Cabo San Lucas
Catch success rate 95%
All species combined comprise 73.19% Billfish, 14.49% Dorado 27.54%, Tuna and Other 17.39%
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The Sea was crystal clear and calm, perfect for fishing. The waves were only two to six feet, so boat rides were smooth at best and choppy on the worst days. No one complained. They were used to the worst in whatever lakes, rivers, or seas they came from. Temperatures ran from 79-85 degrees Fahrenheit, perfect for a Baja tan. The wind blew a bit stronger to 20 kts. The water temperature was from 75 to 80 degrees, and the air slipped slightly to between 78 and 87 degrees.
Throughout November, the skies were beautiful and blue, with floating white clouds drifting across the sky most days by mid-morning. You could almost see forever.
“LA CHINGONA 2,” a 64-foot Viking – Captain Tony and Matre Miguel took guests Antonio Bojorquez and friends from San Lucas, Mexico, to the La Brecha where they caught and released SEVEN STRIPED MARLIN weighing between 90 to 110 pounds on Ballyhoo and TWO YELLOWFIN TUNA weighing 150 pounds and 180 pounds. Those were caught outside the San Jaime. Congratulations, Antonio! Those win the Jackpot, for sure.
On the 31-foot Bertram “REBECCA,” Captain Jose Ramon Alucano and Mate Jose Gomez hosted two eager anglers from Gary, Indiana. Joe Walters and Max Hotka had fished earlier in the week, so they were primed. They were ready when they hit the La Brecha Spot and had a chance at Striped Marlin! They caught and released NINE 80 to 130-pound STRIPED MARLIN on bait.
Captain Jaime Gonzales, known for his love of fishing for Striped Marlin, took a break from his duties to enjoy a day of fishing on the 42-foot Cabo Flybridge, the “CALIENTE.” With his Mate Luis, they raised, caught, and released TEN STRIPED MARLIN in the 100 to 120-pound range on bait at the La Brecha. This unique experience of catching and releasing such large and powerful fish added an extra thrill to the day.
Captain Fernando Noyola and Mate Marcelo enjoyed meeting Iona and Oran Field from Colorado. Having the Fields aboard the “ANDREA,” a 28-foot Uniflite, was a pleasure. The crew ran to the La Brecha, where there had been reports of multiple Striped Marlin caught by many boats earlier in the week. They were lucky (or skilled) enough to find Three Striped Marlin in the 120-pound range for the anglers to catch and release on bait, One 5-pound Dorado, One 10-pound Jack Crevalle, and Eight 4-pound Skipjack all on bait and all at the La Brecha. Iona and Oran enjoyed catching a few of the many species of fish in the waters of the Sea of Cortez Jacques Cousteau wrote about.
“HAPPY ENDING,” a 60-foot Viking with Captain Frank at the Helm and Mates Miguel and Omar running the Cockpit ran to the 180 Spot where fishermen Cooper Andrews, Dusty Andrews, Quinn Sissel, Rick Devlin, Tim Sissell and Tom Effinger were eager to fight a few fish. They caught Five Yellowfin Tuna in the 5 to 25-pound range on bait 25 miles to the 180 Spot. They also got One 4-pound Skipjack on curry in the same area. It was a happy ending for the anglers and the crew on the “HAPPY ENDING.”
Five fishermen chartered the “RUTHLESS,” a 31-foot Bertram run by Captain Beto Lira and Mate Mario Juarez, who took their anglers, Alaina Huseby, Brianne Chappell, Katy Dawes, Marlene Dawes, and Nyle Dawes to the Herradura, where they caught 23 Yellowfin Tuna weighing from 6 to 40 pounds, and Five 4-pound Skipjack all on bait. Five anglers left the boat with smiles spread across their faces, vowing to return another day!
Heading off from the dock, Captain Frank and Mate Aturo on the “ADRIANA,” a 28-foot Uniflite, got 30 miles to the 120 Spot when their anglers Kaden Devenport and Kent Devenport from Windsor, Colorado, began catching the first of their TWENTY-ONE Yellowfin Tuna weighing between 12 and 80 pounds on bait. They also caught a 4-pound Skipjack in the same area, also on bait. They said they would rather be lucky than good, though Captain Frank said he would prefer they were good too, which they were! They had many laughs as they caught the tuna one after the other. It was a perfect day!
Gordo Banks Pangas
The main highlight this week was the wahoo bite picking up, specifically on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, we had at least 25 wahoo at the fillet station, between 8 and 9 boats. One of these boats was able to land 7 nice wahoo, while losing 4-5 others. Most of these wahoo were hooked on X-Raps, Nomads, and rigged ballyhoo earlier in the morning. The best action came from Vinorama. A few wahoo were also caught at San Luis and Iman. The average wahoo is in the 28-to-35-pound range. The biggest wahoo caught this week was a 54-pounder on live bait. The bigger wahoo were caught on live bait. The boats that used live bait had to bring it from other areas in their tuna tubes. Small skipjacks and bulito are being caught at the inner Gordo and Iman and taken to Vinorama for slow trolling. It didn’t take too long before a wahoo was chasing the small skipjacks and bulito as we have not seen much bait at Vinorama.
Most boats focused on wahoo for a couple of hours in the morning and then transitioned into tuna. For tuna, the fleet reported more action at Vinorama this week rather than Iman. These tuna are football-sized, though we have seen more of the bigger ones landed (50-80 pounds). We are now using strips of squid to drift for tuna. The bait guys haven’t had much success finding the right-size sardines. The sardines they were netting weeks before at Palmilla’s shoreline have been running a bit too small for our use. The bait guys continue to look throughout other shorelines to let the other ones grow.
A few miles offshore from Palmilla and Cerro Colorado, many boats have started focusing strictly on striped marlin. The best action seems to be coming closer to shore, 4 to 5 miles. This bite has been consistent on most days. We are using ballyhoo and lures. Throughout our shoreline, we are catching small sierras on small rapalas … Good Fishing, Brian
East Cape
The north winds have arrived! However, when they back off, the yellowfin and wahoo are still in the neighborhood along with an occasional billfish.
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay
SOME FISHABLE DAYS BETWEEN WINDS BUT NOT MANY FOLKS IN TOWN
WATERS: Still some warm patches with surface temps in the 80-degree area, but overall, waters are starting to cool off. Less blue and cloudier green.
WEATHER: Really pleasant. Nice time to be in town. Low 80s in the day. High 60's to low 70's at night. The biggest issue is the winds. Some days it was blowing up to 15 knots or more. Need to pick and choose which days to be in the office.
FISHING BEING HOOKED: Inshore species like snapper, kingfish, snapper, sierra, jack crevalle as well as pompano and trevally. A few dorado in the warmer spots. Commercial fishermen find a few scattered tuna and wahoo and the occasional holdover billfish. FISHING ON A SCALE of 1-10: 7…Jonathan Roldan, Tailhunter Sportfishing.
