GORDO BANKS PANGAS
July 13th, 2025

The week started off with great signs of improvement. On Tuesday, we had an unexpected yellowfin tuna bite at Vinorama and San Luis (best action came from Vinorama early in the morning). On Tuesday, we had some rain to start off the morning and then the tuna bite came along on jigs while looking for red snapper and amberjack. One of our pangas caught 13 yellowfin and 2 red snapper that morning; most of them came on jigs and a few on strips of squid. The average size was around 20-30 pounds, though we did see a handful of 35-40 pounders in the mix. A few pangas reported some tuna in the 80–100-pound range early in the week on strips of squid. This tuna bite slowed down significantly throughout the week, with most boats now landing 1 or 2 per day.

Most of the week, we had good action throughout the shorelines of Cerro Colorado and Palmilla. We focused on trolling small Rapalas for Sierra (Spanish mackerel). Many of the boats were able to catch their limit early in the morning and then head out a few miles to look for a dorado or striped marlin. Not many dorado or marlin were reported this week, only a handful of small female dorado. We did see some of these Sierra pushing the 10-pound mark.

We continue to see big Roosterfish in the area on live caballito and mullet. The best action was close to us throughout the shorelines of El Zacaton, La Laguna, Secrets/Marriot, and the Hotel Zone (trailer park to Cabo Azul). The bigger Roosters were seen at San Luis, though not many were caught this week.

Good Fishing, Brian