Marlin dropped down in Cabo. Huge squids and tons of yellow tail

Capt. Tracy Ehrenberg
April 2, 2009
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report

MARCH 19th to 25th, 2009
Overall Catch Success Rate 84%
BILLFISH: This week was the poorest week in a long time for marlin, but then again its March and to be expected. After a pretty good week, last report, the wind kicked in with full force making it impossible, most days to get up to Golden Gate, where we have been fishing since October. When marlin were found it was hard to interest them in anything, they would simply come up nudge the bait and disappear. Only a smattering of hungry fish could be found, in fact eight total for our fleet. Added to this, charter business was way down; the slowest we have seen in many years for this period, so not many boats were going out, meaning less fish were caught. Overall twenty two percent of charters caught marlin though never more than one in a day and weights were from 130 to 185 lbs.
OTHER SPECIES: Despite marlin fishing being so slow there were quite a few other fish, mostly inshore, picking up the slack. Some dorado were caught by boats looks for marlin, seldom more than a single fish, though "C Rod" was fortunate to land a half dozen for Jeff and Dannielle Blice from Ellicott City, Maryland as well as being one of the only boats to release a marlin. They fished 5 miles out from the 11.50 spot, catching the marlin with a live mackerel and the dorado on yellow and green lures. Twenty five percent of charters caught dorado. Yellowtail was actually the number one fish in Cabo this week, with our anglers totaling 84 ranging from 12 to 45 lbs. These are actually a fun fish on light tackle and some of the best eating fish around. Catches ranged from a single fish, to twenty plus if you hit it right. Sierra also gave a good showing with 74 caught totals with catches of one to fifteen fish. We also had some huge squid up to 45 lbs, that got anglers excited thinking they had a marlin, as they hit lures, fast and furious. There were also some cabrilla, skipjacks, bonitas, plus a hammerhead and mako shark released. We also had one boat, Bill Collector that boated ten yellowfin tuna the only catch of the week for these species, for Dan Monks.
WEATHER: Extremely windy and rough on the Pacific fair to calm on the Cortez.
LOCATION: Off of Old Lighthouse, Los Arcos, 35 miles south of Cabo, Cerro Blanco, Pedregal, San Jose.
AVERAGE WATER TEMP: 69 F
BEST LURES: Live bait, feathers, iron, green/yellow lures.
BASED ON THE CATCHES OF PISCES BY TRACY EHRENBERG

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