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From Jan 01, 1999 To Sep 23, 2025
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May 12, 2003; 12:54PM - '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” FISH REPORT FOR MAY 5, 2003
Our good friend from Guam, Bill Gowder, is fishing aboard the “Fly Hooker” today and on the
7th. He would really like to get a Marlin or two or three but today it was Tuna time. Juan and
Manuel headed out at 150 degrees for 6 miles and put lines in the water. It was not until they
were 20 miles out that they finally spotted Porpoise. First boat on the scene always has the best
catch and that’s what happened today. Three passes in a row had all four lines hooked up and the
fish ranged in size from 15 to 35 pounds. After a while they had the 15 fish limit and sore arms
and went in search of Marlin. They did spot a few but those fish were not hungry as they all
passed on the offering of live Mackerel. We’ll keep our fingers crossed for Bill on the 7th, I
might get to go along on that trip!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MAY 6, 2003
Roald Petterssen is a repeat client and loves to fish with Juan. He has booked today and the
8th on the “Fly Hooker” and like Bill yesterday, really prefers to catch Marlin. Almost first thing
in the morning they get a big hit and instead of a Marlin, it’s a Wahoo of about 60 pounds! Nice
fish! With it in the boat they continued to search for Marlin and finally spotted on and tossed it a
live Mackerel. The fish ate the bait and started jumping. It made four series of jumps before
going deep. It took Roald almost 40 minutes to get the fish to the boat, the fish had died after
getting tail wrapped. They saw a few other fish but none of them were in the mood to eat. Lets
see if they can do it again on the 8th!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MAY 7, 2003
I got to go today with our friend Bill Gowder and Juan and Manuel set the lines as we reached
the line-up between the Arch and Missiones Resort. The lures had not been in the water for more
than five minutes when there was an eruption on the long rigger lure. No knockdown though, but
several seconds later the Bridge rod started to scream. I thought it was a Marlin but Juan said he
had been looking at the lure when it happened and it was a Wahoo. Sure enough, Bill put the
pressure on and in about 15 minutes had the fish to the boat. What a fish! Juan had a difficult
time getting the fish into the boat but after hitting the deck, it looked at least 60-70 pounds, by far
the largest Wahoo Bill had ever caught. We continued trolling up into the Sea of Cortez toward
the Gorda Bank area and after a while Manuel spotted a fin. He ran the boat to the spot as Juan
pinned on a live Mackerel and stood ready to pitch it out. The fish went down before we arrived
and we continued our search. Almost two hours later Manuel spotted another fish on the surface.
As Juan tossed the bait, this fish went down. We slow trolled that bait for a few minutes then
continued on. We saw Porpoise, Seals and Turtles and finally, we had a Marlin come in on the
Bridge rod lure. This fish came in charging hard and as Manuel gunned the boat to keep the fish
coming, Juan dropped back a bait. Nothing. Sigh. We continued the lure trolling but at about 1
P.M. trolled live baits for about 30 minutes. Still no action so out went the lures. As we were
about to pull lines, and in about the same area as this morning, we had a repeat. A knock-down
on the long rigger, then the same lure struck again. Manuel called down “Tuna”, I was hoping for
a Marlin but it ended up being another Wahoo, this one about 45 pounds. Thanks Bill, I sure
wish we had hooked into some Billfish for you, but maybe next time!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 8 MAY, 2003
Roald Petterssen had such a good time on the 7th that he is going again tomorrow as well.
That decision was made before todays trip, but todays result verified that it was a wise choice.
Juan and Manuel put lines in the water after cruising 45 minutes and when they were about 15
miles out spotted the first Marlin. This same are ended up producing three Marlin for Roald, two
were tagged and released and one was badly injured during the fight. Several other fish were
sighted and had bait tossed at them, but with no result. A little after leaving the area they
managed to hook into a 15 pound Yellowfin as well. Now that is the type of Marlin action that
everybody would like to have. It is always about being in the right place at the right time! Good
luck tomorrow Roald!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 9 MAY, 2003
Roald “The Fishing Machine” Petterssen is out for his third day of Marlin hunting today, and
Juan and Manuel took him back to the same area that they found all the fish yesterday. Their luck
was not as good today however, and they only managed to tag and release on Striped Marlin.
The were able to get a nice 35 pound Dorado in the boat, along with a small Yellowfin of about
25 pounds, so there were fish out there. Roalds total for three days of fishing was 5 Striped
Marlin, two Yellowfin Tuna, one Dorado and one Wahoo. Pretty good I think, and Roald had a
lot of fun doing it! Thanks Roald, we look forward to seeing you again!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 10 MAY, 2003
Ed and Charles were our anglers for today and they brought along their wives and another lady
so they could enjoy being on the water. Well, the wind switched a bit and the water was a bit
choppy out there. The trip was supposed to be a half day but ended up with only three hours on
the water as three out of five were feeling a bit ill. Of course for Ed it had nothing to do with the
amount of tequila consumed the afternoon and evening before! The objective of the trip was to
catch something for dinner and hopefully get something that would do a lot of jumping. Half of
the plan worked as they hooked into a lot of Tuna, but there were no Dorado or Marlin fooled by
the lures. Eight Yellowfin, with the largest 4 at 35 pounds, supplied plenty of fish for dinner, as
well as plenty of fish to be smoked and taken back home. We are glad you found fish and sorry
the water was choppy. Have a great time eating the smoked Tuna and thinking about your next
trip back!
Until next week, Tight Lines from George, Mary, Juan and Manuel, the “Fly Hooker” crew!
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May 12, 2003; 12:46PM - Cabo Fishing Report WAHOO!!!
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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 MAY 5 - MAY 11, 2003
WEATHER: We are starting to feel the summertime weather now. Our daytime highs have
been up to the 95 degree level while our lows at night have not been much less than 70 degrees.
Warm days and mostly clear skies were the norm for this week. The humidity is starting to rise a
bit so there have been some muggy days, but an afternoon breeze almost every day has helped to
keep it under control. (Helplessly Hoping)
WATER: Beautiful blue water, some of it to 80 degrees, on the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape
and very smooth water until Saturday when the afternoon breeze switched and started coming out
of the East. The Pacific side has been a bit cooler and not as smooth, but still fishable. The
afternoon breezes early in the week, coming from the Northwest, kept a small chop on top of the
medium sized swells. In a southwesterly direction from the Arch, there has been a lightly defined
temperature break out to ten miles, then it becomes a bit more defined. There has been a 4 degree
change over a fairly short stretch of water and that area has been holding some nice fish this past
week. (Wooden Ships)
BAIT: Mackerel was the bait of the week with the normal $2 per bait being charged. Few
Caballito were found, there were a few Mullet to be had and I heard of no boats able to find
Sardinas for bait. (Teach Your Children)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Most of the Marlin action this week was on Striped Marlin and the action seemed
to be concentrated in the area of the temperature break to the Southwest. Catches of two to three
fish per boat were not uncommon and a few boats came in with as many as four flags flying. Live
bait tossed to tailing fish were the top method while baits dropped back to fish appearing in the
pattern was second, with fish actually being caught on lures came in a distant third. While this
area held the concentration, it was not really worked until later in the week. Until then, there
were large numbers of other fish being found closer to home, just a few miles offshore from the
Arch as a large mass of bait moved into the area. There were Marlin mixed in with these other
fish and they were fairly uninterested in most offerings, but live bait trolled slow did work. (Ohio)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: This is another of those weeks where I should just be able to put in
“repeat”, as the action was the same as last week. I did hear of some nice Yellowfin in the 60-100
pound class getting caught, but the majority of fish were in the 15-35 pound range. A few were
blind strikes but most of the fish were found associated with Porpoise. There was some excellent
action less than two miles from the Marina this week as a mass of bait moved in and the fish
followed it. Dark feathers and cedar plugs were hot lures again, but a live bait dropped back on
the first hook-up almost always drew the larger fish. The 95 spot and 5-12 miles at 150 from the
arch were good areas to work, and there were reports of good sized fish beginning to come from
the San Jaime Banks as well. (Find The Cost Of Freedom)
DORADO: Find the fish and you find lots of them, otherwise most boats were coming in with
one or two Dorado in the 15-25 pound range, sometimes a bit larger than that, up to 50 pounds.
For boats able to find something floating in the water, the catch rate immediately went up! A few
boats were reporting up to a dozen nice fish in the 15-35 pound range while working live bait
around floating debris, and it did not have to be large objects, a small piece of bamboo often held
a half dozen fish. The other boats were finding the fish scattered over a wide area, but during the
middle of the week the action became red hot just 2 miles from the harbor as the large mass of
bait moved into the area. Catches of five or six Dorado per boat were not uncommon for those
staying and working the area hard. (Woodstock)
WAHOO: Who would have believed two weeks in a row of Wahoo action? Almost every boat
that started fishing for the Yellowfin and Dorado just in front of the town got hit by Wahoo this
week. Of course, most of them got bit off, but the fish that were caught were quality fish. 60
pounds was not uncommon and there were a lot of fish in the 80-100 pound range as well.
Black/Green and Blue/Purple lures seemed to attract the most attention and a lot of Marlin lures
were lost! (Our House)
INSHORE: There are finally a few Roosterfish starting to show up on a regular basis, but they
are still on the small side, mostly between 8-12 pounds. With the smooth water and the pelagic
fish close to home, this week most of the Pangas went out for Yellowfin and Dorado. With the
paucity of boats fishing inshore, I really don’t have much to report from this area. (Helpless)
NOTES: The offshore fishing just continues to improve! I just hope it stays as good as it is,
at least for a while. My apologies if you receive this report late, we are dealing with a computer
problem....sigh....it’s always something, isn’t it? This week’s report was written to the music of
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young on the 1974 Atlantic release “So Far”.
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May 9, 2003; 11:08PM - Cancun Sportfishing Report
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Category: Mexico Cancun
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky Susan Richards
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Last week's action continued with a good showing of SAILFISH along with the arrival of a good mix of White Marlin. Most boats are averaging 5- 6 Sailfish strikes per day with double digit numbers becoming more common. Captain Carlos Austin had several 7 Billfish days last week with the catch being mostly Sailfish. Captain Raul on the Cambritt also scored well on SAILFISH but added in Several White Marlin and Dorado as well. The Dorado are present but there has not been big numbers as there have been in the past at this time of year. Blackfin Tuna are mixed in with large schools of Bonitos and the inshore action is still good with Barracuda and some wahoo..
Cancun Climate: Breezy with high in the 80's
Sea Conditions: Calm to Moderate
Best fishing area: South of Isla Mujeres 10 - 15 miles
Sincerely,
Stan & Susan
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May 8, 2003; 11:38PM - Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo Sportfishing Report 5-3-03 to 5-8-03
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Susan Richards/Stan Lushinsky
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The cooler water temperatures, which have dominated the Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo area for the last six weeks, refused to move. This cooler water has brought with it some incredible TUNA action but has really depressed the SAILFISH activity which is normal for this time of year. Last week's International Billfish Tournament, with a field of just over 100 boats, managed to land 36 SAILFISH, 3 MARLIN, and 4 DORADO in three days of fishing. The largest SAILFISH scaled in at 79.2lbs, the largest MARLIN at 257.4lbs, and the largest DORADO at 41.8lbs. By Ixtapa/Zihuatnanejo standards this was an extremely poor performance. Fishing outside the tournament, French angler Mr. Minvielle fishing aboard the Super Panga, 'Leydy', landed 10 YELLOWFIN TUNA, 1 DORADO, and 32 BONITOS in two days of fishing. On his next two days fishing aboard the Super Panga, 'Securestro de Amor', Mr. Minvielle landed 1 DORADO, 8 BONITOS, and 1 250lb. BLUE MARLIN. Mr. Shane Shelton of Lemoore, CA fishing with Capt. Chiro Barragan aboard the 'Vamonos III' landed 33 YELLOWFIN TUNA, and fought an estimated 500lb. MARLIN for 10 minutes before it through the hook. Inshore, Capt. Adolopho fishing with French angler, Mr. Collomb, landed 40 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, 2 ROOSTERFISH, and 2 SPANISH MACKEREL. Capt. Adolpho reports huge schools of YELLOWTAIL JACKS and an occasional large ROOSTERFISH in the 60lb. class. Offshore, the YELLOWFIN TUNA in the 20-30lb. range have been caught between 10-15 miles out. With the oncoming full moon, historically, we should see warmer water currents and an increase in the SAILFISH activity in the weeks ahead. The warmer currents should also increase the presence of big schools of ROOSTERFISH in the next few months.
Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo Climate: Temp's in the high 80's to low 90's
Sea Conditions: Calm
Best Fishing Area: 10-15 miles offshore
Bait Supply: Good
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
Ixtapa Sportfishing Charters
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May 5, 2003; 11:06AM - '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” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 29, 2003
Jim Mariana and his wife Lorelei fished aboard the “Fly Hooker” today and Juan and Manuel
were able to put them on to the fish! Working the ledge off of the lighthouse on the Pacific side,
they were able to put 13 Tuna in the boat. The four largest were in the 20 pound class and the
rest were footballs. A small Dorado of about 10 pounds was in the mix as well. Juan said the
Tuna all fell for dark colored feathers. After that action (first boat on the scene) Lorelei was not
feeling very good so they began working downswell. Shortly after getting sick over the side of
the boat (it was a bit rough) a Wahoo came into the pattern and struck every lure before getting
hooked up. Jim worked the fish and eventually Juan was able to put the gaff in a very nice 80
pound fish! Way to go guys, and thanks for the Wahoo dinner!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 30, 2003
The Bob New party of four was supposed to be a party of five, but one guy had to cancel.
These guys have fished Cabo four times without catching a fish and decided to try someone
different this time. Lucky for us and them, Juan and Manuel were able to put them on the fish this
trip. They ended up fishing just 8 miles out straight south and worked their way toward the red
hill area. During the trip they caught two Dorado in the 15 pound class and one that would tip
the scale between 30 and 35 pounds. There was one Tuna caught, just a football fish. A good
time was had and they were finally able to catch their own dinner!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MAY 1, 2003
Michael Henstra is back and he has a couple of friends fishing with him today. Juan and
Manuel were able to find Yellowfin Tuna for them about the same area as the day before
yesterday, 12 miles out on the Pacific side. Once they got into the fish, they bit well, but that was
the only action for the day. Juan said the bite happened at 8:30 and they ended up with 9 fish
ranging in size from 25 pounds to 12 pounds. Dark colored lures were what worked best again.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MAY 2, 2003
Today we had the Mark Mathis party on board the “Fly Hooker” and these guys brought their
own gear to target the Yellowfin with. Once again we were very lucky that Manuel has such
good eyes! The first pod of Porpoise was found 8 miles out at a 150 degree heading but there
were no Tuna feeding with them. Staying the same course, it was not until out at a distance of 20
miles that they found Porpoise again, and they were the first boat on the scene. The water was
rough and sloppy but the guys managed to get 15 Tuna to the boat. The largest was around
25-30 pounds and most of the fish were in the 20 pound range. Juan said that they also has a
Blue Marlin strike on the bridge rod but it did not hook up, just pulled line for a moment. After
the other boats began to show up the bite stopped and they headed back to the leeward side of the
Cape for smoother, warmer water and a chance at Dorado and a Striped Marlin. They found
smoother water but no Dorado or Marlin. All in all, ‘twas a good day for the boat. The guys are
fishing again on the 5th with a couple of Pangas, we hope they have good luck!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MAY 3, 2003
Paul Stasser and Judge Dave Murphy are from the East coast of the U.S. and would have been
happy to just catch a few Yellowfin Tuna. They had been cruising for just 5 minutes when Juan
came jumping down to the deck from the bridge and Manuel slowed the boat. Juan pinned on a
bait and tossed it out and they were hooked up to a Striped Marlin! That is sort of how the day
went for them. A grand total of three Striped Marlin, two on live bait and one on a lure (all
released, with two of them tagged), three football Yellowfin Tuna and one Dorado about 35
pounds. Yep, they had fun and good fishing! The fish were close and they were biting, we sure
like it when that happens. Thanks guys, and we look forward to seeing you again. (and the Judge
is going to send me a CD, he has a band as well as a judgeship!)
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May 5, 2003; 11:01AM - 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 APRIL 28 - MAY 4, 2003
WEATHER: No change in the weather from last week’s report. Partly overcast most of the
week with an occasional clear day. Daytime highs in the high 80’s and nighttime lows in the high
60’s to low 70’s. Mostly calm mornings with the wind from the northwest starting around noon
every day and blowing at 10-15 knots until 3-4 AM. A good, stiff westerly started on Saturday
afternoon and left us little or no lee for the day but did not affect us on Sunday. (Los Brazos del
Mar)
WATER: The water on the Pacific side remained uncomfortable this last week as the wind
never really disappeared. Four to six foot swells with whitecaps were the norm by 10 AM. The
Sea of Cortez remained fairly calm until the afternoons. Surface temperatures on the Pacific were
in the 67-68 degree range and the water was a slightly off- color blue-green while on the Cortez
side we had areas that occasionally reached 79 degrees and beautiful blue in the higher
temperatures. There was no defined temperature break but the water did climb by several degrees
over a two mile wide band off of Grey Rock and to the east. (Biggest Fishing Hole In The
World)
BAIT: Same as last week, Caballito was available at $2 per bait. (Bluegill Boogie)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: I am reading over last weeks report and this week it seems almost identical. The
bite has picked up on Striped Marlin and there was some great action to be had outside of both
Gray Rock and Red Hill this week with an evenly mixed bite on both lures and live bait. The fish
continue to move along the coast and can be found just off the arch now. Almost all the boats
were finding at least a few fish to toss bait to, but not all the fish found were hungry. There were
Blue Marlin hooked this week and there was a 416 pound Swordfish landed as well. (The Only
Time I Saw Him Smile)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Once again there is no change from last weeks report. Yellowfin
continue to be fish of the week as there was a good bite at the 1150 spot, the 1000 fathom drop
east of the Gorda Banks and from 8-12 miles south of the arch. On Sunday there were football
fish found as close as two miles from the arch! The fish were both in the blind and with Porpoise
and the majority of them were in the 15-20 pound class. Dark feathers and cedar plugs got most
of the action. As normal, the first few boats to the fish got most of the action and there were
quite a few boats having 10-15 fish days. (Breathin’ Room)
DORADO: I should just post last weeks report for this week as very little has changed. There
have still been nice fish in the 35 pound range being caught but the average size has been 15-20
pounds. Dropping a live bait back after the initial hook-up has resulted in multiple fish days for
many boats. The fish have been scattered but this week the best results were to be had in the
warmer water on the Sea of Cortez. (Bad To The Bonefish)
WAHOO: Repeating last weeks report on Wahoo, we had a few really good days this week and
pretty close to home as well! Just off of Gray Rock and around Red Hill boats were getting bit
off on lures with mono leaders but still getting 25% of the strikes. Some boats were getting two
or three Wahoo a trip and they were good sized fish, most of them 40-60 pounds. I heard a
report that one boat caught 13 Wahoo between the inner and outer Gorda Bank. Sure wish it was
a predictable bite! (Why’s Everybody Getting Bit Except Me?)
INSHORE: A few Sierra were found this week on the Pacific side of the Cape but most of the
Pangas stayed on the Cortez side and worked just offshore for both Dorado and Marlin. I heard a
report of some good action just off the beach up in the Palmilla area for boats slow trolling live
bait. It appears that the Pargo (snapper) have been schooling and some of the guys were getting
very nice 10-20 pound fish on the live bait. (King Of The Surf)
NOTES: The fishing continues to improve but the wind needs to stop for more than a day or
two! The warm water continues to move into the area and as it does we are getting more action
on Blue Marlin. Just wait until it gets into the 82-85 degree range! This weeks report was
written to the music of “The Dorados” on their 2000 Flying Fish records release “Papa Was A
Fishin’ Man”.
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May 5, 2003; 01:02AM - Jigging In Okinawa
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Category: Japan- Okinawa
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Author Name: Jose Caban
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The FADS are producing nice catches of big eye tuna and wahoo, when jigging the 40-80 meter line, around the FADS. Dorado can also be found, most of them caught on 'sururu', a type of glass minnow used by drifters.Long jigs are recommended when the ho's show up, as they tend to cut any jig smaller than 6-8 inches long. Tigh lines from Okinawa!!!
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May 2, 2003; 09:30PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Sportfishing Report 4/24 - 5/2/03
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Susan Richards/Stan Lushinsky
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Last week's action moved farther offshore with the TUNA bite leading the action. Angler, Bob Mitchner, fishing a combination inshore/offshore for six days with Capt. Adolpho aboard the Dos Hermanos I landed 57 YELLWOFIN TUNA, 3 SAILFISH, 1 ROOSTERFISH, 1 RAINBOW RUNNER, 18 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, and 1 big PARGO. Angler, Mr. Collomb, fishing aboard the Super Panga, Securestro de Amor, landed 1 ROOSTERFISH and 30 YELLOWTAIL JACKS. First time visitor to the Ixtapa/Zih area and owner of Braid Products, Dennis Braid, fishing with Freddy Hernandez aboard a new 35' Cabo yacht, 'Striker', released an estimated 430lb. BLUE MARLIN, landed 2 large DORADO in the 60lb. class, and spent several days chasing school TUNA in the 30-70lb. range. Mr. Braid also did some inshore fishing landing 2 nice ROOSTERS of 25 and 40lbs. The blue water is 10-12 miles offshore with the majority of action being better than 30 miles out. The SAILFISH bite was very slow last week.
Special Note: Registration/hotel reservations for this years Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo Total Tag & Release Tournament are now being accepted. The host property for this year's event will once again be the Riviera Beach Resort & Spa which has offered $85.00 per night per room including tax, double occupancy for those anglers participating in this year's tournament. For additional information as well as boat availability interested anglers are encouraged to contact our office as soon as possible.
Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo Climate: Seasonably nice with light breeze.
Sea Conditions: Moderate to rough.
Best Fishing Area: 30-40 miles offshore.
Bait Supply: Good
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
Ixtapa Sportfishing Charters
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Apr 30, 2003; 11:40PM - Snapper and grouper report from LA
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Category: Louisiana
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Author Name: Capt. Scott Avanzino
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We have been finding easy limits of red snapper over wrecks in Main Pass in 160 feet of water. We had our limit for the last 4 trips before 10am each day with anywhere from 3-5 gag grouper as well. Been fishing live hardtails and tuna bellies for the grouper and trout and amberjack bellies for the snapper. Entered the weekend tournament and won with a 26 pound snapper for this year's shootout. We have been saving the afternoon to catch more amberjack and grouper with a few cobia mixed in. Been averaging 5 grouper per last 4 trips. The jacks have been easy while grouper fishing platforms in 250-300 feet of water. The cobia have been either on top or following hooked fish from the bottom. Cut bait and jigs have been nailing the curious cobia. Largest fish went 40 pounds...Paradise Outfitters - 504-451-7579
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Apr 28, 2003; 03:04PM - '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” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 21, 2003
The Kevin Kilbourne party fished with Juan and Manuel today and while the fishing was not
great, they did have a good time and caught two nice Dorado while working the area of the “95
Spot”. The water was nice in the morning and a bit on the choppy side on the way back due to
the afternoon winds we have been experiencing.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 23,24th, 2003
These two days and the 26th were booked over the phone last year on November 8th by a
repeat client, John Hasko. We did not a deposit and of course, we got burned. Sigh. No show,
no contact, no fishing, no money, no more.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 26, 2003
This was one of the days booked by John Hasko but I was lucky enough to find some guys
looking for boats and we fit the bill. There were 8 guys and two wives looking for a couple of 31
foot boats for today and the chose us and a friends 31 for the adventure. We carried a party of 6
who wished to fish just a half day as some of them had to catch an early flight home, the other
four fished all day. Our group caught three nice Yellowfin, the largest about 45 pounds. They
were working the area around the “95 Spot” with Porpoise all around and had a quadruple strike
on Yellowfin Tuna. Two of these fish made it into the boat and two dropped off the hook. A live
bait was dropped back on the strike and the larger Tuna ate that bait. The smaller fish were
around 20 pounds. They also tossed bait to a Marlin and saw another free jumping, saw lots of
Porpoise, a couple of whales, seals and turtles. They had a great time and will be back again.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 27, 2003
Walter and his wife Sue brought along a friend they had met whose name is Herman and they
all fished on the “Fly Hooker” today. It was Manuels day off so Juan drove the boat and Willow
filled in as deck hand. Again, the 95 spot seemed to be the place to be and Herman got hooked
up to a nice Yellowfin Tuna that everyone estimated at 60 pounds. I saw the collar so I think that
was the right size! It sure provided some nice fillets. Walter caught the other fish of the trip, a
smaller football size Yellowfin of about 15 pounds. Juan told me that they had a bite off by a
Wahoo and somehow managed to farm two Dorado as well. Fish for dinner and no one was sick,
what a great day!
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