Los Cabos Fishing Report
July 21, 2013 by 1 Comment
San Jose del Cabo
July 21, 2013
Anglers –
Moderate crowds are now arriving in the Los Cabos area, as summer weather patterns continue to be more unpredictable than usual. No new tropical storms have developed at this time and the conditions are feeling more tropical, with scattered cloud cover and isolated showers on Thursday, as clouds blew moisture in from the east. This cloud front and associated breeze helped keep the climate very comfortable, high temperatures were around 90 degrees. Ocean currents have been strong and constantly shifting, ocean water temperature is around the 70 degree mark on the Pacific side of Cabo San Lucas, while towards the Gordo Banks and north there has been water temperatures up to 80 degrees or more.
The majority of sportfishing fleets now are fishing in the direction of the warmer blue water. Winds were shifting from out of the north, east to west and offshore waters were choppy at times. Striped marlin action turned on, on the grounds from the 95 spot, the 1150, Gordo Banks and north to Desteladera, multiple catches per day was common, stripers weighing up to 130 lb. were striking on the normal array of lures, readily hitting trolled or dropped back live baits.
Some scattered reports of yellowfin tuna being found traveling with porpoise, most of this action was found 10 to 20 miles from shore and the tuna have been smaller sized footballs. No larger sized yellowfin tuna are now being reported in local waters, though with 80 degree blue water now present, anything could happen on any given day. An occasional wahoo was being reported, most of these fish have been single fish, striking on lures in open offshore water.
There was a dorado frenzy found midweek in the vicinity of some buoys that were set in an area 10 to 12 miles offshore of the Cardon to La Fortuna area. Anglers who were fortunate to get in on this action will remember it for a long time, wide open action, as neon streaks of flashing blue, green and yellow could be seen all around, the fish were averaging in the 30 to 50 pound class. These fish were striking on any type of baitfish thrown in the water. Of course word travels quickly and the whole fleet arrived on the scene and the dorado became more weary in the coming days, first boats arriving in the morning hooked up, after that it was very scratchy.
Inshore action continues to produce roosterfish to 50 pounds or more, this is usually the later part of the season for them, this year we have experienced the best roosterfish bite as we have seen in the past decade, simply for the sheer numbers of big roosterfish found throughout the region. The amberjack action that had been going strong in recent weeks while trolling surface baits over inshore rock piles, seem to have faded out and now anglers are starting to find more action off of the deeper areas, such as the Iman Bank, San Luis Bank and La Fortuna reefs, with depths ranging from 100 to 180 feet. A mix of grouper, cabrilla, snapper, amberjack and other species can be found on these grounds. Techniques include, drift fishing with various whole and cut baits off of the bottom and using yo-yo style jigs, bounced and rapidly retrieved off of the high spots.
The supplies of baitfish in the PLC marina area continue to be plentiful for caballito, mullet and moonfish. We should start to see more offshore schooling batifish, such as bolito and small skipjack, move onto the local fishing grounds, this always seems to attract more predators, these make great live baits for the larger sized pelagic gamefish.
The combined panga fleets launching out of La Playita, Puerto Los Cabos Marina sent out approximately 69 charters for the week, with anglers reporting a fish count of: 4 wahoo, 19 yellowfin tuna, 78 dorado, 27 striped marlin, 2 sailfish, 5 dogtooth snapper, 12 hauchinango (red snapper), 18 amberjack, 33 jack crevalle, 9 broomtail grouper, 25 leopard grouper and 135 roosterfish (majority released).
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
The Bisbee’s East Cape Fishing Tournament
July 18, 2013 by 1 Comment
The Bisbee’s East Cape Fishing Tournament is hosted by the Hotel Buena Vista Beach Resort, scheduled to take place on July 23-27, 2013 marking the 13th anniversary of the tournament, with over $350,000.00 in cash prizes
East Cape Offshore Schedule of Events:
TUESDAY JULY 23 REGISTRATION
3:00-7:00pm Registration and distribution of Team Bags at the Hotel Buena Vista Beach Resort.
6:00-7:00pm Captains Meeting on the pool deck. Attendance by at least one team member is mandatory.
7:00-9:00pm Kick-Off Cocktail Party.
WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY/FRIDAY JULY 24-26 FISHING DAYS
7:00am Shotgun Start.
7:00am-4:00pm Tournament Fishing; lines must be out of the water by 4:00pm.
7:00am-7:00pm Weigh Station is open on the beach in front of the Hotel Buena Vista.
SATURDAY JULY 27 AWARDS CELEBRATION
7:00-9:30pm Awards Celebration on the beach in front of the Hotel Buena Vista
For more information please visit:
http://www.bisbees.com/
Los Cabos Fishing Report
July 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
San Jose del Cabo
July 14, 2013
Anglers –
Tropical storm season came early this year, the latest system, Hurricane Erik, was initially forecast to sideswipe the Southern Baja Region, but quickly weakened and changed direction after encountering cooler water temperatures, moving off to the west. Erik ever did impact land, though high ocean swells created red flag conditions, closing all local Port Operations on Monday, reopening Tuesday morning, as swells and winds resided.
Tropical season’s first measurable rainfall was recorded, scattered storm showers, heavier in isolated areas, enough to clean the dust off the landscape. The local climate remains pleasant, Pacific breezes, marina layer, moisture air with increased humidity, but considering its mid-July, you could not ask for any nicer summer time conditions, tropical skies, with high temperatures averaged 90 degrees.
Anglers encountered rapidly changing ocean currents, blue water was found as close as three or four miles out, for the past week the cleaner and warmer water was found 10 to 30 miles offshore, averaging 80 degrees, clear blue current, while inshore areas once again became cold and off colored. This pattern seems to have been continuing now for a couple of months, just as soon as things appear favorable, we see another cold current sweep in green murky water inshore, slowing down the fishing action, before rebounding as the water temperatures warm.
This is a time when offshore action can break loose on any given day, clean blue water of 80 degrees are ripe to attract a wide variety of gamefish. Striped marlin remain the most common fish being found offshore, striking aggressively on trolling lures, as well as various rigged baits. This past week the size of stripers seemed larger, up 130 lb. Dorado were encountered, but most of the time they were just single fish that were striking the same style of lures as were the marlin, the majority of these fish were over 15 lb., there was now a chance at a trophy sized bull dorado, as fish to over 40 pounds were reported. An occasional wahoo was now being accounted for, these fish were striking on lures trolled in the open blue offshore water.
The only reports we heard for yellowfin tuna was from schooling yellowfin that were traveling with porpoise offshore, anywhere from 15 to 35 miles out, weighing in the 10 to 20 pound class. Not a consistent option yet, but it is encouraging news after going such a long stretch without any tuna in the daily fish counts. With conditions offshore really shaping up favorably, we do expect to see more exotic species such as blue marlin, black marlin, sailfish and wahoo appearing on local grounds.
Anglers did find some excellent inshore action on the shallow rock piles from Punta Gorda to Vinorama. Slow trolling with live bait was the method of choice, catches included amberjack to 94 lb., many others weighed over 50 lb., grouper, cabrilla, snapper were also on these same rocks, though they were not as numerous as were the amberjack. Along the more sandy beach stretches the roosterfish continued to dominate the action, big fish to over 50 pounds were landed regularly, average sized rooster was over 25 pounds. Many jack crevalle were in the area, being found close to shore and offshore as well under porpoise.
Other action included a mix of quality bottom dwellers, (groupers, cabrilla, amberjack), that hit on yo-yo jigs over reefs offshore of La Fortuna, Iman and San Luis Bank, it has been a long absence where the fish just did not want to strike on these normally very effective jigs, nice to finally see this trend turning around, this can be incredibly fun and productive fishing, retrieving the iron jigs in depths averaging 100 to 160 ft., can also being a lot of work when nothing wants to strike.
The combined panga fleets launching out of La Playita, Puerto Los Cabos Marina sent out approximately 74 charters for the week, with anglers reporting a fish count of: 1 wahoo, 23 yellowfin tuna, 15 dorado, 41 striped marlin, 8 dogtooth snapper, 15 yellow snapper, 54 amberjack, 35 jack crevalle, 7 broomtail grouper, 18 leopard grouper and 290 roosterfish, (majority released).
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
