Cabo Fishing Report
Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR JUNE 30 TO JULY 06, 2003
WEATHER: This week the weather was almost a repeat of last week with the wind blowing
every afternoon again. Most of the wind was from either the southwest or west at 10-14 knots
and started around noon and lasted until around 9 at night. Our daytime highs were up in the mid
90’s and our nighttime lows in the high 70’s. No clouds to speak of so no rain. It’s starting to
get warm enough to use the air-conditioning! (Jamaican Winds)
WATER: Again, almost a repeat of last weeks report with a concentration of cold water just off
the Cape. Water temperatures to 67 degrees along the shore on the Pacific side and warming up
to 73 or 74 degrees at the Golden Gate and San Jaime Banks. The water on the Pacific side has
been rough due to the strong winds, at least the closest 15 miles has been rough, I’ve heard from
private boaters that once you get past that, it gets pretty nice. Off the Cape the water has been
70-72 degrees out at least 20 miles, and you have had to go 35-40 miles south to get to 78 degree
water. It is not smooth out there either! The best water conditions in terms of both calmness and
temperatures has been n the Sea of Cortez, and the further North you go, the warmer it becomes.
74 degrees between the 95 and 1150 spots and over 79 degrees past the Gorda Banks towards
Punta Gorda. Mornings have seen good water conditions out there but in the afternoons it has
sometimes been a rough ride home it the wind is from the southwest. (Theme For A Rainy Day)
BAIT: Mackerel and Caballito at the normal $2 per bait along with a good supply of Mullet.
(Take You There)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Scattered Striped Marlin within a 20 mile arc of Cabo San Lucas and a bit better
concentration out at the Cabrillo Seamount and north of the Palmilla. The fish are not
concentrated near to us right now, and the ones that are being found do not seem to be in an
eating mode. A few boats are getting two fish a trip, most of the boats are tossing bait to four or
five fish a trip and around 20% of them are getting bit. The cool water has not helped the bite on
Blue Marlin, but there are some strikes being had. I had an angler report that he caught a 73
pound Swordfish on Wednesday out on the Pacific side of the Cape. (Midnight In San Juan)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Not many boats are finding the Tuna this week and the ones that have done
well have been making 40+ mile runs to find the fish. Most of them have been footballs in the
10-15 pound class. Cedar plugs and dark feathers have been the ticket, and since not many boats
have been in the areas the ones that are there have done very well. (Every Moment With You)
DORADO: A few scattered fish were found close in off the Punta Ballena to Palmilla area and
they were not large fish, mostly in the 10-15 pound range. Not until you got up to the Gorda
Banks was there any good action on Dorado, and then it was still scattered. Once again, there
was very good action a long ways from home as boats reported numbers of large fish past the
Cabrillo Seamount. Unfortunately, that is beyond the range of most of the charter fleet here in
Cabo unless you are willing to pop for a 1K trip, then it is still 2 hours out and two hours back, all
cruising. Fish that were caught out there were in the 30-60 pound class and most of them were
hooked on the troll. (Kissin’ On The Beach)
WAHOO: The only fish I saw or had reported to me this week were ones found in that warm
water outside the Cabrillo Seamount, and there were some good fish in the mix, up to 90 pounds.
Elsewhere, the bite was not happening. (She Never Said Why)
NEARSHORE: Slow inshore fishing this week as well, with most of the action being supplied by
Jack Crevalle and a few Yellowtail reported as well. Slow trolled live bait for the Jacks, live bait
dropped down mid water for the Yellowtail and a few nice Grouper for those dropping live bait to
the bottom and bringing it up 10 feet. The Roosterfish closed their mouths this week, they are
still there but the cool water got them off their feed. (Mobimientos Del Alma)
NOTES: No predictions!!! But I really hope the warm water continues to come to us from the
north on the Cortez side, we could certainly use it! As you can tell from the species report, the
action this past week was taking place well offshore, and you needed a fast boat and a lot of time
to get to it. Most of the fleet was not able to get to those areas so the overall catch was down
and a lot of boats returned from a day of fishing having only seen a few Marlin to toss bait to.
Wind, die down, Water, warm up, Fishing, turn on....this is my Mantra for the week! This weeks
report was written to the smooth guitar sounds of Earl Klugh on his 1991 Warners release
“Midnight in San Juan”.
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR JUNE 30 TO JULY 06, 2003
WEATHER: This week the weather was almost a repeat of last week with the wind blowing
every afternoon again. Most of the wind was from either the southwest or west at 10-14 knots
and started around noon and lasted until around 9 at night. Our daytime highs were up in the mid
90’s and our nighttime lows in the high 70’s. No clouds to speak of so no rain. It’s starting to
get warm enough to use the air-conditioning! (Jamaican Winds)
WATER: Again, almost a repeat of last weeks report with a concentration of cold water just off
the Cape. Water temperatures to 67 degrees along the shore on the Pacific side and warming up
to 73 or 74 degrees at the Golden Gate and San Jaime Banks. The water on the Pacific side has
been rough due to the strong winds, at least the closest 15 miles has been rough, I’ve heard from
private boaters that once you get past that, it gets pretty nice. Off the Cape the water has been
70-72 degrees out at least 20 miles, and you have had to go 35-40 miles south to get to 78 degree
water. It is not smooth out there either! The best water conditions in terms of both calmness and
temperatures has been n the Sea of Cortez, and the further North you go, the warmer it becomes.
74 degrees between the 95 and 1150 spots and over 79 degrees past the Gorda Banks towards
Punta Gorda. Mornings have seen good water conditions out there but in the afternoons it has
sometimes been a rough ride home it the wind is from the southwest. (Theme For A Rainy Day)
BAIT: Mackerel and Caballito at the normal $2 per bait along with a good supply of Mullet.
(Take You There)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Scattered Striped Marlin within a 20 mile arc of Cabo San Lucas and a bit better
concentration out at the Cabrillo Seamount and north of the Palmilla. The fish are not
concentrated near to us right now, and the ones that are being found do not seem to be in an
eating mode. A few boats are getting two fish a trip, most of the boats are tossing bait to four or
five fish a trip and around 20% of them are getting bit. The cool water has not helped the bite on
Blue Marlin, but there are some strikes being had. I had an angler report that he caught a 73
pound Swordfish on Wednesday out on the Pacific side of the Cape. (Midnight In San Juan)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Not many boats are finding the Tuna this week and the ones that have done
well have been making 40+ mile runs to find the fish. Most of them have been footballs in the
10-15 pound class. Cedar plugs and dark feathers have been the ticket, and since not many boats
have been in the areas the ones that are there have done very well. (Every Moment With You)
DORADO: A few scattered fish were found close in off the Punta Ballena to Palmilla area and
they were not large fish, mostly in the 10-15 pound range. Not until you got up to the Gorda
Banks was there any good action on Dorado, and then it was still scattered. Once again, there
was very good action a long ways from home as boats reported numbers of large fish past the
Cabrillo Seamount. Unfortunately, that is beyond the range of most of the charter fleet here in
Cabo unless you are willing to pop for a 1K trip, then it is still 2 hours out and two hours back, all
cruising. Fish that were caught out there were in the 30-60 pound class and most of them were
hooked on the troll. (Kissin’ On The Beach)
WAHOO: The only fish I saw or had reported to me this week were ones found in that warm
water outside the Cabrillo Seamount, and there were some good fish in the mix, up to 90 pounds.
Elsewhere, the bite was not happening. (She Never Said Why)
NEARSHORE: Slow inshore fishing this week as well, with most of the action being supplied by
Jack Crevalle and a few Yellowtail reported as well. Slow trolled live bait for the Jacks, live bait
dropped down mid water for the Yellowtail and a few nice Grouper for those dropping live bait to
the bottom and bringing it up 10 feet. The Roosterfish closed their mouths this week, they are
still there but the cool water got them off their feed. (Mobimientos Del Alma)
NOTES: No predictions!!! But I really hope the warm water continues to come to us from the
north on the Cortez side, we could certainly use it! As you can tell from the species report, the
action this past week was taking place well offshore, and you needed a fast boat and a lot of time
to get to it. Most of the fleet was not able to get to those areas so the overall catch was down
and a lot of boats returned from a day of fishing having only seen a few Marlin to toss bait to.
Wind, die down, Water, warm up, Fishing, turn on....this is my Mantra for the week! This weeks
report was written to the smooth guitar sounds of Earl Klugh on his 1991 Warners release
“Midnight in San Juan”.
