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


It was a slower than usual week on the billfish but the dorado counts remained high with an average of 3-4 per boat and all were nice quality fish in the 20+ lb. ranges. High billfish boat for the week was the "Gaviota VII", reflecting 5 stripers released for 6 days fished, adding 19 dorado, 3 wahoo and 2 skipjack to their mixed bag catches. The overall catches for a total of 31 days fished reflected 8 stripers, (released) 10 wahoo, 12 skipjack and 110 dorado for the fleet.


Cabo Climate: An interesting week of odd weather conditions that ranged from wet and windy during the early part of the week to mostly cloudy with lots of sunshine for the weekend. Air temps ranged from 54 nights to 85 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions: Sea temps ranged from 76-78 degrees from about 10-12 miles north of the Golden Gate Bank and southerly to Cabo Falso and on to Chileno. Palmilla Point to Las Frailes, temps declined to 74 degrees. Surface breezes were varied by the day from light surface breezes to bout 16 mph.

Best Fishing Area: The billfish were best in the Cabo Falso area for half the billfish and the remaining half along the Pacific side to Pozo de Coto. Dorado were also scattered in all of the areas and providing some good angler action. Wahoo mostly on the Pacific side with a couple on the Golden Gate Bank.

Best Lure/Bait: Rigged baits, live baits and artificials all caught billfish and dorados. Wahoo mostly on the artificials.

Bait Supply: Excellent bait supply with plenty of caballitos at the $3.00 per bait rate.