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Fishing Report for San Jose del Cabo, Baja
Capt. Eric Brictson
June 14, 2003
San Jose del Cabo - Saltwater Fishing Report
Anglers -
June 14, 2003
Crowds of visiting anglers have continued to be lower than usual for June and it appears that business for local charter operators will be sluggish this coming summer. The weather is now warming rapidly, with daytime temperatures reaching the 90s, mostly cloudless skies, the southern wind that hampered the area last week settled down and left very calm seas with only slight swells. Ideal conditions, though it is once again the full moon period and that never seems to be the most favorable time of the month for the most consistent fishing action. Live bait availability saw adequate supplies of mullet, mackerel, caballito and sardinas. Water temperatures on the Cortez side were averaging 74 to 77 degrees, while on the Pacific there were still reported of cooler water in the 60s. For this reason the majority of the action is taking place on the Gulf side of the Peninsula.
The most consistent fishing was found close to the shoreline, while trolling with live mullet anglers accounted for excellent counts of roosterfish ranging from 15 to 50 pounds, as well as numerous monster jack crevalle up to 25 pounds. There were also a handful of sizable sierra reported, it is common to have these big sierra caught at the end of their typical season. Many local fleets persist on killing the majority of the roosterfish, which they should be ashamed of, these fish are not known for the eating qualities and are a very important gamefish that should be caught, photographed and then released unharmed. The action for the dogtooth snapper (pargo) slowed way down, though they were being taken in limited numbers. Surf fishermen were landing roosterfish, jack crevalle and a handful of snook were also reported off of the San Jose Estuary area.
Offshore fishing was producing scattered reports of striped marlin, dorado, yellowfin tuna and a few wahoo, though it was not very consistent. The southern wind last week pushed in greenish cloudy water and seemed to be a major factor in slowing the action down. As the water clears back up we do look forward to improved fishing once again. There are increasing signs of more bullet tuna (bolito) moving in and they are one of the most successful baitfish for this time of year. One of the more outstanding catches in recent days was a wahoo estimated to weigh 100 pounds, the John Johnson group landed it off of a Palmilla based 31-foot cruiser. This was one of a few wahoo accounted for and it was caught in open water off of the Chileno area.
The rock piles from La Fortuna to San Luis produced mixed success for species such as amberjack, pargo, cabrilla and bonita, with the best bet coming on yo-yo jigs, though at times the current was very strong and made it difficult to affectively work these bottom spots that run 130 to 200 feet deep.
Good Fishing, Eric
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