Ocean water temperature has remained 80 degrees throughout the region. This week we felt the first really strong north winds; Tuesday the gusty conditions started and lasted for three days. These conditions limited options for anglers and created murkier inshore water conditions. The winds have settled down now and forecasts look favorable for the weekend.


Schools of sardina are being found along beach stretches near Red Hill and towards Chileno. This has been the bait of choice for the all-around action now being found. Tougher ocean conditions contributed to more limited fishing action. Yellowfin tuna were found in schools close to shore, from Santa Marina to Punta Gorda and La Fortuna, mixed with skipjack, coming up to the live sardina, striking best on lighter line. No big numbers, though the yellowfin were finicky at times, readily coming up for the chum, but not wanting to take a bait with a hook in it.


Dorado were scattered in smaller-sized schools, the majority of these fish were smaller in size, but some dorado up to 20 pounds were accounted for.


Wahoo remain in the area and should be around for awhile, with the water temperatures still holding at 80 degrees; though they have proved more elusive for the past couple of weeks now.


We have started to see more structure species in the mix, such as amberjack, pargo, cabrilla and pompano, and the calmer weather is more suited for targeting these species.


Sierra are moving in along the shoreline now in greater numbers and the season's first whale migration is starting to arrive at the Southern Baja feeding and calving grounds.


Billfish action included one 350-pound class black marlin reportedly caught and released early in the week from the Outer Gordo Bank area; this was on a private boat launched out of Puerto Los Cabos...Eric Brictson, Gordo Banks Pangas