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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Capt. Tracy Ehrenberg
October 31, 2005
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report
PISCES WEEKLY FISH REPORT
October 21st to 27th, 2005
BILLFISH: This week saw the 25th Bisbee Tournament take place. Pickings were pretty slim for the field of 185 boats, as only nine fish were weighed in over 300 lbs. Results can be seen a the end of this report. In regular fishing news, we saw very decent catches of striped marlin as well as a few late season blues and sailfish. Overall fifty-four percent of our charters caught billfish. The week started out well for Robert Bonvito and Charles Gragg from Pleasanton, Ca, as they released three striped marlin, just two miles off of Pozo de Cota on the Pacific, they also landed a nice dorado,aboard “Adriana”. Just one day before “Blue Thunder”, a beautiful 60 ft Hatteras had an outstanding day releasing a blue marlin, a sailfish and three striped marlin on the Cortez side (they weren’t saying where, just a a few days before the Bisbee). On the 25th, “Happy Boy” had a great pre-fish day for Mike Hall and friends, releasing a blue, a striped and a sail, close to Cabeza de Ballena. To round out the week “Rebecca” released three striped marlin and landed a dorado for Stacey & Steven Roxberg from Mound, Minn. Boats fished both side and used both lures and bait. The stripers tended to prefer live bait, whilst the blues hit on lures. Pisces anglers caught a total of seventy one billfish this week consisting of 67 striped marlin, 2 blues and 2 sails, all but two stripers were releaed. Average weight on the striped marlin was 120 lbs.
OTHER SPECIES: Dorado was king in Cabo this week with sixty-two percent of charters landing fish in the 15 to 30 lb class, the average catch was two to four fish per boat –found over a widespread area on both the Pacific and Cortez. Tuna catches were not that great, but then again, most captains were concentrating on billfish. We know that there are big tuna out there; a record 303 lb yellowfin was taken during the Bisbee. Wahoo catches were on the slow side with just a few fish between 40 and 60 lbs. Inshore pangas, caught nice roosters, skipjacks and bonita.
WEATHER CONDITIONS: Clear, sunny skies, seas mostly calm on the Cortez tending to be choppy on the Pacific.
LOCATION: Gordo Banks to Golden Gate.
AVERAGE WATER TEMP: 81 F
BEST LURES:Live bait, green/yellow, blue/white, tigrillo.
BISBEE RESULTS
1st Place Team Pez Espada (61 ft Hatteras) : 531 lb Black Marlin
Angler: Petere Hoerting from Las Vegas
Total winnings: $1,348,440.00
2nd Place Team Young Lady (38 ft Bertram) :396 lb Blue Marlin
Angler: Alonso Aspe from Mexico City
Total Winnings: $1,000,613.00
3rd Place Team Felina (86 ft Aguilar): 321 lb Blue Marlin
Angler Greg Leitzinger from Los Angeles.
Total Winnings: $453,233.00
4TH Place Team Bad Market (33 ft Knight & Carver) 319 lb Blue Marlin
Angler: Rich Hochrein from Yakima, Washington.
Total WinningsL $397,215.00
One hundred and eighty-five boats participated. A total of 345 billfish were released, consisting mainly of striped marlin, blue marlin under 300 lbs and some sailfish.
Nine fish over 300 lbs were weighed in.
Based on the catches of Pisces by Tracy Ehrenberg
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25 years experience in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.Boats range from simple day fishers to first class sportfishers in the 50 to 70 ft range, plus luxury yachts. Fish for marlin, dolphin, tuna and wahoo. Award winning fleet with a solid reputation. Fair rates, excellent service, IGFA approved crews. All inclusive or bare boat packages availabe. Bertram, Viking, Hatteras, Cabo, Blackfin and Ocean are some of the types of boats we offer. Mexican and American crews. Make the right choice, it's Pisces
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San Ysidro, CA 92173
Phone: 619 819 7983
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