Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Capt. Tracy Ehrenberg
December 31, 2007
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report

DECEMBER 20TH TO 30TH, 2007

PISCES WEEKLY FISH REPORT DEC 20th to 30th, 2007 OVERALL CATCH SUCCESS RATE 99% BILLFISH: Marlin fishing could hardly be better as we close out 2007; ninety four percent of charters caught between one and fifteen striped marlin in a day, plus the odd sailfish here and there. Seven to nine fish days were common, with fifteen fish in a day exceptional. This week’s report is a couple of days longer for us to finish out the year and with the additional two days, we ended up with our all time record of striped marlin caught at a total of 409, FOUR HUNDRED AND NINE STRIPED MARLIN RELEASED and one 140 lb’er kept, plus four sailfish also released. It doesn’t get much better than that. Of course we would love to be able to mention everybody, but there’s not enough room, so those groups that caught 15 or more get a mention this week. On December 29th, 42 ft “Yahoo” released sixteen striped marlin at San Jaime for the Maxim family fishing with Ryan Berry and Marc Tishbein from Cincinnati, Ohio. This same day 32 ft “Bill Collector” released 13 plus a sailfish also at San Jaime for John Carey and family form St Louis, Maryland. Not to be left out, this was a good day also for 31 ft “Rebecca” who also caught 15, releasing 14 for James and Tammy Kiser from Houston. A couple of days before this on the 26th, “Yahoo” was the hot boat again with 15 releases at the Golden Gate for the Zachman’s and Von Bank’s from Minnesota. “C Rod” a 38 ft Black fin also hit the mark with 15 marlin released for David Osbourne from Goodlettsville, and Caleb and Tony Newell from Nashville, Tennessee. OTHER SPECIES: Dorado catches were pretty decent for this time of year with 37% of boats catching between one and seven in the 15 to 25 lb class. “Yahoo” caught seven, plus one mako shark, as well as releasing seven marlin at the Golden Gate for the Johnson family from Sullivan, S.C and Mt Pleasant, S.C. Most of the catches though were of one or two fish picked up whilst trolling for marlin. Tuna catches were a bit slower at 13%, nevertheless there were some boats did well, such as 34 ft “Mucho Bueno” with 13 in the 10 to 15 lb class for Matt Belich and party on the 27th, who also released 5 striped marlin. Other boats caught between one and three tuna of the same size. We are still seeing quite a few juvenile mako sharks, usually up to about 40 lbs, “Libre” released five for Darrell Sullivan and party from Potomac Fall, Virginia as well as releasing a couple of marlin. LOCATION: There has begun to be a shift towards Cabo by the striped marlin; some of the better catches were at San Jaime rather than the Golden Gate and some boats are now fishing off of the Old Lighthouse. The Golden Gate will continue to be a destination over the next month or so, but the marlin will gradually move towards Land’s End. WEATHER CONDITIONS: We finally have some blue skies after overcast weather for over a week. Seas are moderate to calm. AVERAGE WATER TEMP: 70 F BEST LURES: Live bait. Based on the catches of Pisces by Tracy Ehrenberg

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