Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Capt. Tracy Ehrenberg
September 2, 2007
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report

PISCES WEEKLY FISH REPORT August 24th to August 30th, 2007

OVERALL CATCH SUCCESS RATE 100%

BILLFISH: What can I say except fishing is amazing right now. Even with a full moon, the fish continued to bite with a vengeance at Golden Gate on the Pacific. On other dates boats tried the opposite direction for something larger than striped marlin, which currently average 130 lbs. One boat that hit the jackpot by doing this was “Bill Collector”; they released a 300 lb black marlin at Punta Gorda on August 26th for David Haveh from Portland, Texas. This fish took a green and yellow lure and took forty minutes to release, they then went on to catch ten yellowfin tuna and then whipped in shore for some pargo and triggerfish….I tell you Texans are very lucky. There were not that many anglers in town, actually about twenty percent less than we usually see, but those that were smart took advantage of the unusual marlin bite and got good practice for upcoming tournaments. “Bill Collector” has to be awarded boat of the week as on August 25th, they released 13 striped marlin and caught two dorado and three small mako sharks at the Golden Gate for Sharon Reynolds and party. On the 29th they released seven striped marlin and boated three dorado for Matt Rainwater and friends from California. “Ni Modo” also had a good week, releasing 11 striped marlin on the 25th as well as two dorado and three mako’s for Lori Wetlaufer and John McEwan from Berkley, Mi. On the 28th this same boat released 8 plus two dorado for John Engel and friends from Tampa, Florida. There were other boats that release up to six marlin in a day such as Libre, Valerie and Sr Moment, however to get a mention this week catches had to be six fish or higher…..what times we live in. Weather is still slightly cooler than normal; once we hit blistering heat the and water temperature rises a few notches we should see more blues and blacks. Every boat out this week caught fish and our catch rate for billfish was ninety three percent. Pisces anglers caught a total of 158 billfish, consisting of 156 striped marlin, all but one released, a black marlin and sailfish also released.

OTHER SPECIES: After marlin came dorado, with seventy five percent of charters catching a fish here and there, usually whilst trolling for marlin. Catches were usually one or two fish, but we are also starting to see catches of up to eight fish in a day per boat. Weights range from 15 to 45 lbs. Lures were the ticket, unless you found yourself in a small school, when live bait was also utilized. Tuna catches were on the slow side with just eleven percent of charters finding these. Amount of fish caught ranged from one to ten, with weights seldom over 40 lbs. What is surprising is the number of Mako shark caught, seventeen percent of boats caught Makos with some as tiny as 11 lbs up to 45 lbs. Could it be said that the Norma 029 is actually working to protect juvenile sharks………. Just one wahoo this week for us at 40 lbs aboard “Tracy Ann”. Inshore pangas caught dorado and the odd tuna here and there.

WEATHER CONDITIONS: Partly cloudy skies, humid, seas average, neither dead calm, or really rough.

AVERAGE WATER TEMP: 82 F

BEST LURES: Live bait.

Based on the catches of Pisces by Tracy Ehrenberg

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