Cabo San Lucas Sport Fishing Report
Picante Bluewater Sportfishing | Cabo Fishing Report
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This fish report recaps the past week of fishing aboard
El Budster, El Budster I and El Budster II in
Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos, Mexico on a daily basis.
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Weekly Fishing Report January 3, 2009 to January 7, 2010 Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos,Baja California Sur, Mexico. This fish report recaps the past week of sport fishing aboard El Budster, El Budster I, and El Budster II in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on a daily basis.
Weekly Fishing Report by Picante Sportfishing
October 6, 2009 to October 15, 2009
Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos,Baja California Sur, Mexico. This fish report recaps the past week of sport fishing aboard El Budster, El Budster I, and El Budster II in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on a daily basis. |
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10/15/2009
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After a two day RAIN DELAY. The fishing resumes in Cabo. The DORADO bite remains very good.. Fishing on the World Famous EL BUDSTER. The Frank Craig party from Riverside, CA have a fine day. They catch eight DORADOS ( 20 - 25 lbs. ). They saw a number of STRIPED MARLIN. But were unable to get a hook up. All the fish were caught 10 - 12 miles out from Cabo. The water temp. was 81 -83 degrees. | |
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10/14/2009
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For the second day in a row. The Cabo Port is closed because of light rain. Fishing should resume tomorrow. | |
| 10/13/2009 | No fishing today. The Cabo Port is closed because of rain. Everything should clear by this afternoon. Fishing to resume tomorrow. | |
| 10/12/2009 | Fishing on the World Famous EL BUDSTER. The George Albers party from Columbus, IN have a great day. They catch and release a 100 lb. STRIPED MARLIN. It is caught on a Black Bart Lure. The fighting time was 35 minutes. They also catch six DORADOS ( 20 - 25 lbs. ). All the fish were caught 5 - 7 miles out from the Cabo Arches. The water temp. was 83 - 84 degrees. | |
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10/11/2009
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Fishing on the World Famous EL BUDSTER. Ben Budworth comes off a cruise ship for a one half day charter. He catches one 25 lb. DORADO. It is caught 4 - 5 miles out from the Cabo Lighthouse. The water temp. was 84 - 85 degrees. |
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10/10/2009
Another very good day of DORADO fishing. On the World Famous EL
BUDSTER. The Clint Lannen party from Anna, TX catches fourteen
DORADOS ( 20 - 25 lbs. ). They keep six and release eight. On
the EL BUDSTER II. The Tom Chamberlin party from Pullman, WA
catch six DORADOS ( 20 - 25 lbs. ). All the fish were caught 2 -
3 miles out from the Cabo Arches. The water temp. was 84 - 85
degrees.
10/09/2009
The DORADO bite continues to be very good. Fishing again on the
World Famous EL BUDSTER. The Gerry Grenier party from
Paraparauma, Wellington, New Zeland catches sixteen DORADOS ( 15
- 20 - 25 lbs. ). The release eight and keep eight. On the EL
BUDSTER II. The Harry Wessells party from Antelope Valley, CA
catches two very nice DORADOS. One is 40 lbs. and the other 65
lbs. All the fish were caught at the Cabo Lighthouse Reef. The
water temp. was 83 - 84 degrees.
10/08/2009
Another GREAT day for catching DORADOS in Cabo San Lucas.
Fishing on the World Famous EL BUDSTER. The Wally Palmer party
from Campo, CA catch ten DORADOS ( 15 - 20 - 25 lbs.) . The
release six and keep four. On the EL BUDSTER II. The Sandy Hines
party from Sulphur Springs, TX also catch ten DORADOS ( 15 - 20
- 25 lbs. ) . They release six and keep eight. All the fish were
caught 6 - 8 mlies out from the Cabo Lighthouse Reef. The water
temp. was 84 - 85 degrees.
10/07/2009
Back on the World Famous EL BUDSTER. The David Sebers party
catches eight DORADOS ( 20 - 25 lbs. ). They released four. On
the EL BUDSTER II. Alison & Eddie Muniz from Pasadena, TX catch
ten DORADOS ( 20 - 25 lbs. ). They release eight and keep two.
All the fish were caught 6 - 8 miles out from the Cabo Arches.
The water temp. was 84 - 85 degrees.
10/06/2009
Fishing on the World Famous EL BUDSTER. The David Sebers party
from Centralia, MO have a very nice day. They catch seven
DORADOS ( 25 - 30 lbs. ). Back on the EL BUDSTER II. The Robert
Brown group catches fourteen DORADOS ( 15 - 20 - 25 lbs. ). They
RELEASE twelve and keep two. All the fish were caught 10 - 12
miles out from Cabo. The water temp. was 84 - 85 degrees.
September 17th, 2009 to September 23rd, 2009
BILLFISH: This week was not the best for billfish, but we
are still seeing action, besides, a lot of crews were opting for
what was a guaranteed catch this week, on dorado or tuna and
decided to wait it out on the marlin front. Nevertheless we did
have some nice catches. This period started out with a celebrity
catching his first marlin on his birthday; Alvin Joiner, better
known as Xzibit the host of MTV’s Pimp My Ride, as well as being
a rapper, singer and actor, fished aboard “Salsa” 70 ft Hatteras,
on September 19th. His fish was a striped marlin estimated at
140 lbs taken 6 miles from San Jaime on a live caballito. Next
day out Bruce Schaffer from Atlanta fishing with Don Skover from
Bentley, Michigan released a blue marlin, estimated just over
200 lbs, on a black and red lure, 6 miles from Los Arcos on the
Pacific, aboard 28 ft “Andrea”. One other notable catch was a
220 lb blue marlin taken on September 21st, also aboard “Andrea”
22 miles south of Cabo by Randall and Denise Wren from Oro
Valley, Arizona; they also boated three tuna up to 40 lbs. The
marlin took a red, green and orange lure, locally known as a “guacamayo”,
or parrot lure. This same day “La Brisa” fished the same area,
but a little further at 25 miles and released two striped marlin
and boated a 154 lb tuna…this was definitely the tuna boat his
week, for Gabe Zalazar and Ryan Woodward. Thirty three percent
of charters caught billfish this week consisting of 8 striped
marlin, 1 sailfish and 2 blue marlin.
Baja on the Fly Weekly East Cape Fish Report
Early Billfish Pop
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Every day can be different this time of the year. The last few
days have been terrific!
Mark Rayor, Vista Sea Sport, reported, “Yesterday, we fished straight east about 15 miles. There was a wide open dorado bite to the north of us. Although we saw jumpers all over, the marlin didn’t bite until the afternoon and we ended up with two. Our second one was only 4.5 miles from the house.” Beach action was best from La Ribera to the lighthouse with numerous small schools of sardina attracting roosters, jacks and ladyfish right up to the shore line. Cerralvo Island fishing report:
“Outside the warm water bulge continues to produce dorado on the
buoys, while yellowtail action is slightly slower but still
good. Sierra, cabrilla and pargo are abundant inshore and the
winds are calming more and more.” Tim Hatler |
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Water temperature: 67-73 Air temperature: 54-84 Humidity: 75% Wind: SE 4 to 5 knots |
Conditions: Sunny Visibility: 10 miles Sunrise: 7:11 a.m. MST Sunset: 7:46 p.m. MST |
Pisces Fleet
March 26th, 2009 to April 1st, 2009
Cabo
San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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Weekly fish report based on the catches of Pisces Fleet
Sportfishing, by Tracy Ehrenberg. This fishing report is
normally updated and posted each Saturday and also indicates
noteworthy catches of other fishing fleets and private
yachts in the Cabo San Lucas and Los Cabos areas.
BILLFISH: Again a very slow week for
marlin, with boats again impeded from getting up the Pacific
due to blustery winds. In fact just eighteen percent of
charters caught marlin this week, with our luckiest boat
“Andrea” the only boat to catch more than one, with a double
header on April 1st for Robert Deniver, Joe Delp, Frank
Phillips and Sedro Wooley from Idaho and Washington
respectively, releasing the two fish at the 11.50 spot, one
taken on a live caballito the other on a orange and black
lure. The other marlin caught were found off of the Old
Lighthouse and Chileno. Our total catch for the week was
just seven marlin, but again this is quite normal for this
time of year. We are already hearing reports of good numbers
of marlin at Destiladera on the Cortez side so boats will
begin fishing that way now.
OTHER SPECIES: Even though fishing was slow for marlin it was good for small game with plenty of sierra available; boats caught up to ten in a day, still some very nice yellowtail around with catches also of up to ten in one day. There were jack crevalle, skipjacks and needlefish. One boat caught 30 squid up to 40 lbs. Dorado catches rebounded a little giving us a catch rate of fifty five percent for charters, with the number of fish caught between one and four. “La Brisa” had one of the larger dorado of the week for George Kreiner, from Buffalo New York, who took a 40 lb’er on a red and green lure, 28 miles out from the Old Lighthouse. We also caught a few solitary tuna, with the exception being “Bottom Line” with nine from 22 to 30 lbs for Rick Stell, Alan Wolfe and Jim Power from Huntsville, North Carolina, I miles out from Chileno. LOCATION: There was no one set place as the boats fished in different areas, but basically between Old Lighthouse and Chileno. WEATHER CONDITIONS: Windy and rough on the Pacific, breezes on the Cortez, with calm to moderate seas, clear skies. AVERAGE WATER TEMP: 69-71 F BEST LURES: Live bait, orange and green lures, Mexican flag, dead bait, cedar plugs. Based on the catches of Pisces by Tracy Ehrenberg |
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Weekly Fish Report - Reported Daily
March 28, 2009 to April 4, 2009
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March 28, 2009 - Dorado
Saturday
It’s a great afternoon in Cabo San Lucas,
the sun still shinning high in the sky
awarding us with a temperature of 75 degrees
and wind coming from the south east at 12
mph.
Playing out in the water for the second day
in a row were George and Ron Powell along
with two of their buddies. The vessel of the
day was our 32’ RedBeam led by Captain
Marcial and Mate Mu~neca (translation: doll?
I’m still not sure why they call him that,
maybe next week). They matched yesterday
with another gorgeous Dorado. Besides
catching dinner they got to do a bit of
whale watching out on the sea of Cortez as
well as spotting plenty of marlin (guess
they weren’t hungry), dolphins and manta
rays.
On our other 32’ RumRunnin, Captain Javier
and Mate Mickey headed out to the sea of
Cortez as well, parking in front of Cabo’s
stunning Chileno bay known for the best
snorkeling in the area. Hailing from Sioux
Falls, South Dakota, Scott Jones and his
wife were out to catch a meal this morning
and that they did, bringing in two more
Dorado’s. Along the way they were visited by
a mother whale and her calf and teased by a
few marlins as well.
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Stumbling in an hour or so after sunrise, and after the two
other groups, was our bachelor party of eight. Heck, who can
blame them. Unfortunately it seems that they weren’t the only
ones with hangovers as the fish seemed to duck away into their
own private havens. After a courageous attempt, the group
decided to head back to dry land where the ground doesn’t move
so much. At least they were well prepped for their day with cold
beer! March 29, 2009 - Mucho Viento ... Translation = a lot of wind. Lots of wind on the water today and some interesting water temps as well. Alex and Omar on El Nuevo and ReelRum headed back to the Pacific today towards the Jaime Bank. 69 degree water was waiting for them and they both quickly headed south. Omar made a big loop to the south with Ryan Dick and Ericka Murphy. They cruised out almost 20 miles at one point and finally found some action. They got into a nice school of porpoise and found some TUNA. They weren't able to get too many bites, but they did succeed in bringing in the first Yellowfin of the year for RedRum anglers. Congrats guys, great stuff. Alex on El Nuevo with the Upshaw party also made a turn towards the south and the warmer water and was able to find Dorado. Alex and Ramon are making quite a team and they were able to get 5 or 6 strikes throughout the day. The Upshaw crew was able to bring in one really nice Dorado and they fought with several others, one for more than 20 minutes before the fish spit the hook. Spent some time in the office with the crew after they got back and really enjoyed their company. Hope to see them back in Cabo soon. Winds should die down a bit tomorrow. Hopefully we can find that school of porpoise again, and get those Dorado to stay on the line. March 30, 2009 - Awesome day on the water for RedRum anglers ... Today was a fabulous day for RedRum, a little windy but that didn't stop the fish from biting. The crews headed out to the warm water they found 15-20 miles straight off the Arch and once again had great success. With an abundance of squid in the water, getting the fish to bite live bait or artificial lures has been a bit tricky but today we got the job done. Winds at 20k and water temps in the low 70's should stay the same for the next few days. Omar was the first to return around 2pm with 3 Dorado for Harry and Jerry who were sharing the boat. Omar said he saw tons of Marlin but most were not interested in bait or lures, he had a little action from them but no hook-ups. Glad we could get you guys out there. Ramon and Cesar were the next to make it back with Brant and Carol Pate and Lou, Robert and Jade Simmons aboard El Nuevo RedRum. The Aggieland crew did well with the Horned Frog company today boating 4 nice Dorado, two over 40 lbs. They also spotted a ton of Marlin but once again, they couldn't garner any interest. They are heading over to Misiones de Kino to get the filets cooked up. Have to say I am a bit jealous. (It is always in the best interest of "Fish Karma" to offer a filet or two to the office staff.) Finally, the top awards for the day go to Javier and Manuel on Rum Runnin who fished with Andrew Fox, Brandon Martin, Mike Dwyer and Wendy Weiler. They too headed south 15-20 miles and trolled dead bait and artificial lures in Petrolero and Black and Red colors. They were able to land 4 nice Dorado and caught and released 2 nice Striped Marlin. Congrats guys, hope to see you back down here soon. March 31, 2009 - 24 Miles out, 24 beers in a case, coincidence? The RedRum boys once again found the fish, they were a ways out there, but we found them. With warmer water out 20 miles towards the Sea of Cortez, folks had a bit of ride before we got them on the fish. Still an abundance of squid in the water, candy for the fish. Nearly every Dorado belly has had squid in it over the past week or so. Paul Mattingly, unfortunately was the unlucky angler today. Heading out with Omar and Americo, which is usually a good sign, was not super successful today. While they saw fish, and had some action, they couldn't get anything to stay on long enough to bring it to the boat. Greg Trefethen, our east coast buddy, headed out one more time today(had to get one more day in.) Today's trip was an anniversary present from his wife. Congrats on 47 years guys. Greg got all he could handle panga fishing inshore. He caught 10 nice Yellowtail, keeping his limit and giving the meat to both the RedRum office staff and the crew. (Didn't I just talk about this yesterday?) Congrats on a great day, Greg, Eric and Karen McKay headed out for a half-day adventure with Marshall on the RedBeam and it seemed like the fish started biting just as their half-day was coming to an end. They were able to land one nice Dorado and battle a Shark before they headed back to the Marina. Laura and Charles Meyers, my dad's neighbors in California, and their friends James and David Cloonan, Randy Beasley and Jerry Banning were lucky enough to head out with Alex and Ramon on El Nuevo. While they too headed for the warm water and the Dorado that have been roaming the area, they were lucky enough to catch and release 2 Marlin. Congrats and thanks for coming down to visit us. Finally, on Rum Runnin we had Steve Hanson and his crew of David, Mark and Ryan. Looks like each of the guys got to pull on a fish as Javier and Manuel were able to hook them up with One Marlin and Three Dorado. Dorado for dinner, always tasty! April 1, 2009 - Windy day today in Cabo ... Wind was blowing good and strong all day, making for a bumpy day on the water. But, as is usually the case, the fish didn't know the difference. We sent out 4 boats today, and when the boys got back this afternoon it looked like they all spread out a bit today. Alex headed North, Omar West, Javier South and Marshall went East. All the guys were successful and brought back happy clients. Omar and Americo on ReelRum played host to Ron Milford and his son John. They headed out about 20 miles west in search of the warm water and calmer seas. After a bumpy ride out, they were soon on the fish. When it was said and done, Ron and John had two Trophy Striped Marlin. Ron's was a real bruiser measuring 107 inches and Omar estimated the weight at 230lbs. That has to be the biggest Stripe of the season. Congrats guys! John and Sandra Maltry, long time RedRum clients had their boys out there with them today and they wanted to keep the action going to keep the boys entertained. They trolled north from the Lighthouse all the way to Los Arcos looking for the Yellowtail we found yesterday, to no avail (Yellowtail wise.) They were able to bring in a couple of Sierra and a nice AmberJack for the boys before heading a bit offshore. Once they got offshore they hooked up to Dorado two different times, but couldn't get them in the boat. Sounds like the boys still had a good day. Hope to see you back in Cabo soon. Chad and Sarah from Austin, Texas were next and even though they came in to Horned Frog country wearing University of Texas gear we still did our best to get them on fish. Marshall was able to hook two nice Dorado for them and while they spotted 4 or 5 Marlin, they couldn't get them to bite. Nice meeting you folks. Finally we had the Hopkin crew on Rum Runnnin. Javier and Manuel continued their hot streak and brought the Hopkins to where the fish were. They had a great day bringing in 2 nice Striped Marlin for release and bringing a Dorado on board. Enjoy those Dorado filets guys. April 2, 2009 - Windy and Warm Cabo San Lucas is experiencing some beautiful clear skies and sunny weather at 79 degrees with some whipping winds coming in from the south at 12 mph. The RedRum boats are still heading out to the Sea of Cortez near the 1150 bank and Punta Gorda bank. The first boat back was RumRunnin with Javier and Cesar as the mate today. The crew on board is one of my dearest friends down here in Cabo, Cindy McIntosh who just celebrated her 40th birthday! Her husband flew in some of her family and friends from Windsor and Penticton, Canada as a surprise so they joined her on board. Stan the Man, friend Lea, brother Darin and friend Gig. They headed out far about 25 miles to the 1150 bank as well as outside of Punta Gorda, which is where they encountered their action for the day. Cindy fought the 45-50 lb Dorado that was reeled in by a green and black lure. They had 8 huge filets to take with them that they are going to cook up and enjoy this evening! So proud of you, Cindy I’ll expect to see the pictures in my inbox soon. Finally coming back at about 3:45 is ReelRum with Omar and Americo. The cute couple Rob and Violet from Pennsylvania headed out far on the Sea of Cortez. They had their heart set on catching marlin. Although we gave them a fair warning about going out that far could mean not catching anything at all, they wanted to go for it anyway, so 33 miles they went. However, this is one of the days where the odds were in their favor. All caught on live bait, they reeled in a nice sized Dorado, 5 Mako Sharks all catch and release and they almost got their 150 lb. striped marlin aboard, but lost it right at the boat. It was Miss. Violet that did the reeling on that monster. Congrats guys, that is a hell of a day out there. April 3, 2009 - Dorado, Mako and even Marlin! It’s sunny once again in Cabo at 79 degrees on land and 72-73 degrees Fahrenheit in the water. A bit windy on land (15 mph coming from SSE) and even windier on the water, a few of our new friends came back looking a little soaked. Almost made senator Steve miss the weather back home: the perfect cold drizzle of Washington D.C. Steve along with eight of his buddies were out on 33’ El Nuevo and 32’ RedBeam and scored 3 Dorado. Of course they had to come back to pick up some RedRum merchandise to show off their skills. Even for 8 guys 3 Dorado can be a bit much to finish for dinner and so they kindly made a donation to our crew. Thanks guys! Picking a fight with a Mako shark and successfully reeling in 2 Marlin was Mike and his two daughters. Mike was mostly chaperoning for the day, helping his girls reel in the big ones. Omar and Americo took the family out on our 28’ ReelRum heading east to the sea of Cortez. The action started 33 miles out, a nice hour and a half to work on the suntan and gaze at the leaping whales still gracing our waters. At seven and twelve years old, there’s no doubt that Claire and Anna will grow up to be tough fisherwomen. Some couples find romance in Cabo at a quiet beach while others like Tom and Caitlyn McCoy and Forest and Amy Glaser headed to the choppy waters of Baja. There’s nothing more romantic than reeling in your own dinner to these couples. Reaching Gordo banks at about 10am on our 32’ RumRunning, Javier and Manuel knew right where to catch the Dorado. And of course, the girls had to show their boys how it’s done. Just to show that a little wind doesn’t scare our fleet! April 4, 2009 - 6 MARLIN Some took a look at the weather this morning and decided to stay in bed to sleep off the hangover; but the cold chill didn’t scare off our group from Ontario. The result? SIX MARLIN! Omar and Americo took the guys out an hour and a half from shore and led them right to the spot. Within ten minutes, two Marlin were hooked and that’s how it went the rest of the day. Poor guys barely got a chance to get to the beers. No worries, they’ll have plenty of time to celebrate their catch (and release) at their all-inclusive resort. Detailed count: Peter – 2 striped 'Rick – 2 striped Red – 1 striped Billy – the winner of the day, a 160 pound striped Marlin Highlight (um, besides the Marlin): Captain Omar’s incredible ability to throw a mackerel right into the mouth of the Marlin. Had to be RedRum … |
Friday, August 8, 2008
East Cape, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Fifty-six boats and 255 anglers competed in the Bisbee’s 9th
Annual East Cape Offshore Tournament last week. All that effort
for the three days resulted in 114 billfish…one black, 20
striped, 67 blue marlin and 18 sailfish. There were two
qualifying blues in the Billfish Category, one weighing 306
pounds and one weighing 360 pounds. No qualifying tuna were
caught, and in the Dorado Category three dorado over forty-five
pounds were weighed in.
While the big boys searched for the big blues, the big roosters were putting on a show inshore! Closer to the beach, the smaller roosters whipped the water to a froth, reminding one of a poorly poured Pacifico. Over the rocks the pargo snapped and the ladyfish took flight to throw the hook. Small football tuna were scattered. Just the right size for light tackle or a fly rod. Tip: When sight casting for roosters and a fish follows don’t accelerate the fly. Try to let the fish have look by maintaining or slightly slowing the retrieve. |
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Water temperature: 76-86 Air temperature: 79-91 Humidity: 82 % Wind: SE 6 to 8 knots |
Conditions: PartlySunny Visibility: 9 miles Sunrise: 6.51 a.m. MST Sunset: 7:59 p.m. MST |
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June 8th to 14th, 2008
Cabo
San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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BILLFISH: We had another extremely windy week in Cabo
and anglers had to deal with pretty unpleasant seas until
they got past Santa Maria. The fishing however was not that
bad, though difficult to guess where the best spot would be
each day. Fishing ranged from Destiladares on the Cortez
side to 20 miles off of the Old Lighthouse on the Pacific.
Marlin were the predominant game fish species this week but
simply spotting them was not enough, they were pretty fussy
eaters and only wanted the freshest of bait. Some days
captains reported casting bait to 50 fish and hooking up and
fighting just one. Nevertheless sixty one percent of
charters were able to catch from one to five marlin in a
day. One of the best days of the week was June 10th; “Bill
Collector” released five marlin just half a mile off of
Cerro Blanco for Scott and Shannon Taylor from Lakeland,
Florida. This same day “Bandito” also let five marlin go off
of Cabeza de Ballena, all on live bait for Greg and Tom
Langmo form Litchfield, Minnesota, fishing with Harry
Thompson from San Diego. Next day out, Barry Rich from
Dallas, Texas did well to release five stripers aboard
“Spartacus”. “La Brisa” was the only boat to release a
sailfish and also had a striped marlin. Pisces anglers
caught a total of 72 striped marlin, with all but one
released. OTHER SPECIES: It was on the slow side for other game, with just fourteen percent of charters catching dorado and just a handful of boats caught tuna. Those fishing inshore had an assortment of jack crevalle, bonitas, sierra, skipjack, yellowtail and roosterfish. The better small game catches were at La Laguna in San Jose. Mark Chiavetta from San Jose, California had a spectacular day on June 9th aboard “Bill Collector”, releasing one striped marlin, one dorado, one wahoo and 20 roosterfish. WEATHER CONDITIONS: Very windy, seas moderate to rough. Skies partly cloudy. LOCATION: Destiladeras, San Jose, Chileno, Barco Varado, Santa Maria, Cabeza de Ballena, Cabo Real, Palmilla, Cerro Blanco, La Laguna,11.50 spot, 18 miles off of Old Lighthouse. AVERAGE WATER TEMP: 69 F BEST LURES: Live bait. |
Cabo San Lucas Fish Report - April 25th to May 4th 2008
Cabo San Lucas weekly fish report for the Los Cabos area provided by
Captain George Landrum
of Fly Hooker Sportfishing here in Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos, Baja
California Sur, Mexico.
WATER: There was little change in the surface conditions from last week. The Pacific side of the Cape had swells at 3-5 feet and the Cortez side had 1-3 foot swells. The water temperature on the Cortez side was a pretty even 74-76 degrees from the shore out to around 12 miles, then it became 67-69 degrees for another 12-20miles, then there was a pretty strong break where it warmed right back up. On the Pacific side the temperature remained around 66-69 degrees. On the Pacific side from the Golden Gate and across the San Jaime Bank and toward the beach the water was a fairly dirty green, the closer to shore you got the dirtier it got. This plume of cool, green water extended to the south of the Cape keeping the water outside the 1,000-fathom line that dirty green.
BAIT: There was plenty of bait this week as the larger boat brought in plenty of Mackerel to sell to the Panga bait boats. With the small moon the bait boats were able to catch plenty of Caballito as well. This week the bait was the usual $2 per bait. When we purchased bait on Saturday, our supplier informed us that as of this coming Wednesday all the boats were raising their prices to $3 per bait. Keep in mind there has not been a raise in the bait price for almost 8 years, so this is not unexpected.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Once again the billfish were very easy to find this week, all you had to do was get out on the water. From just off of the lighthouse on the Pacific side around the Cape to the Punta Gorda area they were everywhere. Early in the week they were on the surface sleeping and tailing. Unfortunately, they were also full! They may have been stuffing themselves on squid once again, but for whatever the reason, you could throw baits to 25-30 fish and be lucky to find one or two that were hungry. A few boats resorted to drifting live baits deep, and this technique did work a little better than trolling lures while casting bait to fish on the surface. As the week went on the fish seemed to move up the Cortez coast just a bit and then back to in front of the arch. At the end of the week the ratio of fish baited and fish hooked improved a bit and most boats that tried to work Marlin were able to catch between two and four per trip, definitely an improvement over earlier in the week. Mackerel was the bait of choice; Caballito just didn’t seem to get the fish interested. The Striped Marlin averaged around 120 pounds.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: At the beginning of this week all the purse seiners we had out front last week had gone north, leaving us with just “scales drifting down” where before we had great fishing. Of course the fish were not around, they had all moved out or had been scooped up in the nets! Well, on the positive side, on Saturday this week the fish re-appeared just two miles out off the arch and lighthouse. These fish were also a bit larger with most of them between 20-30 pounds with a few pushing 40 pounds. One hour in the fish resulted in 16 Yellowfin for one of our groups of anglers. Almost anything worked, as these fish were very hungry. I went up on the Cortez side on Saturday and we got into a very larges group of dolphin with birds everywhere and large schools of bait showing up on the depth sounder. No Yellowfin though, and I could see two super seiners just on the horizon to the north, off of Los Frailles. I wonder if they had already gotten all the fish?
WAHOO: The moon phase might be wrong for Wahoo this last week as I did not hear of any of them being caught.
INSHORE: Our anglers tat fished off of Pangas this week continued to do well with a varied catch including Roosterfish to 15 pounds, Sierra to 8 pounds, Yellowtail to 15 pounds and an assortment of bottom fish such as snapper and grouper to 10 pounds. The majority of the fish were found just off the beach on the Pacific side but when the late afternoon winds kicked in the afternoon trips worked off of Gray Rock and Cabo del Sol for the same type of fish. On Saturday, when the Yellowfin showed up so close to the arch, almost every Panga out there was in the mix, and they all did well. Quite a few of the Pangas were working just off the beach for Marlin as well throughout the week, and were averaging just about the same as the cruisers.
NOTES: The Seiners left, that’s good news, there are Tuna out front again, that’s good news! Live bait is going up in price on Wednesday, that’s bad news! I’m done with this week’s report, that’s good news! Until next week, tight lines! Give a listen to the music of an old Fender Stratocaster player, Dick Dale on his album “Spatial Disorientation”, that’s weird news!
Friday, April 11, 2008
Weekly fish report based on the catches of Hook Up Fleet Sportfishing, by Paul Bender.
There is no doubt about it, Cabo San Lucas always has something going on
and that is true right now for Striper Marlin and Tuna especially. Most
all of the best fishing in Cabo San Lucas right now is found on the Sea
of Cortez. And the great news is that the Tuna booming hot spots are
really close in. Just head straight out of the Los Cabos Marina towards
the 95 Spot and all the Tuna you want are located just a sort 8-12 miles
out. Several reason why include the meatballs of bait are some of the
largest concentration of Mackerel we have seen in a long time are out
there plus the sea surfac e temperature has heated to 73 F Degrees.
Also, in this same area you will find plentiful Striper Marlin too.
Hook Up partners with angler Paul Bender and Captain Martin Vigil has
been out there fishing during this fish reporting period. With deckhand
Chino Alucano today, April 7th, on Paul's boat Summertime caught 10 Tuna
and 7 Striper Marlin exactly 7-10 miles straight out. In fact, wanting
really to target Marlin, they pulled the lures in because there were too
many Tuna hits. I mean the fishing and the bite is on! All the Tuna out
there right now are in the 15-25 pound range.Other productive areas are
at the 95, at the 1150 and all spots in-between.
This includes the Horseshoe and along the 1000 Fathom Curve in this area
too. However as stated, most boats these past days are just a short run
8-12 miles and that makes it real nice. On the Pacific Ocean the water
is much colder, like 64-66 F Degrees and just not productive at the
moment. Is it not something how just weeks ago it was all happening on
the Pacific and now it's all about the Sea of Cortez. The inshore along
the beach bit for Sierra, Roosters and Yellowtail has dramatically
slowed. However, still right at the point, Lands End, and around the
corner to the right on the Pacific at Pedragalito still some Yellowtail
are to be found. But with the Tuna explosion nobody really appears to
care.
Now, time to feature a couple of Fishing Warriors who Hooked Up on our
Hook Up Charter Boats. Hailing all the way from Memphis, MI when Ed
Trombley decided to beat the winters cold and go Sportfishing he came to
the right place, Cabo San Lucas Ed boarded our Hook Up I and captain
Alex, with deck-hand Bigotes, knew exactly where the action was at the
very beginning of April. Yes, they traveled out to the Horseshoe and Ed
and friends caught and released one Striper Marlin. What a thrill that
must have been while basking under the Cabo San Lucas Blue Skies. ( See
picture of Ed and his party on Hook Up I with Tuna) But that was not
all! By the end of their fishing adventure they also caught, and did NOT
release, seven (7) Yellowfin Tuna about 15-20 pounds and two Dorado.
Yes Mahi Mahi for dinner anyone. Ed told us, "What a great crew, worked
real hard and we will come again. Had A Blast!!" On April the 5th Hook
Up I took John Gordon out fishing in the Cabo San Lucas waters. John is
from Wintermere, Florida. Thirteen miles straight out from Los Arcos
John hooked up and had the challenge of fighting a Striper Marin.
Captain Alex also took John along the beach and at Pedragalito they
caught 3-Yellowtail. He said, " Great crew but we just could not get the
Marlin to bite more today.
Baja on the
Fly Weekly East Cape Fish Report
East Cape, Baja California Sur, Mexico
After a two day ‘blow’ late last week, the weather and the time changed and the fish bit like gang busters! On the outside, skipjack, marlin, and dorado were feeding on bite sized squid or anything else that came their way---even flies. Plenty of marlin, dorado and skipjack multiples.
Inshore, ‘same story-different chapter’ as one of our boats had a nice mix of jacks, roosters, bonito and sierra. Two anglers racked up an impressive total of 31 fish for the day.
Tip: Don’t forget the wire! There are still a good number of sierra close to shore.
March 24th to March 30th 2008
Cabo San Lucas weekly fish report for the Los Cabos area
provided by Captain George Landrum of Fly Hooker
Sportfishing here in Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos, Baja
California Sur, Mexico.
WEATHER: Wow, did we ever have great weather this week! I was telling my wife yesterday as we were driving out of town that I wish it was like this every day, then she reminded me that if it was, there would be too many people living here! Guess that’s right, I mean it was 11 am and it was a beautiful 77 degrees out there, and only 67 when we got up in the morning. We had lightly scattered clouds all week and this wonderful weather. Sure am glad I was here this week!
WATER: The winds from the northwest were on again, off again this week as they kicked up for three days during the middle of the week. This resulted in rough conditions on the Pacific side of the Cape and in the Sea of Cortez offshore. Along with the wind came a strong push from the California current, bringing water along the Pacific coast as cold as 61 degrees. On the charts it looks like a finger cupped around the Cape, pointing toward the east. The warmer water, in the 71-degree range at the end of the week, was outside the 1,000-fathom line again. Earlier in the week it warmed up to 75 degrees in a warm eddy that spun across from the west to the east, then went beyond our immediate area. The water between Cabo and the 1150 and north of that line has been a consistent 71-72 degrees while the water on the Pacific side offshore has been a much cooler 67 degrees.
BAIT: Mackerel was easily available at the usual $2 per bait and there were also Caballito at the same price.
BILLFISH: The Striped Marlin bite picked up this week, not red hot by any means but much better than it has been. Most of the fish were found outside the 1,000-fathom line and in the warmer water on the Cortez side. Most of these fish were on the surface and caught on live bait, but a few were attracted by lures and bit on drop-back live bait or were hungry enough to eat the lures. My guess is that the average was a fish for every other boat, with a few boats managing to hook up and release two or three per day. One nice thing I heard early in the week was of a Black Marlin reported to be in the 400 –pound range being caught by one of the fleet boats while they were fishing for football Tuna outside the 1,000-fathom line. That was reported as happening on Tuesday. A few more Swordfish were sighted as well, but there were none reported hooked up that I heard about.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Football Yellowfin in the 6-15 pound class continued to be the fish of the week as almost everyone willing to get out 30 miles was able to get limits, some more than limits. It usually did not take long as the fish were very hungry and multiple hook-ups were the norm, as three or four lines would get hit at the same time. Boats with just one client aboard went to pulling only one or two lines. The fish slowly moved to the east over the course of the week and the best bite was between 180 and 210 degrees during the start of the week and between 170 and 140 degrees at the end of the week. A few boats were able to get into slightly larger fish averaging 30 pounds at the end of the week, but rough offshore conditions made keeping sight of the Dolphin pods hard to do.
DORADO: There were a few more Dorado caught this week than last week, probably due to the eddy of warm water that passed our way. Most of the Dorado were caught in the warm water as boats fished for Tuna. Average size was around 15 pounds but a few boats caught doubles on fish in the 30-pound class.
INSHORE: The rough water on the Pacific side combined with cold green conditions that started early in the week meant the inshore fishing was not very good this past week. That is not to say there were not fish caught, but the numbers were down from what we had been experiencing. The Sierra bite was spotty; a good trip resulted in a half-dozen or so to 10 pounds with the average size around 6 pounds. There were Pargo found in the rocks at the points and still a few decent Yellowtail were found.
NOTES: I don’t know if the warming of the water is a trend that is going to continue, but I sure hope it does. It seems that the water getting warmer means better fishing for us. I am going to get out this week and give a few things I have been working on a try; I’ll let you know next week if they work out. Until then, try and keep a smile on your face, things could always be worse. This weeks report was written to the music of my dog snoring in the background after a long morning at the beach! Tight Lines!
March 8th to 15h, 2008
Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Pisces Fleet Sport Fishing Weekly Fish Report
BILLFISH: It’s kind of embarrassing to write this section, this week as there was hardly any marlin, in fact just four! The boats fortunate enough to catch striped marlin in the 110 to 150 lb class were “Valerie” with one on March 14th and one on March 15th, the fish on the 14th was caught by Mike Walsh from DeKalb, Illinois and the one the 15th by Joseph Smolarz from Houston. “Bandito” also had one for Robert Roninebeck from Lakeville, Mn, who along with his group caught three tuna and a dorado. “Eureka” had one on the 14th, plus eight tuna and a dorado for Sam and Thomas Silverman from Jupiter Florida. However, we are not at all worried about these low numbers as boat caught lots of other fish, mostly tuna and this is what we expect at this time of year. Local captains say it is breeding time for the marlin, plus the water temperatures vary and there are many different currents. Close to Cabo the water was 67-68 F but further out pockets of 70 to 72 degree water could be found, and this is what the marlin prefer. Added to this are a few other factors such as full moon and lots of squid in the area, which the marlin are feeding on, meaning that they are not being found as often on the surface. However as we close this report, “Fearless” reported five marlin caught and released on March 22nd, so all indicators are that fishing for marlin will pick up very soon.OTHER SPECIES: Tuna is king in Cabo right now. Fifty two percent of charters reeled in anywhere from one to forty fish in the football class of 10 to 30 lbs, resulting in a total catch of 483 fish for us this week. Top boat was “Mucho Bueno” with a forty fish day, (not all were kept) for Harry Holmes and friends from Scottsdale, Arizona. They fished 28 miles out at the 210 spot. The tuna were found over quite a widespread area mostly around Land’s end between the Old Lighthouse and the 210 spot, form 15 to 30 miles out. Yellowtail fishing is the best it has been in years……close to Cabo, in calm water, fun for the kids to catch and plenty of them. Along with these squid have been abundant with boats catching up to 35 in a day, up to 35 lbs. There are also skipjack, bonita, sierra and amberjack being caught in lesser numbers.
WEATHER CONDITIONS: Some extremely windy days, which made some anglers turn back seasick. Very cold and windy early in the week, but now beautiful with calm seas.
LOCATION: 15 to 35 miles out from the Old Lighthouse and the 210 spot, San Jaime, close to Cabo for smaller game.
AVERAGE WATER TEMP: 69 F
BEST LURES: Cedar plugs, hoochis, iron for yellowtail, blue and white feathers, rapalas, live bait for marlin.
Based on the catches of Pisces by Tracy Ehrenberg
Baja on the Fly Weekly East Cape Fish Report
March 20, 2008
East Cape, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Inshore the sierra and white bonito were concentrated in front of La Ribera and down to Punta Colorada.
Offshore there were rumors of a few marlin out beyond thirty miles and a few small dorado spread throughout Palmas bay.
Up at Muertos, the grande yellowtail were still continuing their early season snap. Also some pargo and jacks were around to tear up tackle.
Tip: When you get that yellow or pargo bite, set the hook and reel those first few seconds. It is critical to keep the fish from darting back into the rocks.