The Mr. Conan Chang charter party, fishing aboard the "Fish Cabo", had a great offshore fishing day that resulted in 17 yellowfin tuna, all that averaged 30-35 lbs. They fished in the area about 20 miles south of Cabo Falso. High boat for the week was the "GAVIOTA IX", reporting in for 3 days fished that resulted in 3 stripers released, 11 yellowfin tuna, 2 wahoo and 3 dorado, with most of their fish coming from the area around Pozo de Cota on the Pacific side of Cabo. The overall fish counts for a total of 19 days fished reflected 14 stripers released, 17 dorado, 2 wahoo, 26 Sierra and 48 yellowfin tuna. The water temps on the Pacific side and around to Palmila Point moved up a few degrees this past week when the warmer waters out to the south of Cabo San Lucas moved into the north. Even so, the water temps are down 1-3 degrees from the norm for this time of year, which would typically be at 77 degrees.

Cabo Climate: Warmer weather has arrived with temperatures ranging from 61 nights to 82 daytime highs and partly cloudy skies.

Sea Conditions: The Pacific side, from Todos Santos down to Cabo San Lucas and around to Palmilla Point, all good water with temps ranging from 74-76 degrees, a bit warmer from the previous week. A pocket of cooler water remains from Palmilla Point to about 5 miles above Gorda Point and out to 10-12 miles, all at 71 degrees. All of the area with 71 degree water is off-color greenish water. Mostly light & variable surface breezes throughout the area.

Best Fishing Area: The Pacific side continues to be the better fishing location. The yellowfin tuna were taken out to the south of Cabo Falso, about 20 miles or so and the billfish were in between the Golden Gate Bank and the coast line, in the area of Pozo de Cota. There were scattered billfish taken over a 25 mile area that ranged from Pozo de Cota to south of Cabo San Lucas.

Best Bait/Lure: Live bait was best for the billfish and dorado and hootchies best for the Sierra. Yellowfin tuna were on the feathers, cedar plugs and live bait.

Live Bait Supply: Remains good, especially for the caballitos with only a few mackerel in the mix.