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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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| Not all animals with the word fish in their names count as fish. |
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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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| 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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| My brother has 2 German Shepherds named Rolex and Timex. You guessed it they are Watch Dogs. |
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From Jan 01, 1999 To May 19, 2024
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20 Jul 2014 - GORDO BANKS PANGAS San Jose del Cabo July 20, 2014
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
San Jose del Cabo
July 20, 2014
Anglers –
The summer season continues to progress along, crowds of visitors remain at
moderate levels, weather patterns are becoming increasingly more humid and
tropical, presently we have no new tropical storms that have developed off
of mainland Mexico, where ocean water temperatures are ripe for development
and we are seeing local thunderstorms arise practical each afternoon over
the foothills and north of the International Airport.
Oceans swells have resided, winds have been variable, some days gusting
from the east and then the south. Overall the fishing action was scattered
and spotty from day to day. Very strong southern current sweeping through,
this will put baitfish down and cause fish to go into the lock jaw mode.
Water temperatures are ranging from 85 degrees and even warmer throughout
the region, definitely no talk of the water being too cold now, in fact it
is the opposite, warmer than what would be considered ideal.
San Jose del Cabo charters are finding the most productive grounds to be
north of Punta Gorda, from Iman to Vinorama and further towards Los
Frailes. In the Puerto Los Cabos Marina channel area los carnaderos (bait
fishermen) are finding caballito and moonfish, ballyhoo have been another
option. There have been schools of sardinas moving into the Los Frailes
region the past couple of weeks and they are being vigilantly watched over
by locals and authorities alike. Limited amounts of these prized evasive
baitfish, which have been absent from local waters for over six months, are
now being netted and hauled by commercial pangeros towards the Vinorama
grounds, a handful of San Jose del Cabo charters have obtained these baits
and are using them to entice the yellowfin tuna which have been schooling
with black skipjack within a couple miles of shore north of Vinorama. The
tuna are quality fish, averaging 30 to 40 pounds, these fish were coming up
to chummed sardinas sporadically and there were many more skipjack than
tuna being hooked into, in fact in these shallow waters the triggerfish
were aggressive and had to be dealt with as well. This sardina situation is
very limited and day to day as to when there might be a complete shut down
by authorities. The handful of charters making the long run and being able
to secure sardinas did accountant for one, two, three and in some cases
even more of the yellowfin, having to battle a couple of dozen skipjack in
the mean time.
There were several stories of large sized hammerhead sharks, up to ten feet
long, having followed in hooked tuna and then taking advantage of an easy
meal at the fishermen’s loss. Dorado were found on the same grounds as
well, most of them were smaller sized, though a few larger bulls up to 40
lb. were mixed in. On occasion anglers ran across large schools of juvenile
dorado, this would be great fly rod catch and release action.
Off the bottom, the strong current made for very fast drift fishing with
limited results, only a few snapper, triggerfish, amberjack, bonito and
cabrilla being accounted for, this was a early morning bite on yo-yo jigs
and bait and dependant on fluctuating currents.
Billfish action included blue and striped marlin, as well as sailfish, no
numbers to speak of, scattered action, found by trolling lures and bait,
within several miles of shore, do not have to venture far offshore this
time of year, though with swell and current activity, inshore clarity can
become murky, usually within several miles anglers can find blue water
conditions.
Inshore there was spotty action for roosterfish, jack crevalle and a few
dogtooth snapper, though with the lack of schooling mullet along the
shoreline, this bite has been sub par, considering this is peak season for
these mentioned species.
The combined panga fleets launching out of La Playita, Puerto Los Cabos
Marina sent out approximately 58 charters for this past week, with anglers
accounting for a fish count of:
34 yellowfin tuna, 5 sailfish, 8 striped marlin, 8 amberjack, 9 cabrilla,
13 jack crevalle, 155 dorado, 2 dogtooth snapper, 16 bonito, 350 black
skipjack and 6 roosterfish.
Good fishing, Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson / Operator
619 488-1859
Los Cabos (624) 142-1147
e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com
WWW.GORDOBANKS.COM
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