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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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| When Anglerfish mate, they melt into each other and share their bodies forever. |
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| Not all fishes lay eggs. |
| Fishes like split fins, surf-perches, and some sharks instead carry and give birth to live young. Scientists have also discovered that the embryos of some of these fishes actually consume each other in the womb. How’s that for creepy fish facts? |
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| The Sea Anemone looks like a flower, but it’s actually a carnivorous animal that eats small fish and shrimp. |
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| Fishes hear with both their ears and their skeletons, sensing the vibrations of sound in the water. |
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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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| Fish have built in radar? |
| Built-in Radar Many species of fish have a powerful sense organ called the lateral line running across their body. It can detect motion in the water, allowing them to hunt prey, avoid predators, and navigate in the dark. |
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Category: Sportfishing Charters
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May 10, 2003; 01:57AM - Spinning Spinner
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Category: Trolling techniques
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Author Name: Dan
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
Take apart a steelhead spin-and-glow. Slide a small bead down your leader on top of your hoochy ( plastic skirt )
slide on the spinner. Looks great trolling for halibut, stripers. Probably makes some noise too while going through the water.. Have fun |
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Mar 28, 2011; 12:43PM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
http://captgeo.wordpress.com/
Cabo Fish Report
March 21-27, 2011
WEATHER: Once again things were looking great both in the daytime and at night. Of course it cooled off just a bit at the tail end of the week, right after we had put the quilt away, but not so much that we really needed it. We did have some cloud cover move in at the end of the week as well, some high cover that never threatened rain, but did manage to fool some of the spring breakers into thinking they would not get burned!
WATER: On both the Pacific side and the Cortez side of the Cape the swells were small and the winds light. The only real determination that needed to be made was where you thought you could find the fish. On the Pacific side the water was green out to 8 miles, then lightened up so that by the time you were at either the San Jaime or the Golden Gate Banks the water was a beautiful blue, the color you expect to get in the summer with 80 degree water, only this water was just 68-70 degrees. The green water closer to shore was between 64-66 degrees. To the south of us the cold green water plumed and spread out from the 1,000 fathom line to 20 miles south of there. Inside the 1,000 fathom line the water was a bit warmer at 69-70 degrees, but still off-color. Most of the boats ended up trying for the blue water on the Pacific side, either that or going up to the Punta Gorda area and dealing with the off-color water.
BAIT: Getting good bait was still a chore for the guys who catch it and often unless you were one of the first boats to your regular supplier you ended up with a mix of good and not so good baits (at $3 each). Some Caballito, a few Mackerel, a few Mullet, some grunts and look-downs and a few jacks. Sardinas were a bit tough to get as well most days and $25 did not get you very many.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Early in the week there was a short lived Striped Marlin bite on the Pacific side just to the east of the San Jaime Bank, but it was over almost before it started and boats that went to the area hoping to find the fish again the next day did not fare well. If you were one of the lucky boats there the day the bite happened you might have gotten to release between three and four Striped Marlin out of 6 bites. Sad to say, but 3 years ago I would not have even needed to mention that, boats were getting double digit releases every day back then. On the bright side, the cool water did bring in more sightings of Swordfish, and there were several nice ones caught early in the week. I know of one that weighed almost 200 pounds and another that was just over 300 pounds. More were seen but refused to eat.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Yellowfin were almost a bright spot for us this week, and they did end up being the pot of gold for a few boats as we had a couple of schools show up at the south end of the San Jaime Bank as well as right on top. Most of the fish were footballs but we did have a few boats that got into fish that averaged 30 pounds with an occasional one to 50 pounds. Then there were the schools where you could see the fish breaking the surface all around but would not bite a thing. And then there were the disappointments as you went to an area, worked it hard for several hours with no luck, left to check out another school only to hear on the radio an hour later that the bite had finally turned on back where you had just been! Sorry bout that, but mother nature has a way of keeping us humble, doesn't she?
DORADO: I only saw a couple of Dorado flags this week. Those fish must have been lost and it was natures way of weeding out the gene pool.
WAHOO: We just came off of the full moon but I did not hear of any Wahoo in the last week. Cold water? Who know the reason but the fish were not biting, at least that I heard of.
INSHORE: Still the way to go this past week for most anglers, you were guaranteed action if you decided to fish along the beach. With the catch ranging from Sierra to Yellowtail to Snappers to Grouper and Trigger fish there was always something to bend a rod. Combine that with the fact that it is less expensive and it was no wonder most of the Pangas were busy this week! The fishing was good enough that Sierra and Yellow tail were being caught from the beach on the Pacific side! Most of the Sierra were between 3 and 6 pounds and while there were not many larger than that, there were plenty of them to be caught. Both the Cortez side and the Pacific side of the Cape had good results for these toothy little guys, and Sardinas were the best bet for getting bit, but hootchies in green or yellow worked as well. For the Snapper, throwing a live bait in among the rocks worked, but sometimes all you could do was keep your fingers crossed and hopped they would bit as sometimes they were really picky. The Yellowtail ranged in size from firecracker 5 pound fish to very nice 30-35 pound rod benders. Live bait and iron slabs or butterfly jigs were all working well.
FISH RECEIPE: Using leftover white meat fish (I prefer Wahoo but any white meat will do), flake or crumble it up until you have at least 2 cups. Cook up 1 ½ cups of sushi rice and let cool. Mince 1 tablespoon of fresh dill, mix with ¼ cup of mayo, then mix it all together, salt and pepper to taste. This is a very nice, cool side dish in small amounts, or a great entree if you have plenty of leftover fish.
NOTES: While the offshore fishing was slow, the up-tick in the Yellowfin bite was a sign of things to come (I say that with my fingers crossed!). Swordfish are the ultimate billfish, and are not common anywhere for sport fishermen, so having them show up here is a bit special. There is always a chance that you will be the lucky angler next time out. If I was just looking for action this past week, I would have definitely gone inshore on a Panga. Plenty of action, fish that are good to eat and the trips are short, only 5 hours. On another note, the whales are beginning to head back north and we are seeing fewer each trip. This weeks report was written to the music of Chuck Allen Floyd on his first studio release “Tonight an Angle Fell”. Thanks to Allen Bailey for the great music, and others I will be using in the weeks to come! Until next week, tight lines!
Gordo Banks Pangas
San Jose del Cabo
March 25, 2011
Anglers –
Warm sunny days dominated the first week of spring, crowds or tourist were
lighter than normal and anglers found that the all around fishing action was
slower than the previous week. Perhaps the larger than normal full moon had
something do with this, hard to say. This period is always the time when
conditions are rapidly changing, winds have been light, though currents have
been pushing in off colored waters and there has been a lack of baitfish on the
offshore fishing grounds.
Water temperatures continue to fluctuate, one day there is a warming trend, the
next day cooler waters push back in, up and down, water temperatures have ranged
from 65 to 72 degrees, the coolest areas around the corner of Cabo San Lucas, on
the Pacific and the warmer waters being encountered offshore of San Jose del
Cabo. Supplies of sardinas were scattered, these baitfish were more prevalent
near Vinorama, but those schools have moved on and recently more bait is being
found off of Palmilla Point. No schooling mackerel in local waters and only
minimal supplies of caballito are being found.
The only real action that anglers found with any consistency was close to shore
for sierra and shallow water structure species, though this bite was hit or miss
as well. Charters had average combined catches of 3 or 4 fish, up to 20, with
the most common fish being sierra or pargo. Anglers had best success using
sardinas, though a percentage of fish were hitting on rapalas. Most of the
sierra caught were in the 2 to 4 pound class, with a handful of exceptions on
specimens up to 10 pounds accounted for.
Off the shallow rock piles there were various pargo species, triggerfish,
pompano and cabrilla found while drift fishing with dead or live bait. These
fish were mostly under ten pounds, but provided fun action and great eating
fillets. During the later part of last week larger sized yellowtail in the 25 to
35 pound range were found schooling on the Outer Gordo Banks. These yellows
would come to the surface chasing baitfish, but would vanish as quickly as they
appeared. They were striking on fly lined sardinas, but they proved finicky and
anglers were fortunate to land one or two of these fish, some boats accounted
for up to five fish, many other fish were lost due to broken lines, these
yellowtail always seem to know exactly where the closest rock out cropping is.
Extremely powerful jacks, after being hooked up on the surface in 200 feet of
water they are still able to peel the 40 to 60 pound line off far enough to
reach the structure and eventually their freedom. These particular fish only
would take the live sardinas, no yo-yos or anything seemed to work. This bite
tapered off through the week, with only a few fish accounted for and most of
them were early in the day.
There was better yellowtail action reported out of Cabo San Lucas, just around
from the Arches, yo-yos, rapalas and bait were working on these fish. Though
offshore action was tough, very few dorado, tuna, wahoo or marlin to speak of.
With the warming days we will surely see action improve in the coming weeks.
March is always a hit or miss time for offshore action in the Los Cabos area,
this slow period is not unprecedented, bottom line is if the food source is not
here you just are not going to find many game fish.
The combined panga fleet launching out of La Playita/Puerto Los Cabos sent out
approximately 60 charters for the week, with anglers reporting a fish count of:
10 hammerhead shark, 3 mako shark, 28 yellowtail, 91 pargo (red snapper), 25
cabrilla,
12 bonito, 125 sierra, 18 roosterfish and 16 jack crevalle.
Good Fishing, Eric
GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson
Owner/Operator
800 4081199
Los Cabos 1421147
ericgordobanks@yahoo.com
www.gordobanks.com
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