Sierra were the fish of the week for the first time since I have been reporting fishing for the Cabo San Lucas region. Just what that means, I don't know but it is unusual. On the other-hand, if you have ever tasted ceviche made from Sierra or prepared with a garlic sauce on the grill, you would have wished you had caught more. They are, simply put, an incredibly delicious fish and typically range from a couple of pounds to about 10 lbs. On light tackle or fly tackle, they are a truly fun fish on the line and always an inshore fish. The overall offshore fishing in general, was slower than normal but not all that bad. The combined fish counts ffor 23 days fished, both inshore and offshore, reflected 8 stripers, (7 released) 3 dorado, 26 yellowfin tuna, 11 skipjack tuna, 4 jack cravelle, 8 roosterfish and 92 Sierra.

Cabo Climate: Coolish days and colder nights with temps ranging from 53 nights to 76 daytime highs and partly cloudy days and the jet stream right over the top of Cabo.

Sea Conditions: The Pacific side reflected 70-71 degrees on the Golden Gate & Jaime Banks but was cooler inshore. A north/south temp break from Cristobal offered 69 degrees on one side and rising to 72 on the other, toward the east. Temps continued to slowly rise from Cabo Falso toward the Sea of Cortez to 74 degrees at the Gorda Banks.

Best Fishing Area: Continues to be on the Pacific side but with the falling water temperatures, that may change and soon.

Best Lure/Bait: Live bait was best for the billfish and feathers for the yellowfin tuna. Sierra were active on small, shiny lures,sardines and strip baits.

Live Bait Supply: Not reported.