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Fishing Report for San Jose del Cabo, Baja
Capt. Eric Brictson
September 10, 2006
San Jose del Cabo - Saltwater Fishing Report
September 10, 2006
Anglers –
Everyone in the Los Cabos area is breathing a sigh of relief after Hurricane John made a last moment turn towards the northeast and spared the southern tip of the peninsula from a direct strike. Despite having wind gust to over 50 mph and heavy rainfall of over 15 inches in some spots there was relatively minor damage reported. Of course the fishing village of La Playita was cut off to access to San Jose del Cabo by the flooding of the main San Jose River arroyo and were also out of utilities for several days, but now the road has temporarily been repaired and utilities have been restored. Our neighbors to the north were not so fortunate, as the eye of Hurricane John made landfall near Cabo Pulmo, then passed over Buena Vista, Los Barriles and La Paz before weakened slightly, but still tearing a path of destruction through the Baja all the way to Mulege, where probably the worst damage of all by major flooding was reported. Our sympathy goes out to all of the people that have suffered loses by the devastation of this storm and we hope that their lives can return to near normal as soon as possible.
Michael Kanzler of Isla San Marcos provided the following contact information. Mulege has been devastated worst since 1959! They need any contribution that can be had. Not Money! But supplies. People on the river and throughout the town have no water or electricity, also most have lost everything. US Location: Hurricane John
"Mulege Relief" C.O. COMSA, 2421 Portico, Blvd. Suite B, Calexico, CA. 92231
Two Mexico Locations: Both are affiliated with COMSA Hermosillo, Son Luise Iliana Aguilar AV 12 No. 79 Entre 2 y 3 Colonia Prados De Buganvilias
CP 83140 Phone 01 662 215 6641 cell 01 662 124 2133
E-mail [email protected] ~ [email protected]
Guaymas, Son Salvador Cortes Rodriguez
Calle Curvina y Agua Marina No 61 Colonia Phone: 622 222 5482
At this time the weather is clear and sunny, temperatures are cooler than how they were the previous week before the storm and it appears that the worst of the long hot summer is over, though humidity still is very high as can be expected during the month of September.
The La Playita fishing operations did not resume until Thursday, September 7, but then were shut down again on Friday due to heavy thunderstorms on Thursday afternoon that dumped over four inches of additional rainfall in a matter of several hours and once again washed out the access road to San Jose del Cabo, which was not able to be repaired until Friday evening. Pangas were able to launch again on Saturday and Sunday. The best news of the week was that the great yellowfin tuna bite that had been going on before the storm picked up right where it had left off. Supplies of sardinas continued to be plentiful and the schools of tuna were still congregating on the same spots from La Fortuna to the Iman Bank. The size of the yellowfin were slightly smaller than they had been and there were now more skipjack mixed in as well, though most were of the good eating white variety. Boats were landed an average of fifteen or more fish averaging ten to twenty pounds. Not much other action to report, billfish were scarce, as were dorado, though a handful of medium sized dorado were mixed in the same areas as were the tuna.
The La Playita panga fleets sent out approximately 44 charters for the week, with anglers accounting for a fish count of: 2 sailfish, 22 dorado, 260 skipjack, 440 yellowfin tuna and 25 miscellaneous various bottomfish.
We will hope to get in a full week of fishing this coming week, as there are no new tropical storms on the horizon at this time.
Good fishing, Eric
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