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Aug 11, 2003; 11:23AM - Fly Hooker Daily Fishing Reports
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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
1 Sailfish Tagged and Released
15 Yellowfin Tuna
10 Bonita
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR AUGUST 5, 2003
Mark Kaplan and his sons Shawn and Anthony were our anglers aboard the “Fly Hooker”
today. The idea was to catch some big fish on light line, preferably Tuna, but as you may realize
from last weeks fishing with Steve Zozaya and his son Steven, they have been few and far
between for us. Juan and Manuel decided that their best chance was going to be working the
areas offshore of the lighthouse on the Pacific side and it ended up being the right choice, at least
for the number of fish. The action was pretty well non-stop once the fish were found and they got
tired arms working on the 15-20 pound Tunas on the Penn 12T and the Shimano TLD 25’s.
According to the anglers, they ended up with almost 15 Bonito to 15 pounds released (that’s not
counting the ones hooked up and lost) and 7 or 8 Yellowfin to 20 pounds (all kept to eat). The
highlight of the day was Shawn catching, tagging and releasing a Sailfish estimated at 100
pounds! When the boat arrived back at the dock, almost the first words out of Marks mouth
were, “Man, my arms are tired!”. Thanks guys, and congratulations Shawn!
“FLY HOOKER” DAILY FISH REPORT FOR AUGUST 7, 2003
Our Hawaiian buddy Richard (owner of Mission Book Binding, in San Diego) is here for his
fifth year in a row on the “Fly Hooker”, celebrating his birthday with his buddy Dave. Being his
birthday he would really like a birthday present of a big fish! Well, Juan and Manuel tried, and
they were in the right area, but it just did not happen. All the action they had today was a strike
from a Dorado that came off right away and a chance to toss bait to a Striped marlin they found
on the surface. Heck, thats fishing as Richard says, and they guys worked hard for them and they
did have a good time. Every day is different, so they have booked the boat for tomorrow as well!
We’ll keep our fingers crossed for them.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR AUGUST 8, 2003
Wow, we were hoping for different results for today, but we had our fingers crossed for better
than this! Richard and Dave did catch fish today, but there were not many of them that ended up
in the boat, as a matter of fact, they only ended up with a Yellowfin Tuna of about 15 pounds and
a Bonita of about the same. Richard managed to loose a nicer sized Tuna, Dave said that it must
have been at least 1,000 pounds or more (hey, the ones that get away always grow!) but Juan said
that it was more like 40 pounds. Apparently as Juan was going for the leader Richard thought
that he already had it in hand and set down the rod in order to go to the side of the boat to get a
look at the fish. Apparently the slack line resulting from this action allowed the hook to drop out
of the Tuna’s mouth and the fish swam away. Dave also said that Richard allowed a Sailfish to
escape after it had been hooked up and had made three nice jumps. Heck, Richard said that he
was going to release it anyway, and he got to see the fish in action, so there! Thanks guys, we are
glad you had a great time and look forward to seeing you again next August 7th!
“FLY HOOKER” NON FISH REPORT FOR THE NEXT WEEK
We pulled the boat out of the water on the 9th and have scheduled downtime for the next week
as we do some work. We will be changing the shaft logs from the original bronze (lots of
corrosion) to fiberglass, shortening the shafts by a couple of inches, changing the props, putting
bushings on the rudder shafts, cleaning and repainting the bottom paint and changing all the zincs.
If I had the money and the time we would also be repainting the hull and putting in a new deck,
but that will have to be the next project. We should be back in the water on the 15th, early
morning of the 16th at the latest, as we have 24 of the next 30 days booked. Keep your fingers
crossed for us, and we hope to get a chance to see you soon in Cabo!
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Aug 11, 2003; 11:08AM - 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 AUGUST 4 TO AUGUST 10, 2003
WEATHER: Hot and humid, warm and muggy, call it what you will, we had sweat rolling off
our foreheads this week. The only saving grace was a slight breeze from the southeast and having
the sun set. Our daytime highs were in the high 90’s and our nighttime lows in the low 80’s. A
few partly cloudy days midweek with a threat of rain, but none of it fell on us. (What’s Forever
For)
WATER: It got a bit rough in the afternoons when the breeze picked up if you were either south
of the Cape or on the Pacific side, but elsewhere and at other times the water was just slowly
rolling swells with a light ripple. There has been a thin band of cooler water along the shore, out
to a distance of three miles, running along the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape up to the area of
Gorda Banks. This water has been several degrees colder than the band just offshore, with the
warm water ranging from 85 to 86 degrees. This warmer band has extended out between 25 and
15 miles to the south, with another thin cooler band just behind it. In an east west direction from
the Cape, extending from the south side of the San Jaime to the 1150 spot, everything to the north
has remained cooler and the south side has been 85 degrees. (Dream Lover)
BAIT: Mackerel and Mullet at the normal $2 per bait. (Let’s Keep It That Way)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Billfishing remained a bit slow this week with many boats not seeing a fish at all. As
the water continues to warm, the Striped Marlin that remain in the area seem to go off their feed.
There have been a few Sailfish caught this week, and they have been nice sized, but again, not
everyone is finding them. The Sailfish that are being found seem to be close to shore, within 5
miles. Off shore there are Blue Marlin being found, but for most of the boats it has been a scratch
week, you have had to scratch real hard to come up with a Billfish. From 15 to 25 miles to the
east and south seems to have been the favorite area, as there has been lots of bait around,
including big Squid to three feet in length. Marlin candy! (It Should Have Been Easy)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Fish of the week yet again. Those boats that have gotten into the
Yellowfin have done well on fish to 45 pounds, with most of the fish just on the edge between
football size (to 15 pounds) and small school fish (25 -35 pounds). Cedar plugs, small feathers in
blue and white seem to trip their trigger this week. Reports were that many of these fish were
feeding hard on flyers, and some of the better catches were had by guys rigging the very small
softhead birds with hooks and using them as lures, run 150 feet or more back, and pulled at high
speeds up to 14 knots. I have unconfirmed reports of a late afternoon bite on these same schools,
with the fish running much bigger, to 180 pounds. It seems to happen well after all the fleet and
normal charter boats leave and the bite has been on live bait run back in the north forty, up to 300
yards back, and pulled across the front of the Porpoise, and on large Blue Marlin lures run the
same distance once the baits have been eaten up. This is an unconfirmed report because I did not
see the fish myself and have not been able to get to talk to another Captain who was supposed to
have been in the same place doing the same thing, so take it for what I offered it as! (Tennessee
Waltz)
DORADO: No change in the Dorado situation this week so I am just repeating last weeks report
here. The Dorado were scattered for almost everyone, just like last week, but a few boats were
able to get into some nice fish. Frigate birds working and turtles on the surface were some of the
keys the captains were looking for, and the first one on the scene got good results. Live bait was
a key factor, being the go-to for working Frigates and turtles, and also as a drop-back for fish
picked up on the troll. (Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall)
WAHOO: Same as above, but I think the bite will pick up as we near the full moon. A few fish
were found, a few more caught, but not in any quantity nor consistency. (Only Love)
NEARSHORE: No change from last week, Pangas were working just off the beach for
Roosterfish and having some luck with them, most of the fish being in the 20-30 pound class. The
Jack Crevalle were in there as well and some of the boats were able to pick up Dorado in the surf.
Most of the Pangas were venturing offshore early in the week looking for Dorado and Tuna, and
some of them had good luck. (Beginning To Feel Like Home)
NOTES: I spoke too early last week, the Purse Seiners are still here and we now have four in the
area. Guess the L.A. Times had an article on the front page of the sports section with a picture of
a Whale and Calf caught up in a gill net up in the Sea of Cortez. The weather continues to be hot
and humid, the fish continue to bite, and my boat is out of the water for the week for new shaft
logs and bottom paint. I will continue to ask the anglers and Captains how they are doing and
next week I hope I have another good, accurate and honest fish report for you. Until then, Tight
lines! This weeks report was written to the music of Anne Murray from the 2002 EMI
compilation, “Love Songs”
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Aug 7, 2003; 04:54PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Sportfishing Report 8 03 2003
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Susan Richards/Stan Lushinsky
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A little more fishing activity this week with sea and weather conditions cooperating nicely for this time of year. First time French Angler Mr Touseau fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos 1 for 4 days landed a total of 9 SAILFISH, 8 SKIPJACK TUNA, 30 YELLOWTAIL JACKS and 7 BONITOS. Mr. Lad Shunneson from Denver Colorado also fishing with captain Adolofo for a day of inshore fishing caught up to a nice school of ROOSTERFISH landing 4 up to 55 Lbs before noon. Mr. Shunneson had landed three ROOSTERS in short order and decided to take a short break. Leaving one live bait dangling off the back of the Dos Hermanos 1, Mr Shunneson and captain Adolofo prepared to enjoy their lunch when a 40 lb ROOSTRFISH crashed the bait just a few feet from the stern. Saving the rod and hooking the fish, Mr Shunneson fought the big ROOSTER and landed it 40 minutes later. Turning his attention to offshore Mr Shunneson landed 1 SAILFISH and a handful of nice Oceanic SKIPJACK TUNA while fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos 2. In addition to the good ROOSTERFISH, JACK, and SAILFISH activity our captain are reporting some Dorado showing up as well.
Sea Conditions: Calm to Moderate
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: Hazy hot and humid
Bait Supply: Excellent
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky / Susan Richards
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Aug 5, 2003; 11:16AM - Summer Patterns are Here!
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Category: Potomac River Upper Maryland
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Author Name: Steve vonBrandt/S&K Guide Service
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Sassafras River,Upper Cheasapeake Bay. S&K Guide Service was at the Sassafras River on 8-03-03, from 6am to 2:00 p.m.
The water temperatures are now in the high 70's with little varience between the coves and the main body. The bass are all in their typical summer pattern now. They are in the best coves above the Georgetown Yacht Basin, such as Halls, Freeman, McGill, Turner's, and Lloyd's. Some of the larger bass were in the grass beds along some of the cliff areas in 4-6 feet of water, but the majority of 1-3 pound largemouths were in the coves, in wood, grass, or pads, or combinations of all three. They were typically holding in 1-3 feet of water, and hit topwaters early in the day, and during cloud cover. When the sun was bright, they were using the docks and overhanging trees as shade and ambush points. The best times were during the first half of the incoming tide, and the last half of the outgoing. Crankbaits, buzzbaits, frogs, and soft plastics were the keys. The jig bite in some of the docks was decent, but they still seemed to prefer the Senko, or 'IKA' tube, flipped or pitched in, with a 3/8 ounce, Tungsten weight. Heavy line in the 20-30 pound class is required due the cover. In the more sparse or open areas, you can get away with lighter line, but in most areas the water is very stained, so you can still go with 14-17 pound test even in the clearer areas. There is some water Chesnut forming in the back of Turner's again, but is still sparse at this point.
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Aug 5, 2003; 11:13AM - Delaware Lakes and Ponds have BIG BASS!
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Category: Delaware
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Author Name: Steve vonBrandt/S&K Guide Service
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All the Delaware lakes and ponds are developing their usual pond scum and thick grass, along with Millfoil, and high pads. The bass are hard to get to in some of the more overgrown lakes such as Griffith's, Beck's, Trap, and Records. However, buzzbaits and other topwaters such as Zara Spooks, poppers, and buzzbaits, have been producing well in the night and early morning over the grass beds. Later in the day the bass were holding in the thick Millfoil and pads, in about 4-7 feet of water, in Diamond and Waggamons. Senko's rigged weightless, and small sizes of Yamamoto's cut-tail worms in green and purple worked well in the pockets of grass. Some bass hit the tournament frogs, and Bass Rats, in the pads and scum, but still didn't seem to be as aggressive as they usually are at this time of the year on those baits. A lot of rain, cloud cover, and lower temperatures in the past month have slowed the growthof the pond scum and grass, and kept the water temperatures a little lower than is normal for now. The best ponds and lakes in the last 2 weeks, have been Noxontown, Silver Lake in Dover, Killens, and Red Mill. Bass up to 7 pounds have been taken on buzzbaits in these areas. Night fishing is really picking up now, and soon will be the first choice of times to go after trophy bass in Delaware.
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Aug 5, 2003; 10:57AM - Action in Union Lake increasing!
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Category: New Jersey
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Author Name: Steve vonBrandt/S&K Guide Service
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The action on smallmouth bass has gotten better in Union Lake over the past 2 years. The state's stocking of the brood stock of some 2 and 3 pounder's has worked well. The smallmouth were hitting small crawfish and shad colored crankbaits around the rip-rap areas of the dam, and on the state launching ramp side, about 500 yards down from the ramp, near the higher banks. The areas above the first island in the pads, and the extreme upper ends in the reeds and man made structures, were producing largemouth to 5 pounds, and occassional Chain Pickerel in the 3-4 pound class. Rat-L-Traps in blue/Chrome,1/2 ounce, were best for the pickerel, and suspending jerkbaits, tournament frogs, and buzzbaits were taking the majority of largemouth Bass. The water temperatures are rising into the high 70's, and low 80's in spots, but a thermocline will soon form at about 10 feet in the deeper areas in the lower half of the lake.
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Aug 4, 2003; 12:23PM - '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
Dorado 3@yellowfin Tuna 20@
Wahoo 1@ 40 lbs
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 29 JULY, 2003
Steve Zozaya and his 14 year old son Steven are here from Phoenix, Arizona for a few days of
sportfishing. Steve has catching a billfish, preferably a Blue Marlin, as his goal and Steven wants
to catch a Shark and then fish that he hasn’t caught before. They will be fishing today, taking one
day off, then fishing Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Today Juan and Manuel took them around
22 miles to the south, where they were able to get into some nice sized, 30-35 pound Yellowfin
Tuna. Steve was almost able to fulfill his wish as they came up on the fish as a nice Marlin
grabbed a Tuna feather and pulled line for a few moments. It was on the bridge rod and by the
time it was handed down the fish was gone. They proceeded to catch around eight nice
Yellowfin, the fish hooking up steadily, one here, one there, and an occasional double strike. The
action kept them busy enough that they did not have time to eat their lunch! The day ended with
plenty of fish in the box and high expectations for Thursday.
“FLY HOOKER” DAILY FISH REPORT FOR 30 JULY, 2003
Today is Aaron Sanders second day fishing with us and his wife and son decided that they
would accompany him one more time. I think they are glad they did because the action was much
better than they had last Sunday. Juan and Manuel headed to the south again and found the
Porpoise. They were able to get four Yellowfin to the boat and in the fish box, as well as four
Bonita. While in the area they tossed bait to five Striped Marlin they saw on the surface, but the
marlin went down, each and every one of them showing no interest in the live baits. Aaron was
also very happy to get a Wahoo in the boat, they lost one lure to a Wahoo as well. A good day
on the water with plenty of fillets to take home and no one got sick! Thanks Aaron, we are glad
this trip worked out for you and perhaps next time one of the Marlin will be hungry!
“FLY HOOKER” DAILY FISH REPORT FOR JULY 31, 2003
On this, the second day of fishing for Steve and Steven Zozaya, Juan and Manuel went back to
the same area where the fish have been showing, but while they were able to get a few more
(four) Yellowfin, enough to fill the cooler Steve bought, they were not able to find a Marlin. I
hope they have better luck tomorrow! The water was nice and they had a good time non the less.
“FLY HOOKER” DAILY FISH REPORT FOR AUGUST 1, 2003
This, the third day of fishing for Steve and Steven, was a blowout. They focused on Marlin
only, having enough Tuna already, and they pulled lures all day, hoping for a big girl to come into
the pattern and hookup, and if that was not going to work, at least spot a Striped Marlin to toss
bait at. Well, nothing remotely like either of those two scenarios happened and toward the
halfway point they decided to try and get a tuna or two to use as live bait. It was too late in the
day and there were no Tuna to be found, as a matter of fact, very few fish were caught today by
anyone. The day ended up being a boat ride. They have decided that tomorrow they will get a
few Tuna or Bonita early and try live baiting them, perhaps they will have better luck.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR AUGUST 2, 2003
Following their plan, Juan and Manuel got Steve and Steven out to the Tuna grounds this
moring and were able to get a few fish in the boat. It took a while to get ones the right size that
were healthy enough after the fight to use as live bait, but they ended up putting one Yellowfin
down on the planer and one Bonita on the surface. No action on these baits either and everyone
is getting frustrated. At least there was some action with the Tuna and I think they ended up with
around 8 of them. When they returned to the dock Steve asked if we were booked for tomorrow
and since we were not, he has decided to give it one more shot. I get to go along and after
talking with another Captain and looking at the sea surface temperature charts, we decided to go
the Golden Gate Banks tomorrow. I am crossing all my fingers!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR AUGUST 3, 2003
Steve, Steven, myself, Juan and Juan had a hour and a half cruise out toward the Golden Gate
Bank this morning. This was chosen as a target based upon information received from another
Captain that a private yacht had gotten four out of twelve Striped Marlin they had baited while
fishing the southern edge of the Bank. Juan and Juan started fishing 6 miles before the southern
edge, preferring to start early just in case the fish may have moved south, that way they would not
over-run them. The water was off color however, a muddy green. It stayed that way all the way
to the northern edge of the bank, and then it started to lighten up a bit. The only sign of life we
saw was a couple of shark bouys (no Dorado under them) and a Seal sleeping on the surface. We
turned to the southwest in hope of getting into blue water and not until we were several miles to
the northeast of the Jaime banks did the water start to clear up. Around 12:30 we saw a Striped
Marlin on the surface but after trying to toss bait at it twice with no interest shown by the fish, it
went down. That was the excitement for the day for Steve and myself, Steven saw Turtles and
just missed seeing a big Manta ray. Steve and I thought that perhaps the sacrifice of a first born
male child may have appeased the Marlin gods and gotten him hooked up, but the first born was
way too smart and fast for that! At least we tried somewhere different today, and it might have
worked out very well for us. Hopefully Steve will get his Marlin on his next trip! Thanks guys!
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Aug 4, 2003; 12:19PM - 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 28 TO AUGUST 3, 2003
WEATHER: It was back to being baked in an oven for us this week as the breeze we were
getting most of last week disappeared. Our daytime highs were in the high 90’s in the shade and
our nighttime lows were in the high 70’s to low 80’s. There was cloud cover early in the week
and on Wednesday we actually had rain all day (if you can call it rain, for my wife it was a drizzle,
but she is from Seattle!). No wind to go with it so while we enjoyed the moisture, it was also
humid. (Smackwater Jack)
WATER: Some decent swells this week but the wind was down and early in the week we had
almost glassy conditions. Starting on Thursday we began to get a little breeze in the afternoon
that ruffled the surface a bit and by Saturday the afternoon breeze had pushed up a little chop.
Our temperatures on the Sea of Cortez side were up to the 87 degree range while on the Pacific
you could still find some 79 degree water around the Jaime Bank. Inshore the water was still a bit
green but offshore there was a nice blue color except for the area from the Los Arcos on the
Pacific to Golden Gate Banks and south to San Jaime’s north corner, there it was muddy brown
and around 78 degrees. No strongly defined temperature breaks in the area this week. (I Feel
The Earth Move)
BAIT: Mackerel and Mullet at the normal $2 per bait. (Sweet Seasons)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The billfishing this week was slow almost everywhere with very few boats coming
into the marina with flags flying for Marlin. This was surprising since we are in the week of the
new moon, normally a great time for the Blues to bite. A few boats were betting Strikes from the
guy in the blue suit almost 20 miles due south while working Bonita and Yellowfin schools in the
area, and there were a few Striped Marlin in there as well. A better area for the Striped Marlin
was up at the Golden Gate Bank on the Pacific side, where one private yacht reported 12 fish in
one day. Elsewhere the pickings were slow, and most boats were lucky if they found one Marlin
all day long. (Carry Your Load)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Once again the fish of the week! The Seiners did hang around last week,
and you know that they had to have set on the fish, but except for Thursday when there seemed to
be very few fish of any kind caught, the bite on football Yellowfin stayed steady. Large pods of
Porpoise from 15 to 25 miles to the south and east spotted the concentrations of fish, and this was
a good thing, as almost everyone who got into them caught fish. Early in the week there were
25-35 pound fish and later on most of them were 15-20. Best lures were cedar plugs, feathers in
black, purple and pink/white. (Been To Canaan)
DORADO: The Dorado were scattered for almost everyone, just like last week, but a few boats
were able to get into some nice fish. Frigate birds working and turtles on the surface were some
of the keys the captains were looking for, and the first one on the scene got good results. On
Monday, one of the boats found a wire spool floating out to the south and was able to do very
well before everyone else showed up, then the fish got wary and stopped biting. Live bait was a
key factor, being the go-to for working Frigates and turtles, and also as a drop-back for fish
picked up on the troll. (Nightingale)
WAHOO: A few fish were found, a few more caught, but not in any quantity nor consistency.
(Jazzman)
NEARSHORE: Pangas were working just off the beach for Roosterfish and having some luck
with them, most of the fish being in the 20-30 pound class. The Jack Crevalle were in there as
well and some of the boats were able to pick up Dorado in the surf. Most of the Pangas were
venturing offshore early in the week looking for Dorado and Tuna, and some of them had good
luck. (Corazon)
NOTES: It looks as if many of the Purse Seiners we were worried about last week have left the
area, a good thing as far as we are concerned. The water was great this week and the fishing was
good if you wanted anything other than Marlin. Our fingers are crossed that the weather
continues to stay good and the bite keeps getting better. I am planning to take my boat out of the
water the second week of this month for the annual bottom paint job, and will be doing some
other work as well, you can almost bet that the bite will go wide open at that time, it just seems to
work that way! This weeks report was written to the vocals of Carole King on the CD “Carol
King Super Hits”, the 2000 release by Ode Records.
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Aug 1, 2003; 10:34AM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Sportfishing report 7/24/03 - 7/31/03
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Susan Richards/Stan Lushinsky
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Extremely light fishing pressure last week in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo. Our captain reported a fall off in the number of SAILFISH per day over the past few weeks but offshore there are still good number s of SKIPJACK TUNA available. Houston Texas Angler, Julie Wither fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos 1 with captain Adolofo, landed 4 ROOSTERFISH to 60 Lbs, along with 1 YELLOWTAIL JACK, 1 RAINBOW RUNNER and 1 BONITO in two days of fishing. FOURl MARLIN in the 250 - 350 lb class were also reported last week. The weather and sea conditions continue to be unusually friendly for this time of year. The blue water is just a mile out.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejop weather: Hazy hot and Humid temps in the 90's
Sea Conditions: Calm to Moderate
Bait Supply: Excellent
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
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Jul 28, 2003; 12:07PM - 'Fly Hooker' Daily Reports
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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)
Sailfish: One tagged and released (95#)
Dorado: Two taken (#60-15)
Yellowfin Tuna: One released (3#)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JULY 24, 2003
John White booked the “Fly Hooker” for today and tomorrow and really wants his boys, Mike
and Shawn, to hook up to some nice fish and have a good time. John’s dad Dave is along as well
today. He would really like to get into some Tuna ! Juan and Manuel headed out toward the
south and at a distance of 22 miles out came across a couple of long-line floats with a beacon
attached. Someone had already cut them loose from the longline and had worked them but the
guys were still able to pull fish off the floats. On the first pass with the lures they hooked up and
released a three pound Tuna. There were a lot of Dorado around the floats but the fish scattered
when they came close. Even with that, they were able to hook up three fish, two of them that
they got to the boat. One of them was a nice bull of around 60 pounds, the other one around 15
pounds. Unfortunately that was all the action for the day. Hope there is a bit more activity
tomorrow!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JULY 25, 2003
The second day of fishing for John, Dave, Mike and Shawn, and on this trip John’s daughter is
along as well. John wants Marlin for the boys so Juan and Manuel stay fairly close to Cabo on
this trip. Early in the day there is a lure strike on the bridge rod and it is handed down to Shawn.
Unfortunately the fish did not stick and was only on for about 10 seconds. A little later a live bait
was tossed to a tailing fish and Mike got to fight a Striped Marlin. That fish was eventually
brought to the boat, tagged and released. Since John’s daughter was not feeling well and they
had caught a Marlin, John decided that it made since to come in a little early. Thanks guys, we
are glad it worked out, but Dave, sorry there were not any big Tuna for you maybe next time!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 26 JULY, 2003
Today I had Dr. Greg B., from San Diego fishing aboard the “Fly Hooker”. He went on
another boat on Tuesday and didn’t catch anything so decided to change boats and see if that
worked. Also, he decided to change the fishing times! We left the Marina at noon and were back
at 7:15. I tried to call Juan all morning but his phone was turned off (no charge on the battery) so
I managed to find a deckhand (good kid named Augustine) and we took off. Greg had brought
several rods of his own as well as a few lures and we decided to run a blue/white Islander way
back off of the bridge rod. We cruised out for about 5 miles, past a drifting Purse Seiner, then
spotted a group of Porpoise traveling in a very tight pod. We worked them a few times but it
soon was apparent that they held no fish and were very boat shy. Guess that they had been set on
by Purse Seiners recently. A short while later I spotted a Striped Marlin sleeping and pointed it
out to Agustine, who went down and dropped back a live bait. The fish woke and went down.
The Islander lure was about 180 yards back, I had let out all the mono top-shot, and about 30
minutes after passing the Marlin we had a BIG fish explode on the Islander. It took a little line
but did not hook up and when we brought in the lure to check it out, there were three good sized
tooth marks on the top of the lure. Augustine said that was a REALLY big fish, and based on the
size of the hole in the water and the splash it made, I think we had a strike from a big Tuna, too
bad it did not hook up! We continued on our way and it was quite a bit later, maybe an hour and
a half, that we finally hooked up. It was on the Islander again, in the way back position, and at
first I thought it was a big Dorado. After 10 minutes the fish jumped again and this time I thought
it was a Striped Marlin. Only when the fish was close to the boat were we able to tell that we had
hooked a Sailfish. This was a first for Greg, and we got some good pictures with the fish held in
the water alongside the boat. We estimated the Sailfish at 95 pounds, then tagged and released
the beautiful creature. That was almost the last of the action for the trip. We returned to Cabo
trolling just offshore, hoping to hook into some Dorado. We did have one hit, but the fish was so
small it did not even get a click off the reel, and it looked smaller than the lure! As our last gasp,
we tried slow trolling a couple of Mullet just off the Hacienda Del Mar beach, and We had one
mullet chewed, but not by a Rooster, probably by a Snapper. Oh well, at least we got a new fish
for the Doctor!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 27 JULY, 2003
Aaron Sanders, his wife and young son are fishing with us today and next Wednesday. Aaron
would really like to get a Marlin, so that is what we have our fingers crossed for. He would also
like to be the one to toss the bait and set the hook. Juan and Juan (it is Sunday, Manuel’s day off)
headed out to the 95 spot to start the day and worked their way toward the 1150 area. Nada,
zilch, nothing. A little later they heard over the radio that someone had found a large wooden
cable spool and that there were a lot of Dorado around it, so in came the lines and off they went.
Of course by the time they got there the bite was over and there were twenty boats around.
Apparently the first two boats did well, then it was over. They left the area and when they came
back an hour later there was just one boat left. Juan put a live bait out and they were able to
catch one small Dorado. That was it, all the action for the day, but Aaron has another day to get
into the zone and get a Marlin. We will keep our fingers crossed for him!
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