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Subject: Cabo Fishing Report
Capt George Landrum
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CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR JANUARY 13-19, 2003
WEATHER: Daytime highs in the mid 80’s and nighttime lows in the high 50’s made this past
week a very comfortable one. We had a little overcast in the middle of the week but the last half
was clear. No rain, as usual and only light winds except for Thursday when it picked up a bit in
the afternoon, shifted and came from the southwest (that is when we had the overcast move in).
(Banjo Blues)
WATER: I expected the water temperatures to continue dropping but they haven’t and we are
still getting an average of 74 degrees just off the Cape. If you go 15+ miles to the south or go
east to the 95 spot the temperature goes up to around 76 degrees. There has been a pretty well
defined temperature break to the southwest all week, about 30-35 miles out, but reports of fish
from the area have been scarce. Monday saw some bouncy conditions on the Pacific side but
things laid right down and the rest of the week it has been very nice water on both the Pacific and
Cortez sides of the Cape. (Train on the Island)
BAIT: With the full moon the bait has been almost all Mackerel, at the normal $2 per bait.
There have been Sardinas available for boats willing to go a bit up the coast towards San Jose,
and reports are that they are averaging $20 a big scoop. (Big John McNiel)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: It has been a pretty slow week for Marlin for most of the boats in Cabo, probably
due to the full moon. They are out there, but not in any big concentrations and not on the bite.
Some boats have been fairly consistent and have been catching one or two a day, but they have
been putting in a lot of time deep dropping live bait at the Pacific Banks (boring). Most of the
Marlin caught this week came to live bait tossed in front of tailing fish. The Pacific banks and the
warmer water to the south and east of us were where most of the fish were found. (Snowbound
Blues)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Lots of football Tuna out there mixed in with the Porpoise. Most of these
fish have been in the 10-15 pound class. A few larger fish have been caught on the Gordo,
Golden Gate and San Jaime Banks by boats working either a chunk line or fly-lining live Sardinas
and these fish have been between 30-60 pounds. I have seen a couple of fish in the 150 pound
range and these have been reported to have come from Porpoise, but they were caught on live
bait dropped deep and well ahead of the traveling schools. Best lures for the Yellowfin have been
Marauders, cedar plugs and feathers. (Big Sandy)
DORADO: The mainstay of the fleet this week was Tuna, but there were still Dorado to be
found. Most boats were able to come up with at least one nice fish and some got lucky and
limited out with two per angler. The average size has gotten a bit larger with most of the fish in
the 20+ pound range. Live bait slow trolled around where the Dorado have been spotted has
worked well, as have trolled lures in bright colors and medium sizes. Most of the fish have been
found on the Pacific side and not too far from shore, mostly within 5 miles of the coast. (Buck
Hill Breakdown)
WAHOO: San Jaime Banks put out some nice Wahoo this week as did the Golden gate. I am not
sure if there was any action on the Gordo Bank or not. Most of the fish were in the 35-50 pound
range and dark lures trolled close to the boat were doing the job. Many more fish were lost than
were caught due to them cutting through the mono leaders! (Blue Bird Rag)
INSHORE: The fishing inshore has been hit and miss this week with the most prevalent fish
caught being the Sierra. They have been running between 25 and 35 inches and have been
striking trolled Rapallas and hootchie skirts pulled between 3.5 and 4 knots of speed. Live
Sardinas have worked also but the fish have been bit difficult to hook on them. Scattered Dorado
inshore have added to the excitement. A few Roosterfish have been reported on the Cortez side
and there has been an intermittent bite on the Snapper and Grouper, perhaps slow due to the full
moon. (Leather Britches)
NOTES: The Whales are starting to show up with predictability, almost every trip has resulted in
sightings. The fishing has not been wide open by any means, but it has been pretty consistent.
With the Tuna beginning to show up in force and the water conditions remaining favorable, we
are thinking that the bite will get much better as the new moon approaches. This weeks report
has been written to the sound of Walt Koken playing the five string Banjo, claw-hammer style, on
his 1994 release, “Banjonique”, Mudthumper Music, Rounder Records Corp. Until next week,
Tight Lines from George, Mary, Juan and Manuel, the “Fly Hooker” crew. |
