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Fishing Report for San Jose del Cabo, Baja
Capt. Eric Brictson
February 22, 2004
San Jose del Cabo - Saltwater Fishing Report
Anglers -
February 22, 2004
Vacationers to the Los Cabos area were greeted with warm sunny days, high temperatures reached 80 degrees and there was a feeling of springtime in the air.
The north wind was not too strong and anglers enjoyed excellent offshore fishing conditions. Water temperatures ranged from 68 to 72 degrees, the warmest areas were found ten to twenty miles from shore. Sportfishing fleets were searching in all directions for the best possible action and the overall catch success has improved in recent days.
Yellowfin tuna were being found by the cruiser fleet, with the areas from Chileno to Cabo Real producing quality fish, associated with porpoise, located 10 to 20 miles out.
It was hit or miss action for the tuna, but once the fish were located anglers caught good numbers of tuna in the twenty to eighty pound range, striking on both lures and bait. This tuna action was out of range for most panga fleets, but the smaller boats did find excellent action closer to shore for a variety of other gamefish.
Pangas launching out of San Jose reported great inshore fishing for sierra, pompano, pargo and jack crevalle. Rocky areas from La Fortuna to San Luis were holding an incredible variety of fish. Trolling or drift fishing with live sardinas proved to be the best bet, though lures also worked. On some days anglers reported catching as many as 15 African Pompano and at least that many more other mixed species. Most of these fish were in the 4 to 10 pound class and they provided excellent sport on lighter fishing gear.
Not to mention how good eating they are. Off the bottom anglers jigging with yo-yo’s accounted for cabrilla, grouper, pargo, amberjack, and bonito. There were also some football-sized yellowfin tuna found closer to shore, but with the cooler inshore water temperatures this bite was not consistent. Dorado counts were not significant, but scattered fish were found inshore and offshore, every two or three charter boats accounted for one or two of them in their overall daily catch, with sizes averaging 10 to 15 pounds. Striped marlin were found spread out throughout the area, 50 to 25 miles offshore, though the numbers were not high. With the weather now on a warming trend we expect the billfish activity to improve.
Good Fishing , Eric
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