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| Not all animals with the word fish in their names count as fish. |
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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 16, 2004; 11:39AM - 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 8-14, 2003-04
WEATHER: It seems that almost every week we have had at least a light sprinkle and this
week was no exception. A few days in a row early in the week gave us just enough precipitation
to dot the windows and make people run for cover, but thank goodness that was it. Our night
time lows got down to 52 degrees a few nights and our daytime highs have averaged around 78
degrees.
WATER: Water conditions were very good this week with no choppy conditions to speak of.
There were some good sized swells out on the Pacific side and to the south of the Cape, but no
chop on them. At the end of the week the water had changed a bit as a warm finger pushed up
from the south and we had 73 degree water from inside the Golden Gate Banks on the Pacific to
off of Chileno on the Sea of Cortez. On the Pacific side this warm water only extended out a few
miles but at the south end of the Cape it went south and we had some water in the 75 degree
range from 3 miles south to 15 miles south and out to the east toward the 95 spot. From the
southern end of the Golden Gate to the middle of the San Jaime Banks the water was 67 degrees.
There was a very defined and fish holding temperature break of 4 degrees on the San Jaime, and a
lot of boats did very well there.
BAIT: The usual $2 per bait with the prevailing bait this week being Caballito. There were
some Mackerel around and there were Sardines available as well at the normal $20 per bucket.
FISHING
BILLFISH: As the moon waned the Striped Marlin bite picked up and many more blue flags
were flying this week than were flying last week as the boats came in. The fish were pretty much
everywhere but the biggest concentration seemed to be around the temperature break off of the
San Jaime. Actually, that is where most of any of the species were caught this week! A Marlin a
day was the average for most of the fleets but some of the boats were able to get as many as three
of the Striped Marlin to the boat for release. Average size was #110 and live bait seemed to work
better than lures.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Fish of the week again as there were more Yellowfin Tuna caught than
any other species. Most of the fish were on the San Jaime, mixed in with the Porpoise, and while
the majority of them were footballs, there were quite a few larger fish to 60 pounds caught as
well. Live bait dropped ahead of the schools worked well on the larger fish while hootchies and
feathers did the trick on the footballs and some of the school fish. While the bite was never wide
open, it was steady with most boats able to get a half dozen or so fish in the box.
DORADO: That dead whale that I reported on last week showed up after being gone for a few
days and this time it was much closer to home. The Dorado caught on it were averaging 12
pounds and they were thick, but picky. The whale appeared off of the Palmilla area only 6 miles
out. Later in the week there was a very good bite on Dorado to 35 pounds with the average at 12
pounds as a large school was found 10 miles to the southwest of the Cape. The school was
moving through the area and the 10 to 12 boats that were lucky enough to be in the area enjoyed
great action on these great fish while using strip baits and chunks. These Dorado were not biting
well on lures.
WAHOO: As the moon gets smaller the Wahoo bite improves and this week we had a few other
reasons to be happy. The combination of moon phase and the temperature breaks appearing over
bottom structure really helped with a few boats getting as many as five Wahoo in a trip. Of
course, most boats did not get any at all, but it is all about being in the right place at the right time
with the right tackle! The Wahoo were averaging 35 pounds.
IN SHORE: There are still Sierra around and there are some really big ones being caught, some
of them appear to be as large as 8-10 pounds.. Still some great Red Snapper fishing as well and
they have been right in the surf. Larger Rappalas work for them and some of the guys are getting
very good action on the fish from the beach. I have heard that there have been some Yellowtail
being caught early in the morning and late in the afternoon and really look forward to getting a
chance to check that out for myself!
NOTES: With Striped Marlin fillets bringing 40 pesos a kilo, a lot more of the crews on the so
called “Sportfishing” boats are killing the billfish instead of releasing them. Insist that your
Captain and crew release any Striped Marlin that are not bleeding severely, and don’t tip them if
they kill a Marlin after you ask that it be released. Besides being against the law for sport caught
fish to be sold commercially, it is short sighted and detrimental to the species as well as the future
of Cabo as a Sportfishing destination. This weeks report was written to the music of Brian Flynn
on his self-produced CD “Brian Flynn- The Tanga-Tanga edition”. Brian was in town this week
and played at Tanga-Tanga a couple of times and was there for the soft grand opening at Mike’s
new place outside of town, “the Latitude 22 Roadhouse”. What a lot of fun! Check out Brian’s
music at his website www.brianflynnband.com and see what I am talking about. Until next week,
tight lines!
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Feb 13, 2004; 11:52AM - Guatemala For Sail
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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: The exploratory trip is completed and I can only say that I am overwhelmed by the volume of fish that we saw during the trip. Our old time client Ray Barker Smith and Marlene Whitehead joined me for the trip and their reaction was similar to mine. “I have fished around the world and Guatemala is the best sail fishing grounds I have ever fished” Ray enthused. Our stats for the trip were remarkable, in four days of fishing we raised multiple fish behind the boat 142 times or 38 times a day, 91 fish were hooked and 36 released. It is easy to understand Ray’s excitement. I am already looking forward to my Flyrod Sailfish 101 Series in April. We have a few slots left if you want to cash in on the Sailfish Bonanza in Guatemala.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 78-82
Humidity 78 %
Wind SSE 13 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:27 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:07 p.m. CST
Feb. 13 Last Quarter Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Feb 13, 2004; 11:51AM - Beach Trips Begin
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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 sailfish bite has been steady, but not up to expected standards for this time of the year. The 78ş blue water is still about 12 miles, but we are only averaging a couple of sailfish per day for each boat. A few blue marlin are being caught also.
George Thomas of Chicago got a 50 pound bull dorado while fishing on the cruiser Yellowfin II with Captain Ruben.
Fly fishing has been slow in the blue water, but the beach fishing has been exciting and a lot of fun. In my Suburban, I have been taking my clients about 45 minutes North of Zihuatanejo to a 2-mile long beach called Saladitas. There are at least a thousand birds, plus another 500 pelicans working the huge concentrations on sardines there. We have been getting sierras, jack crevalle, black skipjack tuna to 6 pounds, and green jacks. The beach has only about 2 foot waves and reminds me of the East Cape of Baja. It is an ideal situation for an 8 or 9wt rod. If you are interested in booking one of the Beach Trips give Yvonne a call at 877 772 2252 for more details.
Ed Kunze
Water Temperature 73-86
Air Temperature 73 - 86
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 2 miles
Sunrise 7:13 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:46 p.m. CST
Feb. 13 Last Quarter Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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Feb 13, 2004; 11:50AM - Bonanza to Bluster
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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 IN BAJA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@bajafly.com; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Fri., February 13, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (2/6 – 2/13)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND IZTAPA, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Cold and cloudy conditions put a damper on last weeks beach and inshore bite, even the water has cooled down to a chilly 68°. Sierra early in the morning at gray light are still the best bet. Before it cooled down the skipjack bite was sizzling.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 66-68
Air temperature 62 - 69
Humidity about 45%
Wind West at 9 mph
Conditions Partly Cloudy (FEW) : 5000 ft
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:52 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:13 p.m. MST
Feb. 13 Last Quarter Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full
o OFFSHORE: Not many players this week with most hotels hosting just a few clients, who seem to prefer the pool to getting beat up on a boat.
o INSHORE: Cold and windy conditions aren’t helping.
o BEACH: Get out early and use wire for the sierra.
BILLFISH – Not much to talk about this week
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Nope.
DORADO – Shark buoys have a few beneath them if you can find the right one.
ROOSTERFISH – Roosters in fur coats don’t look like roosters.
JACK CREVALLE –Wind shut them down as well.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Should pick back up when the wind backs off.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - Quiet
SIERRA - Gray light just at dawn is best before the sun gets too high.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Puerto San Carlos:
IN GENERAL: With the continued influx of whales at Magdalena Bay most of the fleet’s focus is on whale watching trips. The fishing at the Entrada has been fair to good for some firecracker yellowtail. Rumors of large tuna at Tasco sucked a few down there to check it out. Turned out to be a long ride for very little. Devils curve provided steady action for corvina and pompano and few small snook for the ones willing to put in their time. For the boatless, under the bridge at the entrance to Puerto San Carlos provided a mixed bag of action early morning.
Water Temperature 66-74
Air Temperature 59- 69
Humidity 36%
Wind North at 2 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 7:07 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:14 p.m. MST
Feb. 13 Last Quarter Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full,
YELLOWTAIL – A few smaller fish at the Entrada.
CORVINA – Devils Curve or the Pier was the best bet.
SNOOK – Found a few smaller ones but no grandes.
HALIBUT – Try the sandy beach across from Puerto San Carlos to the West.
SIERRA – Bird schools but remember wire.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The sailfish bite has been steady, but not up to expected standards for this time of the year. The 78ş blue water is still about 12 miles, but we are only averaging a couple of sailfish per day for each boat. A few blue marlin are being caught also.
George Thomas of Chicago got a 50 pound bull dorado while fishing on the cruiser Yellowfin II with Captain Ruben.
Fly fishing has been slow in the blue water, but the beach fishing has been exciting and a lot of fun. In my Suburban, I have been taking my clients about 45 minutes North of Zihuatanejo to a 2-mile long beach called Saladitas. There are at least a thousand birds, plus another 500 pelicans working the huge concentrations on sardines there. We have been getting sierras, jack crevalle, black skipjack tuna to 6 pounds, and green jacks. The beach has only about 2 foot waves and reminds me of the East Cape of Baja. It is an ideal situation for an 8 or 9wt rod. If you are interested in booking one of the Beach Trips give Yvonne a call at 877 772 2252 for more details.
Ed Kunze
Water Temperature 73-86
Air Temperature 73 - 86
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 2 miles
Sunrise 7:13 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:46 p.m. CST
Feb. 13 Last Quarter Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The exploratory trip is completed and I can only say that I am overwhelmed by the volume of fish that we saw during the trip. Our old time client Ray Barker Smith and Marlene Whitehead joined me for the trip and their reaction was similar to mine. “I have fished around the world and Guatemala is the best sail fishing grounds I have ever fished” Ray enthused. Our stats for the trip were remarkable, in four days of fishing we raised multiple fish behind the boat 142 times or 38 times a day, 91 fish were hooked and 36 released. It is easy to understand Ray’s excitement. I am already looking forward to my Flyrod Sailfish 101 Series in April. We have a few slots left if you want to cash in on the Sailfish Bonanza in Guatemala.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 78-82
Humidity 78 %
Wind SSE 13 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:27 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:07 p.m. CST
Feb. 13 Last Quarter Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Feb 12, 2004; 06:34PM - Sooke / Port Renfrew
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Category: Canada
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Author Name: John Wells
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Long time since I have given a report, lots going on in both Sooke and Renfrew. First Renfrew is teaming with Crabs, no not the type in the bar, these are full big males some as big as 11 inches. WOW. I heard of 30 something keepers in one trip, what a problem. Let me at them.. My wife and I head up at Easter to get a limit of Crab. This normally last us all year, we do a few more trips for the family. Last year in April we came back with a ice-cream bucket full, I just freeze it in Tupperware containers. We also had a good time fishing Ling Cod, we do not take many of these fish, about 2 each. We have lots of salmon and halibut so no need to take more than we use.
Fishing in Sooke at this time of year is like it always is great. Although some days are slower than others you just need to find the fish. Once you find these great tasting salmon things pick up real quick. Have you seen the colour of these salmon, who said sockeye are the reddest. These fish give them a run for their flesh. Sooke Bluffs was the spot to be over the past week or two, well towards Secretary Island. Find that lip (Drop Off) just about 300 yards West of Secretary Island and you are into some nice fish, biggest one of the week 22 pounds !
We are starting our halibut fishery here in Sooke, it was closed during Jan and just opened on Feb 1st. I heard 5 have come in so far, all in the range of 50 pounds. We will be getting into the Big Beasts come the end of Feb. March is normally the month we see the 150 plus fish come into the marinas. Watch for more anglers releasing these big fish in the future, a picture is worth a million eggs or more.
Give us a call toll free and get on board for a trip of a life time in fact book two trips for 3 days each. You will regret that you did not book two, I hear it all the time, and we are booked solid by that time.
Here is our toll free number 1-866-642-7393
John & Angela
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Feb 9, 2004; 12:46PM - 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 1-7, 2003-04
WEATHER: The week began with partly cloudy skies and was either partly or mostly cloudy
all week long, at least until it started to clear up on Saturday. The winds were blowing beginning
at around 10 am every day but it appeared that as the skies cleared, the wind died. On the
weekend the wind was there but not as strong. We did have a little sprinkle of rain on Tuesday.
Our low temperature for the week was 55 degrees and the high was 84 degrees.
WATER: Choppy water most of the week on the Pacific side and just around the corner while
further up the coast on the Sea of Cortez the water was very nice, just some swells, until you
reached Punta Gorda. Of course, just because the water was nicer did not mean that there were
more fish there! The water was cool out to 30 miles on the Cortez side, not getting mush above
69 degrees until out that far, then it raised to 73 degrees. On the Pacific side we had a band of
cold water running along the coast out to a distance of 15 miles, with a very cold band in the
middle where the water dropped to a low of 66 degrees. Out past that area, in the vicinity of the
San Jaime Banks, the water warmed up to 71-72 degrees. Straight south of the Cape it was a 30
mile run to get to the warmer water.
BAIT: The usual $2 per bait for Pacific Mackerel, very few Caballito and very few Mullet. No
reports to me of any Sardinas, but there may be some available.
FISHING
BILLFISH: Very few Marlin were found this week and it may have been due to the full moon.
Well, that’s just a guess, it may have been something else, but we are all thinking that the moon is
the reason. A few Striped Marlin were caught but there were not very many of them. Once
again, Marlin were not the fish of the week. The fish that were caught were found out in the
warm water and the boats using live bait had a fair chance of hooking a fish that was tossed to.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Once again Yellowfin became the fish of the week. Most of the fish were
found in porpoise. The action took place around 22-25 miles to the southwest and most of the
fish were footballs, up to a high weight of around 25 pounds. Pink hootchies and dark feathers
worked, but you had to be persistent in order to get more than a couple of fish on board. Now, I
say that they were the fish of the week and that is because there were Yellowfin caught every day,
not by every boat.
DORADO: The cold water has pretty much put a stop to the good Dorado catches that had been
made, but every now and then something happens that just turns everything around. In this weeks
example, a dead whale was found floating 30 miles out and the boats that found it were very
quiet on the radio, allowing them to limit out on Dorado to 35 pounds. There were Wahoo and
Yellowfin found with the whale also. When the boats went back out the next day, most of them
returned skunked because the currents had taken the whale much further out.
WAHOO: Only a few Wahoo were reported this week and they were found out in the warmer
water around the dead whale
IN SHORE: This weeks report inshore is identical to last weeks, so here it is: The Sierra bite
that happened the last week is still going on, but the concentration of fish has moved up the coast
and is no longer supplying hot action just off the arch. The choppy water has kept a lot of the
boats from working in real close to the shore up the coast, but there have been reports of pretty
good Roosterfish action at the lighthouse. That is surprising to me since the water is so cold, but
hey, if there is bait around (finger mullet) then I guess there will be the predators also! Bottom
fishing was very poor due to the wind this week.
NOTES: I hope the Marlin bite gets better as we get away from the full moon. Also the
weather better settle down, we don’t like getting wet and cold on a fishing trip! There are still
whales around, as well as porpoise. I have been spending a lot of time working on another boat,
getting electronics and electrical stuff fixed so have not spent a lot of time on the water myself.
This weeks report was written to the great music of Miles Davis on “Ballads and Blues”, a CD
given to me by a friend.
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Feb 9, 2004; 12:40PM - 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: ONE FISH TAGGED AND RELEASED (110 POUNDS)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: 11 FISH KEPT (#10-#25)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 5 FEBRUARY, 2004
Harold and his wife Mary are here for two months this time and Harold has some
friends coming in next week as well. He would like to get more time on the water this
vacation so today is the first day out. Well, it has been windy and choppy, today was
no exception. It was not bad early in the day but around 10 the wind started to pick up
and it really blew. Harold managed to get 10 Yellowfin Tuna, most of them footballs in
the 10-12 pound class, but there were three that were between 20 and 25 pounds, and
Juan said that they hooked up several others that were larger. The also go a few
Bonito as well. They were in about an hour early and Harold said that he was not going
out again until the wind and water settled down! I sure hope it does that soon!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 6 FEBRUARY, 2004
John, Joe, Pete and Skip went fishing on the “Fly Hooker” today after fishing a few
smaller boats earlier in the week. The fishing was not red hot for them by any means
with the only fish of the day looking like it was going to be the 15 pound Yellowfin
caught early in the trip. Shortly after catching that fish (in the blind) they received a
report over the radio of a good bite going on about three miles away. In came the lines
and off they roared. When they got there four boats were already working the fish,
with a couple of them hooked up. As sometimes happens, the first boats get the fish,
the late comers get to watch. No fish for the “Fly Hooker” but on the way back they did
get a Striped Marlin to come into the lures and strike at one of them. Juan dropped
back a live bait and Pete got the honors of fighting the fish. About 30 minutes later he
was successful in tagging and releasing his first Marlin! Way to go! Getting back to
the dock they found that there had only been a couple of other Marlin caught that day.
A few boats on our dock were loaded down with Dorado and Yellowfin flags however,
and we found that there had been a dead whale found, but everyone there had
maintained radio silence so they would not get too crowded. Manuel said he will never
call any of them on to a good bite anymore! Any way, not a bad day, and the wind
seems to be laying down, they guys said there were big swells but no chop today! Until
next week, tight lines!
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Feb 9, 2004; 01:16AM - Yellow Fin at the FADS
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Category: Japan- Okinawa
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Author Name: Richard Snider
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Monday, 2 Feb 04, was a great day for yellowfin fishing. Took a local Japanese charter out of AWASE to FAD #11. It was a cloudy day, and rained off and on, but that didn't stop the yellowfin and mahi-mahi from biting. If you go out, make sure you have the captain get close to the FAD to catch some of the bait fish. I caught this 60lb yellowfin freelining an 8 inch rainbow runner. It took me a little over 45 minutes to bring him in on #6 P-line and my G-series rod with Penn 535 graphite reel. When you hook up the bait, make sure you use a circle hook and run it from one side of the nose to the other. This lets the bait swim freely and keeps it alive longer. When the fish takes the bait let it run for a count of 3 to 5 seconds then flip the switch and just hold on. No need to set the hook with a circle hook, it will do the work for you. Good luck and tight lines from Okinawa!
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Feb 8, 2004; 11:30AM - Picked Right Back Up
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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IZTAPA, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The action the last week has been steady. There were quite a few anglers out sampling the Guatemalan action on the fly, and they were able to average an excellent 6 releases on sails per day out of 14 shots in 8 trips out. On the conventional side, the average was somewhat better, 16 of 25 on sails. The high boat for the week had an exceptional hookup ratio, going 28 of 30. That is what we like to see. There were once again dorado and tuna present if you were looking for them. Inshore, we had no one out.
Gary Graham came down this week to start a 10 day hosted set of trips and on the first day out they had over 40 sails in the pattern behind the boat, so the bite, I am happy to report, is picking up again. Full stats on this week’s action will follow in next week’s report. Once again I would like to remind everyone that Gary is having a billfish clinic in early April, so if you want to hone your billfish skills or would like to try it for the first time, this would be a great opportunity for some intensive instruction . . . casting, hooking, playing and landing sailfish and potentially marlin on a fly.
Water Temperature 80-85
Air Temperature 80-84
Humidity 70 %
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:30 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:04 p.m. CST
Feb. 6 Full Feb. 13 Last Quarter Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Feb 8, 2004; 11:29AM - Slower but Steady
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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: Early this last week a 74 cold water current moved in and pushed the blue water way out. The fishing was severely affected, and most notable, was the three day International Sailfish Tournament. Of 100 boats in the event, only about 150 sailfish were caught.
Later in the week, the blue water came back in to about 22 miles, and the next day it was at 8 miles. The fishing has definitely improved. Most boats are now averaging a couple of sailfish, with a few dorado showing up. Captain Calli, on the “Vamonos II” managed 4 sailfish and two dorado for his clients on his best day.
The cooler water has been beneficial for the yellowfin tuna fishing, however. Every day at least one 200-pound tuna is hitting the docks. The tuna are holding under the porpoise and anywhere from 3 miles off the beach to 30 miles.
Few roosterfish are being caught, however, Captain Seis, on the panga “Moramy,” managed a 35 pound fish, on a slow trolled live bait, at the entrance to Marina Ixtapa.
A couple of other pangas reported huge areas of large jack crevalle near the airport and White Rocks.
Water Temperature 73-86
Air Temperature 71 - 86
Humidity 70%
Wind West at 12 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:17 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:42 p.m. CST
Feb. 6 Full Feb. 13 Last Quarter Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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