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Jul 28, 2003; 11:58AM - 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 SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR JULY 21 TO JULY 27, 2003
WEATHER: A little break from the heat this week as we started to get a breeze from the
southwest that cooled us off a bit. Along with a partial overcast, it was around five degrees
cooler all week than it was last week. We could actually sleep without the air-conditioner on!
Our daytime highs were in the mid 90’s and nighttime lows in the mid 70’s. (Black Mountain
Rag)
WATER: The water continues to warm as the summer moves along and we are now seeing
water temperatures at least 79 degrees almost everywhere, with most areas reading 82 to 85
degrees. The Pacific side was choppy the first half of the week and as the wind swung around to
the southwest, the Sea of Cortez started to chop up a bit as well. The water out to about 9 miles
was not a good blue, it was a bit on the greenish side, but warm. (A Taste Of Honey)
BAIT: Mostly Mackerel and Mullet this week at the normal $2 per bait. (Country Gentleman)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Slow on the Striped Marlin this week but picking up on the Blue and Black bite. We
were getting a good Sailfish bite as well with quite a few fish in the 80 class, up to around 120#.
Good areas were any of the normal areas like the banks and the 95 and 1150 spots as well as
where the color break was. Lots of flying fish and ribbon fish are showing as well as small
Dorado so there is plenty of bait in the water. Our favorite Sailfish lure this week was a
blue/white Islander run wayyyy back off the bridge rod. Striped Marlin were almost solely on live
bait and the Blue and Black Marlin were happy striking lures in Blue/purple and
Blue/silver/yellow. (Main Street Breakdown)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There were nice Yellowfin available most off the week, except for Tuesday
when the just seemed to vanish! There was quite a run to get to the area, most of the fish were
showing with Porpoise at 22 to 30 miles out. There were smaller football fish in the 8-12 pound
class closer to home but the porpoise were holding fish in the 60-80# range. First boats to the
fish did best but as the wind kicked and more boats appeared the bite dropped off. Another thing
we noticed later in the week was the appearance just offshore of the Purse Seiners. We had one
that just drifted around in the daytime for the past three days less than three miles out, and the
porpoise we found close to Cabo were showing signs of having had nets set on them. (Cascade)
DORADO: Some bigger fish offshore and a lot of real little ones inside three miles in the green
water. If you found anything floating in the water, from a turtle to a small stick, there was likely
to be Dorado around. Live bait under the frigate birds was working as well, and of course
dropping back a live bait after hooking one up on the troll worked. (Boo Boo Stick Beat)
WAHOO: With the new moon there were very few Wahoo found, let alone caught. A few
boats reported strikes, but most of them lost the fish. (The Streets Of Laredo)
NEARSHORE: The inshore green water had the Panga bite drop off quite a bit on Roosterfish
and Snapper as well as the Jack Crevalle. A lot of the Panga action consisted of the small Dorado
as well as Skipjack Tuna and Bonita. (Jerry’s Breakdown)
NOTES: Tuna were fish of the week again and maybe if the Purse Seiners go away it will last.
Last week a Purse Seiner was reported to be setting net up in the Sea of Cortez and three days
after getting the report action was finally taken. When boarded there was a hold full of Striped
Marlin and Dorado, both classified as sportfish. There were several long fights with Billfish this
past week, one in particular is supposed to have involved a fish ranging from 1,000 to 2,000
pounds, depending on who was telling the story. The fish fought for 13 hours and pulled one
flying gaff free. At 9:30 PM the line broke as the fish was close to the boat. There were a lot of
3-4 hour fights as well, and this early in the season most of the fish got away due to either faulty
gear or inexperience. More of the big girls will be hooked and hopefully tagged as the summer
wears on. This weeks report was written to the cool sound of that master guitarist, the Country
Gentleman, Chet Atkins on a compilation titled “The Master and His Music”, released in 2001 by
BMG records. Until next week, Tight Lines!
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Jul 25, 2003; 11:16AM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Sportfishing Report 7/18 /03 to 7/24/03
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Susan Richards/Stan Lushinsky
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Red Hot inshore action continues with a healthy mix of offshore SAILFISH and SKIPJACK TUNA. Returning New Jersey Angler, Ron Reinhardt fishing aboard the Vamonos 3 landed 4 SAILFISH on his first day offshore with Captain Chiro. Mr. Doraville fishing aboard the super panga Janeth for 6 days landed 26 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, 11 BONITOS, 10 ROOSTERFISH, 4 BIG NEEDLEFISH, 1 SPANISH MACKEREL , 4 SAILFISH AND 1 YELLOWFIN TUNA. Fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos 1 with captain Adolofo Espinosa, Mr Galli landed 8 ROOSTERFISH, 62 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, 2 BIG EYE JACKS, 3 NEEDLEFISH, 11 BONITOS, 1 SAPNISH MACKEREL, 5 SAILFISH and 32 SKIPJACK TUNA in 6 days of fishing. The blue water is close and with the storms staying to East shore of Mexico, the seas have been favorable. Overall the captains report non-stop inshore action and combination days of Inshore and offshore are possible because the blue water is within a mile of the bay. Huge schools of bait are also present keeping the predators close.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: Moderate to hot days with some humidity
Sea Conditions: Calm
Bait Supply: Excellent
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
Ixtapa Sportfishing Charters
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Jul 21, 2003; 11:32AM - '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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“FLY HOOKER” WEEKLY FISH COUNT
Striped Marlin: One tagged and released (#120)
Dorado: One taken (#45)
Yellowfin Tuna: Five taken (10-45#)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JULY 18, 2003
Peter Simon booked the “Fly Hooker” for today to give a few guys here for a bachelor party a
chance to do some fishing. Peter is a Fly Fisherman (note the capitol letters?) and brought his
own gear just in case he got a chance to get some action on the 10 weight. Unfortunately it did
not work out that he was able to get a chance to use his gear as you really need a target to cast at
in order to do the “normal “ fly fishing. What happened instead was that we pulled a Marlin
popper on the 13 weight rod and ended up hooking a #35 Yellowfin Tuna on the troll. Wait, I’m
getting ahead of myself a bit here. The bachelor party consists of six guys, one of the arriving
today while we were fishing and one of the guys not interested in doing any fishing at all. They
rented a very nice house up in the “Pedregal” for the time here and Mary picked them up this
morning. I went along since Peter wanted a chance to do some fly fishing. Juan and Manuel took
us out for an hour to the South before we put lines in the water and about 45 minutes later we
spotted some Porpoise out on the horizon. We were the first boat there and on the first pass we
hooked up on three trolled lures on regular gear and also on the Marlin popper trolled on the fly
rod. The first two Tuna to the boat were in the 20 pound class, the last one was a good #45 and
gave us a great tussle at the side of the boat. Peter was on the Tuna hooked on the fly rod and it
was about 10 minutes after we got the last fish on conventional gear in the boat that Juan was in
position to get a gaff shot on Peters fish. The fish was just in range when it did a sudden dive
down and forward, and as Manuel tried to adjust the boat, the fish dove. Juan grabbed the rod
and pushed it as far down into the water as possible but the prop on the starboard engine ran
against the fly line and the fish was cut off. We figured that fish at around 20-25 pounds and full
of fight! About that time other boats were arriving in the area but there were no more fish caught
for the next hour. We figured that the school had followed the lost fish into the depths. Late on
while we were heading back Manuel spotted as big turtle on the surface and as we passed the
spot, there were two large Dorado under the turtle. Right away Juan tossed out a live bait and we
did a slow turn around the area. Surprisingly, it was not the live bait that got hit, it was the
Marlin lure in “Mean Joe Green” color, moving at what had to be only two knots, off of the
bridge rod that got hit. This was the Bull and it took about 25 minutes to get the fish to the boat
before Juan was able to get the first gaff shot at the fish The fish struggled at the gaff for a
minute then pulled loose and around two minutes later I was able to get the fish to the side of the
boat for the second gaff shot. This time it took and the 45 pound Dorado was ours! Another
pass on the spot with no results and we continued trolling in. About 10 miles from the Marina at
12:30, we had a Blue Marlin come up on the same lure the Dorado had hit, and this fish took
about 100 yards of line and made one jump before the hook pulled loose. Quite the trip for a
group of four bachelor, and these guys were plenty happy! Thanks guys, and we are hoping you
did not spend too much money tonight while out on the town!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JULY 19, 2003
I wish I remembered the names of the couple that fished today, but all I really know is that they
fished yesterday on one of the fleet boats and got nada, zero, zip, and they did not really want to
go another day. After explaining the difference between going out on a fleet boat and a boat
owned by a small business, they decided to give it another try. They were glad they did as they
tagged and released a Striped Marlin of 120 pounds (her first Marlin!) and brought two Yellowfin
Tuna to the boat. It was a long day, but the water was nice and the saw so much sea life that they
thought they were at “Sea World”! Thanks for the business and we were glad to make your trip
one to remember!
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Jul 21, 2003; 11:16AM - 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 JULY 14 TO JULY 20, 2003
WEATHER: Not just warm, it has been darn hot and starting to get pretty humid as well. We
are having nighttime lows in the high 70’s to low 80’s and daytime highs to the 100 degree mark.
I am not sure what the humidity readings have been but it has not been a problem to break a sweat
by not doing anything at all! We have had some cloud cover the past few days and there has been
a bit of rain up in the mountains but only an occasional sprinkle in our area. (Calling Elvis)
WATER: There has been a band of cool water along the coast where the temperatures have
been around 77 to 78 degrees out to a distance of about three miles. Once past there it has
warmed up to 83-84 degrees on the Sea of Cortez side. On the Pacific, the water has warmed up
a bit and we are starting to get some nice blue conditions around the San Jaime and the Golden
Gate Banks. The water in those areas has been in the low 80’s and it looks like summer is here.
There has been almost no wind this week and the water conditions have reflected that. A low
swell from the Northwest and a slight wind riffle in the morning has made it easy to see anything
floating or breaking the surface. (On Every Street)
BAIT: Mostly Mackerel and Mullet this week at the normal $2 per bait. (My Parties)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Very little change this week on the Billfish, except there are a few more Blue Marlin
being hooked up. The Striped Marlin are not quite as abundant as they were last week and while
there are signs at some booths around the Marina stating that the Marlin fishing is “Hot! Hot!
Hot!”, you would not be able to tell that by talking to the anglers and the Captains. Guess that
some people just have to stretch the truth a bit to get business! There are Marlin out there and an
occasional boat has come in with a couple of flags flying, but most of the boats have been lucky to
get a good solid bite this week. The Blues have been located at the Gorda, 1150, 95 and due
south of the Cape and the Striped Marlin seem to be concentrated closer to the beach and up on
the Pacific side a ways. For a few days, dropping live bait at either Punta Ballena or off the
lighthouse on the Pacific side worked well, as did slow trolling live bait in the same area, but that
action died off. (When It Comes To You)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Looks like the Tuna are going to be the fish of the week! We have started
to find some of the bigger Tuna in the Porpoise this week, just what I was wishing was going to
happen. First few boats to the Porpoise were able to hook into fish that went as high as 150
pounds, with the fish getting smaller, then disappearing as more boats showed up. Most of the
fish were found between 20 and 35 miles to the south and around the 95 and 1150 spots, mixed
with the Porpoise. While there were football Tuna in the mix, the average seemed to be about
20-25 pounds, and there were quite a few fish in the 40-50 pound range as well. Large lures,
large fish, small lures, small fish seemed to be the rule, with more action happening with the
smaller lures. There were fish reported occasionally from other areas as well, but not consistently.
This bite really started to take off at the end of the week, the beginning of the week was a bit
slow. (Fade To Black)
DORADO: A repeat of last weeks report, the Dorado are still scattered, and the bite continues to
improve a bit. Bigger fish offshore, smaller fish inshore, live bait working well. (The Bug)
WAHOO: Almost no Wahoo this week. I did see a few flags and talked to a few anglers who
reported catching one, but there was no “bite” and everything reported was an incidental catch.
(You And Your Friend)
NEARSHORE: Some Roosterfish this week as well as the Jack Crevalle, but that was about it for
big fish action inshore. A few nice bottom fish were caught since the water has been so nice, but
there was little else happening inshore. With the water conditions so nice, a lot of the Pangas
were heading up to 10 miles offshore, looking for action on the Pelagic fish. At the end of the
week the Pangas were starting to find small Yellowfin Tuna and a lot of Skipjack just off the
Arch. (Heavy Fuel)
NOTES: The action has not been hot on any one species and as a matter of fact, has been pretty
“lukewarm” overall. We are in a time of transition with the warm water moving in. There is a
little bit of everything out there but not a lot of any one species, unless you happen to hit on one
of the Tuna schools as the first boat. Another week or so and we should be seeing a lot more
action, and a lot more big fish! Fingers crossed please! This weeks report was written to the
music of one of my favorite bands, and guitar player extraordinary, “Dire Straits” and Mark
Knopfler on the 1991 Warner Brothers release, “On Every Street”. Until next week, Tight Lines!
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Jul 19, 2003; 11:03PM - Ixtapa Sportfishing Report 7-11-03 to 7/18/03
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Susan Richards/Stan Lushinsky
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Ixtapa Sportfishing Report 7-11-03 to 7/18/03
The Ixtapa Zihuatanejo area is still experiencing very light summer
angling pressure but those who have venture to our area have been
rewarded for some excellent inshore and offshore action. Mr Dorville
fishing three inshore days on the super panga Janeth landed 15
ROOSTERFISH to 50 Lbs along with 19 YELLOWTAIL JACKS. Turning his
attention to offshore Mr. Doraville landed 1 SAILFISH and a nice 140 Lb
STRIPPED MARLIN, which was extremely rare for this time of year in
Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo on his one day of offshore fishing. Returning New
Jersey angler Ron Reinhart fishing one inshore day with Captain Adolofo
on the Dos Hermanos 1 landed 1 ROOSTERFISH along with 5 YELLOWTAIL
JACKS. Mr. Reinhardt also lost 4 other ROOSTERS during the day. There
are ample schools of baitfish located all throughout the area. Sea and
weather patterns have been favorable with the exception of some strong
afternoon storms which pass quickly through the area.
NOTE: We have received our first European entry for the November Total
Tag & Releazse Tournament. The Bruijnzelles family from the Netherlands
will be returning to Ixtapa Zihuatanejo vowing to bring the first place
trophy back to Holland with them. Interested tournament anglers are
encouraged to email our office for tournament details as well as boat
availability.
Sea Conditions: Calm to Moderate
Weather: Hazy hot and humid with some afternoon thunderstorms
Bait Supply: Excellent
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
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Jul 14, 2003; 11:27AM - '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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“FLY HOOKER” WEEKLY FISH COUNT
Striped Marlin: One tagged and released (#120)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JULY 10, 2003
I met Chuck and his son Manny yesterday as they were wandering the marina looking at the
boats. They had already talked with a friend of mine who had recommended the “Fly Hooker”
and Chuck decided to go fishing with his son today. Maybe it would have been better to wait
another day. There were a lot of fish hooked up by other boats today, but it was not the “Fly
Hooker’s” day for good luck. Juan said that they saw quite a few fish but were only able to toss
bait to two fish and neither one of the Marlin were hungry. They also tossed bait to some Dorado
they found under the Frigate birds and again, the fish would not eat. The boat came in with no
flags flying. Sorry guys, we wish things had been different.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JULY 13, 2003
Kevin Brown is fishing the “Fly Hooker” again this year and he has two friends with him. Juan
and his brother went to the Pacific side of the Cape this morning and worked the area off of the
lighthouse. They saw quite a few Marlin on the surface but could not get any of them to bite.
They worked their way around the Cape when the wind started to blow at noon and finally at 1
P.M. found a hungry fish. Both Kevin and Juan said that all of a sudden the bite turned on and
boats all over the place were hooking up. Definitely a tide thing, as this was the day of the full
moon. The fish was fought for around 30 minutes, on live bait and 40# line, before it was brought
to the side of the boat, tagged and released. Good gong guys, sure wish you had a little more
time and could get some more fishing in.
“FLY HOOKER” REPORT FOR 14 JULY, 2002
Today was boatwork day and we got the deck painted, the wood oiled and the fighting chairs
re-upholstered. She is looking good now!
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Jul 14, 2003; 11:23AM - 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 JULY 7 TO JULY 13, 2003
WEATHER: Warm breezes, warm days and nights, no rain...looks like summer is finally here.
Just to anchor the fact, this week a Hurricane developed way to the south and had everyone on
edge for a while, wondering what it would do as the water up in our area warmed up. Our
daytime highs this week got over 100 in the sun and in the evening cooled down to the low 80’s,
plus there was a bit of humidity to go with it. Sure am glad the air-conditioning is working for
sleeping in the evenings! (The Entertainer)
WATER: The water keeps warming up! It has been pretty warm all week on the Sea of Cortez
side with temperatures starting at 79-80 degrees at the beginning of the week and ending in the 82
to 83 degree range. The bigger change was on the Cape and the Pacific side. We started the
week with the Pacific water temperatures in the low 70’s and ended the week with 80 degree
water almost everywhere within reach with the exception of the San Jaime Banks where it was 78
degrees. The winds we were experiencing have died down a little and the Pacific side was
fishable this week with only slightly choppy conditions in the afternoons. We were still getting
the afternoon breezes but they were not strong enough for long enough to get any serious surface
conditions started. (Euphonic Sounds)
BAIT: Mostly Mackerel and Mullet this week at the normal $2 per bait. (Swipsey)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Right place, right time, right fish and bingo, you’re hooked up. There were fish all
over the place this week but some boats got skunked and others caught three or four. There were
concentrations of Striped Marlin off of Punta Ballena in the middle of the week and off the
lighthouse on the Pacific side at the end of the week. Fish were reported all over the place but the
bite was not consistent. I believe every boat that went out this week saw Marlin. There were
finally steady reports of Blue Marlin as well, which we expected as the warm water moved in.
Not all the boats got strikes from the guy in the blue suit, but there were enough of them out there
so that you saw most of the boats putting new line on their reels this week. The striped Marlin
bite was an even mix of lures and live bait while the Blues were almost all lure strikes. Most of
the Blues were found around the 95, 1150 and Gorda Banks. (The Easy Winners)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Football Tuna in the Porpoise was what most of the boats finding Tuna
were getting, hopefully there will be some of the big toads moving back in the area also. Boats
working to 30 miles to the south were finding the Porpoise and the bite was working well for
those guys using dark colored feathers in the 6” size, along with cedar plugs. The fish were
running 8-15 pounds, this was also an area producing a few nice Blue Marlin strikes (wonder
why?). (The Cascades)
DORADO: There was some scattered Dorado action this week, a bit better than last week but
still not wide open. I saw some nice fish in the 40-50 pound class and almost everyone I talked to
(captains and mates) reported that they had seen Dorado out there, but they were not biting well.
Most of the fish were taken on live bait tossed under Frigate birds found working, but a few of
the big boys were hooked on trolled lures. (Bethena)
WAHOO: The full moon had to have something to do with the increase in the number of Wahoo
flags flying this week. There were fish reported from the 95, 1150, Gorda Banks and just
offshore all along the Cortez side. Quite a few strikes and most of the fish were lost due to either
pulled hooks or the leader being cut. Most of the fish landed were in the 40-50 pound class with
a few larger ones in there and almost all of them were hooked on dark colored lures run for
Marlin. (Heliotrope Bouquet)
NEARSHORE: Inshore fishing picked up this week with the Roosterfish coming back on and the
Toro (Jack Crevalle) biting well. There were a few Yellowtail early in the week from the arch
area but that fell off as the water warmed. With the water warmer and surface conditions better, a
lot of the Pangas went offshore this week, looking for bigger Dorado as well as Striped Marlin, so
it was difficult for me to get a good feel for the inshore catch. (Solace)
NOTES: I kept saying my Mantra from last week and maybe it helped. The continuing increase
in surface temperatures seems to be getting the action to turn on and is bringing fish in with it. If
anyone is considering coming down to fish, the next few weeks should see some good results.
Thank goodness the Blue Marlin are beginning to show up! This weeks report was written to a
slightly different kind of music, “Ragtime”. I love this music but listening to a full CD can be a
little extreme. This weeks CD is from Madacy Entertainment Group, released in 1997 and is
listed in their “Classical Treasures” grouping as “Scott Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag”
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Jul 11, 2003; 07:35PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Sportfishing report 7/4/03 - 7/11/03
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Susan Richards/Stan Lushinsky
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The SAILFISH AND ROOSTERFISH have taken over the Ixtapa/ Zihuatanejo as both inshore and offshore action improved this past week. New Jersey angler Jerry Dailey fishing 2 Offshore days with Captain Adolofo landed 7 SAILFISH. Turning his attention to ROOSTERFISH for the next three day, Mr. Dailey landed 18 ROOSTERS with the largest approaching the 70 Lb Mark. All of the fish were taken on live bait as the fish were reluctant to take top water pencil poppers. Live goggle eyes were the hot ticket and there were just a fish big needle fish in the surf which gave the Roosters ample opportunity to find the live baits. First time visitor to the area, Mr. Royce Poinsett, from Austin Texas also scored offshore with Captain Temo on the Secuestro De Amor. Mr. Poinsett landed a SAILFISH on his first day out. Michigan angler Pete Peterson, also fishing aboard the Secuestro, chose to bottom fish for the day and landed a nice catch of red snapper. The blue water is inside the bay and all of the action was taken inside of 10 miles. The tuna schools have moved very far offshore and no marlin were reported.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo climate: Hazy hot and humid
Sea Conditions: Calm
Bait Supply: Excellent
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
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Jul 7, 2003; 07:08PM - Guatemala Salt water angling report - June 23rd.
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: The Great Sailfishing Company
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On the 23rd. of June we had 5 gentlemen visit us from Russia. They being all travel agents had came to explore Central America before sending future clients. We picked them up at the all-inclusive Villas del Pacifico Resort around 6:30 A.M. and after a short 10 minute drive all arrived at the new Pez Vela Marina (this is the only real safe ocean access). After a
short tour of the new marina they left the dock at around 7:A.M. The waters were around 75degrees F. relatively calm and the fishing grounds were out about 25 miles.
Captain Jaun and his two mates aboard the LaGipsy 32ft. Blackfin made their angling adventure very enjoyable. After landing their first Dorado which they cleaned and prepared for lunch,they released 5 out of 7 Pacific Sailfish,caught 3 more nice Dorado's and one Tuna. They retuned to dock around 3:30P.M., a little early, needing to catch-up with the rest of their 14 person party. They said it was one of their best days ever fishing and had the video to prove it. They do plan to offer Guatemala fishing when they get back home. Good fishing guys and return to Guatemala soon. For more information contact us at info@greatsailfishing.com or visit our web site at www.greatsailfishing.com
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Jul 7, 2003; 11:44AM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Sportfishing Report 6/27/03 - 7/4/03
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky Susan Richards
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Another light week for angling activity in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo but the results continue to be aboave average. Atlanta Angler, Mr. Dan Walden finished off his week of fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos 1 by landing 4 SAILFISH, 2 ROOSTERFISH, 1 JACK and 3 BONITOS in 2 days of fishing Angler Joaquin Noguerias also fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos 1 landed 4 ROOSTERFISH and 18 YELLOWTAIL JACKS in one day of fishing. Captain Adolofo reports good offshore action with SAILFSIHand SKIPJACK TUNA. He also reported that the school DORADO started showing up near the end of the week. Inshore action has been dominated by the YELLOWTAIL JACKS however the numbers of ROOSTERFISH in the 25 - 35 lb class in increasing aeach week and captain ADOLOFO landed 3 Roosters on a fly this past week. There have been some showers and evening storms but the fishing day have remained calm.
Reservations are now being taken for this year's Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Total Tag & Release tournament , scheduled for November 16 - 19, 2003. This year's host property will once again be the Riviera Beach Resort which has generously offered $ 85.00 per night per room ( single or Double occupancy) inclusive of all taxes and a continental breakfast each day. Interested anglers are encouraged to contact our office as soon as possible for tournament details. We will hold our annual austion durint this event and this year our proceeds will go to benefit the IGFA junior anglers Program along with a contribution made to the Children's Wish Foundation. Interested sponsors are encouraged to call our office for details.
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky / Susan Richards
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