GORDO BANKS PANGAS
March 1st, 2026
Very slow foot traffic at our marina this week. Surprisingly, we even had a couple of days off. We are now starting to experience warmer weather with day temperatures in the low to mid 80s. That said, we saw many local families take advantage and enjoy beach activities. Looking at the forecast, we are expecting cooler temperatures towards the end of next week (mid 70s). These are ideal temperatures as we head into Spring Break.
Ocean swells and wind were minimal. Water temperatures slightly warmer than last week, now averaging in the 75-to-78-degree range throughout most of our fishing grounds. We are seeing warmer water throughout the outskirts of Gordo and Cabrillo Seamount, approaching 80 to 82 degrees. We are hoping this warmer water brings some action to both Gordo’s as we haven’t heard many reports from these areas. Live bait situation remains consistent most days; we are seeing nice size sardines throughout the shorelines in front of Secrets and Marriot Hotels. The bait guys are also netting good caballito numbers within the marina.
Fishing was on the slower end for most part of the week. Our main focus continues to be yellowfin tuna, most of them caught at Iman on live/dead sardines. Many boats tried other grounds, though they were not successful. Many captains reported the tuna bite to come later in the morning, around 10:00-11:00 am. Most of the tuna caught were small to medium size, in the range of 5 to 50 pounds. Only a handful of medium ones were caught this week; most of them were on the smaller side. This Sunday, the bite was much better, most boats were able to land 3-5 tuna at Iman, while other lucky boats reported landing up to 10.
While boats waited for the tuna bite to pick up, they spent the early morning covering multiple rock structures at Cardon, La Fortuna, 25, Iman, San Luis, and Vinorama. Not much bottom activity was seen this week. Boats were lucky to land a couple of bottom species (amberjack, grouper, snapper) on the jigs. More white bonita and skipjack were caught on the jigs than actual bottom species. There is definitely at good chance at landing a few quality fish if you put in the time and cover multiple rock structures.
Some boats are now focusing at Palmilla Point and Cerro Colorado areas, including their shorelines for a chance at some snapper, grouper, amberjack, and Sierra.
Good Fishing, Brian
