Finally, a much better striper fishing report for the fleets and even better, just a few miles from the Cabo harbor. The Doug Jensen group from Salt Lake City, arrived by cruise ship and boarded Fish Cabo at about 10:30 A.M., back to the dock about 2:30 P.M., and had 2 stripers released for their 4-hour trip, which made for an exciting charter. The Fish Cabo and Gaviota IX tied for most billfish with both fishing 5 days and each landing 12 stripers for their efforts. The overall fish counts for a total of 33 days fished reflected 52 stripers, (46 released) 43 dorado, 2 wahoo, 5 yellowfin tuna and 1 mako shark.

Cabo Climate: Bring a jacket! Temps ranged from 46 nights & mornings to 75 daytime highs. 46 degrees is the coldest temperature I have ever reported for Cabo and the native folks are bundling up to stay warm. Mixed sun & clouds on a daily basis but the main talk of the town is how cold it is.

Sea Conditions: Starting at the area just a mile or two south of the Finger Bank and down to Cabo San Lucas, around the corner and up to the Gorda Banks, extending out to the 1000 fathom curve and beyond, is all at 74-77 degrees. The cooler waters are closer to the beach with the warming at about 1-2 miles offshore. Very little swell on both sides with the surface breezes mostly in the 5-15 mph ranges. Clarity remained good on both sides but the Pacific side was still the major fish producing area for billfish.

Best Fishing Area: Cabo Falso was still the better performing area for the billfish but billfish were scattered all along the Pacific from Migrino and on down to Cabo Falso.

Best Bait/Lure: Live bait remains the bait of choice, especially the greenback mackerel that continues to be readily available at the Cabo Falso drop-off.

Live Bait Supply: Remains excellent for both, caballitos and mackerel. Mackerel can be replenished at the Cabo Falso Drop-Off.