01-16-2012, 03:14 PM
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[#000000]Captain George Landrum[/#000000]
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[#000000]Cabo Fish Report[/#000000]
[#000000]January 9-15, 2012[/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]WEATHER: [/#000000][#000000]Theweather had a few fluctuations this week as our lows varied from 57to 71 degrees depending on the amount of cloud cover and the wind. With a cloud deck that moved in during the middle of the week we hadwarmer weather with early in the week being the coolest. Daytimehighs were pretty much the same with an average of 82 degrees. Wedid experience a little spit of rain on Friday evening and earlySaturday morning with more being felt toward San Jose than here inSan Lucas.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000][#000000] WATER: [/#000000][#000000]Surface conditions were pretty good this week with the exception ofSaturday when we had some strange winds happen. Early in the morninguntil about 8AM the wind was almost gale force blowing from the northup in the Sea of Cortez causing great amounts of chop on the waterand some larger than normal swells, then it died off. About 11 AM itreturned for 30 minutes but in the opposite direction, coming in fromthe south, then we were back to normal light winds. Sea surfacetemperatures on the Cortez side were 74 degrees inside the 1,000fathom lone and 73 degrees outside that area. On the Pacific sidethere were three bands of water, 72 degrees close to the beach andthen out to the banks, 71 degree water across the San Jaime and theGolden Gate, then warm 76 degree water to the west of the San Jaimeon the 1,000 fathom line.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]BAIT: [/#000000][#000000]Small Caballito, some Mackerel and some junk baits were available at$3 each, frozen horse Ballyhoo could be had for between $3 and $4each and there were a few sardines to be found toward San Jose at $25a scoop.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000] FISHING:[/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]BILLFISH[/#000000][#000000]: Fishing is so strange, one day they are there and the next day theyare gone. This past week they seemed to have been gone, maybe onvacation to visit relatives. There were still some Striped Marlinbeing caught, but my guess is that only 20-30% of the boats weregetting hooked up, and most of the action was incidental with fishbeing seen while targeting other species. Scattered fish were foundon the Pacific side from one to three miles off the beach by boatsworking that area for Dorado and there were still a few smallconcentrations scattered about to the north 25-35 miles. A few fishwere reported from the Palmilla area toward the end of the week butthey were not biting well. Perhaps the full moon had something to dowith the bite not being on. We had one fly fisherman who had a fishcome into the teasers but just eyeballed his fly, then refused to eata live bait. Go figure....[/#000000][/#000000]
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Probably the fish of the week in terms ofnumbers, at least for the off-shore species, they were not the fishof the week in terms of size. Most of the fish found were footballsized, and they were being very picky when it came to feeding. Scattered pods of Porpoise were found from just off the beach to 30miles out on the Pacific side and one out of three held these smallerfish. The key to success was small hootchies, as small as two inchesfished on 20 pound leader. With the fish ranging in size from 6 to15 pounds you still got a good fight if you were using the lightertackle, but if one of the very few fish in the 35 pound classhappened to bite, well, Katy bar the door, you were in for a struggleand more than likely were going to lose the fish. Boats traveled upto 50 miles to the west trying to find larger fish in the warmerwater but did not have any success.
[#000000]DORADO: This week was almost a repeat oflast week's action as the fish are small and few in number. As thewater continues to cool we will observe this trend continue. Thebest concentrations of Dorado were found off of the Palmilla areaclose to the beach. Chumming heavily with Sardinas brought the fisharound then it was a matter of getting them to eat. Since the limitis two Dorado per person, it was hard to justify the run up there andthe time spent just to catch some of these fish which averaged 8pounds. On the Pacific side there were fish scattered between justoff the beach to three miles out, most of them in the warmer water upabove San Cristobal. Slow trolled live bait worked if you werewilling to put in the time, at least there were plenty of whales towatch while waiting for a bite![/#000000]
[#000000]WAHOO: I saw a couple of Wahoo flags flyingthis week but there is a distinct possibility they were for Sierra asI did not hear of any Wahoo caught.[/#000000]
[#000000] INSHORE: While the offshore fishing hasbeen spotty and mostly consists of smaller members of normally largerspecies, the inshore fishing has been pretty darn good. While mostof them are not large, we have been having great success with Sierra,almost everyone has been able to limit out on these fish. Averagesize is under 5 pounds but there have been a few schools out therethat have been averaging 7-8 pounds. As well as the Sierra, therehave been some decent reports of Yellowtail being caught on thePacific side, some of the fish over 30 pounds. An average, at leastthis week, was 15 pounds but while there were good numbers out there,not all the boats that were trying for them had success. You had tofish a rock or ledge in 150-250 feet of water that showed marks onthe depth sounder and make repeated drifts over it. With the targetarea so small it was easy to get off the mark and only end up withone or two fish. Also, jigging or yo-yo'ing was the way to get tothe fish and not a lot of anglers are familiar with the correctmethod of working these lures. Also on these rock-piles wereGrouper, some to 30 pounds and they were just as likely to grab alure and tangle in the rocks as a Yellowtail was! A scattering ofRoosterfish were reported but no large numbers, and there was plentyof action on Bonito and Skipjack.[/#000000]
[#000000]FISH RECIPE: Most often posted on the blogon Thursdays, check it out once in a while to see what is new![/#000000]
[#000000]NOTES: While the fishing has slowed down,the weather has been great! All we need is for the Marlin to startbiting and we will be having a great season. With the inshorespecies picking up the slack it is almost impossible to get skunkedout there, but you have to be patient. Plenty of Dolphin to watchoffshore, whales along the beach, good water conditions, it all makesfor a nice day on the water. Return with fish for dinner and it's asuccess! This weeks report was written to the sounds of Sirius Radiochannel 6. Until next week, tight lines![/#000000]
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[#000000]Captain George Landrum[/#000000]
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[#000000]Cabo Fish Report[/#000000]
[#000000]January 9-15, 2012[/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]WEATHER: [/#000000][#000000]Theweather had a few fluctuations this week as our lows varied from 57to 71 degrees depending on the amount of cloud cover and the wind. With a cloud deck that moved in during the middle of the week we hadwarmer weather with early in the week being the coolest. Daytimehighs were pretty much the same with an average of 82 degrees. Wedid experience a little spit of rain on Friday evening and earlySaturday morning with more being felt toward San Jose than here inSan Lucas.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000][#000000] WATER: [/#000000][#000000]Surface conditions were pretty good this week with the exception ofSaturday when we had some strange winds happen. Early in the morninguntil about 8AM the wind was almost gale force blowing from the northup in the Sea of Cortez causing great amounts of chop on the waterand some larger than normal swells, then it died off. About 11 AM itreturned for 30 minutes but in the opposite direction, coming in fromthe south, then we were back to normal light winds. Sea surfacetemperatures on the Cortez side were 74 degrees inside the 1,000fathom lone and 73 degrees outside that area. On the Pacific sidethere were three bands of water, 72 degrees close to the beach andthen out to the banks, 71 degree water across the San Jaime and theGolden Gate, then warm 76 degree water to the west of the San Jaimeon the 1,000 fathom line.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]BAIT: [/#000000][#000000]Small Caballito, some Mackerel and some junk baits were available at$3 each, frozen horse Ballyhoo could be had for between $3 and $4each and there were a few sardines to be found toward San Jose at $25a scoop.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000] FISHING:[/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]BILLFISH[/#000000][#000000]: Fishing is so strange, one day they are there and the next day theyare gone. This past week they seemed to have been gone, maybe onvacation to visit relatives. There were still some Striped Marlinbeing caught, but my guess is that only 20-30% of the boats weregetting hooked up, and most of the action was incidental with fishbeing seen while targeting other species. Scattered fish were foundon the Pacific side from one to three miles off the beach by boatsworking that area for Dorado and there were still a few smallconcentrations scattered about to the north 25-35 miles. A few fishwere reported from the Palmilla area toward the end of the week butthey were not biting well. Perhaps the full moon had something to dowith the bite not being on. We had one fly fisherman who had a fishcome into the teasers but just eyeballed his fly, then refused to eata live bait. Go figure....[/#000000][/#000000]
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Probably the fish of the week in terms ofnumbers, at least for the off-shore species, they were not the fishof the week in terms of size. Most of the fish found were footballsized, and they were being very picky when it came to feeding. Scattered pods of Porpoise were found from just off the beach to 30miles out on the Pacific side and one out of three held these smallerfish. The key to success was small hootchies, as small as two inchesfished on 20 pound leader. With the fish ranging in size from 6 to15 pounds you still got a good fight if you were using the lightertackle, but if one of the very few fish in the 35 pound classhappened to bite, well, Katy bar the door, you were in for a struggleand more than likely were going to lose the fish. Boats traveled upto 50 miles to the west trying to find larger fish in the warmerwater but did not have any success.
[#000000]DORADO: This week was almost a repeat oflast week's action as the fish are small and few in number. As thewater continues to cool we will observe this trend continue. Thebest concentrations of Dorado were found off of the Palmilla areaclose to the beach. Chumming heavily with Sardinas brought the fisharound then it was a matter of getting them to eat. Since the limitis two Dorado per person, it was hard to justify the run up there andthe time spent just to catch some of these fish which averaged 8pounds. On the Pacific side there were fish scattered between justoff the beach to three miles out, most of them in the warmer water upabove San Cristobal. Slow trolled live bait worked if you werewilling to put in the time, at least there were plenty of whales towatch while waiting for a bite![/#000000]
[#000000]WAHOO: I saw a couple of Wahoo flags flyingthis week but there is a distinct possibility they were for Sierra asI did not hear of any Wahoo caught.[/#000000]
[#000000] INSHORE: While the offshore fishing hasbeen spotty and mostly consists of smaller members of normally largerspecies, the inshore fishing has been pretty darn good. While mostof them are not large, we have been having great success with Sierra,almost everyone has been able to limit out on these fish. Averagesize is under 5 pounds but there have been a few schools out therethat have been averaging 7-8 pounds. As well as the Sierra, therehave been some decent reports of Yellowtail being caught on thePacific side, some of the fish over 30 pounds. An average, at leastthis week, was 15 pounds but while there were good numbers out there,not all the boats that were trying for them had success. You had tofish a rock or ledge in 150-250 feet of water that showed marks onthe depth sounder and make repeated drifts over it. With the targetarea so small it was easy to get off the mark and only end up withone or two fish. Also, jigging or yo-yo'ing was the way to get tothe fish and not a lot of anglers are familiar with the correctmethod of working these lures. Also on these rock-piles wereGrouper, some to 30 pounds and they were just as likely to grab alure and tangle in the rocks as a Yellowtail was! A scattering ofRoosterfish were reported but no large numbers, and there was plentyof action on Bonito and Skipjack.[/#000000]
[#000000]FISH RECIPE: Most often posted on the blogon Thursdays, check it out once in a while to see what is new![/#000000]
[#000000]NOTES: While the fishing has slowed down,the weather has been great! All we need is for the Marlin to startbiting and we will be having a great season. With the inshorespecies picking up the slack it is almost impossible to get skunkedout there, but you have to be patient. Plenty of Dolphin to watchoffshore, whales along the beach, good water conditions, it all makesfor a nice day on the water. Return with fish for dinner and it's asuccess! This weeks report was written to the sounds of Sirius Radiochannel 6. Until next week, tight lines![/#000000]
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