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Fishing Report for San Jose del Cabo, Baja
Capt. Eric Brictson
August 23, 2003
San Jose del Cabo - Saltwater Fishing Report
Anglers -
August 23, 2003
Throughout the past week the weather in Los Cabos had been becoming more tropical with each passing day, scattered thunder showers with plenty of warm sunshine in between. By the weekend though it was a different story, Tropical storm Ignacio developed some 200 miles south of Cabo San Lucas and is predicted to make a direct impact on the southern tip of Baja, as of now the storm has not made land fall, but the overall conditions are rapidly deteriorating and we are expected ten inches of rain or more and wind gusts of 60 to 70 miles per hour. Most likely there will be some serious flooding and erosion problems to deal with after the storm passes through, which is predicted to be very early Sunday morning. Needless to say the charter fleets will be out of business for a couple of days. The only good thing is that the area has been in the midst of a drought and definitely needs the rainfall.
Though the fishing was not up to the usual Cabo standards, this past week did produce some quality action for a wide variety of species. Water temperature has been up to 85 degrees and the clarity was mostly clear and blue. Increased numbers blue marlin are moving in, and there are also striped marlin and sailfish also being found daily. Large schools of bolito and skipjack are now congregating on the offshore fishing grounds and several monster marlin were reportedly hooked on these larger trolling baits near the Gordo Banks and off of Cero Colorado, only to be eventually lost. Water temperature has been up to 85 degrees and the clarity was mostly clear and blue. Once this weather settles down anticipation is high that the fish will really be hungry. Dorado weighing 10 pounds to over forty pounds are being found, not overly abundant, but most boats were averaging one to three of them per charter, most of the fish have been spread out in the same areas where wahoo and yellowfin tuna were also being found, hitting on lures and bolito. The consistent wahoo action tapered off by mid-week, but there were still some of the speedsters being hooked on the trolled lures in the areas around the Gordo Banks and north to San Luis, of the fish landed most were in the 35 to 55 pound class. The most consistent yellowfin tuna action was found 12 to 20 miles offshore, associated with porpoise, these fish were hit or miss though, at times could be seen feeding on the surface, but would not take lures, other times they would hit a wide range of lures and anglers could quickly load up on a dozen or more tuna in the 15 to 30 pound range. There were other tuna to 150 pounds reported, but most of the tuna were medium sized, large schools were seen off Red Hill as well, within four miles of shore, but these fish just were not interested in lures, too bad there are not live sardinas available at this time.
Local beach anglers have accounted for some world class snook catches this past week, best area was in the vicinity of the San Jose Estuary. Snook to 51.5 pounds were weighed in and several others from 30 to 40 pounds. These fish were hitting bait such as mullet, sardina or croaker, which were all scarce, but they were also striking rubber tailed lead heads and chrome casting spoons,
a thirty pound specimen was taken just as the storm surge was really starting to hit and at this time locals are waiting for the surf to reside enough to fish again, it is funny how without fail the snook become more active during times of high surf.
Good Fishing, Eric
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