12-26-2011, 04:49 PM
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[#000000]Captain George Landrum[/#000000]
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[#000000]Cabo Fish Report[/#000000]
[#000000] December 19-25, 2011[/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]WEATHER: [/#000000][#000000]Theclouds and cold weather continued for Christmas week. Our walk onthe beach with the dog on Christmas morning was done with a jacket onover my t-shirt and swim shorts since the air was a cool 58 degrees. With mostly cloudy skies this week it was not our typical Caboweather and some of us were thinking it might actually snow in themountains, Yeah, sure. Our coldest morning was 57 degrees but it waswarming up in the afternoons to almost 85 degrees on a few days, andjust 78 degrees on a couple of other days. It seemed strange to walkthe beach and see people with their knees drawn up to their chestswearing hoody sweaters and towels over their legs sitting in thebeach lounge chairs![/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000][#000000] WATER: [/#000000][#000000]Just like last week, the swells this week were mixed with some dayssmall ones coming in from the east and other days normal ones comingfrom the northwest. All in all there were no large swells, thebiggest were on the Pacific side at 4-6 feet, the smaller on theCortez at 1-3 feet. As far as water temps went, the water next toshore out to about 5 miles on the Cortez side between San Lucas andSan Jose was cold at 68 degrees. Everywhere else it was 73 degreeswith a few warm spots of 76 degrees to the southwest 30 miles.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]BAIT: [/#000000][#000000]Some Caballito and a few Mackerel were to be had at $3 per bait,mostly boats were getting junk bait for their money so many weregoing with frozen Ballyhoo instead. There were some Sardinas at$25-$30 a scoop as well.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000] FISHING:[/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]BILLFISH[/#000000][#000000]: I am surprised that we have not had concentrations of Marlin in ourarea since the water is the right temperature, but they just have notmade it here yet. Not to say were are not catching any, far fromthat, it's just that we are not getting double digit numbers in ourarea. The Striped Marlin are here and the boats that areconcentration on them are getting several a day to the boat, but weare not yet seeing the groups of four and more tailing together onthe surface. Many of the boats have been concentrating on the usualdrop areas such as the flats off of the lighthouse and the ridge atSan Cristobal and putting live bait down halfway to the bottom. Others have been working 5 miles from the shore looking for tailingfish. Running a few ballyhoo in the pattern seems to be a verysuccessful method as that added bit of enticement can turn a lookerinto a biter. [/#000000][/#000000]
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Plenty of fish in the 12-25 pound range are to befound between 5 and 25 miles out and there are larger fish out theretoo. While catching the smaller ones it is not uncommon to see fishin the 100 pound class breaking the surface as they chase baitfish. The best bets for the smaller fish have been very small redhootchies, trying to imitate the krill that are showing up. On thelarger fish it has been more difficult, but dropping back a riggedlive bait a half-spool has worked for many boats if there are notother boats to run over the line. Boats hat have been working a kitewith a rigged bait under it have also done well on the larger fish. Limits have been very possible on the smaller tuna this week, thelarger tuna have been much more difficult to come by. The best areashave been on the Pacific side but I did hear of a few boats thatworked the are between the 1150 and the Cabrillo Seamount and foundgood schools of fish.
[#000000]DORADO: With the water cooling off fairlyrapidly I am not sure how much longer the Dorado are going to bearound, but there are still some out there. The warmer water on thePacific side still holds fish and there are more on the inside thanon the outside, but the numbers have dropped since last week. Withan average size of 18 pound sand the cooler water the best techniquehas been to slow troll rigged live bait in areas where Frigate birdsare spotted working. There have been limits of Dorado caught thisweek (2 per angler) but not as many as last week.[/#000000]
[#000000]WAHOO: While not catching any myself, a fewboats we had fishing did manage to get into some Wahoo this week. With the new moon Christmas eve the few days before then did producesome fish averaging 30 pounds. The normal areas such as the GordaBanks (just on the edge of the cool water) and the rocky points onthe Pacific side were popular areas to work and the drop right on theedge of San Lucas bay kicked out a couple of very nice fish for earlyboats.[/#000000]
[#000000] INSHORE: Just like last week, the Sierraare starting to bite good and there are some Snapper in there amongthe rocks if you have the hooks and lead to spare. You are going tohook a lot more than you land and for some reason the Snapper are notswallowing the bait but just chewing on them instead so it was hardto get a good hook-set on them. A few Yellowtail have been reportedfrom the Pacific side so perhaps we will start to see some moreaction on these great fish as well.[/#000000]
[#000000]FISH RECIPE: Sometimes posted on the blogThursday or Friday. [/#000000]
[#000000]NOTES: Great weather, a large variety offish to choose from, whales to be watched and not being too crowdedthis time of year should put visiting us at the top of your travellist! This weeks report was written to the music of Chuck AllenFloyd from his album “Tonight An Angel Fell”, courtesy of my goodfriends Mark and Allen Bailey. No M. Koch, this is not Mark Baileyfrom California, it is Mark Bailey from Texas, and he and his familyare good, honest friends. Thanks Mark and Allen! Until next week,tight lines![/#000000]
[#000000]We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmasand wish for safe travels for all of your family during the holidays![/#000000]
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[#000000]Captain George Landrum[/#000000]
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[#000000]Cabo Fish Report[/#000000]
[#000000] December 19-25, 2011[/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]WEATHER: [/#000000][#000000]Theclouds and cold weather continued for Christmas week. Our walk onthe beach with the dog on Christmas morning was done with a jacket onover my t-shirt and swim shorts since the air was a cool 58 degrees. With mostly cloudy skies this week it was not our typical Caboweather and some of us were thinking it might actually snow in themountains, Yeah, sure. Our coldest morning was 57 degrees but it waswarming up in the afternoons to almost 85 degrees on a few days, andjust 78 degrees on a couple of other days. It seemed strange to walkthe beach and see people with their knees drawn up to their chestswearing hoody sweaters and towels over their legs sitting in thebeach lounge chairs![/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000][#000000] WATER: [/#000000][#000000]Just like last week, the swells this week were mixed with some dayssmall ones coming in from the east and other days normal ones comingfrom the northwest. All in all there were no large swells, thebiggest were on the Pacific side at 4-6 feet, the smaller on theCortez at 1-3 feet. As far as water temps went, the water next toshore out to about 5 miles on the Cortez side between San Lucas andSan Jose was cold at 68 degrees. Everywhere else it was 73 degreeswith a few warm spots of 76 degrees to the southwest 30 miles.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]BAIT: [/#000000][#000000]Some Caballito and a few Mackerel were to be had at $3 per bait,mostly boats were getting junk bait for their money so many weregoing with frozen Ballyhoo instead. There were some Sardinas at$25-$30 a scoop as well.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000] FISHING:[/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]BILLFISH[/#000000][#000000]: I am surprised that we have not had concentrations of Marlin in ourarea since the water is the right temperature, but they just have notmade it here yet. Not to say were are not catching any, far fromthat, it's just that we are not getting double digit numbers in ourarea. The Striped Marlin are here and the boats that areconcentration on them are getting several a day to the boat, but weare not yet seeing the groups of four and more tailing together onthe surface. Many of the boats have been concentrating on the usualdrop areas such as the flats off of the lighthouse and the ridge atSan Cristobal and putting live bait down halfway to the bottom. Others have been working 5 miles from the shore looking for tailingfish. Running a few ballyhoo in the pattern seems to be a verysuccessful method as that added bit of enticement can turn a lookerinto a biter. [/#000000][/#000000]
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Plenty of fish in the 12-25 pound range are to befound between 5 and 25 miles out and there are larger fish out theretoo. While catching the smaller ones it is not uncommon to see fishin the 100 pound class breaking the surface as they chase baitfish. The best bets for the smaller fish have been very small redhootchies, trying to imitate the krill that are showing up. On thelarger fish it has been more difficult, but dropping back a riggedlive bait a half-spool has worked for many boats if there are notother boats to run over the line. Boats hat have been working a kitewith a rigged bait under it have also done well on the larger fish. Limits have been very possible on the smaller tuna this week, thelarger tuna have been much more difficult to come by. The best areashave been on the Pacific side but I did hear of a few boats thatworked the are between the 1150 and the Cabrillo Seamount and foundgood schools of fish.
[#000000]DORADO: With the water cooling off fairlyrapidly I am not sure how much longer the Dorado are going to bearound, but there are still some out there. The warmer water on thePacific side still holds fish and there are more on the inside thanon the outside, but the numbers have dropped since last week. Withan average size of 18 pound sand the cooler water the best techniquehas been to slow troll rigged live bait in areas where Frigate birdsare spotted working. There have been limits of Dorado caught thisweek (2 per angler) but not as many as last week.[/#000000]
[#000000]WAHOO: While not catching any myself, a fewboats we had fishing did manage to get into some Wahoo this week. With the new moon Christmas eve the few days before then did producesome fish averaging 30 pounds. The normal areas such as the GordaBanks (just on the edge of the cool water) and the rocky points onthe Pacific side were popular areas to work and the drop right on theedge of San Lucas bay kicked out a couple of very nice fish for earlyboats.[/#000000]
[#000000] INSHORE: Just like last week, the Sierraare starting to bite good and there are some Snapper in there amongthe rocks if you have the hooks and lead to spare. You are going tohook a lot more than you land and for some reason the Snapper are notswallowing the bait but just chewing on them instead so it was hardto get a good hook-set on them. A few Yellowtail have been reportedfrom the Pacific side so perhaps we will start to see some moreaction on these great fish as well.[/#000000]
[#000000]FISH RECIPE: Sometimes posted on the blogThursday or Friday. [/#000000]
[#000000]NOTES: Great weather, a large variety offish to choose from, whales to be watched and not being too crowdedthis time of year should put visiting us at the top of your travellist! This weeks report was written to the music of Chuck AllenFloyd from his album “Tonight An Angel Fell”, courtesy of my goodfriends Mark and Allen Bailey. No M. Koch, this is not Mark Baileyfrom California, it is Mark Bailey from Texas, and he and his familyare good, honest friends. Thanks Mark and Allen! Until next week,tight lines![/#000000]
[#000000]We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmasand wish for safe travels for all of your family during the holidays![/#000000]
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