GORDO BANKS PANGAS
September 27th, 2026
Next report will be posted on October 11th

Our port officially closed Thursday night due to Hurricane Polo. We got lucky with this one! As of now, we have not experienced much rain, only light showers and scattered clouds across the region. We are seeing big swells and waves, which is the main reason for the closed port decision. We do not know when the port will be reopened as we are expecting bad weather throughout next week. Looking at the forecast, even if the port reopens some time on the 28^th or 29^th, we are expecting strong winds throughout our fishing grounds.

Unfortunately, we are seeing another storm development in the Pacific, expecting it to be in close proximity to us on October 1^st and 2^nd.  This storm can change its path and strength continuously, so we must keep a close eye on it and prepare for a possible direct hit. As of now, it seems to be shifting to the West, taking a similar path as Polo. We are most likely going to see a closed port on September 30^th, and it could reopen on the 4^th or 5^th, all depending on its path and how waves affect our coastlines.

This week, we were able to salvage a few charters Monday through Thursday. Due to Hurricane Polo making headlines on news outlets, most of our clients decided not to make the trip down, which was probably the smartest thing to do. The few charters that we had throughout the week were not as successful. We saw the most consistency focusing on bottom structures throughout the areas of Iman. We experienced moderate winds and strong currents most days we fished, so it made it challenging. A few boats were able to land nice dogtooth snapper and grouper on big chunks of skipjack. Some of these snapper and grouper were in the 40-to-60-pound range.

The tuna bite at Vinorama remains spotty as boats were lucky to hook one or two in a morning outing, while still dealing with sharks. A handful of boats reported big tuna at the Outer and Inner Gordo. The biggest tuna came in at 188 pounds, while we saw a handful in the 90 to 145 pound range. Most of these tuna came on small skipjack, bulito, and chiwili.

Due to bad weather and limited fishing time, we will not be posting a Sunday fish report next week. We will prioritize taking care of our boats and following the port captain and authority guidelines. If you have any questions regarding storms/bad weather, feel free to contact us via email at gordobanks@gmail.com.

Good Fishing, Brian

GORDO BANKS PANGAS
September 20th, 2026

Other than Monday, where we experienced heavy rains and winds, we had a calm rest of the week. We are now closely following a storm development in the Pacific, expected to be in close proximity to us around the 25th and 26th. Following these storms has been challenging as the forecast is drastically changing directions every few hours. We should have a more accurate path within the next couple of days. We are hoping for no big storms within the next few weeks as our busy season is right around the corner. We are expecting a big influx of anglers the first week of October.

The tuna bite towards Vinorama continues to be spotty. On Tuesday, most boats were able to land a handful of tuna; the rest of the week you were lucky to land a couple. Our live sardine supply was scarce this week, especially towards the end of the week where we didn’t see any. We had to rely on bags of dead sardines (from the East Cape) and frozen squid, which worked as good. We did see more action throughout the early morning before the big schools of skipjacks took over. Per usual, we continue to see shark infested waters throughout the grounds of Vinorama and San Luis. On Tuesday, a school of sharks took over a nice size tuna, estimated at around 150 pounds. Most of the tuna at Vinorama are in the range of 15 to 70 pounds, with some bigger ones in the mix. That same Tuesday, one of the local commercial guys landed a 280-pound tuna at Vinorama on a live caballito. This was a tough fight on 50# test, though they were able to land it in under 2 hours.

The highlight of the week was a more consistent bottom bite. Most of this action came throughout different rock structures at Iman on big chunks of skipjack. We saw bigger dogtooth snapper, some in the 40–55-pound range. We also had a handful of mullet and barred snapper.

Adding to the bottom mix, we had a handful of medium size/big grouper, most of them in the 40-to-65-pound range.

Not much action to report at the Inner and Outer Gordo. Not many boats have been trying these grounds as most charter boats are focusing their efforts at Vinorama and Iman. This weekend, one boat reported seeing big yellowfin feed at the Inner Gordo. More boats will be trying these areas next week.

Good Fishing, Brian

---

GORDO BANKS PANGAS
September 13th, 2026

We are now at the most humid time of the year. This was a very slow week, both for fishing action and foot traffic at our marina. We had lots of rain early in the week, though it didn’t affect our fishing plans as it did not come with much wind. As we near October, and if the weather permits, we are expecting bigger groups of anglers within the next couple of weeks.

Water temps are very warm, in the 89–91-degree range throughout most of the fishing grounds. Most boats continue to focus their efforts at the Vinorama area as we continue to target yellowfin on live sardines. This was a much slower week for tuna in this area as the bite was spotty most days; lucky to hook into one or two. The few boats that hooked up reported dealing with sharks, either taking their fish or chasing it right next to the boat. Because of the shark situation, many boats decided to try for bottom, or cover ground trolling lures. Not much came from trolling lures, but a couple of small dorado.

Not much action to report from Inner or Outer Gordo either. We had one of our pangas try specifically for big marlin and tuna at both Gordos for 4 consecutive days; long 10-12 hour days. Unfortunately, they did not report any hookups. 

The best opportunities came from bottom structures at San Luis and Iman. Most of this bottom action came on chunks of skipjack, some of the smaller snapper on sardines. We had a good variety of snapper (dog, barred, and mullet), triggerfish, and some grouper.

Good Fishing, Brian