Week Ending December 9, 2007

Water: Warmer than normal 74-78

Air: Pleasant, some wind the first two days of the week. The last five days have been dead flat. Highs are in the mid-eighties.

We had our first northerly last Sunday and Monday, the water flattened out on Tuesday. If the same school of tuna we've been working for the last five months hadn't moved a couple of miles south, you could actually use last weeks report, the yellowfin fishing has been that consistent. We have had more boat departures this week, and all boats are limiting with tuna. The stationary school is now about half way between Pulmo and Frailles. The tuna are a little bigger this week. There is lots and lots of bait around, both sardine and mackerel. Stripers and sails are being taken south, just outside of the tuna school. Inshore has had very little fishing pressure, there are huge schools of bait on almost all rocky beaches.

Yellowfin: All tuna being taken on sardine or mackerel. They are bigger this week; 10 to 25 pounds with an occasional 40 pounder. Limits for all anglers. Some anglers releasing as many as thirty. Very wide open bite, with very few boats working the pile.

Billfish: Most anglers are going after the tuna. Our boats have been releasing on average one per day, mostly striped marlin mixed with a few sails. We sent out eleven boats all week. Almost all taken on live bait. Tailers two or three miles outside the tuna.

Dorado: No real size 5 to 10 pounds. In the same areas as the tuna. We are seeing one or two per day per boat. Also close inside, kayakers have been taking dorado off the hotel boat moorings. Almost all on live sardine.

Inshore: Almost no one fishing inside. Huge schools of bait, with larger pargo, jacks and sierra feeding on almost all rocky beachs.

Everyone is going for the tuna!

Thanks...John

Week Ending December 3, 2007

Water: 76-78 warmer than usual. Clear and flat.

Air: Pleasant, one day of rain. Highs in the eighties.

We have sent five boats out all week. Normally by this time of year we would have had at least one hard northerly. This year the weather has been pleasant with very light winds, and warmer than usual water and air.
On top of the nice weather, the fishing is as good as it was in Sept. and Oct. The excellent tuna fishing continues, with yellowfin within a half an hour off the hotel. All anglers are limiting. All boats are targeting the tuna, so the marlin and dorado counts are down. That said, local anglers are taking lots of dorado, and sails and marlin are close and plentiful. Sierra and pargo are biting inside.

Yellowfin: Just outside Pulmo Park. Limits all anglers. Being taken on sardine and mackerel. A little bigger this week, average fish fifteen pounds, to forty-five. Anglers pulling on at least one skipjack for every one yellowfin.

Dorado: Very light pressure. We have lots of bait in the area, holding the dorado very close inside. No real size, to 20 pounds. Live sardine working in areas loaded with schools of bait.

Billfish: No anglers are targeting billfish. Lots of tailers spotted a little further offshore, 4-10 miles off.

Thanks...John

Week Ending November 25, 2007

Water: 78-79 degrees. Clear, flat, very little wind all November.

Air: It is warm for this time of year. Highs are in the low 90's.

We have had an unusually pleasant November with almost no north wind, and very good consistent fishing. The yellowfin bite close inshore, has been producing tuna daily now for the last four months. The billfish bite is good and consistent, as it has been pretty much all season. We are having a decent dorado bite. Inshore is also very good, with sierra returning and the pargo biting aggressively. There’s very light fishing pressure this week, with the hotel sending out two or three boats per day. There are large schools of sardine and mackerel on almost all the rocky beaches.

Yellowfin: That large stationary school just outside Pulmo Park continues to produce tuna daily, as it has been for the last few months. What holds them, and how the spot continues to produce limits of tuna for such a long period of time, is beyond me! Literally tons of fish have been taken from that same spot. The average fish this week, around five to ten pounds with some fish to forty. All anglers are limiting. Live sardine and mackerel working, the occasional fish being taken on a lure.

Billfish: A mix of striped marlin and sailfish. Very little pressure, as very few boats are going outside, and most anglers are targeting tuna. The billfish are very spread, from two to ten miles offshore. The bite off Punta Pescadero is very consistent. Almost all the billfish are being taken on live mackerel.

Dorado: Mixed with the tuna off Pulmo and very spread, one to three miles off the beach. No real size, the average fish eight to twelve pounds. Two or three per boat per day. Half being taken on lures and half on bait.

Inshore: Even with the warmer than usual water the sierra have returned. They are already biting aggressively, bright hoochies working best. The pargo bite has picked up. The rooster bite has slowed. Very light pressure as most anglers going for the close in tuna.

We took my sportfisher Luna Sea from San Diego to La Paz last week. We caught wahoo, marlin, dorado, yellowfin, skipjack, and even a Mako. The biggest wahoo was eighty pounds. The fishing was not as good as we'd hoped, and slowed the further south we got. Most of our fish were taken on the north end of Uncle Sam bank. The water was flat, we had a great trip.

Thanks...John

Week Ending November 18, 2007

Water: 78 to 79.5 degrees and clear.

Air: Flat conditions with no wind this week.

The great fishing continues for another week. Lot’s of fish both inshore and offshore. And plenty of bait.

Yellowfin: Limits for all on schooling tuna 4 miles off Cabo Pulmo! The fish are mixed in with skipjack and most are around ten pounds, with a few bigger ones up to forty-five pounds. Steady action on live bait is keeping everyone busy and happy.

Billfish: There’s still a lot of striped marlin and sailfish offshore. Very light pressure on an excellent bite, as most anglers are opting for the tuna.

Dorado: Most of the dorado this week have been caught mixed in with the tuna at Cabo Pulmo.

Inside: The water temp is a little warm, but the sierra are still active. There’s lots of pargo inshore as well. The sardines are still plentiful and driving the inshore action. Not much fishing pressure here either, despite the good bite.

Thanks, Gary Law (from John Ireland)

Week Ending November 11, 2007

Water: 80-83 degrees. clear and flat all week.

Air: Highs in the 80's, light afternoon winds, beautiful weather.

The east cape has had one of the best fishing years I can remember. Striped marlin in particular have been abundant and consistent all year. The yellowfin bite has been close inside and steady for the last four months. We've had a good dorado year. The blue marlin fishing this year, was as good as we've had in quite a while. This week was more of the same. A very strong yellowfin bite both inside and outside has been producing limits for all anglers. Larger tuna to 100 pounds under porpise outside, and smaller 20 pounders off the inside banks. Lots of stripers and sails released all week. Limits on dorado for most anglers, all week. Inshore has been good, with very light pressure. We have lots of sardine and squid holding the fish and providing good bait.

Yellowfin: Smaller twenty pounders, providing limits all anglers, being taking on sardine, outside Pulmo Park. Ten to fifteen miles offshore, schools of porpoise are holding much larger tuna to 100 pounds. Larger tuna being taken on squid and cedar plugs.

Billfish: Some boats taking as many as five in one day. Striped marlin and sailfish are plentiful. A few large blues still being released. Very spread, two to ten miles offshore. Squid colored lures working best.

Dorado: A couple per day per boat. Larger fish to forty pounds on marlin lures. Smaller fish closer inside. Average ten pounds. Live sardine and hoochies working well inside.

Inside: A sure sign of winters approach, is the return of the sierra. This week they've returned. Lots of small roosterfish, cabrillo, and jacks are biting. Very light pressure, as most anglers opting for outside.

Angler of the week:
Chuck Feller 97 years old. From Portland Oregon caught and released (with no help) his first striped marlin!
His team won the Rancho Leonero homeowners tourney. They donated all proceeds to the La Ribera schools.

Team Jenn Renn in two days:
four marlin
one sailfish
five yellowfin to fifty pounds
two dorado to twenty-seven pounds

Thanks,....John

Week Ending November 4, 2007

Water: 82-84 flat most days; some wind.

Air: Cool mornings and warm afternoons. Highs in the 80's.

We’re having some wind, but are getting out more often than not. A good bite is rewarding the anglers that do get out. Some of the cooler water species, e.g. sierra and yellowtail are starting to bite as well as all of the usual suspects. The big news is the terrific wahoo bite this week. The bait situation is very good. Lot’s of sardines and a variety of larger baits including barracuda. The Humboldt squid are also great bait and fun to catch!

Yellowfin: Still a lot of tuna around with some big ones mixed in with the schoolies. The live baits and chunk squid are producing fish. The fish are spread fairly close in, from the ranch to the south.

Dorado: The main body of fish are bunched up in two spots; in front of the ranch and down by the light house. Plus, they are mixed with the tuna schools spread between those two areas. Most fish are still between five and twenty pounds with the occasional large bull.

Billfish: There are still a lot of billfish in the area. They are spread out from Punta Pescadero to the south. Still very light pressure as most anglers are targeting the tuna and dorado closer to shore.

Inshore: The large roosters seem to be scarce this week. There’s still smaller roosters down by La Ribera. Fishing is good for cabrilla, jacks, and pargo. Lately, some sierra and yellowtail are also showing up.

Thanks,....Gary

Week Ending October 28, 2007

Water: 83-87 flat most of the week, some wind Tuesday and Wednesday.

Air: Highs in the 80's, some wind midweek.

Another good, strong consistent week of fishing in the East cape. Some wind midweek, Tuesday and Wednesday were rough. The first couple of days of this week, some huge tuna were taken. There were lots of break offs, but a couple of hundred pounders made it to the beach. Lots of yellowfin taken between fifty and eighty pounds. Later in the week, limits of tuna between ten and twenty-five pounds for all anglers. Sailfish and striped marlin are abundant and close. A good dorado bite with limits for most anglers. Inshore fishing is good with lots of roosters feeding on sardine. The bait has returned with big schools of sardine. Humboldt squid to fifty pounds are close inshore, and are being used for tuna chum and bait.

Yellowfin: Big tuna very close inside. Two to three miles offshore from Punta Colorado to Frailles. Anglers using chunk squid to bring up the fish. Lots of break offs, and a couple of hundred pounders taken, many in the fifty to eighty pound range taken as well. Phil Bessiman from San Diego caught a 75 pounder. Later in the week smaller yellowfin mixed with skipjack and dorado were being taken in the same areas. Limits all anglers, tuna in the 10 to 25 pound class.

Dorado: Mixed with the tuna. Smaller fish between five and twenty pounds. Limits all anglers. Mixed in with the tuna, squid and sardine working best. The occasional large bull caught on marlin lures.

Billfish: Lots of sails; stripers are plentiful as well. Light pressure as most anglers are targeting tuna. The bite is ten miles off the hotel, between Pta Pescadero and La Ribera. Not as may blues this week. Anglers targeting billfish are catching between one and five per day. Live sardine and Barracuda working best.

Inshore: Lots of five to ten pound Gallos. Jeff De Brown, the ranch flyfishing guide, guided two fly fishermen yesterday. They released over thirty roosters, rolled outside and caught five yellowfin, and six dorado. Not bad for one day flyfishing.

Anglers of the week:
Tony Lee and Steve Arteaga from Santa Ana
One day fishing
14 Yellowfin to 35 pounds
1 Sailfish
1 Wahoo 42#
5 Dorado to 22 #

Thanks,....John

Week Ending October 21, 2007

Water: 81-83. Flat mornings, afternoon breezes.

Air: Cooling, highs in the low 90 s.

A mixed bag this week! The week started slowly with the strong yellowfin bite we have enjoyed for the last couple of weeks slowing down. A very strong billfish bite with lots of sails and some good sized blues helped carry us through the dry spell. The tuna bite resumed in a big way Friday, with bigger tuna than we’ve seen so far this year . The dorado bite has picked up as well. Inshore fishing has been mediocre, as bait has been less abundant, and the water a little rougher.

Yellowfin: The bite really picked up Friday with limits of yellowfin for all anglers. Lots of 50 to 90 pounders, with the average fish around 20. The further south, the better the fishing. Live sardine and cut squid working well.

Billfish: A steady bite all week. Lots of big blues, the fleet is releasing two or three per day. Striped marlin and sailfish are abundant. For anglers targeting billfish, releasing as many as six in one day is not unusual. Very spread, the billfish have been biting consistently all week. Darker lures, squid colored lures, and live caballito all working.

Dorado: Slow the first four days of the week. The bite returned the same time as the tuna. Three or four per boat, average fish twelve pounds. As usual some big bulls on marlin lures. Sardine working best.

Anglers of the week-
Richard Hassberger and Richard Webb from Duluth, Georgia.
Fishing three days.
1 Blue Marlin released in the 400 pound class.
1 Striped marlin released
5 Sailfish released
8 Yellowfin to 42 pounds.
4 Dorado

Thanks....John

Week Ending October 14, 2007.

Water: 83-85 Cooler inside. Clear, some wind the first couple of days this week.

Air: Cooling very pleasant. Highs in the low 90's.

The very consistent good fishing we've enjoyed on the east cape for the last three months continues. Limits of yellowfin for all anglers this week. Larger tuna being taken, lots of 50-60 pounders. Two or three blues are being released daily. There are lots of sailfish and stripers spread north and south. Five to six wahoo are showing up at the cleaning table daily. Dorado are plentiful, and the inshore fishing is spectacular. Lots of sardine and mackerel in the area holding the fish. Almost all fish with the exception of the wahoo, are being taken on live bait. We have enjoyed strong fishing all summer and this fall looks as if it will be more of the same.

Yellowfin: Smaller footballs being taken off La Ribera. Two skipjack for every yellowfin landed. Limits all anglers. Larger free swimming tuna outside off pulmo bank, lots of 50 to 60 pounders. All on live bait. Chumming cut squid has been bringing the fish up.

Blue marlin: Our fleet is releasing three or four per day. The blues are on the close inside banks feeding on the skipjack and squid. Larger this week, 150 to 350 pounds.

Billfish: Lots of sails in the area, the most this year. Mixed with stripers. Very light pressure as most anglers targeting tuna. Almost all taken on bait. There are lots of billfish around.

Wahoo: Three to five per day being taken by the fleet. Marauders and rapalas are working. Most boats trolling these lures are catching ono. Again, close inside on the banks.

Dorado: A little slower this week. Most boats taking four or five per day. Ten to thirty pounds. The lighthouse is producing the most dorado. Almost all on live bait. Larger bulls to fifty on marlin lures.

Inshore: The kayakers are enjoying wide open fishing. Big roosterfish, dorado, yellowfin, jacks and pargo are all biting. Large schools of bait on almost all the beaches is really helping the fishing.

Angler of the week-
John Gleason, San Clemente, 3 days fishing. Limits on tuna and dorado daily. Large tuna each day to sixty pounds.

Thanks...John