The area south of Cabo San Lucas has been the most productive billfish area for the past 3 weeks or more and it continues to provide the best billfish opportunities. This area south of Cabo known as the Herradura has produced blue marlin, striped marlin, sailfish, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and dorado.


Cabo Climate: Partly cloudy days and cloudy through the weekend. Temperatures varied between 80 nighttime to 95 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions: Overall, very good fishing conditions for the past week with excellent sea temps and clarity through the area and on both sides of the peninsula. Pacific side, from Finger bank to Cabo Falso, temps ranged at 84 to 85 degrees. Cabo San Lucas to Gorda Banks and into the Sea of Cortez, the temps were stable at 86 to 87 degrees. Surface breezes were calm to 10 mph and flowing mostly from the southeast directions.

Best Fishing Area: The Herradura area, just southerly from Cabo about 12 miles or so.

Best Bait/Lure: Artificials were about 50/50 for the blue marlin along with rigged baits. Sailfish and stripers best on live baits and rigged baits. Live Bait Supply: Remained plentiful throughout the week at the $3.00 per bait rate. Many of the boats were using the dead caballito to rig for trolling baits for the billfish and dorado.