Cabo San Lucas, Mexico - Fishing.

The dream of fighting a big fish haunts all fishermen. An exhausting fight lasting for hours, the thrill of experiencing the power that suddenly surges from the ocean depth and tantalizes you with excitement - these are some of the ingredients that make the fishing in Cabo San Lucas a memorable experience for sea anglers of all ages and levels. Renown for the abundance of big-game fish and year around superb fishing, Cabo San Lucas & Los Cabos fishing charters boast a number of international fishing records. Due to the fact that there are more striped marlin caught within a radius of twenty miles of Cabo San Lucas all year round, this area is known as the marlin capitol of the world. Dorado (mahi-mahi), wahoo and yellowfin tuna are plentiful and don't be surprised if you have one jump right into your boat! Catch and release is the name of the game for marlin fishing and other troy fish. Mahi-mahi and tuna can be kept. The late Jacques-Yves Cousteau visited over twenty times and named the Sea of Cortés the "world's aquarium". Officially known as the Gulf of California, this sea supports more marine life than any other body of water on earth. The Sea of Cortés is Earth's newest sea though it was formed five million years ago when Baja California separated from the Mexican mainland along the San Andreas fault. It is now home to over 800 species of marine vertebrates and 2,000 invertebrates.

A fishing trip to an exotic destination such as Cabo San Lucas requires planning, preparation and research. Our charters consist of two kinds of fishing boats: the pangas which are very big row boats with outboard motors providing few amenities or you might consider a cruiser which is a modern fiberglass boat providing shelter from the sun and includes bathroom facilities, staff, meals and electronic fish finding gear. Luckily, getting the most of that investment and making sure the fishing adventure goes smoothly is often just a matter of asking the right people the right questions. At Cabo San Lucas Villas we have done all of the planning and research, and are prepared to address any of the questions that may arise prior or after your fishing trip. Providing good service during our fishing trips is critical. The ability to catch fish is one thing, but it is not something that can be controlled. What can be controlled is the quality of the fishing equipment and the conditions on the boat. We realize that most of our clients appreciate a well-rigged boat and the professionalism of our fishing crews.

Whether your preferred method of fishing is trolling, casting, or drifting, whether you prefer fishing with artificial, live or cut baits, whether you are after marlin, mahi-mahi, or yellowfin, the knowledgeable crews of Cabo San Lucas fishing charters make your fishing experience a memorable one. There are charters for half day outings, full day or multi day fishing excursions with on-board living accommodations. Please contact us at Cabo San Lucas Villas and we'll help you to arrange an enjoyable fishing outing on your next visit to Cabo San Lucas or Los Cabos. Our fleet of sport fishing or leisure charters on boats or yachts range from 31' on up to 120'.

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Cabo San Lucas Weekly Fishing Report

Pisces Fish Report

May 28th through June 3rd, 2009

Overall Catch Success Rate 75%

BILLFISH: Catches are beginning to creep up as water temperatures begin to climb and striped marlin were again our top catch this week. However it was a bit hit and miss as to where the marlin were located on any given day. The better days were towards the end of the week when stripers began to bite close to shore between a mile and a mile and a half off of the arch and Solmar beach, which is very close indeed. On June 3rd, Cale and Jennifer Staton from Mesquite, Texas fishing aboard “Adriana” and were very pleased to catch two striped marlin. This same day Jimmy Spring, another Texan from Big Springs let two go aboard “La Brisa”, in the same location; one took a purple lure and the other a live caballito. On June 2nd, “Tracy Ann” fished the other direction, but not too far into the Sea of Cortez, at Cabeza de Ballena and released two striped marlin both on live bait, just two miles offshore for Kirk Wallace & Glenn Stoponaitis, from Abilene and Dallas, where else....Texas of course, I tell you people from that state are lucky fishermen. Not to be left out Julie Steward from Atlanta, fishing with Stephanie McCarrey, representing lady anglers, also released two striped marlin two miles out from Santa Maria aboard “La Brisa”. We did have some boats “skunked” at the beginning of the week, but conditions improved on a daily basis. Fifty percent of charters caught marlin, giving us a total of sixteen this week with all but three released. Those brought in weighed an average of 130 lbs.

OTHER SPECIES: Catches of dorado were fair this week with some nice ones caught, such as a 32 lb’er by Guillermo Blanco from Hurst, Texas, who also released two striped marlin aboard “Tracy Ann”. Inshore, red snapper catches were good up to 20 lbs. We also had a couple of hammerhead sharks released up to 50 lbs . Skipjacks and roosterfish were also caught in lesser amounts.

LOCATION: Close to shore, from Solmar to Chileno 1 to 3 miles, 11.50 spot.

WEATHER CONDITIONS: Clear sunny skies, seas calm on the Cortez still choppy several days on the Pacific, fog banks offshore.

AVERAGE WATER TEMP: 65-73 F

BEST LURES: Live caballito, purple, green.

Based on the catches of Pisces by Tracy Ehrenberg

Archived Fishing Reports by Tracy Ehrenberg

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Gordo Banks Pangas

San Jose del Cabo

June 6, 2009

Anglers –

Southern Baja is welcoming light crowds of tourists, great to time to visit, weather prefect, not too warm yet, sunny days in the mid 80s. Oceans have been calmer in the direction of San Jose del Cabo and water temperatures are now close to 80 degrees is this region, though the Pacific is much cooler than this. Warmest currents are definitely being found in the direction of the Sea of Cortez.

Anglers found supplies of live mullet, caballito and limited sardinas available. Schools of bolito and smaller skipjack are becoming more prevalent on the fishing grounds. Offshore fishing action has been dominated by striped marlin, most often being found 6 to 20 miles from shore, striking on lures and live bait, but often times not eager to bite. Some dorado are being encountered scattered through the area, hitting various lures and baits, though not in big numbers, there has been chance at catching a 40 pound plus bull. We expect with more baitfish appearing on the banks that more dorado and other gamefish will be following. Only a few tuna being reported, on some days there are reports of fish seen feeding on the banks, but more often they are not striking, just an occasional tuna in the 10 to 30 pound class being accounted for, these fish were taken on either dead or live sardinas, no consistent bite.

Concentrations of mullet are now moving inshore, this has attracted more roosterfish, jacks and snapper. Slow trolling with mullet in the shallow rocky areas north of Punta Gorda has been producing great opportunities of hooking into and trying to actually bring to the boat a monster sized dogtooth snapper. Anglers using 50 to 80 pound main line with fluorocarbon leader of 80 to 120 pound have reported consistent success. Amberjack and grouper have also been mixed in with the big snapper, fun to see these aggressive fish attack the slow trolled surface bait and you better be ready to apply as much pressure as possible in order to keep from being cut off by the rocks.

Palmilla Point has been producing good morning action for sierra, yellowtail, amberjack, bonito and even a few dorado. Concentrations of juvenile sized roosterfish are schooling along the beach stretches, only a few larger roosterfish being reported, this could change at any time, peak rooster time is now.

There were several wahoo reportedly caught this past weekend in the area of La Fortuna to Iman, one of them weighed close to 70 pounds and hit on a small sized Rapala being used to target bonito. Maybe conditions will become just to the wahoo's liking prefer and go on the bite. In years past there could be some incredible wahoo action found on the inshore banks during late spring, early summer season.

The combined panga fleets launching from La Playita/Puerto Los Cabos sent out approximately 58 charters for the week, with anglers reporting a fish count of: 4 wahoo,

8 striped marlin, 11 dorado, 4 yellowfin tuna, 215 roosterfish, 23 sierra, 16 yellowtail, 25 amberjack, 44 bonito, 27 dogtooth snapper, 10 cabrilla, 104 various pargo species, 18 hammerhead shark and 15 jack crevalle.

Good Fishing, Eric

Cabo San Lucas And Los Cabos Mexico Fishing Calendar.

FISHING NEWS & TOURNAMENTS

PISCES FISH REPORT
Tournament dates: Tuesday October 21 through Saturday October 25, 2008.

Bisbee's Black & Blue Tournament 2008
Tournament dates: Tuesday October 21 through Saturday October 25, 2008.
Host resort: Cabo Villas Beach Resorts & The Baja Cantina.
Early Bird Deadline: Tuesday August 1, 2008
Payment Deadline: Tuesday October 7, 2008
For tournament & villa reservations or event details, call 800.364.9301.

Bisbee East Cape Offshore Tournament 2008
Tournament dates: Tuesday July 29 through August 2nd, 2008 - 3 fishing days: 7am to 4pm.
Host resort: Hotel Buena Vista Beach Resort
Early Bird Deadline: Saturday, July 1st, 2008
Payment Deadline: Fraiday, July 18th, 2008
Bisbee East Cape 2007: 64 entries with cash awards $351,300.00
For reservations and event details, call 800.364.9301.

Bisbee's Black & Blue Tournament Results October 23 - 27 2007.
This year's tournament was the most internationally attended tournament in Bisbee's history. With anglers coming from Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Tahiti, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the Ukraine, Switzerland, the U.K. and 47 U.S. States, making up166 teams and competing pole to ploe for $3,838,620.00 in prize money, this year represented the best of Bisbee’fishing events!

The largest fish caught was a 620 lb. blue marlin aboard Angel and the Badman II earning the team $734,415.00.
They were followed by a 591 lb. blue marlin on the Missing Lenk giving them $461,962.50.
The third place team, Bad Company Wyoming Cowboys took the largest purse of the tournament for their 539 lb. blue marlin. The team walked away with an astonishing $1,421,752.00 making them the recipient of the second largest award handed out in Bisbee’s history. Why did the third place team get the most money? In this event it’s all about which of the optional daily categories you enter, and Bad Company Wyoming Cowboys entered across the board.

The top Release Team this year, with an outstanding release effort, was the Contender One with 31 billfish releases. The Florida team fished aboard a 33’ Contender captained by Bill Cordes.

For complete results on this year's tournament, visit http://www.bisbees.com/home.htm
Anglers, mark your calendar with next year's tournament dates! Heads up: the 2008 Bisbee’s Black & Blue will take place October 21st-25th.
For reservations and event details, call 800.364.9301.

The 8th Annual Bisbee’s East Cape Offshore Tournament, July 31 - August 4, 2007.
The fishing was the best ever seen in any of the Bisbee’s events with 49 blue marlin, 197 striped marlin and 79 sailfish, but with all the activity offshore, only four qualifying blue marlin were brought to the scales - none on the first day, one on the second day and three on the final day. A record 64 boats competed for $351,300.00 in prize money and caught an astounding 320 billfish.

The 1st place blue marlin:
418.0 lbs., was caught by Julio Cota of Team Copa Gobernador “A” fishing aboard the Tres Hermanos with Capt. Ramon Tamayo. Cota also weighed in a 51.2 lb. dorado which took the Day 2 Dorado Jackpot making Copa Gobernador’s total payout $108,896.40.
The 2nd place:
went to a 344.0 lb. blue caught by John Martin on the Wildcatter with Capt. Enrique Villanueva Martinez. Martin also weighed in the largest yellowfin tuna of the tournament at 164.1 lbs. giving Wildcatter a $51,759.60 payday.
The 3rd place:
went to the Finatic with Capt. Richard Asbe for a 317.0 lb. blue caught by Al Rainwater for a purse of $4,032.00.

Bisbee's Black & Blue Tournaments, October 23rd - 27th, 2007.
Host: Cabo Villas Beach Resort & The Baja Cantina.
Early Bird Deadline: Tuesday, August 1, 2007
Payment Deadline for Checks: Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Payment Deadline for Wire Xfers: Monday, October 22, 2007
3 Fishing Days: Wednesday-Thursday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
Time to schedule your trip! More details to follow.
For reservations and event details, call 800.364.9301.

Los Cabos Offshore Tournament - Friday, October 19 - Sunday, October 21, 2007
Early Bird Deadline: Tuesday, August 1, 2007
Payment Deadline for Checks: Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Payment Deadline for Wire Xfers : Thursday, Oct 18, 2007
2 Fishing Days: Saturday-Sunday 8:00am-5:00pm
For reservations and event details, call 800.364.9301.

The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) Offshore World Championship 2007.
The team from Lanzarote, Spain, accomplished an unbelievable feat and fishing's prestigious offshore championship title with 10 marlin releases on the final day of the 2007 IGFA Offshore World Championship in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico aboard "Bad Market". This amazing last day of “being in the bite” equaled the 10 release record set by the defending champions last year also on the final day.

The Premier All-Release Circle Hook Marlin Tournament - May 27th - 31st 2007.
All circle hook! All release! That's the only way to ensure the future of marlin and billfish fisheries as well as to preserve recreational and tournament fishing – not only in Cabo San Lucas and the Baja peninsula but worldwide. Everyday, thousands of marlin, sailfish and other billfish species are killed, most by commercial fishing boats – longliners that have little if any concern over the plight of marlin or other “incidental catch". Countless other marlin and billfish are taken as trophies by uninformed anglers – a large number of which compete in billfish tournaments that require a weigh-in to determine the winners. By refocusing attention on the destructive methods used and how simple changes in techniques can minimize loss we hope to set a new precedent - Responsible, Conservation-Based Tournaments and a renewed effort to enforce Responsible Commercial Fishing.
In the spirit of Competition, Sportsmanship and Conservation, the world's top anglers have united to present one of the richest and most prestigious billfish tournaments ever held. The World Championship Billfish Release Tournament (WCBRT) is set for May 27th through May 31st at the beautiful Cabo Villas Beach Resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Bisbee's East Cape Offshore Tournament July 31st to August 7th 2007 - 1st tournament of 2007!
Early Bird Deadline: Saturday, July 1, 2007.
Payment Deadline for Checks: Friday, July 20, 2007.
Payment Deadline for Wire Xfers : Friday, July 27, 2007.
3 Fishing Days: Wednesday-Thursday-Friday 7:00am-4:00pm.
Time to schedule your trip! More details to follow. For reservations and event details, call 800.364.9301.

Bisbee's Black & Blue Marlin Jackpot Tournament October 24th -28th, 2006.
The 2006 tournament shattered its own 2005 World Record payout amount of $3.3 million by awarding a total of $4,165,960.00 in prize money for what turned out to be a two-day tournament (due to hurricane Paul heading straight for Baja but deviated easterly just before reaching land - the tournament had a green light again!) for the 183 registered teams. On the morning of October 26th, 183 teams from all 50 states and nine countries lined up for the legendary "shot-gun" start. When all was said and done Bad Company 55, with legendary west coast captain Steve Lassley, swept all of the daily jackpots for $3,452,760.00 plus an additional $450,237.50 as the top overall team for a grand total of $3,902,997.50. Coming in as the second place team Retriever, with captain Dan Loros, earned $110,862.50.
Congratulations to Bad Company 55!

Bisbee's East Cape Offshore Tournament Aug. 1st to 5th 2006 - 1st tournament of the year.
Master anglers hooked more than $300,000 in prize money this year! 248 anglers from 54 teams competed for billfish, tuna and dorado. The winning fish was a whopping 418lbs blue marlin, weighing in at 74lbs heavier than last year's winner. All in all 172 billfish wer released during the tournament, including 32 blue marlins, 128 stripped marlins and 12 sailfish.

2006 Bisbee's Baja Offshore Circuit schedule:
Bisbee's East Cape Offshore Tournament – Aug. 1st to 5th 2006. Host resoert: Hotel Buena Vista Beach Resort. Registration deadline: July 1st, 2006.
Bisbee's Los Cabos Offshore Tournament – October 20th to 22nd 2006. Host resort: TBD. Registration deadline: August 1st, 2006.
Bisbee's Black & Blue Marlin Tournament – October 24th to 28th 2006. Host resort: TBD. Registration deadline: August 1st, 2006.
Time to schedule your trip! More details to follow. For reservations and event details, call 800.364.9301.

Results: Bisbee's Black & Blue Marlin Tournament October, 2005
1ST PLACE TEAM PEZ ESPADA (61 ft Hatteras): 531 LB BLACK MARLIN
ANGLER: Peter Hoerting from Las Vegas, other team members: Jeff Ellis from San Clemente, Ryan Melina from Pasedena, Russ Melina from Palm desert.
TOTAL WINNINGS: $1,348,440.00
2nd PLACE TEAM YOUNG LADY (42 ft Bertram): 396 LB BLUE MARLIN
ANGLER: Alonso Aspe from Mexico City.
TOTAL WINNINGS: $1,000,613.00
3rd PLACE TEAM FELINA (86 ft Aguilar): 321 lb BLACK MARLIN
ANGLER: Jeff Leitzinger from Los Angeles.
TOTAL WINNINGS: $453,233.00
4TH PLACE TEAM BAD MARKET (33 ft Knight & Carver) 319 LB BLUE
ANGLER: Rich Hochrein from Yakima, Washington
TOTAL WINNINGS $397,215.00
One hundred and eighty-five boats participated. A total of 345 billfish were released, consisting of striped marlin, blue marlin under 300 lbs and some sailfish. Nine fish were weighed in over 300 lbs....That should be the lure to see you all next year!

Bisbee's Black & Blue Marlin Jackpot Tournament October 25-29, 2005.
The 25th Year Anniversary of this great tournament! Tournament entry fee is $5,000 per team which includes a $2,000 team entry and a $3,000 overall tournament jackpot entry (not optional). After October 1, 2005 the entry fee is $5,500. There are four optional daily jackpots ($200. and/or $500 and/or $1000 and/or $2000 per day and/or $5000 per day). After October 1, 2005 the Daily Jackpot entry fees will be plus 10%.

Bisbee's Los Cabos Offshore Tournament October 21st - 23rd, 2005.
This tournament will be held in conjunction with the Pete Lopiccola Billfish Tournament. Participants will be able to fish in both tournaments simultaneously. This will give each entrant a chance to win even more prizes, and in addition to fishing for marlin, tuna and dorado, participants will be "Fishing For A Cure" since the proceeds from the Lopiccola go toward Cancer research. Registration will be at the Costa Real Resort.

August 2nd through 6th, 2005
Bisbee's 6th Off-Shore East Cape Tournament. Location: Buena Vista Beach Resort. Book your villa now for this world famous fishing event. For reservations and event details, call 800.364.9301.

Update
A record 56 boats entered this year's competition for a total prize money win of $243,060.00. While there were over a hundred billfish caught and released, it took until the third and final day to land a marlin surpass the event's 300 lb. minimum weight limit. The 344 lb. blue marlin was caught by lady angler Charlene Sanford fishing with her husband "Adam onboard their 35' Scopinich "Adam's Folly". The Sanfords are from Colts Head, New Jersey, and reside in the East Cape for a good part of each year. They earned a total of $224,244.00 for their fish, and it was the event's only qualifying marlin. This was the largest individual payout to date in East Cape tournament fishing history!

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