The striper action rebounded considerably this past week and while a few fish were being caught at the Golden Gate Bank on the Pacific side, the better bite came from the 1150 Fathom spot on the Sea of Cortez side. High billfish count for the week came from the "Gaviota X", with a total of 6 releases for 2 fishing days, followed by the "Fish Cabo", reflecting 9 stripers released for 4 fishing days. There are still good numbers of fish being seen at the Golden Gate but the fish were not cooperating. It appears that the bulk of the billfish are finally starting to move into the Sea of Cortez side but given the good water temps and continued feed biomass at the Golden Gate, it will probably be awhile before the fish vacate that area. The overall fish counts for a combined total of 27 days fished reflected 32 stripers, (28 releases) 24 skipjack and 2 dorado.



Cabo Climate: Mostly sunny & warm days with an occasional cloud here & there during the week. Temps ranged from 58 nights to 88 daytime highs. Near perfect weather conditions.

Sea Conditions: Surface breezes to 13 mph, mostly from the easterly directions. Pacific side, from Golden Gate Bank, down across the Jaime Bank, temps were 73-74, pushing up to 75-76 temps from Cabo Falso and into the Sea of Cortez. Warmest waters ranged from just outside the 95 fathom spot to the 1150 fathom spot and ranged from 78-81 degrees.

Best Fishing Area: While the billfish were still at the Golden Gate Bank, they slowed up on biting and the new hot spot was the 1150 Fathom Spot, entering the Sea of Cortez side of Cabo. It's definitely the time of year when the fish typically move into the Sea of Cortez but the move has been unusually slow this year.

Best Bait/Lure: Live caballitos and slow trolled rigged ballyhoo have been the most effective method and the ballyhoo has actually been better than the live bait. The stripers are coughing up squid at the 1150, according to Captain Roberto Marquez, reflecting the main attraction for the presence of the billfish in that area.

Bait Supply: The supply of live caballitos is excellent at the $3.00 per bait rate. Also, the bait vendors are selling the ballyhoo at the same rate, which is rapidly sharing equal footings with the live bait. The new, slow trolling of weighted ballyhoo that stay about a foot under the water have rapidly become very popular and reminds me of many years gone bye when we used to fish that area with flying fish and rigged lisas, (mullet) for billfish, circa the late 60s or so.

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