August 28, 2024…Ensenada and San Quintin reported great bottom fishing this week, plus yellowtail action, limits of barracuda, and some white seabass in the mix. The dorado bite has remained consistent at Bahia de Los Angeles and at Guerrero Negro where FONMAR’s Black Warrior Fishing Weekend Tournament was well attended by both local and visiting anglers. A hundred miles farther down at Bahía Asunción, the yellowfin showed up last week, according to Shari Bondy, who noted this was the earliest she could remember them arriving.
On the Sea of Cortez side, dorado, yellowtail, and billfish are all on the catch list from Santa Rosalia to La Paz and down to Lands’ End at Cabo. The list includes Yellowfin, which is very small, up to a couple of hundred pounds, plus some bull dorado and wahoo. The billfish category includes sailfish, striped marlin, blue marlin, and even a few black marlin. It is a good bet that September will be the beginning of a spectacular Fall season that will long be remembered! If you are fishing in Baja this week, “TELL ME A STORY” @thatbajaguy@gmail.com!
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This was another excellent day of fishing in Ensenada, with lots of fish to catch. The water temperature was 71 to 72 degrees and beautifully blue.… It’s 4 Reels Sportfishing.
We caught a mixed bag of fish this week…Garcias Pangas
Dorado, dorado, dorado!
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Thanks to God, family, and a good team, “Panza and Cachete,” achieved Second Place in the Jurel category in the Black Warriors Tournament. Erik Medina Martin Garcia…Chema Medina
Bahía Asunción
TUNA! The tuna are here in Bahía Asunción! We have never had them here so early in the season, but we’ll take it! My guests filled their coolers and gifted fresh tuna to me, the masseuse, workers, and friends. Thanks, Van! All the anglers are so stoked! Shari Bondy
Punta Chivato
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Bahía Concepción
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It’s a “ditto” of last week, with most boats taking out summer vacationers to the Coronado beaches.
Fishing has focused on the quickie trip to the nearby spots for bottom creatures. There are plenty of good pintos and whitefish for the summer rookies, with yellowtail and a few baqueta for the more serious crowd.
Still marlin and big dorado outside Punta Lobo (10 miles outside!) As the sun rises, the weather is excellent, and the ocean is beautiful and glassy…Rick Hill
It is still crazy insane tuna fishing here. Should be 1 or 2 Wahoo out at 1 or the other of the banks by now. Water is 76 – 78 degrees and the tuna are biting on just about anything. No photos. Going out today. …Cheri King, Lopez Mateos Sportfishing +52 613 114 8044, <sannichick@gmail.com>
MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ FISHING REPORT from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Aug. 28-Sept. 3, 2023
The Wahoo Gold Cup and Tuna Shoot Out tournaments will be combined into one spectacular competition! Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 21, 2024, and prepare for an unforgettable fishing day.- Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024
– Entry Fee: $600
Registration day is September 20 at Hotel Palmas de Cortez from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.- Grand Prize: A Brand-New Volkswagen Polo for the heaviest Wahoo or Tuna catch
– Optional Jackpots: $200, $300, $500, $1,000, $2,000 buy-ins for Wahoo and Tuna (each one)- Reserve your spot today for a day of exciting fishing, camaraderie, and big prizes!
San Jose del Cabo
GORDO BANKS PANGAS
The main highlight this week was an unexpected wahoo bite. The best days were Thursday and Friday; some boats landed 2 or 3, plus a handful of dorado. While anglers were looking for marlin closer to shore, they hooked these wahoo. Most strikes came around Cerro Colorado and the Westin Regina area, 3 to 5 miles from shore. All were caught on marlin lures and rigged Ballyhoo. This group of wahoo were nice-sized, and most were over 30 pounds. Within the same area, there was a good chance of running into some schools of dorado. Although most of the dorado were small juveniles, an occasional 20 to 30-pounder was in the mix.
Towards Gordo Banks, Cabrillo, and the 1150 Bank, we continue to see good numbers of striped and blue marlin. There is a good chance of running into a few porpoise schools this far out. Many of the local guys have been targeting the yellowfin tuna that travel with these porpoise schools, and most of the tuna caught averaged 30 to 40 pounds, though we did see one closer to 200 pounds on Friday and heard reports of a handful of big ones lost after long battles. A couple of Black Marlin were also hooked between the inner and outer Gordo on live skipjack. One of the local boats landed a 350-pound Black Marlin on Wednesday, a long four-hour battle on 50-pound test and 120# fluoro leader.
Not many reports are coming from San Luis, Vinorama, or Iman. There is a chance of catching a few bottom fish early in the morning while jigging. We saw an amberjack that weighed over 65 pounds and was caught at Iman this weekend. Some small dorado were also caught on live caballito.…Good Fishing, Brian Brictson
Cabo San Lucas
TUNA, TUNA, TUNA, NOW AT CABO!
Pisces Sportfishing Fleet August 16 – 22, 2024 This week’s weather and fishing remained like the preceding week. Although fewer sports fishers were out, fishing overall, especially the yellowfin tuna and billfish numbers were slightly higher, and the size of the tuna caught also increased. The variety was affected as more of the fleet targeted the bigger tuna—all in all, it was a very productive week, and it appears that the upcoming week should remain the same. If you have a preference or your bucket list lacks some of the species listed in our report, let your crew know what you would like to target.
August 16 to 22, 2024 Overall Catch Success Rate, All Species Combined
Catch Success Rate 95.24%, Billfish, 46.03%, Dorado 17.46%, Tuna 73.02%, Other Species 12.70%.
“RUTHLESS,” a 31-foot Bertram with Captain Beto Lira and Mate Mario J., along with the group from Idaho, Dax Hardcourt, Leroy Harcourt, Manuel Ramirez, Tanner Harcourt, and Wyatt Dewitt hooked Seven very nice-sized (25 to 139-pound) Yellowfin Tuna on Palo and flying fish on the 1150 Spot. Congratulations!
Darren Rudetsky, Jeremy Keller, and Michael Mahlmann, from Corpus Christi, Texas, took off on the “REBECCA,” also a 31-foot Bertram run by Captain Jose Ramon Alucano and Mate Jose to the 95 Spot. They didn’t realize what a fantastic day they were in for. They caught and released Four-Striped Marlin weighing 100 to 120 pounds on curry and caballito, Seven Yellowfin Tuna in the 6 to 8-pound range that took Palo, and Two Skipjack that also hit the Palo. What a day!
“CALIENTE,” a 42-foot Cabo Flybridge run by Captain Jaime and Mate Luis A., took Jaime Gonzalez to the Herradura Spot, where he alone released Two Striped Marlin weighing 80 to 100 pounds on caballito and caught Eight Yellowfin Tuna, weighing from 20 to 40 pounds on Palo and curry, 26 miles out from the 150 Spot. He also released One 250-pound Blue Marlin twenty-six miles from the 150 Spot. Jaime Gonzalez had a smile on his face when he left the dock.
From Corona, California, Rene couldn’t have been happier when he caught his 13 Yellowfin Tuna weighing 10 to 15 pounds on lures and Palo outside the 95 Spot while on the “LA CORONITA,” a 40-foot Cabo Express with Captain Manuel Sr. and Mate Manuel, Jr.
