FISHING:
BILLFISH: We have been seeing a variety this week as
Blue Marlin, Black Marlin, Striped Marlin as well as Sailfish have been
biting fairly well depending on where you have been fishing. Several
areas have put themselves in the spot light this week. One of the was
the Golden Gate Banks early in the week, especially if you hit it during
the tide change. There were tons of Mackerel schooling on the bank and
they were being very actively fed on by the Striped Marlin. Catching
your own bait and then sending them into the depths resulted in many
boats catching ands releasing up to six fish per boat. Lures worked well
also with anything in the “petrelero” color bringing on fast action. The
95 spot was consistent in providing action from Sailfish, Striped Marlin
and Blue Marlin with most of the strikes coming on lures and a few on
drifted live baits. Most of the Black Marlin action came for boats
working closer to shore, mostly within the 100 fathom curve, and there
were fish up to 600 pounds jumping on lures. Also there were a few nice
fish taken by slow trolling live Skipjack across the drop-offs along the
points. Sailfish were at the 95 spot and also found at the Gorda Banks
as well as up around Punta Gorda. They were falling for feathers in dark
colors and also biting on slow trolled Sardinas. All in all, a good week
for Billfish. Oh, there were also some very nice Blues found along the
Pacific canyons!
YELLOWFIN TUNA: A mix this week with school fish reported to be on the
bite around the Gorda Banks, both the inner and the outer, but they
seemed to be fixated on small baits, most of the action coming to boats
drifting Sardinas. I did see a few nice fish in the 100+ pound range
brought in on Friday, but I was not able to work loose any information
on the where, when or how. Jeeze, come on guys, it’s not like I am going
to tell the whole world! (He-he)
DORADO: I saw a lot of Dorado flags this week and while there were a few
nice fish to 50 pounds caught, most of the fish seemed to be in the
15-20 pound class. Close to shore, mostly within 2 miles was where most
of the action took place with the exception of several boats that were
able to find a piece of floating wood that held a decent school.
WAHOO: Not very many but a few boats did get lucky with fish in the
30-50 pound class. I also heard of a few boats getting bit off by fish
reportedly to 100 pounds. Guess that happens when you use light leader
for picky Dorado. The action was pretty evenly divided between the
Pacific side of the Cape and the Sea of Cortez.
INSHORE: Inshore action was a bit slow this week but I did have a couple
of guys who had a blast catching some Roosterfish to 40 pounds then got
lucky on a nice Wahoo. Most of the normal inshore action was slow so the
majority of the Pangas were heading off shore. Nice water and decent
Billfish action made that a good option for a lot of anglers.
NOTES: You may notice that this weeks report is a bit abbreviated and is
coming out a bit early as well. We picked up a virus on the home machine
and it will not be back from the computer hospital until Tuesday. I
think they are performing a lobotomy on the darn thing. I did not get
back to Cabo until Wednesday night so most of the early week information
is secondhand. By the way, the IGFA Certified Observer course held at
Newport Beach last Sunday was excellent, and many thanks to all the guys
I met there for making it a great event. And finally, Linda, I hope you
family in New Orleans is all right! Until next week (an hopefully not
from a $6 per hour internet café), Tight Lines!
George & Mary Landrum
Juan & Manuel
The "Fly Hooker" Crew
Fly Hooker
Sport Fishing
George & Mary Landrum have 12 years of Charter
fishing experience. Their captain, Manuel, grew up fishing in Cabo, and
is a great fisherman. Juan, the mate, is very friendly and speaks
excellent English and has been fishing in Cabo for 12 years.
011-52-624-147-5614 cell phone
011-52-624-143-8271 home and fax
044-624-147-5614 or 143-8271 in Cabo
Capt. George Landrum:
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
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