Age is not an issue when it comes to fishing
Capt. Tracy Ehrenberg
May 30, 2009
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report
May 21st through May 27th, 2009
Overall Catch Success Rate 59%
BILLFISH: The most likely catch this week was striped marlin with forty one percent of charters hooking up to fish in the 130 to 200 lb class, however due to lower numbers of tourists less boats are going out, which is a factor in less fish being caught. Added to this is the unseasonally cooler weather that Cabo is experiencing, though I should add, most people anywhere else in the world would consider out current weather fantastic. It has still been really windy on the Pacific especially late afternoon and nighttime, whereas on the Cortez side there is not a puff of wind. We are still in a transition and just when it seems we are about to move into pre-summer mode, it goes back to spring. Gradually, water temperatures are beginning to climb, which will result in better catches. We did have some notable catches this week, such as a striped marlin, sailfish and wahoo aboard "Valerie" on May 25th for Tom McClocklin from Saskatoon, Canada at the 11.50 spot. This same day "Ruthless" realesed two stripers and boated a 25 lb yellowtin tuna, in the same area for Ruth Asmussen and Richard Brown from Mansfield, Washington. The day before "C Rod" released a striper a little futher away at La Herradura as well as catching a 60 lb mako shark for Bob Giles and friends from Lafayette, Louisiana. Pisces anglers caught a total of 15 striped marlin this week, plus a sailfish.
OTHER SPECIES: There was not a great deal of activity on offshore smaller game such as dorado and tuna, in fact we just had the odd fish here and there and of course, the wahoo mentioned above which was a delightful surprise catch. The better catches on smaller game were at Cabeza de Ballena on the Cortez side as well as near to the Old Lighthouse some days. Red snapper up to 18 lbs were caught , usually two or three per panga, as well as amberjack, jack crevalle and needlefish. Some large squid where caught right off of the main beach and one 60 lb mako shark off of San Jose.
LOCATION: 11.50 spot, Cabeza Ballena, Destiladeras some days for marlin, Herradura.
WEATHER CONDITIONS: Clear, sunny skies, seas calm on Cortez, rough on the Pacific.
AVERAGE WATER TEMP: Ranging from 62 F on the Pacific to 73 F on the Cortez side.
BEST LURES: Live caballito, blue/white, rapalas, yo yos.
Based on the catches of Pisces by Tracy Ehrenberg
Pictured here is 74 year old Tom McClocklin from Saskatoon, Canada, with a beautiful wahoo that will make several tasty meals. The wahoo was just shy of 30 lbs. He also released a striped marlin that was 200 lbs and his son fought an early season sailfish that he released, approximately 90 lbs.
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