10-01-2012, 05:28 PM
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[#000000]Captain George Landrum[/#000000]
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[#000000]Cabo Fish Report[/#000000]
[#000000] Sept 24 - 30, 2012[/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]WEATHER: [/#000000][#000000]Weare starting into the season of change, but while during this weekendwe felt the temperature drop a few degrees, we still have a few weeksto go. As proof that storm season is not over yet, this week we hadtwo systems that affected our area. The first was the passing ofMiriam well to the west of us, the closest we came was 400 miles, butwe did get some clouds and a bit of scattered rain, as well as somehuge swells. As soon as Miriam had passed and was to the north,another system started up to the south of us. When initially seenthis system appeared organized but had not been given a name ornumber. It covered approximately 350 miles north to south and wasextremely heavy with rain, and we all took a deep breath and crossedour fingers. Eventually named Norman after it came along our side,it was very fast moving and too a sharp bend to the east so all wereceived was the moisture from the northernmost banding, but that wasenough to drop up to 3 inches of water on us in 2 days. Our alreadysoaked soil had a bit of a job trying to absorb this new onslaught sothe run-off was heavy and once again the streets were not lookingpretty after it passed. If this system had gone over the top of usthere may have been some severe water damage to the area, but we gotlucky. At the start of the week we were seeing the daytime highs inthe high 90's and nighttime lows in the low 80's. At the end of theweek both temperatures had dropped by 5 degrees. It sure feels nicenow, but who know how long that will last! Most years you can almostset your clock by the weather change right October 15 so we may stillhave a few weeks before the change is permanent.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000][#000000] WATER: [/#000000][#000000]Thepassing of Hurricane Miriam to the west brought us large swells,large enough that the Port Captain decided to close the port onTuesday. It looked decent out there to us, just large, long periodswells, but for safety he closed it. On Wednesday it re-opened andthere were still large swells but also heavy rains and wind, maybethe decision was made a day early, but that is the way it goes. Withthe approach of Tropical Storm Norman he once again closed the porton Friday, and for good reason this time. Heavy winds and lots ofrain would have made fishing a bit dicey. With the cloud cover fromthese systems over our area it was difficult to get a good satelliteshot but at the end of the week there was enough o get an idea. Onthe Pacific side of the Cape the water was 83-84 degrees from thebeach to the banks and 82-83 degrees on the banks. Due south of theCape we had 84=85 degree water while west of us it appeared an even86 degrees. The main difference was the color of the water, mostlydue to run-off from the heavy rain at the end of the week. Along thecoast on the Cortez side of the Cape the water was green and dirtyout to 8 miles, and extremely dirty within the first mile of thebeach. On the Pacific side the water near the beach was still verydirty out at least one to two miles, but past there it cleaned upgreat. There were large swells on both sides of the Cape early inthe week and these later tapered off greatly so that at the end ofthe week we were seeing only 5-8 foot swells with some winds to 12knots on them.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]BAIT: [/#000000][#000000]Live bait was a bit scarce this week due to water conditions but whatcould be found was Caballito and Mullet at the normal $3 each as wellas some frozen Ballyhoo at $3 each as well.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000] FISHING:[/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]BILLFISH[/#000000][#000000]: Overall, the fishing appeared much better early in the week thanlate in the week, but on Saturday there was a Blue Marlin brought inthat was reported to weigh in the region of 730 pounds. I did notsee the fish nor did I get information on the who, what when where orhow, but as soon as I do I will get it out on the blog. Early in theweek there were decent numbers of Striped Marlin as well as Sailfishand we had one group fishing who caught small Blue Marlin (about 180pounds each) two days in a row. The last day of the week for myreport, Saturday, had slow Bill fishing results for us with just oneSailfish coming into the pattern for three boats, and one large hookbeing straightened out by an unidentified very large fish. As soonas the water cleans up things should get better as early in the weekmost of the billfish action took place pretty close to shore on thePacific side.[/#000000][/#000000]
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Once again early in the week was better fishing asmost boats were coming in with limits of Yellowfin that ranged from12 to 30 pounds with a few to 80 pounds in the mix. Most of thesmall fish were found close to the beach, sometimes in the open andnot associated with and Dolphin. Most of the larger fish were foundfarther offshore and were under Dolphin. In both instances the bestbites were had on small lures from 3-5 inches in length and pink incolor. Most likely the reason was the number of squid in the water,almost every fish we caught was choked with squid this size, so itmade perfect sense to “match the hatch”. The largest fish of allwere caught by boats that were flying a kite to get the lures awayfrom the boat and in clean water.
[#000000]DORADO: While the Tuna fishing at thebeginning of the week was impressive, Dorado regained their title offish of the week as I do not think there was a boat our there thatdid not have a chance to come in with limits, and most of the fishfound were good size at 12-25 pounds. A few larger fish snuck in asI did see one at least 50 pound fish brought to the dock and therewere others in the 30-40 pound class as well. Early in the week thewater close to the beach on the Pacific side held most of the fishfor us but at the end of the week everything had changed due to therun-off from the storm. The bite dropped off severely on Saturday,the best result I saw was three fish of about 15 pounds each. WithMiriam dropping good amounts of water to the north of us it mightsuddenly switch right back on as we get floating debris that iswashed out of the arroyos coming into our area. If this happens, andthe water has a chance to clean up the fishing might just befantastic. [/#000000]
[#000000]WAHOO: Full moon was the 28[size 2]th sowe expected good results on Wahoo, and considering the number of daysthat there were to fish and the condition of the water the resultswere pretty darn good. Most of our clients had a shot at least, butwith Wahoo you can never be sure, baits chopped in half, lure skirtssliced and mono-filament leader cut as if with a knife were the mostcommon signs we saw of the presence of these fish. We did have oneclient that managed two Wahoo of about 40 pounds on two separatedays, and he was fishing rigged ballyhoo on circle hooks. The leaderwas frayed but the hook lodged in the corner of the Wahoos mouth andthey were able to bring the fish to the boat without getting cut off.[/size][/#000000]
[#000000] INSHORE: Strong currents and dirty wateronce again had an effect on the inshore bottom action and the numbersof Roosterfish available had dropped off. Many if not most of thePangas were working just off the beach for Dorado and a few venturedoffshore for Tuna and Marlin once the winds had died down.[/#000000]
[#000000]FISH RECIPE: Check the blog for this weeksrecipe! [/#000000]
[#000000]NOTES: OK, my music of the week wasProfessor Longhair on his CD “New Orleans Piano”, a 1989 Atlanticrecords release. Brought to me by our friend Ed, this is the bestpiano music I have listened to in a very long time. My favorite cutis #14, “Longhair's Blues-Rhumba”, talk about getting you movingyour feet, wow! Hopefully we have good weather this week and thefishing returns to what it was before this last storm came through. I would also like to thank everyone who let me know that someone elsebased in Cabo is using my format, I already knew, and it is a bit ofa compliment, just as long as they don't plagiarize, whats there todo about it. 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] Sept 24 - 30, 2012[/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]WEATHER: [/#000000][#000000]Weare starting into the season of change, but while during this weekendwe felt the temperature drop a few degrees, we still have a few weeksto go. As proof that storm season is not over yet, this week we hadtwo systems that affected our area. The first was the passing ofMiriam well to the west of us, the closest we came was 400 miles, butwe did get some clouds and a bit of scattered rain, as well as somehuge swells. As soon as Miriam had passed and was to the north,another system started up to the south of us. When initially seenthis system appeared organized but had not been given a name ornumber. It covered approximately 350 miles north to south and wasextremely heavy with rain, and we all took a deep breath and crossedour fingers. Eventually named Norman after it came along our side,it was very fast moving and too a sharp bend to the east so all wereceived was the moisture from the northernmost banding, but that wasenough to drop up to 3 inches of water on us in 2 days. Our alreadysoaked soil had a bit of a job trying to absorb this new onslaught sothe run-off was heavy and once again the streets were not lookingpretty after it passed. If this system had gone over the top of usthere may have been some severe water damage to the area, but we gotlucky. At the start of the week we were seeing the daytime highs inthe high 90's and nighttime lows in the low 80's. At the end of theweek both temperatures had dropped by 5 degrees. It sure feels nicenow, but who know how long that will last! Most years you can almostset your clock by the weather change right October 15 so we may stillhave a few weeks before the change is permanent.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000][#000000] WATER: [/#000000][#000000]Thepassing of Hurricane Miriam to the west brought us large swells,large enough that the Port Captain decided to close the port onTuesday. It looked decent out there to us, just large, long periodswells, but for safety he closed it. On Wednesday it re-opened andthere were still large swells but also heavy rains and wind, maybethe decision was made a day early, but that is the way it goes. Withthe approach of Tropical Storm Norman he once again closed the porton Friday, and for good reason this time. Heavy winds and lots ofrain would have made fishing a bit dicey. With the cloud cover fromthese systems over our area it was difficult to get a good satelliteshot but at the end of the week there was enough o get an idea. Onthe Pacific side of the Cape the water was 83-84 degrees from thebeach to the banks and 82-83 degrees on the banks. Due south of theCape we had 84=85 degree water while west of us it appeared an even86 degrees. The main difference was the color of the water, mostlydue to run-off from the heavy rain at the end of the week. Along thecoast on the Cortez side of the Cape the water was green and dirtyout to 8 miles, and extremely dirty within the first mile of thebeach. On the Pacific side the water near the beach was still verydirty out at least one to two miles, but past there it cleaned upgreat. There were large swells on both sides of the Cape early inthe week and these later tapered off greatly so that at the end ofthe week we were seeing only 5-8 foot swells with some winds to 12knots on them.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]BAIT: [/#000000][#000000]Live bait was a bit scarce this week due to water conditions but whatcould be found was Caballito and Mullet at the normal $3 each as wellas some frozen Ballyhoo at $3 each as well.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000] FISHING:[/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]BILLFISH[/#000000][#000000]: Overall, the fishing appeared much better early in the week thanlate in the week, but on Saturday there was a Blue Marlin brought inthat was reported to weigh in the region of 730 pounds. I did notsee the fish nor did I get information on the who, what when where orhow, but as soon as I do I will get it out on the blog. Early in theweek there were decent numbers of Striped Marlin as well as Sailfishand we had one group fishing who caught small Blue Marlin (about 180pounds each) two days in a row. The last day of the week for myreport, Saturday, had slow Bill fishing results for us with just oneSailfish coming into the pattern for three boats, and one large hookbeing straightened out by an unidentified very large fish. As soonas the water cleans up things should get better as early in the weekmost of the billfish action took place pretty close to shore on thePacific side.[/#000000][/#000000]
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Once again early in the week was better fishing asmost boats were coming in with limits of Yellowfin that ranged from12 to 30 pounds with a few to 80 pounds in the mix. Most of thesmall fish were found close to the beach, sometimes in the open andnot associated with and Dolphin. Most of the larger fish were foundfarther offshore and were under Dolphin. In both instances the bestbites were had on small lures from 3-5 inches in length and pink incolor. Most likely the reason was the number of squid in the water,almost every fish we caught was choked with squid this size, so itmade perfect sense to “match the hatch”. The largest fish of allwere caught by boats that were flying a kite to get the lures awayfrom the boat and in clean water.
[#000000]DORADO: While the Tuna fishing at thebeginning of the week was impressive, Dorado regained their title offish of the week as I do not think there was a boat our there thatdid not have a chance to come in with limits, and most of the fishfound were good size at 12-25 pounds. A few larger fish snuck in asI did see one at least 50 pound fish brought to the dock and therewere others in the 30-40 pound class as well. Early in the week thewater close to the beach on the Pacific side held most of the fishfor us but at the end of the week everything had changed due to therun-off from the storm. The bite dropped off severely on Saturday,the best result I saw was three fish of about 15 pounds each. WithMiriam dropping good amounts of water to the north of us it mightsuddenly switch right back on as we get floating debris that iswashed out of the arroyos coming into our area. If this happens, andthe water has a chance to clean up the fishing might just befantastic. [/#000000]
[#000000]WAHOO: Full moon was the 28[size 2]th sowe expected good results on Wahoo, and considering the number of daysthat there were to fish and the condition of the water the resultswere pretty darn good. Most of our clients had a shot at least, butwith Wahoo you can never be sure, baits chopped in half, lure skirtssliced and mono-filament leader cut as if with a knife were the mostcommon signs we saw of the presence of these fish. We did have oneclient that managed two Wahoo of about 40 pounds on two separatedays, and he was fishing rigged ballyhoo on circle hooks. The leaderwas frayed but the hook lodged in the corner of the Wahoos mouth andthey were able to bring the fish to the boat without getting cut off.[/size][/#000000]
[#000000] INSHORE: Strong currents and dirty wateronce again had an effect on the inshore bottom action and the numbersof Roosterfish available had dropped off. Many if not most of thePangas were working just off the beach for Dorado and a few venturedoffshore for Tuna and Marlin once the winds had died down.[/#000000]
[#000000]FISH RECIPE: Check the blog for this weeksrecipe! [/#000000]
[#000000]NOTES: OK, my music of the week wasProfessor Longhair on his CD “New Orleans Piano”, a 1989 Atlanticrecords release. Brought to me by our friend Ed, this is the bestpiano music I have listened to in a very long time. My favorite cutis #14, “Longhair's Blues-Rhumba”, talk about getting you movingyour feet, wow! Hopefully we have good weather this week and thefishing returns to what it was before this last storm came through. I would also like to thank everyone who let me know that someone elsebased in Cabo is using my format, I already knew, and it is a bit ofa compliment, just as long as they don't plagiarize, whats there todo about it. Until next week, tight lines![/#000000]
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