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| Around 10% of the world's total fish species can be found just within the Great Barrier Reef. |
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| Starfish can re-grow their arms. In fact, a single arm can regenerate a whole body. |
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| Starfish do not have blood. Their blood is actually filtered sea water. |
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| Starfish don't have brains. Special cells on their skin gather information about their surroundings |
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| Not all animals with the word fish in their names count as fish. |
| Though their names may suggest otherwise, cuttlefish, starfish, and jellyfish aren’t actually fish. Generally-speaking, fishes must have skulls, gills, and fins. Surprisingly, though, not all fishes have proper spines. |
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| In three decades, the world's oceans will contain more discarded plastic than fish when measured by weight, researchers say. |
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| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| Just how man species of fish are there? |
| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| Even Catfish are finicky |
| Taste Buds ? Catfish have a more refined sense of flavor than humans. Our 10,000 taste buds may seem like a lot, but catfish can have as many as 175,000. This helps them find the exact location of their next meal. |
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| A bit of Humor |
| My brother has 2 German Shepherds named Rolex and Timex. You guessed it they are Watch Dogs. |
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From Jan 01, 1999 To Sep 22, 2025
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Sep 28, 2004; 10:21AM - Post hurricaine fishing in Venice, Louisiana
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Category: Louisiana
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Author Name: Capt. Scott Avanzino
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Good to be back in business although we had hoped for better weather and fishing conditions following the hurricaine but at least we have a place to come back to..feel for those that dont...in Venice, some things expected, others not..plenty of debris in the passes and offshore and a few rigs missing or damaged , a lot of floating debris, mostly timber offshore but none holding preditors as of yet..Had the JGID/Woodall group from Atlanta for the first part of the week..Monday we made a few passes alongside trees in blue water with no results..managed 2 wahoo (25 and 60 pounds) and a dolphin in the junk although we didn’t get out in bluewater until 2pm, spent the early part of the day looking for bait which was tough everywhere and tuna which were NO where close in..and since we could not locate any tuna in the places of last week we went south looking for life..blue water was 40 miles out of South Pass Monday with just a gradual color change and no rip..had 4 strikes catching the 3 aforementioned fish missing another wahoo..and a good one from what I could see..it was not calm, but we went as far as Medusa making one lap and beaming the sea home to Tiger Pass..probably 4-6 in the green with an 8 thrown in out in the blue water..too rough to do anything but troll downsea..Sonny and Bill had the other half of our group and they too struggled with tuna finally going the distance and catching 2 yellowfin20 and 60 pounds..they could only find one jack on the return trip...spent the next 3 days fishing for bull reds at the rocks downriver..despite 20-40 knot winds we managaed to release 60 reds per boat per day..most of the fish were 20-30 pounds taking a few minutes to land on light tackle..we even fished the return of Ivan on Thursday and somehow managed to make an offshore trip Friday with the Jim Williams group..thought I might have overestimated my fuel (400 gals) and ice (350#) and underestimated the winds and seas for the outing - wrong on both accounts..got out 2 miles past South Pass and the seas were running 2-3 ft..got as far as Cognac and was surprised to find cobalt blue water and 4 ft seas..out went the spread..nothing..not much grass or debris either..water was pushing hard to the north about 2 knots but no decent line of grass or trash at the color change..trolled every rig between Cognac and 93..All in blue water with all but one wahoo to show for 6 hours of labor..the wahoo came off a diving bait at Lena had the intention of staying the night and glad we did..not much life in the blue water except for tons of flying fish at least not until the sun set....probably saw a thousand flying fish for the whole trip..many landing on the deck and some htting bodies before the tuna showed up to devour them..just before dark the bite busted wide open with larger tuna being located and successfully baited with live flying fish and hadtails..caught a total of 12 yellowfin in 4 hours keeping 9 fish in the 80-90 pound class..made the decision to head and gut most of the fish so that we would have enough ice to cool them properly..since we really had no more space but a drink box and plenty of time we decided to try and pick up one or two snapper s and a smaller yellowfin that hit a live hardtail on the bottom..thought it was a grouper by the way it was fighting but everyone was surprised to see the tuna splashing at the end of a bottom rod..fished an hour with no sucess before we made the decision around midnight to idle in toward Tiger Pass arriving at sun-up.from what I could tell the bluewater moved in 30 miles from 5 days before..it was well inside Cognac and 93..happy hunting...Paradise Outfitters - 985-845-8006 Check us out online
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Sep 27, 2004; 07:27PM - Dogs spot fish.
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Category: Hawaii
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Author Name: Stan Wright
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While flyfishing for peacock bass along the shore we heard these two little dogs barking at something at the waters edge. Turns out they had spotted two nice peacock bass chasing small baitfish against the bank. Water levels are down about 3 feet this week and the baitfish had no grass to hide in.
Mr Kuroda cast his white streamer fly right at the dogs feet and started stripping. The smaller Tuke, a 4 pounder, took the offering and the fight was on.
Later, the dogs started barking again and we came back to find them following the school of peacock bass along the shore line. Why can't it always be this easy.
Aloha,
Stan
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Sep 27, 2004; 10:41AM - Fly Hooker daily Catch Reports
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landurm
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Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Fish count for the week:
Dorado: Nine fish kept (#18-#35)
Yellowfin Tuna: Seven fish kept (#18-#100)
Striped Marlin: Three fish released, one of them tagged
Sailfish: One fish tagged and released
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 20, 2004
Brian Howell, his father John and uncle Bob were fishing on the “Fly Hooker” today and they wanted to get some meat to take home. Since Juan and Manuel had been able to find two big Dorado south of the San Jaime Banks yesterday they decided to return to the area. It was a good thing they did as there were still fish in the area. The catch for the day ended up being almost two fish per person as they boated 5 Dorado weighing between #25 and #40, lost one other and had a big Wahoo make two slashing passes on the short bait toward the end of the trip. The fillets totaled out at #55, skin off and required a new cooler to get them packed up in! Good going guys and good luck on the Panga tomorrow!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 21, 2004
Our friends Tom and Nancy booked the “Fly Hooker” for today and we were expecting to meet them last night at the Tanga-Tanga bar. Well, we did meet them but they are not the ones fishing, instead, they had recommended the boat to some friends and had done the booking for them. Not a bad way to do it and the three guys who went fishing today loved it! David, his son Donny and their friend Harry had a great time with Juan and Manuel. In fact, they had such a good time that they booked the boat for tomorrow as well! Juan and Manuel decided the area they worked yesterday should still be holding fish and back they went to the south of the San Jaime. They ran for an hour before putting lines in the water then trolled for another hour when Manuel spotted Porpoise several miles ahead. The water was a bit rough as they made the first pass on the Porpoise and that is when they picked up the smallest fish of the trip, a Yellowfin of about #18. With that fish quickly cranked in they made another pass and had a triple strike. These fish were a bit larger; the first two to the boat were in the #25-30 range. The third fish showed quickly that he outclassed all the others when he took the line well into the backing, taking out the 200 yards of top-shot and almost 300 yards of backing! David was on the fish for almost 40 minutes before Juan was able to place the flying gaff in the Yellowfin that they all estimated at well over #100! They were able to hook up with two other Yellowfin before the bite turned of and the area became crowded with boats. As they worked their way back toward the Marina they landed two Dorado of about #25 and had a nice Wahoo make a pass on a lure and just cut up the skirts! A great day with 6 Yellowfin and two Dorado, lets see what they can do tomorrow!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 22, 2004
The second day of fishing for David, Donny and Harry started out at the dock as they came on the boat with a camera that had a good battery (no pictures yesterday because the battery died) and a new cooler (on wheels) for the fillets they were going to get. Well…..maybe they should have brought them yesterday because it was really slow for them today. Donny caught the largest fish of today’s trip, a Bonita about 6 pounds. They tossed a live bait at a Sailfish and the Sailfish just picked the bait off the hook. Around 10am they got a call about some Tuna action happening 8 miles from their location and they brought the lines in and ran to the action. By the time they got there, 13 boats were working the fish and they were down and not biting, the action was already over for the day. Oh well, one day fish, one day scales. They are heading up to the East Cape for the weekend; I hope they have good luck up there. Have a great time guys, and thanks for fishing with us!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 24, 2004
Rick Parsons and Lee Peevy are here again and will be fishing aboard the “Fly Hooker” today and tomorrow. This morning as he was loading ice on the boat Juan pulled a muscle in his back so Manuel worked the deck and Juan stayed on the bridge. They headed out to a temperature break 20 miles to the south of the lighthouse and it was there that they found fish. One Sailfish tagged and released, one that picked at the bait but would not eat and two Dorado, the largest about #35. Not a lot of action but there were fish out there. Tomorrow things may be different!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 25, 2004
It was the second day of fishing for Rick and Lee and today Edgar worked the deck as Juan stayed at home helping his back to heal with ice packs and heat pads. Manuel decided that the area they were at yesterday held promise again as the temp break had not moved so off they went. This time both Rick and Lee caught a Striped Marlin, but neither fish was tagged, just released. There was a nice #30 Yellowfin Tuna as well and lots of Porpoise around. They guys get to head for home with fish and with the knowledge that two day of fishing resulted in three Billfish released. Not bad!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2004
Greg and his wife Laura along with Vance and his wife Patty were on the “Fly Hooker” today. Back in Cabo with their group they will be fishing and mixing on our boat and another for four days this week and I will be taking them all out on a big boat on Tuesday. Anything was fair game today and it started out with quick action not too far from the Arch as a nice Blue Marlin struck one of the lures and got hooked up for around a minute. It was long enough for Vance to get to work the fish, or at least hold on as it pulled drag and jumped! After 60 seconds it threw the hook. Greg is now known as Mr. Marlin (or at least he would like to be know as that) because he caught his first Striped Marlin today and has film to prove it! He won the pot for the biggest fish between the two boats with the tag and release of a #145 jumping son-of-a-gun Marlin. One other Striped Marlin came in and struck a lure but it did not hook up and “Mr. Release-them Quick” Vance did his duty with a decent Dorado, using the “Palm Beach Release” technique and letting the fish go while it was still 30 feet from the boat. Good action, good water and good friends, it doesn’t get much better! Let’s hope the fishing improves a bit so you guys get the coolers filled!
Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Fish count for the week:
Dorado: Nine fish kept (#18-#35)
Yellowfin Tuna: Seven fish kept (#18-#100)
Striped Marlin: Three fish released, one of them tagged
Sailfish: One fish tagged and released
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 20, 2004
Brian Howell, his father John and uncle Bob were fishing on the “Fly Hooker” today and they wanted to get some meat to take home. Since Juan and Manuel had been able to find two big Dorado south of the San Jaime Banks yesterday they decided to return to the area. It was a good thing they did as there were still fish in the area. The catch for the day ended up being almost two fish per person as they boated 5 Dorado weighing between #25 and #40, lost one other and had a big Wahoo make two slashing passes on the short bait toward the end of the trip. The fillets totaled out at #55, skin off and required a new cooler to get them packed up in! Good going guys and good luck on the Panga tomorrow!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 21, 2004
Our friends Tom and Nancy booked the “Fly Hooker” for today and we were expecting to meet them last night at the Tanga-Tanga bar. Well, we did meet them but they are not the ones fishing, instead, they had recommended the boat to some friends and had done the booking for them. Not a bad way to do it and the three guys who went fishing today loved it! David, his son Donny and their friend Harry had a great time with Juan and Manuel. In fact, they had such a good time that they booked the boat for tomorrow as well! Juan and Manuel decided the area they worked yesterday should still be holding fish and back they went to the south of the San Jaime. They ran for an hour before putting lines in the water then trolled for another hour when Manuel spotted Porpoise several miles ahead. The water was a bit rough as they made the first pass on the Porpoise and that is when they picked up the smallest fish of the trip, a Yellowfin of about #18. With that fish quickly cranked in they made another pass and had a triple strike. These fish were a bit larger; the first two to the boat were in the #25-30 range. The third fish showed quickly that he outclassed all the others when he took the line well into the backing, taking out the 200 yards of top-shot and almost 300 yards of backing! David was on the fish for almost 40 minutes before Juan was able to place the flying gaff in the Yellowfin that they all estimated at well over #100! They were able to hook up with two other Yellowfin before the bite turned of and the area became crowded with boats. As they worked their way back toward the Marina they landed two Dorado of about #25 and had a nice Wahoo make a pass on a lure and just cut up the skirts! A great day with 6 Yellowfin and two Dorado, lets see what they can do tomorrow!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 22, 2004
The second day of fishing for David, Donny and Harry started out at the dock as they came on the boat with a camera that had a good battery (no pictures yesterday because the battery died) and a new cooler (on wheels) for the fillets they were going to get. Well…..maybe they should have brought them yesterday because it was really slow for them today. Donny caught the largest fish of today’s trip, a Bonita about 6 pounds. They tossed a live bait at a Sailfish and the Sailfish just picked the bait off the hook. Around 10am they got a call about some Tuna action happening 8 miles from their location and they brought the lines in and ran to the action. By the time they got there, 13 boats were working the fish and they were down and not biting, the action was already over for the day. Oh well, one day fish, one day scales. They are heading up to the East Cape for the weekend; I hope they have good luck up there. Have a great time guys, and thanks for fishing with us!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 24, 2004
Rick Parsons and Lee Peevy are here again and will be fishing aboard the “Fly Hooker” today and tomorrow. This morning as he was loading ice on the boat Juan pulled a muscle in his back so Manuel worked the deck and Juan stayed on the bridge. They headed out to a temperature break 20 miles to the south of the lighthouse and it was there that they found fish. One Sailfish tagged and released, one that picked at the bait but would not eat and two Dorado, the largest about #35. Not a lot of action but there were fish out there. Tomorrow things may be different!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 25, 2004
It was the second day of fishing for Rick and Lee and today Edgar worked the deck as Juan stayed at home helping his back to heal with ice packs and heat pads. Manuel decided that the area they were at yesterday held promise again as the temp break had not moved so off they went. This time both Rick and Lee caught a Striped Marlin, but neither fish was tagged, just released. There was a nice #30 Yellowfin Tuna as well and lots of Porpoise around. They guys get to head for home with fish and with the knowledge that two day of fishing resulted in three Billfish released. Not bad!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2004
Greg and his wife Laura along with Vance and his wife Patty were on the “Fly Hooker” today. Back in Cabo with their group they will be fishing and mixing on our boat and another for four days this week and I will be taking them all out on a big boat on Tuesday. Anything was fair game today and it started out with quick action not too far from the Arch as a nice Blue Marlin struck one of the lures and got hooked up for around a minute. It was long enough for Vance to get to work the fish, or at least hold on as it pulled drag and jumped! After 60 seconds it threw the hook. Greg is now known as Mr. Marlin (or at least he would like to be know as that) because he caught his first Striped Marlin today and has film to prove it! He won the pot for the biggest fish between the two boats with the tag and release of a #145 jumping son-of-a-gun Marlin. One other Striped Marlin came in and struck a lure but it did not hook up and “Mr. Release-them Quick” Vance did his duty with a decent Dorado, using the “Palm Beach Release” technique and letting the fish go while it was still 30 feet from the boat. Good action, good water and good friends, it doesn’t get much better! Let’s hope the fishing improves a bit so you guys get the coolers filled!
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Sep 27, 2004; 10:40AM - 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 SEPTEMBER 20-26, 2004
WEATHER: The weather this week was just awesome, that about the best way to put it. Our humidity was down, our high temperatures were in the low to mid 90’s, nights were in the high 70’s and there was just enough of a breeze that things stayed cool. At least it was cool if you were not hunkered down in the engine room wrenching on stuff! I saw a lot of that this week as boats were getting ready for the tournaments coming up. We had partly cloudy skies early in the week and that helped things a lot also.
WATER: In an unexpected change of conditions, the water on the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape was actually cooler by a few degrees than the Pacific side at the end of this week. Between Cabo and San Jose we were seeing water temps in the 83 degree range and on the Pacific side around the San Jaime and the Golden Gate Banks there was mostly 85-88 degrees. There was a small temperature break to the south of the cape around 20 miles that seemed to have some fish concentrated but otherwise things were really spread out. The surface conditions were great this week with just a slight swell and very little wind.
BAIT: No change in bait availability this week, the normal summer Caballito at $2 per bait and some Mullet as well.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Marlin and Sailfish cooperated this week as conditions continue to improve. There were plenty of Sailfish to be found and often small packs of them would attack the spread. Striped Marlin showed themselves as well and live bait seemed to be the key for them. Blue Marlin appeared in the spread on almost every trip this week but bites were a little more difficult to come by. The Sailfish action was almost all on the Pacific side with most of the action around the temperature break to the south of the lighthouse and also close to shore up inside the Golden Gate area. Blue Marlin were almost everywhere but not in any concentration, they were found from the Gorda Banks to the Golden Gate Banks and well offshore as well as in close.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: It was a good week for Yellowfin Tuna and it was a bit of a toss-up as to which fish would take my fish of the week award, the Yellowfin or the Dorado. I saw Tuna flags on almost every boat that returned to the Marina this week and some of the fish were beauties! Many boats were able to get into triple digit fish if they were the first to the Porpoise and some of them got multiple hook-ups. These fish were found offshore as well as just a few miles off of the lighthouse near the ledge drop-off. Fish in the #18-#35 range were more common though and they could be found near the temperature break 20 miles south. Football size Yellowfin to #10-#12 could be found nearer shore, sometimes as close as a half mile, and almost all of them were on the Pacific side.
DORADO: The inshore fish this week ran between #10 and #25 on the Pacific side and the key was to watch the Frigate birds at the beginning of the week and work the Turtles at the end of the week. Off shore the fish were larger and fish in the #50-#60 were not uncommon. Of course, for multiple hook-ups live bait dropped behind a fish hooked on a lure often resulted in great action. The offshore fish were scattered but almost all of them came from the Pacific side.
WAHOO: There were a lot more Wahoo caught this week than last week and about 50% of the boats at least had a Wahoo strike. The areas near drop offs seemed to show a bit more promise as the fish came in, and that was making it worth putting in a bit of effort at the edges of the Banks and ledges. Most of the fish were between #20 and #50 with a few larger ones in the #80 range being boated by a few lucky anglers.
INSHORE: Skipjack, Yellowfin, Dorado and Sailfish provided action for the Panga fishermen this week. There were not very many Roosterfish caught, but the ones that were found were really nice sized, going to #50 on the high end and #30 on the low. Bottom fishing improved as well with a good variety of Snapper and Grouper being caught on large live baits as well as cut bait.
NOTES: The fishing continues to improve as does my golf game (hahaha, a joke, come on, I shot a 153 last week, and no, that was not for 36 holes!). At least the fishing is getting better and we are looking forward to the Blue Marlin bite turning on. We know the water is just right as there are a large number of Turtles to be found on the Pacific side, and every year I have been here that has been a good indicator of a great Marlin bite about to happen. Keep checking and I’ll try and let you know how it is going. Until next week, tight lines!
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Sep 25, 2004; 04:24PM - Dog Finds Fish
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Category: Hawaii
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Author Name: Stan Wright
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Now I've seen it all. There are two, cute little stray dogs that always come down to bark at me when I fish 'their territory'.
Recently they were barking like crazy at something at the edge of the water. Then I noticed a big splash and baitfish jumping up onto the bank. The dogs were barking at two big peacock bass. The water level has dropped several feet and the baitfish have no grass to hide in. The peacock bass were crusing the shoreline chasing the baitfish and the dogs were following the peacock bass.
I've heard of watdhing for feeding birds to find fish, but barking dogs.
A well placed fly resulted in a smashing strike from a nice 4 pound peacock. We moved along the shore line, but always returned whenever the dogs started barking again.
Aloha,
Stan
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Sep 25, 2004; 03:45PM - On Your Mark, Get Set!
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
Calm seas, packs of sailfish charging the teasers, double digit catches, fantasy??? Not hardly; the season is just around the corner and we can’t wait.
Water Temperature 75-82
Air Temperature 78-84
Humidity 94 %
Wind SE 4 mph
Conditions: T-Storms
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 5:52 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:56 p.m. CST
Sept. 28, Full; Oct. 6, Last Quarter; Oct. 14, New; Oct. 20, First Quarter.
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Sep 25, 2004; 03:44PM - Sails and Dorado Steal the Show
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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 80º blue water is still holding 5 miles off the beach. Recent rain storms this last week have created very well defined current lines holding debris washed out of the rivers. These current lines have been holding a lot of 25 to 35 pound dorado.
Adolpho, on the panga “Dos Hermanos,” released 4 sailfish yesterday, and took 4 very nice dorado. He also told me the roosterfish have slowed a little on the beaches, but he had managed 4 this last week in two days of fishing. He feels very confident the bite will pick up again once the shoreline turbidity cleans up.
The average for sailfish is about 2 fish per boat per day.
Between 5 and 7 miles the school sized tuna (about 15 to 20 pounds), have been giving us a lot of action. They have been there several days now, and do not appear to be moving.
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 78-84
Humidity 62%
Wind North 2 mph
Conditions: T - Storms
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:35 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:39 p.m. CDT
Sept. 28, Full; Oct. 6, Last Quarter; Oct. 14, New; Oct. 20, First Quarter.
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Sep 25, 2004; 03:42PM - Tuna, Roosters, Dorado, Billfish and Oh, My!
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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
Sept. 25, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (9/18-9/24)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE
IN GENERAL: No weird weather, no worries as the dorado continue play close to shore. A bit further out, plenty of tuna in the 20 - 35 pound range to put a bend in your stick. Be careful. Every once and a while a slug will show up and turn the party into work. Most of our clients wimped out after the dorado/tuna dance and seemed to be more interested in the pool and margaritas than the billfish.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 79-88
Air temperature 74-91
Humidity about 63%
Wind: SSW 2 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:08 a.m. MDT
Sunset 7:11 p.m. MDT
Sept. 28, Full; Oct. 6, Last Quarter; Oct. 14, New; Oct. 20, First Quarter.
OFFSHORE: Most of the buzz was about the tuna, with the billfish taking a distant second.
INSHORE: Dorado dominated close to shore with a few skipjack, jacks and an occasional rooster.
BEACH: Roosters appeared along Bartle Beach, but seemed to be doing more cruising than biting.
BILLFISH – Sails dropped off a tad, but the blues turned on filling the gap.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Enough to wear you out before noon.
DORADO – Getting larger, but still within a few miles of shore.
ROOSTERFISH\\JACK CREVALLE – Plenty to look at along Bartle attracted by the mullet schools moving up and down the beach.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Find the right school and you may come up with some in the double digit class.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Lots of locals fishing on the beach at night, can’t make up my mind if the fish are biting or they just want to cool off.
SIERRA – Not enough to rig with wire.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: By mid-week the wind had quit and it got hot. Dorado and marlin have begun to arrive in significant numbers close to the entrada. Try a heading of 230 – 240 degrees and you should find the action at about 15 miles. With the flaky weather earlier in the week plus shrimp season, no one was fishing the esteros.
Water Temperature 67-78
Air Temperature 74-83
Humidity 80%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:14 a.m. MDT
Sunset 7:26 p.m. MDT
Sept. 28, Full; Oct. 6, Last Quarter; Oct. 14, New; Oct. 20, First Quarter.
YELLOWTAIL – Bird schools near the entrada to a few miles offshore will get in the neighborhood.
CORVINA – Try a popper at the bridge or the pier.
SNOOK – Still waiting for the larger variety to get going.
HALIBUT – Sandy beach, shallow water and olive Clouser should be a winner.
SIERRA – A few mixed in the bird schools at the entrada.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 80º blue water is still holding 5 miles off the beach. Recent rain storms this last week have created very well defined current lines holding debris washed out of the rivers. These current lines have been holding a lot of 25 to 35 pound dorado.
Adolpho, on the panga “Dos Hermanos,” released 4 sailfish yesterday, and took 4 very nice dorado. He also told me the roosterfish have slowed a little on the beaches, but he had managed 4 this last week in two days of fishing. He feels very confident the bite will pick up again once the shoreline turbidity cleans up.
The average for sailfish is about 2 fish per boat per day.
Between 5 and 7 miles the school sized tuna (about 15 to 20 pounds), have been giving us a lot of action. They have been there several days now, and do not appear to be moving.
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 78-84
Humidity 62%
Wind North 2 mph
Conditions: T - Storms
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:35 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:39 p.m. CDT
Sept. 28, Full; Oct. 6, Last Quarter; Oct. 14, New; Oct. 20, First Quarter.
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
Calm seas, packs of sailfish charging the teasers, double digit catches, fantasy??? Not hardly; the season is just around the corner and we can’t wait.
Water Temperature 75-82
Air Temperature 78-84
Humidity 94 %
Wind SE 4 mph
Conditions: T-Storms
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 5:52 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:56 p.m. CST
Sept. 28, Full; Oct. 6, Last Quarter; Oct. 14, New; Oct. 20, First Quarter.
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Sep 20, 2004; 11:24AM - 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:
Dorado: 4 fish kept (#15, #18, #35, and #60)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 14, 2004
Jeff Tanis fished his second day with us but his girlfriend Lindsey stayed at the resort after getting sunburned last time out until she was a bright lobster red. Jeff promised her that he would be back at the resort by 1 pm so today was a little short. Without Lindsey along our focus was solely on Billfish and we had only hook less teasers in the water. Unfortunately we did not see a fish the entire morning while working the area between the Arch and Los Arcos about 6 miles off shore. Sorry Jeff but maybe next time the pointy nose guys will show up!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 18, 2004
Today was a last minute charter arranged last night when the people who fished were not able to contact the boat they were supposed to call. Chris and two of his buddies and his wife decided that they had to go fishing and met us at the boat this morning at 6:15. The Port Captain opened the port at 7 am and the hunt was on. With no one fishing for the past two days it was a search to find where the fish had gone. Juan and Manuel finally got into the Dorado while searching near shore up the Pacific side toward the Golden Gate Bank. Only going two for six (not great numbers) they were able to get dinner on the boat. One of the guys tried to assist by chumming for the fish the entire time and it may have worked. He also won awards for the first to get sick and catching the largest fish! All right guys, less tequila the night before next time!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 19, 2004
Today we had half of a mixed group on the “Fly Hooker”. If you remember him from a while back, Steve Henline did a few days of video work on the boat for a television show and this group (seven beautiful ladies) was referred to us from him. We split the group to fish two boats with four of them on the “Fly Hooker”. Fishing was slow today and Juan and Manuel tried working the area off of “Los Arcos” close to shore for Dorado but had no luck at all. Around 12:30 they received a call on the radio about some big Tuna being found 18 miles south of the light house and they pulled lines and steamed that way. Big Tuna were jumping out of the water and Juan said that they were over #100 pounds in size, but they would not bite. The guys worked them hard but with no success and as they turned around to head back they finally got bit. Not a Tuna bite though, it was a Dorado! A nice #35 female was fought to the boat and a live bait was dropped back The live bait was inhaled by a big Bull Dorado estimated at an easy #60, and I believe that as I saw the fillets (and am having some of it for dinner!). The ladies had a great time and are having the Dorado fixed up at a local restaurant for dinner this evening. Thanks Steve, and ladies, we are glad you enjoyed fishing with Juan and Manuel!
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Sep 20, 2004; 11:23AM - 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 SEPTEMBER 13-19, 2004
WEATHER: This week we watched as Hurricane Javier came toward us and we sighed with relief as it passed well to the west. It did bring cloudy skies on Wednesday and we had a few light sprinkles early in the week from passing clouds before the aft cloud deck of the Hurricane came over us and gave us some real rain. Not too
much, but enough to water the plants, knock the dust down and not wash out any of the streets. The swells were large enough and the winds high enough (35 mph) that the Port Captain closed the port on Thursday afternoon and all day Friday. It re-opened Saturday morning at 7 am.
WATER: It sure is amazing what a weather system can do for the surface temperatures. It seemed that everything dropped by about 10 degrees over the last few days. Where we were reading 87 degrees on the Pacific side before the Hurricane passed by, on Saturday it was 76 degrees out front all the way to the San Jaime Banks. It was not until the inside area of the Golden Gate Banks that the water got up to 81 degrees. Due to the cloud cover there was no temperature chart available for the area and after the port was re-opened it was a matter of searching for the right area and hoping the fish had not moved very much. The water had some good swells and was a bit choppy on Saturday morning but settled down in the afternoon.
BAIT: No change in bait availability this week, the normal summer Caballito at $2 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: It was slow on the Billfish this week and having the port close for a while and a Hurricane move through did not help anything. At the end of the week there were a few Sailfish found out in front of the Cape but there were very few Striped or Blue Marlin. Hopefully as things settle back into the normal pattern fishing will improve.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: This week is just about the same as last week’s Yellowfin report. Almost all the Yellowfin found this week were in the football category and most of them were found on the Pacific side within 5 miles of shore. No Porpoise were around as indicators, the fish were found on blind strikes. Cedar plugs and small feathers were good for getting anywhere between 2 to 10 fish in the boat. Quite a few small Bonita were mixed in with the schools of Yellowfin and these indicators had a lot of boats working the areas for Marlin as well. There were some larger Yellowfin caught by boats chunking for them up on the Cortez side early in the week. The Gorda and Inman Banks areas produced a few fine fish to triple digit size and the pressure was not too heavy.
DORADO: Surprisingly the Hurricane had almost no effect on the Dorado bite and the fish were in the same area after the storm passed. Close to shore in the Los Arcos area in water between 150 and 350 in depth held quite a few fish after the Hurricane went by and the water was a bit warmer in there as well with temperatures in the 81 degree range. Most of the Dorado were between 12 and 20 pounds with a few fish in the 40 pound range.
WAHOO: A few fish were caught early in the week and after the weather improved I saw a couple of flags on boats returning from the Pacific side, but the fish were not concentrated and were incidental catches.
INSHORE: Just as in last weeks report, lots of Skipjack and Bonita with a few Dorado in the mix accounted for most of the inshore action this week. A few boats were bottom fishing and reported fair catches of Snapper, Grouper and Amberjack.
NOTES: The end of the week saw us receiving what I consider perfect weather with low humidity, highs in the low 80’s and not having to use the air conditioner at night! Of course it was caused by the Hurricane cloud deck, and it will not last for long, but it sure is fine right now! As the water settles down and the clouds move away we should have a better idea of how the water temperatures are spread and that will help us find the fish again. Fingers are crossed that we do not have another Hurricane come our way this year! This weeks report was written to the sounds of Celine dion on an album with “live in las vegas” in the title (a copy). What a great voice! Until next week, tight lines!
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