April 10, 2022

Anglers –

More spring break vacationers are now arriving and this next week is local Easter week, where many families go on extending beach camping excursions. Despite the crowds, not a high percentage of anglers are now visiting. Weather is in a transition period, more marine moisture, scattered cloud cover, all around cooler conditions, as well as unpredictable winds from the north and switching from the south over the weekend. Greener water now to about fifteen miles offshore, ocean temperature averaging 69 to 72 degrees. 

Bait fish remain scattered, some caballito rebounded inside the marina, no sardinas ro speak of and strips of squid are being used for chance at the yellowfin tuna. Most action recently has been centered from Iman to San Luis Banks areas. This is where a mix of bottom species and a handful of yellowfin tuna were being found.

Big problem with aggressive sea lions hanging around these same grounds, often taking more than their share of anglers hook ups. The Pacific bonito were the most common fish, with some schooling red snapper found as well, an occasional amberjack or grouper up to 40 lb. The highlight though were a few yellowfin tuna on these same grounds, only a few anglers were lucky enough to land one, these tuna averaged 60 to 75 lb. with at least one tuna over 100 lb. landed by a local commercial pangero. These yellowfin hit on strips of squid, as well as on caballito.

Dorado and wahoo remained very scarce, as were marlin, we only saw a couple of scattered striped marlin throughout the week. Still quite a few whales hanging around late into the season, waiting for currents to shift before heading back to their northern feeding grounds.

Not much being found close to the shore now, a few jack crevalle, colder green water has not been favorable for roosterfish and sierra just never showed much this season.North of Cerralvo Island there has been reports of good yellowtail action while using sardinas for bait, too bad this action would not shift south and into our range.

Good Fishing, Eric

March 27, 2022

Anglers –

This being the first official week of spring season, you can definitely feel the change in climate, progressively feeling a warming trend with each passing day, not so chilly early in the morning either. Basically the perfect time of year, as far as all around weather. Very busy week locally, with the final weekend of the traditional fiestas and carnival, highlighting with off road races Sunday. Despite all of the crowds, not a high percentage of serious anglers now visiting, should pick up coming month, as typically this is a more popular time frame.

Bait concentrations have scattered offshore, in the marina area, caballito had vanished the previous week and are now just starting to be found in limited numbers, still no word on sardinas, other options were slabs of squid, ballyhoo, as well as mackerel  being imported from Cabo San Luis. Ocean conditions were greenish up to about ten miles offshore, water temperature ranging from 70 to 74 degrees degrees through most of the zone, warmest areas found further offshore. Winds are now becoming much less of a factor, swells remain light.

Anglers were concentrating efforts over the various rocky high spots from Red Hill, Gordo Banks, Iman and San Luis banks. Most consistent area was near San Luis, more Pacific bonito than anything else, while mainly jigging off the bottom. Though there was a mix of other species as well, most notable were some amberjack to 40 lb., red snapper, yellow snapper, barred pargo, whitefish, triggerfish, a couple of yellowtail and others. A couple of impressive broomtail grouper to 60 pounds were also accounted for. We saw a couple of wahoo as well and a scattering of dorado, a few of them over 30 lb.

So overall despite there not being huge numbers of fish, there was quite a variety seen. On Friday there was at least one yellowfin tuna in the 50 lb. class brought in, other tuna were seen breezing the surface near San Luis Bank, but quickly vanished. This was an encouraging sign, it has been a long time since we have seen any action for these yellowfin, we are hoping something develops on this.

Marlin action was more spread out now, also further offshore where blue water has been found, the huge bait concentrations on the Gordo Banks has spread out now.

Not much being reported close to shore, very few sierra this season, some smaller sized roosterfish, but more jack crevalle than anything else.

Good Fishing, Eric