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Fishing Report for San Jose del Cabo, Baja
Capt. Eric Brictson
December 31, 2005
San Jose del Cabo - Saltwater Fishing Report
December 31, 2005
Happy New Year’s
Anglers –
The Los Cabos region was very busy with tourists visiting for the holiday season, many families were in town, not a large percentage of them were anglers, so sportfishing fleets were only moderately busy. The weather was paradise like, warm sunny days reaching 80 degrees, there was only slight wind out of the north and overall the ocean conditions could not be expected to be any better during the wintertime. The water temperature through most of the area was ranging from 69 to 74 degrees, with the warmest spots now being from Punta Gorda to Cabo San Lucas. The live bait situation was not as plentiful, especially for sardinas, as on some days there were only limited supplies available, mackerel were now moving into local waters and anglers were actually able to jig them up themselves on some mornings, though it was not consistent from day to day, though the bait was worth hunting for, because the fishing action did not prove to be as productive with only the use of artificial lures.
Fleets were fishing in all directions, but the best action was reportedly found from the Old Light House, Chileno and straight out from San Jose del Cabo. The two main species being caught were yellowfin tuna and dorado, some days it seemed the tuna were more active while on others it was the dorado that provided more action, but overall the bite was good. The best technique was to either slow troll bait or drift while chumming, there was a major problem with aggressive behavior by sea lions, and staying away from them was not easy. The dorado were averaging 5 to 15 pounds, but there were some larger fish mixed in, over the weekend many pangas landed as many as 5, 6 or 7 of these prized gamefish, which is very respectable for this time of year.
The yellowfin tuna action was spread out and the majority of the fish were being found traveling with porpoise anywhere from 2 to 8 miles from shore. Sizes ranged to over 60 pounds, though the average tuna landed was in the 10 to 20 pound class. They would take trolled lures, but the best action was on bait, both mackerel and sardinas, a problem at times was the boat traffic, the first few boats that got into the school would have hook ups and then after the whole pack of boats arrived the fish would go down and become very shy. Then the porpoise would surface in a different location and the fleet would then race to get there first, a competitive way to fish, but that is what it took to be successful.
Striped marlin activity continued to be more productive off of Cabo San Lucas than San Jose, though the numbers of fish was down from the previous week’s and the stripers were now moving more into the Sea of Cortez following the schools of mackerel, though the concentrations of fish was not high. They could be seen tailing on the surface and were striking blindly on lures, as well as hitting baits that were soaked down deeper. A few more mako sharks were also hooked into, this is the time of year when they migrate into local waters, chasing the same baitfish as do the marlin.
Other action included a mix of bottomfish and inshore species, with sierra being the most common, most of them being in the 1 to 4 pound range, striking on various artificial lures and bait. With the offshore fishing being relatively close in and quite productive the bottom and inshore fish were not being targeted as frequently.
The La Playita panga fleets sent out approximately 86 charters for the week with anglers accounting for an overall fish count of: 1 wahoo, 9 striped marlin, 2 sailfish, 2 mako sharks, 225 yellowfin tuna, 110 sierra, 16 roosterfish, 215 dorado, 95 skipjack, 16 cabrilla, 12 amberjack, 22 pargo and 45 bonito.
Good fishing, Eric
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