The concentration of striped marlin that we saw last week up in the Destilladera area was a short-lived showing that only lasted about three days as far as having a good bite. Later in the week the bite dropped off and a really good day might have resulted in three fish released. As we moved toward the end of the week, the fish were to be found almost everywhere up in the Sea of Cortez.

Yellowfin tuna have still failed to show up in any numbers but a school was found well to the south of the San Jaime during the middle of the week. A few boats were able to post good numbers on fish averaging 25 pounds, with an occasional fish pushing 40 pounds.

Almost every boat was able to get a dorado this week, and a few boats managed to get three or four. The warm water on the Cortez side produced the fish and the best area was three to five miles off the beach, the same area that held most of the striped marlin.

Strong winds this week made the inshore fishing a bit tough on the Pacific side but the area off of Los Arcos produced decent yellowtail early in the week for boats using iron in 150 feet of water. Later in the week the anglers all moved to the south side of the lighthouse and up on the Cortez side of the Cape to get away from the wind. The sierra bite continued to be very good and anyone who really tried was able to limit out on fish to 9 pounds. An on/off bite on red snapper kept every day a surprise and there were a few species such as roosterfish, amberjack, ladyfish, needlefish and skipjack that kept the action fairly constant.

Water temperature: 75 ??? 78
Air temperature: 56 ??? 86
Humidity: 48%
Wind: W 9 to 12 knots
Conditions: Sunny
Visibility: 10 miles
Sunrise: 6:58 a.m. MST
Sunset: 7:41 p.m. MST