04-16-2012, 03:02 PM
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[#000000]Captain George Landrum[/#000000]
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[#000000]Cabo Fish Report[/#000000]
[#000000]April 9-15, 2012[/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]WEATHER: [/#000000][#000000]Ithas been a windy week if you were fishing on the Pacific side of theCape as the northwesterly winds blew hard from the start, but appearsas if we may get a slight reprieve for a few days. With our highs inthe low 90's and the nighttime lows in the low 60's it has not beenbad at all, very comfortable to be out and about. No clouds and thewind on the Cortez side of the Cape has been light.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000][#000000] WATER: [/#000000][#000000]Surface conditions on the Pacific side were pretty miserable thisweek with the swells at 4-6 feet and the constant wind blowing. Looking past the arch you could see whitecaps and rollers everywhere,it looked like a sheep farm out there. Look to the east and youwould think you were in a different body of water, and in fact youwere. The Sea of Cortez, at least in our area, was flat and had onlylight winds if you were inside the 1,000 fathom line, outside ofthere you got some of the effects of the wind. Water on the Pacificside was cool to cold at 60-64 degrees, and a bit green as well. Onthe Cortez side it was warmer at 70 degrees and blue.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]BAIT: [/#000000][#000000]Caballitoand Mackerel as well as a few Mullet could be had for $3 per bait. Afew of the bait boats had “frozen” ballyhoo for between $3-4,each, but you never know how many times they had been “frozen”.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000] FISHING:[/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]BILLFISH[/#000000][#000000]: Boats were finding the Marlin in the area around the 1150 and to thenortheast of there, but the fish were not real aggressive. You mightthrow a bait at five or six fish before you found one that wasinterested and willing to bit. Trolled lures would raise fish, butthey would not chase for very long. My guess is that approximately20% of the boats trying for them released Marlin. There were a fewboats that managed multiple releases but it was not common. Onceagain there were plenty of sharks in the area as well with BlueSharks, Thresher Sharks and small Mako Sharks being caught as oftenas the Marlin were.[/#000000][/#000000]
YELLOWFIN TUNA: I am not sure when the Yellowfin will make anappearance, but I hope it is soon! Normally at this time we haveschools of footballs all over the place but they have not shown upyet. It could be at any time though and our fingers are crossed. Meanwhile what we do have is an occasional school of footballs movingthrough the area very fast, giving the boats only a quick shot atthem. If you are in the right place at the right time you might geta few. Some of the boats are still traveling up to the Inman Banksarea and chumming for the larger fish, but they are not having a lotof luck at it.
[#000000]DORADO: We are still seeing some small onescoming from the warm water on the shoreline on the Cortez side andsome larger fish to 40 pounds from the offshore area there. Thelarger fish are striking lures pulled for Marlin while the smallerfish are coming into the chum lines of boats fishing for Sierra andYellowfin just off the beach.[/#000000]
[#000000]WAHOO: I did not hear of any Wahoo beingcaught this week.[/#000000]
[#000000] INSHORE: Inshore was the way to go if youwanted to get anything other than Marlin or shark and plenty of boatswent this route. With the water very bouncy on the Pacific side theaction shifted to the Cortez side of the Cape. Sierra were the mostcommon catch and they bit well on drifted Sardinas and not quite aswell on pink and chartreuse hootchis and small Rapallas. TheYellowtail bite was off and on with one day a spot producing a dozenfish for a boat and the next day there only being one caught. It wasa matter of looking at the depth finder and moving around. Live baitdropped down to them was the best method once they were found, butyo-yo'ing worked for a few boats. Small Grouper to 6 pounds werecommon and made quite a few anglers happy and once in a while a 25pound fish was hooked. There were scattered Snapper as well and allof this action occurred in water 80 to 120 feet deep.[/#000000]
[#000000]FISH RECIPE: Check the blog for this weeksrecipe! [/#000000]
[#000000]NOTES: This weeks report was written to themusic of Dr. John from a mix CD a friend loaned to me. Great bluesand one of the songs was about fishing! Well, time for the Sundaybeach walk with Mary and the puppy, then home for breakfast, off togolf, then home for a grilled dinner with relatives. I hope all ofyou have just as an enjoyable day, and until next time, have a greatweek, catch lots of fish, and get those reservations for Cabo made![/#000000]
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[#000000]Captain George Landrum[/#000000]
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[#000000]Cabo Fish Report[/#000000]
[#000000]April 9-15, 2012[/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]WEATHER: [/#000000][#000000]Ithas been a windy week if you were fishing on the Pacific side of theCape as the northwesterly winds blew hard from the start, but appearsas if we may get a slight reprieve for a few days. With our highs inthe low 90's and the nighttime lows in the low 60's it has not beenbad at all, very comfortable to be out and about. No clouds and thewind on the Cortez side of the Cape has been light.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000][#000000] WATER: [/#000000][#000000]Surface conditions on the Pacific side were pretty miserable thisweek with the swells at 4-6 feet and the constant wind blowing. Looking past the arch you could see whitecaps and rollers everywhere,it looked like a sheep farm out there. Look to the east and youwould think you were in a different body of water, and in fact youwere. The Sea of Cortez, at least in our area, was flat and had onlylight winds if you were inside the 1,000 fathom line, outside ofthere you got some of the effects of the wind. Water on the Pacificside was cool to cold at 60-64 degrees, and a bit green as well. Onthe Cortez side it was warmer at 70 degrees and blue.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]BAIT: [/#000000][#000000]Caballitoand Mackerel as well as a few Mullet could be had for $3 per bait. Afew of the bait boats had “frozen” ballyhoo for between $3-4,each, but you never know how many times they had been “frozen”.[/#000000][/#000000]
[#000000] FISHING:[/#000000]
[#000000][#000000]BILLFISH[/#000000][#000000]: Boats were finding the Marlin in the area around the 1150 and to thenortheast of there, but the fish were not real aggressive. You mightthrow a bait at five or six fish before you found one that wasinterested and willing to bit. Trolled lures would raise fish, butthey would not chase for very long. My guess is that approximately20% of the boats trying for them released Marlin. There were a fewboats that managed multiple releases but it was not common. Onceagain there were plenty of sharks in the area as well with BlueSharks, Thresher Sharks and small Mako Sharks being caught as oftenas the Marlin were.[/#000000][/#000000]
YELLOWFIN TUNA: I am not sure when the Yellowfin will make anappearance, but I hope it is soon! Normally at this time we haveschools of footballs all over the place but they have not shown upyet. It could be at any time though and our fingers are crossed. Meanwhile what we do have is an occasional school of footballs movingthrough the area very fast, giving the boats only a quick shot atthem. If you are in the right place at the right time you might geta few. Some of the boats are still traveling up to the Inman Banksarea and chumming for the larger fish, but they are not having a lotof luck at it.
[#000000]DORADO: We are still seeing some small onescoming from the warm water on the shoreline on the Cortez side andsome larger fish to 40 pounds from the offshore area there. Thelarger fish are striking lures pulled for Marlin while the smallerfish are coming into the chum lines of boats fishing for Sierra andYellowfin just off the beach.[/#000000]
[#000000]WAHOO: I did not hear of any Wahoo beingcaught this week.[/#000000]
[#000000] INSHORE: Inshore was the way to go if youwanted to get anything other than Marlin or shark and plenty of boatswent this route. With the water very bouncy on the Pacific side theaction shifted to the Cortez side of the Cape. Sierra were the mostcommon catch and they bit well on drifted Sardinas and not quite aswell on pink and chartreuse hootchis and small Rapallas. TheYellowtail bite was off and on with one day a spot producing a dozenfish for a boat and the next day there only being one caught. It wasa matter of looking at the depth finder and moving around. Live baitdropped down to them was the best method once they were found, butyo-yo'ing worked for a few boats. Small Grouper to 6 pounds werecommon and made quite a few anglers happy and once in a while a 25pound fish was hooked. There were scattered Snapper as well and allof this action occurred in water 80 to 120 feet deep.[/#000000]
[#000000]FISH RECIPE: Check the blog for this weeksrecipe! [/#000000]
[#000000]NOTES: This weeks report was written to themusic of Dr. John from a mix CD a friend loaned to me. Great bluesand one of the songs was about fishing! Well, time for the Sundaybeach walk with Mary and the puppy, then home for breakfast, off togolf, then home for a grilled dinner with relatives. I hope all ofyou have just as an enjoyable day, and until next time, have a greatweek, catch lots of fish, and get those reservations for Cabo made![/#000000]
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