This past week has been a very difficult fishing week for the various Cabo San Lucas sportfishers and while there is plenty of billfish in almost all directions, they are in their "don't bite mode" and have become frustratingly difficult to get on the line. According to Captain Roberto Marquez, owner of the Fish Cabo boats, they baited more than 30 billfish today for a single biter and got lucky enough to get the fish landed and released aboard the "Tuna Time". High boat for the week was the Fish Cabo, skippered by Roberto's brother, Gil Marquez, with a catch of 6 stripers released for 5 days fished. The overall combined fish counts for a total of 24 days fished reflected 13 stripers, (12 released) 1 roosterfish, 12 dorado and 1 skipjack. Roberto added that the fish are going to bite at some point and when they do, it will be a bonanza of marlin and dorado, adding that the dorado are nearly all big fish and chasing the flyers but not biting the lures or anything else they have been using. It's almost like the dorado were learning their non-bite techniques from the billfish.


Cabo Climate: Mostly sunny, warm and clear days with temps that ranged from 63 nights to 90 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions: Overall, its been really good with warm waters on both sides of the peninsula. Pacific side at the Golden Gate is 71-72 degrees and southerly to the Jaime Bank at 74 degrees. Cabo Falso holding at 75 and from Cabo San Lucas out to the Cabrillo Sea Mount and into the Sea of Cortez is all at 79 degrees.

Best Fishing Area: The billfish are everywhere from close to far and the secret is trying to find the biters. There is no particular "hot spot" for biters and one can straight line the direction into the east and bait fish all day long.

Best Lure/Bait: Live bait has been best with a fish or two taken on the artificials, but overall, the fish don't want to bite.

Live Bait Supply: Remains plentiful for the caballitos and also a good availability for the fresh frozen ballyhoo baits, too, all at $3.00 each.


THE CABO SAN LUCAS FISHING REPORT FOR THE GAVIOTA SPORTFISHING FLEET AND FISH CABO FLEET