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Fishing Report for San Jose del Cabo, Baja
Capt. Eric Brictson
January 18, 2004
San Jose del Cabo - Saltwater Fishing Report
Anglers -
January 18, 2004
As of Tuesday, January 13 th, there had not been any measurable rainfall in Southern Baja this winter, but that all changed very rapidly, as an unseasonable squall swept in from the Pacific and dumped from 4 to 6 inches of water throughout the region. The storm also created high surf conditions, wide spread flooding and much erosion. The village of La Playita, where the new Puerto Los Cabos marina project is now underway, was particularly affected. The access road from San Jose to the fishing village was washed out by the raging arroyo, taking two day to repair and the beach was littered with a mass of debris similar to the after effects of this past summer’s hurricanes. Local panga fleets were shut down for three days and now once again have to work through a jungle of driftwood. The ocean water was churned to a greenish color and was on cooling trend, now averaging from 70 to 74 degrees, with the warmer areas located around 10 to 20 miles from shore and towards the direction of the Pacific. Warm sunshine has returned and high temperatures have been reaching up to 75 degrees.
Since the passing of the storm the overall fishing dropped off, the off colored and cooling water temperatures attributed to inconsistent offshore action for dorado, yellowfin tuna and striped marlin. There were scattered schools of dorado found, with the areas from Gray Rock to Palmilla holding greater numbers, the majority of the fish were in the 8 to 15 pound class. Many charters found better fishing close to shore and off the bottom. Sierra were abundant along much of the local shoreline, striking aggressively early in the morning, especially on live sardinas, but also on hoochies and rapalas, sizes ranged from 1 to 6 pounds. Yellowtail snapper, huachinango, pompano and cabrilla kept anglers busy while fishing over the rock piles. It is now the season when fishing charters will start targeting more of the bottom species on days when surface action is not as productive.
Up until the water conditions deteriorated after the rain, there had been sporadic action on the Inner Gordo Bank for yellowfin tuna weighing from 60 to more than 100 pounds, striking on chunk bait, sardinas and chihuil. Skipjack are still abundant on the fishing grounds and snapper are the most common bottom catch. We expect the action to improve as the water cleans back up, last season the larger tuna schooled on the Banks through the month of February.
Good Fishing, Eric
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