GORDO BANKS PANGAS
June 14^th, 2026

We are seeing decent foot traffic at our marina and downtown San Jose del Cabo areas. Many anglers start arriving in June to target the big Roosterfish throughout our shorelines.

This was a challenging week as we experienced strong south winds for most of the week. Even though it was windy, we were able to fish our go-to fishing grounds from Vinorama to Cardon most days. Green water pushed in from the Pacific because of the wind. Most of our boats had limited options and the best one was to cover the most ground with lures/feathers, rigged ballyhoo, and Rapalas at a chance at some dorado, wahoo, and marlin.

We saw decent dorado numbers all week; though we did start seeing more of the small females, especially closer to shore. As a reminder, dorado are amongst the fastest growing species in the ocean, so it is important to release the small females if possible. This Saturday, one boat reported releasing 6 small dorado closer to shore!

A handful of nice size wahoo (25-35 pounds) were caught throughout the areas of Vinorama to Cardon, most of them on ballyhoo. While looking for marlin offshore, we also saw a handful of bigger size wahoo (40+) on lures. The biggest wahoo caught this week came in at 65 pounds on a marlin lure.

Big dorado schools were also spotted while looking for marlin. Earlier in the week, some boats came in with 2 or 3 big bulls, most of them in the 30–40-pound range.

Not much tuna action to report at this time. On Saturday, porpoise schools were spotted closer in, around 3-4 miles offshore from San Luis. The boats that made the run reported slow action, though a few nice quality fish were caught. One of our pangas landed a 90 pounder this Saturday while slow trolling live caballito on top of these schools.

Another panga reported 3 nice tuna hookups at San Luis on live caballito this Saturday. However, these tuna did not have a chance after their first run as we continue to experience shark struggles. Big schools of sharks were spotted from Vinorama to Iman, as well as big schools of small bulito and skipjack.

Closer to shore, we continue to see good Roosterfish action. We are consistently seeing bigger roosters every day, many of them in the 40 to 50 pound class. Great fights on lighter tackle!

While slow trolling live baits (caballito and green jacks), a few boats were able to land big dogtooth snapper and medium-size amberjack as well. A handful of medium/big size dorado were also landed trolling baits closer to shore.

Bottom action remains slow and challenging due to strong currents. We did have a few boats specifically try for bottom, though they did not have good reports. These boats were able to land smaller snapper and triggerfish, all of them on bait.

Good Fishing, Brian

GORDO BANKS PANGAS
May 31st, 2026

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It feels hot! We are starting to see humidity in the 50-60% range at this time and temperatures nearing the low 90s. We are expecting for this year to be extremely hot/humid with plenty of storm development in the Pacific. This should make for an interesting year as we are curious to see how these warmer water temps have an impact on our bait situation and fishing conditions.

The week started off good with plenty of tuna action on live sardines at Vinorama and San Luis. Sharks were an issue all week, especially the second half of it. Early in the week, there was still a good chance to land anywhere from 5 to 10 tuna on a morning outing while still battling sharks. As the week progressed, it became more challenging as boats were lucky to land one or two. Some captains reported losing up to 15 tuna to sharks in an outing. Some boats also lost nice size dorado to them. Most of these tuna were in the 10–20-pound range. We did see some nicer 30–40-pound tuna feed, though we were not able to land them as these longer fights gave the sharks plenty of time to get to them.

Because of the shark challenges, many captains decided to try offshore throughout the weekend for dorado and marlin. Most boats that targeted marlin were able to land one or two. Some lucky boats also came across some nice size dorado and wahoo while trolling lures and ballyhoo. One Saturday, one of the cruisers landed 3 dorado, all of them in the 25–35-pound range and released 2 striped marlin. The best action continues to be at the 1150 Bank and its surrounding grounds. Some of these dorado schools were found while trolling lures/ballyhoo back to the marina.

Roosterfish action closer to shore seems to be decent at this time, though for this time of year we would expect to see more action and bigger size Roosters. Bottom action remains slow. We did have some boats try different rock pinnacles this week, though they reported strong currents and not much action. One boat did land 3 barred pargo and 1 nice leopard grouper on Thursday, all of them on bait (sardines and caballitos).

The live bait supply remains consistent. We continue to see a great sardine supply throughout the shorelines next to our marina; good size sardines too! We are also seeing plenty of caballito and green jacks.

Good Fishing, Brian

GORDO BANKS PANGAS
May 24th, 2026

We are starting to feel the heat and humidity creep in! Foot traffic at the marina improved as a result of the ongoing tuna bite. Surprisingly, the live sardine supply was consistent all week, decent size baits too. The tuna bite towards Vinorama and San Luis was hot all week, especially this weekend. Most of these tuna were in the 10–20-pound range, though we did see many in the 30-pound class. While slow trolling or drifting live sardines for tuna, a handful of nice size dorado were also caught. One small wahoo was caught on a live sardine as well.

Sharks and Sea Lions were a nuisance this weekend. This Sunday, most boats averaged 9-10 tuna on a morning outing, while still losing close to the same amount to Sharks and Sea Lions.

Nice size dorado (18 to 30 lb) and wahoo (35 to 50 lb) were caught covering the grounds of Vinorama to Inner Gordo on rigged ballyhoo, lures/feathers, and Rapalas. Wahoo numbers were not great, though we did see a couple every day at the fillet tables.

The highlight of the week was a massive 119-pound wahoo caught by Captain Modesto Miranda. This fish was hooked trolling live skipjack at the Gordo. This is probably one of the biggest wahoo we have seen brought in at our marina!

We also saw decent marlin action offshore. Again, the best action seems to be coming from the 1150 Bank and its surrounding areas. More dorado were reported while looking for marlin on lures and ballyhoo, most of them in the 30-to-40-pound range. This Sunday, one of the pangas caught and released 2 striped marlin, landed two big 40-pound dorado and lost one big wahoo close to the boat.

Not much bottom action to report at this time. Only a few boats tried, though they reported strong currents at most fishing grounds. We continue to see nice size Roosterfish and Jacks throughout our shorelines. These were caught on live caballito and green jacks, some of the smaller ones came on live sardines. A few sierra were also caught on live sardines while looking for roosters.

Good Fishing, Brian