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Jul 19, 2004; 01:40PM - 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 JULY12-18, 2004
WEATHER: It is the start of Hurricane season here in Cabo and we had a little taste of it this week as a tropical depression came on through at the beginning of the week and dropped a bit of rain and brought some wind along with the moisture. Tuesday the feeder bands came through as the main mass passed to the west. The wind kicked up to around 35 knots and we had a few really good downpours out of it as well. At least it knocked all the dust off of everything and watered the plants! My wife said that the wind actually felt good as the temperature lowered and the humidity dropped, but I flew back in Saturday night and the lack of wind and the humidity reminded me that I was not in Newport anymore! As of right now, we have a few clouds in the sky, light winds from the northwest and a temperature of 88 degrees. Mary says that our weekly high was around 92 and our low was right in the 62 degree range.
WATER: Water temperatures first. The warm water this week was on the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape out to around 12 miles. It was blue and in the 83 degree range. A little further out and it dropped a degree or two. On the Pacific side the reverse is true, with the cooler water being within 12 miles of shore and averaging 78 degrees, with the offshore water in the 80 degree range. Also, on the Pacific side, the farther up the coast you get, the greener the water becomes. At the very beginning of the week, and at the end of the week, surface conditions were very good. Of course, when the tropical depression blew through it got a lot rougher and most boats canceled trips on the 13th and 14th, even though the Port Captain did not close the port down.
BAIT: Plenty of Caballito available at the normal $2.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The water warms up and the big fish move in! For those of you that keep track of such things, you are probably aware of the 1,100 pound Black Marlin caught here about 10 days ago. That was a good sign of things to come and since then there have been plenty of both Blue and Black Marlin being seen in the lure patterns, and some of them have been hungry as well! Most of this action has happened between the 95 spot and Gorda Banks (for the Blues) and just several miles offshore or on the high spots for the Blacks. As well as the big boys, there has been a plethora (look it up) of Striped Marlin being sighted on the surface within two miles of shore, and a lot of them have been hungry. Almost all the action on all the species this week was on the Cortez side, and will probably remain there until the warm water starts moving again. Big lures in blue/silver/pink and purple/silver were the ticket for the Blues and Blacks this week and the Stripes seemed to prefer live bait.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The weather kept a lot of boats from checking out the Tuna action at the San Jaime and the Golden Gate banks during the middle of the week, but at the tail end of the week we were getting a few reports of decent fish in the 30-50 pound class being found there. Of course, it took a decent size boat and anglers who could handle the chop to get there and fish. Elsewhere, the Porpoise pods put out fish in the football category, most of them from 10-15 pounds with a few larger fish in the mix. Preferred lures were cedar plugs and small feathers in dark colors. The few boats on the Pacific banks reported that live bait dropped deep in areas where Tuna were spotted breaking water worked fairly well, but they really thought they could have done better with some Sardinas.
DORADO: Decent Dorado action was reported this week, and almost every time we get rough water for a while the bite picks up! There were a lot of fish found close to shore that were schoolies and a few boats had a blast catching and releasing a dozen or so of the 8 pound fish. The larger fish were a bit farther out and seemed to average around 18-20 pounds. Most of them were caught on lures as Marlin fever has caught hold of almost everyone and the lures have gotten big! For the guys just looking for meat, the smaller straight runners in about 7-9 inches and bright colors worked well, and of course the normal practice of dropping live bait behind a hooked fish resulted in quite a few more decent fish being caught. As with almost all the other species, the best results this week were on the Cortez side of the Cape. This may well have more to do with the surface conditions than anything else, but I guess we will know a bit more about that as this week progresses.
WAHOO: There were scattered Wahoo reported this week and one of the reasons would (or could) be that there was a good concentration of other species holding in areas that the Wahoo prefer, like the Gorda banks and along the drops in closer to shore. The Wahoo averaged 40 pounds and most of them were caught on dark colored Marlin lures, the larger ones attracting more attention than the smaller one. So, go ahead and put out that $120 piece of jewelry and take your chances!
INSHORE: The Pacific was a non-event for the Pangas this week and it was not until the end of the week that there was any action to report for the inshore species. Roosterfish, Jack Crevalle and a few bottom fish were the norm, and there were plenty of small Dorado to be found within a mile or two of the beach. Most of the guys that went out focused on the Dorado and the Striped Marlin this week and found fair to good action.
NOTES: It’s Sunday morning and I just got back from Southern California last night. All the information I have on this week’s report is based on information from my wife Mary and the Captains and crews I was able to talk to this morning. The trip north was not too bad and only took us 5 days with rough water the first two days and smooth running after that. It was nice to get a little shopping done in BIG stores! I am glad I missed the weather this week; it sure was nice up in the Newport area! This weeks report was written to music by a group that probably none of you have ever heard before. A long time ago (back in the early 70’s) I got my hands on a Plantation Records (a division of the Shelby Singleton Corp. of Nashville, Tenn.) promotional copy of some great surf style guitar music. Simplistic, but great. Now, don’t laugh, but the artists were “Harlow Wilcox & the Oakies” and the album is titled “Groovy Grubworm and Other Golden Guitar Greats”. There is no printing date on the album, but it has to be from the late 60’s or early 70’s. I think I’ll try and do a little research this afternoon and find out. If any of you out there have any information, drop me a line! Until next week, Tight Lines, and keep the music flowing!
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Jul 17, 2004; 06:11PM - Summer Doldrums
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: Typical summer action with few clients venturing out. Plenty of action for smaller tuna and dorado. Sailfish were a bit tougher to find for the few boats heading out.
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 80-82
Humidity 84 %
Wind SE 8 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 5:43 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:35 p.m. CST
July 17 New, July 27 First Quarter, July 31, Full, Aug 9 Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Jul 17, 2004; 06:10PM - More Jacks Than Roosters
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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 very close at the 1 mile mark off the beach. The inshore roosterfish action has been fantastic. All the popular panga captains, such as Adolpho on the “Dos Hermanos,” Martin on the “Isamar,” Arturo on the “Janneth,” and Luis on the “Gringo Loco” are scoring on at least three roosters a day and they are all in the 35 to 45 pound class.
The sailfish have dropped off a bit, but are improving with the new moon approaching. Santiago, on the panga “Gitana,” had a typical day with two releases for clients Tim Bradford and his son Travis of Manhattan Beach, Calif. Travis is only 9 years old and it was his first sail.
The jack crevalle action inshore has actually been hotter than the roosters. Unfortunately, there is not much size to them, but 50 fish a day on the 5-pounders will give any light tackle or flyrodder a great day on the water.
Water Temperature 80-89
Air Temperature 78-86
Humidity 74%
Wind SW 6 mph
Conditions Thunder Storms
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:19 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:24 p.m. CDT
July 17 New, July 27 First Quarter, July 31, Full, Aug 9 Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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Jul 17, 2004; 06:07PM - Fishing Back to Normal After Tropical Storm
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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., July 17, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (7/10-7/16)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: This week brought the first tropical depression Blas to East Cape which resulted in a few unsettled days. By this morning (7/17), cloudless skies and flat seas greeted the boats as they headed out. Blue marlin have begun to arrive for a big tournament scheduled for early Aug. Tuna are at 20 miles, dorado close to shore, roosters and jacks cruising the beaches provided lots of choices for the flyrodder.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 74-88
Air temperature 77-97
Humidity about 76%
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 6:4 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:12 p.m. MDT
July 17 New, July 27 First Quarter, July 31, Full, Aug 9 Last Quarter
OFFSHORE: As the storm moved out toward the west, the fishing steadily regained its momentum. Not wide open, but improving every day.
INSHORE: Small dorado in close (less than 3 miles from shore), a few roosters and jacks also found feeding on small schools of sardina.
BEACH: Wave action mid week stirred thing up a tad. As of yesterday (7/16) afternoon, wind waves had subsided, water had cleaned up and a few roosters and jacks could be see feeding as the sun went down.
BILLFISH – Typical summer action with enough blues to keep you on your toes.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Seem to be holding near the 20 mile mark, mostly football-sized with a few fatties now and then.
DORADO – Good numbers of smaller fish close to shore, perfect for the flyrod. Further outside, some larger ones can be found under anything floating.
ROOSTERFISH\\JACK CREVALLE – Just like clockwork in front of the hotels every afternoon as the boats discard the left over sardina. First the ladyfish and then the jacks and roosters come a slashing.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – From the lighthouse to La Ribera just a few miles offshore.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – A few smaller ones on the rocky points.
SIERRA – Not enough to change to wire.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Tropical depression Blas came and went this week leaving unsettled conditions offshore. Some wind and large swells still remained on Thur. Out at the entrada, the yellows shut off but the grouper were still biting at a pretty good clip. Rocky points at Santa Margarita Island produced the best action with several fish in the mid teens. There were several “mystery bites” that never stopped until the line broke. The esteros were lightly fished again this week. Consistent corvina catches with a few grouper in the mix along with mucho cabrilla.
Water Temperature 60-65
Air Temperature 75-85
Humidity 97%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 6:46 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:18 p.m. MDT
July 17 New, July 27 First Quarter, July 31, Full, Aug 9 Last Quarter
YELLOWTAIL – Big swell, dirty water and lots of seaweed slowed down the action this week.
CORVINA – Bread and butter fish for the week.
SNOOK – Where are they?
HALIBUT – Always, sandy beach.
SIERRA – Not targeted this week.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 80º blue water is still holding very close at the 1 mile mark off the beach. The inshore roosterfish action has been fantastic. All the popular panga captains, such as Adolpho on the “Dos Hermanos,” Martin on the “Isamar,” Arturo on the “Janneth,” and Luis on the “Gringo Loco” are scoring on at least three roosters a day and they are all in the 35 to 45 pound class.
The sailfish have dropped off a bit, but are improving with the new moon approaching. Santiago, on the panga “Gitana,” had a typical day with two releases for clients Tim Bradford and his son Travis of Manhattan Beach, Calif. Travis is only 9 years old and it was his first sail.
The jack crevalle action inshore has actually been hotter than the roosters. Unfortunately, there is not much size to them, but 50 fish a day on the 5-pounders will give any light tackle or flyrodder a great day on the water.
Water Temperature 80-89
Air Temperature 78-86
Humidity 74%
Wind SW 6 mph
Conditions Thunder Storms
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:19 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:24 p.m. CDT
July 17 New, July 27 First Quarter, July 31, Full, Aug 9 Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: Typical summer action with few clients venturing out. Plenty of action for smaller tuna and dorado. Sailfish were a bit tougher to find for the few boats heading out.
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 80-82
Humidity 84 %
Wind SE 8 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 5:43 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:35 p.m. CST
July 17 New, July 27 First Quarter, July 31, Full, Aug 9 Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Jul 12, 2004; 10:33AM - 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 JULY 5 to JULY 11, 2004
WEATHER: Highs in the high 90’s with humid air, night time lows in the high 70’s. Thank goodness for air conditioning! There have been light winds during the morning hours while at sea, but almost no breeze in the morning here in town. In the afternoons and early evening it has picked up a bit and cooled things off. Slight cloud cover at the beginning and the end of the week and some good, dense clouds in the middle, and these clouds dropped some rain to the north of us, but none here.
WATER: High water temperature was 85 degrees on the Sea of Cortez and the low was around 74 on the Pacific side. Straight south 15 miles we saw water temperatures in the middle. The surface conditions were good almost all week on the Cortez side of the Cape and on the Pacific they only got rough during the middle of the week when the cloud cover and wind moved in.
BAIT: The usual Caballito at $2 each, some Mullet but not much else.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Ok, the bite is still good but not as red hot as last wee, but the variety is improving. There were trips where both Blue Marlin and Striped Marlin were caught, some where a Striped Marlin and a Sailfish were caught, or a Blue Marlin and a Sailfish, and at least one boat came in flying flags for all three! The bite has moved to the south of the Cape and there seems to be a preference for lures right now, and live bait dropped back in the pattern just gets picked at, not really eaten. Darker colors worked the best but the Bleeding Mackerel still got a lot of strikes.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Not a lot of changes on the Tuna bite, there have been a lot of footballs found as well as fish in the 20-25 pound class, and most of them have been in Porpoise pods. The best area has been to the south of the Cape 20 miles and to the south side of the San Jaime Banks. I did talk with one boat that went and worked the Golden Gate Bank and did well on fish from 20-40 pounds, but there were no other boats around at the time, and they did not find the fish on the next day’s trip to the same area. Small feathers in bright colors did well, as did cedar plugs.
DORADO: The Dorado bite keeps getting better and the bite moved on up into the Pacific this week with great action being found up in the Migranios area and the beach off of Margarite. The fish have not been large, averaging 12 pounds, but there have been plenty of them, and there has been the occasional beast mixed in. The larger fish have been farther offshore, and have been much more scattered. Slow trolled live bait under working Frigate Birds has provided a lot of action as has trolling medium sized bright lures.
WAHOO: A decent Wahoo bite this week with a few boats getting doubles on fish averaging 30 pounds. Most boats of course never had a Wahoo strike but that is the way it often goes with these fish. The favorite lure seemed to be anything in either Bleeding Mackerel or Bleeding Dorado run either very short (second wake) or very long (back on #8 or #9).
INSHORE: Most of the boats were working a bit farther offshore than usual due to the number of Dorado to be found, and those working for the normal; inshore fish were a bit disappointed. There were some Roosterfish caught as well as Jack Crevalle, but not in the numbers to be expected this time of year.
NOTES: Well George finally left on his trip north yesterday and he wrote this report Saturday morning just before he left. So if you are in San Diego, say hi to him when he passes by.
Cheaptickets.com has a deal from LAX this week. $180 roundtrip plus the taxes. Finally!
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Jul 10, 2004; 01:07PM - Yellowfin or Dorado Anyone
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: Several boats ventured out last week, and they were after the abundant tuna. They ended up with lots of yellowfin tuna and even more dorado. The blue water is back and has moved in close with the run being about 12-15 miles. The weather has been nice with cloudy conditions, but no rain.
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 78-82
Humidity 84 %
Wind 5 mph from the East
T-Storms
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 5:41 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:35 p.m. CST
July 17 New, July 27 First Quarter, July 31, Full, Aug 9 Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Jul 10, 2004; 01:06PM - Sails Slow, Roosters Crowing
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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 close inshore, but the sailfish fishing has tapered off some from the last couple of weeks. A lot of this can probably be attributed to the moon phase. As we go into the dark phase, I am very certain the blue water fishing should pick up.
As it is, each boat has been releasing 1 or 2 sailfish a day, and the numbers of dorado hitting the dock are increasing.
Captain Cali and I were beach fishing yesterday (Fri.) out at Buena Vista. I was using my 10-weight and Cali had light tackle spin gear. We were getting a lot green jacks, a few small jack crevalle, and an occasional barrilete. We watched Arturo on the panga “Whisky III” work the back side of the surf line with a couple of clients. Right in front of us they had a double on a pair of 45-pound roosters. They lifted them up for a photo, and then released them.
In other words, the roosterfish action is still hot.
Water Temperature 80-89
Air Temperature 80-91
Humidity 74%
Wind 5 mph from the West
Conditions Thunder Storms
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:17 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:24 p.m. CDT
July 17 New, July 27 First Quarter, July 31, Full, Aug 9 Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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Jul 10, 2004; 01:04PM - Dorado by the Score; Tuna, Roosters and Billfish
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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., July 10, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (6/27-7/09)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Dave Kuykendall of Mill Creek, Wash., along with Linda Patterson finished up their whirlwind trip from the Pacific Northwest. Sorry, no “bubba” event on their ATV day, but fighting a strong east wind they did manage to catch jacks and a halibut. Dave did have one take from a mid-teen rooster that just didn’t work out. On their last panga day they redeemed themselves nicely with double digit dorado within spitting distance of Rancho Leonero. The dorado were so close that Rancho Leonero manager Gary Barnes-Webb jumped into a panga and came out to join in the fray. Billfish, tuna, dorado, and a few quality roosters made for another memorable week at East Cape.
I returned to Escondido mid-week and Yvonne and I will be in Downey for the Downey Fly Fishers meeting. It’s Tues., July 13, 2004 7 p.m. in Apollo Park, 12458 Rives Ave., Downey, Calif. For more information, go to http://www.downeyflyfishers.org/
The topic is Saltwater Fly-Fishing Opportunities South of the Border, featuring fresh material from the 2004 season. If you’re anywhere within double-haul distance of Downey you’re welcome to stop by and say hello.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 74-88
Air temperature 78-98
Humidity about 62%
Wind: Calm/some wind in the afternoon
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:39 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:08 p.m. MDT
July 17 New, July 27 First Quarter, July 31, Full, Aug 9 Last Quarter
OFFSHORE: Blue marlin and sails began to pick up as summer gets rolling and the water temps continue to creep up. Stripes fell off a bit, while the tuna were back on a roll. It was a fine line between offshore and inshore with dorado only a few miles off the beach.
INSHORE: Sardina seems to have taken up residence between Punta Colorada and the Lighthouse. Roosters, quality jacks, pompano all seem to be in on the secret and the early morning bite has been great and consistent.
BEACH: Ladyfish, jacks and roosters dominated the action this week. Find the sardina or mullet schools and your rods bound to be bent sooner than later.
BILLFISH – Want a blue on the fly? More shots coming every day if you have the patience. Enough stripes and sails to fill in the gaps.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – We even found a few football-sized Charlies under the shark buoys. Outside Punta Pescadero toward the 88 produced some fatties. The other area is out from the Lighthouse 10 miles.
DORADO – The larger fish are outside in much smaller schools. Back closer to shore, bigger schools contained more fish, but not quite as large. Esual Valdez, manager of Buenavista Beach Resort, three caught outside the Lighthouse that weighed between 40 and 50-pounds
ROOSTERFISH\\JACK CREVALLE – Roosters showed in front of the hotel as the boats came in. Discarded chum got them all excited and I did see a couple of near misses on the fly.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Just a few miles off the beach mixed in with the dorado.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Punta Colorada point was holding a few smaller ones this week.
SIERRA –Only an incidental catch these days.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The entrada (entrance to the ocean) continues to heat up with more yellows caught early morning there. Corvina, grouper and cabrilla are up in the esteros (estuaries.)
Diana Hoyt called to report Captain Ruben Duran had scored big time on grouper to 30 pounds outside the Boca Soledad near Lopez Mateos. He also reported a large black sea bass well over 100 pounds. Diana also reported that their new 17-foot Carolina skiff fishing the esteros surrounding Lopez Mateos had found great fishing for corvina, leopard grouper and cabrilla.
Water Temperature 60-65
Air Temperature 73-80
Humidity 27%
Wind 4 mph from the NW
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 6:43 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:19 p.m. MDT
July 17 New, July 27 First Quarter, July 31, Full, Aug 9 Last Quarter
YELLOWTAIL – Catches seem to be improving at the entrada.
CORVINA – Pretty consistent throughout the bay.
SNOOK – Should be a barn burner when if finally gets going.
HALIBUT – A given on sandy beaches with a slow retrieved weighted fly.
SIERRA – Not targeted this week.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 80º blue water is still close inshore, but the sailfish fishing has tapered off some from the last couple of weeks. A lot of this can probably be attributed to the moon phase. As we go into the dark phase, I am very certain the blue water fishing should pick up.
As it is, each boat has been releasing 1 or 2 sailfish a day, and the numbers of dorado hitting the dock are increasing.
Captain Cali and I were beach fishing yesterday (Fri.) out at Buena Vista. I was using my 10-weight and Cali had light tackle spin gear. We were getting a lot green jacks, a few small jack crevalle, and an occasional barrilete. We watched Arturo on the panga “Whisky III” work the back side of the surf line with a couple of clients. Right in front of us they had a double on a pair of 45-pound roosters. They lifted them up for a photo, and then released them.
In other words, the roosterfish action is still hot.
Water Temperature 80-89
Air Temperature 80-91
Humidity 74%
Wind 5 mph from the West
Conditions Thunder Storms
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:17 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:24 p.m. CDT
July 17 New, July 27 First Quarter, July 31, Full, Aug 9 Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: Several boats ventured out last week, and they were after the abundant tuna. They ended up with lots of yellowfin tuna and even more dorado. The blue water is back and has moved in close with the run being about 12-15 miles. The weather has been nice with cloudy conditions, but no rain.
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 78-82
Humidity 84 %
Wind 5 mph from the East
T-Storms
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 5:41 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:35 p.m. CST
July 17 New, July 27 First Quarter, July 31, Full, Aug 9 Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Jul 9, 2004; 10:23PM - July 6th. Fishing Report
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: The Great Sailfishing Company
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Guatemala Pacific Fishing Conditions
Pacific Coast sport-fishing report
Week ending July 6th
Boats still need to travel out at least 35 miles before coming across some patches of green water. These conditions are improving with boats returning with 1 to 3 sails and 10 to 20 dorado and tuna for those who travel out 50 plus miles.. Captains are reporting clear days with mild seas which get a little choppy in the afternoons. We had four charters out yesterday with the best boat getting 9 large dorado, 12 nice yellow-fin tuna with one sail that got away. The group stated that they could have gotten more but their arms got tired. Tropical climate (warm – continued into the evenings).
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 80-85
Humidity 85-90%
Wind Calm.
Conditions Chance of T-storms
Visibility 14 miles
Sunrise 5:34 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:27 p.m. CST
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Jul 5, 2004; 12:01PM - Fly Hooker Daily Catch 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
WEEKLY FISH COUNT
BLUE MARLIN: ONE FISH TAGGED AND RELEASED (#250)
STRIPED MARLIN: TWO FISH TAGGED AND RELEASED (#75, #80)
DORADO: ONE FISH KEPT (#50)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JUNE , 2004
Today was my birthday and since there were no charters booked for the day, it was time to have a little fun! Mary and I, along with our friends Dave McNabb and Ina Yank had Juan and Manuel take us out for a little fishing. It was supposed to be a half day, and hopefully could get a Dorado or Tuna, maybe even a Wahoo, for dinner! Since Mary tends to get seasick, I told Manuel to keep us on the Sea of Cortez and not more than three miles out, the water in close had been like a lake. We did not have any action for the first hour and a half, and it was not until we got up near the Westin that any action happened. Once there, we had a hard strike on the Marauder run close to the boat, and bringing it in to look at afterward you cold see the new Wahoo cuts on the body. Shoot, which would have been great for dinner. A little later Manuel spotted a Striped Marlin come in on the long lure and goosed the boat to keep the lure away and get the fish mad. Juan dropped back a live bait, Manuel slowed the boat and suddenly I was fighting a Striped Marlin! It didn’t take very long and we did get a few jumps out of the fish. I fought the fish standing up and it took about 12 minutes before it was at the side of the boat. I placed a tag and Juan removed the hook from the corner of the mouth. The Marlin was only about #75, but it was a good start! A little later, and about 5 miles off the Palmilla area we spotted an inflatable boat that looked like it might be fighting a fish. Manuel turned in that direction and as he yelled that there were three Marlin up ahead, I saw that someone in the inflatable was waving a red shirt from a paddle. Well, if they were sinking we would have headed over there right away, but they seemed all right for the moment, and by then Dave was hooked up to a Striped Marlin! It took him about 15 minutes to get the fish to the boat, also fighting it stand up style, and the fish jumped very near the inflatable several times. After tagging and releasing his fish (about #5 bigger than mine) we went over to check on the inflatable. It was a dad, his son and daughter and son’s friend. They had an electrical problem with his outboard and couldn’t get it started again. We rigged a bridle, got everyone on the “Fly Hooker” and towed them in to Palmilla. The kids we let us know that seeing the Marlin Dave fought jumping so close to them was really cool. After getting them taken care of at Palmilla we ran out a mile and resumed fishing our way back to Cabo. On the way we had another strike from a Wahoo that did not hook up, and we had one small Dorado try and eat a lure, but the fish just did one back flip when it hooked up, then came off. No fish for dinner, but we had a nice day on the water and were able to do a favor for someone who needed it.
“FLY HOOKER” DAILY FISH REPORT FOR JUNLY 3, 2004
It is the day before the 4th of July holiday and we have an old friend from Guam aboard the boat today, along with his sister, son-in-law and daughter. Wayne Baumunk worked on Guam during the late 70’s and the 80’s as a dive instructor and a few other things, and it was nice to hear from him when he was inquiring about the fishing. Well, we introduced them to Juan and Manuel, and Wayne said he really wanted Tuna or Dorado, so the guys took the boat up to the area between Punta Ballena and Red hill and worked the area offshore from 1 mile to 5 miles really hard. During the morning they saw three Striped Marlin but none of them would eat a live bait, but they had no strikes from any eating fish. It was not until on the way back at 12:45 that they hooked up to a big Dorado. Wayne’s son-in-law just had surgery for carpel tunnel and was not going to be fighting a fish so Wayne was on the rod. It took him about 15 minutes to get the fish close enough for Juan to gaff, and it was right around #50! A very nice Dorado that had beautiful fillets! Manuel turned the boat back and they made another pass in the area and this time a Marlin struck! Too big for the girls so Wayne was back in the chair again. This time the fight took 40 minutes, but at the end Juan was able to tag and release a Blue Marlin that they estimated at #250. Wayne was tired by then! Sometime during the trip they found a Turtle sleeping on the surface and there was a nice Dorado in the shade under it. They made a pass with the lures, tried live bait and then cut bait, but the fish was not interested. Manuel tried to get the boat close enough to free gaff the fish, but the Turtle woke up and went down, taking the Dorado with him. Not a bad end to the day, but all the action happened at the tide change, during high tide. If we could have predicted that it would have been nice. Anyway, congratulations Wayne, you should be receiving your release certificate from the “Billfish Foundation” sometime soon!
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