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Fishing Report for San Jose del Cabo, Baja
Capt. Eric Brictson
June 10, 2001
San Jose del Cabo - Saltwater Fishing Report
Anglers - June 10, 2001
After several weeks of below average fish counts from the Southern Baja region crowds of anglers were light, more like in the off season of August or September. This week however the conditions have improved and in turn there are once again dorado, yellowfin tuna and striped marlin in the daily fish counts. The clarity of the water is steadily improving, blue water was found within a few miles of shore and water temperature was averaging from 72 to 75 degrees.
Bait supplies were plentiful, with mullet and mackerel the bait of choice. Sardinas could be netted by the pangeros in the area of Desteladera on the days when the surf and tides allowed them to reach close the schooling baitfish in the rocky inshore area and when there was enough business to make it worth their while. Overall catches also included shark, sierra, jack crevalle, roosterfish, cabrilla, amberjack, pargo, pompano, bonita, skipjack and grouper.
The weather was cooler than usual for the month of June, some scattered clouds, and slight late morning breezes made for ideal temperatures. The marine haze though made it a bit difficult for skippers to use their normal landmarks to locate the favored fishing grounds. There are now more days where the mountain ranges just are not clear enough to make out the necessary marks and in the future most certainly there will be more use for handheld GPS units.
Trolling along the shoreline with live mullet was the most consistent fishing at this time, as the roosterfish bite is now in full swing. One of the hot spots has been just south of Punta Gorda, at La Laguna. Many anglers caught and released as many as a dozen quality sized roosters in a single morning, with the sizes increasing substantially over the previous week, the majority of the fish were in the fifteen to forty pound class and the largest weighed around sixty pounds. Also along the beaches anglers found sierra, jack crevalle, pompano and a handful of the prized dogtooth snappers to 25 pounds.
A few tuna were seen on the Gordo Banks but would not bite, the yellowfin that were caught came from the areas between La Fortuna and Iman, this is where the water was clearer and the tuna were seen in good numbers feeding on the surface. The lack of available chum along with the bright moon made them a bit finicky during the morning, but some pangas did end up with as many as three or four tuna per day, with the largest topping fifty pounds. These signs are encouraging compared to the past month and as long as the water continues to warm up and stay blue the tuna bite should be only get better.
Offshore action improved for striped marlin and dorado, many stripers were spotted tailing on the surface from 5 to 15 miles out, best areas found between Red Hill and Desteladera, but they were not always eager to bite the bait. Best success was with live mackerel, other fish were hooked up on both mullet and trolled lures. Most boats that did have the right bait and specifically target the billfish had at least one hook up per day on fish averaging from 120 to 140 pounds. Dorado were found spread out in the same areas as the marlin, though not in any great numbers, it was nice to at least see them coming into the fillet tables everyday. The sizes of them were impressive, from 20 to 40 pounds. Things are looking up and we expect action to only become hotter in the coming weeks.
Good Fishing, Eric
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