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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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| 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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| 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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From Jan 01, 1999 To Sep 23, 2025
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Feb 27, 2004; 12:59PM - No Time For Inshore
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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: Over the past week, the fishing action has moved inshore with most boats 12-17 miles out. The local fleet averaged 18 of 33 releases on sails. The dorado also made a strong showing this week after being spotty the over the past several weeks. Inshore, once again no one tried the excellent opportunities over the last week. One client was scheduled to fish inshore in the late afternoon, but by 2 he was back at the dock after being worn out from the nonstop sailfish action in the morning. For his next trip down he indicated he was definitely bringing a friend along so he could get a few breaks from the constant action.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 79-84
Air Temperature 77-84
Humidity 94 %
Wind SSE 4 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 8,000 ft.
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:21 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:11 p.m. CST
Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter, Mar. 20 New
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Feb 27, 2004; 12:58PM - Beach Begins to Shine
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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: A few porpoise schools were found straight out in front about 8 miles. Bird school on the leading edge had everyone thinking tuna as the teasers were dragged through the melee. When the multiple sails appeared in the wake behind the teasers everyone had to scramble, changing over from tuna to billfish flies in a hurry. Back on the beach, clouds of birds crashing on baitfish fleeing from hungry jacks proved that the beach fishing was another Zihuatanejo option.
Water Temperature 72 - 78
Air Temperature 69 - 86
Humidity 83%
Wind SW 6 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:05 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:51 p.m. CST
Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter, Mar. 20 New
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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Feb 27, 2004; 12:55PM - Dorado, Sailfish and a Hint of Spring
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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
Fri., Feb. 27, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (2/20 – 2/26)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Transition time has started! Early in the week, spirits buoyed with a decent dorado pop, a few marlin and enough early morning sierra to make the rods go bendo. Alas, the north wind stopped those smiles three days ago. However, fewer windy days and more nice days seem to confirm the locals’ belief that spring may be coming early. Everyone sure hopes so!
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 66-70
Air temperature 64 - 71
Humidity about 59%
Wind West at 7 mph
Conditions Partly Cloudy
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:42 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:20 p.m. MST
Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter, Mar. 20 New
o OFFSHORE: Pick the right day and there may be a few dorado and possibly a pointy-nosed one as well.
o INSHORE: Sierra for sure, plus a few jacks and roosters out toward the lighthouse.
o BEACH: Early morning sierra and even a few roosters beginning to make an appearance.
BILLFISH – Early or late, not sure; but there are a few around.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Not yet, but soon.
DORADO – Close in near the pyramids (slides) produced the best results.
ROOSTERFISH – Heard of one sluggo at the lighthouse this week.
JACK CREVALLE – In spite of cooler water there are a few around.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Tin boat guys are finding a few off of La Ribera.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Poppers and floating line may do the trick.
SIERRA – Early, early, early is the ticket.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Puerto San Carlos:
IN GENERAL: Rainy earlier in the week, sunny days now after the fog burns off. A couple of the esteros south of San Carlos produced some good leopard grouper action with several larger snook reported hooked and lost. Out at the entrada it was yellowtail, a few smaller grouper and one quality white sea bass (40-pounds). Whales continue to provide some spectacular photo ops.
Water Temperature 66-74
Air Temperature 62 - 69
Humidity 90%
Wind NNW at 2 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 6:51 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:27 p.m. MST
Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter, Mar. 20 New
YELLOWTAIL – Firecrackers at the entrada.
CORVINA – Good action throughout the bay.
SNOOK – Some found, none caught.
HALIBUT – Shallow sandy beach and a slow-retrieved Clouser should do the trick.
SIERRA – Belcher’s or entrada the best bet.
Lopez Mateos:
IN GENERAL: There’s a wide-open corvina bite in the esteros, but big swells prevented any of the boats from venturing offshore this week. Biggest news is probably the numbers of gray whales cavorting and yes, you can even watch the babies from shore.
Lopez Mateos report by Diana Hoyt
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: A few porpoise schools were found straight out in front about 8 miles. Bird school on the leading edge had everyone thinking tuna as the teasers were dragged through the melee. When the multiple sails appeared in the wake behind the teasers everyone had to scramble, changing over from tuna to billfish flies in a hurry. Back on the beach, clouds of birds crashing on baitfish fleeing from hungry jacks proved that the beach fishing was another Zihuatanejo option.
Water Temperature 72 - 78
Air Temperature 69 - 86
Humidity 83%
Wind SW 6 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:05 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:51 p.m. CST
Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter, Mar. 20 New
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: Over the past week, the fishing action has moved inshore with most boats 12-17 miles out. The local fleet averaged 18 of 33 releases on sails. The dorado also made a strong showing this week after being spotty the over the past several weeks. Inshore, once again no one tried the excellent opportunities over the last week. One client was scheduled to fish inshore in the late afternoon, but by 2 he was back at the dock after being worn out from the nonstop sailfish action in the morning. For his next trip down he indicated he was definitely bringing a friend along so he could get a few breaks from the constant action.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 79-84
Air Temperature 77-84
Humidity 94 %
Wind SSE 4 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 8,000 ft.
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:21 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:11 p.m. CST
Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter, Mar. 20 New
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Feb 23, 2004; 11:21AM - Fly Hooker Daily Fishing 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
WEEKLY FISH COUNT
STRIPED MARLIN: TWO FISH TAGGD AND RELEASED (#110, #120)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: THREE FISH KEPT (#40, #15, #10)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 15 FEBRUARY, 2004
Garret Ferris and Bob were out today for their third and last day of fishing. Craig and
Mike were not fishing today. Since it was Craig who got the Marlin yesterday, someone
else had a shot today. Bob was the lucky angler as they were able to toss bait at three
fish and get one of them to hook up! It was around 30 minutes before the fish was to
the boat and it reportedly did a lot of jumping for them. Philipe was able to tag and
release the fish. Thanks for the good times guys, we are glad your trips were
successful!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 16 FEBRUARY, 2004
Today was supposed to be James Bodin and his friend Mike fishing the “Fly Hooker”.
They did a lot of research before they booked the boat and were really looking forward
to the trip with Juan and Manuel. Unfortunately we had a problem shortly after getting
the engines warmed up and had a leak in the stbd. transmission oil cooler. It was not
something that could be fixed right then and there so we asked James if they wanted us
to find another boat for them or wanted the deposit back. Well, they had come a long
way to catch a Marlin so we started to look for another boat. It was a busy day for
charters but we were able to come up with another boat for them. It was one we had
used once before and our clients had good luck with them, but this time their
performance apparently left a lot to be desired. It was a late start, not getting out until
7:30 and they worked the area around the 95 spot for most of the morning. No luck so
they tried closer to home where the current had forced the cool water up against the
warmer water, and still had no luck. The Tuna bite had been 30 miles off shore so it
was not possible to go out there in the time remaining. Sorry guys, but that is fishing,
you can’t catch fish sitting on the beach. We tried our best to make you happy.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 17 FEBRUARY, 2004
Craig Schlagbaum was our angler today and he has fished here in Cabo for a long
time. He said he is always trying out different boats, looking for crews that work well
and he can be happy with. He and his wife went out on Monday with another company
and had a 40 mile ride to the south, and had no strikes at all. At 11 this morning it was
beginning to look like another day of just riding a boat and then it happened, a nice
Dorado of about 35 pounds jumped on one of the lures. A quick fight and dinner was in
the fish box. Right after that a Striped Marlin was seen on the surface and a bait
tossed. Hook up! The fight was quick, only 12 minutes, but that is because Craig
knows what he is doing with a reel! One Striped Marlin estimated at #120, one #35
dorado, not bad for the day. Craig was very happy and said he would contact us again
for his next trip to Cabo. Juan and Manuel were one of the best, if not the best, crews
he had fished with here.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 19 FEBRUARY, 2004
I do not know the names of the guy and his two young daughters that fished the “Fly
Hooker” today. It was literally a last minute charter. They usually fish another boat on
our dock, but it had mechanical problems (Boy, do I know how that can be!) and
Manuel was there on our boat. The owner contacted us at home and then the folks left
at 10 am for a four hour trip, hopefully to find Sierra or some inshore fish for the girls to
fight. Manuel and Philip ended up bottom fishing as the Sierra bite was not happening
and the girls got Puffer Fish and Silver Snapper, plus they had a blast feeding the
Pelicans on the way back in.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 14 FEBRUARY, 2004
Norm Sugg, Gilbert, Paul, Benny and Benny’s son Mike were our anglers today.
They are from “Construction Solutions” in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The guys got off
to a late start due to lingering (in some cases still existing) “Tequilla Flu”. The wind
was blowing a bit this morning so the water was just a little choppy. Juan and Manuel
went due south for 9 miles where a lot of boats were working porpoise for Yellowfin
Tuna. I am not sure if it was Benny or Mike who was so happy when he caught the 10
pound Bonito, but it was “The biggest fish I have ever caught!”. Well, it was the biggest
until he hooked into the #40 Yellowfin Tuna! That fish was designated as “dinner” and
there were two other smaller Yellowfin that were given to Juan and Manuel. Juan said
that they lost another nice Yellowfin as well. The wind started to howl around 10 am
and it was a long, rough trip back. Most of the boats were in by 1 PM, as we were.
Tomorrow is another day and things are likely to be different. Norm, Gilbert and Paul
are fishing tomorrow so check in with us next week to see how they do! Until then,
Tight Lines!
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Feb 23, 2004; 11:07AM - 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 FOR FEBRUARY 15-21, 2003-04
WEATHER: The spring winds arrived on Wednesday, heralding the arrival of a overcast that
did not end up reaching us until Sunday. We were hoping that they would pass us by but they
finally caught up to us. It started to blow around 11 in the morning, and blew at a good 20 knots.
A steady wind until after sunset, then a light breeze. No clouds were over us this week so at least
it was sunny, but the hottest we saw it get was around 80 degrees. Our coldest night was down
in the mid 50’s, cold but still comfortable. It’s just that with the wind blowing at sunset you have
to have a windbreaker or light sweater in order to not get chilled (at least I do, but then I haven’t
been living where it’s below freezing all day!). When we woke up Sunday morning it was mostly
cloudy and not a breath of wind to be felt.
WATER: Before the wind started to blow in the middle of the week the surface conditions
were great, very light chop and small swells. We had a band of cool water just off the shore on
the Pacific side and during the week the warm water moved in. Now the California current has
kicked in again (we had a 2.5 knot south current on Friday) and we are getting the cool water
next to the beach again. On the Sea of Cortez side this cool water has extended up to the Gorda
Banks. Cool water as in 68 degrees. The warm water is now to the south of us and we have seen
some in the 74 degree range but most has been around 72 degrees. At least it’s near to us, just as
close as 5 miles at times, fluctuating between there and 12 miles south. With the spring winds
kicking in, it’s a good thing that this warmer water is close, you don’t have to get beat up for very
long on the way back in!
BAIT: Caballito at the usual $2 per bait and some Sardinas available if you go up the coast
towards San Jose to find the net boats..
FISHING
BILLFISH: One week fish, next week scales! The Striped Marlin bite had been picking up the
week before but seemed to stabalize, then drop off judging from the number of blue flags being
flown by the returning boats. Early in the week the fish were fairly close, out around 5 to 15
miles. There were not a lot of them, but most boats were seeing 3 or 4 every trip and getting at
least one of them to bite. Live bait was the key and they were being picky, wanting smaller baits.
At the end of the week the fish had almost disappeared, and there were very few flags being
flown. Perhaps the current and water conditions had a lot to do with it, it is hard to see tailing
fish when there is chop everywhere you look!
YELLOWFIN TUNA: This week the Yellowfin stayed in first place as fish of the week. In
almost a repeat of last week report on the Tuna, there was a good bite on the San Jaime Banks
and on the temperature break between the San Jaime and the Golden Gate. A couple of boats
came in with fish in the #150-#200 range. They were the lucky ones! The “average” large
Yellowfin were 40-60 pounds with a lot of football 10-15 pounders in there. Big fish on big lures
and live bait, smaller fish on hootchies and feathers. The nice thing was that the fish have moved
closer to Cabo, again, this may be due to the current change. A good concentration of fish have
been found to the south of the Cape within easy cruising distance. Pods of Porpoise have shown
where the fish are for the first boats out there, and the concentration of boats have shown the late
comers! We sure were glad there were fish close to home, because when the wind started to kick
up you didn’t want to be facing a 20 mile ride back in the slop.
DORADO: That strong California current brought with it some kelp, broken loose from it’s roots
up in the north. There were small stringers, full plants and occasional small paddies found on the
Pacific side of the Cape, all close in, less than 5 miles off shore. Well, Dorado like to hang around
floating objects, and those boats that found the right kelp did well on Dorado to 25 pounds,
sometimes able to get as many as a dozen fish off of one spot. Of course, most of the kelp found
did not have any fish under it, but if you wanted Dorado this week, that is what you looked for.
There were a few larger fish caught in the open water, fish that went as large as 50 pounds, but
they were few and far between. The bigger fish were mostly caught on lures pulled for Marlin,
and the best method for getting the paddy fish was to use strips of bait.
WAHOO: There were a few good fish caught but not as many as we expected. That may have
been due to the rough conditions off on the Pacific side at the Golden Gate and San Jaime Banks.
Those that were reported were found off of the lighthouse on the Pacific side between there and
Cristobal by boats looking for the kelp and Dorado, as well as a few from the Cortez side around
Punta Ballena. The fish ranged from 15 to 40 pounds.
IN SHORE: The Sierra seemed to have all but disappeared from the Pacific side of the Cape,
but there are reports of good action on the larger sizes, from 8 pounds up, up around the Punta
Gordo on the Cortez. While the Sierra have gone somewhere else, the Red Snapper, or Pargo
bite, really took off for the Pangas who were in the right spot. The best catch I saw for one trip
was one Sierra that weighed about 6 pounds and 8 Pargo ranging between 15 and 30 pounds.
Action on the Pacific side was pretty much limited to very early morning, before the wind kicked
in.
NOTES: Lots and lots of whales this week. Humpbacks and Gray’s all over the place. Marlin
bite dropped off, Tuna bite picked up, water conditions sketchy at the end of the week. A tip for
those wanting to fish here, decide what you want to fish for, then stick with it! A lot of people
come here wanting to catch a Marlin and say to the crews, “All we want is Marlin”. Then after
two or three hours with little action they tell the crew that ”Now we want to go for Tuna”. The
problem here is that there is often a large distance between the areas where the two species are
being caught and after spending almost half the day trying for one species there is not time to go
for something else. My suggestion is either stick with what you are looking for or else let the
crew decide where to go, one of my favorite things to do is tell the crew “I just want to catch
fish”, and Marlin is all right if we come across one. An apology for those of you who tried to get
to Brian Flynn’s web site last week, the correct address is http:brianflynband.com , no www. in
front of it, use a search engine! This week I had a chance to listen and talk with the musicians of
the band “KD and the Buzz” as they played at the “Tanga-Tanga” bar on Tuesday. Great blues
and rock! Kevin Daniels plays the rhythm guitar, sax and vocals, Gill Mendoza is lead guitar,
Antonio Toledo is on Drums, Fabian Mendez is the bass player and Dave “Doc” Larsen played
the harmonica. Most of these guys have been here a long time and their names may be familiar to
long time visitors. Most of them used to play under the group name “Dos Juevos” It was their
music I played in my head as I wrote this report, specially Kevin’s rendition of Joe Cockers
“Unchain My Heart”. Thanks for the music guys, I look forward to next week. For those of you
who just care about the fishing, good luck and tight lines!
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Feb 21, 2004; 08:08AM - Fishing Great Communications Suck
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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: A balky communications system out of San Jose and a cell phone that sounds like it’s under water make things difficult. To the best of our knowledge, things are about the same as last week when we encountered a sailfish blitz, raising multiple pez vela behind the boat 142 times or 38 times a day, 91 fish were hooked and 36 released. No matter how you spell it, it still comes out wow.
I am already looking forward to my Flyrod Sailfish 101 Series in April. We have a few slots left if you want to crank up your 12-weight to cash in on the Sailfish Bonanza in Guatemala.
Air and water temperatures remain the same /- a degree or two either way.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 78-82
Humidity 94 %
Wind Wind South 4 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:24 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:09 p.m. CST
Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report (such as it is) by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Feb 21, 2004; 08:06AM - Action Cools Down This Week
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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 fishing has been in a holding pattern this last week. Everything is fairly slow.
The 78º blue water is still at 12 miles, but the fleet is averaging only 1 or 2 sailfish per day per boat. The tuna have also disappeared. A few dorado are being taken as an incidental catch while trolling for the sailfish. They are mature fish of 25- to 35-pounds and not schooled up.
The roosterfish bite has picked up. Several nice fish between 30- and 45-pounds are being taken about 25 miles south, in an area called “the antennas.”
Water Temperature 72 - 78
Air Temperature 71 - 87
Humidity 83%
Wind WSW 8 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 15,000 ft
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:10 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:49 p.m. CST
Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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Feb 21, 2004; 08:04AM - Dorado, Whales and Sails
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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
Fri., Feb. 20, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (2/14 – 2/20)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: A few dorado were found from the slide up to the Punta Pescadero shark buoys. Other than that, it was a long boat ride. This week finally brought some respite from the relentless North wind and raised the locals’ spirits.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 66-68
Air temperature 62 - 71
Humidity about 46%
Wind Calm
Conditions Partly Clear
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:48 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:17 p.m. MST
Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter
o OFFSHORE: With the exception of a few dorado, it was pretty slow going this week in spite of improved weather.
o INSHORE: A few jacks and the usual early morning sierra.
o BEACH: Get out early and use wire for the sierra.
BILLFISH – A few boats went a looking with no luck.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Need the water to warm up a tad.
DORADO – Close in near the pyramids (slides) produced the best results.
ROOSTERFISH – Even the small ones were hiding this week.
JACK CREVALLE – Only few found inshore early morning.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – A few bonito was about it.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – A few around the rocky points.
SIERRA - Gray light just at dawn is best before the sun gets too high.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Puerto San Carlos:
IN GENERAL: More whale watching than fishing this week. Nice weather brought out the whale watchers big time. There was one report of several nice grouper at Devil’s Curve earlier in the week. I will be heading down mid-week to spend a few days exploring the esteros. I can’t wait.
Water Temperature 66-74
Air Temperature 60 - 71
Humidity 100%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 6:57 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:23 p.m. MST
Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter
YELLOWTAIL – Entrada is still the best bet.
CORVINA – Devil’s Curve or the pier still producing.
SNOOK – None to be found this week.
HALIBUT – The bite continues on almost any sandy beach.
SIERRA – Bird schools, but remember wire.
Lopez Mateos:
IN GENERAL: There’s a wide-open corvina bite in the esteros, but big swells prevented any of the boats from venturing offshore this week. Biggest news is probably the numbers of gray whales cavorting and yes, you can even watch the babies from shore.
Lopez Mateos report by Diana Hoyt
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The fishing has been in a holding pattern this last week. Everything is fairly slow.
The 78º blue water is still at 12 miles, but the fleet is averaging only 1 or 2 sailfish per day per boat. The tuna have also disappeared. A few dorado are being taken as an incidental catch while trolling for the sailfish. They are mature fish of 25- to 35-pounds and not schooled up.
The roosterfish bite has picked up. Several nice fish between 30- and 45-pounds are being taken about 25 miles south, in an area called “the antennas.”
Water Temperature 72 - 78
Air Temperature 71 - 87
Humidity 83%
Wind WSW 8 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 15,000 ft
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:10 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:49 p.m. CST
Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: A balky communications system out of San Jose and a cell phone that sounds like it’s under water make things difficult. To the best of our knowledge, things are about the same as last week when we encountered a sailfish blitz, raising multiple pez vela behind the boat 142 times or 38 times a day, 91 fish were hooked and 36 released. No matter how you spell it, it still comes out wow.
I am already looking forward to my Flyrod Sailfish 101 Series in April. We have a few slots left if you want to crank up your 12-weight to cash in on the Sailfish Bonanza in Guatemala.
Air and water temperatures remain the same /- a degree or two either way.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 78-82
Humidity 94 %
Wind Wind South 4 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:24 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:09 p.m. CST
Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report (such as it is) by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Feb 20, 2004; 12:01AM - Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo Sportfishing report 2/8-04 - 2/19/04
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky Susan Richards
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The ON again / OFF again pattern continued after the turn of the moon in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo. The full moon and some colder waters temperatures spelled a slowdown in the SAILFISH activity but an increase in the MARLIN activity over the past two weeks.
Returning anglers Ron and Lois Reinhardt fishing with captain Chiro and Efraine on the Vamonos 3 had an excellent day with Lois landing three SAILFSIH and Ron landing one SAILFISH. After landing on shore Mr Rienhardt pulled out his spinning outfit along with some wild eye soft body shad and while fishing in front of the Las Brisas hotel landed a wide assortment of Snapper and Grouper and fought one fish for over 30 minutes only to have to bite through the hook before he had time to beach it. Mr. Reinhardt estimated the snapper to be close to 30 lbs.. Captains Adolofo and Cheva on the Dos Hermanos 1 & 2 teamed up for 15 SAILFISH and 11 Dorados ( one dorado scaling in at 77 lbs ) in 14 offshore days of fishing and 36 BONITOS, 1 GROUPER, 4 ROOSTERFISH, 12 RAINBOW RUNNERS and 12 YELLOWTAIL JACKS in 7 Inshore charter days. Mr. Harvey fishing aboard the Illusion released 2 SAILFISH and also landed an estimated 175 lb Blue Marlin. First time visitors to Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Mr Mcintyre landed one SAILFISH on his first day out loosing another two. One his second day out the group lost a nice blue marlin and got skunked on their third day offshore. Captain Arturo on the Janeth fishing with French angler Mr. Cinquin 2 SAILFISH, 1 DORADO, 15 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, 17 BONITOS, and 4 GROUPER in 7 days of fishing. Mr. Kirk Wagner fishing aboard the Intruzza landed an estimated 600 lb Blue Marlin on the 17th and Angler Frank Erickson also fishing aboard the Intruzza landed and estimated 500 lb Blue on the very next day. The winter turnover in water temperatures looks like it may be in place and this will spell some trophy fishing ahead for the area.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: Seasonably beautiful with gentle winds and temps in the upper 80's
Sea Conditions: Calm
Bait Supply: Good
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
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Feb 16, 2004; 11:43AM - 'Fly Hooker Daily 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
STRIPED MARLIN: THREE RELEASED WITH TWO OF THEM TAGGED
SAILFISH: ONE TAGGED AND RELEASED (#100)
DORADO: THIRTY, 21 KEPT (#10-#35)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: SIX KEPT (#10-#15)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 9 FEBRUARY, 2004
Sue and Michael Sturges were our anglers today, and a referral from another client.
Boy, were they happy at the end of the day! The morning started out right, with a
double hook up on Striped Marlin on live bait just 7 miles out of the Marina towards the
95 spot. Mikes fish came off pretty quickly but Sue got her fish tot he boat for a tag and
good release. About that time Manuel got a call n the radio about a dead whale found
off of the Palmilla hotel out around 10 miles and off they went. When they were
traveling he was told that there were Dorado all over the place but they were being very
picky and not biting the big baits. The boat was turned to shore where they traded
three Caballito for some Sardinas, then out tot he whale. It was not a fish story, it was
true, and there were a couple of boats already there. Even so, they were able to catch
10 Dorado before they ran out of bait and time! A great day was had and everyone
was happy! Thanks guys, we are glad you had fun!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 11 FEBRUARY, 2004
Roger Emerick was today’s angler. His wife and himself had fished on Monday on
another boat and had gone 40 miles tot he south looking for the warm water and gotten
not one strike. Her back is bad so she was not on today’s trip. Up until about 11:30
Roger thought the day was going to be a repeat. Then he hooked into a 35 pound
Dorado. In a short time the dinner fish was in the boat. About an hour later a Sailfish
came into the pattern. Juan dropped a live bait Back the Sail went from the short rigger
lure to the bait, back and forth, taping each one over and over. Finally, to everyone’s
surprise, the Sailfish ate the almost dead-in-the-water lure and was hooked solid! The
fight was brief, only about 10 minutes, but Juan was able to get a tag into the fish and it
was released healthy, a perfect 100 pound Pacific Sailfish. About an hour later a
Striped Marlin was seen on the surface and a bait tossed. The Marlin swirled on the
bait, missed it and then got hooked on the top of the tail! The fight took about 20
minutes for Roger and he had the fish to the boat twice. Juan was able to get the
leader in hand and cut it close to the fish, but was not able to get a tag in. After that
fight Roger had enough and asked to return. He had a great time and said that Juan
and Manuel were one of the best teams he had ever fished with. This is from a man
who has owned and fished a 60’ and 37’ Hattaras here in Cabo before. Thanks Roger,
we are glad it was not just a boat ride!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 12 FEBRUARY, 2004
Buffalo, Chris, Steve and Brett were fishing the “Fly Hooker” today, and it was a very
late go since it was at the last moment. Buffalo and Chris live here and are timeshare
salesmen (don’t let their mothers know!) and had thought that the boss was going to let
them use his boat for today’s trip, but it was already booked. I got the call at 7:30 this
morning and had Manuel call Phillipe (Juan’s day off) to work as deckhand. The guys
showed up at 8:30 and had a bottle of Vodka (Chris) and a case and a half of beer.
Buffalo was cracking jokes to Manuel and Phillipe right away and had them laughing
really quick! Off they went and at 11:30 Manuel called on the phone and said that they
were coming in at noon, there was no more booze left! Apparently Chris had broken
the bottle of Vodka and had made a big dent in the beer supply. Of course, they were
tired of catching fish as well! Buffalo said that they had hooked 19 Dorado. They only
kept a few and released the rest, but the fish were all in that 10-15 pound range.
Buffalo was impressed but did complain that since it was his day off he thought he
should not have had to work so hard. Chris got the biggest fish of the trip, but he stole
the turn from Buffalo. The fish were found about 10 miles out of the lighthouse on the
Pacific side, almost due south. There were about 10 other boats working the school
(no dead whale). It was a great day and everybody was happy.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 13 FEBRUARY, 2004
Garret Ferris and his friends Craig, Mike and Bob are our anglers today. They are
also fishing on the 14th and 15th. Get fish, preferably Marlin was the request. Today
Juan and Manuel took them 22 miles to the southwest, to the south of the San Jaime
Banks. There were plenty of boats working the area but that was because there were
fish around. It took a while, working the porpoise, but eventually they were able to get
6 football Yellowfin Tuna in the boat. On the way back from the area they had a brief
hook up with a Striped Marlin, and they did see one jumping around. Tomorrow
perhaps the Marlin bite will be better. Juan said that there were a lot of Marlin being
sighted about 5 miles farther out so they will try there tomorrow. Our fingers are
crossed!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 14 FEBRUARY, 2004
Garret, Mike, Bob and Craig were out again today and the target was Marlin. Juan
and Manuel went 25 miles to the south of the Pacific lighthouse and were able to get
bait in front of a few fish. Luckily two of them were hungry and ate the live bait. Only
one of them stayed hooked up though, and Craig was the lucky angler. It was his first
Marlin and he was really pumped about it! I was told that the fight was about 40
minutes and the fish weighed about 120 pounds, did a lot of jumping and was very
strong and healthy when finally tagged and released. Congratulations Craig!
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