Cabo San Lucas
Pisces Report – 19th Week of 2024
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Overall Catch Success Rate: All Species Combined 90.24%.
Billfish Catch Success Rate: Billfish, 68.29%, Dorado 7.32, Tuna 14.63%, and Other Species 39.02%.
Pisces fleet week 19, 2024, remained consistent with cookie-cutter weather, and a remarkable species list dominated by striped marlin, plus roosterfish, amberjack, sierra, jack crevalle, ladyfish, skipjack, bonito, dorado, grouper, red snapper, triggerfish, thresher, and silky shark.
An interesting tidbit is that the striped marlin averaged two per day average for the Pisces boats fishing the 19th week. Not bad for a season just getting started!
The “RIPPER,” with Captain Abel at the helm and Mate Ninja running the cockpit for guests Dan Godwin, Denis Loranc, Joey Loranc, and Monaca Godwin from Austin, Texas, was the first group of many to score multiple released striped marlin (a total of five) in the 100 to 120-pound class range, all on ballyhoo at another favorite “spot of the week” Punta Gorda.
From Spring, Texas, a group including Ann Trotter, Carla Vincitore, Larry Padfield, Lauren Gore, Mike Gore, Mike Vincitore, Mitch Trotter, and Nancy Padfield, aboard the luxurious 66-foot Viking, “FRIDAY BANK,” with Captain Alex and Mates, Beto and Saul, found two hungry stripers in the 100 to 120-pound range. The anglers used ballyhoo to trick the marlin into biting and released them at the 11:50 Spot, where they released a thresher shark weighing in the 60-pound class that couldn’t resist a caballito at the same Spot.
Captain Nico, with Mate Eric, Jr. aboard BILL COLLECTOR II,” a 32-foot Cabo Express with Los Cabos visitors, Garret Stearns, Joseph Jaconi, and Michael Jaconi for only a half-day trip managed to catch and release one striped marlin estimated to weigh 130 pounds with fresh ballyhoo outside Santa Maria.
Captain Ricardo Escamilla and his mate aboard the 42-foot Bertram, “YAHOO,” along with clients Chris and Michelle DiCicco, Dylan Edwards, and Nick Ortale, fishing at the popular Punta Gorda, caught and released three striped marlin in the 90 to 100-pound class on fresh, dead ballyhoo.
On the “BBII,” a 37-foot Viking Billfish 2018, Captain Osiel, and Mate Joel with Barbara Mayhood, Deborah Johnson, Edmund and Elizabeth Muller, Gregory Johnson, and Michael Mayhood scored Seven striped marlin estimated to weigh from 100 to 120 pounds on ballyhoo near Punta Gorda.
“C ROD” 38ft Blackfin Captain Daniel Alcaraz, friends on boat owner caught an event dozen striped marlin est. 70-100-120- pounds on ballyhoo also near Punta Gorda.
“MY WAY,” a 45-foot Viking, with Captain Arturo at the helm, and Mates Daniel and Jose running the cockpit with Gregg Burgess, Rodney Pack, and Wesley Heryford from Sutter, California, were near Punta Gorda when marlin feeders surfaced around their boat! By they had gone, the anglers had caught and released NINE striped marlin, estimated to weigh 90 to 120 pounds on fresh ballyhoo.
“SEA SEÑORA,” a 42-foot Post Sport Fisher, with Captain Carmelo and Mate Omar fishing near Punta Gorda (in the same area as My Way), with angler Todd Ostron from California released five striped marlin estimated to weigh 100 to 110 pounds, catching both ballyhoo and caballito.
“CALIENTE,” a 42-foot Cabo Flybridge, with Captain Jaime Gonzáles and friends, found plenty of striped marlin on the 11:50 Spot, where they caught and released six striped marlin in the 60 to 140-pound range, plus three silky sharks, from 60 to 100 pounds, and one amberjack weighing approximately 20 pounds.
“LA CORONITA,” a 40-foot Cabo Express run by Captain Manuel and Mate Manuel, Jr., for guests Chad Simpson, Don Pickett, John Pickett, Matt Pickett, Paul Pickett, Reed McStroh, Steve Skrypec, Tommy Rakic, released one silky shark and also one striped marlin weighing approximately 110 pounds caught on a ballyhoo at the 11:50 Spot.
“YAHOO,” a 42-foot Bertram, with Captain Ricardo Escamilla- Yahoo and Mate Jose Escamilla-Yahoo with anglers Clay Henderson, Fred Wagner, Jim Sander, Jon Sander, Katerina
Mendel, Matt Henderson, and Rich Henderson, from Houston, Texas, caught and released two striped marlin weighing 100 and 110 pounds on ballyhoo and caballito at the 11:50 Spot.
“MY WAY,” a 45-foot Viking, with Captain Arturo at the helm and Mates Daniel and Jose in charge of the cockpit where they helped Hunter Summit, Jake Bastián, Jamie Winter, Josh Winter, and Serena Nelson catch and release six striped marlin in the 100 to 120 range, on ballyhoo and curry, at Afuera Del Gordo Bank, two dorado weighing 12 and 15 pounds on sardina also at Afuera Del Gordo Bank, and three grouper from 4 to 9 pounds at the same Bank.
LOCATION: Punta Gorda, 1150, Santa María, 95 Spot,
WEATHER CONDITIONS: Calm seas with some wind waves in the afternoon
AVERAGE WATER TEMP: 69-73 F
BEST LURES: Mackerel, Ballyhoo and Cocinero, Cedar Plugs. and marlin lures.
San Jose
GORDO BANKS PANGAS
May 12th, 2024
The weather and temperatures remain ideal for beach activities. Our slow season is starting to reflect at our marina, and we see growing numbers of charters daily. Many of the local captains use their spare time to fish and scout different areas.
Our target species are the yellowfin tuna. Even though the bite has slowed, we continue to see them daily. We have focused on Iman Bank, where we have seen most of the activity. Many pangeros have scouted different areas, i.e., San Luis and Vinorama, but have returned empty-handed. The anglers have hooked most of the tuna on live and dead sardina, though some nicer-sized fish preferred the squid strips. The largest yellowfin we saw weighed slightly over 100 pounds and was difficult to fight on a 40-pound test. We saw more action this weekend as a few boats caught two or three earlier in the morning.
Many boats head closer to shore when the tuna bite slows to look for rock structures. Cardon seems to be the “go-to Spot” as we begin seeing a variety of great-eating species such as yellow snapper, barred pargo, pompano, grouper, and Spanish mackerel. Recently, we have seen dorado schools while fishing in 20 to 30 feet of water.
Throughout most of our shoreline, we are seeing more quality-size roosterfish as we are starting to get mullets from the bait guys. The best areas for roosterfish are La Laguna, El Zacaton, and Secrets/Marriot Hotel. …Good Fishing, Brian
East Cape
Here it is mid-May, and the East Cape is coming alive! Offshore, larger dorado, striped marlin, and even a few yellowfin are showing down on the Iman. Another newcomer this week is the wahoo, which is always a plus, adding excitement and some mighty good eating fillets at dinner.
Inshore has also had dorado near shore, roosterfish from the beach, and boats. It’s the same for pompano, grouper, cabrilla, and those ever-entertaining ladyfish that leap like little marlin when hooked.
Regardless of your preference, prowling the renowned East Cape beaches or fishing from a boat, it’s time to go fishing!.. Anibal Miranda
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay
It was a much more consistent week and more typical of this time of year –springtime fishing! Honestly, it’s a beautiful time to be down here.
The daytime temps are a sunny high of 80s to low 90s, but the humidity isn’t here yet. The evenings are cool and comfortable – the high 50s or lower 60s. A windbreaker or light sweatshirt is a good thing to pack for the cool mornings.
Waters are getting warmer and bluer as well.
The number of species we caught during this period is pretty incredible, but it’s not uncommon for this time of year when we get such a mix of cooler water with warmer-water fish. Cooler water fish like the pargo, yellowtail, sierra, and amberjack are still hanging out, but they give way to warmer water fish like the dorado, tuna, and wahoo.
There are fish specific to the springtime bite, like pompano, trevally, roosterfish, and jacks.
Overall, we have hooked close to two dozen different species. There were not many of each species to load up on, but there was a great variety…one of these…two of those, etc. And each day was different. Every fishing hole could change.
However, everyone caught fish – yellowtail, tuna, wahoo, dorado, roosterfish, cabrilla, grouper, dog-tooth snapper, barred pargo, pargo liso, snapper, pompano, jack crevalle, bonito, skipjack, rainbow runner, triggerfish, milkfish, palometa. About the only thing I didn’t see were billfish.
More specifically, the predominant fish were 10 to 30-pound yellowtail. The fish were biting jigs and live bait.
Yes, there are tuna – 50 to 100 pounds! We hooked one and lost it, but some of the commercial guys have been able to land some of these larger fish.
Wahoo are around Cerralvo Island if you get out early and fish the jigs, and the dorado are in the 10 to 18-pound school-sized fish with a few larger ones. The key is finding the warmer areas and temperature breaks. …Tailhunter Sportfishing
Fish Killer Photo: “BBII,” a 37-foot Viking Billfish 2018, Captain Osiel and Mate Joel with clients Andy Martin, Daniel Martin, Drew La Fiandra, Leah Tinney, and Rachael Harley Martin, caught and released ten striped marlin off Punta Gorda weighing 60 to 120 pounds on caballito. Plus, they got two jack crevalle, two silky sharks, and three skipjack.
