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Apr 12, 2004; 02:05PM - 'Fly Hooker Daily 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
WEEKLY FISH COUNT
STRIPED MARLIN: ONE TAGGED AND RELEASED (#130)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: 25 CAUGHT, 10 RELEASED (#4-#45)
DORADO: ONE CAUGHT (#10)
BONITA: 3 CAUGHT (#15-#20)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 5 APRIL, 2004
Jeff Zielinski, his sister and her husband were referred to us by a client of ours and
were looking forward to a chance to get into some big fish on this trip. Well, the best
laid plans and all that stuff. The water was just beautiful yesterday and today it was
nice as well, but the fish have not yet moved in closer. Juan and Manuel took the boat
26 miles to the southwest, just off the San Jaime Banks, and they were able to get into
the porpoise. Into the porpoise, but not into the Yellowfin. Instead they hooked into
some bomber sized Bonita and were able to get three of the 20 pound fish into the
boat. Not bad, but not exactly what they were looking for. I just wish the water had
been a little warmer, maybe they would have had better luck. At least there was fish for
dinner! Thanks guys, and Joe, thank you as well for the referral!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 6 APRIL, 2004
Our buddies Nick and Carol Fedorka were here for the Easter weekend with their
kids Nick and Carleigh and their friend Mijoy Milby. The wind had started to pickup a
bit yesterday but was not bad for today, at least no one got sick! The boat went the
same area as yesterday and were able to find the Porpoise again. Again they were
able to get into fish but today it was the right kind! Three nice Yellowfin were brought
into the boat, the largest of which Juan told me may have gone around 35 pounds, the
other two at around 20 pounds. Nice fish, and nice fillets! The kids all had a chance to
reel in fish and a few more were lost as well, but a good time was had by everyone on
board! Thanks Nick!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 7 APRIL, 2004
Jon Whimpney, his brother Stacy and their friend Derek Keen are down here for
Easter break and this is their first time to Cabo. They are students and work in the
summer as fishing guides in Canada while in the winter they study for degrees in
biology. They really want a chance to get a Marlin, or at least a really big fish, but
Marlin are the main target. These guys don’t have a lot of money but they have
booked the “Fly Hooker” for three days, today, tomorrow and Saturday. Today Juan
and Manuel went to the south of the 95 spot looking for the Marlin that the guys want to
focus on. Well, there were three Marlin sighted and bait was tossed to one of them, but
as sometimes happens the fish was not interested. They did not get skunked however,
as the guys were able to get into a school of Tuna that were biting. With all the action
happening it was difficult to keep accurate track, but Juan said that they had let at least
8 Yellowfin go and he and Manuel had filleted an even dozen. The largest of the Tuna
that they filleted would have gone an easy 45 pounds and the guys told me that the big
fish of the day had been lost below the boat. I asked Juan about it and he said that the
fish would have gone an easy 80 pounds, but the hook pulled loose. Maybe that was
because the length of the fight allowed the fish to wear a hole in it’s mouth, but
regardless they had a great day on the water. Of course the wind started to blow pretty
good late yesterday and the water was rough, but they did get into the fish! Let’s keep
our fingers crossed for tomorrow!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 8 APRIL, 2004
Jon, Stacy and Derek were out today on the second of their three days and today
they were finally able to get a Marlin to the boat. They were fishing 21 miles to the
southeast and there was a pretty nice temperature break there. On the way out they
picked up two small Yellowfin of about 15 pounds each, plus a small 10 pound Dorado.
When they reached the temp break they found a small group of Striped Marlin that
came in and attacked the lures. Juan said that there were five fish on the surface and
that three of them whacked at the lures. One of them was hooked up good and Juan
tossed out a bait that was totally ignored. Stacy was the lucky angler and it took him
about 25 minutes to subdue the feisty #130 Striped Marlin. After the fight the fish was
released and everyone started on the beer! Not a bad day and they were able to pick
up one more of the #15 Yellowfin on the way back in. A good day and some nice flags
flying when they entered the Marina!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 10 APRIL, 2004
The last of three days of fishing for our Canadian fishing guides/students and the
water was much rougher today than the first two days they fished. We were supposed
to have a trip yesterday but the wind was blowing so hard in the morning that we
postponed until Easter Sunday. At least it calmed down in the afternoon and this
morning ‘twas just a slight breeze. Of course that did not change the set of the swells
any, and it was still blowing pretty good off shore by all accounts. With the rough water
they were not able to get as far off shore and with the fact that one of the guys was
feeling a bit “disabled”, the fishing left a bit to be desired. Two very small Yellowfin
were all that happened today, and the fish were small enough that they might have
been put back out as live bait had the water temps been right for Blue Marlin! Well, the
guys had two great days of fishing and they were able to get one Marlin to the boat and
released so the trip was a success. I just hope that the next time they are all able to
get a fish to the boat and released! Thanks guys, and have fun for the rest of the
vacation!
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Apr 10, 2004; 02:04PM - Sails and Roosers Too
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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 fish are starting to make a strong showing again and the release numbers are moving up. Last week, the local fleet was able to average 12 releases of17 shots on conventional gear, and 5 of 11 on fly tackle for sailfish. The more experienced boats of the fleet were experiencing 20 or better releases per day. In addition to the improving sailfish action, quite a few marlin were released and many boats had action on medium-sized yellowfin tuna and larger dorado in the 40-pound class. We had one boat inshore and they hooked 7 roosters, but were only able to land 1 in the 40-pound class.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 79-84
Air Temperature 82-86
Humidity 53 %
Wind SSW at 16 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 5:53 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:16 p.m. CST
April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New, April 27 First Quarter, May 4,Full
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Apr 10, 2004; 02:03PM - Sailfish Back
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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 dates have been set for our first “Jacks or Better” Roosterfish Tournament in Zihuatanejo. The details can be found at
http://www.bajafly.com/jacksorbetter.htm
The 80º blue water has come within 5 miles. The last two weeks had it
fluctuating between 6 and 8 miles, and we were wondering where the fish were. They have arrived. The sailfish action is almost fantastic. Every boat is getting at least three sails a day, but many others are doing much better. Adolpho, on the panga “Dos Hermanos” released 8, and Jamie on the “Vamonos II had 10 biters,” but was only able to hook and release 6. Beach fishing with flyrods is a little slow, but Jed Ritchy, from Palo Alto, Calif., and I covered several beaches. We had a lot of fun looking for diving birds and Ritchey saw a lot of sites the normal tourist will never experience. We went south to Playa Larga and drove the beach for a few miles to Playa
Blanca. From there we went by dirt road Barra Pototsi, with its 3 miles of mangrove lined lagoon, and finally ended up on the main highway 1.5 hours from Zihuatanejo, in Puerto Vicente Guerrero.
Puerto Vicente Gro. is like stepping back in time at least 75 years ago here in Mexico. It is just a very small fishing village, with a small clear water port.
There are often roosterfish inside the harbor. A snack lunch there, under a palapa palm beach-front restaurant, with fresh caught fish and fresh oysters as big as your hand, is hard to beat.
Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 77-91
Humidity 74%
Wind SSW at 9 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 feet
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:40 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:59 p.m. CST
April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New, April 27 First Quarter, May 4,Full
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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Apr 10, 2004; 02:02PM - 'Jacks, Roosters, Sailfish: An Easter Week Treat'
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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; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Fri., April 09, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (4/02-4/09)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: It was a busy week. John Thompson, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, visiting Cabo San Lucas, came a long way to go rod to tail with a double digit jack that took 45 minutes to subdue on a 9-weight. Two days later he traveled another 25 miles to find a couple of nice-sized tuna (32 and 44 pounds) and then found a 10-pound dorado to finish up the trip. Steve Rothman, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., a returning client, had plenty of action sight-casting to roosters and jacks and even found a few pompano to add to the list.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 66-57
Air temperature 69-75
Humidity about 61%
Wind: NW 2 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 7:10 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:34 p.m. MST
April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New, April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full
OFFSHORE: Fishing began to pick up a bit with a few tuna starting to move into
range.
INSHORE: Jacks, roosters, sierra and skipjack kept everyone flinging
and pulling.
BEACH: Already beginning to shape up to be a banner year.
BILLFISH – Incidental catches. At best not enough to get the 14-weight out yet.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Coming closer and closer.
DORADO – Mostly pairs, no gatherings
to speak of.
ROOSTERFISH – Enough to get our guides out pounding the beach on
their days off. Semana Santa (Easter Week) brings out the locals camping on the beach, making it difficult to find a place to fish.
JACK CREVALLE – If this keeps up, there will be a few records broken this year.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Still providing all the practice you want to improve your fish-fighting techniques.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Whether from the beach or boat the rocky points are producing good catches.
SIERRA – Sunup or sundown is when they go off best.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Puerto San Carlos:
IN GENERAL: Little activity to report, a few fish found at the entrada down deep including small yellows, grouper and larger cabrilla. Rumors of tuna outside of Punta Tasca persist; however, I can’t seem to get a first hand report.
Water Temperature 64-70
Air Temperature 62-72
Humidity 75%
Wind NW at 2 mph
Conditions Haze
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:09 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:46 p.m. MST
April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New, April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full
YELLOWTAIL – None on the surface and only a few smaller ones on the bottom
CORVINA – A few at the pier and up at Devil’s Curve.
SNOOK – Little action this week.
HALIBUT – A few throughout the bay on the sandy beaches.
SIERRA – Santa Margarita Island had a few under the bird schools.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The dates have been set for our first “Jacks or Better” Roosterfish Tournament in Zihuatanejo. The details can be found at
http://www.bajafly.com/jacksorbetter.htm
The 80º blue water has come within 5 miles. The last two weeks had it
fluctuating between 6 and 8 miles, and we were wondering where the fish were. They have arrived. The sailfish action is almost fantastic. Every boat is getting at least three sails a day, but many others are doing much better. Adolpho, on the panga “Dos Hermanos” released 8, and Jamie on the “Vamonos II had 10 biters,” but was only able to hook and release 6. Beach fishing with flyrods is a little slow, but Jed Ritchy, from Palo Alto, Calif., and I covered several beaches. We had a lot of fun looking for diving birds and Ritchey saw a lot of sites the normal tourist will never experience. We went south to Playa Larga and drove the beach for a few miles to Playa
Blanca. From there we went by dirt road Barra Pototsi, with its 3 miles of mangrove lined lagoon, and finally ended up on the main highway 1.5 hours from Zihuatanejo, in Puerto Vicente Guerrero.
Puerto Vicente Gro. is like stepping back in time at least 75 years ago here in Mexico. It is just a very small fishing village, with a small clear water port.
There are often roosterfish inside the harbor. A snack lunch there, under a palapa palm beach-front restaurant, with fresh caught fish and fresh oysters as big as your hand, is hard to beat.
Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 77-91
Humidity 74%
Wind SSW at 9 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 feet
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:40 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:59 p.m. CST
April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New, April 27 First Quarter, May 4,Full
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The fish are starting to make a strong showing again and the release numbers are moving up. Last week, the local fleet was able to average 12 releases of17 shots on conventional gear, and 5 of 11 on fly tackle for sailfish. The more experienced boats of the fleet were experiencing 20 or better releases per day. In addition to the improving sailfish action, quite a few marlin were released and many boats had action on medium-sized yellowfin tuna and larger dorado in the 40-pound class. We had one boat inshore and they hooked 7 roosters, but were only able to land 1 in the 40-pound class.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 79-84
Air Temperature 82-86
Humidity 53 %
Wind SSW at 16 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 5:53 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:16 p.m. CST
April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New, April 27 First Quarter, May 4,Full
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Apr 6, 2004; 10:19AM - FLOUNDERS HEAT UP......
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Category: New York
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Author Name: CAPT. JOEY BUD RUSSO
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FLOUNDER ACTION STARTED TO HEAT UP WITH FISH TO 2 1/2 LBS.ON SATURDAY APRIL 3. IN THE JAMAICA BAY AREA OF NEW YORK. COLD AND WIND HAS PUT A DAMPER ON THE FISHING ACTION, SO IT WAS A REEL TURN ON TO SEE THE FISH STARTING TO COME OUT OF THE MUD. WITH BAG LIMIT'S SET AT 10 FISH PER MAN. IT HAS BEEN HARD UP UNTIL NOW TO REACH OUR LIMITS
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Apr 5, 2004; 11:19AM - Fly Hooker Daily Fishing 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
WEEKLY FISH COUNT
BONITA: ONE KEPT (#20)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 28 MARCH, 2004
Greg Durante and Will Cross were our anglers on the “Fly Hooker” today and while
the weather was nice and the waters were fairly calm, the fishing was not exactly great.
At least they hooked up, but the number of fish that made it into the fish box was not
high. As reported to me, they had one solid hook up on a very nice Dorado, Juan said
that the fish might have been over 50 pounds. Just as Juan grabbed hold of the leader
the hook pulled out, and that was after a really hard fought battle. One other Dorado
hit but did not hook up and they managed to get one of two big bomber Bonita in the
box. The Tunas were 15 to 20 pound size and these guys give a hard fight. Like I
said, not a lot of fish but at least some action. I hope more of them end up in the box
next time for Greg and Will!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 29 MARCH, 2004
Tom Barron and his girlfriend Marla Hohfelin are hoping for a nice day on the water
today and they got exactly that, a nice day on the water. They brought back no fish but
they did hook up. About 18 miles to the south they had a very large Wahoo hit a lure
and Marla fought the fish for about 5 minutes before the hook pulled out. Juan told me
that they also had a Marlin strike and a Dorado strike, neither of which hooked up. The
wind was almost non existent today and the water was beautiful!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 1, 2004
The wind continued to blow since Monday and we were supposed to have a half day
trip with the Blanchard group, coming in off a cruise ship. The port engine would not
start and we placed them on another boat where they were able to get 4 football (10-12
pound) Yellowfin Tuna. While they were fishing we found the fuel pump on our engine
to be bad and picked up a brand new one in La Paz, installed it and are now ready for
tomorrow!
‘”FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR APRIL 2, 2004
Our friend Paul Watts has his daughter and grandson out on the “Fly Hooker” today,
as well as his friend Dr. D’arge. They started fishing at 9 miles out of Chileno, where
Yellowfin were found yesterday. Shortly after starting they were told on the radio of fish
being found 9 miles farther out and pulled in lines and ran out. Just when they got to
the area, our new fuel pump on the port engine froze. With only one engine, they were
able to make their way back to the marina, but had only one Dorado strike for the day.
Since the fuel pump was new and under warranty, the guys in La Paz put another one
on the bus and we installed it late in the evening so the boat will be ready for tomorrow.
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Apr 5, 2004; 11:18AM - 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 MARCH 28-APRIL 3, 2004
WEATHER: It’s hard for me to believe but this weeks weather was an exact repeat of last
weeks! The week started out all right with little wind and the warm waters close to home, but on
Monday it started to blow again. The wind kept up through Wednesday and then dropped off.
Some of us thought that we may have has winds to 35 knots for almost all day on Tuesday! A
little cloud cover accompanied it, but no rain. Our evening lows were in the high 60’s and
daytime highs were around the mid 90’s. At the end of the week we were again into sunny skies
and light winds.
WATER: Cold water was wrapped around the Cape this week with water out to 15 miles in the
low to mid 60’s. Not until you got at least 15 miles to the south or out the same distance on the
Sea of Cortez did it warm up to the low 70’s. On the Pacific side there was a huge temperature
break where the water went from 68 to 75 in a short three mile distance, out 50 miles to the
southwest, but the water was so bad that only the largest private boats even tried to fish there.
Those that did found good fishing, but did not enjoy the ride. Closer to home the water was very
rough on Tuesday and Wednesday, then mellowed out a bit. That was on both side of the Cape
as the strong winds that blew on Tuesday and Wednesday were from the west-northwest and
there was no hiding from them.
BAIT: The normal $2 per bait for Caballito and small Mackerel with some Sardinas available at
$20 a bucket.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: At the beginning of the week it was very good fishing for Striped Marlin with some
boats hooking into three or four fish per trip. The best I heard of was a seven fish trip. Most of
the boats were lucky to get one fish to the side of the boat though, as most of the fish found were
not interested in eating. The area around the 95 spot and up to the 1150 held good quantities of
Marlin and they were feeding on squid, at least by the lure color results! Most of the lure strikes
were on Petrelero colored lures, and as I said, they were not really interested in live baits offered
to them. Later in the week, after the wind blew, the fish seemed to disappear, perhaps due to the
warmer water moving farther offshore. There were a few Swordfish caught by boats fishing at
night with squid and cylume lights, and all the squid out there may be the reason these Billfish are
around in numbers right now.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Almost all the Yellowfin I saw or heard about this week were football fish
and many of them were not found with Porpoise, but instead found in free swimming schools.
Small feathers in dark colors worked well as did larger lures in Petrelero (sure must be a lot of
squid out there now). The Sea of Cortez side, out to 15 miles while the wind blew, and out a bit
farther after it stopped on the weekend had the majority of the fish, perhaps due to the small
temperature break there.
DORADO: Scattered fish, and good sized ones, were the order for the week. many of the
Dorado found and caught were in the 25-50 pound class. Marlin lures in Petrelero go the first
ones and live bait on the drop back usually hooked up another. Warmer water, out past the
temperature break was where most of the fish were found, though there were a few found close to
shore on the Cortez side up around the Palmilla Hotel.
WAHOO: 18 Miles to the south at the beginning of the week had a small concentration of
Wahoo on the temperature break, but the bite died off as the moon phase changed, or maybe it
was due to the heavy winds moving in the cool water. Whatever the reason, there were some nice
fish caught early in the week, then nothing. Again, Petrelero was the color of the week.
INSHORE: It was slow inshore this week, at that was partly due to the heavy winds in the
middle of the week. Boats going out did have a bit of a variety though as there were still Sierra to
be caught. Most of them were in the 5-8 pound class and the best results were had on hoochies
that were jigged as they were trolled. Guess that extra action works the hungries into the Sierra!
There were also Roosterfish found. Of course they were small, with very few of the over 5
pounds, but it is a good sign of things to come.
NOTES: Not a red banner week on the fishing front, nor on the weather front! Hopefully Easter
week will be more productive and more comfortable. We hope everyone enjoys the holiday and
has a great time, whatever you are doing! This weeks report was written to the music of Jerry
Lee Lewis on the 1997 KRB release “Great Balls of Fire, the Collectors Edition”. Until next
week, Tight Lines!
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Apr 4, 2004; 06:29PM - LOUISIANA TUNA BITE
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Category: Louisiana
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Author Name: Capt. Scott Avanzino
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Pretty increadible tuna fishing this week with a few grouper, aj and wahoo mixed in, plus the largest mako I have seen in my career...Friday we got a late start and planned to take advantage of the weather with our 3 man charter of Russ Gran, Terry Lucket and Steve..the tuna started out slow but finished quickly with all but one of 9 yellowfin tuna from 30-80 pounds coming in the boat in 3 hours..the second to last fish was attacked by the biggest mako I have ever seen to date..he was an easy 12 feet long and as thick as a 55 gallon drum after talking with Dan Luke we think the fish was between 500-600 pounds...we were able to get 3/4 of the tuna to the boat where we teased the beast for about 10 minutes before we hooked him up on a waiting shark line..funny thing is the fish never even knew it was hooked..for 20 minutes he swam along side the boat as if to mock us..slowly he swam off taking about a foot of line every few seconds..after getting 100 feet away he figured it out and made a monster run coming loose in the process..figured he broke off but actually it turned out that he bit through a double strand of 300# aircraft cable halfway up the bite leader..after thinking about it it was probably for the better..talked to a long line buddy who said the hinge of the jaw is like a bolt cutter either that or he raked it with his incisors..that's a new one on me..heard Kevin Beech had one bite through a stainless stell hook years ago..after the dust settled it was kind of bittersweet...thought we were going to get him..had the jaws promised to my son before it all began...and probaly for the best that it got off without killing anyone..not sure where we would have put him for the remaining 14 hours of the trip either..and even more, I am not sure how the photographer missed him..we got one picture at the transom but you cant tell what is exactly..we do have 2 really clear shots of the gunnel..he stayed with the boat for about 5 more minutes bumping along side it making a few more laps before swimming off for good and instead of being steel blue in color he was almost yellow in color..anyway he or she is still out there so be careful where you tuna fish..
At about 7pm we pulled up and set out a 3 line swordfish spread..made a drift for 3 hours getting one run-off on the long line..turned out to be a 20 pound escolar...looks like a cross between a tuna and a king mackeral with china white flesh and yellow eyes..also got a blackfin on the short line before calling it to go bottom fishing..picked up one 40 pound aj and 2 scamps 10-20 pounds...weather was superb best I have seen this year..
Thursday was a day trip and the yellowfin bite was early and strong...had the 4 J's and 2 B's from Slidell for a tuna trip..made the hike again and it proved to be the right call from the start..steady singles and doubles on yellowfin from 10am until noon..ended up keeping 7 from 30-60 pounds before the bite wained..finished the day with jacks..all in all a great time..funniest thing was watching 150 pound Justin fight a 150 pound yellowfin on a spinning rod..saw the fish hit right next to the boat..didn't last long..
Wednesday sort of kicked things off on the tuna, in fact we were having so much fun we decided to stay out overnight...Had Capt. Eric and Joe from Ft Lauderdale out yesterday for a fun day of fishing..the all charter boat captain crew was looking forward to pefecting our kite fishing but it was too windy in the morning and too light in the afternoon..think I will invest in a better arsenal..trolled east along a 10 of a rip 7 miles south of the Lump for most of the morning seeing only scatered bait and porpouses..not one strike...should'nt be long before the bulls and bills show up..anyway..the outriggers and fighting chair will be the next off day project..water was cobalt blue and 71 degress..Have to say my new radio antenna is working better than expected..I could hear boats making passing arrangements in Port O'Connor Texas and even talked to a longliner buddy 63 miles to my south..(the guy who loaned us medical gear to fix a barracuda bite that killed my quest for a 40 pound dolphin on fly last November) He said he was fishing the edge of the (Uncle Vic's) loop 110 miles south of the river where he missed 8 bluefin on a single set..evidentally he had a 600 pound fish snap his bandit gear after getting the drop line off the long line..anyway..shouldn't be long before they head north before exiting the Gulf for good but they are here..he was setting along a bluewater current rip with 76 on the south side and 72 on the north side..
On to our report..the yellowfin bite was steady for us with Eric and Joe requiring no coaching from at all..went 8 for 9 on 30-80 pound school fish ..at 7pm we were pretty much done...never did get a bite at night..we broke out the fly tackle for the last fish but it was not to be..lost 2 tippets and 5 flies in the process... one fish I had one for a good while got loose after the 2/0 hook broke at the shank....will have to be for another time ..plenty of blackfin released..even Darryl got to feel the rush of hooking a tuna on fly...he's hooked now too...At 10pm it was still glass calm and we let the boys get some sleep as we travelled to the grouper grounds..about 2 am it started kicking up but we decided to make a few drops..first fish in the boat was a 19 pound scamp, followed by 40 pound jacks..but no big grouper n the boat..had a possible lbut lost it when the drag on the 9/0 reel burned up..can't seem to keep a 9/0 in business for more than 2 weeks..good thing we have plenty of them..taking the day off to catch up on rest today (Sunday - will be back at it in the morning) Paradise Outfitters - 985-845-8006 - Check us out on the WEB for more info!
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Apr 3, 2004; 09:57AM - Time for a Breather
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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: Last week was sleepy after the excitement of the tournament the prior week. Few boats were out, but the stats were in line with prior weeks and the high boat released 24 of 36 on sails. This week has had a lot more excitement. More marlin than usual have shown up, and one boat had one on the fly that ran into the side of the boat with the bill going through the hull. From what I have heard, just about everybody had shots at marlin this week. Large dorado have also reappeared on the scene.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 79-84
Air Temperature 80-84
Humidity 69 %
Wind SW at 11 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 8,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 5:58 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:15 p.m. CST
April 5, Full, April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New, April 27 First Quarter,
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Apr 3, 2004; 09:56AM - More than Less Zihuatanejo
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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: Late March and on into the end of April is historically a slow time of the year for us because we get a cold green water current in here for about 6 weeks. But, the cold water is gone and the color is blue. With the 78º blue water only a few miles off the beach, we are all wondering why the fishing is so slow. It was slow for all species this last week.
Santiago, on the panga, “Gitana” is releasing a couple of sailfish a day, but he is traveling 22- to 25-miles out to find them. Only a few other boats are even making a one fish a day average.
Even though a couple of blue marlin were taken earlier in the week, the big fish, like the marlin and 200 pound plus tuna have all but disappeared.
Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 75-89
Humidity 74%
Wind Calm
Conditions Overcast (OVC) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 6:40 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:59 p.m. CST
April 5, Full, April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New, April 27 First Quarter,
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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