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Nov 29, 2004; 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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Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT NOVEMBER 22-28, 2004
WEATHER: I am not sure if I should call the skies this week partly cloudy or partly sunny, guess it depends on how you look at it. Anyway, there were clouds every day but also plenty of sun. Our temperatures were almost perfect with nights getting down as low as 60 degrees with our day time highs in the high 80’s. No rain came with the clouds and the wind varied between 5 and 12 knots from the northwest early in the week and the northeast later in the week.
WATER: The water on the Sea of Cortez remained in the 77 degree range with blue water but as you approached the area of the Gorda Banks the northeast wind became noticeable and the water became pretty rough. Darn those winter winds! On the Pacific side of the Cape at the end of the week there was a finger of warm water about 80 degrees on the San Jaime Bank. Everywhere else the water was in the 77-78 degree range. Choppy water was the norm on the Pacific side early in the week but as the wind changed later on the water became smooth.
BAIT: Almost all Mackerel this week with a few Sardinas as well. Big baits were $2 each while the Sardinas were $20-25 a scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: I only heard of two Blue Marlin and one Black Marlin being caught this week, but the bite on the Striped Marlin has begun to take off. The fish have been fairly close as well which really helps. The Striped Marlin had been stacking up on the rocky points on the Pacific side early in the week and as the week progressed some of the fish started moving off shore a bit. At the end of the week the Striped Marlin fishing was best about 7 miles off shore of the light house toward the west. Slow trolled live bait worked pretty good as did rigged dead baits. Lures were a distant third choice but still brought fish up.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: A few boats got into the footballs early in the week among the offshore Porpoise pods but there were not many of these fish showing later on as they had pretty much moved way off shore. One boat did get into a good showing of fish off the Outer Gorda Banks on Friday. Being the only boat there helped as he was able to get around two dozen quality fish in the 30-40 pound class and one fish around #80.
DORADO: The Dorado were scarce in numbers this week unless you were able to find something floating and then you needed to be the fist boat there to do well. Two Dorado a day was a good catch this week and many of the fish that were found were small ones in the #8-10 class. A few good fish in the 30 pound range were landed but all in all things were a bit slow. Best bets for fish not associated with floating debris was the points on the Sea of Cortez side, close to shore, using small live baits or chumming for them.
WAHOO: Here in Cabo it was a fairly slow week for Wahoo, but I had an invitation from a friend to fish with him up at Inman banks on the Cortez side on Friday, and I was shown what a good Wahoo bite is! We had 10 strikes on live bait and landed two fish in the 40 pound class. It was difficult to set the hook well on these fish while using #30 and #25 line, but we had a blast. That was the only consistent action for Wahoo this week as far as I know.
INSHORE: Calm water on the Pacific side allowed the Panga fleet to work the shore line hard, and the fishing is starting to pick up. A few dinky Sierras are showing up and there are still a few nice Roosterfish scattered around. Bottom fishing for Snapper and Grouper is still a fair bet and just off the beach smaller game such as Skipjack and Bonito as well as small Dorado can keep the light tackle angler happy.
NOTES: The Marlin action heated up and every thing else has remained about the same as we came on to the full moon. I expected the Tuna bite to improve with the full moon and maybe it has, but the fish are too far out for us to find out! It will be a busy week for us and I am out of here this morning as I have a four hour trip to go on, sure hope we get into the Marlin! Until next week, Tight Lines!
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Nov 29, 2004; 11:08AM - Fly Hooker Daily Reports
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 24, 2004
Michael Eng was the guinea pig today as he was the first client to get to go out on the “Fly Hooker” with the newly re-built starboard engine. That is a story by itself and I was way optimistic to think that job could be done in a few days. As it turned out, it took three weeks. Anyway, Michael fished alone but had orders from those in his party back at the resort for fresh Tuna. There have not been a lot of them around but Juan and Manuel were able to get him hooked up to five of them, boating four of the fish. They had no other action as Marlin and Dorado were of secondary importance. The action was sudden as the first pass on the fish they found resulted in a triple hook up with one fish dropping off, then two singles on later passes. The fish were not large, with the biggest around 15 pounds, but there was fresh tuna to take back! Thanks Michael, we are glad you were able to get the fish you wanted, perhaps next time there will be some giants in the school!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 25, 2004
Our good friend Andy Cline is back in Cabo with his daughter Lauren and this time he was not supposed to touch a rod with a fish on it. On the last trip out he decided she would not be able to handle the #350 Blue Marlin that hooked up and he ended up with the fish. This trip it was supposed to be her turn to get the big one. Well, it sort of worked out that way. They were able to get a Striped Marlin hooked up early in the day while they were just outside of the lighthouse on the Pacific side of the Cape and Lauren fought the fish. It hooked up on the bridge rod and took her about 20 minutes to get the estimated #140 Striped Marlin to the boat for a release. The next action took them quite a bit longer as nothing happened until they were on the west side of the San Jaime Bank. Almost the second that they came off of the drop there was a strike on the short rigger lure. Lauren got in the chair and started to reel on the fish and then the long outrigger lure came down. Another fish on! With two fish hooked up at the same time Andy had no choice but to work the second hook up. A double on Wahoo was the result! Lauren fish took her about five minutes and the result was a Wahoo that was estimated at 50-55 pounds. Just a minute later Andy got his fish to the boat and it was about five pounds larger. That was all the action for the trip but it was a great trip with quality fish. Thanks Andy, and by now Juan realizes who it was that got him started on the Ballyhoo and Islander combinations! We are looking forward to seeing you on the boat again the day after tomorrow!
“FLY HOOKER “FISH REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 27, 2004
Once again we had Andy Cline and his daughter Lauren on the “Fly Hooker” and Andy invited his girlfriend Gigi and her daughter Bridget to join them. The objective for the day was to get the girls hooked up to a Marlin and Juan and Manuel were successful in fulfilling the request. The boat headed out toward the area that had been holding fish the day before (at least according to other Captains) and guess what? Yep, the fish were still there! The end result was three Striped Marlin hooked up and two fish brought to the boat for release. All the girls got to fight a Marlin and in addition Gigi was able to bring dinner to the boat with a nice Dorado estimated at 25 pounds. The water was in great condition and they had a lot of fun. I hope you girls got hooked! Thanks again Andy, and we look forward to seeing you again next year!
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Nov 27, 2004; 12:39PM - Sailfish Beginning To Take Off
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The action has moved in close to shore this past week with the sails holding at 8- to 14-miles. The weather has been picture perfect with calm seas. The sails have also showed up in force with the high boat for week releasing 40 and the few other boats out able to average high teen to low twenty releases. There are however only a few boats out and even fewer anglers around. Dorado are making a showing, but are scarce. No one has made the much longer run out to the tuna, so there are no tuna reports. Inshore, there was one party that fished in the estero and had a lot of fun with small robalo (snook), grouper, snapper and jacks. If you are planning a trip this season to Guatemala, be sure to pick up the Dec. issue of Pacific Coast Sportfishing for an in-depth feature, “Vela! Vela! Vela!” by Ray Rychnovsky on Guatemala fishing that talks about the double digit days in the world’s best sailfish hole. If you want to get up to speed on teasing techniques, check Gary’s column, “How to be a Tease,” in the same issue.
Water Temperature 78-82
Air Temperature 80-82
Humidity 62 %
Wind SSE 8 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 6:09 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:32 p.m. CST
Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full.
San Jose, Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa McFarland
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Nov 27, 2004; 12:38PM - Guatemala, Zihuatanejo Sails Sizzle
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 80 degree blue water is still just off the beach and the fishing for sailfish this last week has been excellent. This should slow down a bit with the first few days of the new week, and then pick up again as the full moon declines.
Most boats are raising 7 to 9 fish a day and averaging about three released fish on conventional gear. First time fly-fishing client, John Mienstra of New Jersey, fished with me and Captain Mecate on the “Aqua Azul.” We raised 8 fish. I was able to tease four to the boat, and John hooked three. Unfortunately, he made most of the beginner’s mistakes – like after setting the hook, he continued holding onto the line while the fish was trying to run, etc. But, he did manage to release one fish.
Dorado are definitely around, but are mostly incidental catches as we troll for the sails. The boats are averaging about one dorado a day each.
The inshore action is still holding up for roosters and jacks, with a few sierra thrown in.
Our Sails and Tails Sailfish on the Fly Tournament will begin on the 3rd and it should put our participants right in the thick of the bite.
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 77-89
Humidity 66%
Wind WSW 8 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 6:58 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:09 p.m. CST
Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full.
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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Nov 27, 2004; 12:36PM - Guatemala, Zihuatanejo Sails Sizzle
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR SOUTH OF THE BORDER.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@bajafly.com
USA toll-free (800) 919-2252 or 760/746-7260; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Sat., Nov. 27, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (11/20-11/26)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE
IN GENERAL: Winter winds continue to be the norm which should not come as a surprise since it is almost Dec. On the good days, the hotel boats are finding a few small dorado and tuna plus a few stripers to entertain the clients.
Yvonne and Gary reached their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary on Thanksgiving Day and are celebrating the event with a Vow Renewal ceremony and party in Escondido, Calif., this morning. Gary has convinced Yvonne that heading down for the Sails and Tales Tournament in Zihuatanejo is sort of an anniversary trip. http://www.bajafly.com/silvercelebration.htm
AIR & SEA –
Water temperature 75-80
Air temperature 69-75
Humidity about 58%
Wind: NNW 11 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:40 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:32 p.m. MST
Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full.
OFFSHORE: Still a few billfish hanging around.
INSHORE: Wind is definitely a factor; early is best.
BEACH: Tough, not bad on the days that the wind backs off. Try the sticks between Rancho Leonero and La Ribera.
BILLFISH – Still a few hangers-on.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Find the porpoise and you should do OK.
DORADO – Look under anything floating.
ROOSTERFISH\\JACK CREVALLE – Still some BIG roosters hanging around the beaches.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Breezing schools in front of La Ribera.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Rocky points and pinnacles in front of La Ribera best bet.
SIERRA – Bring wire or lots of flies!
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: John Lyddon, Corona Del Mar, Calif., fishing with Ruben Duran landed an impressive 30-pound snook near Boca Santo Domingo. Offshore, the best action has moved down on the Potato Bank, below Punta Tasco, with excellent stripey fishing reported. Plenty of doubles and triples for the few boats passing through the area as well as dorado and tuna.
Water Temperature 69-75
Air Temperature 68-75
Humidity 100%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 6:52 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:36 p.m. MST
Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full.
YELLOWTAIL – Slow going although a few can be found lurking about near the entrada.
CORVINA – Seemed to have gotten smaller as the season progressed.
SNOOK – The panhandle zone above Lopez Mateos producing the best action this week.
HALIBUT – Thicker than sand fleas on some sandy beaches.
SIERRA – Incidental catch and dinks at that.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 80 degree blue water is still just off the beach and the fishing for sailfish this last week has been excellent. This should slow down a bit with the first few days of the new week, and then pick up again as the full moon declines.
Most boats are raising 7 to 9 fish a day and averaging about three released fish on conventional gear. First time fly-fishing client, John Mienstra of New Jersey, fished with me and Captain Mecate on the “Aqua Azul.” We raised 8 fish. I was able to tease four to the boat, and John hooked three. Unfortunately, he made most of the beginner’s mistakes – like after setting the hook, he continued holding onto the line while the fish was trying to run, etc. But, he did manage to release one fish.
Dorado are definitely around, but are mostly incidental catches as we troll for the sails. The boats are averaging about one dorado a day each.
The inshore action is still holding up for roosters and jacks, with a few sierra thrown in.
Our Sails and Tails Sailfish on the Fly Tournament will begin on the 3rd and it should put our participants right in the thick of the bite.
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 77-89
Humidity 66%
Wind WSW 8 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 6:58 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:09 p.m. CST
Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full.
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The action has moved in close to shore this past week with the sails holding at 8- to 14-miles. The weather has been picture perfect with calm seas. The sails have also showed up in force with the high boat for week releasing 40 and the few other boats out able to average high teen to low twenty releases. There are however only a few boats out and even fewer anglers around. Dorado are making a showing, but are scarce. No one has made the much longer run out to the tuna, so there are no tuna reports. Inshore, there was one party that fished in the estero and had a lot of fun with small robalo (snook), grouper, snapper and jacks. If you are planning a trip this season to Guatemala, be sure to pick up the Dec. issue of Pacific Coast Sportfishing for an in-depth feature, “Vela! Vela! Vela!” by Ray Rychnovsky on Guatemala fishing that talks about the double digit days in the world’s best sailfish hole. If you want to get up to speed on teasing techniques, check Gary’s column, “How to be a Tease,” in the same issue.
Water Temperature 78-82
Air Temperature 80-82
Humidity 62 %
Wind SSE 8 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 6:09 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:32 p.m. CST
Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full.
San Jose, Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa McFarland
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Nov 24, 2004; 06:57PM - Hawaii Freshwater Report
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Category: Hawaii
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Author Name: Stan Wright
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Even with high water levels, a drop in water temperature from 82 to 74 degrees and water visibility going from 4 feet to less than a foot........ the fishing action has been pretty good..
Chris is still in the hunt for the Tournament of Champions. The top 10 anglers in our club (Hawaii Freshwater Fishing Assoc) fish a special year end tournament. The largemouth bass action was good enough to keep the competition keen. Best bass lure, a white lizard.
The cold water stopped the peacock bass from chasing shad, but didn't hurt their appetite. Craig Johnston, visiting family from the mainland, took his two boys for a day of fishing. Craig and Logan are the fly fishermen and caught some peacock bass cruising the shoreline. They missed some really nice fish. Eleven year old Conner used a light spinning rod and live bait to land fish in the 3 1/2 to 4 pound range. Several times The fly fishermen would spot a large fish or have one chase their fly. Quick as a flash, young Conner would toss a small live tilapia at the excited peacock bass for an instant hook up and the fight was on. Next time he said he would Dad and older brother catch some of the big ones. .... LOL
Aloha,
Stan
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Nov 24, 2004; 02:06PM - Prew inter yellowfin tuna bite
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Category: Louisiana
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Author Name: Capt. Scott Avanzino
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Headed out last Friday expecting calm seas and great fishing..first day back in a while (12 weather days in a row)..headed south to the Cognac Platform and found fast moving green water..plenty of porpouses too..the ride out was not nice and I had one angler looking green before we arrived on the scene..tried everything..live bait on the surface, on the downrigger and even trolling a spread of wahoo and tuna baits..fish just weren't out there..I made it about a mile south of the platform pounding through a rather steep headsea looking for better conditions before the ringleader asked if we could turn north for shallow water and the prospect of catching a limit of grouper...Since we had spent 40 minutes making bait we had to at least try for amberjacks at the 7 mile rigs..could not beg, buy or steal a bite..headed in a little closer to try and catch a few grouper on strip bait..man can I tell you about a wide open red snapper bite! I knew they would bite best after Nov. 1..it honestlly hurt to release some of the fish which bettered 10 pounds but rules are rules..caught one undersized grouper before calling the trip at 1:30..nice to get home early but it hurt to come in with a skunk!! Saturday looked to be much more promising..headed off to the deepwater platforms with nothing but chum..could not catch any live bait to save our lives..It really killed me to know we let 12 mullets go on the way in the previous afternoon..but thanks to a high seas horse trade with another captain we at least had something to try..traded a wahoo plug for 10 pinfish and we were off to Medusa..gradual change from green to blue water about 4 miles inside the platform but no life on the rig..spent 4 hours chumming up sharks and seeing no fish before we made the run north to try and salvage the day with jacks or beter....about 2pm we spotted a school of big yellowfin working some unfrotunate mullet in nasty green water..put out a half live pinfish and immediately hooked up a school sized fish of 50 pounds..caught back up with the school and tossed a popper into the mix..and as luck would have it we scored on a much larger fish..fought the fish from 2:30pm to 5pm going through all three anglers, breaking a reel seat and nearly the line during the battle..ah the 1,000,001 uses for electrical tape..sunk the gaff in the beast just before sunset and headed for the house..if we had hooked the small fish on the popper and the big fish on the standup tackle we might have had less cooler space but under the circumstances no one was complaining..just shows you the power of prayer as I had literally just finished a good one about 30 seconds before hooking the first fish..I heard the rest of the fleet struggled for a bite too except for Darryl who released 2 blue marlin in the same day!Sunday I took off and had a pretty interesting trip on Monday..I had 3 human cranes and it made the diffrence when the bite was on..Left early morning with Gary Betsill and his two boys, Matt and Mike..I got one look at them at the dock and wondered if we would get up on plane..Gary is the shortest of the family at 6'4' and both of his boys could play center for the Hornets..and these guys can fish..Gary runs charters over in the panhandle and his boys share the deck duties when not in school...none of them had ever caught a tuna, any tuna, but these guys would prove to be excellent tuna fisherman by days end..the day started off foggy and calm and picked up to a 15 knot chop with overcast skies by days end.. we struggled to make bait down river netting 8 mullet in 2 hours..(didnt want to go offshore empty handed since it has been impossible to catch hardtails lately)..anyway..got off to a slow start..the fish have been feeding late in the afternoon, at least I assume that since both our last trips we didn't put a fish in the boat until the later part of the day..we hit just about every rig in the Gulf..bluewater was 40 miles out of the pass with no defined color change or grass..we passed up Cognac and Lena without wetting a line- both showd clean green water but no signs of life..went one for 3 at Mars picking up our smallest fish of the day a 100 pounder for Matt which he beat in 15 minutes - which incidentally would prove to be the longest fight of the day (more due to the fact that I had the gaff yanked from my hands..no matter, we could have done that all day long and still would have come out ahead..these guys know exactly how much pressure to put on a fish and they never let the rod unload..caught 5 skipjacks on poppers to pass the time while we were waiting for the bite that never happened well offshore..anyway we were headed in late with the hope of making one last stop and at 4 pm we found ourselves on a bite..went 3 for 3 on a 100 pound fish, 120 pound fish and a 130 pound fish, boating all three of them in less than 30 minutes..the average fight time was about 7 minutes..the average wait time between bites was about 1 minute..all in all a great day and if I had my choice I would rather all the action come right in the 4th quarter..hoping to continue the streak of come from behind wins all season..Paradise Outfitters - 985-845-8006
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Nov 22, 2004; 10:32AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT NOVEMBER 15-21, 2004
WEATHER: Once again we have had a great week weather wise. Our night time lows have been in the low 70’s and our day time highs around 87 degrees. Partly cloudy skies most of the week have helped to keep things cool while the breeze from the northwest has kept the humidity down.
WATER: The high temperatures this week were on both sides of the Cape with the surface on some days reaching 81 degrees. There was a finger of cooler water coming down from the north on the Pacific side and that finger came along the inside of the Golden Gate bank then traveled along the Pacific shoreline, ending up in an eddy of cooler 77 degree water right off the tip of the Cape and extending to the south for about 10 miles. The water up to the north was a bit green but the Cortez side had great colored blue water.
BAIT: There were a lot more Mackerel available this week and only a few Caballito. The normal price is still $2 per bait. There were some Sardinas available as well at $20 per scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: There were a few Blue and Black Marlin reported this week but the focus and emphasis was on Striped Marlin. The yearly migration has started and the fish are starting to come down from the north, following the cool water. The near shore area on the Pacific side, where the cool water has been, was a favorite this week. All of the area on the Pacific shoreline, from the Golden Gate to the lighthouse had Striped Marlin showing up off the points. While there were tailing fish spotted and live baits cast to, most of the fishing was done by either slow trolling live Mackerel or deep dropping the bait. Working water in 250 t0 600 feet deep, Mackerel was slow trolled until concentrations of bait were spotted on the fish finder, then bait was dropped down to them. Boats without fish finders watched others or worked the current lines as the tide shifted. The average was almost a Marlin per boat but there were a few boats getting double hook ups, a few of them getting several of them.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Football fish among the Porpoise were near the coast at the start of the week but at the end of the week they had moved almost 35 miles off shore. There were also some nicer fish among them and an occasional shot at a real sow, as many boats working the Tuna saw fish approaching the #200 mark breaking water. A few of the better fish were hooked up, but most of the bigger fish were in the #40 range, approaching the #100 in a few cases. The bigger fish were had on live bait dropped back and away while the footballs were on small lures.
DORADO: As the water has cooled the Dorado bite has dropped off as well. There were a few scattered fish on the Pacific side but most of the action came on the Cortez side close to shore. Good areas this week were off of the lighthouse at Gray Rock and off of the Westin and Palmilla. Sardinas used as chum got the bite going but most of the fish were smaller, in the 8-15 pound class. Average catch was about 2-3 fish per boat.
WAHOO: It is still a slow bite for Wahoo this week and most of the fish have been found along the shore in the 50 fathom areas. I was lucky and able to get two fish this week but most boats were happy to get one strike. The fish are smaller; one of mine may have been 10 pounds, the other about #40. Darker colored lures and Marauders worked for the Wahoo and also drew strikes from Marlin.
INSHORE: The water has been fairly calm this week so we had a lot of the Pangas off shore chasing Tuna and Marlin, working th4e same areas as the cruisers. Those that stayed in shore found action on the Cortez side for Skipjack and Bonita as well as lots of Needlefish. Small Grouper and Snapper rounded up the expected catch, and everyone is waiting for the water to cool enough for the Sierra and Yellowtail to show up!
NOTES: There have been lots of boats out this week and almost everyone is finding fish, but there have been no big numbers posted by anyone as far as I know. As the week ended the fishing dropped off and most boats were coming in with a couple of Tuna, a couple of Dorado or a Marlin flag or two. An occasional boat was lucky and got into the Tuna first and scored, but the action was far away and not consistent. As the moon gets full perhaps the action will heat up? Anyway, keep your fingers crossed and check out the report next week! Until then, tight lines!
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Nov 20, 2004; 02:05PM - Weather Improving
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: With the weather beginning to settle down this week we are looking forward to an increase in the sailfish action offshore. Be sure to pick up the December issue of Pacific Coast Sportfishing for an in-depth feature “Vela! Vela! Vela!” by Ray Rychnovsky on Guatemala fishing that talks about the double digit days in the World’s best sailfish hole. If you want to get up to speed on teasing techniques, check Gary’s column, “How to be a Tease”, in the same issue.
Water Temperature 78-82
Air Temperature 80-84
Humidity 62 %
Wind Calm
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 6:05 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:32 p.m. CST
Nov. 26, Full; Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New, Dec. 18, First Quarter;
San Jose, Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa McFarland
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Nov 20, 2004; 02:03PM - Zihuatanejo Sailfish Close and Hungry
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Ed Kunze reported in by telephone this morning since his computer crashed. Here is his abbreviated report; as predicted, this week produced some excellent sailfish opportunities and the good news is they are very close to the beach. Only a short two miles and you are in the thick of things. Boats are averaging half-dozen shots a day.
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 77-87
Humidity 66%
Wind WSW 6 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 6:59 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:09 p.m. CST
Nov. 26, Full; Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New, Dec. 18, First Quarter;
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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