| Around 10% of the world's total fish species can be found just within the Great Barrier Reef. |
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| The toxin in puffer fish is 1200 times deadlier than cyanide. |
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| Strange fish facts |
| Many Fish can taste without even opening their mouths. |
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| Fish Facts |
| Most brands of lipstick contain fish scales |
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| American Lobsters have longer life spans than both cats and dogs, living over 20 years. |
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| When you need a good reason to go fishing! |
| Going fishing outdoors increases your vitamin D, which helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in your body, keeping your bones and teeth healthy. It boosts your immune system and has been linked to fighting depression. |
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| Some fishes lay their eggs on land instead of in the water |
| The mudskipper even takes this further, even mating on land. These fish burrow and lay their eggs in mudflats before returning to 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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| God Bless The Troops |
| We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. - George Orwell |
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| One fish is called a fish. Two or more are still called fish. |
| However than one species of fish are called fishes. |
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| Did you know that |
About 60% of US Anglers practice catch and release.
Women make up about 33% of fresh water anglers and
about 85% of fresh water anglers begin fishing at 12 years old. |
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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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Feb 22, 2018; 03:57AM
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Category: Guide Services
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Name for Contacts: Costa Rica Fads
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Phone: 1-800-388-9957
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City: Quepos
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State: Puntarenas
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Country: Costa Rica
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Costa Rica Fads is one of the top
charters for offshore & FAD fishing
in Quepos, Costa Rica. Costa Rica
FAD Fishing offers some of the best
fishing in the World.
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Nov 2002 Best Photo
$50 worth of fishing equipment for the photo with the most votes by November 30 th, 2002
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Debbie Dardeen38 lbsStriped Bass |
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Apr 29, 2002; 07:14PM - Lake Cachuma Bass and Trout trolling techniques
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Category: California Freshwater Lakes
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Author Name: webmaster
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
My first time fishing Lake Cachuma was this last weekend April 27th 2002 and I will let you in on a secret this is a fine lake with great staff excellent fishing and abundant campsites. I was very impressed with the guys at the marina ( Jim and Allen) for giving us great tips for fishing their lake without holding back any information necessary for a first timer to their lake. Right out of the marina he told me to troll straight thru the center of the lake and we would be sure to get bit and he was right. Less than 10 minutes from the launch ramp right where he suggested we caught the first fish a nice largemouth bass about 3-4 lbs and lost the first hook up as we were surprised to get a strike so soon. This fish jumped clear out of the water and fought like a much larger fish than it actually ended up being. |
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Tip&Trick Description 2:
We released the bass and continued anxious to get to the trout which is what we were after. On the way to the next spot Jim and Allen had given us directions to we saw 4 deer on the shore grazing like they owned the place (which I guess they did) We set our sites on the points jetting out along the far side of the lake about 200 feet offshore. Instantly off one of the points both the reels went off as we were trolling rainbow trout colored Yo-zuri Emperor Minnows and L-Jack series lures on 4 and 6 lb test at a fairly slow troll. First fish fell off but I managed to get mine to the boat and into it for supper that evening. We did a turn around and went right back over the same spot and sure enough another missed opportunity. Back we went again with another 2 strikes managing to get one in the boat for a better meal for the 3 of us eating that night. Back and forth again for nothing and we decided to give the opposite bank a try. |
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Tip&Trick Description 3:
On the other side of the lake were the serious bass guy's fishing the bow of their sleek boats with the chairs and trolling motor on the bow. We steered clear of them and moved again about 200 feet off the shoreline and continued our trolling pattern slow and parallel to shore. We started noticing the wind more and more as we headed back towards the launch ramp noticing there was only one jacket made it to the boat and it was mine! We again managed to get another rainbow to strike right out of the water it jumped and then a small battle and into the boat it came. We were done now 1 fish each for dinner and one released bass in about 2 hours fishing time. Now it was back to camp to make dinner and get warm. A jacket is a good thing to bring on any lake as the wind always decides to blow in the afternoon. I must tell you that the guy's at the marina tackle shop know their stuff about where the fish are biting and what they are biting on. Without their tips we may have come home empty handed as several others had that day. Good luck if you get a chance to fish Lake Cachuma and be sure to say hello the the great guys at the tackle shop near the launch ramp it may pay off big time for you in the long run.....Fish on! <'))))>< |
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Dec 9, 2007; 09:35PM - Custom Fit Boat Cover
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Category: [other]
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Price: Varies
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Name for Contacts: Elite Outdoors
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State: MO
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Country: USA
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Description 1:
When only the best will do! A perfect fit: measured, tucked, darted and approved by Hurricane's own pattern and design craftsman. Vulnerable wear and stress points are double reinforced with an extra tough material sewn to the underside of the cover. An unbreakable 1/4' poly draw rope sewn with the perimeter hem enables the cover to be cinched tight to the hull. 1' poly loops are sewn around the perimeter of the cover to accept a Hurricane strap/buckle tie down kit, bungee cords, or rope ties for positive securing to the boat. Built tough to take the exposure and abuse that boat covers are exposed to when trailering, storing, or mooring.
Westland has over 16,000 Exact Fit Custom Cover patterns for over 200 different boat manufacturers. You will have your choice of 3 fabrics and over 30 colors.
To check to see if we have a custom cover pattern for your boat please Email Us your year - make - model - any accessories like towers, swim platforms, bow rails, radar archs, etc. |
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Sharkskin color chart...also, available in Sunbrella |
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Oct 24, 2011; 11:23AM - 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
Oct. 16-23, 2011
WEATHER: Our break from the summer highs seem to be over, or perhaps it's just wishful thinking. In any case, our daytime highs this week only reached 100 degrees one day, the rest of the time we seemed to stay in the high 90's, and our nighttime lows were in the low to mid 80's. That may not seem low to you, but we had a few nights where we did not have to run the air conditioner in order to sleep and that's big for us! We had clouds in our skies this week on most days later in the week and actually had a little spit fall from the sky on Saturday, just enough to make interesting patterns on the windshields.
WATER: Water temperatures did not have a big change from one side of the peninsula to the other. On the Pacific we saw water at 85 degrees until you got 50 miles out and then it dropped to 83 degrees. On the Cortez side of the Cape we had water that was 86-87 degrees with a push into our area of slightly warmer 88 degree water outside the 1,000 fathom curve. Surface conditions were great all week with the exception of Friday when new clouds moved into the area and brought some windy conditions in the afternoon. Water clarity was great with blue water everywhere, slightly off-color due east but still good clarity.
BAIT: Caballito, Mullet and Sardines were the live bait available with the bigger baits at the usual $3 each and Sardinas in Cabo were $25 a small scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Let;s see if I can keep from making a mistake on this weeks report! I fished the Bisbee Black and Blue so the numbers I have on big fish are correct. There were a reported 100 teams entered into the 3 day tournament for a total of 300 fishing days. 122 Billfish were caught, 2 Black Marlin, 56 Blue Marlin, 52 Striped Marlin and 12 Sailfish for an average of 1.22 billfish per team, or to be blunt, .4 billfish per day. You do have to realize that almost all the boats were focused on large Marlin and were pulling large lures or very large bait. This means that there were quite a few strikes from smaller fish that did nor result in a hook-up. For the charter fleet, working smaller lures for Striped Marlin, Dorado and Tuna the daily average was much better, around .6 Marlin per day. Almost all the action happened on the Pacific side of the Cape as the water was a bit cleaner and that is where all the Tuna and Dorado have been, one of the main food sources for these large fish. The Tournament was a success with the top money winner taking home a check for $1,162,842.50, once again proving the Bisbee Black and Blue to be the worlds richest billfish tournament (and a lot of fun too!).
YELLOWFIN TUNA: While running all over the place looking for Marlin, the boats in the Black and Blue found plenty of schools of Yellowfin Tuna from north of the Golden Gate Bank to south of the San Jaime Bank. Some of the fish were big, often topping the scales at over #200. The fleet boats were very into the tuna bite and the lucky ones had schools all to themselves, often managing to get limits on fish to 45 pounds with a few larger #80 fish tossed in. Even the fleet managed to get some of the larger fish, and it was often a matter of getting a bait far enough from the boat using either a kite or a very long 150 yard or more drop-back and slow trolling the bait. A few of the larger fish also came in right off the transom, crashing lures run in the second or third wakes, you never knew what was going to work!
DORADO: For the fleet boats these were definitely the fish of the week. Almost all the Dorado were found close to the beach on the Pacific side from right off the arch all the way up to Todo Santos. Perfect for the charters who wanted action and fish to eat, most of the boats started trolling at the lighthouse and kept working their way north until the anglers cried uncle and then they went offshore looking for the Tuna. The fish were not large on average, right around 12 pounds, but there were enough fish in the 20-25 pound class to make it interesting and once in a while a 40 pound fish would crash a bait or lure. Limits were easy to come by (2 per person), so easy that many boats exceeded the limits before they realized it.
WAHOO: Going into the new moon phase we did see a decrease in the number of Wahoo caught, but also saw more large fish than normal. This was probably due to the number of tournament boats fish the offshore structure with large lures and heavy leader, but there were some nice fish in the 50-60 pound class that came from the San Jaime and the Gorda Banks areas.
INSHORE: With plenty of Dorado to be had in easy traveling distance most of the Pangas focused on them. A scattering of boats went offshore looking for Tuna, often with success as well as Marlin since the water was decent and they had some luck as well. The usual inshore fish were present, but due to the fantastic Dorado fishing few of the Pangas focused on the Roosterfish, Snapper and Grouper.
FISH RECIPE: My recipe has been taking too much space so if you want to see it, check out my wordpress blog a little later in the week, or subscribe to the blog and you will receive an email as soon as I post it.
NOTES: I have to thank my wife, Mary, for updating the blog for the past week as I was fishing the tournaments, and she will be doing the fish report and blog next week as I will be gone. The boat I was fishing the Black and Blue on, Dan Lewis “Sporty Game” scored one Blue Marlin release (a fish of about 225-250 pound) as well as two Striped Marlin releases on day three of the tournament, and we had a fish that probably would have qualified get its bill into the gap of the hook on a lure on the second day, coming off after about 60 seconds. With the great weather and the number of Tuna out there, as well as having some really nice cows caught, then next tournament coming up should be a great one. The Western Outdoor News Tuna Tournament is always a blast and does not cost a lot to enter. With plenty of parties and great give- a-ways some teams enter just for those, but the fishing should be great as well. For only $800 to enter a team of four anglers is is affordable, and the dates are November 2-5, with the fishing days on the 3rd and 4th.
Thanks to my friend Mark Bailey, this weeks report was written to the music of Jason Boland and the Stragglers Band on their new release “Rancho Alto”.
Until next week, tight lines!
I will be posting more to my blog now http://captgeo.wordpress.com, please go to and subscribe, you will be sent a notice every time I post a new article. Please feel free to send suggestions or if you have any ideas for articles. Thanks George
Gordo Banks Pangas
San Jose del Cabo
October 23, 2011
Busy times now in the Los Cabos area, large crowds of anglers continue to arrive,
visitors are being greeting with ideal weather patterns, no storms on the horizon,
clear sunny skies and diminishing winds. This is tournament time as you all know,
the Bisbee Black and Blue just finishing now and the WON Tuna Jackpot just around
the corner. Water temperatures now in the 84 to 86 degrees, a bit warmer than
normal, should drop closer to 80 degrees soon, as days are progressively shorter and
cooling.
Sportfishing fleets are traveling in all directions to search for the best possible
action, with the most consistent areas now in the direction of the 95 spot, Gordo
Banks and north to Iman Bank. For whatever might be the reason, anglers have had to
search and work harder than would be expected to find cooperative fish. Supplies of
sardinas are holding up well, these baitfish were found schooling along the rocky
beach stretches from Puerto Los Cabos, Palmilla to Santa Maria.
Local panga fleets concentrated on three main areas, to the south near Cabo San
Lucas is where they found the most consistent dorado action, trolling lures anglers
encountered schools of these mostly 5 to 15 lb. dorado and most boats were limiting
and releasing many other fish as well.
Other spot was the Gordo Banks, this is where the larger sized yellowfin were
hanging out, these fish ranging mostly from 60 to 150 pounds, with chances of cow
sized tuna as well. Finicky, showing on the surface, feeding on chum, but not all
that eager to bit the baits with hooks, lighter leaders proved more successful at
times, also reports of a limited number of private afternoon charter doing well.
Just seeing these large sized tuna feeding and breezing on the surface was quite
impressive, being extra patient at this spot was the key. These tuna were hooked on
sardinas, skipjack, chihuil and chunk bait. Anglers were fortunate to land one or
two of these fish. Other area where tuna were found was in between the La Fortuna
and Iman Banks, most of these fish were in the 20 to 40 pound class, same deal with
them being very finicky, coming up readily and feeding on the chummed sardinas, but
not easy to entice into biting the hooked bait. Anglers catching
one, two or three of these yellowfin were doing well. A mix of bottom species and a
few dorado were found on these same fishing grounds, but they were limited in
numbers.
Biilfish action was very spread out, a few more sailfish being encountered, they are
one species that do prefer the warmer currents. Striped, blue and black marlin were
also in the area, but no specific spot was producing any quantities of these
billfish at this time.
We are nearing the time when wahoo typical become more active, but with the warmer
than usual water temps these fish are sluggish and not yet providing more than a few
scattered strikes here and there. A few wahoo were hooked into near the Gordo Banks
while fishing for tuna and other wahoo were hooked while trolling rapalas or skirted
lures, of these wahoo that were landed, most weighed in the 30 to 40 pound class. We
do expect the wahoo fishing to become more consistent in the coming weeks as the
water temperatures continue on a cooling trend.
The combined panga fleets launching out of La Playita/Puerto Los Cabos Marina sent
out approximately 144 charters, with anglers accounting for a fish count of: 1 blue
marlin, 3 striped marlin, 15 sailfish, 565 dorado, 134 yellowfin tuna, 16 bonito, 14
cabrilla, 11 dogtooth snapper, 46 yellow snapper, 12 barred pargo, 7 wahoo, 7
yellowtail and 12 amberjack.
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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