous days they lost all the monsters..0-3 in all with 3 mediums as a consolation prize..they fished tuna again today with my old neighbors from Slidell, the Peytons, and were back at 2pm..more due to sea conditions than anything else but plenty of tuna fish were caught to make the trip..will post all the pictures of this weeks adventures in the photo section..hoping I can talk a few out of the stands and blinds to come fill some weekday trips this month..we are nearly 90% wide open in terms of availability for fall tuna and grouper/aj fishing.. Paradise Outfitters - 985-845-8006
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Oct 30, 2004; 04:15PM - Double Digits Back
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
Weather has been great, very calm and still hot! We're back to double digit releases which are usually the norm. A couple of boats went out this week averaging 18-20 sailfish releases, with at least twice as many raised. These great numbers were during the full moon. Blue water is about 30-32 miles offshore. We had one boat go inshore for a day, our one and only 'Chispudo,' they caught one big rooster and some other inshore varieties. Fishing is rapidly approaching the peak months of Dec., Jan. and Feb., but if it keeps up this way we’ll have to add Nov. to that hot time-frame. We still have some availability between now and mid-Dec. if anyone wants to take a last minute trip.
Water Temperature 78-82
Air Temperature 80-84
Humidity 94 %
Wind SW 6 mph
Conditions: T-storms
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 5:57 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:36 p.m. CST
Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter; Nov. 26, Full.
San Jose, Guatemala report by Brian Baragy and Lissa McFarland
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Oct 30, 2004; 04:14PM - Great weather and love in the air
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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: What’s that song, “Seems Like Old Times?” Roosters, sails, tuna, great weather and love in the air. Nate and Carmen Gills on their honeymoon from North Carolina caught six roosters on poppers yesterday (10/29). Wait until they tell their grandchildren that one in about 40 years.
Other than that remarkable achievement by Nate and Carmen, things were pretty much business as usual. The 82ş blue water remains close, 20- to 25-pound dorado are being frisky and the boats are averaging somewhere around 2.5 sailfish a day. Top it off with a smattering of yellowfin tuna and it all spells Zihuatanejo (which sometimes isn’t easy to spell.)
Oh, almost forgot, sierra mackerel (aka as ceviche on the hoof) are in great schools and as close to a sure thing as there is when saltwater fly fishing. Wire tippet? You bet!
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 80-84
Humidity 89%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Scattered Clouds 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:44 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:14 p.m. CDT
Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter; Nov. 26, Full.
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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Oct 30, 2004; 12:58PM - Ho Hum, More of the Same
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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; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Sat., Oct. 30, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (10/23-10/29)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE
IN GENERAL: Heavy rains early in the week and the ensuing runoff created plenty of off- color water close to shore. By Thurs., Jim McBrien from Manahawkin, NJ, found excellent fishing out in front of La Ribera. Here is the report from our guide Lance Peterson: “Everyone went to Pulmo, but we went to La Ribera. Before long, we had tuna and dorado boiling big time. Jim nailed some nice ones on the fly. A sailfish came in and was busting bait so close to the boat Jim could cast to it. All-in-all we caught numerous tuna, a few dorado, and 2 big red snapper deep. Inshore is still off-color, but the weather is good right now so hopefully it clears up. The beach is still settling back into shape. Josh (another Baja on the Fly guide) beach-fished and caught some ladyfish right in front of the house. Water color made sight fishing tough.”
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 79-85
Air temperature 70-80
Humidity about 57%
Wind: NNW 11 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 7:23 a.m. MDT
Sunset 6:41 p.m. MDT
Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter; Nov. 26, Full.
OFFSHORE: A few billfish with more sails then stripeys; the best action is out about 30 miles.
INSHORE: Once the water began to clear up later in the week, La Ribera was the place to be.
BEACH: Wind waves and off color water made it tough to sight cast.
BILLFISH – Still a fair number of sailfish around until the water cools off in the next few weeks.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Good action for football-sized a few miles off of La Ribera. If you can be one of the first boats to find the porpoise schools you will do well.
DORADO – Still holding up well considering it is almost Halloween.
ROOSTERFISH\\JACK CREVALLE – Tough to find along the beach, though a few showed up in the chum at La Ribera.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Breezing schools in front of La Ribera.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Rocky points and pinnacles in front of La Ribera best bet.
SIERRA – Bring wire or lots of flies!
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: What a difference a week makes! Offshore, the dorado are thick with a enough wahoo to put your teasers in peril. While far from wide open, the complaint this week was that it was difficult to get past the dorado and wahoo to catch the marlin. Strong currents at the entrada slowed things down this week and the esteros continued to bump along with only fair fishing for corvina, cabrilla and an occasional grouper.
Water Temperature 72-79
Air Temperature 71-77
Humidity 87%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:33 a.m. MDT
Sunset 6:47 p.m. MDT
Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter; Nov. 26, Full.
YELLOWTAIL – As the current subsides they began to bite again.
CORVINA – The high spot in a slow week.
SNOOK – A few smaller ones.
HALIBUT – You can always find a few in the shallow water near sandy beaches.
SIERRA – Watch under the bird schools throughout the bay.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: What’s that song, “Seems Like Old Times?” Roosters, sails, tuna, great weather and love in the air. Nate and Carmen Gills on their honeymoon from North Carolina caught six roosters on poppers yesterday (10/29). Wait until they tell their grandchildren that one in about 40 years.
Other than that remarkable achievement by Nate and Carmen, things were pretty much business as usual. The 82ş blue water remains close, 20- to 25-pound dorado are being frisky and the boats are averaging somewhere around 2.5 sailfish a day. Top it off with a smattering of yellowfin tuna and it all spells Zihuatanejo (which sometimes isn’t easy to spell.)
Oh, almost forgot, sierra mackerel (aka as ceviche on the hoof) are in great schools and as close to a sure thing as there is when saltwater fly fishing. Wire tippet? You bet!
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 80-84
Humidity 89%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Scattered Clouds 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:44 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:14 p.m. CDT
Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter; Nov. 26, Full.
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
Weather has been great, very calm and still hot! We're back to double digit releases which are usually the norm. A couple of boats went out this week averaging 18-20 sailfish releases, with at least twice as many raised. These great numbers were during the full moon. Blue water is about 30-32 miles offshore. We had one boat go inshore for a day, our one and only 'Chispudo,' they caught one big rooster and some other inshore varieties. Fishing is rapidly approaching the peak months of Dec., Jan. and Feb., but if it keeps up this way we’ll have to add Nov. to that hot time-frame. We still have some availability between now and mid-Dec. if anyone wants to take a last minute trip.
Water Temperature 78-82
Air Temperature 80-84
Humidity 94 %
Wind SW 6 mph
Conditions: T-storms
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 5:57 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:36 p.m. CST
Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter; Nov. 26, Full.
San Jose, Guatemala report by Brian Baragy and Lissa McFarland
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Oct 26, 2004; 06:00PM - Tiny Senkos
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Category: Hawaii
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Author Name: Stan Wright
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Weather: Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers. Humidity 89% Temperature 81..... Feels like 87.
The glassy calm of the lake was broken only by the schools of shad that dimpled the surface. 'Nervous water' they call it. Then everything would explode. Tiny baitfish leaped from the water as schools of 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 pound peacock bass went into a feeding frenzy.
The peacock bass ignored our larger lures, so we finally settled on the 3 inch white Senko rigged Texas style with no weight. On 6 pound test spinning tackle it was lots of fun.
Hanyu Yoshiro, from Japan, had never fished for bass, but his skills as an avid angler quickly showed that he could handle the feisty peacocks. Even a nice 3 pound largemouth. His friend, Dr. Min Li, also had no trouble with light spinning tackle. When ever one angler hooked up, the other would grab a camera and start recording the emotion and excitement of the moment.
I'm not sure how many fish we caught, but it was 3 hours of the most exciting fishing I can recall in a long time.
Aloha,
Stan
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Oct 26, 2004; 12:26PM - Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo Sportfishing Report 10/16/04 - 10/21/04
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Susan Richards/Stan Lushinsky
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Better weather and sea conditions allowed for a slight upswing in both the inshore and offshore fishing last week. Dr. Ed Anderson, of Cambridge, MD, after having a slow day offshore on the Vamanos II, rebounded nicely with Capt. Adolofo landing 2 SAILFISH, 2 DORADO, and released 1 BLUE MARLIN in one day of fishing. Returning angler, Jeff Burham, also fishing with Capt. Adolofo landed 10 BONITOS, 2 SAILFISH and lost 1 ROOSTERFISH. Paul Lundberg of Dallas, TX, fishing with Capt. Chiro and Efraine landed 2 SAILFISH and lost 2 SAILFISH. Capt. Miguel of the Tarpon reported one shark in one offshore day. Capt. Gume aboard the Zaptito Gordo reported 3 BONITOS and 1 SPANISH MACKEREL on a fly with a client from France. Several other captains reported 2-3 SAILFISH per day per boat. The blue water is between 8 to 10 miles out and the sea conditions are excellent.
I/Z Climate: Humid with Temps in the high 80's with no rain.
Sea Conditions: Excellent
Bait Supply: Good
Susan Richards
Stan Lushinsky
Ixtapa Sportfishing Charters
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Oct 25, 2004; 10:30AM - 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
Fish count for the week:
Striped Marlin: 3 fish released, 1 kept (died during the fight) (#120-#150)
Sailfish: 1 fish released (#120)
Wahoo: 7 fish kept (#20-#45)
Dorado: 33 fish kept, a whole lot released (#12-#35)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 18, 2004
Steve and Linda Shipley are fishing for the second day of this trip and while Linda got a 40 pound Yellowfin on the 16th, it was no fish for Steve on that trip. Today he was able to make up a little bit as he managed to hook and bring to the boat a very nice Pacific Sailfish of around #120 for a good tag and release. One other Sailfish was struck but it came off and there were three Dorado lost as well. We hope that next time they come down the action will be a bit better for them!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 19, 2004
Tim and Jill Lawrence are back down from Anchorage again and this was the second of four days fishing they had scheduled. Juan and his brother Juan headed up the Pacific side and got into the fish big time, with most of the action taking place just off shore near the Golden Gate Banks. They ended up the trip with three nice Dorado, two Wahoo about 20-25 pounds each and Tim fought, then tagged and released a Striped Marlin of around 140 pounds.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOROCTOBER 20, 2004
Jason Walker and his buddy Taz fished the same area as Tim and Jill did yesterday, only just a bit farther north and they got into the fish as well. Jason is the godson of our good friend Dave Reese and he was really looking forward to the trip. Let’s see, they ended up with two Wahoo between 35 and 40 pounds each as well as 8 Dorado between 15 and 35 pounds and released about four or five smaller Dorado as well. They had a chance to throw bait at one Marlin and had one other strike, but none of them hooked up. Not a bad trip though as they had a cooler of fillets by the time the “Smokehouse” had filleted, trimmed and vacume bagged their fish!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 21, 2004
Tim and Jill fished again today and it was with Manuel and Mauricio (Juan’s day off). Since the action has been so good up the Pacific coast for meat fish, that is where they headed. Tim’s mom and two of her friends accompanied them and everyone had a blast! The action was steady and the water in great condition as they managed to fill the fish box with Dorado. They ended up with 9 Dorado between 12 and 30 pounds and released a bunch more. Tim’s mom will have to buy a cooler so they are able to take fish with them!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 22, 2004
Today’s trip was a mixed bunch with us having four anglers on the boat and there being two other boats in the group. They worked the same area they had been going to, but the action changed a bit as they had more Marlin bite than Dorado. They managed to get one Dorado to the boat and into the fish box and fought, tagged and released one Striped Marlin of about 120 pounds. Another Striped Marlin of 150 pounds died during the fight because it became tail wrapped and that fish was boated. They ended the day with two Marlin and one Dorado, more marlin than the other two boats together, but not nearly as many Dorado.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 23, 2004
The George Besser group of four guys fished with Juan and Manuel today and they had a great time. Harry was the top angler with the largest fish as he fought, tagged and released a Striped Marlin of #120. They caught another 8 Dorado between 12 and 25 pounds and released a few smaller ones as well. The action had moved just a bit farther up the coast, past the Golden Gate Banks, but still close to shore.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 24, 2004
Today was the second day of fishing for the George Besser group and I had a call from Juan at 10:30 this morning that they already had three Wahoo in the fish box!
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Oct 25, 2004; 10:28AM - 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 OCTOBER 18-24, 2004
WEATHER: Our temperature at night has varied between the low 70’s and the low 80’s with the warmer temps during the later part of the week as we had cloud cover (along with rain) move into the area, trapping the warm air. Our day time highs have been around the low 90’s, with the beginning of the week sunny and cooler and the end of the week cloudy and a bit damp. The winds have varied, but generally from the north as light breezes.
WATER: The band of warm water off the Cortez side narrowed this week as cooler water (and a bit greener as well) moved in from the south. The warm water band was only about 6 miles off shore but again it extended past the Cape and out toward the San Jaime Banks. The water up the Pacific coast was a bit cooler but maintained a fairly good light blue color. Surface conditions were great as we had only light winds this week with a bit of surface swell.
BAIT: The usual $2 per bait and almost all of it was Caballito. There were Sardinas available as well at $20 a scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Billfish had pretty intense pressure put on them this week with the Bisbee Open and the Bisbee Black and Blue tournaments taking place. The Blue and Black Marlin seemed to be more concentrated on the Cortez side with almost all the money fish coming from that area. The big fish for both tournaments were Black Marlin. The Pacific side had the concentrations of Striped Marlin as they seemed to prefer the slightly cooler water found there. The best areas for the Striped seemed to be between one and five miles off shore, the Blacks on the Gorda Banks and on the 50 fathom drops and the Blues along the 100 fathom drops.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Almost all the Yellowfin reported this week were caught as bait for the tournament fishermen and by Pangas working the same areas. These areas were just off the light house on the Pacific side, on the ledge there, and just off the beach in 200 feet of water on the Cortez side in front of the Hacienda Del Mar Resort and Gray Rock. Chumming with live Sardines brought up the fish and they were almost all footballs between 8 and 15 pounds.
DORADO: The Dorado became the fish of the week as major numbers moved in just off the beach between Gray Rock on the Cortez side and north of the Golden Gate Banks on the Pacific side, as well as almost all the areas between. It was common for boats to limit out this week on fish between #10 and #25 with a few larger fish and lots of smaller ones (hopefully most of which were released). Smaller lures in bright colors, live Caballito and Sardinas were the keys to getting a cooler full of fish, and most boats that were working for them had no problem. It may have helped that there were so many boats entered in the tournaments, it may have taken a lot of pressure off of the Dorado.
WAHOO: There were a lot more Wahoo caught this week than we normally get and they seem to be concentrated near shore. It may be because of the number of small bait fish we are seeing, but almost every boat fishing close in for Dorado ahs had at least one Wahoo bite per day. Some boats have been getting multiple fish per day and they are ranging in size from #20 to #40. The same areas that are holding the Dorado are holding the Wahoo as well, from Gray Rock on the Cortez side to inside the Golden Gate on the Pacific side.
INSHORE: Almost every Panga Captain that I talked to this week and every one I saw on the water have been concentrating on the Yellowfin Tuna, Dorado and Wahoo.
NOTES: Now that there is only one tournament to go I may have time to get some stuff around the house taken care of! And there are a few boats that need some work as well, don’t worry guys, I am on it this week. Comfortable weather this week, less pressure and crowds in the week ahead, I just might be able to get some rest! No music this week, I have been getting a bit of this typed at a time as things get taken care of here at home. Next week I hope to have something new for you, so stay tuned! Until then, tight lines!
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