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Fishing Report for San Jose del Cabo, Baja
Capt. Eric Brictson
June 5, 2005
San Jose del Cabo - Saltwater Fishing Report
June 5, 2005
Anglers –
Summer is set to officially begin within a couple of weeks, though at this time the weather has remained more spring like, with ideal all around temperatures, lows around 65 and highs in the mid 80s. Plenty of sunshine, but there were continued breezes coming from the south most of the week and on Thursday morning anglers encountered an unusual marine fog layer that made visibility impossible for several hours in certain locations. The local water temperatures averaged a cooler 66 to 72 degrees, however over the weekend a warmer current appeared to be working back into the areas to the north of San Jose del Cabo. Live bait supplies consisted mainly of sardinas and mullet, both were plentiful off of the La Playita beach.
Billfish were being found further north from Desteladera to Los Frailes, but this was a very long run for boats launching from the Los Cabos region, although for the boats capable of making this extended trip they were rewarded with decent action on striped marlin that were found tailing in good numbers and would readily take live baits as well as striking on trolled lures, weights ranged from 90 to 150 pounds. Several swordfish hook ups and catches were reported by the cruiser fleet this past week, they are one fish that prefer cooler and greenish water conditions.
The majority of the sportfishing fleets were fishing closer to shore, particularly the pangas and anglers did enjoy some quality fishing for species such as pompano, sierra, roosterfish, jack crevalle, pargo colorado and dog tooth snapper all eager to strike live bait, hot spots were near Cardon to San Luis, as well as from Regina to Chileno. Snapper and roosterfish to 40 pounds were accounted for, with numerous larger hook ups reportedly lost. Trolling with mullet was particularly effective for the larger roosters and snapper, while using sardinas proved better for pompano, sierra and smaller pargo. Pompano weighed from 6 to15 pounds and provided incredible sport on lighter tackle, sierra were not as numerous now, but the few that were found were larger specimens of 4 to 8 pounds. One rare 15-pound snook was landed on Saturday from a panga fishing near the mouth of the San Jose Estuary, the same place where some quality pargo Colorado were also found. The Puerto Los Cabos marina project is progressing rapidly, as they are now hauling in huge boulders that will be used to construct the breakwater for the marina entrance. It makes you wonder what will happen to this hot spot for trophy sized snook, the entire beach will be changed with the detoured flow of sand and who knows how this will effect the migration of baitfish. Though other break waters in the area seem to attract baitfish, you never know maybe the new jetty will be a hot spot for shore fishermen, especially if they allow anglers to climb on the rock jetties themselves, which is highly doubtful.
On May 29 there was the annual panga tournament held off of the La Playita, in the past this event was intended to be for dorado only, but due to shortage of that species during the last several tournaments this years other species were included, namely being yellowfin tuna, wahoo and roosterfish. Some 18 to 20 pangas participated and Gary Weis won the event with a 31-pound yellowfin tuna, he was fishing on the Gordo Banks Pangas super panga “ Ginny” with skipper Tony and they shared close to a $ 2,000 purse.
Surf fishermen off the San Jose Estuary area reported a few nice sized halibut up to 16 pounds and a mix of jack crevalle and smaller croaker, also a couple of lost snook hook ups.
Overall fish counts for a total of 105 panga charters launching from La Playita included:
1 snook, 95 pargo colorado, 90 dogtooth snapper, 125 yellowtail snapper,
45 huachinango, 110 barred pargo, 80 African pompano, 28 amberjack, 125 jack crevalle,
105 roosterfish, 65 sierra, 85 cabrilla, 9 dorado, 12 yellowfin tuna and 180 triggerfish.
Good Fishing, Eric
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