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May 30, 2011; 12:36PM - Full Throttle
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
Endless Season Update May 30, 2011
REPORT #1257 'Below the Border'
Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Memorial day and the week preceding it
delivered the kind of fishing that
locals have been hoping for since April
Fool's day. The conditions right now are
a fisherman's dream. It is also a
skipper's dream. And the fly fishing is
excellent as well.
Chris 'Smokedoggydogg' Moyers of Reel
Scoop wrote, 'This week was all about
quality over quantity amigos!' Mark
Rayor, Jen Wren Sportfishing, 'The Sea
of Cortez has just erupted and anglers
are finding they have their hands full.'
John Ireland, Rancho Leonero Hotel,
'These are the kind of weekly reports I
enjoy writing!' and Jeff De Brown, Reel
Baja, 'It’s On!!'
So what's up? Offshore: Yellowfin tuna…
big and plenty. Dorado and sargasso
seaweed are the winning recipe for the
best dorado bite of the year, or maybe
the past three. All the billfish seen
this last month have finally decided to
bite.
Inshore: Roosterfish, jacks, pompano,
ladyfish and sierra have been on the
rampage.
The past few days no matter where you
wanted to fish, whether it be the beach,
inshore or offshore, your odds of
catching fish has been remarkably good.
Current East Cape Weather
http://tiny.cc/EastCapeWeather303
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
Large swells kept the surfers happy but
prevented many fishermen from going
outside. Inside the Esteros was the
standard fare of grouper, mangrove
snapper with a few corvina and pompano
biting on the surface…Bob Hoyt
Current Magdalena Bay Weather
http://tiny.cc/MagBayWeather150
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
The water is a lot warmer this year than
in the past. We are having 82 degree
surface temperatures inshore and 86
degrees offshore. This is great for the
rooster action, but May has
traditionally been our best month for
big tuna and blue marlin. They prefer 78
to 80 degree water. However, since
sailfish like the warm water, it may be
a tradeoff.
The rooster and jack crevalle action is
still holding up well. Joe Pombrio of
Seattle fly fished a day with Cheva and
me on the panga Dos Hermanos. We had bad
luck from the beginning. Going north, up
to the Saladita and Ranch areas, the
surf was so high we watched the long
boarders get some great rides on the
12'+ waves. It was really unsafe a
couple of times for us, and we couldn’t
get in close to the beach to where the
roosters were.
As the swells died down we worked our
way back to Buena Vista with high hopes
for this excellent rooster spot. We were
no more than getting set up when a pod
of false killer whales came up the
coastline on the backside of the waves.
They were there for the roosters and
jacks too, but they don’t release their
catch!
Joe fished two more days, one with Cheva
and one with Adolfo. He ended up hooking
one rooster and breaking it off, but
getting lots of nice jack crevalle..…Ed
Kunze
Current Zihuatanejo Weather
http://tiny.cc/zihuatanejo582
Cabo San Lucas
Although the striped marlin dominated
the billfish scene, there were just
enough smaller blue marlin in the 200 to
250 pound range and an occasional
swordfish found finning on the surface,
to bait. Generally, only one solid
hookup but it was worth casting a bait
to.
Most of the action was on and around the
1150 or the San Jose Canyon. A little
farther up in the Sea of Cortez in the
area off of Punta Gordo where the water
temperature had climbed a degree or so,
a few sailfish were also caught. In the
'careful what you wish for department'
there have been a few nice-sized
yellowfin tuna up to 60 pounds under the
black porpoise, with a few larger fish
as well, almost all biting on lures
pulled for marlin.
Closer to shore along the Cortez
shoreline, football-sized yellowfin
action has been consistent about two to
five miles from the beach, mostly blind
strikes, but when found the schools
remain around the boat as long as the
chummed sardina holds out.
Dorado action also has been on the
Cortez side of the Cape in the warmer
water. Areas close to the beach produced
smaller fish to 12 pounds while the
larger fish to 30 pounds have been found
farther offshore. Not to say you can't
get nice ones inshore; there have been
some decent catches made by the boats
fishing with sardina for tuna.
Other inshore action included some
yellowtail on the Pacific side that
hardly seemed worth it on most days
because of the wind. Up into the other
direction there are still a few sierra
and some smaller variety roosterfish to
catch..…George and Mary Landrum
Current Cabo Weather
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May 24, 2011; 11:09PM - Sea of Cortez, East Cape-Fanticies do come true fish
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Mark Rayor
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Author E-mail: Vseasport@aol.com
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Report Description:
This morning we hooked a marlin at 7:30. While La
Rissa Travers battled her first marlin, my VHF
radios were going crazy. It was enough to make me
crazy. Dorado under serggaso grass, tuna on
spotted dolphin, marlin feeding, it sounded like the
whole Sea of Cortez had just erupted. The action
never stopped and at the end of the day most boats
returned to the dock flying outriggers full of flags.
Fpr photos and complete report check out my blog
Mark Rayor
www.thejenwren.com
www.vistaseasport.com
markrayor.blogspot.com |
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May 23, 2011; 12:00PM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Author E-mail: gmlandrum@hotmail.com
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Report Description:
FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
http://captgeo.wordpress.com/
Cabo Fish Report
May 16-22, 2011
WEATHER: I saw my low for the week at 66 degrees, and it was a windy morning, really glad I took a light jacket with me! Don't sneer, I've lived in the tropics for so long that is cold to me. Our daytime temps have gotten to the high 90's. We had afternoon winds this week from the northwest at 12 to 16 knots but they have died off about the time the sun comes up. At the tail end of the week (Friday) the clouds moved in and the wind went away. Of course it was partly to mostly cloudy on Friday and Saturday but the sun got out and about on Sunday, but so did the wind.
WATER: Water temperatures continue to climb as at the end of the week we were seeing 80-81 degrees on the Cortez side of the Cape. The Pacific side remained quite a bit cooler, if you went just north of the Golden Gate Bank (if you were a masochistic) the water was 20 degrees cooler. Surface conditions on the Pacific side were rough with swells at 6-9 feet and wind chop on top of that. The wind continued to blow all week from the northwest and the only fishermen who went on the Pacific side were die-hard Yellowtail fishermen working just off the beach 15 miles to the north. On the Cortez side the swells were to 5 feet but spaced well apart, there was a 2-3 foot wind swell on top of that, but depending on where you were the wind did not hit until later in the afternoon.
BAIT: There was no change in the bait situation this week. A few decent Caballito but mostly junk bait at $3 each. Don't buy the junk bait unless you are desperate. Sardines up at Palmilla at $25 a scoop. Frozen Ballyhoo at $3 or $4 each depending on the supplier.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Overall the bill fishing has improved and the fish are staying in the same spot, roughly. Anywhere around the 1150 area would produce fish this week but they were fairly tight to the bait. This made it necessary to watch other boats for signs of fish and to pay close attention to the electronics. Find the bait, find the fish, pretty basic and simple, but easy to forget. Most boats were able to release one or two Striped Marlin per trip, the better ones were releasing three of four, the best ones were releasing double digit numbers. What was the difference? Easy to answer, and the answer is bait. If you had no good bait and just used lures and junk bait for drop backs you might get a release or two if you were in the fish. If you had good bait (mackerel, Caballito) you might get a couple of them on a drop back and a couple on deep drops. If you were running rigged ballyhoo you chances for a great instead of good catch improved dramaticly. Don't get me wrong here, I have no interest in the bait boats nor do I sell ballyhoo. Also, not all the crews are willing (or know how) to rig them properly. Also, sometimes the ones you buy from the bait boats have been thawed and re-frozen several times, making them mushy and unsuitable for bait.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There was still scattered action on the smaller tuna close to the beach by pangas using Sardinas, but the quality fish were coming off of the area between the 1150 and the Cabrilla sea mount. Finding the right porpoise was the key, and not all the boats that found them were able to catch fish. The fish were shy and the best results were had by boats that had, and used kites to fly the bait well away from the boat. Fish to 80 pounds were caught this way. Also, there were some fish reported from the outer Gorda Banks on the same method.
DORADO: Same as last week. There were a few Dorado caught this week, almost all of them on the Cortez side of the cape. Small ones were found close to the beach, little guys of around 8 pounds. Offshore a bit farther were larger fish averaging 15 pounds. There were not a lot of them, but enough that you had a decent chance of getting one for dinner.
WAHOO: There were a few more Wahoo caught this week and a lot more strikes as we just eased past the full moon. No real numbers on these fish but they were nice as a surprise package when fishing.
INSHORE: The inshore fishery this week has been scattered as there have been some decent Yellowtail on the Pacific side for those who are willing to take the e-ticket ride to the fishing grounds, or going to the beach around the El-Tule area for some Sierra and small Roosterfish if the winds were not too strong. The bite on Yellowfin close to the beach that we experienced last week tapered off and was a hit-or-miss proposition.
FISH RECIPE: My recipe has been taking too much space so if you want to see it, check out my wordpress blog a little later in the week, or subscribe to the blog and you will receive an email as soon as I post it.
NOTES: Once again I was a bit late with the fish report, but hey, I got to go fishing so aren't you happy for me? I am out again tomorrow, leaving my lovely wife to deal with all the domestic stuff, like posting this report! Not written to any music this week except for the sound of the golf announcers on the television downstairs, if I had listened to some I think it would have been to Pink Floyd, from any album they ever did! Until next week, tight lines!
I will be posting more to my blog now, please go to http://captgeo.wordpress.com/ and subscribe, you will be sent a notice every time I post a new article. Please feel free to send suggestions or if you have any ideas for articles. Thanks George
Gordo Banks Pangas
San Jose del Cabo
May 20, 2011
Anglers –
The season’s first southern hemisphere swell arrived early in the week and waves
ranging up to ten feet high were keeping crowds of surfers happy. This swell had
been anticipated and surfers were arriving from across the globe. Ocean
conditions became stirred up closer to shore, high surf conditions made it too
dangerous for cast netters to net sardinas, the last few days there have not
been live sardinas available. There has been a mix of live moonfish, caballito
or mullet, as well as fresh dead ballyhoo or brined sardinas. Local water
temperatures ranged from 72 to 77 degrees, warmer areas being found in the
direction of the Gordo Banks to Los Frailes.
This recent full moon period saw the all around fishing action slow down,
several coinciding factors, including high swells, no live sardinas and
unpredictable winds swirling from all directions. This time period always seem
to produce rapidly changing weather patterns from day to day and anglers find
that the action can vary accordingly, both favorably and negatively..
Striped marlin action has been the most consistent bite for offshore charters.
The marlin are being found throughout the region, seem to be more concentrated
from Chileno to the Gordo Banks, weeks past most marlin were found 15 or more
miles from shore, recently they are being encountered with several miles of
shore. Action became more scattered in recent days and winds created choppy
conditions the later part of the week. The billfish were striking on trolled
lures, live baits and rigged ballyhoo, crews were crisscrossing areas where free
jumpers and feeders were spotted. Most of these stripers have ranged from 80 to
120 pounds.
Dorado counts are slowly increasing, mainly found in ones and twos, though there
were several reports of anglers finding larger sized schools, so that is
encouraging. Late spring to early summer as a rule is the time of year when we
see the largest sized dorado on the local fishing grounds. Often not in huge
numbers, but most all of the fish encountered are larger sized, then as the
summer progresses we see increasing numbers of schoolie sized dorado.
Yellowfin tunaare now schooling over various high spots, stirred up conditions
and lack of live sardinas in recent days halted this action, but should rebound
as the swells and winds reside again. Yellow fin ranging in size from ten to two
hundred pounds were reported this past week. Trolling larger baifish,
particularly bolito, accounted for majority of the biggest tuna. Most of the
yellowfin being landed by sport fishing charters were in the 10 to 50 pound
range. They were also found traveling with porpoise further offshore, it was
matter of being in the right place with the correct offering.
During this same time frame in 2010 we had great wahoo action develop along the
coastal stretches from Cabo San Luis towards Los Frailes, so far we have only
had a taste of these fish becoming active. We will keep our fingers crossed that
last year’s history repeats itself. With all of the baitfish now schooling
offshore on the various banks we do have high expectations for coming weeks.
Inshore there were reports of larger sized roosterfish up to 40 pounds caught
and released while trolling larger live baits (mullet, caballito or moonfish)
along the beaches north of La Playita. We have also noticed increased numbers of
mullet moving in. Some dogtooth action was also encountered north of Punta
Gorda, though this time the fish won and the anglers lost the battles due to cut
off lines on nearby reefs. A handful of amberjack were also found closer to
shore on larger live bait trolled on the surface, exciting way to fish for these
jacks, a couple of specimens recently topped fifty pounds.
There was not much bottom action found this last week, even though most charters
were targeting surface species, the anglers that did try the bottom action
reported limited success for various pargos, cabrilla and amberjack. We did see
a few nice grouper brought in by the La Playita commercial panga fleet, so maybe
we will see more opportunities as the weather stabilizes. This is also time we
start to see more pompano in the area, they sure are fun sport and great eating.
The combined panga fleets launching out of La Playita/Puerto Los Cabos sent out
approximately 57 charters for the week with anglers reporting a fish count of:21
striped marlin, 2 sailfish, 8 hammerhead shark, 45 yellowfin tuna, 29 dorado, 8
cabrilla, 39 various pargo species, 24 jack crevalle, 6 yellowtail, 16
amberjack, 48 roosterfish, 6 pompano, 18 sierra and 3 wahoo.
Good Fishing, Eric
GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson
Owner/Operator
800 4081199
Los Cabos 1421147
ericgordobanks@yahoo.com
www.gordobanks.com |
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May 22, 2011; 06:41PM - Summertime fish
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: vseasport
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Author E-mail: vseasport@aol.com
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Report Description:
No footballs, no dinks. This spring has been all
about quality not quantity.
Last week tuna fishing just started to get in gear
when the winds came up and made it impossible
for boats to travel outside to the tuna grounds.
Yesterday the wind subsided and the tuna fishing
picked up right where it had left off. Most fish have
been between 30 and 100 pounds. Normally spring
brings smaller football sized tuna and the larger
fish start to show as summer approaches. Not this
year! It has been straight summertime sized fish.
Something odd, is that the tuna are traveling with
bottlenosed and not the white sided dolphin. As the
sea temp warms, Spotted and Spinner dolphin
should show and that is when it really goes ballistic.
Large schools of summertime sized dorado have
also shown up under patches of sargasso grass and
are cooperating with anglers. None of those little
spring time schoolies, these fish are bending rods
and anglers are getting their moneys worth.
Billfish are also in the game. Huge schools of
greenback mackerel have shown up near Punta
Pescadero and the striped marlin are on the attack.
For photos and a complete report check out my
blog.
Mark Rayor
www.thejenwren.com
www.vistaseasport.com
markrayor.blogspot.com |
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May 18, 2011; 09:38PM - Worlds Best Fishing and Special Rates for 2011
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Category: Canada
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Author Name: Noel Gyger
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Author E-mail: noel@noelgyger.ca
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Report Description:
http://www.noelgyger.ca
Weekly Fishing Reports (Smithers, Terrace, Kitimat, Prince Rupert and Meziadin North)
Noel Gyger
May 8 to May 15, 2011
Dear Fishing Friends:
SUMMARY: Weather was good all week. Not too hot but the rivers are on the rise.
The Skeena River is a dark brown colour and too dirty to fish. Even though the water is dirty the Chinook (King) Salmon will be migrating up river to spawn in the native waters.
The Kalum River is in good shape both upper and lower. The river is high but very clean. This is a good time to try your luck for both Steelhead and Chinook on the same day. Reg: The upper section closes for Chinook on May 25.
The Zymoetz (Copper) River is a little high and borderline fishable. You still have a chance to catch a Steelhead on the lower end. Chinook may be in the river also. The upper section is closed for fishing January 1 to June 15. The Lakelse River is in good shape and fishing for Steelhead and Trout is fair.
The Kitimat River is still producing Steelhead and the Chinook are showing up. There are still plenty of Trout to keep anglers attentive and now we have the anticipation of more Chinook.
The Douglas Channel will start to produce the large Chinook that are prized by so many sport anglers. While in the pursuit of the 'King of Salmon', we are able to dine on Crab and Prawns. Many boaters are venturing out further for Halibut and bottom fish.
Prince Rupert has been fishing very well for bottom fish. The bottom fishing was excellent with light winds and sunshine most of the day. The ice is coming off some of the lakes around the Smithers area. Great fishing at the mouth of the Fulton River where it dumps into the Babine Lake.
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River Reports
Skeena River is a dark brown colour and too dirty to fish. Even though the water is dirty the Chinook (King) Salmon will still be migrating up river to spawn in their native waters. Tip: You may want to try and fish in the clean water of the tributary rivers where they join up with the Skeena. Example: Try fishing the mouths of the Exchamsiks and Kasiks Rivers.
Check out the Skeena Tyee Test Fishery Chart for Chinook here:
http://www.noelgyger.ca/H2O/Non-Tidal/TyeeTestFishery/Charts/SkeenaChinookDays.pdf
Kalum River is in good shape both upper and lower. The river is high but very clean. This is a good time to try your luck for both Steelhead and Chinook on the same day. There is plenty of water for the jet boats to get around. How to: Try using spoons the next time out. Some of the best spoons are made by Gibbs. Some of the best rods are GLoomis. Shimano makes excellent spin reels. Tuf-line makes excellent braided line. Duracast line is coated and slides effortlessly through the guides and won’t wrap on the tip. I have reports of Chinook being landed now. Steelhead and Chinook on the same day…WOW. Tip: If the Chinook are in a pool you should see them rolling. Try casting spoons. They love spoons and by using Tuf-line you have a better chance of landing them. Info: Check out an article I wrote about catching both Steelhead and Chinook on the same day. Cast to the link to read http://www.noelgyger.ca/articles/Articles-May-2nd-on-the-Kalum-by-Noel.doc
Lakelse River The water is on the rise but in good shape. Fishing for Steelhead throughout the whole river is fair. Most Steelhead are in their spawning mode now. Chinook will be coming in the lower end. Where: The bridge on the lower end is a popular spot to fish for Chinook. Camping: There is a rough forestry campsite close to the bridge. Tip: Fishing off of the bridge with a marabou jig is the most popular method, so is a Hot-shot or Kwikfish plug. Reg: Fly fishing only between Lakelse Lake and CNR Bridge, Mar 1-May 31. I have reports that fly fishing for Cutthroat, Dolly and Rainbows in the upper end is very good right now. Steelhead should not be targeted.
Gitnadoix River This beautiful Skeena tributary usually has a very good run of spring Steelhead. This river is located in a Provincial Park. It is a very rough, rocky river in the lower end and jet boating can be dangerous. Please be careful! Regs: Class 1 water all year. Steelhead Stamp mandatory April 1-May 31. Fish guiding on this river in this park is limited, for details, advice and suggestions please contact me noel@noelgyger.ca . Tip: Fly fishermen please wade safely by using a wading staff. Trophy XL makes a nice one in 7 sections. Easily folds up and stores in a pouch on the waist.
Zymoetz (Copper) River is a little high and borderline fishable. You still have a chance to catch a Steelhead on the lower end. Chinook may be in the river also. The upper section is closed for fishing January 1 to June 15. Reminder: No fishing above the sign at the transmission line crossing (below) Zymoetz Canyon Jan 1 – June 15. You can still fish below the sign all winter and spring. Fly fishing is the choice of many on this river. Wading with quality Simms waders and accessories is the way to go. A friend of mine is very happy with his new Islander fly reel. Trophy XL fly rod, Cortland Line and Maxima Tippet completes his set.
Zymagotitz (Zymacord) River The water is in poor shape due to melting snow. Fishing for Cutthroat Trout and Dolly Varden Char is poor. This river has some big Bull Trout and a fair run of spring Steelhead. Tip: The best way to practice catch and release and do the least amount of harm to the fish is to use a small hook. Size 1 or 2 Gamakatsu is a good choice. Big hooks harm fish. This is common knowledge so why is the use of small hooks NOT in the regulations? Gear suggestion: Kamloops Dragon fly rod, 10’ Kamloops fly reel, AFTMA #8line. Backing Dragon Fly “Bright Orange” 30lb, 150 yard spool. Fly line SA Sharkskin Steelhead WF-8-F.
Kitimat River will continue to produce some bright Steelhead, some not so bright and everything in between. More Chinook will be caught as we progress into the latter part of May and into June. It is an exciting time of year to be fishing the Kitimat River. You never know what is on the line when the rod goes off, when the float dunks or your fly line rips through your trigger finger. As always, you set the hook and react to whatever comes up splashing. It could be a Trout, Steelhead or Chinook. On the moment of truth when you know how big the fish is, it is a precious moment in an angler's life. The bigger the better. Regs: This river has a power boat ban. The drift boats love to “pull plugs”. The most popular plugs are the Hot-Shot and Kwikfish made by Luhr Jensen. Reminder: Bait ban, Sept 1-Dec 31. Regs: Hatchery Steelhead daily quota = 1; hatchery Steelhead monthly quota = 10. All wild Steelhead are catch and release.
Exstew River This river does not have a Steelhead run. It is closed for Chinook (King) Salmon above the highway 16 Bridge. Tip: Below the highway bridge can be a good spot to fish for Chinook when conditions are right. That is when the Exstew River is cleaner than the mainstem Skeena. This is the time of year when the Chinook start migrating up the Skeena River.
Kasiks River This river does not have a Steelhead run. It is closed for Chinook (King) Salmon above the highway 16 Bridge. Tip: Below the highway bridge can be a good spot to fish for Chinook when conditions are right. That is when the Kasiks River is cleaner than the mainstem Skeena. This is the time of year when the Chinook start migrating up the Skeena River.
Exchamsiks River This river does not have a Steelhead run. It is closed for Chinook (King) Salmon above the highway 16 Bridge. Tip: Below the highway bridge can be a good spot to fish for Chinook when conditions are right. That is when the Exchamsiks River is cleaner than the mainstem Skeena. This is the time of year when the Chinook start migrating up the Skeena River.
Fulton River I hear that the mouth of this river which flows into Babine Lake is now on fire! Lake Trout, Trophy Rainbow Trout and Bull Trout are being landed by anglers at the mouth, just below the mouth of the Fulton River.
Douglas Channel will start to produce the large Chinook that are prized by so many Sport Anglers. While in the pursuit of the 'King of Salmon', we are able to dine on Crab and Prawns. We are truly blessed to live and fish in an area that some are now referring to 'The Playground of the North West'. Tip: Use the Ace Line Hauler to pull your traps. Reg: When travelling with Crab you must leave the shell on. Note: Chinook (King) Salmon fishing won't start until mid May although there is always feeder Chinook wandering around the outer waters of the Douglas in search of baitfish.
Prince Rupert has been fishing very well for bottom fish. When trolling for Chinook try a SplitKing Lure. Jeff Carlson of BC Style Fishing Charters reports good success with this lure.
Lakes – Smithers The ice is off of Lake Kathlyn, Ross Lake and Tyee Lake. It should not be much longer for the big lakes to be ice free! We can't wait to hit Rainbow Alley! The Trout fishing was unbelievable last year. Report from Steve Hidber of Oscar’s Source for Adventure
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Fishing Guide and Tackle Shop Reports
Summary for Skeena and Tributaries
Fishing This Week
FAIR
Type of Fish Caught
River: Chinook, Steelhead, Cutthroat Trout and Dolly Varden Char.
Ocean: All five species of Salmon, Halibut, Bottom Fish and Dungeness and King Crab for ocean.
Largest Fish of the Week
River: 25-pound Chinook – Kitimat River Ocean: 50-pound Halibut - Rupert
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$1999 per person for a 3 day/3 night trip
(Based on 3 people per boat)
Yes, we know this is a drastic discount compared to other lodges, especially when you consider that this is a fully guided setup, equipped with the best possible gear. Despite the low price and high value, you have assurance that no corners are being cut.
Promotion is subject to availability. Please contact me for details. noel@noelgyger.ca
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Guided Fishing Season…and more
MARCH Guiding starts on the Kalum River March 15 for 'wild' Steelhead on a private (take-out is on private property) five mile drift that has 27 pools, most of which are excellent for the fly and spin rods. Drift-boats or rafts are used on the upper five miles and guiding the lower five miles is with jet-boats. Jet boats are also used on the upper end if there is enough water. There is no hatchery Steelhead in the whole Skeena system. These wild fish have been holding there all winter. This river also has a winter and spring run of Steelhead.
APRIL Same as above but add the Kitimat River and Skeena River PLUS remote coastal streams such as the Kwinamass River. Also, Chinook salmon start coming into the Kalum River in early April making it possible to catch both Steelhead and Chinook on the same day. This is an exhilarating experience!
MAY The Chinook (King) salmon are throughout the Skeena River and Kalum River. Depending on the size of the run and river conditions, angling for these 'monsters' can be fantastic! Steelhead is still plentiful. Both Chinook and Steelhead can be caught on the same day with 'expert' guidance of Terrace or Kitimat BC river fishing guides and ocean charter guides.
JUNE The spring snow 'run-off' is at its maximum making it difficult to angle due to the possible poor water conditions, usually high and dirty. However, the Kitimat River, not being part of the Skeena drainage system, can be fishable for Chinook (King) with some excellent results. Even a few late “spring run” Steelhead may be taken. Usually, by the middle of June, we can fish the Kitimat River with a very good success rate. Kincolith River Chinook fishing can be fabulous; the fish come in with the tides. Other isolated coastal wilderness rivers can produce the same result. Our fishing guides know where to take you. OCEAN FISHING IS PRIME IN JUNE! Don’t forget the Dungeness Crab and Prawns!
JULY This is “prime time” for “giant” guided Chinook Salmon on the Skeena River, Kalum River and Kitimat River. Be ready for a “good scrap!” Chum salmon in the Kitimat River and Sockeye and Pinks on the Skeena River. Also, it is quite possible to hook a “screaming hot” Steelhead on the Skeena River while fly fishing for Sockeye or Pinks.
AUGUST Chinook (King) salmon fishing continues, but mainly catch and release. Fresh Coho (Silver), Sockeye and Pink salmon are throughout the Skeena River and fresh Coho and Chum are entering the Kitimat River. Gleaming silver 'summer-run' Steelhead are in the Skeena River. These fish are fresh and full of energy and it is common to hook Steelhead that weigh in the 20 - 30 pound range. This is “prime time” for fishing Chinook on the Ecstall River. This river is truly a remote “5 star” river. This is the ultimate guided fishing experience and it books up very quickly. Fresh summer-run Steelhead is starting to enter the Copper River, try and catch one of these on a skating dry fly. It is a life altering experience!! Silver fresh Coho are starting to enter their home river at the end of the month.
SEPTEMBER 'Summer-run', Steelhead fishing is very strong. The main runs of 'northern' Coho (Silver) salmon are now entering the rivers and can give you quite a 'tackle straining' experience. Nothing but fresh fish is the norm for this month. The Coho (Silver) salmon can weigh up to 25 pounds, but average 12 pounds. This month is also very special because guided fly fishing begins for both Steelhead and Coho. Trout and Dolly Varden are also plentiful at this time. Ask about “fabulous” Steelhead fishing in remote camps on the Nass River and Bell Irving River.
OCTOBER This is 'prime time' for the Steelhead in Copper River and 'blow-out' Coho (Silver) Salmon fishing on the Skeena River tributaries such as the Kasiks River and Exchamsiks River. Steelhead is also available in the Cranberry River, Meziadin River and Bell Irving River. The record Coho (27-pounds) was landed at this time on the Kasiks River “the most beautiful river in the world”. Outstanding guided Coho fishing can also be had on the Kitimat River and Ishkheenickh River.
NOVEMBER Guided fishing is available on the Kalum River until October 15. If the Zymoetz (Copper) River is clear it is 'prime time' for Steelhead on the (dry or wet) fly. Coho (Silver) salmon are still available for the first week in November on the Skeena tributaries but most fish are dark. These would be “incidental” catches as they cannot be the target fish. Coho fishing usually closes on October 31.
DECEMBER through MARCH is for Steelhead and Trout
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NOW BOOKING for 2011: Let me know if I can be of service to book you with the 'best' fishing guide and/or fishing lodges for both river and ocean. There are NO extra charges to book through me, just a lot of free information and advice from a person with years and years of fishing and fish guiding experience. It is like hiring two guides for the price of one. I will promptly answer your questions and concerns. Contact Noel Gyger to book NOW noel@noelgyger.ca |
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May 16, 2011; 07:40PM - East Cape late but great
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
Endless Season Update May 16, 2011
REPORT #1256 'Below the Border'
Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
'Late but great' is all that can be said
about the fishing here. There have been
a few promising days interspersed with
some that can only be defined as false
starts, but the promise of better times
coming seems to have been fulfilled.
Recently the striped marlin have been
easy to find but getting them to bite
has been another story. They finally
lit up and began to bite, and multiple
blue flags flapping from the riggers are
the norm. Even better the fish are being
found as close as three miles from the
anchorage.
As if that is not enough, the yellowfin
tuna seem to have arrived in numbers
throughout Palmas Bay. Some fish to 50
pounds reported traveling with the
porpoise while south at San Luis, tuna
were found feeding on the surface. An
occasional wahoo is being taken in the
same area as the tuna, plus some schools
of dorado are finally being seen with
quality fish to 30 pounds around the
shark buoys.
Inshore the action was only limited by
the amount of bait that was purchased
as the pargo, roosterfish, yellowtail,
sierra, cabrilla and large jacks were
biting anything put in front of them.
Current East Cape Weather
http://tiny.cc/EastCapeWeather303
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
Yellowtail fishing remains strong with
fish being caught at the Entrada to San
Carlos and at the point in San Lazaro.
There are a few white seabass and
grouper mixed in.
Lots of bait along the coast along with
the sierra and bonito. The bay is good
for halibut and corvina and a few
grouper. We are expecting a large swell
this week so it will be hard to get out
of the Entrada but good for surfers…Bob
Hoyt
Current Magdalena Bay Weather
http://tiny.cc/MagBayWeather150
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
We have all been waiting for the
“typical” May pattern to show up, and it
finally has. With the blue water only
four miles off the beach and the SST
surface temperatures showing 82º inshore
and 86º offshore, the fishing has been
improving. In the blue water we are
getting a few yellowfin tuna, blue
marlin, sailfish and dorado. Though not
a lot, and it still depends a bit on
luck, but they are being caught.
It is the inshore for roosterfish that
has many of us excited. The fishing has
been incredible. Last week Adolfo had a
fantastic day on roosters by catching 15
and losing several others. But, he told
me he has been out three days this week
and matched those numbers every day. He
said he is taking roosters from 35 to 70
pounds.
Other captain friends on the pier have
been telling me they have not fished at
all this week. There simply just aren’t
very many people here to go after them.…
Ed Kunze
Current Zihuatanejo Weather
http://tiny.cc/zihuatanejo582
Cabo San Lucas
While not great, the striped marlin
fishing has been good, but as in all
fishing, being in the right place at the
right time has a lot to do with the
success rate. Using the right stuff
also helps. This week Cabo hosted the
IGFA Offshore Championship once again
and there were 59 teams from around the
world competing for four days, using 30
pound test line. There were 292
billfish caught, including two
swordfish, two blue marlin and six
sailfish. The top areas early in the
week were between the 95 spot and the
1150, and as the week wore on the fish
moved to the warm water in front of San
Jose, along the edge of the San Jose
Canyon. There were other swordfish
caught besides the two in the
tournament, and the 1150 area plus
outside the outer Gorda Banks were
holding a few.
At the end of the week there was some
action on yellowfin tuna in front of
Grey Rock, small fish averaging 8 to 10
pounds and you had to chum them up with
sardina. There were a few larger fish
in there as well, but not many.
Porpoise were found offshore outside of
the 1150 as well as Punta Gorda, and
some of them were holding tuna to 100
pounds. Hopefully this action will move
closer our way soon.
There were a few dorado caught this
week, almost all of them on the Cortez
side of the cape. Small ones were found
close to the beach, little guys of
around 8 pounds. Offshore a bit
farther, were larger fish averaging 15
pounds.
Full moon is on the 17th so the wahoo
bite was slowly improving. Most of the
hook-ups were lost due to the use of
monofilament leader instead of wire, but
enough of the wahoo bit just right and a
few were landed. Once again the warmer
water in the Sea of Cortez was where
they were found.
That roosterfish bite just around the
corner in front of the Sol-mar continued
for the first two days of the week then
they went away. Those fish were small
at 5 pounds on the average but provided
lots of action when sardina was used as
bait. The sierra action has slowed down
a bit and the yellowtail seemed to
have moved north up the coast on the
Pacific side. Instead, we are getting
action from the jack crevalle, not good
eating but a heck of a fighter! As the
middle of the week approached, the
football yellowfin showed up in front of
Grey Rock and most of the Pangas were
running up the coast to Palmilla for
sardina then running back to chum and
drift live bait.…George and Mary Landrum
Current Cabo Weather
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May 16, 2011; 11:51AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Author E-mail: gmlandrum@hotmail.com
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Report Description:
FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
http://captgeo.wordpress.com/
Cabo Fish Report
May 9-15, 2011
WEATHER: This was a really great week, I don't think it could have been much nicer. Of course, I spent most of it on the water and that was a bit cooler than here on land, but still we had great conditions. It was partly cloudy, more of a high overcast for the middle of the week. Our daytime highs were in the low 90's and the evenings were comfortable at an average of 70 degrees.
WATER: The warm water has stayed with us and we are seeing a steady 76-78 degrees almost everywhere on the Cortez side of the Cape. There was a very nice looking temperature break outside the 1,000 fathom line south of the 95 spot mid-week. Water on the Pacific side had been the same as the Cortez side early in the week, at least in the first 10 miles from shore, but at the end of the week cool water averaging 68 degrees had worked it's way back down the coastline. Outside of 3 miles it remained 72 degrees until you went west of the banks and then it dropped back to 68 degrees. The only problem with fishing on the Pacific side was the wind. Every afternoon the wind started to pick up from the northwest, wrapping around the Cape and coming in from the west if you were fishing the Sea of Cortez. Large swells on the Pacific combined with the wind made fishing there uncomfortable. On the Cortez side it was just bumpy coming home!
BAIT: There was no change in the bait situation this week. A few decent Caballito but mostly junk bait at $3 each. Don't buy the junk bait unless you are desperate. Sardines up at Palmilla at $25 a scoop. Frozen Ballyhoo at $3 or $4 each depending on the supplier.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: While not great, the Striped Marlin fishing has been good, but as in all fishing, being in the right place at the right time has a lot to do with your success rate. Using the right stuff also helps. This week Cabo hosted the IGFA Offshore Championship once again and there were 59 teams from around the world competing for 4 days, using 30 pound test line. There were 292 billfish caught, including 2 Swordfish, 2 Blue Marlin and 6 Sailfish. This was an average of 1.25 billfish per day, per boat. Now remember, these are some of the best teams around. Top teams caught 14 fish , averaging 3.5 marlin per day. Boats not in the tournament did well also, not being limited in the gear they could use. Many private boats did very well, some releasing up to 9 fish per day, but averaging 2 to 3. The top areas early in the week were between the 95 spot and the 1150, and as the week wore on the fish moved to the warm water in front of San Jose, along the edge of the San Jose Canyon. At the end of the week the main mass of fish had moved offshore about 12 miles then slowly drifted off to the east. Best results were had trolling rigged ballyhoo, and if you had them, throwing live Caballito in front of fish sighted on the surface. There were other Swordfish caught besides the two in the tournament, and the 1150 area plus outside the outer Gorda Banks were holding a few.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: At the end of the week there was some action on Yellowfin Tuna in front of Grey Rock, small fish averaging 8-10 pounds and you had to chum them up with Sardinas. There were a few larger fish in there as well, but not many. Porpoise were found offshore outside of the 1150 and Punta Gorda and some of them were holding Tuna to 100 pounds. The average catch was three or four fish at #35 pounds but there were a few larger ones caught. Hopefully this action will move closer our way soon.
DORADO: There were a few Dorado caught this week, almost all of them on the Cortez side of the cape. Small ones were found close to the beach, little guys of around 8 pounds. Offshore a bit farther were larger fish averaging 15 pounds. There were not a lot of them, but enough that you had a decent chance of getting one for dinner.
WAHOO: Full moon is on the 17th so the bite was slowly improving on these sharp-toothed speedsters. Most of the hook-up were lost due to the use of monofiliment leader instead of wire, but enough of the Wahoo bit just right that a few were landed. I know that we lost at least one lure to a Wahoo strike and there were many more that I heard of. The fish were averaging 30 pounds with a few going almost 50 pounds. Once again the warmer water in the Sea of Cortez were where they were found.
INSHORE: That Roosterfish bite just around the corner in front of the Sol-mar continued for the first two days of the week then they went away. Those fish were small at 5 pounds on the average but provided lots of action when Sardinas were used as bait. The Sierra action has slowed down a bit and the Yellowtail have seemed to have moved north up the coast on the Pacific side. Instead, we are getting action from the Jack Crevalle, not good eating but a heck of a fighter! As the middle of the week approached the football Yellowfin showed up in front of Grey Rock and most of the Pangas were running up the coast to Palmilla for Sardinas then running back to chum and drift live bait.
FISH RECIPE: My recipe has been taking too much space so if you want to see it, check out my wordpress blog a little later in the week, or subscribe to the blog and you will receive an email as soon as I post it.
NOTES: Sorry I was a bit late with the report this week but I was on the water for the past 4 days and too tired by the time I got home to do anything other than eat and sleep. As shown above, the fishing continues to improve on all fronts, the weather is great and the water is nice. If you have been thinking about visiting Cabo, this is a great time to do it! This weeks report was written to a mix of mellow music from one of my favorites, ex-surfer Jack Johnson. Until next week, tight lines!
I will be posting more to my blog now, please go to http://captgeo.wordpress.com/ and subscribe, you will be sent a notice every time I post a new article. Please feel free to send suggestions or if you have any ideas for articles. Thanks George |
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May 15, 2011; 04:14PM - East Cape Fins to the left, fins to the right
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Mark Rayor
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Author E-mail: Vseasport@aol.com
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Report Description:
It has finally happened!
East Cape striped marlin have become aggressive.
For the last couple of days boats targeting marlin
are releasing multiple fish per day. Fish are close as
well. Yesterday afternoon we saw marlin feeding 3
miles from our buoy.
Bigger news is the arrival of yellowfin tuna.
Yesterday to the North, near Punta Perico, El Loco II
found a school of bottlenosed dolphin with large
tuna feeding. They managed two hook ups using
caballitos. On Jen Wren III we landed a 50 pound
class tuna, 20 miles east of Punta Pescadero while
hunting for broadbill. Also several boats traveled
south to San Luis and all had success. The report on
the VHF was lots of tuna feeding on the surface.
Most of the tuna to the South were landed on cedar
plugs and hoochies.
For photos and a complete report go to my blog at:
http://markrayor.blogspot.com/
Mark Rayor
www.thejenwren.com
www.vistaseasport.com
markrayor.blogspot.com |
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May 9, 2011; 11:11AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Author E-mail: gmlandrum@hotmail.com
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Report Description:
FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
http://captgeo.wordpress.com/
Cabo Fish Report
May 2-8, 2011
WEATHER: We had a few hot days this week as the thermometer hit 103 degrees in our driveway. It's not humid yet but that will come. While there were a couple of hot days, we also had some really nice weather as well. The average here in Cabo was 92 degrees during the day and 78 degrees at night. The floor fan has been on for sleeping and I am about to pull out the dogs floor fan for her during the day. No rain of course and just a couple of days with a high overcast.
WATER: It's starting to warm up out there! The latest shot from overhead shows that cold 65 degree water we had on the Pacific side has moved 60 miles north, up past the Finger Bank. Everywhere else we can look at shows a pretty even 75-76 degrees. We did have a brief showing of 82 degree water along the coast up on the Cortez side from Punta Gorda north. Surface conditions have been great with little wind and small swells.
BAIT: A few decent Caballito but mostly junk bait at $3 each. Don't buy the junk bait unless you are desperate. Sardines up at Palmilla at $25 a scoop. Frozen Ballyhoo at $3 or $4 each depending on the supplier.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: In a repeat of last weeks report the Striped Marlin have remained at the 1150, or in the general area all week long. If you have good live bait there is the possibility of action. The boats scoring best are using live bait as drop-backs on fish coming into the lures. A great catch this week was 4 releases but almost everyone was scoring at least one. I pulled on a fish myself this week for an hour on stand-up #30, it just would not give up, a nice fish of over #150, scoring a release with live bait. We also had one of about 130 pounds on a lure. Plenty of Jumper and feeders most days, we had an active feeder right along the side of the boat while I was fighting my fish, but there was no more bait left. What was interesting was the number of Thresher Sharks we saw early in the morning, we must have seen at least 10. We were seeing a lot more Marlin this week as well, and some boats reported seeing over 100 fish during a day's trip. If the warm water continues we might be seeing some Blues and Blacks soon. There were Swordfish seen again this week in the area just tot he north of the Gorda Banks and one boat caught one 6 miles off of Grey Rock as well.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: I saw a couple of white flags that may have represented Yellowfin this week, but they may have been for Bonita as well since I heard of no Yellowfin being caught over the radio, nor did anyone I talk to mention any Tuna.
DORADO: A few yellow flags once again indicated the catch of some Dorado, but there was no hot and heavy bite, at least not yet. Warm water means they can't be far behind though. We sure are looking forward to the first school of them coming through!
WAHOO: We are coming through the new moon phase so there were few Wahoo reported, but there were a couple of decent fish caught. The ones I heard about were said to be in the 35 pound class and were caught by boats trolling lures for Striped Marlin.
INSHORE: On the Pacific side there has been a great bite on small Roosterfish to 10 pounds with a few 20 pound fish in the mix and a decent bite on Sierra. The key to action was to get Sardinas as chum and bait, otherwise things were a bit slow. Nice action was had on Jack Crevalle as well, man those fish can fight! The Yellowtail seem to have moved north following the cooler water as the last report I had on any decent action was from the rock points up past Golden Gate Bank.
FISH RECIPE: My recipe has been taking too much space so if you want to see it, check out my wordpress blog a little later in the week, or subscribe to the blog and you wil receive an email as soon as I post it. This week is a good one!
NOTES: The fishing continues to improve and I will be on the water for a few days this week. The whales are pretty much gone now but the fish are showing up! This weeks report was written to the electric speed guitar of Joe Satriani on his 1992 Relativity Records release “The Extremist”. Sometimes you just have to kick it up a notch! Until next week, tight lines!
I will be posting more to my blog now, please go to http://captgeo.wordpress.com/ and subscribe, you will be sent a notice every time I post a new article. Please feel free to send suggestions or if you have any ideas for articles. Thanks George |
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May 2, 2011; 12:10PM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Author E-mail: gmlandrum@hotmail.com
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Report Description:
FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
http://captgeo.wordpress.com/
Cabo Fish Report
April 25 to May 1, 2011
WEATHER: We knew the heat was coming, but just like when it leaves mid-October in an overnight transition, it seemed to have arrived on Saturday! I don't know if this is just a shot time visit, a reminder of what is to come or if it is here full time, but it sure became warm. On Friday morning as we left the house for the marina it was a comfortable 67 degrees, warming to 88 in the afternoon. The weather had been like this all week with just a bit of wind here in town, a bit more out on the Pacific side. Saturday morning there were enough clouds on the horizon that the skies looked a little purple, and the thermometer showed 79 degrees! In the afternoon before getting the car out of the driveway we saw 99 degrees. Hmm, had the floor fan on last night along with the ceiling fan.
WATER: The warming trend has continued as the water on the Sea of Cortez is now averaging 75 degrees. That is good news, and it is also fairly calm on that side as well. On the Pacific side we have 63 degree water near shore to the north of the lighthouse, warming to 65 degrees on top of the San Jaime and Golden Gate banks. Outside of the San Jaime about 10 miles there was a warm water eddy, a spin off from the water on the Cortez side that appeared in the last couple of day, but will probably disappear soon. We had winds from the northwest, our normal wind direction and that made the areas near Cabo on the Pacific side a bit rough for many boats. This was a local effect however as boats that continued on the the north reported flat water, but green, once past the Los Arcos area.
BAIT: On the difficulty of getting bait that we have been having. One of my buddies who runs a charter and gets bait from just one supplier said he has been calling his guy at 5 am to check on what he has, and the guy says he is just getting out to catch bait. Come on man! No wonder the bait is poor! These guys know that the boats need bait, and as long as we are willing to pay $3 each for anything, why should they work hard to get the good stuff. My buddy has gotten to the point of taking a bucket of bait and putting it in the bait tank, then scooping out all the crap bait and handing it back, only paying for the good stuff. Right on! That said, there is some Mackerel if you are verrrrry lucky, some small Caballito and a lot of junk like look-downs and grunts and small jacks. Sardinas are still available for $25 a scoop up toward San Jose for the boats willing to go get them.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Striped Marlin are still out there, just moving around a lot. One day right on top of the 1150, the next 5 miles to the southeast, next day on the 95 then back to the 1150 but a little north. They can be found and if you are one of the lucky boats they can be caught as well. We are not seeing quite the numbers we had last week, no pods of 20 fish, but they are running in small groups of up to 8 or 9 fish, lots of double and triple tailing groups. With large numbers of squid still in the area (check out the depth finders!) it has been difficult to get them to eat, but it can be done if worked at. A few fish have been eating plastic, but most of the ones being caught are being caught on bait, either live or rigged dead bait. A great catch this week would have been four fish, average was one or two. There was a drop in the number of Swordfish sighted on the surface this week, but there were a few caught up off of the Vinorama area. If the warm water trend continues we may start to see some Blue and Black Marlin showing up soon, but don't lay plans to travel here just yet if they are your target.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There were mixed results for boats looking for Yellowfin this week. With the large numbers of Marlin in fairly close and the great inshore bite we have been having, very few boats traveled far to search for the Porpoise pods. The Pacific side had mostly green water and slightly rough seas as well so few boats tried to find the fish in that direction. The boats that searched went to the south and the east to fins small pods that only occasionally held fish. The ones they found that held fish produced small Yellowfin to 20 pounds, there were few larger fish reported in the Porpoise. Not to say there were not some large fish caught, just not in any numbers. One boat was reported to have had a double blind strike on top of the 95 spot and ended up with one Yellowfin over 100 pounds and another rover 50 pounds, so they are out there.
DORADO: There continued to be Dorado caught as evidenced by the yellow flags flying off the outriggers of returning boats this week. The most I saw on any one boat, and the best results I could find were three fish a trip. We had one client this week who caught a Dorado of about 25 pounds but saw no others. Most of the fish were caught on the Cortez side in the warmer water and struck on rigged dead bait pulled for Striped Marlin. While the fishing is improving for Dorado they are still not here in numbers, so don't bring a cooler with you expecting to go home with it loaded with 40 pounds of Dorado fillets!
WAHOO: New moon phase has limited the numbers of Wahoo we have been seeing on the dock, but there have been a few incidental fish to 30 pounds. Sure wish I had a nice fillet of Wahoo now!
INSHORE: Inshore fishing continued to provide the most angling action on average this week as the Sierra and Yellowtail both bit well. Most of the action for both species took place on the Pacific side of the Cape. Using Sardinas for chum and bait the Sierra action was fast and furious at time on fish that averaged 5 pounds. A few schools of larger fish to 8 or 9 pounds were in there as well. Chumming and then drifting either a live or dead sardine resulted in steady hook-up, while trolling hootchies or small swimming plugs was quite a bit slower. When chumming with the 'dines there were quite a number of small Roosterfish showing up as well, most of them less than 5 pounds, but putting up a good fight. The Rocky points, or underwater rock piles were the places to try for Yellowtail. Yo-yo'ing in 180 to 200 feet of water produced fish to 35 pounds this week. We had several Panga charters that came in early as the anglers got tired or cranking on these hard fighting fish. We also had one client who got lucky and got into some great quality Pargo action right in the rocks. Requiring extremely accurate casting, he managed to bring out 5 Pargo that averaged 15 pounds each, with one of them about 25 pounds. Way to go Isaac!
FISH RECIPE: Still in the Keep it simple mode, this is one of the most basic fish recipe's you will ever find, and it produces great results. Visitors who don't have a lot to cook with can do this one. Go out and buy a jar of Italian Salad dressing, not the creamy one if you are trying to lose weight, but that works as well. Put your fish fillet in a zip-lock bag with a large dose of the salad dressing, shake it around and let it marinate in the cooler or fridge for a few hours. Put it on a plate, pop it in the microwave and serve with a small green salad using the rest of the dressing! Too easy? Add more stuff!
NOTES: I look forward to continued improvement in the fishing and catching. My fingers are crossed that the Marlin start to bite and more Dorado start to show. Hopefully the Tuna will come in closer and then things will be just peachy! Meanwhile I will continue to enjoy the hot and heavy inshore action we have been getting. This weeks report was written to the music of Captain Sam Crutchfield. An old favorite of mine, and one that gets me in the mood to fish, it was published by Sea Notes Inc at Jonbur Publishing and is titled “Hooked On Fishing”. Until next week, Tight lines. Oh, and by the way, I now have a few articles appearing under my by-line at Yahoo Associated Content, so please check me out there as well.
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Gordo Banks Pangas
San Jose del Cabo
May 1, 2011
Anglers –
We noticed a slight increase in spring time crowds traveling to Southern Baja,
but still the numbers of visitors are far below normal. The latest upgrade in
travel advisories to Mexico by the U.S. state department is definitely not
helping the situation. The Los Cabos region is not the area that any of this
cartel activity has been reportedly occurring and remains a very safe travel
destination for tourists looking to enjoy themselves at one of the many world
class resorts.
The weather is now perfect, daytime highs to 85 degrees, clear sunny skies,
minimal winds and cooler evenings dropping to 65 degrees. Water temperatures
have varied from the upper 60s off of the Pacific up into the mid 70s in the
direction of Sea of Cortez, off of San Jose del Cabo.
With weather patterns progressively warming we are now starting to see some long
awaited offshore action showing promising signs of breaking wide open. Striped
marlin are being found in good numbers anywhere from 10 to 20 miles offshore,
anglers found spots of feeders and tailing marlin. Many boats were landing
multiple striped marlin per day, the majority of these fish were being hooked up
on various bait fish, small percentage were striking on trolled lures. Sizes
ranged from 90 to150 pounds. The fishing grounds off of the Palmilla Point area
seemed to have the larger concentration of billfish in recent days.
Further north off of San Luis Bank to Vinorama anglers were finding some quality
sized yellowfin tuna. No significant numbers yet, but a good sign to see some
tuna in the fish counts after such a long absence. Tuna to over 100 pounds were
landed, with most of the tuna being in the 20 to 80 pound class. Schools of
bolito are congregated on these same fishing grounds and this has been the hot
bait for these yellowfin. Anglers were jigging up their up own bolito, then
using them to slowly troll the same banks. Tuna were also hooked into while
drift fishing with sardinas and on yo-yo jigs. A few nice dorado were also
accounted for and there were even a handful of wahoo strikes reported, though
most of them resulted in lost fish stories.
Inshore action, which had carried fleets through much of the winter season as
the most consistent action available, has continued off the beach stretches
between San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, though the action has tapered off,
with average catches per charter down to anywhere from 2 to 8 fish. Nice to
finally have some other options offshore opening up.
In recent days the larger sized yellowtail resumed biting on the Outer Gordo
Bank, these yellows were all in the 30 plus pound range, striking on yo-yos and
larger baitfish.There were also a mix of cabrilla, amberjack and snapper to
round out the bite off of the rock piles.
There were more options for bait now, sardinas, moonfish, caballito, mullet,
bolito, chihuil and even some mackerel on limited basis. Things are looking up,
ready to bust wide open at anytime, great time to now visit this area, light
crowds, ideal weather and a variety of fishing options.
The combined panga fleets launching out of La Playita/Puerto Los Cabos sent out
approximately 69 charters for the week and anglers reported a fish count of:
17striped marlin, 10 hammerhead shark, 32 yellowfin tuna, 5 dorado, 23
yellowtail, 33 amberjack, 54 pargo, 17 cabrilla, 11 grouper, 152 sierra, 15
roosterfish, 18 jack crevalle and 8 pompano.
Good Fishing, Eric
GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson
Owner/Operator
800 4081199
Los Cabos 1421147
ericgordobanks@yahoo.com
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