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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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| Not all animals with the word fish in their names count as fish. |
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| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| Taste Buds ? Catfish have a more refined sense of flavor than humans. Our 10,000 taste buds may seem like a lot, but catfish can have as many as 175,000. This helps them find the exact location of their next meal. |
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| My brother has 2 German Shepherds named Rolex and Timex. You guessed it they are Watch Dogs. |
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From Jan 01, 1999 To Sep 23, 2025
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Sep 7, 2004; 04:58PM - Freshwater Report
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Category: Hawaii
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Author Name: Stan Wright
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Hard fishing this last week. The guys using live bait (talipia) were catching largemouth and peacock bass to 5 pounds. Average around 2 pounds. Lures and flys were attracting some strikes , but in general the fish were just not that aggressive. Even the red devils were not around in their usual numbers.
However, a day on the water is still better than a day in the office..... LOL
Aloha,
Stan
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Sep 7, 2004; 04:50PM - Ketchikan Fishing Report
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Category: Alaska
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Author Name: Stan Wright
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Our cruise ship was only docked in Ketchikan for 5 hours. Right at the end of the pier was a tourist place with a little fly shop called The Hook Up. There I met my guide Seth Conrow. Within 15 minutes we were standing just below a small set of rapids on a little stream ..... both hooked up to a pink salmon. Now these fish weighed between 4 and 5 pounds, maby larger. They were just out of the ocean, hard fighting, high jumping, and attacking our purple or pink egg-sucking-leach flys with wild abandon.
As the tide rose, the little pond grew larger and filled to overflowing with more fish. Pinks, Silvers, Reds and Dollies. I was standing in knee deep water with fish all around me. When a harbor seal invaded the pool the salmon were literally jumping on shore to escape.
After 2 hours of non stop action, I had to quit.
Tired but happy.
Would I go again? In a hart beat. I still haven't
experienced the fly out fishing to a remote river, the small mountain lakes filled with trout, or working the edges of the kelp beds from a boat catching all kind of interesting species. (I understand the Saltwater Black Bass attacking popping bugs is something to see.... wild)
Aloha,
Stan
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Sep 7, 2004; 10:47AM - Week yields Tuna and grouper in Venice Louisiana
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Category: Louisiana
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Author Name: Capt. Scott Avanzino
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Capt. Sonny and Darryl had a great week while I took some time off..Darryl had 6 yellowfin on a recent overnighter..Sonny had a white marlin, 2 bull dolphin, 2 wahoo and several yellowfin and blackfin tuna this week, including 6 yellows and 10 blacks the night before we left..For my my first day back was another come from behind last minute victory in the 4th quarter..it certainly helps captain and crew avert near disaster trip!!..Just got back to do an overnight trip with 5 days of rest under my belt..man was I ready to go..from the reports I had been reading and hearing about through the coconut telegraph I was excited and optimistic..got to the dock Monday morning to be held off by thunderstoms for 90 minutes, no big deal..Willie had the Cabo ready and waiting, and there were at least 2 marlin and 8 tuna a few dolphin and a few amberjacks waiting for us..made bait very easily, thanks to capt harvey's scouting report - greenies and coin sized blue runners and speedos aplenty..60 perfect baits..headed SW looking for the billfish bite in the Canyon..nothing doing..but at least it was flat calm and cool..made passes at Medusa, Mars, Usra and even by a 20 ft long tree!! Not one strike, not one fish seen..very little bait..water made a slow transition from blue green to blue 3 miles past Medusa and there was a remnant of a SW/NE running grass line and slick..pulled on it most of the afternoon..nothing for our effort and anticipation! Well at least there would be plenty of tuna waitng for us at Sonny's tuna hole..darkness came and nothing seen but a rather comfortable looking pile of flying fish and squid under the flare..not one tuna spotted at Mars or Ursa..managed to catch two 20 pound yellowfin on glow jigs down deep, along with a few blackfin for bait..anyway, around 11pm we decided to run back to Medusa where we had seen plenty of medium sized tuna while pulling the big baits..I was very frustrated and bitter at this point and even made a comment to Willie that at least I should be happy that the weather was perfect (calm and cool with a bright harvest moon) and the boat was running great..shortly thereafter the seas and winds picked up and we found ourselves in a very choppy 3-4ft headsea..about 3 miles from Medusa the spreader lights took a stutter step, went dim and bright and then faded into darkness..this signifying that something was amiss with the generator..no big deal I have plenty of experience with a 5kw Westerbeke having taken mine apart on many a dark and steamy night at sea and at the dock, sometimes minutes before a trip...went to raise the deck hatch..nothing but a strange rumble..no big deal..just add ATF and we should be in business..nearly got sprayed by the ram as the seal burst with he first inch of altitude..given the conditions I made the sarcastic outburst..'great..who needs lights and AC to catch fish anyway'.. ...made it to medusa, salt glazed and confused, finding it difficult to confirm the presence of tuna amid the whitecaps or even more befuddled to re-rig for different methods in total darkness..it wasn't looking good..made the decision to climb between the engines for a little recon, generators are always mounted in the most accesable places in mid sized boats..anyway, it was proabaly a clogged fuel filter or block in the fuel line..determined that the run solinoid was creating problems which with one tap of a hammer put her in perfect sync..this after the entire fuel line was purged in the 10 minutes before that revelation..man did that feel wonderful..on my back, rocking in 3 ft seas, laying down in a bath of Bilge Monster excrement (warm deisel/saltwater and oil mop residue and broken cable ties)..at least the small victory was therapuetic..but the return of lights didn't make it any easier to catch tuna..didn't even get one strike, chum, live bait, jigs, poppers rubber flying fish - to which the reamining faithful on deck called flying squirrels..after conceeding the obvious defeat, we made the decision to head north to try some bottom fishing; wasn't in the plan but thankfully I had grabbed 5 rods just in case before leaving the shed..problem was we only grabbed a single pack of 16 oz weights before we left the dock so we could catch 1-2 amberjack as planned.. ...if we had been on the albemarle it wouldn't have been so much a grave situation..as I have a reserve of 6 of everything that would rival most tackle wholesalers stock..anyway we were locked and loaded for big game but short on bottom fishing tackle..plenty of rods, but just about enough material to make 6 bottom rigs with 2 weights in reserve..stop number 1 was a total bust aside from one 20 pound gag and a 15 pound red snapper on 10 drifts..I had talked the place up too much and it yielded about a dozen undersized red snapper and plenty of little fish taps..a first! About halfway through this little adventure I noticed that the seal below the tuna door was leaking..a quick inspection of the deck fish box proved that all theice had melted and our measly catch of 5 fish was in jeopardy of spoiling.. About daylight the sqaulls pounded us and we made our way to a famous AJ hole more for protection from electric shock than anything else..those that braved the heavy fresh water rinse were rewarded with all the sharks and barracudas they could stand..1 each..not looking good at all..I looked at Brett Graham for the last time, and not this time not to curse or to apologize..but to rally the team for the game winning drive..with a near full livewell I think I surprised them by punching through the weather and heading back to the south..we were going to put at least one AJ inthe boat or die trying..her's whhat we had to work with..5 functional poles with 100 pound power pro, 4 heavy weights and 4 bottom rigs left and 2o baits..first drop yeilded the first of many jacks followed by 4 more grouper (the largest a 64 pound warsaw) and 6 snapper to 18 pounds..headed in with our heads up..what a turn aroud..I was even surprised but acted like it was all part of the master plan..we even had to use our drink box and ice from the bait coiller to ice the new additions to the fish box. and to think I had contemplated walking away from it all the night before..Never!!!and now I can afford that new camera and digital video recorder instead of having to refund the fare..look out Kevin Ford and John Jackson! Should be the last time I have to wait for pictures of it all..we even caught anoter huge warsaw grouper yesterday Paradise Outfitters ..985-845-8006
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Sep 6, 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 AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 5, 2004
WEATHER: Well, we didn’t have to worry about getting into triple digit weather this week! It is hard to do when you are overcast all the time. September is well know here as Hurricane time and while we don’t often get hit by one, the feeder bands that are associated with them often affect us. Hurricane Harold sent us some clouds and rain this week as it passed well to the west of us, and the rain was welcome. We had mostly clear skies at the beginning of the week but on Tuesday felt the first few scatterings of rain, then it cleared on Wednesday. On Thursday we got a bit more sprinkles and then Thursday night it moved in. Rain and wind were the words for the end of the week, and it sure knocked the dust off of everything!
WATER: Water temps at the beginning of the week were in the 85 degree range on the Pacific side and in the upper 80’s on the Cortez side. With the overcast from the feeder bands I am not sure what they were at the end of the week in most of the areas but I do know that out in front the water remained in the 83 degree range and was just a bit off color, at least compared to earlier in the week. Surface conditions were rough to moderate at the end of the week and the Port Captain closed the port Thursday at noon, re-opened it Friday (with advisories for heavy seas and high winds). A few boats tried to stick it out but almost every one was back in within an hour. Saturday the seas had moderated and the winds died a bit and it was very fishable, but bumpy.
BAIT: No change in bait availability this week, the normal summer Caballito at $2 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Perhaps the moon, or maybe the rough water, but something made the Billfish bite drop off. Not that there weren’t Marlin being caught, along with some Sailfish, there were fish out there, just not in the numbers of the last two weeks. The same areas were holding them and the 95 Spot as well as the 1150 had fish early in the week. At the tail end of the week there were a few fish found close to shore on the Cortez side but we won’t be sure where the concentrations went to until later on.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Once again there were plenty of Tuna to be found early in the week and the action was great up around the Golden Gate Banks and farther north on the Pacific, close to shore. Some of the fish were in the 80 pound range but most of them were smaller schoolies, in the 20-25 pound class. Find the Porpoise and you had found the fish. Cedar plugs, bright colored feathers and live bait worked well. There were Tuna in other places as well, but they were mostly scattered football fish. At the end of the week it appeared that the fish had moved much farther offshore, but things may settle down now the feeder bands are gone.
DORADO: The Dorado action was concentrated on the Pacific side up around the San Jaime and the Golden Gate Banks, as well as there being some wide open action for boats lucky enough to find one of the few paddies floating out there. Most of the fish were in the 12-20 pound class and at the end of the week the bite had moved. More fish farther offshore and slightly larger ones at that!
WAHOO: I only saw one Wahoo flag at the beginning of the week but after the rough weather, on Sunday, there were quite a few flying. Our boat picked up two nice fish, one on the Pacific side at the lighthouse and one on the Cortez side as they were clearing lines. The fish were between #40 and #65.
INSHORE: Plenty of action on Skipjack early in the week but at then end of the week there was no inshore fishing due to the sea conditions.
NOTES: Sigh, September. It is either the best fishing or the worst weather of the year, and this year we have had both! Hopefully we will avoid getting a direct hit this year! While the Billfishing slowed this week, there are some nice Blues out there. On Monday an American boat reported over the radio that they had released a very nice Blue Marlin after a four hour fight and gave the GPS numbers over the radio. The brother of my Captain went to the area about two hours later and found a #700 Blue floating belly up, it appeared that the fish had been tail wrapped and died during the fight or shortly after release. At least the fish did not go to waste, but I wish the original anglers had stayed with it long enough to be sure it had recovered. This weeks report was written to the various artists recording for Higher Octave Music (Ottmar Liebert, Craig Chaquico, The Soto Koto Band, Cusco, Nightingale, Himekami, EKO, Randy Tico, William Aura and Tri Atma) on the 1993 release “The Higher Octave Collection; “Music from around the World for around the clock””.
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Sep 6, 2004; 10:39AM - Fly Hooekr 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:
Wahoo: 2 fish kept (#65, #40)
Dorado: 2 fish kept (#40, #25)
Yellowfin Tuna: 1 fish kept (#10)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 3, 2004
Ken Shatzer and his friend Mark were supposed to be our anglers today. Yesterday we had feeder bands from a hurricane move through the area and they brought rain and a lot of wind, enough so that around noon the Port Captain closed the port to any outgoing traffic. Mary picked up Ken and Mark at the hotel this morning and told them that there was a possibility that he might keep the port closed. With everyone there and standing on the dock we waited until first light for the Marines to go out and check the bay and give word to the Captain on conditions out there. While waiting Juan heard on the radio one of the two cruise ships that was supposed to call today tell the Port Captain that they were going to give us a pass due to the high winds and seas. At 7 am the Captain reported that he was opening the port with the advisory that there were high winds and big seas and to proceed with caution. We let Ken and Mark have the option of going or not, and did not feel bad at all when they said that they preferred to give it a pass for today and would keep their fingers crossed that the water and winds would pass by tomorrow. Boats that did try and fish today all returned within an hour of leaving, the conditions were just too rough to fish.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 4, 2004
The wind and seas had calmed down quite a bit by yesterday afternoon and today was a fishable day so Ken and Mark were able to get out and give it a shot. Manuel and Juan headed out toward the lighthouse on the Pacific side and found a large piece of wood early in the trip. The first cast of live bait on the wood resulted in the bait coming off but the second bait cast hooked them up to a nice #45 Dorado. They were not able to get any more fish off of that piece of wood so they kept heading out looking for more fish. They were able to get one more Dorado a little while later, and this fish was around #25. It was slow fishing, and after weather like that there are always a couple of days where it is necessary to search and figure out where the fish went to. They were able to get one small Yellowfin Tuna and a few Skipjacks hooked up but that was about it for them. The water has calmed down some but it was still bumpy and they decided that nest years they might change the week they visit Cabo, 3 of the past 5 years during Labor Day weekend have resulted in weather similar to this. Well, we hope to see you next year at a different time then! Thanks guys, and good luck!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 5, 2004
Today is the first of three days fishing for Jere and Roz Foust. They are here for their 40th wedding anniversary and Jere really wants to catch a Blue Marlin. This morning he said that Dorado would be nice, but a Blue is the target. The wind and rain have all but disappeared here in Cabo but our Captain, Manuel, lives in the area of San Jose known as “La Playita” and there is a large arroyo between the village and San Jose that always has run off during heavy rains. He called and said that the road was impassable so Juan called our back up and it was Juan and Edgar on the boat this morning. Juan had heard reports on the radio that there had been a few Blues found on the Pacific side out toward the south so they headed for the lighthouse this morning to start. First fish in the box was early and it was a decent Wahoo of about #40, not a Marlin, but a nice fish none the less. About 10:30 they had a Striped Marlin on the surface that they tossed a bait to and Juan said the fish came down on the line on one of its first jumps and broke off. That was all the Marlin action they had, but on the way in, just as they were getting ready to clear lines they hooked up another Wahoo. Roz was the angler on this fish and brought in a very nice one estimated at #65! Good going guys, and our fingers are crossed that tomorrow you will get hooked up to that Blue!
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Sep 4, 2004; 04:36PM - Season About to Begin
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
While decent action can be found offshore for sails along with a few tuna and dorado, the locals are about the only ones here to take advantage. Back closer to shore, the roosters can be seen cruising the backside of the waves looking for bait.
Water Temperature 75-84
Air Temperature 80-84
Humidity 100 %
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 5:51 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:12 p.m. CST
Sept. 6, Last Quarter; Sep. 14, New; Sept. 21, First Quarter; Sep 28, Full.
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Sep 4, 2004; 04:35PM - Three Sails A Day!
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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IN GENERAL: The 80º clean blue water is only about 1 mile of the beach. Overall, the fishing can be rated as decent. Most boats are averaging between two and three sailfish releases per day, but the tuna and dorado are scarce again.
The big news is still with the outstanding roosterfish bite that has not let up for about two months now, along with lots of huge jack crevalle. In fact, some of the best jack fishing is taking place inside Zihuatanejo Bay.
Even though the roosterfish are outstanding, you normally only dream of a day like the one Luis Marciel had with his client Pat Johnson of Tulsa, Okla., on the panga “Gringo Loco.” They were fishing the Pantla area when a huge area of fish erupted on bait just off the beach. Mixed in with the gamefish were large sierra, jacks, and roosters. When it was all over and done, fishing with surface poppers to the breaking fish, Pat and his fishing partner had 10 roosters averaging between 35- and 45-pounds, 7 jacks of about 12- to 15-pounds, and 2 sierra. They were absolutely exhausted, and told Luis to head back to the dock before 11.
Luis told me they had lost at least 10 more big roosters on short strikes, and at one point a large jack was literally battling with a large rooster to see who could get the popper first.
Baja on the Fly’s, 'Jacks or Better Fly Fishing Tournament' Oct. 6-10 has only two openings left.
http://www.bajafly.com/jacksorbetter.htm
Water Temperature 80-84
Air Temperature 78-87
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Thunder Storms
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:32 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:56 p.m. CDT
Sept. 6, Last Quarter; Sep. 14, New; Sept. 21, First Quarter; Sep 28, Full.
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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Sep 4, 2004; 04:32PM - Howard Puts Damper on Baja Bite
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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., September 04, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (8/28-9/03)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Gary and Yvonne will be visiting the following clubs this week. For more info visit their websites.
Sept. 7 Santa Barbara Fly Fishing Club http://www.sbflyfishers.com/
Sept. 8 Conejo Fly Fishing Club http://www.cvff.org/
Sept. 9 Pasadena Casting Club http://www.pasadenacastingclub.org/index.html
EAST CAPE
IN GENERAL: This week hurricane Howard came meandering past, bringing some much-needed rain to East Cape as its outer rings swirled over the tip of Baja. While fishing seemed to be unaffected, the unsettled conditions that prevailed most of the week kept most of the fleet closer to the dock.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 81-88
Air temperature 72-92
Humidity about 82%
Wind: Southeast 10 mph
Conditions: rain
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 7:02 a.m. MDT
Sunset 7:32 p.m. MDT
Sept. 6, Last Quarter; Sep. 14, New; Sept. 21, First Quarter; Sep 28, Full.
OFFSHORE: Sails provided the bulk of the action this week.
INSHORE: The dorado seemed to ignore the unsettled conditions and continued to bite from Rancho Buenavista all the way to the lighthouse at Punta Arena.
BEACH: Wind waves and storm surge chewed up the beach pretty well. Best bet was early morning.
BILLFISH – Slow for everything except the sails that could care less about a little rough seas.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Moved further offshore but the good news is it was a better quality of fish in the 20- to 30-pound range.
DORADO – Close, inside of three miles from the beach produced steady action, weather permitting.
ROOSTERFISH\\JACK CREVALLE – Dirty water caused by the storm slowed the bite down this week.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Still can be found in the same zone as the dorado.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Rocky outcropping are the best right now.
SIERRA – A few around the bait receivers at La Ribera.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Tough to get outside with the lump caused as Howard passes by out to the west. Water temperatures continue to climb which is a good omen for a good fall season offshore. Esteros were less productive this week because of some large tide swings caused by full moon.
Water Temperature 67-78
Air Temperature 76-82
Humidity 97%
Wind SSW 8 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:08 a.m. MDT
Sunset 7:41 p.m. MDT
Sept. 6, Last Quarter; Sep. 14, New; Sept. 21, First Quarter; Sep 28, Full.
YELLOWTAIL – Bird schools producing the best action both in and outside the entrada if the weather permits.
CORVINA – Bridge at the entrance to town was the go-to spot for those who chose not to venture out in the bay because of the weather.
SNOOK – Not this week.
HALIBUT – Mostly smaller ones.
SIERRA – A few mixed in the bird schools at the entrada.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 80º clean blue water is only about 1 mile of the beach. Overall, the fishing can be rated as decent. Most boats are averaging between two and three sailfish releases per day, but the tuna and dorado are scarce again.
The big news is still with the outstanding roosterfish bite that has not let up for about two months now, along with lots of huge jack crevalle. In fact, some of the best jack fishing is taking place inside Zihuatanejo Bay.
Even though the roosterfish are outstanding, you normally only dream of a day like the one Luis Marciel had with his client Pat Johnson of Tulsa, Okla., on the panga “Gringo Loco.” They were fishing the Pantla area when a huge area of fish erupted on bait just off the beach. Mixed in with the gamefish were large sierra, jacks, and roosters. When it was all over and done, fishing with surface poppers to the breaking fish, Pat and his fishing partner had 10 roosters averaging between 35- and 45-pounds, 7 jacks of about 12- to 15-pounds, and 2 sierra. They were absolutely exhausted, and told Luis to head back to the dock before 11.
Luis told me they had lost at least 10 more big roosters on short strikes, and at one point a large jack was literally battling with a large rooster to see who could get the popper first.
Baja on the Fly’s, 'Jacks or Better Fly Fishing Tournament' Oct. 6-10 has only two openings left.
http://www.bajafly.com/jacksorbetter.htm
Water Temperature 80-84
Air Temperature 78-87
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Thunder Storms
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:32 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:56 p.m. CDT
Sept. 6, Last Quarter; Sep. 14, New; Sept. 21, First Quarter; Sep 28, Full.
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
While decent action can be found offshore for sails along with a few tuna and dorado, the locals are about the only ones here to take advantage. Back closer to shore, the roosters can be seen cruising the backside of the waves looking for bait.
Water Temperature 75-84
Air Temperature 80-84
Humidity 100 %
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 5:51 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:12 p.m. CST
Sept. 6, Last Quarter; Sep. 14, New; Sept. 21, First Quarter; Sep 28, Full.
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Sep 3, 2004; 10:50PM - sagami bay
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Category: Japan- Okinawa
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Author Name: pinball machine
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huge schools of katsuo (striped bonito tuna) have arrived in sagami wan. troll birds with peanut size japanese lures. mahi mahi everywhere. full coolers.
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Aug 30, 2004; 12:36PM - Cabo Bite Report
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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
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT AUGUST 23-29, 2004
WEATHER: Once again we had a very warm week here in Cabo, and there was a threat of rain in the air for a few days as well. Hurricane Frank at the beginning of the week had a few feeder type bands of clouds come over us and we did get a bit of overcast at the beginning of the week and then we had Hurricane Georgette develop to the south and head west, bringing us more clouds and dropping some rain with it’s feeder bands, but the rain was up toward La Paz and the mountains. So, partly cloudy for most of the week with the night time lows in the high 70’s and day time highs up to triple digits.
WATER: Water temperatures in the area have remained in the mid to high 80’s all week with the predominate feature being the warm band (by about one degree) that is running along the Sea of Cortez coast from the Gordo Banks, out about 12 miles and wrapping around the Cape to the San Jaime Banks. This water has been 84 to 85 degrees while water elsewhere has been 82-83 degrees. The passing of the Hurricanes to the south of us has brought large swells to the area and on Friday they were very large, Saturday the started to die down. Combined with the afternoon winds conditions became uncomfortable later in the day at the end of the week, but not unsafe.
BAIT: No change in bait availability this week, the normal summer Caballito at $2 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: This week was a great one for Marlin, as long as you wanted to catch Stripers! There were Blues caught, as well as a few Blacks, but they were not common. The Striped Marlin were concentrated in the area of the 95 Spot again, and there were some Sailfish as well, just not the numbers as last week. Live bait worked as well as lures did and most boats were able to get one or two to the side for releases. It appeared that there were Blue Marlin if you went much farther out, or up off of Punta Gordo, but as I said, they were scarce.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Tuna were found almost anywhere and everywhere this week, with there being large fish found at Gordo Banks, the 1150 and off of Migraino on the Pacific side. A few of these fish went into triple numbers with a few almost touching #200, but most of the fish were in the 25-40 pound range and a few schools were 40-80 pound fish. Live bait dropped way back hooked up some of the larger fish while Marlin lures accounted for a lot of the schoolies. There were football size fish to be found closer to the beach on the Cortez side and most boats had no trouble getting a few of them.
DORADO: This weeks Dorado section is word for word the same as last week. The Main Dorado action this week was on the Pacific side with some large fish being found on the Cortez side by boats fishing bigger lures for Marlin. Most of the fish on the Pacific side were between 15 and 20 pounds, and a few boats were able to limit out for their anglers. Live bait was the key, with a Caballito being dropped back as soon as a troll caught fish approached the boat. A few boats were lucky enough to find a piece of kelp holding fish, and every day or so one of them came in with lots of yellow flags flying.
WAHOO: There was a brief flurry of Wahoo activity at the middle of the week on fish that were reported to 90 pounds but then the bite dropped off.
INSHORE: The large swells caused by the hurricanes slowed down the inshore fishing this week. Most of the Pangas that went out were looking a few miles out for Yellowfin and Dorado and they did fairly well, but the traditional inshore fish such as Roosterfish, Jack Crevalle and Amberjack were not the focus.
NOTES: All right! With the great Marlin action, the Yellowfin bite picking up and Dorado showing up it has turned out to be a very nice week! If only the Hurricanes stay away maybe it will continue! My friend Brian Flynn was in town this week and played for a few nights at Cannery Row. Good news from him is that he might be headlining at one of the larger casinos in Vegas shortly! Good on you Brian, and get Knemu up there with you on Bass and you guys will rock the house down! I can see “The Brian Flynn Band” up on the marquee now! Check Brian out at www.brianflynnband.com. Until next week, Tight Lines!
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