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From Jan 01, 1999 To Nov 04, 2025
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24 Mar 2003 - Cabo Fishing 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 FOR MARCH 17-23, 2003
WEATHER: Clear skies most of the week gave us good sea surface shots for both the Pacific
and the Sea of Cortez. While the skies stayed mostly clear, the wind gave us problems at the
beginning of the week. Monday and Tuesday were pretty much blown out for any offshore
fishing, and so bad that on Monday evening I was really hoping that we would not have an
offshore charter for Tuesday. Thank goodness that as predicted, the wind began to calm down on
Tuesday evening and by Wednesday afternoon things were back to being comfortable. Our lows
in the early morning have been in the low 60’s, with our daytime highs in the mid to high 80’s.
(No Man’s Land)
WATER: Very choppy surface conditions this week on the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape and
on the Pacific side things were Victory at Sea. At least for the first three days of the week. Then
the wind died down and we had much more comfortable fishing conditions. The Pacific side has
seen cool water all week long , showing us temperatures in the 62-67 degree range with the
cooler water during the first part of the week. It appears that the current down the Pacific coast at
the beginning of the week had forced cooler water into the area. As the week wore on the current
out of the Sea of Cortez took over and forced warmer (comparatively) water around the Cape
and up the coast. Running from the Cape over to the Gordo Banks the water has been around 68
degrees pretty much anywhere you went and the warm water was not to be found until you got to
the Punta Gorda area. (The Great Wall Of China)
BAIT: Surprisingly enough, the most available bait this week was Caballito and they were mostly
the large size. I say surprisingly because of the full moon conditions. The baits available have
been the normal $2 per bait and I have not heard on the availability or cost of Sardines. (Blond
Over Blue)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Ouch! With the approach of the cold water from the California current the Marlin
bite dropped off drastically. I did see a few flags flying and talked to a few anglers on the boats
that caught fish and they all said that they had to go quite a way up the coast towards the Punta
Gorda area before they found any fish. That is a long run but it paid off for a few boats. Striped
Marlin were spotted free jumping and live baits slow trolled in the same area paid off as did
trolling dark colored lures over the area. I would venture to guess that the success rate on Marlin
this week was less then 15% and perhaps lower. As soon as the water warms up the bite should
get much better, and don’t forget, the new moon is coming as well! (A Minor Variation)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: WOW! The cold wind blown down from California, brought ALBACORE
with the Yellowfin Tuna. Wednesday was the last day the wind blew really hard. There was
numerous reports of the Albacore being caught both off the lighthouse and due east of the Cape,
in the Sea of Cortez.. The Albacore were caught on dark colored feathers and a few boats were
able to get as many as 15 fish. Most of the bite was on Wednesday and a few more fish were
caught on Thursday but then the current from the Cortez pushed the cold waters further north up
the Pacific coast. In the Sea of Cortez, there were also quite a few boats reporting catches of
60-80 LB Yellowfin, these fish were blind strikes with no Porpoise in the area. When bait was
metered in a depth of about 50 feet it was time to watch out! A few of these fish went over 100
pounds and some of them fell victim to live bait and chunks. Later on in the week the fish shifted
around and started to appear south of the Jaime Banks, apparently following the bait as it
followed the temperature breaks. (Shades of Grey)
DORADO: Not the fish of the week, the bite was off and the fish were scattered. On the Sea of
Cortez side, they were catching the big 40-50 LB fish up past San Jose working out to 6 miles
offshore, while on the Pacific side they were hooking up smaller 4-10 pound fish underneath a few
of the small kelp fronds that worked their way down here through the cold water. (All About
Soul)
WAHOO: Not as a productive full moon as the last couple months. Probably because of the
rougher waters, and boats not getting out as far. But I did see a few nice ones in the 40-50 LB
range and a couple of them larger than that strike lures this week. They were scattered fish and
an incidental catch. (The River Of Dreams)
INSHORE: This was a nice week for boats working from the surf line to a mile offshore as
there was quite a mix available. On the Pacific side, the Sierra continue to slowly work their way
north and at the end of the week were being found in the Migrainios area. The problem here was
that the water conditions were so nasty at the beginning of the week. Many of these fish were
large ones, in the 8 pound range, and when they were found they bit aggressively. Off the Arches,
there were a few days at the beginning of the week when Amberjack, Pargo, Red Snapper and a
few Yellowtail supplied action. The rough water conditions early in the week forced almost all of
the Pangas to work the inshore areas on the Sea of Cortez and at times it was a rough go with
few fish biting. (Two Thousand Years)
NOTES: Guess I pissed off someone again when I commented a while back that there were still
stupidly large numbers of Striped Marlin coming in dead, tied off to the transoms of boats. I call
it as I see it and tough if you don’t like it. You don’t need to kill the fish to get a mount and the
meat ain’t all that great anyway. Some people are just ignorant and there is not a lot we can do to
correct them that we are not doing already. What really jerks my chain is that the people who
depend on the supply of Marlin for a living (sport caught fish in the Marlin Capitol of the World)
don’t care if there are fish around so that their children can follow in their footsteps and guide
anglers to the thrill of their life. And yes, it happens all the time, unlike some people, I live here
and check out the fishing situation every day, I don’t just hop on a soapbox and yell about
something I only get a look at once every two months or so, when I need to check on my charter
business. You want to fool yourself, go write your own report, maybe you can fool some folks
some of the time, I won’t try. (Famous Last Words)
Enough.
ALBACORE!!!! Who would’a thunk! Talked to a lot of people about this and seems it was
almost a once in a lifetime thing. Just goes to show that every day on the ocean holds a surprise.
Still some Whales out there, and we are seeing Seals, Porpoise and Turtles as well. Just have to
hope the fishing turns back on as the water warms up.
This weeks report was written to the music of Billy Joel on his 1993 Sony Music release “River
Of Dreams”, and powered by Easter Egg Malted Milk Balls supplied by our good friends David
and Peggy Reese! Muchos Gracias!
Until next week, best wishes and tight lines!
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