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From Jan 01, 1999 To Oct 06, 2025
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May 22, 2004; 01:57PM - East Cape Explosion
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR SOUTH OF THE BORDER.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@bajafly.com; USA toll-free (800)
919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Sat., May 22, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (5/15-5/21)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL:
Wed. (6/19) I went beach fishing and had my best day yet. It was great! I only wish Lance [Peterson] had been there. I hooked five roosters and landed two, including my biggest to date. I'm guessing it was around 35-40\\ pounds based on the fish we were able to weigh on the Boga grip. It was 49-inches long. It took the Chivo Lisa, (Photo follows.) http://www.bajafly.com/Beachfly.htm
Peter Shulman, Denver, and his party made it up from Cabo. They were a fun bunch and we had a good time. One of the couples had never even fished before, let alone fly-fished. They had beginners’ luck as usual landing a rooster, an amberjack, and some good sized bonito. It’s always fun to watch first-timers handle their first saltwater fish on the fly.
- East Cape report by Baja on the Fly guide John Dickenson
It’s official! East Cape Fishing season is on and it is living up to its reputation. See below for more details.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 72-82
Air temperature 72-82
Humidity about 39%
Wind: 5 mph from the NW
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:34 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:56 p.m. MST
May 27 First Quarter, June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New
• OFFSHORE: Finally, when you get on the boat the question can be posed honestly, “What do you want to fish for today?” Marlin both to the north and south, a better than decent tuna snap and even the dorado have shown up.
• INSHORE: This has been the mainstay for the past several weeks, and now there are choices. If you are looking for variety you have found it.
• BEACH: Great, don’t confuse the word “great” with easy, but put your time in and take your shots and you may get the fish of a lifetime.
BILLFISH – Onward and upward, heating up nicely.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Just in time. The hotels fill up and Charley shows up on cue.
DORADO – Here is your golden opportunity to get your string pulled . . . a lot
ROOSTERFISH\\ JACK CREVALLE – From chickie size to Bubba. Shhhh, you can even hear them slamming the bait schools early in the morning.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Great starter for beginners to get the hang of it.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Rock on! Try the rocky points or the arroyos.
SIERRA – Grab . . . strip strike, no fly . . . they are still here.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Puerto San Carlos:
IN GENERAL: Light pressure from the recreational anglers this week. Most of the action was centered around the Devil’s Curve area and Los Barriles Estero. Fishing on an outgoing tide with Baja Deep Diver produced mixed results with a few smaller variety snook, a few leopard grouper and, of course, lots of spotted bay bass.
Water Temperature 64-70
Air Temperature 68-77
Humidity 28%
Wind 4 mph from the NW
Conditions Clear
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 6:39 a.m. MST
Sunset 8:07 p.m. MST
May 27 First Quarter, June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New
YELLOWTAIL – The entrada (entrance) is the best bet, however no one seemed to be interested in making the 20 mile run to check it out.
CORVINA – Poppers and white deceivers kept them coming.
SNOOK – Should begin to see some of the larger ones as the water warms up.
HALIBUT – You can always find a few in shallow water along the sandy beaches.
SIERRA – Only a rumor this week.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The IGFA announced this week that our “Jacks or Better” Roosterfish-on-the-Fly tournament will be one of the qualifying events and the winner will be invited to compete in their Inshore Championship in April, 2005. http://igfa.org/tournaments/event-display.cfm?eveid=441 Don’t miss out on the first ever Rooster-on-the Fly event in Zihuatanejo. http://www.bajafly.com/jacksorbetter.htm
The 78º blue water remains at 12 miles and the blue marlin bite is still strong. Each day about 1 in every 4 boats is getting a shot at a marlin. When you consider they are not targeting marlin, but rather pulling smaller baits for the sailfish, those are fairly decent numbers. The sailfish action is holding steady at about two fish per boat per day.
The inshore action has really taken off. While guiding Baja on the Fly fishing client Steve Walser of Soulsbyville, Calif., (Note: Soulsbyville is a mountain town in the California Gold Country in case you didn’t recognize it) he was hooking a fish about every 5 minutes. We were fishing the near point at the White Rocks and in the mixed bag were black skipjack tuna, jack crevalle, and rainbow runners.
Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 78-86
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds 15,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:11 a.m. CST
Sunset 8:13 p.m. CST
May 27 First Quarter, June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The action has been good this last week with boats able to average 17 of 27 releases on sails. The high boat went 27 of 39 on sails. Marlins continue to show up each week behind the boats, and there have been some large dorado. Overall, the weather has been nice, but while rain showers are becoming more common, they have not disrupted the ability to get out.
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 73-84
Humidity 94 %
Wind Calm.
Conditions T Storms
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:35 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:25 p.m. CST
May 27 First Quarter, June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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May 21, 2004; 12:23PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejpo Sportfishing Rpeort 5-14-04 to 5-20-04
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky Susan Richards
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The Offshore bite remain between 20 - 23 miles out with a good mixture of SAILFISH and MARLIN being reported. Inshore the ROOSTERFISH bite continued to increase with a healthy mix of YELLOWTAIL JACKS, CHULAS, RAINBOW RUNNERS and BONITOS. French Angler Mr. Fete fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos 1 for three days landed 9 ROOSTERFISH, 15 YELLOWTAIL JACKS 4 NEEDLEFISH, 1 DORADO 18 BONITOS and 10 CHULAS. Returning top water specialist from France, Mr. Michel Simon also fishing with Captain Adolofo for two days landed 2 ROOSTERFISH, 17 YELLOWTAIL JACKS and 16 BONITOS. In his two prior fishing days aboard the Janeth, Mr. Simon Landed 3 ROOSTERFISH 5 YELLOWTAIL JACKS and 5 NEEDLEFISH. Pennsylvania angler Mr Ed Niewdrowski finished off Adolofo's week of inshore fishing with 13 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, 22 BONTIOS, 1 RAINBOW RUNNER and a very rare day time catch of 10 BARRACUDAS. Mr. Ed Ilhareguy, who came to Zihuatanejo to celebrate his 40th Wedding anniversary was treated to a 225 LB. BLUE MARLIN and a big SAILFISH on his first day offshore with Captain Cheva aboard the Dos Hermanos 2. Mr Brad Wilkinson who was part of Mr. Ilhareguy's group landed 1 SAILFISH and Lost two others while fishing aboard the LEYDY. Belgium angler Mr. Colin fishing aboard the Secuestro lost a nice Blue Marlin and landed a handful of inshore species in three days of fishing. Mr. Mcgregor's group fishing aboard the Marlin Azul, Vamonos 3, Liberty, Intruzza and Marea Azul landed 9 SAILFISH lost 5 others and then landed 1 ROOSTERFISH and a handful of BONITOS. Captain Chiro on the VAMONOS 3 also reported a 5 SAILFISH day with French clients Mr. Ferte's group and Chiro also reported losing 3 Marlin with angler Mr. Wilder, While Partner Mr. Cecil fishing aboard the Vamonos 2 landed 2 SAILFISH and had lost two MARLIN. The first rain of the season was reported late in the week but it was a short event followed by a beautiful day. We still have excellent dates remaining for JUNE, JULY and AUGUST which have historically been our best inshore months.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: Cloudy with a brief shower, humid and hot
Sea Conditions: Calm
Bait Supply: Excellent
Sincerely,
Stan Lushisnky
Susan Richards
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May 17, 2004; 11:06AM - 'Fly Hooker' Daily Catch Reports
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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
WEEKLY FISH COUNT
STRIPED MARLIN: THREE FISH RELEASED (#120-#180) ONE FISH KEPT (#110)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: TWO FISH KEPT (#5, #85)
DORADO: ONE FISH KEPT ( #25)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 11 MAY, 2004
Sanga, Charlie and Todd fished with us today. This is the first time Todd has fished with us and tomorrow it will be Sanga, Charlie and Christy with Todd coming back on Friday. Juan and Manuel took off to the Pacific side today and the water was a bit bouncy. Around the San Jaime area they found some small pieces of Kelp and were able to get some Dorado interested, but not enough so that they would eat. A couple of Striped Marlin were found as well and they were able to get Todd hooked up to his first Marlin ever! Sanga was still waiting for the Marlin to be pulled from the water in order to get a picture of it and that never happened, as Juan released the fish along the side of the boat. They came in flying a Marlin and a release flag, and with one happy guy!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 12 MAY, 2004
Sanga, Charlie and Christy today, and it ended up the Christy caught the fish that Todd had been hoping for! Charlie wanted some fish to be smoked and take home. He won’t kill a Marlin and for that I thank him, but anything else would do. Juan and Manuel returned tot eh Pacific side and worked the same area as yesterday hoping to get into the Dorado again. Instead they found a school of Yellowfin feeding hard. Just because they are feeding it does not mean they are willing to bite lures! These fish were chasing squid, and Juan was almost able to net a few that got chased under the boat. They worked the school hard for two hours and finally were able to get a double strike on small red feathers. Charlie got the first fish to the boat in just a few minutes, it was the easy one as it was small, about 5 pounds. Christy’s fish took a while longer, almost 25 minutes, and Juan estimated it at between #80 and #90, a very nice fish that produced some great fillets!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 13 MAY, 2004
Today we had three guys aboard the boat, Derrick, Eric and Rick. They were part of a larger group that totaled three boats. It was Juan’s day off so Manuel had his friend Mauricio fishing as deckhand. Manuel took off toward the Gorda Banks today and I guess it was the right choice. They did not see a lot offish, but everything they found bit! They ended the day releasing one Striped Marlin, having another one die on them and getting one 25 pound Dorado in the boat. Everyone got to catch a fish and the other boats did as well! A great day of fishing!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 14 MAY, 2004
It was Sanga, Charlie and Todd again today, and Juana and Manuel went up the Sea of Cortez toward the Gorda Banks one more time. More fish were seen today, and they had a few strikes that did not hook up, but they were able to get one Striped Marlin to the boat for a release! Thanks guys, we look forward to your coming to Cabo again!
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May 17, 2004; 11:04AM - 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 MAY 9-15, 2004
WEATHER: All right, we do have the summer weather with the days in the high 80’s and low 90’s and the nights in the mid 70’s, but this week we also started out with spring winds! It seemed that every day at the beginning of the week the wind started blowing around 10 or 11 in the morning and blew all day and night, not letting up until around daybreak. At the end of the week it finally let up and this weekend it was very nice with just slight breezes. No rain, of course, but lots of sun!
WATER: We started this week being wrapped with a band of cold water that came down the Pacific coast and decided to stay for a while. This water ran from 62-66 degrees and extended from that Pacific up by the Golden Gate to the Cortex up by Palmilla and off shore as far as 15 miles to the southwest of the Cape. The rest of the Pacific was an even 70 degrees while the Cortez had a warm 73-74 degree band of water about 15 miles out. At the end of the week the warm water on the Sea of Cortez side had managed to push the cold water back to the Pacific and we had that warm water only 10 miles off shore while there was a finger of water in the 77 degree ranged working its way toward us from up around Punta Gorda. The water displaced by the warm current worked its way out toward the San Jaime and Golden Gate banks and it was not until you got to them that the water got warmer than 67 degrees on the Pacific side. The surface conditions on the Pacific were pretty rough all week due to the steady winds, and the swells were fair sized, but the Sea of Cortez was not too bad in the mornings.
BAIT: We have had a good mix of both Caballito and Mackerel this week, with most of the Caballito fairly small but with some nice big Mackerel available. The normal price at $2 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: While not as red-hot as last weeks bite, the Striped Marlin were still out there this week! Most of the action moved to either the San Jaime Banks, right along the eastern edge where there was a temperature break, the southern side of the 95 spot where the same thing occurred or up the Sea of Cortez toward the Gorda Banks and Punta Gorda. That cold water that came down the Pacific coast forced the fish out of the immediate area but they were still within range for a full day trip. Live bait was the favorite and either drifting with it or tossing it to tailing fish resulted in pretty good action. A few of the boats were able to get into the action and I saw as many as five Marlin flags on one boat for a day’s trip.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Almost a repeat of last weeks report as far as Yellowfin are concerned, but there was one day, Wednesday, when a school of nice fish showed up and a few were caught. For the most part the Yellowfin this week were small fish and there were not a lot of them. The nice fish showed up at the southern end of the San Jaime and there were four lucky boats there at the time. The largest fish that I actually saw caught was #141 and there were others in the 80-90 pound range hooked, but the Captains said there were a lot of big fish in the #150 to #250 range jumping clear of the water. They were feeding heavily on squid and it took time and patience to hook up.
DORADO: Again, the report is the same as last weeks, with the Dorado being scattered around and not particularly concentrated. Finding floating debris was the key and there were some small kelp paddies on the Pacific side that had fish in the #15-#25 class under them. Live and cut bait worked well when the kelp was found.
WAHOO: A few more flags were flying this week and there were some happy anglers as a fair bite on Wahoo in the 40 pound class happened at the inner and outer Gorda Banks. The best bite was early and it was around the tide change. Marauders and Marlin lures worked well, and dark colors seemed to out produce the bright ones.
INSHORE: The cold water that wrapped around us had the Roosterfish bite drop off, but the Pargo took up the slack with some nice fish ranging from 15 to 30 pounds being found in among the rocks. Not much else was happening this week inshore except for an occasional bite by Yellowtail off the arch. Early in the morning or late in the afternoon on live bait seemed to be the best time and best bait.
NOTES: A new computer and DSL instead of dial-up! Almost like Christmas for us, this makes such a difference. This weeks report was written to the music of ZZ Top on the 1985 Warner release “Afterburner”. Until next week, Tight lines!
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May 16, 2004; 08:36PM - Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo Sportfishing Report 5-7-04 to 5-13-04
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky Susan Richards
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The lasting effects of the full moon period coupled with cooler water kept the offshore fishing from developing any consistency but despite those conditions some good catches were reported. Cabela's Outdoor Adventure Client, Mr. Durente fishing his last day aboard the Vamonos 3 landing 2 SAILFISH. French Client Mr. Ferte also fishing with Captain Chiro aboard the Vamonos 3 landed 5 SAILFISH in Two days of fishing. Captain Chiro also reported pulling the hook on One Big Marlin this week. Captain Morales on the Vamonos 1 reported a 275 BLUE MARLIN and Mr. Carlos Medino of Houston Texas landed a 327 LB Blue aboard the Vamonos 2. Mr. Steve Tuttle fishing aboard the Leydy and Secuestro Landed 2 SAILFISH, Lost one Marlin, 3 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, 10 BONITOS and 29 RAINBOW RUNNERS. Captain Adolofo Espinosa reported 7 SAILFISH while fishing with part of the Mr. Ferte Group and he also got this year's spring inshore season started with the same group landing 3 ROOSTERFISH to 55 Lbs. along with 1 YELLOWTAIL JACK and 8 BONITOS. Captain Arturo Land on the Janeth also cashed in on the start of the inshore action while fishing with French client Mr. Simon who landed 2 ROOSTERFISH, 3 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, 1 CHULA and 1 RAINBOW RUNNERS in three days of fishing. The Blue water remain far offshore ( 35 MILES ) Strong winds from the south and the moon tide kept the inshore fishing from heating up.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: Windy mornings followed by beautiful days
Sea Conditions: Calm to Moderate
Bait Supply: Good
Sincerely,
Stan Luhsinsky
Susan Richards
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May 15, 2004; 01:14PM - Great Conditions No People
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The conditions have been really nice with light winds, and brief occasional showers. The production this past week is a mirror of the prior week, with
again the big news being lots of dorado. For sails, the few boats out were able to average 19 of 25 releases on conventional tackle.
Be sure to check out the current story on ESPN Outdoors about Guatemala on the Fly:
http://espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/s/f_fea_AA_Guatemala_sailfish_fly_Mintz.html
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 82-86
Humidity 74 %
Wind 5 mph.
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:36 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:23 p.m. CST
May 18 New, May 27 First Quarter, June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter,
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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May 15, 2004; 01:13PM - Don't Miss Jacks or Better Tournament
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Our Jacks or Better Rooster Tournament and Guide Challenge are certainly drawing the attention. Slots for both events are filling up fast. Don’t miss out on the first ever Rooster on the Fly event in Zihuatanejo.
http://www.bajafly.com/jacksorbetter.htm
The 78º blue water has moved in substantially in the last week, to about 10 miles. But, the fishing has not followed accordingly. There are several blue marlin being hooked every day, and fishing for them is about as good as it gets.
The 2-3 pound black skipjack tuna, a favorite marlin meal, are here in abundance and the marlin are mostly being taken by slow trolling a live skipjack. The “Vamanos I,” with Captain Ruben, has taken 8 marlin in the last two weeks. He is getting at least one shot at one each day he fishes.
The sailfish action is still at a 1 to 2 fish per boat average, and the tuna still have not shown within 45 miles.
Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 80-95
Humidity 78%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds 15,000 ft
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 7:16 a.m. CST
Sunset 8:08 p.m. CST
May 18 New, May 27 First Quarter, June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter,
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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May 15, 2004; 01:12PM - Jacks and Roosters Have Come to Play
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR SOUTH OF THE BORDER.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@bajafly.com; USA toll-free (800)
919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Fri., May 14, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (5/8-5/14)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Wed. (5/12) was an eventful day on the beach. Down by the lighthouse, we got into the fish again. Jacks . . . and huge ones at that. I ran down a school and made a cast. Whamo! . . . the biggest jack I’ve ever hooked was off and running. The first run was relentless and before I knew it well over 350 yards of spider wire backing were gone. I was in serious jeopardy of being spooled! The fish was still pulling hard when a horrible sight came upon me. A panga was trolling tight to the beach and headed straight for me. He moved out slightly but kept right on coming. We waved franticly, but to no avail. He trolled right over my visibly outstretched backing and broke me off. Possible world record class jack crevalle and a new fly line gone. There I sat on the beach, fish everywhere and no fly line, frustrating to say the least.
Not long after that we encountered two guys fly-fishing on ATVs. We had seen them earlier and they stopped to talk to us. I related my sad tale and low and behold, the guy gave me a brand new 12-weight line, a clear SA tarpon line still in the box. Turns out he owns a fly shop in the Sierra town of Mammoth, Calif., his name is Ken . . . sorry, I missed his full name. Very cool gesture on his part.
So, thanks to Ken I was able to fish Thurs. (5/13) and catch the giant rooster (35-pounds) I was blessed with this afternoon, and a smaller one earlier. The clear line seemed to work well, and I fished a long leader of 16-pounds, a full rod length or 9 feet.
Yesterday (5/14) morning, little wind last night yet a persistent swell rolled in and really stirred up the beach. Visibility was very poor and a slight overcast made conditions tough, indeed. No cruising fish spotted and no fish hooked. It was my first beach skunking in some time.
Inshore, panga hit a few smaller roosterfish and a couple of skipjack on fly, with a few pargo as well. The fleet came in flying a few marlin flags, and even a few dorado banderas (flags.) One Palmas boat was loaded with tuna flags, but apparently they were the only ones who found them.
- East Cape report by Baja on the Fly guide Lance Peterson
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 72-77
Air temperature 71-80
Humidity about 40%
Wind: West 4 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds 23,900 ft
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:37 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:53 p.m. MST
May 18 New, May 27 First Quarter, June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter,
• OFFSHORE: Pretty tough, few marlin, dorado, one boat did hit the jackpot for tuna which had the rest of the fleet trying to figure out where.
• INSHORE: Still the best bang for the buck.
• BEACH: Good early in the week and then the swell and cloud cover slowed it down.
BILLFISH – Slowed down after last week’s bonanza.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Where, oh where, have they gone?
DORADO – Wait, wait, don’t tell me they are late for the party.
ROOSTERFISH\\ JACK CREVALLE – Slow yesterday, better mid week.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Not the prime target this week.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Try the rocky points or the arroyos
SIERRA – Still some mixed in with the roosters and jacks.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Puerto San Carlos:
IN GENERAL: No reports from the entrada, but up in the mangroves it was business as usual for corvina and pompano. Also, a few leopard grouper were found at Devil’s Curve. The snook continued their elusive ways and were among the missing.
Water Temperature 64-70
Air Temperature 66-77
Humidity 40%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 6:42 a.m. MST
Sunset 8:04 p.m. MST
May 18 New, May 27 First Quarter, June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter,
YELLOWTAIL – Not much action to talk about this week
CORVINA – just keep on biting.
SNOOK – Finding them and catching them are two different things
HALIBUT – A few throughout the bay on the sandy beaches.
SIERRA – Belchers is the place.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Our Jacks or Better Rooster Tournament and Guide Challenge are certainly drawing the attention. Slots for both events are filling up fast. Don’t miss out on the first ever Rooster on the Fly event in Zihuatanejo.
http://www.bajafly.com/jacksorbetter.htm
The 78º blue water has moved in substantially in the last week, to about 10 miles. But, the fishing has not followed accordingly. There are several blue marlin being hooked every day, and fishing for them is about as good as it gets.
The 2-3 pound black skipjack tuna, a favorite marlin meal, are here in abundance and the marlin are mostly being taken by slow trolling a live skipjack. The “Vamanos I,” with Captain Ruben, has taken 8 marlin in the last two weeks. He is getting at least one shot at one each day he fishes.
The sailfish action is still at a 1 to 2 fish per boat average, and the tuna still have not shown within 45 miles.
Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 80-95
Humidity 78%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds 15,000 ft
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 7:16 a.m. CST
Sunset 8:08 p.m. CST
May 18 New, May 27 First Quarter, June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter,
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The conditions have been really nice with light winds, and brief occasional showers. The production this past week is a mirror of the prior week, with
again the big news being lots of dorado. For sails, the few boats out were able to average 19 of 25 releases on conventional tackle.
Be sure to check out the current story on ESPN Outdoors about Guatemala on the Fly:
http://espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/s/f_fea_AA_Guatemala_sailfish_fly_Mintz.html
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 82-86
Humidity 74 %
Wind 5 mph.
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:36 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:23 p.m. CST
May 18 New, May 27 First Quarter, June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter,
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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May 10, 2004; 01:47PM - 'Fly Hooker' Daily Catch Reports
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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
WEEKLY FISH COUNT
STRIPED MARLIN: SEVEN TAGGED AND RELEASED (#50 - #145), THREE FISH RELEASED (#120 - #185)
DORADO: TWO FISH KEPT (#10, #25)
WAHOO: ONE FISH KEPT (#85)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 3 MAY, 2004
Andy “Muscle-ini (it’s not fat, it’s muscle!) , Ronnie (Arnold snores like a pig), Tommy (secret agent 006 ½ ) and Jim “Duke” are here in Cabo for the first time and fishing with us for three days, today Wednesday and Friday. They were referred to us by clients from New Jersey, and they are really looking forward to the fishing. Thank goodness the fishing has been pretty good. On this, the first day out, they worked the area just outside of town about form the 95 Spot to 20 miles out. Just past the 95 spot, they had two nice Wahoo strikes. One came off and the other had another Wahoo come through and bite the swivel. Juan dropped back a rigged bait and had it eaten and the leader was almost cut through on it as well and that fish was lost. A small Dorado in the same area came in the the boat for dinner and then the water started to kick up and they came in close to shore. In there they found a Marlin that struck and stuck! One fish to the boat, tagged and released. Good fishing guys!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 4 MAY, 2004
Roald Pettersen and his brother-in-law Steve are fishing with us today, Thursday and Saturday. Roald has fished with us before and really likes to catch Marlin! The mass of fish continue to stay close and today’s action was between the Westin and the Gorda Banks. I think it was Steve who got to reel in the first marlin today, but I am not real sure. The first fish was early in the trip and it was a very quick fight. Juan said the Striped Marlin may have been as big as #50, but not any larger that that! There were a few other stikes before they had another one hook up solidly. That fish was tagged and released after about 15 minutes. Not a bad day with two Marlin flags and two release flags flying when they arrived back at the Marina.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 5 MAY, 2004
The second day of fishing for the gang form New Jersey saw a bit of different slant on things as the Marlin could not be convinced t6o stay hooked up! They had one fish along side of the boat when the leader broke and they had a couple of other Marlin interested but not hungry. Today they worked the area off of the Palmilla to Punta Ballena, around 3 to 10 miles off shore. Oh they did get at least one fish in the boat though! After around 5-10 minutes, Ronnie reeled in a Wahoo that was estimated to be about 80-90 lbs! Thanks for the dinner invite guys, the meal was great!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 6 MAY, 2004
Roald and Steve were out for their second day of fishing and the action took place in the same area as before. Juan was suffering from a sore throat and Edgar filled in for him today. One fish was well hooked and fought to the boat for a tag and then released. They had another fish in the pattern but ate the bait and spit the hook. Oh well that was it for the day, but things were not all bad, the weather was great!
“FLY HOOKER’ FISH REPORT FOR 7 MAY, 2004
I fished with Muscle-ini, Arnold, 006 ½ and the Duke today. They asked if I would go at least one day and this was the one I was available. Our intention was to get a little bottom fishing in , but the tide was wrong this morning so we went out for Marlin instead. I don’t think we ever got farther out than 10 miles, and that was straight out form the port. The first hook up was at 7:39 and Muscle-ini fought the fish for 17 minutes before getting it to the boat. I tagged the fish and Juan removed the hook from the bill. We were seeing fish all over the place, but they were difficult to entice them to eat. We had several more attempt at fish and on one of them one of a pair of Marlin struck the bait, but would not eat it. Later on we had another fish that had no interest in a live bait but ate a dead one tossed at it with no hook or leader attacked, another dead bait this time hooked up was thrown, but no interest! One of the most exciting times was spotting two Marlin tailing down swell , pulling in front of them to drop a dead bait back and while watching them approach having another fish free jump almost along the side of the boat.! We ran out of live bait at around 10:30, but managed to get another fish hooked up the Duke got it the side of the boat in about 22 minutes. This fish was a surprise as it did not look very big from a distance, but up close it was one fat dude. We estimated it at around #140. Juan had hold of the leader for a while as I tired to get a tag in the fish, but he was never able to get it close enough for me to stick him. After around three minutes the leader parted and the fish swam away. As we worked out way back in, Secret Agent 006 1/2 reeled in dinner; a nice #25 Dorado that struck on a mackerel rigged behind an Islander lure ran way back in the pattern. Just two miles form the marina as we headed back in we thought everyone was going to catch a fish when the bridge rod stretched a bit. Both Juan I looked at each other and he held the rod up waiting for a fish to appear. After a bit he put the rod back in the holder and we agreed that it had been the action of the sells that had stretched the line. Just then the reel screamed and a marling got his head and bill out of the water and threw the hook! Almost every one had a fish today! Thanks to the guys from “Joisy’ for a great time in the evenings, a couple of great meals and for being so much fun to be with! Have a safe trip home and we will see you again next year!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 8 MAY, 2004
Roald and Steve were out for their last day of fishing this trip and Juan was back on the boat as well. Fishing started just three miles out and they were glad that I suggested they get extra bait this morning! I explained what had happened yesterday and they used almost all fifteen baits they purchased before they left. Juan gave us a call about 21:45 and said they would be in around 1PM. I got to the boat a bit late, but found out that they had managed to tag and release two Marlins, released one other without getting a tag placed and unintentionally releasing one other fish that would not survive and bleeding heavily from the gills. Juan decided the fish would not survive and stuck the gaff in it. The fish took exception to this and took off with the gaff. Roald fought the fish back to the boat. This time the flying gaff was ready, the fish appeared to be tired and then just as Juan had the leader in hand, and was going to place the flying gaff, the leader broke. Well the fish was released but not he way or in the shape anyone wanted. Sometimes things just happen. Well, Roald you finally had you “Four Marlin day”! Congratulations, we’ll see you again next year!
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May 10, 2004; 01:43PM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT MAY 2-8, 2004
WEATHER: Summertime, summertime, summertime! I think we are getting there as the days are getting warmer, as are the nights. Sunny skies with our night time lows ranging from the mid 60’s to the mid 70’s and in the early morning you can smell the humidity. Our days are ranging from the low 80’s to the mid 90’s with plenty of sun, a bit of moisture in the air and mostly light breezes. Perfect weather for fishing!
WATER: Water temperatures this week have been from the high 60’s out near Golden Gate Banks to the high 70’s in the Sea of Cortez. The highest I saw this week was 78.9 degrees out near the 1150 spot. The water on the Pacific near shore and just off the Cape 1 mile has been a bit cooler than the surrounding water, but only by a degree or two, and has been a bit green from the large swells. Surface conditions got a bit choppy during the middle of the week on the Pacific side as the afternoon winds kicked in, but the Cortez side has remained very nice.
BAIT: We have had a good mix of both Caballito and Mackerel this week, with most of the Caballito fairly small but with some nice big Mackerel available. The normal price at $2 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Remember the last time you went fishing and were told “You should have been here last week!”? Well, this was “last week” for anglers wanting to catch a Striped Marlin, and we can only hope that it is not the “only week”. Almost every boat returning from a trip was flying at least one Marlin flag this week and the reason was easy to discover when you went out. The fish were close, and there were a lot of them! As was the case last week, the Marlin were close to shore, many of the fish were caught less than a mile from the beach. The hottest action toward the end of the week was right in front of town, at distances ranging from 3 miles to 10 miles out. A lot of boats ran out of live bait during the hot action and had to return to the marina to re-load! On my best day out we spotted over 24 fish, had two releases, lost a couple of others and ran out of bait at 11 AM. The next day my guys took our clients out and returned at 1 PM. They picked up 15 baits in the morning and returned with four Marlin flags flying. The fish were ranging from 50 to 180 pounds and live bait was the key. Few fish came in on the artificials, most of them were sighted tailing and had live bait tossed at them. If that didn’t work, a dead bait was dropped back. If the fish were not interested in that, a dead bait was thrown in front of the fish with no hook or line attached. Most of the time they would go for that one, then light up and eat the next one with a hook in it. Ah, great fishing and no long runs to get to the grounds! Now, if the fish just hold here close for a few more weeks we should have great action as the moon goes to the new phase!
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Tuna fishing has been on the back burner this week as the fish that have been around, and there have not been many of them, have mostly been small football sized fish (literally). Most of the action has been up on the Pacific side in Porpoise and the action has been sketchy. The best catch I heard of was 14 footballs, and the water was not in the best of condition that day. Small feathers in dark colors took honors this week, a change from the red ones that worked best last week.
DORADO: Scattered fish ranging in size from 10 to 35 pounds provided some action this week for anglers lucky enough to get hooked up. Most of the fish were found near shore mixed in with the Striped Marlin, but I understand there was some fair action farther up the Sea of Cortez off of Punta Gorda and Vinorama. The fish were found either in the open under Frigate birds, or under floating debris. Best action was on smaller Marlin lures in “Bleeding Mackerel” or “Dorado” colors, and of course, on live bait dropped back on hooking up with a lure accounted for approximately 20% of the second fish caught.
WAHOO: Again the bite has dropped off a bit, but there are still fish being found out there. While not specifically structure orientated, the best results have been close to shore and off the Banks. Of course, this may be because this is where the Marlin action has been and there have been a lot of boats working these areas! Most of the fish have been between 40 and 60 pounds, with an occasional fish to 90 pounds being caught.
INSHORE: There was no change in the inshore action this week, with the exception that the Sierra bite dropped off as the inshore waters warmed up, and the Roosterfish bite picked up. The Roosterfish are still small, most of them are between 5 and 15 pounds and they were being caught on small Caballito slow trolled just outside the first breaker. The best action was had on the Pacific side between the arches and Cabo Falso. There were some nice Jack Crevalle hooked up as well and for those willing to get in close to the rocks, some great Pargo were found ranging from 15 to 35 pounds, they had a preference for live Caballito.
NOTES: My apologies to everyone for last weeks report being either late or not getting out at all. And there were a few of you who received multiple copies! I just hope that this weeks report does not suffer the same problem. We had our computer crash and could not get on line; hopefully by the time Mary gets this for posting, the problem will have been resolved. Thanks so very much to all of you who e-mailed and were concerned about the reason; both of us are just fine! This weeks report was written to the country music of Vince Gill on his 1991 MCA release “Pocket Full Of Gold”. I felt a little bit country this week! Until next week, Tight Lines!
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