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Apr 28, 2003; 03:01PM - 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 21-27, 2003
WEATHER: Partly overcast most of the week with an occasional clear day (at least for a few
hours!). Daytime highs in the high 80’s and nighttime lows in the high 60’s. Calm mornings with
the wind from the northwest starting around noon every day and blowing at 10-15 knots until 3-4
AM. (Blue Yodel)
WATER: The Northwest winds this week changed the conditions on the Pacific side. While
still very fishable, the water is a bit rougher than last week and could be uncomfortable at times.
The Sea of Cortez remained very comfortable with very small swells and light chop in the
morning but when the winds picked up so did the chop, making for an uncomfortable ride back
for some boats. Water temperatures have been 69-71 on the Pacific side and 73-75 on the Sea of
Cortez side of the Cape. There have been no really defined temperature breaks this week.
(Mississippi Delta Blues)
BAIT: Caballito was available this week at $2 per bait. (Train Whistle Blues)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Striped Marlin are still close to us and the bite has picked up on them, as well
as on the Sailfish. They seem to be moving in our direction from the north on the Sea of Cortez
and are beginning to show up on the Pacific side now. The bite to fish seen ratio is still low,
perhaps 20%, but it is improving daily as we go into the new moon phase. The bite has been an
even mix of live bait and lures (dark colors or bleeding mackerel). No further word on Swordfish
sightings but there have been several nice Blue Marlin appear in some boats lure spreads. (Blue
Yodel #9)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Yellowfin Tuna continue their reign as fish of the week and if this
continues they may end up fish of the year! The bite has been close to home, both in the blind and
with Porpoise. most of the fish have been found less than 12 miles out and sizes have ranged
from 12 to 45 pounds with an occasional fish to 70 pounds. Feathers, cedar plugs and Marauders
have been working well. many of the larger fish have been caught on live bait tossed back after
getting a double or triple hookup on the troll. Both side of the Cape have produced this week
but the fish seem to be shifting a bit towards the Pacific side. (Blue Yodel #8)
DORADO: The Dorado bit picked up this week and it was not uncommon for boats to be
getting three or four nice fish on a trip. The average size has been around 20-25 pounds but there
have been plenty of fish in the 40-45 pound class as well. With an initial hookup on lures, a live
bait dropped back has worked well for an additional fish. Slow trolling live bait off of the points
or around the Porpoise schools has also been a good way to get hooked up. (My Good Gal’s
Gone Blues)
WAHOO: We had a few really good days this week and pretty close to home as well! Just off of
Gray Rock and around the 95 Spot boats were betting 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. Sure wish it was a predictable bite! (Travellin’
Blues)
INSHORE: I saw some nice catches of Sierra this week and heard that there were some smaller
Roosterfish caught on the Pacific side as well. A good sign for the Roosterfish is the appearance
of Mullet in the Marina. Other inshore species have been scattered this week. An occasional
bottom fishing expedition has brought in the usual Triggerfish, small Snapper and Grouper and
there were reports of a good bite on small Yellowtail at the arch on the early morning tide change
for anglers using small Caballito as bait. (Jimmie’s Mean Mama Blues)
NOTES: The fishing has been great this week for most of the boats, but as always, it involves
being in the right place at the right time. Very few boats returned from a trip without getting fish
and for those in the right place at the right time, it was wonderful! The town is starting to get
busy again and bookings for all the charter boats are starting to pick up as well. This weeks
report was written to the music of the master of country blues, Jimmy Rodgers on the 2002 RCA
compilation “Country Legends, Jimmy Rodgers”. Until next week, Tight Lines! Yodel on!
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Apr 25, 2003; 11:50AM - Zihuatanejo Sportfishing Report 4/17/03 - 4/24/03
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Susan Richards/Stan Lushinsky
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The Spring turnover continue to take place with some excellent offshore and inshore action ob some days. Consistent with the turnover time are some days when the bite just doesn't happen and that was the case last week in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo. Returning New Jersey angler Herb Houghton picked the three best days and he scored 3 SAILFISH and 3 YELLOWFIN TUNA along with 1 ROOSTERFISH while fishing aboard the
Vamonos 3 with Capt. Chiro. One his second day offshore with Capt. Adolopho Mr. Houghton landed 60 YELLOWFIN TUNA. On his final day of inshore fishing, Mr. Houghton landed 24 YELLOWTAIL JACKS and 2 ROOSTERFISH. Angler Bob Mitchner also fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos landed 3 SAILFISH on his first day offshore. Cabela's Outdoors Adventures director, Gregg Severenson fishing aboard the Vamonos 3 landed 1 SAILFISH and 9 YELLOWFIN TUNA. The blue water is coming closer every day and the hot band of action is just about 10 miles offshore. The supply of bait continues to be high and as the water conditions improve so should the bite. The following Months of May, June, July, and August are the very best for some great inshore roosterfishing.
SPECIAL NOTE:: Ixtapa Sportfishing Charters has been the feature of an article written by Ken Schultz for the MAY issue of FIELD & STREAM MAGAZINE. The Title of the article is ' Down Mexico Way.' Additionally, Mr. Schultz has featured Ixtapa Zihuatanejo as one of the premier fishing destinations in his new book 'Spectacular Fishing ' Autographed copies of Ken's New Book can be purchased by contacting Ken on his web site at www.kenschultz.com or email at ken@kenschultz.com or you can place orders for Ken's new book at any books store using the following
ISBN number 1-8422-596-0.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Weather: Seasonably perfect
Sea Conditions: Moderate to Rough
Bait Supply: Excellent
Best fishing Areas: 5 - 10 Miles offshore
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
Ixtapa Sportfishing Charters
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Tommy & Lori Garcia
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Apr 21, 2003; 10:25AM - 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” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 14, 2003
Our clients for today are friends of Mary’s cousin and they brought another couple with them,
four people in all. This was their first time in Cabo and on our boat . The water was a little bit
choppy but they managed to hang in there and ended the day with a nice Dorado for dinner.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 15, 2003
David and his new bride Angela were walking around the Marina yesterday when we started
talking and they decided to go fishing with us on the “Fly Hooker” today. The water had calmed
down since yesterday and Juan and Manuel were able to put them on to a Striped Marlin early in
the day. David made short work of it and had it to the boat in about 20 minutes. They also
caught a Tuna of about 20 pounds and a Dorado of the same size. A good day on the water for
the honeymooners from Arizona.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 16, 2003
Mike Cope is fishing the second of two days today and he has Tony and Chris Marauto with
him today. After blanking out on Sunday they were really hoping to get into the fish today. They
did! A 40 pound Dorado, a couple more at 25 pounds and a 50 pound Wahoo put some meat in
the cooler for them, a good change from the last trip. It also put a big smile on their faces!
Thanks guys!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 17, 2003
Stephane Van Den Bergh, his wife Georgina and daughter Louise have come all the way from
France and fished today on the “Fly Hooker” with Juan and Manuel. Stephane has fished for
Tuna in the Mediterranean between France and Spain but has never caught a Marlin as the waters
where they are normally caught are to far away. He has brought two new reels with him in order
to try and catch his fish. They are Penn Senator 4/0’s with left hand retrieve since he could not
find any Shimano’s set up that way. Georgina and Louise spent the day on the bridge with
Manuel and Juan stayed below to assist Stephane. He wanted to do it all him self so Juan was
there as coach. They spotted tow Marlin and tossed bait on both. On the first fish Stephane
tossed the bait out and had the reel in freespool with the clicker on as the fish ate the bait and
started off. His thumb was not on the spool though and the clicker broke, resulting in complete
freespool and a major backlash, placing his line between the spool flange and the sideplate. Yep,
the fish broke off. The other Marlin refused to eat but everyone had a good time anyhow.
Stephane wanted to fish with us again but we are already booked for the next few days. I hope he
does well tomorrow with whoever he goes with!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 18, 2003
Brian Niecamp has fished every Good Friday for the past six years with Juan and Manuel,
except for last year when Juan decided to go on vacation (and his brother Juan filled in so I guess
what I just wrote is not really true!). On this trip his friend John Dolack is with him again. They
had an early start today as they were at the dock and waiting when we arrived. Juan and Manuel
headed straight south off of the Solmar beach area and at a distance of 8 miles out found porpoise
and birds. One Tuna weighed around 45 pounds and the rest were in the 15-20 pound class, but
they found and caught 18 in all! They were the first boat there and the only one as well. The
Tuna was exactly what they had been looking for and they left with smiles and their cooler full!
The unfortunate thing was that after that, the steering on the boat broke and they had to come in.
I refunded half of the charter fee since they had only been out a half day and Juan and Manuel
spent the afternoon changing the helm and cable.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 19, 2003
Mike and Cathy Pilarski have fished this date with Juan and Manuel every year for the past 4
years and like Brian yesterday, last year was with Juan’s brother Juan. Juan and Manuel headed
out to the 95 spot area after first trying straight south, in the area where they found the Tuna
yesterday and blanking out. The water was a bit choppier since the wind had blown all night but
the were able to hook into two nice Dorado, everyone said one was in the 40 pound class, and the
other around 25 pounds. There were three Tuna in the 15-20 pound class as well so they had a
bit of fish to fill their cooler with!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 20, 2003
John D. had been wanting to share a trip, a long one, ever since reading about the one I went
on with my webmaster two weeks ago. Today is Easter and it is the last full day of his trip to
Cabo and lucky for him and myself I was able to talk a local resident (14 weeks) Randy into
sharing a 12 hour day with him. Randy has not done this type of fishing before but John has been
fishing for about 4 years, mostly on the long range boats out of San Diego. We finally left the
marina at 6 A.M. (Randy went to the wrong dock and since it’s Easter, we had a bit of a wait to
get a bait Panga to show up). My original idea was to head out on the Pacific side to the San
Jaime banks to look for Tuna. The wind had not blown last night and I was hoping for good
water but as we went past the lighthouse the swell got larger and we started to get some white
caps out there. Knowing that it would not get any better in the next 15 miles, and noticing a few
porpoise breaking water alongside the boat, I decided to change course and try an area 15 miles
to the south of the lighthouse. It was just getting gray morning light when we set the lures but we
did not have any action until 8:00 when we spotted a pair of Striped Marlin sleeping on the
surface. Of course they were not hungry and went down when we turned around and pulled a live
bait by them. Altering our course toward the 95 spot, we were about 4 miles to the west when
we finally got the first fish in the boat. This was a 24 pound Tuna, one of two blind strikes. After
getting the fish in the boat I did a few figure 8’s in the area but there was no more action. 20
minutes later and two miles from the 95mJohn reeled in a 13 pound Dorado and we re-set the
lures. Just after putting the last line in, another Dorado struck, this time on the Marauder run on
400 pound mono leader. It took Randy a while to get this fish to the boat and I had John drop
back a live bait as he worked on the fish. I gaffed the 23 pound Male and put it into the fish box
and John reeled in the head of the Caballito he had dropped back. Wahoo cut! The lures went
back into the water and we worded the area for a bit longer, getting only one more strike that did
not hook up. We turned in toward the Gray Rock area for a few miles and then back out. A
good strike on the long rigger got Randy back in the chair and as he was working that fish,
another one was trying to eat the short rigger lure. It only took Randy about 5 minutes to get the
50 pound Sailfish that had struck to the boat and after a couple of pictures alongside the boat, the
fish was tagged and released. Off in the distance I could see a couple of boats stopped and
decided to go check them out. As we approached we could see the porpoise jumping and we
ended up getting two Yellowfin in the 15 pound class off of them, but only after working them
hard for about 90 minutes or more. The wind had started to blow and I turned us toward the
Chileno area. !5 minutes after leaving the Porpoise we had a hard strike on the bridge rod and I
handed it down to John. Knowing that Randy had been dreaming about catching a Marlin, he was
nice enough to had it off to Randy, who will now be known as “Randy Reel and Puke”! He never
let go of the rod, never let up on the pressure and did finally stop throwing up! It took him about
30 minutes to get the Striped Marlin, about 130 pounds of it and 9 feet long, to the boat. One eye
had been punctured by the hook so we took the fish. Lures back in the water, we continued in
toward the beach where I cleaned the fish as we drifted live bait. Sure enough, the chunk line we
developed attracted a nice Dorado and John worked the fish hard, getting it to the boat twice
before the knot attaching the leader to the line failed and the fish escaped. Oh well, that happens
sometimes. We were supposed to be at the dock at 5 PM since John had a dinner date with his
wife at 7:30 but we were an hour late. I hope she forgave him! It was a great day on the water
and now Randy is hooked on fishing! Thanks for a great time, and we hope to see you again!
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Apr 21, 2003; 10:21AM - 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 14-20, 2003
WEATHER: Just like last week, we had mostly overcast skies this week, only no rain. We
could not get a good sea surface shot due to the clouds. Our night time lows were in the high
60’s and daytime highs in the mid 80’s. Winds were from the northwest in the mornings with an
occasional switch to the southeast or east in the afternoons, bringing in cool air off the ocean.
(Fire and Rain)
WATER: The water was a good, solid blue early in the week and started to get a bit of green
in it on the Pacific side on Wednesday, but never got really discolored. The Pacific side of the
Cape was pretty much a sheep farm all week long with swells in the 3-5 foot range but the wind
chopping it out. The Cortez side had smaller swells and less wind chop but when the wind
occasionally switched it got sloppy. Surface temperatures were in the 73-74 degree range for the
most part with a warm area of 76 degrees moving in from the east. (Shower The People)
BAIT: Caballito and some Mackerel were available at the usual $2 per bait and there was no
problem finding them in the morning. (You’ve Got A Friend)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: As was the case last week, there are plenty of Striped Marlin out there but with the
full moon they have not been biting quite as well as expected. Most boats are getting shots at fish
but they have not been very hungry. There have been some Sailfish showing up in the catch
recently as well and they are being found in the same area as teh Striped Marlin. Best locations
have been around the 95 spot and lures in dark colors and live bait have had the most success.
Hookups have been hard to come by for many of the boats but everyone is seeing fish. Hopefully
as the moon wanes the bite will improve. A few Swordfish were found on the surface this week
but I don’t know of anyone having the luck to hook one up. (Mexico)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: For the third week in a row the Yellowfin have been the fish of the week!
And they have been pretty much close at hand with many fish being caught around the 95 spot as
well as south of the arches out to a distance of 15 miles. Blind strikes have resulted in many fish
in the 15-20 pound class and spotting Dolphins feeding has led many anglers to fish in the 50
pound range. A variety of lures in colors like green/black, red/orange and blue/purple have
worked, as have cedar plugs and swimming plugs. (Steamroller)
DORADO: Pretty much the same as last week....The Dorado have continued to bite this week
and they are staying good size with an average fish being around 25 pounds. There are still not
large numbers being found but they are quality fish. Most of these are being found around the 95
spot. Any floating object that has been in the water for a while has been holding fish as well. No
specific lure was better this week but live bait was a sure bet when you found the Dorado.
(Something In The Way She Moves)
WAHOO: The bite on Wahoo picked up this week with many more boats reporting good size
fish to 70 pounds. Lucky anglers tied into two or three fish on a trip, but that was not the
average. One fish for every 6 boats was the ratio I worked out from the flags flying. The full
moon helped improve the catch on Wahoo just as it hurt the success with Marlin. One to five
miles offshore on the Cortez side seemed to be putting out a few more fish than other areas.
(Golden Moments)
INSHORE: The Yellowtail bite dropped of to almost nothing, as did the Sierra bite. Bottom
fishing for Amberjack, Snapper and Grouper has been fair as long as the wind stayed down, with
most of the fish in the 3-6 pound range, caught on cut bait such as squid and Skipjack Tuna.
(Long Ago And Far Away)
NOTES: Easter week in Cabo and things are nuts downtown. I’m getting out of town on
Sunday and going fishing so I am writing this report Saturday evening. Check the daily report at
my home site to see how it went! This weeks report written to the sweet sounds of James Taylor
on the 1993 Warners compilation “The Best Of James Taylor”. Until next week, Tight Lines!
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Apr 17, 2003; 11:48PM - Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo Sportfishing Report 4-10-03 to 4-17-03
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Susan Richards/Stan Lushinsky
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Although the spring turnover to warmer water conditions has not yet completed the signs are starting to look much better. There were some very good days followed by some very slow days which is indicative of this time frame when the currents can't make up their mind which way to go. Leading angler for this week was Mr. Steve Martin from New Jersey who landed 5 SAILFISH on his first day out with Captain Adolopho on the Dos Hermanos. Mr. Martin followed up that day with a 160lb. BLUE MARLIN taken aboard the Leydy with captain Candelerio. New York angler Adam Stewart landed 3 SAILFISH while fishing with Captain Chiro on the Vamonos III. Cabela's Outdoors adventure director, Gregg Severenson also fishing with Captain Chiro on the Vamonos III landed a SAILFISH on his first day out. Captain Adolopho also scored a huge TUNA catch landing 37 YELLOWFIN in one afternoon at the 55 mile mark. The fish were schoolie sized in the 20-30 lb. class. Captain Adolopho reported the first good inshore action as he landed 12 ROOSTERFISH to 60lbs. and 15 BIG YELLOWTAIL JACKS in one day of fishing. The Blue water is nearly inside the bay and the water temps are in the high 70's. Inshore conditions have improved dramatically as there are no signs of the cold green water. The schools of MACKEREL and BONITOS are thick all along the coast.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: Picture perfect day highs in the low 80's
Sea Conditions: Calm
Best fishing area: 5 - 15 miles out in front of Ixtapa
Bait Supply: Good
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
Ixtapa Sportfishing Charters
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Apr 14, 2003; 10:38AM - 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” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 7, 2003
Greg Kisling from Alaska and his brother Kelly from Colorado were our anglers aboard the
“Fly Hooker” today and they had a blast. In Cabo for just a few days, they golfed yesterday,
fished today, golf tomorrow morning then head for home. Juan said that they went 22 miles to
the south today and the fishing was good as they were able to get three Dorado, all of them nice
fish and then got into the Yellowfin Tuna. Enough of them were caught that there was over 100
pounds of Tuna fillets and most of the fish were 30 pounds and over. There were single, double
and triple strikes as they worked the Porpoise back and forth. Thanks guys, we are very glad you
had a good trip and hope to see you again when you are ready for Blue Marlin! Until then, tight
lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 12, 2003
Sue Gaede and her Grandmother have fished with us before and today they are fishing a 1/2
day. Juan and Manuel took the “Fly Hooker” out to the temperature break past the 95 spot and
had a quadruple blind strike on Yellowfin Tuna, getting three of the 20-30 pound fish to the boat.
A little later on they got into the Porpoise but couldn’t get bit. During the trip they tossed bait to
3 different Striped Marlin found on the surface, but every one of the fish refused the offering. Oh
well, sometimes they get an attitude! Plenty of fish talk and girl talk with Mary after the trip, and
everyone had a great time!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 13, 2003
The Mike Cope Family fished with us two years ago and are doing so again twice on this trip.
Today is the first and on Wednesday they will go again. It was Manuels day off today and we had
Edgar fill in as deckhand, working with Juan as Captain. They headed out past the 95 spot, to the
same area the fish were found yesterday. During the trip they sighted and tossed bait to three
Striped Marlin, but as yesterday, none of them wee hungry. They did catch one Skipjack Tuna.
Finally they got to the area where the porpoise were, but they were not the first boat on the scene.
Juan said that there must have been 60 boats working the area and only the first few hooked up,
and the fish they hooked up to were nice sized Yellowfin. Well, we will keep our fingers crossed
that with Manuel aboard on Wednesday the luck will change. After all, every day is different!
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Apr 14, 2003; 10:33AM - 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 APRIL 7-13, 2003
WEATHER: We had a lot of overcast early in the week, clearing up by the weekend and
actually had a bit of rain on Tuesday. Our daytime highs have been in the high 80’s to low 90’s
and the nighttime lows in the high 60’s. Winds variable, northwest in the afternoon at 6-12 knots
and sometimes from the south or southwest mid day at 5-10 knots (Home Again)
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WATER: Swells at 3-5 foot on the Pacific side with a light wind ripple in the morning, swells
are spaced far apart and are very comfortable. The water has been chopping up a little in the
afternoons but not with a lot of whitecaps. The Sea of Cortez has been almost flat calm here at
Cabo, and I understand that the wind finally died down up on the East Cape. This has made for
water that is beautiful to fish on. There has been a band of cool 67 degree water along the Pacific
coast out to almost the San Jaime and Golden Gate Banks, but at those spots it has warmed up to
70 and 69 degrees respectively. The Cortez side has been a consistent 72-73 degrees. A 68
degree cool water eddy has pushed up from the south and forms a thumbprint 10 miles off to the
south of Cabo giving us a nice 2-3 degree temperature break close to home. (Tapestry)
BAIT: Our normal Caballito and some Mackerel were available at the usual $2 per bait and there
was no problem finding them in the morning. (Where You Lead)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Striped Marlin appeared closer to home this week with quite a few fish being
spotted and sometimes hooked up as near as 1/4 mile from the arch. Most of the fish have been
1-12 miles out on the Cortez side but many have been sighted at the Jaime Banks as well, in the
warm water there. Just because you see them doesn’t mean that they will bite though, and the
success rate on live bait has been around 20%. That is a higher rate than with artificial though
and also means that if you toss bait to 5 fish there is a pretty good chance of getting one to hook
up. There have been enough of them spotted that everyone has had a chance to toss bait! A few
Blue Marlin were fought this week but I am not sure if any were brought to the boat. Best all
around lures were straight runners in Dark colors, followed by swimming heads. (I Feel The
Earth Move)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: This is the second week in a row that Yellowfin Tuna have been the fish
of the week. There are still lots of them out there and many of them are being found in the
Porpoise, but also a lot are on blind strikes. Most of them this week are smaller fish, from 15
pound footballs to smaller school fish in the 40 pound bracket. The usual Tuna lures, feathers,
cedar plugs and Marauders have worked well. The temperature break at the cool water eddy to
the south and along the east side of the Jaime Banks have been holding the fish this week.
(You’ve Got A Friend)
DORADO: The Dorado have continued to bite this week and they are staying good size with an
average fish being around 25 pounds. There are still not large numbers being found but they are
quality fish. Most of these are being found offshore around structure, in this case meaning the 95
spot and the edges of the banks. Any floating object that has been in the water for a while has
been holding fish as well. No specific lure was better this week but live bait was a sure bet when
you found the Dorado (Beautiful)
WAHOO: Like last week, there were Wahoo caught but not in large numbers. A large number
of boats reported strikes from the razor gang but most of them shook loose or cut through mono
leader. These were incidental fish and were not associated with anything in particular. (So Far
Away)
INSHORE: The Yellowtail are still out there, but just as last week, you have to scratch to get
fish. Again, live bait has been the ticket and this week the fish appeared to have moved from the
arch to off of the beach in Cabo Bay, just out from the bars and restaurants. Sierra are still
available and have started to slacken off as the water warms up, but that has also meant that the
bite on Roosterfish is picking up. The Roosters are still on the small side at less than 10 pound
average, but they should start getting bigger soon. Bottom fishing for Amberjack, Snapper and
Grouper has been fair with most of the fish in the 3-6 pound range, caught on cut bait such as
squid and Skipjack Tuna. (Smackwater Jack)
NOTES: The Humpback Whales continue to make a showing as they move through our area and
there were two long-range boats out of San Diego here this week on Whale Watching
expeditions. This is the beginning of Easter week here in Cabo and the town is starting to fill up.
There are lot’s of Mexicans from the mainland over here for the holiday and it is nice to see the
town filling up. This weeks report was written to the music of Carole King on the EK release
“Tapestry”. Until next week, Tight Lines!
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Apr 10, 2003; 05:00PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Sportfishing Report 4/3 - 4/10/03
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Susan Richards/Stan Lushinsky
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With the onset of a different wind and current the fishing conditions changed for the better in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo last week. The beginning of the week was marked by excellent YELLOWFIN TUNA action with some boats landing school tuna in the 20 - 30 lb class while other found the giants. Boats were averaging 150 - 200 Kilos of tuna per day. Towards the end of the week a gentle breeze from the Southwest brought in warmer water and the return of good numbers of SAILFISH.
Returning Delaware angler, Larry Weldin landed 1 SAILFISH on his first day aboard the Janeth. Returning angler Andy Cousens fishing aboard the VAMONOS III with captain Chiro who has switched assignments to the VAMONOS III landed 4 SAILFISH and missed three others on his first day of fishing. Reports of other boats raising an average of 6 SAILFISH per day was common toward the end of the week. The inshore action is still being dominated by huge schools of YELLOWTAIL JACKS and BONITOS. No ROOSTERFISH were reported.
The Annual Billfish tournament is scheduled for MAY 2,3&4 with the main sponsor being NISSAN. 5 Vehicles will be awarded to the top 5 anglers. Interested anglers are encouraged to call or email our office for details.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: Warm days with high's in the 90's
Sea Conditions: Calm
Bait Supply: Good
Best Fishing Area: 10 - 12 miles out in front of Zihuatanejo Bay
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
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Apr 7, 2003; 10:18AM - '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 2 APRIL, 2003
Marta and David are friends of a friend and they wanted to do a half day of fishing today, but
not leave until 1pm. No problem and the plan was to work inshore and target Yellowtail and
perhaps bottomfish for some Snapper and Grouper. Well, we did not have any luck finding bait at
that time of day, none of the bait Pangs were out and the receiver at the entrance to the Marina
was out of bait. We checked with a few boats returning early and they had already fed their left
over bait to the Pelicans. All right, change in plan, we are going to head offshore and see if we
can find some Yellowfin, maybe a Skipjack would be all right for bait as well. Of we went for a
boat ride. Out 16 miles and nothing out there but choppy water and big swells, we doused the
bow of the boat a few times. “Enough of this” said Marta and David and we headed back in. If
only I had known....could have purchased some frozen squid for bait.....sigh. Sorry folks.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 3 APRIL, 2003
What a day of fishing! We had two Romanians aboard, one of them a 15 year L.A. resident
and the other a visitor, and a couple from eastern Washington. Nice folks, all of them and only
the L.A. resident got sick. All he did was puke and sleep and his friend said that was because all
he did last night was drink tequila and beer. His friend did not get sick and he said that was
because unlike the sick guy, he continued to take shots and drink beers during the trip, great
medicine according to him! Well, the man from eastern Washington is named Reno, and he and
the drinking Romanian were the anglers for the day. Reno had first shot with a nice Dorado of
about 30 pounds right off the bat, then 30 minutes later taking a Striped Marlin that was estimated
at 150 pounds that died during the fight. The Romanian fought two Striped Marlin, getting one
of them to the boat for a tag and quick release and having the other break the line about 20
minutes into the fight while only 20 feet from the boat. They also had another Marlin come into
the lures and strike, but not hook up. Great fishing, a little bit choppy seas but everyone had a
great time, even the L.A. guy!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 4 APRIL, 2003
The anglers aboard the “Fly Hooker” today had made arrangements over the internet to fish
with another company on this trip, but after giving them their credit card number, had never heard
back from them nor were they able to find the companies office or contact anyone from there
when they arrived. All right, no problem when they contacted us, we’ll take you out! The two
couples had a great time, no one got sick for longer than an hour (the two girls were sick really
early and got it over with, then they felt fine) and they caught fish! A couple of Dorado, one of
them around 50 pounds and the other one about 25-30 pounds gave them plenty of fillets! They
also saw Marlin but could not get any of them to eat a bait. And they saw whales, seals, dolphins
and had a great time. That is the way it is supposed to work! Thanks guys, we are glad you were
happy and look forward to taking you or your friends out next time!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 5 APRIL, 2003
As a sort of busman’s holiday I took our Webmaster, Phil Orr, his girlfriend Carol and our
friend Leon out for a day on the water. The wind had laid down last night and there was barely a
gust this morning when we left the Marina at 5:45. 10 baits in the bait tank, six small ones for
Yellowtail or Dorado and six large ones for Marlin. We were planning on being back around 3
PM but the water was so nice, the sun so warm, the food and company so good that we stayed
out until dark! We worked our way up the coast on the Sea of Cortez and there was just a slight
breeze, blue water and sunshine all the way. Not until we went past the Gorda Banks did we start
to see any signs of life though and at 9:55 we found a large Kelp Paddy floating in the water. We
were all excited about it and set out live bait but while there was bait under the paddy, there were
no fish in the area. At 10:10 we picked up a Skipjack Tuna that we kept to use as bait if we
needed to. There were Whales everywhere up there and they were beautiful to watch as they
spouted, rolled and breached. A little while later we hooked up a 40 pound Dorado and Leon got
to fight it to the boat as Phil dropped back a live bait. The live bait may have gotten hit but Phil
thinks there is also a chance that he got hooked up on Leon’s line so we can’t be sure. Anyway,
Leon got his fish to the boat and now there was dinner in the box! We found some Porpoise and
nothing hit the lures so we put out two squid spreader bars and a planer with a live bait and
worked the area for about 30 minutes without a strike. All right, back to the lures. Shortly after
that we saw what looked like a cruiser and a very small skiff or jet-ski sitting still in the area of the
inner Gorda Bank and went in to check them out. It turned out that the jet-ski was a big ball of
Ambergris that had little sooty terns pecking away at it and the cruiser was hooked up to three
Dorado! Out went the live baits and before you could say it, we were hooked up to three Dorado
ourselves! Two of them made it into the boat and the other one tossed the hook during the jump.
Nice fish, all of them, and the largest was perhaps 45-50 pounds! That was it though, we
continued the slow trolling several times around and did not have another bit so we put the lures
out and continued to troll. Not later than 2 minutes afterwards we had a Striped Marlin make a
pass at the Black/green lure on the stinger, but he did not hook up. It was 2 PM by that time and
we turned towards the 95 spot, 20 miles away and continued the troll. Halfway there we had
another pull on the stinger lure, but again, no hookup. After reaching the 95 spot area we turned
for the barn and when we were just 7 miles out we hooked another Dorado! Got him in the boat
and then we spotted Dolphin jumping. We passed in front of the Dolphin and took a strong hit on
the stinger lure. The line continued to sing off the reel and there was no jumping so we were
hoping that we had hooked up one of the bigger Tunas. After 10 minutes, the Striped Marlin we
were hooked up to jumped (nope, not a Tuna like we thought). Phil worked the fish hard and
after 15 minutes Carol had the fish leadered and I placed the tag. The hooks were removed and
the fish swam away, surprised to be alive. I have to say that Carol was a great deckhand as she
has a lot of experience, and can fillet a Dorado quick and neat! Well, after that action we
continued to troll until we were a mile off the arch and then pulled in the lines and cruised home.
What a great day on the water! Thanks guys, and if any of you readers would like to do a full
day, sunrise to sunset fishing trip, let me know when, how many people (not more than four), and
I will let you know the cost, it’s a great way to spend the day!
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