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'.
Cabo San Lucas Weekly Fishing Report.
May 1st through May 7th, 2008
BILLFISH: This week we saw a lot of marlin but there was also a lot of bait so they made it a little harder for us to catch them. There were a few comments from a few anglers and some crew members reporting over 30 marlin swimming around the boat, sometimes they could actually touch the fish, but when they threw the bait, they just looked the other way as they were stuffed already, even so we had a very nice 52% Billfish success rate and all fish were released.
On May 1st, Spartacus released 7 striped marlins for James Feagin from Dallas all on live bait, the next day we had a tie between Tracy Ann for the Culling's party from Washington and the Yahoo for the Star Lumber Group, each boat releasing 5 striped marlins close to Palmilla on the Sea of Cortez. On May 3rd, marlin started to slow down a little bit, however Spartacus went all the way to Destiladeras and released 8 stripers for Chris Blake from Firth Idaho. Starting Monday, May 12th we will have the annual IGFA OFFSHORE WOLRD CHAMPIONSHIP, over 60 teams from all over the world will participate on this famous tournament, we will keep you posted on how it goes.
OTHER SPECIES: The week started a bit slow for small game, however, on the 3rd we had some awesome catches, like the one aboard the Andrea with 18 yellow fin tunas and 2 striped marlins for Stephen Glickiman from Ocala Fl, the same day, Bill Collector came back with 32 yellow fin tunas, only 3 miles away from Pedregal beach on the Pacific side. The rest of the week we had boats with 17, 19 and 20 tunas, a few Mako and Hammerheads, as well as a few yellow tail, sierras and a 30lbs Wahoo.
Dorado was a bit slow with only 26% of the fleet catching them.
WEATHER: Mostly sunny with a few clouds, 77F average.
WATER TEMP: 74 to 77F
LOCATION: Pedregal beach, Palmilla, Cabeza de Ballena, Destiladeras.
BAIT: Live bait and cedar plugs.
Based on the catches of Pisces Fleet by Tracy Ehrenberg
| Fish Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Dorado | G | G | G | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Black Marlin | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | G | G | G | G |
| Blue Marlin | G | F | F | F | F | F | F | G | G | G | G | G |
| Striped Marlin | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Roosterfish | F | F | G | G | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | F |
| Sailfish | G | F | F | G | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | G |
| Shark | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Snappers | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | E | E | E | G | G |
| Wahoo | E | E | E | E | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | E |
| Yellowfin Tuna | G | G | G | G | G | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
E - Excellent fishing
G - Good fishing
F - Fair fishing
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!
Rolex/IGFA Offshore Championship Tournament, May 15-25, 2005.
World Championships of offshore fishing 6th annual tournament hosted 70 teams
from 31 countries from around the world to test their angling skills in Cabo's
marlin rich waters.
April 30th through May 4th, 2005
The "Lady Lures" first annual women-only fishing tournament in Los Barriles. For
more information on this record setting event and participation, our staff will
gladly assist you: 800.364.9301.
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