Hurricane Odile Saga – Tuesday – September 23, 2014

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  1. Mega and Walmart Supermarkets Are Open
  2. Electricity Restored in San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas in several Areas
  3. Gas Stations Open with little or no lines
  4. Banks Opening
  5. Squid Roe is Open
  6. Water supply from City is running
  7. Trash Service Restored
  8. Major Clean up with tractors and dump trucks clearing streets
  9. Purified water stores open
  10. Bisbee’s Black and Blue Marlin Tournament is Scheduled as Planned

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Hurricane Odile Update – September 22 – 7 AM Cabo Time

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Well a week ago this AM I was recovering from one of scariest nights in my life. Karla and I, our 6 cats and Maya our dog had just gone through the worst hurricane in my 30 years of living here. El Diablo Odile spit out 100-165 MPH winds that shook the 100 tons of cement, steel and rock structure that I built and we live in like a freight train going 100 MPH down to the Gates of Hell and back.

The Good News is that thanks to the Federal Government and CFE, electricity and city water supply has been restored to many parts of San Jose and Cabo San Lucas and we are all moving forward to repair the damages caused by hurricane Odile. Let us not forget the Army, Marines and Policia which helped stabilize any crime that could occur from lack of enforcement.

Apparently Walmart and Mega are already opened for a limited time but we will plan to check this later today.

There are reports that the airport may open in a few days but there have been planes and helicopters fly in and out through this whole event.

I hope when they say “What does not kill you makes you stronger” is true.

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Cabo San Lucas Fishing Report

August 24, 2014 194_Goddard

For adventurous travelers who enjoy humid tropical weather conditions, this is a great time to visit the Southern Baja Peninsula. Daily forecasts have called for chances of scattered thunder showers, which has been the pattern throughout August, though most of the rainfall recoded, fell over the mountainous regions and the majority of the time in the direction to the north of San Jose del Cabo. Conditions can change rapidly, this past week there were threatening skies at times, but only isolated showers, winds were light and ocean conditions were comfortable. Moderate swells at the present time, though early next week a large storm swell is predicted to impact the area and waves could be as big as twenty feet. This storm surge is being produced by Tropical Storm Marie, which is now positioned to the southwest, rapidly gaining strength and will be passing close by, offshore of Cabo San Lucas. High chances of rainfall in the coming days as well, be prepared to button down the hatches, because this is the time of year that when it does rain, it can really pour.

Good news that more schooling sardinas have been appearing, smaller sized baitfish were being found around the marina jetty, now larger sized sardinas are schooling inshore off of Red Hill, it has been a long time since these baitfish have even been found in local waters. It is hard to say what the arrival of the big swell will do, likely scatter these baitfish. Water clarity has been clear and blue, this will likely become stirred up closer to shore. Ocean temperatures are ranging from 84 to 88 degrees, warmest zone towards Los Frailes.

Sportfishing fleets have been only moderately busy, as the epic bite off of Southern California is keeping anglers busy. This past week there were a variety of gamefish encountered, most common targeted species were yellowfin tuna, dorado, billfish, snapper and wahoo. With the availability of live sardinas this opened up more options for finding cooperative schools of yellowfin tuna, anglers found the most consistent grounds to be off of Palmilla and Red Hill, though sometimes these schools of tuna would sleep in and only bite mid day, Santa Maria and the Gordo Banks also were holding yellowfin tuna. Fly lining sardinas on lighter tackle was the best method to entice action. The majority of these yellowfin tuna were of the football sized variety, 5 to 12 lb., though there was a larger grade of 40 to 55 lb. tuna being found on the Gordo Banks, though this bite was even more unpredictable and the fish became even increasingly shy as more and more dive boat operators are chartering group tours that anchor and concentrate on these already heavily pressured fragile fishing grounds.

Dorado action was more concentrated to the north of Punta Gorda, small to medium sized fish, striking baitfish and trolled lures. Wahoo became a bit more active in this same region, even though water temperatures are higher than their preferred preference. Wahoo in the 20 to 40 pound class were striking on rigged ballyhoo, as well as trolled Rapalas, no big numbers, but a couple of charters did account for up to a pair of nice wahoo, that is always a bonus.

Best bottom action recently has been for the chance at hooking into a heavy dogtooth snapper, now holding on the shallow to medium depth rocky high spots, including the Gordo Banks, Iman and La Fortuna. Currents have been swift, which does make this style of drift fishing more difficult.

There has been a variety of billfish now found in local waters, namely striped, blue and black marlin, as well as sailfish. Some offshore charters had as mainly as three of four fish, striped marlin and sailfish being the most common, but also some blues and blacks lurking, this is the time of year when some of the biggest marlin are encountered. As anglers Vern and Gerry Eickhorn, from Canada, will attest to. The Eickhorn’s were fishing aboard the super panga “Killer II” with skipper Chame Pino, when they were trolling a live skipjack on the Gordo Banks around 10 a.m., they hooked into a huge black marlin that they battled, along with other additional back up help for some 12 hours while using 80 pound tackle, the group was never able to get the giant fish alongside the boat, it would stay just far enough away for anyone to be able to grab the 20 foot leader. This was one of those gladiator battles, addition supplies were dropping off, water, food, etc…none of it mattered, as the fish eventually broke the line and gained its freedom. Sure made for a good fish story though and some video footage helped verify that the marlin was estimated to weigh in the 800 pound range.

The combined panga fleets launching out of La Playita, Puerto Los Cabos Marina sent out approximately 70 charters for this past week, with anglers accounting for a fish count of:

5 striped marlin, 12 sailfish, 280 yellowfin tuna, 9 cabrilla, 84 dorado, 15 wahoo, 15 dogtooth snapper and 4 amberjack.

Good fishing, Eric

GORDO BANKS PANGAS

Eric Brictson / Operator

619 488-1859

Los Cabos (624) 142-1147

e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com

WWW.GORDOBANKS.COM

Dressed to the K9’s December 13, 2014

While Los Cabos is the perfect vacation destination for relaxation and fun, there are also charitable events that occur in the region throughout the year. If you and your family Blanquito Navidadwould like to combine a holiday-season getaway to Cabo with a good deed, you should consider attending the Los Cabos Humane Society’s 9th annual Dressed to the K9s gala. This year’s black-tie event will take place on December 13, 2014.

For nearly a decade, Dressed to the K9s has been one of the Christmas season’s most highly anticipated events in Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo. Local residents and visitors alike enjoy dressing up and supporting the Human Society’s efforts to rescue and care for needy animals all over the Los Cabos area. There is no better way to get into the Christmas spirit than to attend this event!

The coordinators of Dressed to the K9s are working hard to ensure that the 2014 affair will be the best yet. You can look forward to an incredible dinner, delicious cocktails, and wonderful live entertainment, all while supporting a great cause. Make sure you purchase tickets for you and your family early. This occasion is a great way to either kick-off or end your trip to Los Cabos. If you’d like to experience Dressed to the K9s, make sure you book your trip soon. Holiday travelers are already making plans to be in Los Cabos in the month of December.

We at Los Cabos Vacation Rentals would be thrilled to help you find a Los Cabos vacation home for your December trip. In addition to attending the Humane Society’s glamorous gala, you will find all sorts of things to do in San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas this time of year. Stunning decorations will be hung all over town and you will have the opportunity to experience Christmastime with Mexican flair. Contact us soon to learn about the Los Cabos villas that are still available for December 2014!

 

Halloween – Day of the Dead – Holidays in Los Cabos

Although it’s barely summer, it’s never too early to begin planning a Los Cabos vacation for later this year. Halloween is the ideal time to visit Cabo San Lucas and San Jose Day of The Deaddel Cabo! The weather in many parts of the United States is beginning to turn chilly, but it is one of the most gorgeous times of the year just south of the border.

While Halloween is not a traditionally Mexican holiday, it has become incredibly popular in tourist areas like Los Cabos. You should book a Los Cabos villa or a Los Cabos condominium now if you are planning a fall trip to the region. This way, you won’t have to worry about missing out on the perfect accommodations at the last minute. Depending upon what dates your vacation falls on, you may also be able some Dia de Los Muertos activities; this is a cultural event that is extremely important in the vast majority of Mexican families. It is important for tourists to recognize, though, that Halloween and Dia de Los Muertos are distinctly different events, despite a few similarities between the two.

You might be wondering exactly what there is to do in Los Cabos during Halloween. There are a variety of options available for all kinds of travelers! If you are young and unattached or simply traveling without your children, you might want to enjoy great drink specials and costume contests at major bars and clubs in Cabo. Hotspots like Baja Junkie and Squid Roe always plan massive parties for Halloween night.

If, however, your kids are going to be vacationing with you, you don’t have to miss out on the fun! The Puerto Paraiso Mall hosts an annual costume contest for youngsters. Many parents go all-out for this event, dressing their sons and daughters in elaborate outfits! Furthermore, a large number of Cabo villa and resort complexes host safe trick-or-treat events for their guests. Simply call your Los Cabos accommodations agent to learn about the Halloween plans that are being made at your resort. Remember, there is no time like the present to begin planning an autumn trip to Los Cabos! It will be here before you know it.

Carnaval La Paz! February 27- March 4

If you are planning to travel to Los Cabos within the next month, Carnaval in La Paz is one event that you cannot miss! Carnaval La Paz

This is one of the best Carnaval celebrations in this part of the world; it is being held from February 27-March 4, 2014. Though modern-day Carnaval celebrations tend to feature drinking, merrymaking, and general revelry, this is not a recently developed holiday. In fact, it dates back many centuries. Carnival signals the end of the Lenten season in the Roman Catholic Church.

La Paz is located within each driving distance of both Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo, so no matter where your villa or other vacation rental is located in Los Cabos, you will have no trouble finding the festivities. You can even hire a driver if you don’t think you will be able to drive when the party ends each night.

There are a variety of events that take place during Carnaval in La Paz. You will be able to witness colorful floats during parades on several days and enjoy the talents of many stage and street performers. Additionally, the King and Queen of Carnival will make appearances throughout the week; these individuals are the official ambassadors of the event.

There are also a wide range of food and beverage vendors available. People who plan to travel to Los Cabos with children may be worried about attending Carnaval with youngsters in tow, but this shouldn’t be a major concern. Overall, La Paz’s celebration is a tame one. Your sons and daughters are sure to love the brightly hued costumes, food choices, and electrifying atmosphere! If you have any specific concerns about the event, please contact the coordinators. It is a good idea to take children back to vacation rentals before nightfall, however. In addition, make sure that you secure any valuable belongings in a zipped bag that lies close to your body while you are walking through the thick crowds at Carnaval.

You can learn more about this must-see spectacle at http://www.bajainsider.com/baja-life/events/carnival/carnival-la-paz.htm#.UvGB4nlExfM.

Los Cabos Fishing Report

November 3, 2013
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Visitors to Los Cabos are enjoying exciting times, as we are now in the midst of the peak fall sportfishing season. The largest of all fishing tournaments, Bisbee’s Black and Blue, was held this past week and once again this event ended with the jackpot marlin being caught in the final moments on the last day and more exciting yet, the top two largest marlin were landed by women anglers.

Busy schedules now for all sportfishing fleets, though local weather has seen an unusual late Tropical Storm Sonia developing off to the southwest, this contributed to creating windy and choppy ocean conditions, which have plagued the region now for several days and is forecast to continue through the weekend and into next week. This storm front is an unfortunate situation for the hundreds of anglers who plan their annual trips during this period when you normally expect to find much calmer comfortable conditions. Despite the bum conditions people are keeping their spirits high, knowing that all this is out of everyone’s control, the luck of the draw, weather patterns are becoming harder to predict worldwide.

Fleets have been traveling in all directions, scouting out all of the possible fishing grounds within range, ocean water temperatures are now averaging about 84 degrees throughout the area, not much temperature variance, though we do expect that a cooling off trend will begin during this next week. Bait situation has been day to day, with very small sized sardinas being netted off rocky stretches near Santa Maria, there were caballito available and even some mackerel were offered earlier in the week, as well as ballyhoo and slabs of squid at the dock area. There were options of catching larger baitfish on the grounds, overall the bait resource has been sufficient, main problem now was dealing with the relentless north winds that were swirling from out of the southwest as well.

Anglers were finding a mix of dorado, yellowfin tuna, wahoo and billfish, none of which were especially numerous. With ocean temperatures holding warm this late, we are expecting the action to become more consistent after these weather patterns stabilize. Recently the action has been limited to an average of several fish in combination per charter, though there were exceptions for other anglers that happened to be at the right place.

The large yellowfin tuna are still on the Gordo Banks, everyday there have been a couple of hook ups reported, not many of these larger tuna were actually landed, tuna up to 141 lb. were accounted for by the local panga fleet, with others lost after extended battles. Smaller football sized yellowfin were found near Santa Maria and on the Gordo Banks or Iman Bank, though this action was sporadic and most boats that did land these fish would only catch a few fish. Dorado were mixed in, found in medium sized schools spread out, most of these fish were weighing less than fifteen pounds, with an occasional specimen to 20 pounds being reported. The main factor for fewer all around numbers of fish was the relentless winds which limited where boats could comfortable and practically concentrate their efforts.

Wahoo were hiding out most of the week, only a handful of these fish were landed, with other numerous strikes missed. This is now the time we expect to see these fish make their presence known. Once again, as this weather front passes through we do expect things to get back on track.

Not much bottom action was even attempted during these winds times, anglers found it hard enough to troll or drift fish the surface, let alone try to hold the bottom.

The combined panga fleets launching out of La Playita, Puerto Los Cabos Marina sent out approximately 205 charters for this past week, with anglers accounting for a fish count of: 2 black marlin, 4 blue marlin, 16 striped marlin, 18 sailfish, 13 wahoo, 4 amberjack,  14 bonito, 14 pargo, 2 surgeonfish , 35 triggerfish,10 cabrilla, 15 sierra, 260 dorado and 125 yellowfin tuna.

Good fishing, Eric


GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson / Operator
619 488-1859
Los Cabos (624) 142-1147
e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com
WWW.GORDOBANKS.COM

Los Cabos Billfish Tournament Final Standings

The 15th annual Los Cabos Billfish Tournament culminated with the traditional surf-and-turf gala awards dinner and banquet held at the

beautiful beachside terrace of the 2013lcbt_extraction_625bluemarlinBrigantine Restaurant at the Playa Grande Resort & Grand Spa. Team Extraction’s 625-pound blue marlin caught on the first day of fishing held up to take the lion’s share of the purse due to no other qualifying marlin coming to the scales on the second or third day of fishing. As a result, Extraction — with Capt. Ramon Hiram Montaño, mate Jamie Gonzales from Cabo San Lucas, and angler-owner Tom Lansing of Phoenix, Arizona — won Furuno First Place Team ($45,000) and the IGY Largest Marlin Categories ($27,000). Team Extraction also won the optional Airmar Daily Marlin Jackpots ($155,925), and the Fin-Nor Winner-Take-All Largest Marlin Jackpot ($67,500) for total winnings of $295,425. The team also received AFTCO championship clothing and an invitation to the 2014 Offshore World Championship.

The Rick Bogert Second Place Overall Team award from the base entry went to Team  Expedition, a 65-foot Viking with Capt. Wilks Hammock at the helm. Angler and owner Glenn Richardson from Abbeville, Louisiana, bested a 516-pound blue after a three-hour battle on the first day of fishing with teammates Lance Hightower who caught a striped marlin, Jason Buck, Bruce Montino, Osiel Winkler, and Tony Fransconi. Second place in the base entry earned $27,000. This was a nice catch for team Expedition but was trumped byExtraction’s 625 on the same day.

The AFTCO First Place Billfish Release Points Team award from the base entry went to Team Chupacabra, a 64-foot Hatteras with Capt. Mick Thompson, which earned 1,300 points from two blues and two striped marlin caught by Clay Hensley of Florida and Boyd Decoito of Hawaii, and one Pacific sailfish caught by Sam Choi of Hawaii, with owner Mike Mullen of Texas, Blake Stamper and Francisco Castillo.

Team Chupacabra also won the optional King Sailfish Mounts Day 1 and Day 2 Billfish Release Jackpots and Playa Grande Third Place Overall Team award because of only two on the dock qualifiers for total winnings of $39,150.

Second Place Billfish Release Point prize went to Team Galati, a 55-foot Viking with Capt. Brad Richards, earning 700 points on time from one blue marlin caught by Pat Healy of New Gretna, N.J., one striped marlin, and one Pacific sailfish caught by Jesus Francisco, Cabo San Lucas. Owner Bob Hixson, Carmine Galati, Zach Ferrell and John Mumford completed the team winning $5,400 plus prizes.

Third Place Billfish Release Points Team went to Cisco a 35-foot Cabo with Capt. Kerwin Masunaga, with 700 points from two striped and one blue marlin caught by Steve Spina of Malibu, California, with teammates Jordan Karen, Louis Aboroa, Ivan Gomez and Jesus Beltran winning $3,600 plus prizes.

The Day Three King Sailfish Optional Billfish Release Jackpot Winner was Reel Quest, a 68-foot Hatteras with Capt. Ty Valli with 600 points from a blue marlin caught by Patrick Gee of Chino Hills, California and a striped marlin caught by Louis Anaya, Cabo San Lucas, and teammates owner Dick Landfield, Walker Evans, Jose Antonio Bojoquez and Vicente Bojoquez, winning $6,075

In the TransCabo Optional Tuna/Wahoo/Dorado Jackpot, there were no qualifying dorado, so by rule the purse was split among the tuna and wahoo winners.

Day 1 Wahoo Winner — Miss Behavin 61-foot Garlington owned by Dave Finkelstein of Texas won with a 26.5-pound fish caught by Jose Loria of Costa Rica. Capt. Jose Reyes, Stephen Weitzen, Tony Berkowitz, Pado Soto, Ben White, Bill Platt: $6,693.75

Day 2 Wahoo Winner —El Suertudo 61-foot Viking Capt. Greg DiStefano,

32.8 pounds caught by Jeff Richardson, San Clamente, California. Owner Guy Yocom, Todd Clark, Oswald Ortega Cruz. Alfonso Orlega, Victor Barreda: $6,693.75

Day 3 Wahoo Winner —Minerva II 33-foot Bertram Capt. Epigmenio “Pimi” Fiol 34.5 pounds caught by Katrina Prasse from Prince Albert, Canada. Gary Anderson, Gary Mowat, Bertha Rivera, Epigmenio Fiol, Damian Parra: $6,693.75

The Days 1–3 Tuna Jackpot Winner — Reel Gold 35-foot Cabo Capt. Antonio Romero

Day One 49.8 pounds caught by Jason Snyder. There were no qualifiers on day two so the prize rolled to day three. On day three, a 65.4-pound yellowfin tuna caught by Richard Matson, Alaska, with teammates Murray Wright, Mitch Kishimoto, Antonio Romero Castro: $20,081.25

But the story on the tuna Jackpot for day three included an unforeseen incident at the weigh-ins, with the victims being the team of Ole Ole, which also had a tuna to weigh. Team Ole Ole handed their tuna to a dockhand that turned around with the tuna in both hands at waist level, only to be greeted by a large sea lion nicknamed Poncho that jumped out of the water and snatched it out of the deckhand’s hands. The young man appeared to be in total shock and hundreds of spectators witnessed the incident. We will never know how much the fished weighed, which is what can only be described as “Poncho’s Law” for the team and tournament. To our knowledge, this has never happened before in a Los Cabos Blue Water Tournament, but this incident is something that must be considered in the future for the tournament and destination.

Owners John Moorehouse Jr. and Denise Moorehouse, Capt. Aristeo Gonzales, teammates Scott Linn, Ciro Gonzales and Roberto Rodriguez were understandably upset and shocked at what happened. During the awards banquet, the team was brought up on stage and the tournament director recognized team Ole Ole as the winners of the new Poncho Award, which came with a trophy and prizes for the most unusual event of the competition.

The tournament awarded over $440,000 in cash and prizes with a great time had by all.

Los Cabos Billfish Tournament 2013 — Day One Results

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Photo by Mario Bañaga

The 15th annual Los Cabos Billfish Tournament got off to a great start on day one of fishing with perfect weather and big fish hitting the scales.

The bite came early for team Expedition, when angler Glenn Richardson from Louisiana hooked up at 9:57 a.m. Capt. Wilks Hammock from Pensacola, Florida, had just brought the boat from Costa Rica to Cabo for their first visit, and the team was now hooked up to the right fish on the first day. After almost three hours of fighting the fish, the call came at 12:53 p.m. that the blue marlin was boated, and Expedition would continue to fish.

While team Expedition was battling its blue, team Extraction hooked up at 11:24 a.m., with angler Tom Lansing of Phoenix, Arizona, in the chair and Capt. Ramon Hiram Montaño of Cabo San Lucas at the helm. After two hours, the blue marlin was on board at 1:20 p.m., with the team announcing they were coming to the scales.

Word got out this marlin was a nice one, and a crowd built at the scales. Spectators were not disappointed as Extraction backed into the IGY Marina Cabo San Lucas, revealing a fish reaching the salon door on the 55 Post sportfisher. Tournament Director Dan Jacobs called the official weight of team Extraction’s blue marlin at 625 pounds, ensuing cheers and celebration for the team.

Team Expedition was up to bat next, with another very nice blue marlin in the cockpit of its beautiful 65 Viking. Expedition’s fish weighed in at a respectable 516 pounds, putting the team in second place.

Team Extraction leads the tournament with 625 points and was entered in all categories, winning the Daily Jackpots worth over $51,000 and emerging as the front runner for the Winner-Take-All Jackpot worth $67,000.

Other teams securing prize money on day one were Daily Release Jackpot winnerChupacabra with one blue marlin release winning $6,000, Wahoo Daily Jackpot winnerMiss Behavin with a 26.5-pound fish wining $4,400, and Tuna Daily Jackpot winner Reel Gold wining $4,400 with its 49.8 pound yellowfin.

Los Cabos Fishing Report

September 29, 2013 838_Kingston
Anglers –

With the fall season now officially here we have seen a substantial increase in anglers arriving in the Los Cabos area. After the near miss of Hurricane Manuel last week conditions have now settled down, though still very tropical, high humidity and scattered cloud cover threatening rain squalls at times, it is that time of year when we see local tropical weather patterns develop in the afternoon, often raining in areas north of the airport, while the rest the region just swelters in the muggy conditions. Despite the day time temperatures being in the 90s the early mornings are now cooler and some north winds are starting to make their presence felt.

Strong ocean currents persist, predominately from the south, water temperatures have ranged from the upper 70s on the Pacific side of Cabo San Lucas to an average of 85/86 degrees in the direction of the Sea of Cortez and towards Los Frailes. The majority of the sportfishing fleets have been concentrating efforts on the fishing grounds where the warmer water is present. Large schools of baitfish are spread out on the offshore grounds, plenty of food sources for attracting gamefish. Commercial bait supplies were scrambling to find new resources, as during recent storm activity and full moon phase the bait became scarcer. In recent days pangeros were traveling as far as La Ribera to obtain sardinas for the fleet, selling fresh dead bait and limited supplies of live sardinas. Squid were no longer being found in local waters, but were plentiful off the East Cape region. Some anglers are finding some early morning action for bolito, which are making great trolling baits, though have not been easy to catch once the sun rises.

The most consistent action recently has been found from La Fortuna, Iman, San Luis and Vinorama, this is where anglers have been drift fishing with strips of squid and either live or dead sardinas, catching good numbers of yellowfin tuna in the 10 to 15 pound class, anglers have had better success using sardinas in recent days, compared to the squid. These is a lot of pressure on these grounds now, increased local crowds, as well as the East Cape Fleets were traveling the long run to get into this same action, where their abundant supplies of live sardinas have been enticing the tuna into a feeding frenzy. Using lighter leaders of 25/30 lb. has resulted in greater number of strikes.

The larger yellowfin tuna are still lurking on the Gordo Banks, though this past week for anglers did try to hook into a cow, they did not have success, we only heard of one yellowfin of 120 pounds being taken off the Gordo, this was on Thursday, trolling alive bolito. There were many sailfish and a few striped marlin, but the tuna did not want to cooperate, with the swift current and concentrations of bait on these grounds, these tuna have plenty to eat, hard to say what is going on, though the tuna are not seen feeding on the surface either, perhaps hanging deeper, escaping the currents and preferred cooler depths. We are anticipating seeing these giants become more active soon.

Dorado have been found in good numbers, though most of them are smaller fish and only a small percentage are topping the 15 pound mark, remember to release as many of these juvenile fish as possible so that they can have the chance to mature and reproduce.

Still no consistent action for wahoo, these elusive fish are in the area though, normally they become more active as water temperature lower into the 78/80 degree range. A handful of wahoo in the 25 to 35 lb. class were landed, many of these were taken incidentally while drift fishing for tuna on straight mono leader, though when anglers added wire leader then these fish would not strike the same baits.

Rounding out the action were limited numbers of bottom structure species, including amberjack, grouper, barred pargo, bonito and dogtooth snapper, not many of these fish were encountered in the strong currents, though some impressive specimens were accounted for. Also some rainbow runners being found, these jacks congregate on the high spots and prefer the warmer water temperatures, scrappy fighters and good eating, ranging up to 15 pounds.

The combined panga fleets launching out of La Playita, Puerto Los Cabos Marina sent out approximately 126 charters for this past week, with anglers accounting for a fish count of:
5 striped marlin, 18 sailfish, 8 wahoo, 9 amberjack,18 rainbow runners, 15 bonito, 3 dogtooth snapper, 8 barred pargo, 6 grouper, 715 yellowfin tuna and 320 dorado.

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