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

GORDO BANKS PANGAS
May 17th, 2026

Having live sardines makes a big difference! We had more foot traffic at our marina due to the action-packed week. The bait guys were able to consistently net dines throughout the shorelines next to our marina, as well as caballito and green jacks inside the marina, close to the dock structures.

Water temp readings were 80-81 degrees most of the week. The tuna bite was good throughout Vinorama, San Luis, Iman, and 25. Best action came from Vinorama and San Luis. Most of these tuna came on live sardines, averaging 10-20 pounds. We did see a handful of tuna in the 30–40-pound class within the same areas. Some days, boats were able to land their limits on a morning outing (5 per license).

We did have shark problems most days, though hard to control as they seem to be spread across all fishing grounds. While slow trolling or drifting bait for tuna, some dorado were caught as well.

Nice size sailfish were also caught while trolling rigged ballyhoo. Surprisingly, we accounted for 9 sailfish this week, all of them caught and released. We always encourage the safe release of these species as they are unique and we are seeing less every year.

After catching enough tuna for dinner, many boats trolled ballyhoo and Rapalas for wahoo and dorado as they headed back to the marina. Some lucky boats were successful to land both.

This weekend, we heard reports of nicer size wahoo (30+ lbs.) caught at the Inner Gordo on X-Raps, Nomad DTXs, and ballyhoo. On Saturday, one boat had 4 wahoo at this site; the next day, this same boat had 3.

Close to shore, we continue to see good Roosterfish and Jack action, mostly on live caballitos and green jacks. A handful of big Sierra were also caught this way.

Striped Marlin continue to bite offshore on lures, ballyhoo, and live caballito/green jacks. Most of the marlin action is coming from the 1150 Bank and its surrounding areas.

Good Fishing, Brian