Cabo Fish Report Oct. 10 - Oct. 16, 2005

WEATHER: With our day time highs in the mid 90’s things have warmed up just a little from last week, but it is still very nice during the day. At nights it has been in the mid to high 70’s, again, bit warmer than last week but you can feel the change with the drop in humidity. Having the clouds move away resulted in the slight rise in temperature, and that also resulted in the afternoon winds leaving us at the end of the week, resulting in very slight breezes instead of the strong wind.

WATER: Surface conditions on both the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific were great this week with the end of the week being extremely nice. There was a slight swell and early week afternoon winds resulting in some chop, but later in the week the wind went away and there were just swells with no choppy conditions. The Sea of Cortez was an almost uniform 85-86 degrees on the surface with a few spots to 88 around the 95 and 1150 spots. On the Pacific there was a very defined temperature break that ran from Punta Cristobal and out across the San Jaime Bank then to the southwest. On the warm side it was 85 degrees and the cool north side was 79-80 degrees just a mile away. There was also a band of warmer water running up along the coast for about 20 miles that ran from the beach to just over a mile off shore.

BAIT: Bait was not a problem this week as there were plenty of Caballito available at the usual $2 per bait. There were Sardinas available up at Palmilla at $20 per scoop.

FISHING:

BILLFISH: There did not seem to be any one area that held Billfish this week as the results of the Los Cabos Billfish Tournament showed. Most of the boats worked either the temperature break around the San Jaime or the area of Punta Gorda and the Cabrilla Seamount, and fish were found at all these places. Only three qualifying fish were caught in the Marlin category with the largest being a 465 pound Blue Marlin, the second was a #408 Blue and the third a #406 Black. There were plenty of Striped Marlin released and also a fair number of smaller, non-qualifying Blue and Black Marlin. The day after the tournament the Marlin fishing slowed down, with few boats getting into the Billfish, instead, most of them found Tuna and Dorado.

YELLOWFIN TUNA: Most boats were able to get into the Tuna this week and there were some quality fish, enough so that I would have to call them the fish of the week. Spotted, Spinner and White bellied Dolphin held fish, and if you were there at the right time things could break wide open! Schools were found on the Pacific side between San Cristobal and the San Jaime Banks, on the Golden Gate Banks and to the north of it, on the Sea of Cortez 19 miles to the east of the arch and up around the Iman Bank area. Most of the fish were in the 30-60 pound class but a few slobs were brought in. One of the boats in the Tournament brought in a #160 on day one of the competition and a #277 on the second day. Cedar plugs worked for the smaller fish and live bait was the choice for the larger ones.

DORADO: There was little change in the location or sizes of the Dorado caught this week. Most of the fish were found either close to the beach, often only 200 yards off, or out in the open ocean under drifting debris. Both the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific side had fish, and while not in enormous quantity, they were there to be caught and most boats had little difficulty in getting a few for dinner. Bright colored lures trolled at high speeds and slow trolled live bait worked well.

WAHOO: I did see a few more Wahoo flags this week and it seemed that they were an incidental catch for most of the boats. Due to the concentration of boats around the banks, most of the fish came from there, but there were still fish caught out in the open. Average size was 35 pounds.

INSHORE: Most of the Pangas have been trying to get into Tuna this week, and they have been having some success with fish close to the beach. Dorado were also a target and everyone was getting fish to take home. The usual inshore species were a bit slow on the bite but there were still a few decent Roosterfish reported as well as Amberjack and Pargo.

NOTES: Ok, the first tournament of the month is over and now we are gearing up for the big money, ego oriented Black and Blue. Money is the name of the game in this one and if the big fish shows up you had better be prepared. I will be captain this year for an excellent team so keep your fingers crossed for us that lady luck pays the boat a visit! Next week I will be able to let you know how many boats are likely to be signed up so check back for an update! Until then, 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.

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