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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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| My brother has 2 German Shepherds named Rolex and Timex. You guessed it they are Watch Dogs. |
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Nov 1, 2003; 01:56PM - Awesome Florida Bass Fishing Trips
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Category: Florida
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Author Name: Todd
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Florida bass fishing trips, servicing Lake Okeechobee, FL
Everglades and the Miami area for trophy largemouth and hard fighting
Peacock bass. Artificial, live bait and fly-rod trips are available,
our policy NO FISH, NO PAY!
URL : http://www.hawghunter.net
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Oct 30, 2003; 06:57PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Sportfishing Report 10/24/03 - 10/30/03
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Susan Richards/Stan Lushinsky
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The green water moved in last week pushing the blue out top the 25 mile mark. The SAILFISH activity slowed dramatically and only those boats making the long run had a shot at a billfish. French angler Mr. Nottin fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos 1 landed 3 SAILFISH and 12 SKIPJACK TUNA in two offshore days of fishing. Mr. Nottin also landed 35 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, 22 BOINITOS and 1 big 50 Lb ROOSTERFISH in 2 inshore days of fishing. Overall fishing activity was slow for last week. Calmer weather and a westerly wind should bring the blue water back closer to shore.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: High's in the upper 80's some humidity
Sea Conditions: Calm to moderate
Bait Supply: Good
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
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Oct 29, 2003; 11:46AM - Louisiana Tuna Fishing
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Category: Louisiana
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Author Name: Capt. Scott Avanzino
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Wide open tuna bite Thursday night on live flyers and Matzuo poppers..haven't been on a bite like that in years...Had a crew in from Tennesee for two days..with the weather delay on Thursday morning we decided to get a late start and spend the night..man was that the right call..by mid morning the Gulf was glass and it remained so for the next 24 hours.... In 2 hours we had 9 yellowfin from 60-120 pounds in the box and we were out of energy, space and excuses to stay..Had a nice meal and settled in for a little bottom fishing after a 40 mile cruise to the northeast... Hit a rig in Main Pass and tied off..fishing tuna bellies we probaly went through 1 amberjack and 3 sharks for every snapper and the snappers were studs..the smallest was 13 pounds, the next 17, with 4 fish over 20 pounds and 3 others between 17-20. Have to say the sharks are a nuisance and one got it's revenge..instead of using the ' hot lead gaff', I decide I was going to have a conscience and release one the environmentally friendly way...got the hook out with little problem and grabbed the tail to toss him out when he truned his head and took a swipe at my calf...I'll now be wearing superglue and duct tape and getting high on Augmentin for the next few days...I think I am going back to hot lead in the future... On to Saturday..beautiful 1-2 as forecasted..not even close..I think we need to adjust the forecast for 1o knots and allow for extra chop from opposing surface current...anyway..had 5 yellowfins and 7 blackfins for a mixed early moring and day effort with the crew from Jackson MS...All the fish caught on purple or black Braid murauders or naked ballyhoo. Could NOT make live bait as it was too rough to safley deploy the greenlight for flying fish let alone to make a dead drift so we made do without...had many more fish hooked and even gaffed but a heavy sea is really a burden when trying to get heads up on a large tuna..never helps getting tossed around the cockpit either..excuses, excuses..Paradise Outfitters 985-845-8006
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Oct 27, 2003; 01:41PM - '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
BLUE MARLIN: 1 RELEASED (#250)
STRIPED MARLIN: 3 RELEASED (110-150#)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: 1 KEPT (#15)
DORADO: 1 KEPT (#15)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 19, 2003
Tim and Jill Lawrence shared the “Fly Hooker” today with Tim and Marrissa Kyle.
Tim and Marrissa were looking forward to the trip as this was their first experience on
the Salt water, having some experience fishing inland waters. They wanted a chance
to catch a fish “at least 300 pounds!”. Unfortunately Marrissa was sick as soon as
Manual slowed the boat down after the 90 minute run to the fishing area. There were
some porpoise there and Tun as well and Tim Kyle reeled in a Yellowfin of about 15
pounds and was very happy with his sore arm from that fish. Things were very slow
after that and it was not until there was only a few miles to go before lines needed to
come out of the water that the big fish hit. It was the turn for Tim Lawrence and it was a
Blue Marlin. Tim worked the fish for 30 minutes, getting it to the boat several times only
to have the fish take off on another run. Finally Juan was able to get the leader and as
the fish made another try at a run the leader slipped through his hand and before he
could release it the line slipped through and broke. Well, it counts as a legal catch,
and a good workout for Tim! Thank goodness they got something other than just one
Yellowfin. Thanks guys, sorry Marrissa, the Tuna sure was good grilled last night!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 21, 22 AND 23, 2003
Tim and Jill fished these days and the fishing was pretty darn slow. Not just for us
though, it was slow for everyone. The pressure brought on the fish and fishermen due
to the tournaments going on was felt, that’s for sure! Well, on the 21st, Jill got a Striped
Marlin and Tim got a Dorado, they worked an area way out to the west, around the
Jaime Banks, but did not get any fish until they were almost home. On the 22nd they
went out to the 1150 area. The water was too warm, but very blue, and they worked a
pod of porpoise they found on the way back. They could see the Tuna jumping but
could not get bit no matter what they tried. On the 23rd they worked the Pacific coast
close to shore and had a nice boat ride, not even spotting a fish. Sorry guys, we really
enjoyed your company and hope to see you here again soon!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 25 OCTOBER, 2003
Bob Deeter was our angler today. His wife Paula was supposed to go along but
elected to stay at the resort today. Bob will be fishing the next two days with us as well.
He really wanted to get some eating fish so Juan and Manuel worked Tuna about 6
miles off the coast on the Pacific side but could not get a bite,. They saw one other
boat hook up but that was all. Whole trolling live bait in the porpoise they got bit by a
Striped Marlin and Bob fought the fish for 20 minutes before the line broke. On the way
back in they had a Blue Marlin strike one of the lures twice but it did not hook up. Also,
they did get to fight another Striped Marlin that was tagged then released and after
taking the lines out of the water and cruising in, Manuel spotted another fish that Bob
was able to get to the boat for a tag and release after a 15 minute fight. Great fishing,
and I am going tomorrow!
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Oct 27, 2003; 01:25PM - Cabo Fishing 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 FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 19 TO OCTOBER 26, 2003
WEATHER: The week started out sunny and warm and ended up cloudy and warm.
An overcast moved into the area on Friday afternoon giving us a relief from the glare on
the water we had early in the week. Our daytime highs were in the mid 90’s and at
night we did have as low as 74 degrees. The breezes were slight to non-existent until
Friday afternoon and then we cooled off a bit as the winds blew from the west at 5-10
knots. (Swinging Doors)
WATER: Again, the only significant temperature break in fishing distance for us has
been out past the San Jaime and Golden Gate banks on the west side. There the
water changes as much as three degrees over a few miles and the water is blue with a
touch of green. On the Sea of Cortez side the water has been much warmer, as high
as 89 degrees in a few areas such as the 1150 spot. The water has been cobalt blue
but way to warm for good fishing with little sign of surface activity such as porpoise or
flying fish. Surface conditions on both sides of the Cape have been great, with just
slight swell and a good ripple from the light breeze. (Mama Tried)
BAIT: This week there was no problem getting bait, and for a change there were
Sardinas available as well. The bigger baits were Caballito and were the normal $2 per
bait while the Sardinas were going for $20 a bucket. Many of the boats fishing the
tournaments this week were catching their own live bait early in the morning at sun-up
just off the lighthouse on the Pacific side. The baits were Skipjack Tuna, Blackfin Tuna
and a few Frigate Mackerel. These fish were biting on Sardinas after you had
chummed for a while and the bigger baits were caught on diamond jigs. (I’m A
Lonesome Fugitive)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Well, it took a while but the Blue Marlin finally made a showing on the last
day of the Bisbee tournament with 4 fish over the #300 minimum boated and weighed.
There were a lot more Striped Marlin caught and released and almost all of the action
took place on the Pacific side of the Cape. The San Jaime area and inside between
there, the Golden Gate and off the Lighthouse provided most of the fish. Live bait
accounted for many of the Striped Marlin but almost every big Blue Marlin fell to a
trolled lure. The big fish for the tournament was #565. The lighter colored lures
seemed to do better on the Blue Marlin with two qualifying fish on the first day both
falling for lures with lots of orange and the pattern was followed on the third day. On
the second day no qualifying fish were brought in. (I Think I’ll Just Stay Here And
Drink)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Tuna fishing was slow again this week with the fish mostly being
found far offshore. Of course it is the new moon and the Tuna bite is normally slow
during this moon phase anyway. Those boats willing to make the run sometimes found
the fish and often did not, but when they did the action was good on fish ranging from
20 to 60 pounds. A few fish in the #150 class were caught as well and they fell for live
bait pulled in front of the Porpoise. The smaller fish were eating cedar plugs and dark
feathers, the normal call for the football and school fish. A few pods of Porpoise were
found nearer to Cabo but they were worked very heavily. Sometimes Sardines were
the key here as the fish would be shy on anything larger and the Sardinas when used
both as chum and as a fly-lined bait brought the fish up and biting. (Branded Man)
DORADO: Even with a few good pieces of floating debris around the Dorado were
slow this week. We spotted and fished a large number of logs with only one of them
having any fish around, and then there were just two. Inshore seemed to be where the
action was on the Dorado and the Pacific side had more fish. Slow trolled live bait
within a mile of the beach produced fish to 50 pounds with a few boats getting three or
four in that size range. The rest of the time the Dorado were found while trolling lures
and getting blind strikes. (My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers)
WAHOO: To give you an idea, day three of the tournament, when the fishing was
better, produced only three Wahoo for 160 boats. (The Bottle Let Me Down)
INSHORE: Nearshore the action was predictable on the Skipjack, Bonita and Jack
Crevalle. There were Roosterfish in the 25 pound class found on the Pacific side as
well and there were a few Sierra caught. Many anglers when fishing early in the
morning were hooking into some nice Red Snapper in 60 feet of water around the
points while using Sardinas fished about 5 feet off the bottom. (Workin’ Man Blues)
NOTES: The Black and Blue Tournament is over. Day one had only two fish over the
minimum qualifying weight of #300 brought in. The biggest was 412 pounds and took
home around $330,000. Day two resulted in no qualifying fish so the money rolled over
into day three. On the third day the biggest qualifier was #565 and was worth over
$1,000,000, taking the money for the second and third day jackpots and the biggest fish
award as well. There were few fish caught until the last day when the bite happened at
the afternoon tide change. Next tournament coming up is the “For Pete’s Sake” charity
tournament, then the “W.O.N. Tuna Tournament” in November. This weeks report was
written to the country music of the great Merle Haggard on the C.D. “The Platinum
Collection” released by Direct Source in 2002. Thanks for the music Dad! Until next
week, Tight Lines!
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Oct 24, 2003; 01:54PM - Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Fish report
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky Susan Richards
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Another tropical storm passed through the Ixtapa Zihuatanejo area last week, closing the port for 2 days. Although not as intense as the previous storm, this one did manage to stir up the ocean enough to keep the fish scattered. Our captains are reporting good DORADO action around the weed lines and ever increasing numbers of SAILFISH as the schools of bait are thick all along the coast. After the storm the blue water moved to within 5 miles of the beach and the fishing conditions in November are expected to be good. Inshore, Captain Adolofo Espinosa reposts huge schools of YELLOWTAIL JACKS, but very few ROOSTERFISH. Not many boats have targeted the inshore fishery this month mainly because of the storms and difficult surf conditions.
There are still several good boats available for the upcoming third annual Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Total Tag & Release tournament November 16 - 20. Tournament interested angler are encouraged to contact our office for more details and boat availability for the upcoming tournament.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: Humid with passing showers
Sea Conditions: Moderate
Bait Supply: Good
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
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Oct 23, 2003; 07:17PM - Weather and Fishing Looking Bright
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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10/23/2003 REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Thurs., Oct. 23, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (10/7 - 10/23)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO AND IZTAPA, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: With the exception of two days of wind earlier in the week, the
weather has been as good as it gets. Johnny Delashaw, West Linn, Ore, after a great Spring trip last April decided to try the Fall version of East Cape and wasn't disappointed. Plenty of skipjack, bonito and smaller jacks put a pull on his fluff and bend his stick. On the larger side he landed one dorado in the 30-pound class and a much sought-after pompano (15-pounds.) Joe and Nick Turano, Houston, arrived midweek. Earlier this year they had fished with Ed Kunze in Zihuatanejo for sails and roosters. This trip, tuna and billfish were their target. The first day the skipjack and bonito bite kept them busy. The second day it was back to the plan and they were headed out to look for the porpoise with tuna beneath which have been tough to find. With the sailfish bite continuing, I won't be surprised if the boys get sidetracked and spend more time looking for sails and tails.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 81°-86°
Air temperature 72° - 95°
Humidity about 38%
Wind East at 5 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 20,000 ft
Visibility 12 miles
Sunrise 6:19 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:56 p.m. MST
Oct 25 New Oct. 31 First Quarter Nov.8 Full Nov. 16 Last Quarter
o OFFSHORE: Only a couple schools of porpoise spotted this week 30 or so miles out. Sails offered the best action with stripes beginning to perk up.
o INSHORE: Cleaner water and skipjack, bonito and small jacks beginning to
bite.
o BEACH: Still tough to maneuver because of debris and cuts. A few ladyfish, small jacks and small roosters if you can find the bait.
BILLFISH - Last week the stripers went on a tear for a few days and then as if a switch was flipped it dropped off. Sailfish continued to provide the most consistent action.
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Played hide and seek most of the week.
DORADO - Still hoping for them to pop. It is still being in the right place at the right time. Some quality though.
ROOSTERFISH - Haven't heard of anything over 10 pounds for weeks.
JACK CREVALLE - Action a plenty for the smaller variety.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Back with a vengeance.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - Slow.
SIERRA - A few here and there.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: From two to 10 miles outside the entrada all the way up to the Thetis Bank, football-size tuna are thick. Wahoo at the shark buoys 240° - 270° 14 miles out mixed in with dorado. Zack Thomas, Pacific Coast Sportfishing editor, reported the marlin at Thetis were unbelievably thick. Several other yachts transiting to Cabo also reported excellent fishing from above the Thetis to seven miles off of the anchorage at Santa Maria Bay. Inside the bay, the same yachts were complaining about how tough the mackerel fishing was. Esteros yielded good leopard grouper catches to go along with the continued corvina bite. The old standby spotted bay bass were there for the taking. I am headed there next week to fish with Anchorage guide Pudge Kleinkauf and her group for four days, so stay tuned. She always comes up a winner.
Water Temperature 67°-79°
Air Temperature 69°- 82°
Humidity 81%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 6:28 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:05 p.m. MST
Oct 25 New Oct. 31 First Quarter Nov.8 Full Nov. 16 Last Quarter
YELLOWTAIL - Entrada and entrance to Santa Maria Bay pretty good.
CORVINA - Want a rush? Try a popper.
SNOOK - We are ready, they're not.
HALIBUT - Chartreuse Clousers and sandy beach, slow retrieve along the bottom
equals action.
SIERRA - Slow this week or not noticed because of everything else going on.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Conditions are improving this week, however the 84º cobalt blue
water is at 19 miles. We are still seeing about a two sailfish average per boat, but most of the boats are only fishing between 12 and 16 miles. The bait and the game fish are very abundant beyond the 19 mile mark.
Nineteen to 22 miles is still in the range of what qualifies as a 'normal day' of fishing. As more captains awaken to the fact the fish are there, the fish count will go up.
Another encouraging sign is the commercial pangas are working an area about 30 miles out. They are scoring on the yellowfin tuna, and some of them have hit the dock at over 160 pounds.
The dorado are still a hit or miss situation, depending on whether you can find some floating debris or not.
The hot bite on the roosterfish action has slowed down a bit, but this is mostly due to the discolored water caused by heavy runoff from the rivers. We have had no significant rain in the last few days, so the inshore waters should clear up soon.
Water Temperature 75º-86º
Air Temperature 77°-91º
Humidity 66%
Wind WSW at 9 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:41 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:18 p.m. CST
Oct 25 New Oct. 31 First Quarter Nov.8 Full Nov. 16 Last Quarter
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:
http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
IZTAPA, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The weather has improved dramatically, and more boats are venturing out. In the past week, boats that went out had mixed results. The more experienced captains and crews were able to average 18 sailfish raised, and 12 sails released per day of fishing. The local fleet overall had 78 sailfish raised and 48 released in 3 days of fishing. A couple of marlin showed up, but either were not interested, or broke off before they could be released. The dorado are spotty at best. Inshore was a repeat of last week’s report with no one out trying the waters. The run out to the blue water was several miles
longer than last week.
Water Temperature 80º-85º
Air Temperature 75°-90º
Humidity 75%
Wind South at 9 mph
Conditions Partly Cloudy
Visibility
Sunrise 5:55 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:39 p.m. CST
Oct 25 New Oct. 31 First Quarter Nov.8 Full Nov. 16 Last Quarter
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Guatemala trips, go to:
http://www.guatemalafly.com
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy
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Oct 23, 2003; 07:16PM - Encouraging Signs
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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: Conditions are improving this week, however the 84º cobalt blue
water is at 19 miles. We are still seeing about a two sailfish average per boat, but most of the boats are only fishing between 12 and 16 miles. The bait and the game fish are very abundant beyond the 19 mile mark.
Nineteen to 22 miles is still in the range of what qualifies as a 'normal day' of fishing. As more captains awaken to the fact the fish are there, the fish count will go up.
Another encouraging sign is the commercial pangas are working an area about 30 miles out. They are scoring on the yellowfin tuna, and some of them have hit the dock at over 160 pounds.
The dorado are still a hit or miss situation, depending on whether you can find some floating debris or not.
The hot bite on the roosterfish action has slowed down a bit, but this is mostly due to the discolored water caused by heavy runoff from the rivers. We have had no significant rain in the last few days, so the inshore waters should clear up soon.
Water Temperature 75º-86º
Air Temperature 77°-91º
Humidity 66%
Wind WSW at 9 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:41 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:18 p.m. CST
Oct 25 New Oct. 31 First Quarter Nov.8 Full Nov. 16 Last Quarter
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:
http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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Oct 23, 2003; 07:12PM - Weather Improving
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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 weather has improved dramatically, and more boats are venturing out. In the past week, boats that went out had mixed results. The more experienced captains and crews were able to average 18 sailfish raised, and 12 sails released per day of fishing. The local fleet overall had 78 sailfish raised and 48 released in 3 days of fishing. A couple of marlin showed up, but either were not interested, or broke off before they could be released. The dorado are spotty at best. Inshore was a repeat of last week’s report with no one out trying the waters. The run out to the blue water was several miles
longer than last week.
Water Temperature 80º-85º
Air Temperature 75°-90º
Humidity 75%
Wind South at 9 mph
Conditions Partly Cloudy
Visibility
Sunrise 5:55 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:39 p.m. CST
Oct 25 New Oct. 31 First Quarter Nov.8 Full Nov. 16 Last Quarter
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Guatemala trips, go to:
http://www.guatemalafly.com
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy
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Oct 20, 2003; 02:09PM - Guatemala Sailfishing Oct.18th/19th
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: The Great Sailfishing Company
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Guatemala Sport fishing Reports - Sportfishing
The weekend of Oct.18th and 19th.2003
By: The Great Sailfishing Company
The blue water line has been moving out over
the past several weeks;however the fishing is getting GOOD!!. This Saturday and Sunday fishing
was between 40 and 50 nautical miles from the
coastline. The early mornings are very calm with
winds picking up after 2:00P.M. These are the billfishing results as reported by the sport-fishing boats captains. Overall rating for this weekend was GOOD.
Results for Saturday Oct.18th
1.Pica Pleitos 35ft. Cabo 12 releases out of 18
bites.
2.La Pelagian 37ft. Rybovich 18 releases out of 24
bites.
3.Gadiel 33ft. Tiara 1 releases out of 1 bite and one Dorado. Only went out for a few hours. Inshore
Results for Sunday Oct.19th
1.La Sirena 35 Viking 24 releases out of 50 bites.
2.La Pelagian 37ft. Rybovich 24 releases out of 42
bites.
3.La Piragus 31ft.Bertram 1 releases out of 1 bite
plus one 12lb. Dorado Only went out for two hours of inshore fishing.
Water Temperature 80º-85º
Air Temperature 85°-90º
Humidity 93%
Wind North at 2-4 mph
Conditions Overcast (SCT) : 1,800 ft
Visibility - 4ft.
Seas one meter or less
Fishing Tech.
On the way to the fishing area, Ballyhoo are
attached to sailfish rod leaders and a Marlin pole is made ready with a mackerel. When the fishing area is
reached the sport fishing boat slows down and gets
ready to troll. Both outriggers are extended and
drag hook-less lures, usually plastic shapes resembling squids. Four sailfish rods are deployed, two with their lines attached to the outriggers and two
placed in their holders at the back of the boat one at each corner, all dragging Ballyhoo. Additional rods,
including the Marlin rod, are placed nearby in case
they are needed. Once a sailfish has been raised and taken the bait, the captain slows down the boat and reels in the squid shapes on the outriggers always keeping an eye on the fish, one mate reels in the other lines as quickly as possible so they don’t snag and the mate in charge of the rod with the fish runs to it and gets ready to “set the hook”. Depending on the anglers’ preference, he or the mate can set the hook. If a double or triple hookup should happen, then it gets really exciting with anglers and mates shouting and running all over the boat trying not to bump into each other and entangle the lines. If the angler asks, the boat will back up closing in on the area where the bill-fish is swimming to shorten the time the bill fish is fought.
Boat of the week :
Piragua, 31' Bertram
Twin 210 hp marine diesel Caterpillar engines power
this boat. It is equipped with a depth finder, GPS,
VHF radio, fish finder, compass, CD player, and
head.
Standard equipment includes: a fighting chair, 4
Penn
rods with Shimano reels and 20lb. line, 1 special
Marlin rod with reel and 50 lb. line, 2 spinning
rods and reels with spinning tackle, outriggers. The bait is Ballyhoo and the hooks used are circle hooks.
Captain Manolo Díaz, with 10 years experience, runs
this boat. This multiple award winner won a record
in 2002 for bringing in a 225lb. Marlin on a fly rod
and 15lb. tackle. It also placed third in the 2002
Presidential Challenge.
All boats come with an ice box stocked with snacks,
lunch items and drinks including beer. Will supply
wine upon request.
For more information contact The Great Sailfishing Company at http://www.greatsailfishing.com
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