Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Capt. George Landrum
June 6, 2005
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report
Cabo Bite Report
Capt. George Landrum
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CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT MAY 30-JUNE 5, 2005
WEATHER: Wind, wind and more wind. That pretty much summed it up for us this week on the weather front as every day the wind blew from the NNW to the SSW at between 10 and 20 knots. We did have a few mornings when it seemed that it had died off, but when you poked your nose around the corner to try the Pacific side, you go smacked in the face with the cold wind. Some mornings on the Pacific side the temperature was in the high 50’s. In town our daytime highs were in the mid to high 80’s while our night time lows were around 60 degrees. No rain at all but we did have partly cloudy skies on Sunday morning.
WATER: On the Pacific side this week we had very cold water, at places it was as cold as 58 degrees right along the shore. Out around the Golden Gate and San Jaime Banks the water warmed to 67 degrees. Due south of the cape the water was cold at 66 degrees until 14 miles out then it warmed to 68 degrees. On the Cortez side of the cape we had a band of warmer 72 to 76 degree water along the shore up to the Punta Gorda area, and this band extended from just along the beach here in Cabo to across the outer Gorda Banks and the Punta Gorda region. Outside the band of warmer water the temps dropped to 64-65 degrees and went out at least 20 miles. There was no really well defined temperature break as the wind and currents moved the water around, blending the temperatures and the colors. We had strongly colored green water to the south and on the Pacific side.
BAIT: Back to getting Mackerel at the usual $2 per bait and there were some Sardinas early in the week at San Jose for $20 a bucket.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Just as the report stated last week, the bite for Striped Marlin has died off since the water cooled off so much. The few fish that were caught this week were mostly from the warm water areas up around Punta Gorda. There were a few fish found outside to the south in the slightly warmer water 14 miles out, but they were few and far between, and the water was rough as well. There were Swordfish found again this week and I did hear of a private boat that got two of them on Friday.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Scattered football size Yellowfin to 15 pounds and a few fish in the 25-30 pound class were pretty much it for the boats this week. The fish were not concentrated in any one particular area and a lot of them were caught while trolling in the blind. Finding porpoise did not mean you were going to get into the Tuna this week, there were a lot of pods of porpoise that were fishless.
DORADO: Just like last week. I think I saw a total of 10 Dorado flags this week, and that should say it all. Wait for warmer water.
WAHOO: I saw a few Wahoo flags this week but I am not sure they were for fish caught this week or not. I did not hear of any fish caught; just saw a few flags flying on the boats.
INSHORE: Rough water on the Pacific side of the Cape made most of the boats concentrate on the area from the lighthouse and around to the arch, plus along the beach on the Cortez side of the Cape. There were still Sierra being caught and some of them were very nice sized, from 6-10 pounds. One positive note was that the cold water brought the Yellowtail with it. The bite turned on fairly well in the middle of the week with fish being found from the lighthouse to Gray Rock. Live bait dropped deep and iron worked deep caught the most fish, but trolling plugs along the coast in 60-100 feet of water worked well also. There were Roosterfish caught on the Cortez side, fish to 40 pounds were reported both from Pangas and from the beach. Red Snapper were biting as well if you could get a live bait right into the rocks and not get snagged.
NOTES: Once again Swordfish have the angler’s attention. I expect a few more fish to be caught this week before the water warms and turns blue again. Meanwhile the off shore action is pretty sorry; the only bright spot this week was the inshore fishery with Yellowtail and Snapper taking the spotlight. It sure is strange to have April conditions at the beginning of June! Or fingers are again crossed (seems like we never get them uncrossed for one reason or another) that the water warms up and brings along the Tuna, Wahoo, Dorado and Marlin! This weeks report was written to the music of Deep Purple on their 1972 release “Machine Head”. Until next week, Tight Lines!
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