Cabo San Lucas Fishing Reports and Fishing Information

February 16, 2012
BRRRRRRRRR!! Watch out for icebergs! Cabo is passing the coldest weather that I can remember. Strong winds out of the north and a wicked fast current are keeping the surface temps a full 10 degrees lower than the average of years past. This has been the strangest season I can remember. I have only been here for 11 years, but gents much saltier than myself are saying the same. This could be the coolest year on record. This is a game changer to say the least. The good news is the readily available bait schools. The fish are confused, the need to move to warmer waters to metabolize is being overridden by the abundance of available food. The currents are moving very fast and warm water pockets are being pushed and relocated by the currents. The best way to be successful is to be prepared, chart the surface temps, drift rate, and bait locations and be in the right place at the right time. Once there be ready and be efficient as a marlin that would typically feed three or four times an hour may only feed twice per day. For billfish find them and stay with them, the key to success is finesse. Going easy will give you an opportunity to bait the fish a number of times hopefully catching them when they are ready to eat. What is challenging for billfish makes for great tuna fishing, the stains are a good ways off shore, but well worth the run. The cold-water breaks are numerous and cut with a knife by these currents once you find the porpoise you can catch tuna all day long. These trips are specialty trips and should be taken for ten to twelve hours with the understanding that it is hit or miss; the tuna are much farther out than anything else. If you are going to make the run out there it is essential to stay out long enough to locate them, once on them the bite will wear out even the most eager group of anglers in two to three hours. The play it safe method is satisfying as well the dorado bite is steady and these buggers are happy to feed! A typical day on the water will net you two or three nice dorados, a chance or two at a finicky marlin and a handful of sierra mackerel inshore. Even when the fishing is tough in Cabo it is world class.!

Friday, December 2, 2011
Cabo Fishing Report

The right place at the right time, in the end that is what it still all comes down to. Not to spend too much time getting philosophical about it but maybe that is why fishing is so damn fun. In the end the months of preparation, charting, practicing, strategics can all mean bumpkins and the winning fish comes down to plain old luck!! I took some time to get my voice back and re group after tourney season this year. The final weeks of October have come and gone and all the triumph and heartbreak has packed up and moved on until next year, and dammit we wont change a thing!! That is the name of the game and what keeps you coming back for more. Congrats to all of this years winners and we will see you all next year.

We are back to doing what we do best, putting people on the fish! We are switching gears into the winter season and getting ready to welcome back the whales. The striped marlin are moving on down the coast from mag bay and will be gracing the golden gate in a matter of weeks. This is what cabo really became famous for is the sheer number of feeding striped marlin and sails that can be found within a short 20 minute run from the marina. The striped marlin fishery has been in recovery for the last two years following a catastrophic loss of bait fish a few years back. The numbers of mackarel, and caboitas are returning to where they used to be and water conditions are certainly optimum for attracting and holding a large number of billfish. We are gearing up with extra bait cast rods and putting into place a few new ploicies as a company regarding a second bait set to swim on every hook up in hopes of more double headers. You will go through twice as many baits and it sure keeps the mate busy, but it keeps more folks busy on the stick.

As we wait for the stripes to come on home we are keeping very busy with loads of dorado everywhere. The entire coast on the pacific side is teeming with fish, and they are hitting on anything dragged through the water. Typical numbers are in the double digits and can be accomplished in a matter of an hour or two. The back side of Gordo banks has been home of the monsters over the last week. Multiple yellowfin tuna have been landed in the 300lb plus range. The average size fish has been bettter than 50lbs and really is some of the best tuna fishing I can remember. They are chomping down live and dead baits. Get them feeding on the dead baits and as much chum as can be lined down between breaks in the wind and let the liveys out to swim and chances are you will be busy for the next two hours as you watch the fish pinwheel again and loose a couple hundred yds. of line. Thanks Tuna, for building bigger forearm muscles all over the east cape!!

To make a long story short the change in season is here, the big marlin have moved on and we are ready to start catching the billfish in numbers and fill coolers with yellowfin tuna and non stop dorado action. Bar none the best day charter fishing on the planet for the next five months. Keep your attention on the first mates in this season as the fish are everywhere it is the guys in the cockpit that make the difference in this season. You want sharp hardworking competitive guys that can cast and lay a bait like a marksman. Go fish with a gunslinger and try to keep up!!

The fishing in Cabo remains excellent. There are lots of dorado for everyone including for great eating. I recommend the Tiki Bar and Baja Cantina but just about every restaurant will cook fish for you.

There are some wahoo, striped marlin, blue marlin and tuna.

The fishing has remained strong and varied here all year.

All the boats come back with fish this time of year.