GORDO BANKS PANGAS
July 21st, 2024

Very hot and humid week in Los Cabos with low tourist activity. We expect to continue seeing light crowds of anglers throughout the rest of July and August. 

Caballito and sardines remain the main bait source from the local marina. Frozen ballyhoo would be the go-to bait as it has been producing  most of the marlin bites. The main target species this week was striped Marlin. The marlin fishing grounds are now considered to be all over the place. There is a good chance of hooking into a marlin anywhere from 3 to 20 miles from our marina while looking for surface activity. The inner and outer Gordos are good marks to start as there is plenty of bait concentrating in that area. We had a few reports of small blue marlin (under 200 pounds) hooked in the surrounding areas of the Gordos. A group of divers reported seeing a big black marlin well over 500 pounds at the inner Gordo.

The best chance at finding a wahoo or dorado has been within the same area while looking for marlin. Fast trolling ballyhoo has produced the most strikes, though we are also seeing some hookups on lures and live caballito. Most dorado are averaging 8-14 pounds, though we did have a big 40+ pound bull in the mix. The few wahoo that were landed were all over 30 pounds.

We continue to pick a few nice snapper, amberjack, and grouper from rock piles at Vinorama, Imán, and La Fortuna. Fishing the bottom has been tough in the last few weeks as we have had strong currents that do not allow to fish it efficiently.

Closer to shore we are still catching some nice roosters, pompano, and jacks. A handful of big Spanish Mackerel (Sierra) were also caught throughout our shoreline. Most of these Sierra were between 8 and 12 pounds.

Good Fishing, Brian