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Pacific Ocean, Baja California Sur, Mexico
on 11/6/05
Submitted by:
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
Overall Fishing was Very Good
Weather was Clear
Air Temperature was 90F
Water Temperature was 80F
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FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Cabo Fish Report
Oct. 31-Nov. 6, 2005
WEATHER: Daytime highs in the low 90’s and nighttime lows in the low 70’s to high 60’s made it very comfortable in Cabo this week. Combine the great temperature with clear skies and it was just about perfect. Last night we had just a bit of a breeze and those of us sitting around sipping Pacifico beer thought that bringing a light jacket tomorrow night might be a good idea!
WATER: Once again we had choppy water on the Pacific side of the Cape as the wind prevailed from the NW and West. Swells of two to five feet combined with winds of 10-15 knots made for some uncomfortable conditions, but a lot of people put up with it since there were fish out there. There was a fairly strong temperature and color break running just to the outside of the San Jaime and Golden Gate Banks this week that kept moving back and forth across the banks. At the end of this week the really strong break had moved to the south of the San Jaime and ran from the northeast to the southwest with the warm side to the east at 82-83 degrees and the cold side at 77-78 degrees, a really strong break. On the Cortez side of the cape conditions were just about as perfect as you could wish for. There were small distantly spaced swells and one to three feet with just a slight ripple on the water for most of the day, with a little chop developing in the late afternoon. We ended the week with a band of warm water at 84-85 degrees running across the Gorda Banks, 95 and 1150 spots and the water just to the outside of that at 80 degrees.
BAIT: There was plenty of bait available this week even with the Tuna Tournament happening. Of course the price of live Sardinas stayed high but there were plenty of Mackerel available for the normal $2 per pieces and of course there were some Caballito as well. With the price of live Sardinas so high a lot of boats went with frozen ones for chum and at $36 U.S. for a 12-kilo block, it was a good deal.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The focus for at least two days this week was on Yellowfin Tuna but with 145 boats out there Marlin were caught as well. A couple of days after the Bisbee was over a #700 pound Blue was brought in, and there were plenty of Striped Marlin to get anglers attention. The best concentrations seemed to be on the Cortez side around the 1150 and 95 spots, 5 miles to the south of the arch, early in the week on the Pacific side at the Golden Gate Bank and for those who could make the run and spend the fuel, up to the north around the Finger Bank (a 70 mile trip, not one most boats can make in one day). The action on Blue Marlin was spread out with most of it taking place on the Cortez side or on the warm side of the temperature break.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Well, we kept our fingers crossed for better Tuna action this week but it just did not materialize, at least for the big fish. To my knowledge there were only two fish over 100 pounds weighed in among the 145 boats participating over two days. The largest was #199.7 pounds and was reported to have been caught among porpoise out around the Los Frailles area on the Cortez side. The second largest fish weighed was in the #105 range and came from the Pacific, north of the Golden Gate Banks, again among porpoise and the same boat caught a lot of fish in the 30-pound class in the same school. There was a fish that size brought in late on the second day as well, one estimated at around 100-150 pounds, but being brought in after the deadline it did not count. On the first day fish in the 40 pound class were taking jackpot money, on the second day there were a few in the 70 pound class that had anglers walking away from the scale happy.
DORADO: Once again there was no change in the Dorado report this week. Most of the Dorado action came from the Pacific side and while there were a few fish in close to home, from the arch to the lighthouse, most of them were found much farther north, around the inside of the Golden Gate Bank. There were also scattered fish found along the warm side of the temperature break. Average sizes were 15-25 pounds with a few hitting 30 pounds. Bright colored lures worked well on them and it seemed that the “dorado” color was a favorite!
WAHOO: With the new moon happening on Nov. 1st I was expecting pretty good Wahoo action this week, but guess we will have to wait.
INSHORE: Repeat: Almost all the inshore Panga action was on the small Yellowfin, Bonita and Skipjack along the Sea of Cortez coast.
NOTES: With so many e-mail enquiries over the past week it has been brought to my attention that I forgot to mention something in last weeks report. The two lures that brought in money fish last week were on Cabos own, locally made, Hi-5 root beer-petrelero colors. Needless to say, I contacted Ken Matney after the first fish was caught and bought a few for myself. For all those of you that e-mailed me, you can contact Ken at HI5Lures@hotmail.com or give him a call at work at 011-52-114-349-60. I must also mention that there were two boats that broke down during the Tuna Tournament. One of them broke down the evening of the first day while on the way home. This was a 33-foot Crystaliner and it had no compass, no working running lights, no GPS and only two flares on board. After a lot of volunteer effort (many of the boats in the tournament quit fishing in order to aid in the search) the boat was found at approximately 2 am Saturday, 36 hours after having problems, by a passing cruise ship. If you are planning a fishing trip, ask what kind of equipment is on the boat, and if it works or not. Just a suggestion, I guess it depends on how long you want your fishing trip to last! Until next week, tight lines!
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