GORDO BANKS PANGAS
March 22nd, 2026
We have officially hit the Springtime mark! We are seeing more tourists arriving, many of them younger, college-aged, as well as lots of family groups. We are also seeing a drastic change in weather patterns. It was a hot week with clear sunny days in the mid-80s and beautiful mornings in the high 60s; perfect temperatures for arriving spring breakers. We did see and continue to see in some areas big waves and powerful swells, ideal for surfers. Please keep in mind that only a few beaches/bays are swimmable in the Los Cabos area. Be cautious! Most of the beaches in the area can be challenging and dangerous if you are not an experienced swimmer.
Fishing showed great signs of improvement this week; overall action and productivity were up throughout most fishing grounds. Many fleets started to focus on the inner Gordo as we saw clear blue water and temperatures in the high 70s. Many of these boats were able to make bait in the area, mostly chiwilis as conditions were ideal; some schools of bulito and small skipjack also made a presence. Around 12 nice size wahoo were caught in the area of inner Gordo on chiwili Friday through Sunday. On Friday, one boat had 3 wahoo and 1 dorado! In the same area, some nicer tuna (40 to 70 pounds) were also landed.
Many of these boats also trolled these baits at Iman, which made a big difference as many tuna in the same weight range were spotted and landed. This weekend, some boats had 3 to 5 of these nicer tuna in an outing. We are starting to see water temp approaching the low 80s throughout the surrounding areas of Vinorama and San Luis. Some of the locals will most likely start trolling bigger baits or drifting with strips of squid in these areas to see if they can spot some of the bigger tuna.
We are still seeing decent numbers of smaller tuna (10 to 20 pounds) at Iman and 25. Earlier in the week, the smaller tuna were most active at 25 on live/dead sardines as some boats were landing anywhere from 5 to 10 tuna. Within the mix, many of the white skippies and bonita were also caught.
Dorado were more active as well. Dorado seem to be spread out throughout many grounds, going all the way from Vinorama/San Luis to Palmilla Point. The best way to target them was to cover ground trolling lures, feather, and rigged ballyhoo. We heard reports of dorado schools very close to our marina, less than one fourth of a mile from shore! Inshore action for sierra (Spanish mackerel) also continues to improve, as long as there were sardines available. The sardine supply has been somewhat consistent, though it can vary on a daily basis.
Not many boats focused on bottom structure this week as they preferred to go after tuna, dorado, and wahoo. The boats that jigged throughout multiple rock structures did well. We saw a good variety of snapper, grouper, and amberjack. Nothing big in size to report this week. No yellowtail were reported this week either.
Good Fishing, Brian
