05-14-2012, 03:42 PM
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[#000000]Captain George Landrum[/#000000]
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[#000000]Cabo Fish Report[/#000000]
[#000000] May 7-13, 2012[/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]WEATHER: [/#000000][#000000]It'ssummertime! We have had clear skies and warm weather all week long,and the water is warming up as well. With the daytime temperaturegetting into the mid to high 90's and the nights only dropping to thehigh 70's we know it's not too long before going to the beach willbecome an almost daily ritual. It's about the only way to beat theheat without running the AC all day long. Put the sweaters and longpants away and buy new tubes of sunscreen.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000][#000000] WATER: [/#000000][#000000]Atthe end of the week it was clear that warm water has been pushing ourway from the east. The surface temperatures on the Sea of Cortezinside the 1,000 fathom line east of the 95 spot is a steady 75-76degrees. Outside the 1,000 fathom line and from the beach on outnorth of the 95 spot to the lighthouse on the Pacific side the wateris 69-70 degrees. From the lighthouse on the Pacific side an 8 milewide band of 67 degree water extends from the northeast to thesouthwest. On the northern side of this line, for about 3 miles,there is a band of cold water at 60 degrees that runs right acrossthe top of the San Jaime Banks. North of this band the water warms adegree or so to 63-64 degrees. Surface conditions throughout thearea have been great with small swells and mostly light afternoonwinds.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]BAIT: [/#000000][#000000]Caballitohave been the prevailing bait this week with very few Mackerel and adecent supply of Mullet, all at the normal $3 per bait. For boatswilling to go the distance and needing Sardines, we were finallyseeing some decent size ones from San Jose, but you had to be thereearly, and they were going for $20-$25 a scoop if you could get them.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000] FISHING:[/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]BILLFISH[/#000000][#000000]: With the moon in it's waning phase we are seeing more Striped Marlinon the surface and they seem more willing to take a bait than theywere last week. The favorite area is still between the 1150 and theSan Jose Canyon, but there are fish showing up on the 95 spot,probably as the warm water keeps moving to the west the fish willfollow. A few boats were finding Marlin very close to the beach,less than two miles out. They were not there in the numbers beingfound offshore, but they were willing to bite and many boats managedto close out a half day trip by catching one right outside Cabo. Inmore good news, the warming water may also be bringing in more of thelarger Marlin as several boats this week reported catching BlueMarlin. I did not see any of the fish but they were reported to meas being less than 200 pounds and were caught on lures pulled forStriped Marlin. Never forget that there are other billfish out thereas well! A private boat went out this week to run some checks ontheir electrical systems, checking the radar, sonar, FLIR and suchand of course they put a couple of lines in the water. Crossing the95 spot they hooked up a Swordfish that weighed just under 300pounds, on a lure, at night! You never know what is going to showup![/#000000][/#000000]
YELLOWFIN TUNA: I did hear of a few boats in the area that luckedinto #100 fish while working Dolphin but there were no numbersreported to me, just that a few had been caught. Must be nice toluck into these fish! For the rest of us, Yellowfin were pretty mucha hit-or-miss situation. Find the right porpoise pod and you mightget a few fish averaging 15 pounds, but there were not many of themout there. Boats fishing inshore trolling Rapallas for Yellowtailcaught a few Yellowfin, but once again there were no number of them,just the occasional fish here and there. These were not fish that Iwould have gone out and targeted this past week, but instead wouldhave been happy to get as a by-catch.
[#000000]DORADO: I think the Dorado may just be amonth away as we are slowly seeing the bite improve. Once the waterhits 80 degrees we might see it bust loose, but for now an occasional30 pound fish with a few smaller ones in the 10 pound class are whatwe are seeing every day, and that is not per boat, but an average ofabout 10 boats. They are there, but the numbers are not here yet.[/#000000]
[#000000]WAHOO: Wahoo were scattered this week withmost of the fish reported coming from the warmer water up around theGorda Banks and Punta Gorda. More were being seen than were beingcaught, but there were some nice fish reported with weights rangingfrom 25 to 70 pounds. Sure would be nice to get a couple of Wahoofillets, I have some ingredients just waiting to use on them for agreat meal! The fish that have been caught have mostly been on livebait but a few have been reported caught on lures, and almost all thefish have come from shallow water, less than 350 feet.[/#000000]
[#000000] INSHORE: Sierra continue to be the inshorefish of the week in our area, but I have heard reports from a few ofour boats that have ventured up to the Punta Gorda area that therewas a decent bite on Pompano that lasted for a few days. These greateating fish were found close to the beach, averaged 6 pounds and werebiting on Sardinas. There are still some Yellowtail being found onthe Pacific side of the Cape, but not in the numbers we were seeingseveral weeks ago, nor in the same size range. Boats are averagingtwo to three fish per trip and the size has dropped to an average of12 pounds. Also being found inshore are good numbers of Roosterfishto 20 pounds. Great action on spinning and fly tackle, when you mixin an occasional Jack Crevalle you better be ready![/#000000]
[#000000]FISH RECIPE: Check the blog for this weeksrecipe! [/#000000]
[#000000]NOTES: Tawny is snoring at my feet, waitingfor the Sunday beach walk, that was my music for this report! Can'tkeep her waiting, and of course a great Sunday breakfast when we getback, a call to Mom for mothers day and then off to watch the finalround of golf at TPC Sawgrass! Have a great week everyone, and HappyMothers Day! Until next week, tight lines![/#000000]
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[#000000]Captain George Landrum[/#000000]
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[#000000]http://captgeo.wordpress.com/[/#000000]
[#000000]Cabo Fish Report[/#000000]
[#000000] May 7-13, 2012[/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]WEATHER: [/#000000][#000000]It'ssummertime! We have had clear skies and warm weather all week long,and the water is warming up as well. With the daytime temperaturegetting into the mid to high 90's and the nights only dropping to thehigh 70's we know it's not too long before going to the beach willbecome an almost daily ritual. It's about the only way to beat theheat without running the AC all day long. Put the sweaters and longpants away and buy new tubes of sunscreen.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000][#000000] WATER: [/#000000][#000000]Atthe end of the week it was clear that warm water has been pushing ourway from the east. The surface temperatures on the Sea of Cortezinside the 1,000 fathom line east of the 95 spot is a steady 75-76degrees. Outside the 1,000 fathom line and from the beach on outnorth of the 95 spot to the lighthouse on the Pacific side the wateris 69-70 degrees. From the lighthouse on the Pacific side an 8 milewide band of 67 degree water extends from the northeast to thesouthwest. On the northern side of this line, for about 3 miles,there is a band of cold water at 60 degrees that runs right acrossthe top of the San Jaime Banks. North of this band the water warms adegree or so to 63-64 degrees. Surface conditions throughout thearea have been great with small swells and mostly light afternoonwinds.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]BAIT: [/#000000][#000000]Caballitohave been the prevailing bait this week with very few Mackerel and adecent supply of Mullet, all at the normal $3 per bait. For boatswilling to go the distance and needing Sardines, we were finallyseeing some decent size ones from San Jose, but you had to be thereearly, and they were going for $20-$25 a scoop if you could get them.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000] FISHING:[/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]BILLFISH[/#000000][#000000]: With the moon in it's waning phase we are seeing more Striped Marlinon the surface and they seem more willing to take a bait than theywere last week. The favorite area is still between the 1150 and theSan Jose Canyon, but there are fish showing up on the 95 spot,probably as the warm water keeps moving to the west the fish willfollow. A few boats were finding Marlin very close to the beach,less than two miles out. They were not there in the numbers beingfound offshore, but they were willing to bite and many boats managedto close out a half day trip by catching one right outside Cabo. Inmore good news, the warming water may also be bringing in more of thelarger Marlin as several boats this week reported catching BlueMarlin. I did not see any of the fish but they were reported to meas being less than 200 pounds and were caught on lures pulled forStriped Marlin. Never forget that there are other billfish out thereas well! A private boat went out this week to run some checks ontheir electrical systems, checking the radar, sonar, FLIR and suchand of course they put a couple of lines in the water. Crossing the95 spot they hooked up a Swordfish that weighed just under 300pounds, on a lure, at night! You never know what is going to showup![/#000000][/#000000]
YELLOWFIN TUNA: I did hear of a few boats in the area that luckedinto #100 fish while working Dolphin but there were no numbersreported to me, just that a few had been caught. Must be nice toluck into these fish! For the rest of us, Yellowfin were pretty mucha hit-or-miss situation. Find the right porpoise pod and you mightget a few fish averaging 15 pounds, but there were not many of themout there. Boats fishing inshore trolling Rapallas for Yellowtailcaught a few Yellowfin, but once again there were no number of them,just the occasional fish here and there. These were not fish that Iwould have gone out and targeted this past week, but instead wouldhave been happy to get as a by-catch.
[#000000]DORADO: I think the Dorado may just be amonth away as we are slowly seeing the bite improve. Once the waterhits 80 degrees we might see it bust loose, but for now an occasional30 pound fish with a few smaller ones in the 10 pound class are whatwe are seeing every day, and that is not per boat, but an average ofabout 10 boats. They are there, but the numbers are not here yet.[/#000000]
[#000000]WAHOO: Wahoo were scattered this week withmost of the fish reported coming from the warmer water up around theGorda Banks and Punta Gorda. More were being seen than were beingcaught, but there were some nice fish reported with weights rangingfrom 25 to 70 pounds. Sure would be nice to get a couple of Wahoofillets, I have some ingredients just waiting to use on them for agreat meal! The fish that have been caught have mostly been on livebait but a few have been reported caught on lures, and almost all thefish have come from shallow water, less than 350 feet.[/#000000]
[#000000] INSHORE: Sierra continue to be the inshorefish of the week in our area, but I have heard reports from a few ofour boats that have ventured up to the Punta Gorda area that therewas a decent bite on Pompano that lasted for a few days. These greateating fish were found close to the beach, averaged 6 pounds and werebiting on Sardinas. There are still some Yellowtail being found onthe Pacific side of the Cape, but not in the numbers we were seeingseveral weeks ago, nor in the same size range. Boats are averagingtwo to three fish per trip and the size has dropped to an average of12 pounds. Also being found inshore are good numbers of Roosterfishto 20 pounds. Great action on spinning and fly tackle, when you mixin an occasional Jack Crevalle you better be ready![/#000000]
[#000000]FISH RECIPE: Check the blog for this weeksrecipe! [/#000000]
[#000000]NOTES: Tawny is snoring at my feet, waitingfor the Sunday beach walk, that was my music for this report! Can'tkeep her waiting, and of course a great Sunday breakfast when we getback, a call to Mom for mothers day and then off to watch the finalround of golf at TPC Sawgrass! Have a great week everyone, and HappyMothers Day! Until next week, tight lines![/#000000]
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