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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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| Starfish do not have blood. Their blood is actually filtered sea water. |
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| Starfish don't have brains. Special cells on their skin gather information about their surroundings |
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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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| In three decades, the world's oceans will contain more discarded plastic than fish when measured by weight, researchers say. |
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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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| Just how man species of fish are there? |
| 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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| Even Catfish are finicky |
| 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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| A bit of Humor |
| My brother has 2 German Shepherds named Rolex and Timex. You guessed it they are Watch Dogs. |
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Jul 28, 2002; 08:55PM - Catalina Island White Seabass Biting
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Category: California Southern
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Author Name: me
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July 14th 2002.
I got a call from a buddy that the white seabass
were biting at Catalina on the back side east end.
We debated going and decided to go on Sunday
afternoon to see if we could make bait that night
and get back to the fishing grounds early. As we
went up west along the backside we decided to drop
on the spot and fish it with iron. White colored
iron has always worked best for me in the past and
one of my favorites is the Tady #9 in white. I now
have found another favorite the Yo-zuri Blanka in
assorted weights from 40-150 grams a luminous deep
water jig from Japan. I have tried to fish it with
the treble hook but I like to bait my lures and in
doing so on a treble hook you violate the IGFA
rules and regulations and any fish caught with a
baited treble hook is disqualified from any world
records.
I tried a new single hook of mine called a Maruto
on the Blanka and found out a little time spent
sharpening the hook would have paid off big time
the next day. Nothing that night so we went off to
get the bait and dropped over the little 12 volt
Brinkman Starfire II underwater light. Drifting the
light on the bait grounds near the comercial light
boats paid off but only about 1 1/2 scoops total
for us.
Next morning at grey light we watched the Amigo out
of Newport Landing start catching fish. After about
a dozen we decided to move a bit closer to them.
Instant bites after our move for Bill but for me
strike after strike with none sticking attributing
this to the dull hook of mine. Then after he had 2
on the boat I caught my first. We ended up with a
full limit 6 seabass 2 legal halibut and one
yellowtail. Biggest fish was 30 plus pound seabass.
A good day of fishing for sure but I will sharpen
all my hooks prior to departure as I definately had
more bites with less sticking on my jig than Bill.
Bill is a professional white seabass fisherman and
I am convinced I will outfish him once I have the
right hook for the lure.....Tight lines if you get
out...Steve
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Jul 22, 2002; 10:46AM - Cabo Fishing Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR JULY 15-21, 2002
WEATHER: Hot is the operative word for the week! We have had daytime temperatures in the
90’s all week and the nighttime lows have gotten into the high 70’s. Toss in a bit of humidity and
very light winds and no clouds to speak of and what you have is what the girls call a “glistening”
effect. A very nice change from the cold weather we were having last month! (Shame Shame
Shame)
WATER: Again, the word is hot! At least hotter than we have been having. The coldest
temperatures are on the Pacific side and we are seeing those at around 74 degrees. The Cortez
side is up in the 80-84 degree range and up until Thursday the water was clearing up. Then we
had a bit of a green tint move in. The surface conditions on the Pacific side have been fishable but
sometimes a bit choppy within 10 miles of the coast. For some reason, once you got out past that
the water calmed down and the wind died. On the Cortez side it has been great in the mornings
but in the afternoons the winds shifted occasionally and it got choppy a few days. (Sugaree)
BAIT: Mackerel and Caballito at the usual $2 per bait. No word on Sardinas. (Medicine Man)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: We had a couple of good days but the fishing has been hit and miss. One boat can
come in with three flags flying and others in the same area don’t see a fish. The average size has
been 120 pounds. Most of the Marlin
sighted have been in small groups (Striped Marlin) and it has been an even split on lures or live
bait. The Blue Marlin are showing up now and they have been almost totally on lures, though
some of the boats are starting to load up their tuna tubes if they can find the bigger baits in the
morning first thing. The Blues have been running from 200 to 400 pounds. Most of the fish have
come from the Cortez side out around the 94 and 1150
spots. (Barefootin’”
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Ouch, not a good showing on the Tuna this week. I had reports of a few
boats finding fish on Dolphin, and those were respectable fish in the 40-80 pound range, but I
never saw the fish myself. From the flags flying and the reports I am getting from different
Captains and Crews I don’t think that there are many Yellowfin out there right now. Not even
many footballs are being caught. Those fish that were found were reported to have been caught
on cedar plugs run far back and fast, about 9 knots. (Life Is Hard)
DORADO: A few fish, just like last week, but most of them have been very nice size, between 25
and 50 pounds. Some of the boats have come in flying one, maybe
two flags, most of the boats have not had more than two Dorado flags this week. On Friday
someone found a
piece of wood that produced multiple catches for the first few boats, but boats 6 through 26
struck out. (Hey You)
WAHOO: I hate to repeat myself, but “what hoo”? A few boats flying Wahoo flags, maybe one
a
day or less. Got To Find My Baby)
INSHORE: Most of the Pangas have been focusing on Snapper and Grouper, just like last week.
There were some nice Roosters caught but they are not here in force yet. Most of the action has
taken place on the Cortez side between Grey Rock and San Jose. (Let Me In)
NOTES: The fishing is picking up every day! We are finally getting the water conditions
we have been waiting for and I expect it to bust loose anytime in the next week or two. As you
may be able to tell from the brevity of this weeks and last weeks reports, the fishing has been
slow, but
improving every day. Conditions great, but not a lot of action. I have been places where the
action we have had
would be considered great, but I think we are a bit spoiled here in Cabo! Stay tuned, I expect to
be able to provide better news any day now! Written to the beautiful guitar music of Johnny
Winter on the 1991 Virgin Records release “Let Me In”.
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Jul 15, 2002; 11:23AM - Cabo San Lucas
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Captain George Landrum
“Fly Hooker” Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR 8-14 JULY, 2002
WEATHER: Oh, so nice this week! Nighttime lows in the high 70’s to low 80’s. We just used
the air conditioner for the first time this year on Wednesday. Daytime it has been in the mid 90’s.
Until Sunday we had been having clear skies, but the 14th was mostly cloudy in the afternoon.
No rain of course! (Last Nite)
WATER: Surface conditions have been excellent all week in all areas. The afternoons have
presented a little chop on a few days but overall, very smooth and nice. The surface temperatures
are picking up now and we are finally seeing warm water closer to home. On the Sea of Cortez
side just east 25 miles we are reading temperatures in the high 70’s, go further out and you can
reach 80 degrees. On the Pacific side these temperatures are still over 40 miles out but the area
outside San Jaime Banks is giving us 76 degrees. Closer to home it is improving as well with the
near-shore temperatures in the 72 degree range. The water is getting bluer by the day. (Blues
Bird)
BAIT: Almost all Caballito this week, and good sized ones. The normal $2 per bait. (Song For
Katie)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The good news is that the Blue Marlin are showing up. There have been Blues
caught every day this week. The average size has been 250-300 pounds but a few over 500
pounds have been hooked up. The Striped Marlin are out there as well. The bad news is that it is
still a bit of a run to get to them, at least in the early part of the week We were looking at runs of
30 miles or more to get to the fish, both on the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez.. Later in the week
they were a bit closer and hopefully this trend will continue. Live bait was working on the Striped
Marlin and as normal, the Blue Marlin were going for lures. (Frenchman’s Flat)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Football fish when you could find them this week. These fish were mainly
at the San Jaime but there were reports of a few 20 pound fish south of the Gorda during the
middle of the week. The Black Porpoise on the Sea of Cortez had all the inexperienced anglers
excited thinking that they were going to get into the big Yellowfin, but those fish associate with
the gray Dolphins, not the Porpoise. (Sleepwalk)
DORADO: Bigger fish were found on the Sea of Cortez side in the same area the Marlin were
found. That meant a long boat ride out and back. There were more fish, not many but a few
more, on the Pacific side out at the Banks. The fish on the Pacific side were not as large,
averaging 15 pounds as opposed to the Cortez average of 30 pounds. Lures were the way to go
as the fish were not schooled up. (Upper Kern)
WAHOO: Hit and miss this week. Most of the fish caught were found while targeting Marlin on
the Cortez side. (10:00 P.M.)
INSHORE: A few Sierra on the Cortez side of the Cape but for the most part the inshore Pangas
have been targeting Grouper and Snapper. Up past San Jose around La Laguna there have been
some nice Roosters starting to show up. Big swells have kept the water right on shore a bit
stirred up. (You Gotta Get It While You Can)
NOTES: If, from reading this weeks report, you get the idea that things were a bit slow this
week, you are correct. Most boats were lucky to get a Marlin or a Dorado, some got both and a
very few got more than one of each. Things appear to be getting better though, as the bite seems
to be moving closer to the Cape each day and reports from the East Cape say things are good up
there. As these fish move closer we should see some outstanding action. This weeks report
written to the guitar music of Larry Carlton on his 1982 Warner release “Sleepwalk”
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Jul 8, 2002; 04:03PM - Ontario, Canada
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Category: Canada
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Author Name: Eric Badofsky
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My son & I spent 4 days (7/1-7/5/02) at Green Island Lodge (www.greenislandlodge.com) on Ontario's Upper Manitou Lake, and are happy to report good populations of fish and steady action. Most active were Smallmpouth bass in the 2-4 pound class, taking mid-running plugs over rock beds and reefs. Northern Pike were spotty at times, but were eventually tagged deep in the (still young) weedbeds of the lake's many sheletered bays (Mepps #5s and Daredevle 'Five Of Diamond' patterns worked best, although we did raise a few to take surface baits late in the day). Lake trout in the 5-10 poundclass have moved deep into the holes post-spawn, but could be found in 65-85 feet of water with red/white Heddon Sonars and Seahawks. These fish also took yellow bucktail jigs, but not as readily or aggressively, leading us to believe the lures' action needed to be pretty violent to incite strikes. My son, Ben, also hooked and landed a 36-inch muskie using a silver Zara Spook on the surface over a shallow reef. Overall, a very rewarding trip, and we'd recommend Green Island Lodge to any angler looking for solid fishing, friendly accomodations and delicious shore lunches -- espciuelly father/son teams.Ask for Vince as your guide and you can't go wrong. My 25th year at the lodge, my son's 3rd. Good fishing to all...
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Jul 8, 2002; 11:44AM - 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 1-7, 2002
WEATHER: Finally nice weather! We have had daytime highs in the mid 80’s to low 90’s and
nighttime lows in the mid 70’s! No need to wear a sweater in the evening and the humidity is not
high so everything is perfect. Most of this week we had scattered high clouds over Cabo and
some lower altitude clouds on the Pacific side. Afternoon winds from the northwest at 10-15
knots but almost nothing blowing in the mornings. (No Son Of Mine)
WATER: Since the start of the week the temperature break on the Pacific side, the location of
the 71 degree band, has slowly been receding to the west. It was almost within 5 miles of the
coast for a while last week and now we need to go a long way to get to it. There is light blue
water closer to home on the Pacific side but it doesn’t seem to hold the amount of fish as the 71
degree water. Due to the afternoon winds the water chops up considerably in the afternoon out
there and it can be a bumpy ride back. Closer to shore up around the lighthouse the current line
has some pretty choppy conditions as well, regardless of the time of day. On the Sea of Cortes
side of the Cape we have been watching the approach of warm water, up in the high 70’s and low
80’s, all week long. It is now covering the Gorda Banks and the 1150 and 95 spots. Under usual
conditions this is exactly what we are looking for, as there is a distinct temperature break in front
of the warm water. However it seems that the warm water is an off-green color, at times almost
pea soup or as one captain called it, “whale ka-ka” green. If and when it clears up the fishing
should be great there, and the long run to the fish a thing of the past. There is clear water on the
Cortez side but it is a long run to get out of the pea soup stuff, as long as 35 miles to the
southeast. Guess that’s about as bad as the 30 mile run to the San Jaime! (Jesus He Knows Me)
BAIT: Most of the bait this week has been Mackerel and Mullet, both of which are still selling
for $2 each bait. Someone has said there are Sardinas around, but I have not been able to confirm
that. (Driving The Last Spike)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Marlin spots for the week have been to the west side of the San Jaime and to the
southeast of the Cabrillo Seamount, both of them long runs. The bite has almost been 100%
Striped Marlin and they have been urged to feed on a mix of both lures and live bait. For the live
bait Mackerel have been preferred over Mullet and in lures a squid pink color on a straight
running pusher has brought a lot of fish to the boats. Most of these Marlin are running 140
pounds, up a bit from the average size of 120 pounds. There have been quite a few fish
approaching the magic 200 pound mark as well. Most of the fish have been found in small
schools, not many of them have been singles and that has meant that there have been lots of
multiple hook-ups. Yeah! (I Can’t Dance)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Most of the Yellowfin Tuna that have been caught this week have been
football fish in the 8-20 pound class and almost every one of them has been caught out at the San
Jaime bank. These have been non-associated fish, found by blind trolling instead of being with
Dolphin or kelp pads. Fish this size have been eating almost anything put in front of them, from
Mean Joe Green Marlin lures to cedar plugs, it hasn’t seemed to matter. A GPS comes in real
handy with these schools since then you can plot the direction they are taking when you hook-up
the second time. (Never A Time)
DORADO: The majority of the Dorado caught this week were found in the direction of the San
Jaime and Golden Gate Banks. The afternoon winds seem to have broken up most of the kelp
pads that were in the area and the current has carried off a lot of the others but there are still fish
under the ones remaining, as well and fish out in the open. The sizes have ranged from 6 pounds
to 35 pounds with an occasional larger bull in the mix. Live bait, chunks, strips, iron and top
water poppers have all found success on the pads with live bait accounting for the larger fish. On
the Sea of Cortez there have not been as many Dorado caught but the average size has been 25
pounds with a few in the 40-50 pound range. Most of these have been caught on lures pulled for
Striped Marlin and they have shown no preference in colors. (Dreaming While You Sleep)
WAHOO: A few fish have been found under the kelp pads on the Pacific Banks but that has been
about it as far as these speedsters are concerned. Maybe next week with the new moon the bite
will improve! (Tell Me Why)
INSHORE: Pacific side is cold and rough but has delivered some good Sierra and Red Snapper
for those willing to get bounced around. The Sea of Cortez is finally delivering a few good sized
Roosterfish but nothing like we have been expecting. Maybe as the water blues up the bite will
get better, because the temperature is great! There have been a few small Dorado caught on both
sides of the Cape as well in less than 100 feet of water, but not in any concentrations I have heard
of. Living Forever)
NOTES: If the Sea of Cortez water blues up then watch for the action to get red-hot. Reports
of the fishing off of the East Cape have been great and soon these fish should be in our area as
well! Meanwhile, we are going out this week a few times to have fun with the football Tuna and
the Dorado on light gear, what a blast. And, if things go just right, a chance to get a tag into a
Striped Marlin caught on the Penn 12T! This weeks music by “Genesis” on their 1991 Atlantic
Recording CD “We Can’t Dance”.
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Jul 1, 2002; 12:51PM - Cabo San Lucas
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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 JUNE 24-30, 2002
WEATHER: Daytime highs have been up to 92 degrees and nighttime have been as low as 68 degrees. We had pretty gusty winds out of the west early in the week but now things have mellowed out quite a lot. Scattered high clouds have kept the temperature down a bit in the mornings. (Rocky Mountain Way) WATER: The first part of the week saw very choppy water on the Pacific side of the Cape but as warm water approached the winds laid down and it got quite nice. There was a shift in the water this week. We started off with the Pacific side very cold out to 35 miles, that is where it warmed up to 71-71 degrees. The Sea of Cortez was nice, the temps there were around 72 degrees just up the coast 10 miles. As of today the water on the Pacific side is cool only out three miles, then it warms up to 70. Out 10 miles it warms to 72-73 degrees and starts getting nice and blue. The Cortez side of the Cape now has a band of cold water in the 67-69 range all the way up the coast to the East Cape. Here in Cabo it is 25 miles to the warm water, up the coast it is 5 miles out of Los Frailles. The Pacific lived up to its name the last three days of the week with low swells and very little wind. (Turn To Stone)
BAIT: The normal mix of Caballito and Mackerel at the normal price of $2 per bait. (County Fair)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: This week if you wanted a Marlin you had quite a run to get to the area. 95% of the Marlin caught were found on the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape and you did not find them until you were 6 miles or more to the east of Gorda Banks. This meant a run of 30 miles. There were a few caught on the Pacific side but again, they were a long distance away, 30 miles. When you did find them, there were a lot of them. This week most of the action for marlin came from live bait. There were a few Blue Marlin hooked up this week so our fingers are crossed that things will begin to pick up! (Meadows)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The only places I heard reports of Yellowfin caught were in Dolphin pods.
There were a few found on both the Pacific and the Cortez but what action there was happened mainly on the Cortez, and it was sparse. The fish were footballs, most less than 20 pounds and were fooled with small 4” and 6” feathers in dark colors. (I’ll Tell The World About You)
DORADO: A few scattered Dorado up to 60 pounds in size were found on the Cortez side from the same areas where the Marlin were caught. Most of the Dorado action came in the Pacific waters out around the San Jaime Banks. Patches of Kelp, some of them 50’ in diameter, drifted around and held a large number of fish. The first boats to find them this week had outstanding action with fish averaging 30 pounds. A few days later the average was down to 15 pounds and they were getting bite shy. Live bait appeared to be the ticket for the toads and the chickens would hit almost anything tossed or trolled past them. Other than the Kelp patches there were only a few fish caught. (Days Gone By)
WAHOO: A few were found under the Kelp on the Pacific side at the Jaime Banks. A live bait rigged with a stinger hook on wire leader and a two ounce egg sinker on the main line worked for a couple of fish. The bait was placed down 50 feet while still100 yards away from the Kelp, then drifted to the patch. The Kelp fish were the only ones I heard of this week. (Wolf)
INSHORE: The Sea of Cortez side was slow all week for inshore action. Not much of a bite going on for anything, but there were reports of a few Roosterfish and Sierra. The Pacific side managed to get a good bite going on Red Snapper as the congregated close to the rocks in spawning aggregations. Small live baits or 4” Rapalas got some of them to bite but many more were lost in the rocks than were landed. A few small Dorado (lost fish?) were caught and there was a little bit of a Sierra bite early in the week. (Welcome To The Club)
NOTES: We were seeing lots of Purse Seiners transiting the area this week and a few of them made circles around us as we fished the Kelp patches at the San Jaime. Just checking them out as I was marking no Tuna under them. The Kelp did have lots of Turtles resting in them. It looks like things will pick up this week as the warm water on the Pacific moves in. Our fingers are crossed (again!) that the Blue Marlin and the Dorado will come on strong. Oh, don’t forget the Tuna! Till next week, Tight Lines! Written to the sounds of Joe Walsh on his 1985 cassette “The Best of Joe Walsh”, MCA Records.
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Jun 24, 2002; 11:25AM - Cabo San Lucas
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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 FISHING REPORT FOR 17-23 JUNE, 2002
WEATHER: Well, it finally looks as if we may be returning to the summertime weather we were expecting so long ago. At the beginning of the week we were still having nighttime lows in the low 60’s, now they are in the mid 70’s. Daytime temperatures have moved up as well, into the low 90’s. We have had partly cloudy skies this week and on Saturday we had fog move in and the entire Pacific coast was socked in all morning. Still no rain though. Winds have finally laid down and we are just getting late afternoon breezes from the west or northwest. (Tahitian Skies)
WATER: On the 17th things were still the same as last week. On the 19th the wind stopped blowing all the time and the Pacific side got beautiful and flat. The warm water that was 40 miles to the west is moving back into range of most of the boats and is now appearing on top of the San Jaime Banks again. The water there is 73-74 degrees while the water between the Cape and the Bank is as cold as 62 degrees and very green. On the Sea of Cortez side the cold water now extends up the coast all the way to Los Frailles. It extends out as far as 40 miles to the east of Cabo but narrows to 10 miles out up on the East Cape. (There’ll Be Some Changes Made)
BAIT: Bait has been a mix of Caballito, Mackerel and Mullet, depending on which day of the
week you went out. Bait is still $2 each. (Poor Boy Blues)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: If you wanted Marlin this week you had to travel to the warm water. At the beginning of the week that meant a long run to and back with little left for fishing. As the week progressed the warm water moved closer and the Marlin catch rate went up. Pretty much all the fish this week came from the Pacific side past the Jaime Banks. We were still not looking at a lot of fish but as the warm water moves even closer things should pick up. Those fish that were found were mostly caught on live bait with about 20% on lures. (Just One Time)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Football fish between 8 and 20 pounds were found on top of the Jaime Banks and there were a few larger fish found among the Dolphin in the area. Best baits were 6 inch feathers and cedar plugs. Elsewhere there were few, if any, Yellowfin found. (Sweet Dreams)
DORADO: Fish of the week as the water got warmer. A few boats got very lucky and loaded up on nice 20-45 pound fish well to the west of the Jaime Banks mid week and there are more of them showing up on top of the banks now. There have been small mats of kelp floating through the area and the first boat to one of them does well. Tuna feathers and Marlin lures, they don’t really seem to care which they strike. It helped to have live bait because there were some good size fish caught while dropping a live bait past a hooked up fish and tossing one around the kelp.. (Yakety Axe)
WAHOO: I have heard reports of a few nice fish caught out at the Pacific temperature break but have seen none of them myself. There have been a few caught around the floating kelp also. Other than that, nada. (I’ll See You In My Dreams)
INSHORE: Sierra have been the main catch this week inshore as the cold water has driven most of the Roosterfish away. There have been a few Roosters caught up in the Margarita beach area on the Pacific but not heavy action. Live baits, either Mullet or small Caballito for the Roosters. The Sierra have been eating slow trolled (4 knots) 4” rapallas with the best colors being green/silver and orange/white. Slow trolled Mackerel have been bitten in halve on a regular basis so a trap hook has worked at times. There have been a few Yellowtail found while working the coast and a few people have targeted them using iron. These fish are running 12-15 pounds. The shore waters have been very cold but appear to be warming up a bit. (The Next Time I’m In Town)
NOTES: No predictions, just finger crossing here, but it looks as if the fishing is finally going to improve for us as the warm water gets closer. This weeks report written to the wonderful guitar sounds of the two masters, Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler on the 1990 Columbia CD “Neck and Neck”. If you like the guitar and haven’t heard this album, do yourself a favor and get it.
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Jun 17, 2002; 10:48AM - Cabo San Lucas
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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 JUNE 10-16, 2002
WEATHER: Winter temperatures and September winds have been par for the course this week as our evening lows have been in the mid to low 60?s and daytime highs in the low to mid 80?s and the winds have been steady from the northwest at 12-18 knots. Partly cloudy skies have seemed to promise rain in the morning a few days but failed to deliver. This weather pattern has everyone here very confused. Do we have to go to Seattle to get warm? (Rio Ancho)
WATER: The steady winds have brought choppy but fishable conditions to the Pacific side of the Cape but the water there is still very cold compared to the Sea of Cortez. You had to get well past the San Jaime Banks in the Pacific to find water warmer than 70 degrees and the water close to home in that direction was in the low to mid 60?s for the most part. On the Sea of Cortez we had a band of warmer water extending from the coast out to a distance of about 7 miles where the temperatures ranged from 72 to 81 degrees with the warmer water further north and earlier in the week. This band of warm water had become thinner and the currents had extended it filament-like into the Pacific off of the tip of the Cape. Out past the 95 and 1150 spots the temperatures had dropped into the mid 60?s. As of Sunday night this warm band had disappeared and the only water over 71 degrees was on the Gorda Banks and not until you got past there by 10 miles did it get up past 75 degrees. (Entre dos aguas)
BAIT: Pretty much anything you wanted in the way of larger baits could be found this week with Mullet, Mackerel and Caballito going for the usual $2 per bait from the bait boats. I have no idea if there were any Sardinas available. (Samba pa? ti)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Early in the week the Marlin fishing was so poor as to be almost non-existent. There were fish to be found but it was hard to get anything to bite. An occasional boat had fantastic luck but I would have to say that the percentage of successful boats was around 10%, with 80% seeing fish. Most of the fish found were on the Sea of Cortez side up past the Gorda banks area but a few boats that were willing to go the distance and get beat up found fair results on the
Pacific, well to the west of the San Jaime Banks. It was not uncommon to see 20 tailing fish and have everyone of them refuse a live bait. As the week came to a conclusion the bite seemed to pick up a bit and the success rate climbed to around 30%, with the fish coming from the same areas. Best results were on live Mackerel with lures coming in second by a slim margin, and the lures in lighter colors seemed to do better than the dark ones. (Interludio)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Again, this has been a non-event this week with very few Yellowfin found. Every time I saw a Tuna flag I went to check it out and almost every time found that they were being flow because the boat had caught Skipjack and needed to fly some sort of flag for the client. The few Yellowfin that were caught were smaller fish in the 10-15 pound class and were found while trolling in the blind, mostly on the Pacific side. Dorado size feathers and smaller Marlin lures were what did hook the few Yellowfin caught. (Santa Cecilia)
DORADO: You had to get up past the Gorda Banks, into the warmer water to get a decent Dorado this week. A few were caught closer to home in the warm water band but the big boys were north. About 35% of the boats returned from a trip with a Dorado flag at the end of the week, well up from the earlier 15% posted at start. Close to home the average size was only 12 pounds while northward the average increased to 25 pounds. Most of the larger fish were caught on Marlin lures. (Amor Pecador)
WAHOO: I did hear reports of a few Wahoo caught and did see a few flags for these fish but no one could (or would?) give me any more information on them. My guess is blind strike fish while searching for Marlin at Gorda Banks. (Tu Nombre me Sabe a Yerba)
INSHORE: Never mind the Pacific side unless you wanted to try for Pargo. There was a two day bite this side of the lighthouse but it was not steady as the school moved around a lot. On the Sea of Cortez the Roosterfishing drew a lot of interest from anglers as many days that was the only action available. Roosters from 15 to 30 pounds were found outside of the Westin and off of La Laguna in San Jose and they would eat small Caballito and Mullet, but just terrorized Mackerel. Schools of cruising Jack Crevalle added a dose of excitement now and then. For variety toss in a small Dorado or two here and there. (La Lagrima)
NOTES: I still find it amazing that a boat can come in flying one flag, unload it?s clients, go fuel and return flying three flags. Must be excellent fishing on the way too and from the fuel dock!
Now as far as the fishing goes, there is not much I can say. We are all surprised at the water temperatures since earlier in the year we were expecting warm water to arrive much sooner than normal. Now it is later than usual. Go figure. About all that can be said is it can only get better!
This weeks report has been written to the wonderful music of my new neighbor, Paco Serrano. I loaned him a few CD?s last night and he lent me his newest release ?Amor Pecador? (Til the end
of time), recording studio: volumen zero, recording engineer: Alex Ornelas. Paco does all the instruments on this album and if you have listened to the music of Otmar Liebert (Nuevo Flamenco) I know you will like Paco?s sounds as well. Check him out at www.pacoserrano.com and enjoy.
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Jun 11, 2002; 03:22PM - Cabo San Lucas
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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 JUNE 3-9, 2002
WEATHER: The repeatable word for the week is windy. All week long from the west, northwest and the north the wind has been a fairly consistent 12-16 knots with gusts to 20 at times. Daytime highs have been in the low 90?s and nighttime lows in the mid 60?s to low 70?s. No rain all week (of course). (One More Saturday Night)
WATER: The Pacific side of the Cape has been rough with swells to 6 feet and very choppy water. A strong current down the coast kept the water out to the San Jaime Banks cold and green throughout the week. On the west side of the Banks the water warmed up to 74 degrees and became blue. On the Sea of Cortez side the water remained green up to the area of Punta Gorda until Friday. A wide band of warm water has run up the coast from Punta Ballena to San Jose at the Gorda Banks and outside of this band the water has been in the high 60?s, in the band it has been around 72 degrees early in the week warming to 78 by Saturday and turning from green to blue as the week wore on. Much better surface conditions on the Sea of Cortez side until the wind switches to westerly. (Casey Jones)
BAIT: Caballito later in the week, Mackerel early in the week returning to Mackerel on Sunday, no Sardinas reported. Normal $2 each bait. (Sugar Magnolia)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Only a few Marlin were caught early in this week and I think most of the reason was the water color and surface conditions. Once you got out past the San Jaime the water was blue but very rough so not a lot of boats were willing to go there. Once in the area there were Marlin to be found but they were hard to hook up. Those that were caught showed a preference for live bait and as far as the lure choices went you had to pull straight runners and the preferred color was the Bleeding Mackerel. After Friday the bite started to turn on the Sea of Cortez with the return of the warm water and blue color. There was a very defined current break in the area that concentrated the fish, even if they were difficult to get to bite. Sizes of the fish ranged from 120 to 180 pounds. About 10% of the boats fishing this week found Marlin early in the week and by the weekend had gone up to about 30%. (Uncle John?s Band)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Again San Jaime Banks was the supplier of the Tuna caught at thebeginning of this week, at least the majority. There were small football fish (5-15 pounds) to be found at the beginning of the week in an area 16 miles south, but they were not associated with anything and were hard to find each day. San Jaime was consistent with the eastern drop providing most of the fish and they ranged from small footballs to fish in the 60 pound range. Dark lures and dark Marauders worked best this week for the Tuna that were caught. On the weekend we were finding the Yellowfin in the current line with the Striped Marlin on the Sea of Cortez, and again they were not associated with any Porpoise or Dolphin. Again, as with the Marlin, the success ratio was low at the beginning of the week, around 15% of the boats finding Yellowfin, but improved to about 25% by Sunday afternoon with some very nice 60-80 pound fish in the mix. (St. Steven)
DORADO: Slow fishing this week on all species and Dorado were no exception. With their preference being warm, blue water there was not a lot to attract them locally until the weekend. North of Punta Gorda and west of San Jaime produced fish but the local water conditions made it very ?iffy? within 20 miles of the Cape. The fish that were found were fairly nice in size, ranging from 20 to 45 pounds but only about 25% of the boats found any. Striped Marlin lures in bright colors worked well for the fish that were found. (The Golden Road)
WAHOO: Nope, sorry bout that! Got to have that right water temp, color and moon phase. (Mexicali Blues)
INSHORE: Cold green water shut down most of the inshore action until Friday. There were reports of schools of Pargo on the Pacific side but I saw none of the fish. Bonita, Jack Crevalle and Skipjack produced what action there was this week, with an occasional report of a Roosterfish or Dorado, most of this taking place on the Sea of Cortez, and spotty action at that. After Friday, the advance of the warmer blue water helped the bite pickup a bit, but it was still a ?right place, right time? crapshoot. (Friend Of The Devil)
NOTES: I sure hope this changes soon! We are keeping our eye on Tropical Storm ?Boris?, well to the south of us right now, it is expected to pass well to the southwest of our location and not bother us too much! Written to the music of the Grateful Dead on their 1974 release ?Skeletons From The Closet?, Warner Brothers.
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Jun 9, 2002; 09:28PM - White seabass off Marina del Rey
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Category: California Southern
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Author Name: me
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I was called Thursday night at 10pm and told the white seabass were chewing big time off of Redondo Beach. After our arrival there we found the boats stacked up off Topanga Canyon in about 70 ft of water. Drifted fishing 1/4 ounce egg sinkers and our SSW octopus style hooks 5/0 with a single live squid. After fishing about 4 hours and no white seabass only sand bass to about 7 lbs and tom cod on the bottom jig I put down (yozuri blanka 150 gram pink back) we decided to move out to deeper water. After the first move I went to 110 ft to start the drift metering some bait beneath us. My buddy got the first fish a 20 lb seabass and released it to wait for the bigger fish. I decided to check my bait on the Yo-zuri blanka and found out the bait was just fine so I dropped it again. I was bit on the way down hard and fought the fish for about 10 minutes a nice fish 47 lbs to be exact after weighing it in at the fuel dock in Huntington Harbor. We then fished for about 2 more hours releasing 4 more seabass. As I was reeling in one of my rods to leave after just gaffing our second fish a 30 pound class fish my last rod got bit hard. I set the fish up in the rod holder and passed my other rod to my buddy to finish reeling in. This fish took off like a bat out of somewhere else! I was using a new reel I picked up a shimano speedmaster Japanese model with a line counter on it. This fish took out over 150 yards of line. Spent about 15 minutes on this fish with 40 lb test. Right as it was just about in to release it the fish spit the jig but let me look at his size. This would have been the biggest fish I had ever caught as I am sure it would have gone over 50 lbs.
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