| Around 10% of the world's total fish species can be found just within the Great Barrier Reef. |
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| The toxin in puffer fish is 1200 times deadlier than cyanide. |
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| Strange fish facts |
| Many Fish can taste without even opening their mouths. |
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| Most brands of lipstick contain fish scales |
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| American Lobsters have longer life spans than both cats and dogs, living over 20 years. |
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| When you need a good reason to go fishing! |
| Going fishing outdoors increases your vitamin D, which helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in your body, keeping your bones and teeth healthy. It boosts your immune system and has been linked to fighting depression. |
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| Some fishes lay their eggs on land instead of in the water |
| The mudskipper even takes this further, even mating on land. These fish burrow and lay their eggs in mudflats before returning to the water. |
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| In three decades, the world's oceans will contain more discarded plastic than fish when measured by weight, researchers say. |
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| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. - George Orwell |
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| One fish is called a fish. Two or more are still called fish. |
| However than one species of fish are called fishes. |
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| Did you know that |
About 60% of US Anglers practice catch and release.
Women make up about 33% of fresh water anglers and
about 85% of fresh water anglers begin fishing at 12 years old. |
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| Just how man species of fish are there? |
| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| Even Catfish are finicky |
| Taste Buds ? Catfish have a more refined sense of flavor than humans. Our 10,000 taste buds may seem like a lot, but catfish can have as many as 175,000. This helps them find the exact location of their next meal. |
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Pro Fishing Guide with over 30 years experience. Client stay at a beautiful fishing lodge with best meals.
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Nov 22, 2005; 02:53PM - The Bubbles
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Category: Freshwater Bass Fishing Tips
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Author Name: joe webb
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
when the water is cold and the bass are slow. tie on a tube and break off some peices of alkaselesrs and put them into the bait. and cast and hang on. |
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Dec 9, 2007; 09:35PM - Custom Fit Boat Cover
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Sep 24, 2012; 11:54AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
http://captgeo.wordpress.com/
Cabo Fish Report
Sept 17 - 23, 2012
WEATHER: We had some really great weather this week if you are in the mood for some heat and humidity! At the start of the week there was a good breeze from the northwest but by Wednesday it was still and muggy with sunny skies. That's not the perfect weather but pretty good if you are out on the ocean! Our daytime highs were in the mid to high 90's while the nighttime lows were in the low 80's. It seems as the week went on the early morning temps were a bit lower than at the start of the week and perhaps the humidity a bit less as well.
WATER: On the Cortez side of the Cape this week it was calm but with a few humping swells, spaced well apart at the start of the week. On the Pacific side it was a different story as the northwest winds on Monday and Tuesday made the fishing uncomfortable. On Monday it was like a sheep farm out there but the conditions steadily improved as the days went on. By yesterday it was like a lake with small, long period swells and no wind. On the Cortez side it was glassy. Water clarity was the big issue this week. At the start of the week we had a monster area of very green water from the Punta Gorda area in the Cortez all the way to the Cape and it extended out to the 1,000 fathom line. Currents coming down from the north pushed this green water around the Cape and up into the Pacific side, traveling about 7 miles a day. This water clarity issue was the largest factor affecting where the boats went to find fish, the preferred area was to the west, then north side of the dirty water as it worked it's way around the Cape. By Friday most of the boats were having to travel as far up the coast as Cerritos Beach to get to the north side of the clean water, but the water close to home and at the banks had cleared up.
BAIT: Caballito were available early in the week for $3 each and there were frozen horse ballyhoo for the same price.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: There was decent action on both Sailfish and Striped Marlin this week on the Pacific side but I did not hear of much happening on the Cortez side. Fish were found from close to the beach in 40 fathoms of water to 5 miles offshore, but there was little action outside that zone. I fished 4 days for Blue or Black Marlin with no results at all, but heard of a few boats getting strikes from big billfish. Most of the billfish found inshore were striking lures pulled for Dorado, but they were the perfect size!
YELLOWFIN TUNA: I think that Yellowfin Tuna have definitely taken the top spot and became the fish of the week. On Wednesday a potential world record was brought in to the marina. The boat had reportedly been out on it's third multiday trip targeting a world record and this trip it paid off 180 miles offshore while chunking with cut bait in a pod of black porpoise. While I am not 100% positive, it was told to me that the scale that weighed the fish at 427 pounds had been certified at the time and sent up to be re-certified after weighing the fish. Such a nice fish, but there were good fish closer to home as well. We had clients out on Tuesday who brought in one that weighed 156 pounds and brought two that weighed 85 pounds each on Wednesday. One of the Pangas we book on a regular basis returned on Saturday with a tuna the scaled out at 280 pounds, and caught on #40 test line! Not all the fish caught were that large, nor did all the boats fishing for them get Yellowfin, but those that did found quality fish that averaged 25 pounds. Almost 100% of the action was on the Pacific side of the Cape between the south side of the San Jaime Bank and the Cerritos Beach area to the north, in the clean water with dolphin around.
DORADO: If it were not for the fact that the fishing for Tuna was so impressive, Dorado would have remained my choice for fish of the week. Once again almost all the action occurred on the Pacific side of the Cape and for almost the entire week, at least through Friday it happened on the north side of the dirty water, right on the edge. There were some fish caught on the outside in the clean water but the concentrations were inshore. On Saturday the dirty water had moved far enough to the north and been filtered enough that the boats did not require such a long run and were able to find good numbers closer to home. Many boats were able to limit out on fish at averaged several pounds over what they were catching last week, most of the fish were in the 10-15 pound range with a few really big ones in there. Live bait worked along the edge where the fish were concentrated worked early in the week and later on there was decent action on bright lures.
WAHOO: This week we were coming from the new moon to the first quarter and we did have a little spurt of Wahoo action, something we have not seen for a few weeks. Most of the fish were caught offshore around the banks but there were a few fish picked up right on the beach. Most of the fish were between 20 and 45 pounds and were incidental catches made while fishing for Tuna and Dorado.
INSHORE: Strong currents once again had an effect on the inshore bottom action and the numbers of Roosterfish available had dropped off. Many if not most of the Pangas were working just off the beach for Dorado and a few ventured offshore for Tuna and Marlin once the winds had died down.
FISH RECIPE: Check the blog for this weeks recipe!
NOTES: This week I have no music going but there is a lot of anticipation as one of my clients brought me 10 new CD's that I am going to start using and playing. A very esoteric mix of stuff, everything from Doobie Brothers to Yo-Yo Ma to Ry Cooder to Johnny Cash and Carlos Santana. Looking forward to it! Of course, being Sunday morning the pup is at my knee with her head resting on my leg looking at me with that look, “It's time for the beach, Dad, hurry up!”. So, until next week, stay safe and have a great time. Until then, tight lines!
Be sure to check the blog to see some of those big tuna!
GORDO BANKS PANGAS
San Jose del Cabo
September 23, 2012
Anglers –
There has been mixed crowds of anglers, surfers and just normal traveling
sun worshipping tourists enjoying the clear tropical weather for the past
week. The area is now lush green due to all of the recent rainfall,
humidity is high, but there a hint of fall in the air now, as early
mornings are cooler. Swells are moderate, there was very little wind at
all, just a slight afternoon breeze. There is a new low pressure system
forming at this time, should become Tropical Storm Miriam in the new few
days, this is projected to follow a path off to the west, keeping it clear
of any land. Ocean clarity has cleared up now along the coast, this is
where it had been clouded by the entire desert run off. Blue water has been
found within several miles of shore and water temperatures are averaging 88
degrees throughout most of the region.
The most exciting news of the week was on Wednesday morning, this is when a
crew aboard the 61 ft. “EL Suertudo” brought in a new world record sized
yellowfin tuna to Cabo San Lucas. The record catch was weighed in on two
different scales, 421 lb. and 427 lb. respectably, after certification the
final weight will be listed, either way this fish appears to be shoe in for
the new all-tackle IGFA record. Congratulations go out to angler Guy Yocom,
from Dana Point, Ca. and to the rest of his crew aboard his yacht, this is
an unbelievable accomplishment. These anglers were specifically targeting
big yellowfin tuna and appear to have also qualified for the “Hook a
Million”, one million dollar prize sponsored by Mustad Hook Company for any
new world record tuna caught worldwide before the end of September, 2012,
this definitely added to their motivation of going the extra miles to the
fishing grounds where the giants lurk.
Conditions are really shaping up nice now, as weather has settled, each day
the water is looking better, there is an abundance of baitfish scattered
throughout the area, more skipjack than anything else. Caballito are being
found near the marina jetty and sardinas are now being netted along the
shoreline, near Palmilla and north towards Vinorama.
For the panga fleets departing out of Puerto Los Cabos Marina they have
encountered more consistent action near Iman Bank and north to Vinorama,
though the bite has been up and down and below local late summer standards.
There has been a recent trend of the better action coming later in the day.
Mort common catches were dorado or yellowfin tuna, the majority of the fish
ranged 10 to 20 pounds, a few larger specimens mixed in. Live sardinas was
the best bet for this bite. There are big yellowfin on the Gordo Banks, but
they have proved very elusive, at times they were seen feeding in chum
lines, but they did not want to bite baited hooks. At least one tuna close
to 200 lb. was accounted for this week, it was landed on an afternoon
private charter. Tuna often become spooky on these shallow banks in clear
water, but they can also all of a sudden decide to bite just like that on
any given day, pressure is light now and we are encouraged to see this
larger grade of tuna now present on the local grounds.
A few sailfish and striped marlin found on these same grounds, but no big
numbers, basically just incidental catches. As well as a few wahoo now
being seen free swimming around drifting boats, but several were landed in
recent days, so we expect something to happen with these speedy fish to
become more active as fall weather transitions.
Not much bottom action found now, besides dropping larger baits over
structure for a chance at winning the battle against a dogtooth snapper.
Should be the time we hear about some grouper as well and we also usually
expect to see some amberjack in the mix. Just as we have seen now for the
last few seasons, we heard about a handful of nice sized roosterfish being
hooked into further offshore over the rocky high spots, this is out of
their normal feeding zone close to shore, I suppose they are adapting to
where they can find sustainable food supply.
The combined panga fleets launching out of La Playita/Puerto Los Cabos
Marina sent out approximately 61 charters for the week, with anglers
accounting for a fish count of: 3 striped marlin, 6 sailfish, 3 wahoo, 7
amberjack, 8 dogtooth snapper, 12 cabrilla, 137 dorado, 78 yellowfin tuna,
43 various pargo species and 4 roosterfish.
Good Fishing, Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson / Operator
619 488-1859
Los Cabos (624) 142-1147
e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com
WWW.GORDOBANKS.COM
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