Latest Fish Report Cabo

February 19th to February 25th, 2011

Overall Catch Success Rate 71.70%

BILLFISH: This week was definitely the best we’ve had in awhile for marlin especially when we look back on the past month. Nevertheless we did have a few “skunks”, but this was mainly due to anglers requesting half day trips, when they saw lots of marlin but could not get them to bite. Patient is a must with fishing and perhaps these boats would have got hook-ups if they had stayed longer. Thirty one percent of our boats caught one to three striped marlin this week. “Tracy Ann” started out with a bang on February 19th, the envy of the dock, when they showed up with three marlin flags. Robert Bernstein was on board from Weston, Florida and they fished close to Palmilla; all three fish were released and were estimated between 120 to 160 lbs. This same day, “Bill Collector” released two stripers for Armand and Ryan Maaskamp from California five miles in front of Cabo Real as well as landing a bonita. “Bill Collector” also did well at the end of this report, releasing two more striped marlin at Punta Gorda for Griffin Ordway from San Diego, CA and his father in law from Russia. On February he 25th, Reed Mack and Mike Kelly from San Jose, Ca. had a double marlin aboard “Great Escape Jr”, this time at the 11:50 spot; both fish took live caballito. Jed Crabb and Jim Bielich from Edmond, Ok released one striped marlin which was between 150 – 160 lbs seven miles out from Chileno aboard “Adriana”. Pisces anglers had twenty one striped marlin this week; all released except two.

OTHER SPECIES: Dorado catches were basically the same, just a couple around, the water is a bit on the cold side for them. One of them was a respectable 35 lb’er for Brian and Glenn O´Neil from Keansburg, NJ aboard “La Brisa”, who also did well to release a striped marlin on the 24th at Punta Gorda. Tuna catches are steady but not great, with twelve percent of our boats catching between one to twenty two fish. Actually the last day of this report was the best for tuna. “Rebecca” slammed them with twenty two tuna, for Dale & Cheryl Duke & Mike Malone from Kent, WA; the fish took a combination of cedar plugs and brown/black lures. Not far behind was “Andale” with sixteen tuna for a group from Austin, TX; they went thirty five miles out from Santa Maria bay. “Tracy Ann” also did well for Dwayne Skow and friends from Texas, boating thirteen yellow fin tuna between 15 to 20 lbs in front of Palmilla by the Sea of Cortez.

As to other species, sierra catches are still good with twenty one percent of our boats catching between one to twenty five fish- many released. Darren Stevenson and son from Alberta, Canada went out on the 24th aboard a panga and had a lot of action reeling in twenty five of these little fish (great fun on light tackle) most of them between 8 to 10 lbs with hoochis as lure by the old lighthouse. This same day “Attitude Adjustment” went inshore and achieved twenty sierras at Los Arcos on the Pacific side. Tom Schmidt and Mark Wright from Wilder, KY did well on February 19th, aboard a panga with ten Spanish mackerels, one bull shark and one jack crevalle released; the fish took a combination of live bait and hoochis.

On the 19th, "La Brisa" was out with some anglers who had traveled a REALLY long way to be here; Campbell & John Ferguson are from Melbourne, Australia, which is a very long flight. They were fishing out at Punta Gorda and had already caught a striped marlin that weighed around 150 lbs (thanks guys for making us look good, when fishing has been ahem.....slow) when the crew saw something odd floating on the surface and went over to investigate, it was a ratfish, also known as a quimera and it was dead. They gently lifted it into the boat to bring back to shore and to the scientists. You may recall that we saw the first one of these two years ago and nobody had a clue as to what it was. It was identified by local scientists who went on to do research with the specimen we gave them. We followed up with a second fish several months later and now they have this one. It appears that this is a new species of ratfish, not known before and they are expected to publish a paper on it soon. We applaud the crew of La Brisa, as they have been working with the scientists on several projects and all of our crews are showing a keen interest in conservation and want to learn more. They did well to recognize this as something unusual and to get it to us intact to the freezer.

As to other species we had rooster fish, skip jacks, lady fish, sea bass, bull shark, rock fish, mojarras, jack crevalle, rat fish and many bonitas.

WEATHER CONDITIONS: Clear, sunny skies. Some windy days. Mostly calm to choppy seas. We are back to cooler mornings.

LOCATION: Pacific Side – Golden Gate, Migriño, Pozo Cota, Los Arcos, Old Lighthouse, Molino.

Sea of Cortez – Palmilla, Chileno, 95 spot, San Jose del Cabo, Punta Gorda, 11:50 Spot, Cerro Colorado, Destiladeras, Santa Maria

AVERAGE WATER TEMP. 73 F

BEST LURES; Cedar plugs, rapalas, hoochis, petrolero, chilliwilli, green, guacamayo, black/brown

Live bait: caballito, ballyhoos, sardine

Based on the catches of Pisces by Ale Almada & Tracy Ehrenberg.

 

So I Caught Fish Now What Do I Do With It?

You can catch some great eating fish in Cabo when marlin fishing isn't up to par. Catches such as dorado, wahoo and yellow fin tuna are some of the best eating in the world, but along with these others such as yellowtail, sierra and snapper are also delicious and not at all "fishy". Some angler opt to have their fish frozen and take it home, which is included with our all-inclusive charters. Fish are filleted, packed in Ziploc bags ready to be picked up from our office the day you leave. You can also opt for vacuum packing or smoking handled by outside vendors for an additional cost. One thing we highly recommend though, is having some of your catch prepared at Captain Tony's right on the marina next to our office. You can have yoru fresh catch delivered to the restaurant by our staff. Just let them know at the dock what time you want to eat and how many people and they will take care of the rest. Captain Tony's does a phenomenal job with your fish and also offers great salads, pizzas, seafood chile rellenos plus lots more. The pizzas are baked in a special mezquite oven.  They charge a small fee to cook your fish and the result can be seen here; they will do several different preparations so you can decide on your favorite.

Another One of Those Weird & Ugly Fish!

On Saturday "La Brisa" was out withs some anglers who had traveled a REALLY long way to be here; Campbell & John Fergurson are from Melbourne, Australia, which is a very long flight.  They were fishing out at Punta Gorda and had already caught a striped marlin that weighed around 150 lbs (thanks guys for making us look good, when fishing has been ahem.....slow) when the crew saw something odd floating on the surface and went over to investigate, it was a ratfish, also known as a quimera and it was dead. They gently lifted it into the boat to bring back to shore and to the scientists. You may recall that we saw the first one of these two years ago and nobody had a clue as to what it was. It was identified by local scientists who went on to do research with the specimen we gave them. We followed up with a second fish several months later and now they have this one. It appears that this is a new species of ratfish, not known before and they are expected to publish a paper on it soon. We applaud the crew of La Brisa, as they have been working with the scientists on several projects and all of our crews are showing a keen interest in conservation and want to learn more. They did well to recognize this as something unusual and to get it to us intact to the freezer.

Readers Choice Award Goes to Pisces!

We were thrilled to receive this beautiful award given this past Saturday at a fabulous event in Palmilla.

Representing our comapany were Ady Moya (left) and Ale (Alejandra) Almada (right). Visitors to Cabo were asked to vote for different companies ranging from restaurtants to activites. Pisces got most votes for best fishing and yachting. The voice of the public speaks......

Is This An Incredible Shark or What?

The following took place at Ucluelet on the west side of Vancouver Island, Canada:

While the ocean vessel 'Dawn Raider' was commercial fishing for dogfish, this Great White was hooked in the mouth but only resisted slightly for 15 minutes before it came up alongside the boat to have a look; long enough for one of the crew members to slip a rope around it's tail !!!
'And that's when the s**t hit the fan!!'
The Shark took off towing the 42 foot fishing boat backwards through the water at about 7 Knots. Just like in JAWS, the boat was taking on water over the stern and the crew watched in horror as the shark would actually jump completely out of the water at times. This went on for an hour before the shark finally drowned.

She weighed in at 1035 LBS. It is suspected she followed a weak El Nino Current into local waters in search of food.  This took place on November 29th, 2006 and we want to thank David Flores for sending us the photos.

Although mid 60 degree  water is considered ideal for these sharks, the larger ones can tolerate water in the low 50s- according to the person that posted this story.

Actually Great White sharks are found in Baja with Isla Guadalupe being one of the best spots to observe these magnificent creatures.

Latest Fish Report

February 12th to February 18th, 2011


Overall Catch Success Rate 83.34%

BILLFISH: The billfish catches were steady this week with twenty two percent of boats releasing striped marlin, despite full moon at the end of this report. There has been a shortage of good live bait, caballito was available most days, not the very best marlin bait, but even then bait vendors did not have enough. This didn’t stop “Ruthless” though, who with captain Leon and deckhand Beto managed to release two striped marlin estimated 140 and 150 lbs on the 18th for Greg Callaway and friends from Houston, TX at Punta Gorda. One of this marlin took live caballito and the other a calamari lure. This same day, “Tracy Ann” released one striper in the 160 lbs class for a group from Temple, Texas in the same area. “C-Rod” also released another striped marlin on the 16th for Thomas and Rachel Hill and friends from Idaho twenty five miles out from Chileno; they also boated one 20 lbs yellow fin tuna which took a cedar plug. It’s rare that “Shambala” does not catch fish and true to form they also released a marlin for a group from Saint Louis, Missouri four miles out from Cabeza de Ballena. Looks like most of the marlin are at the Sea of Cortez. All the marlin were released this week and we are pleased to see a good size to them. Pisces anglers released ten striped marlin.

 

OTHER SPECIES: The number one catch of this week was sierra (Spanish mackerel) thirty six percent of our boats caught this tasty toothy fish, for a total count of 198 fish up to 10 lbs. On the 16th, “Tracy Ann” had 35 sierras between 8 to 10 lbs for Michael and Brenda Pinskey from Richmond, Michigan at Elias Calles. “Rebecca” had 34 sierras at the same spot for Al and Don Kodet from Minnesota; they also caught four bonitas; the fish took hoochis and rapalas – the majority of sierra are being released. Our anglers also tried some bottom; “La Brisa” out on the 18th with George & Linda Cunningham from Castle Rock, CO caught five sierra, four 20 lbs yellow tail, two mojarras and one sea bass with a mix of live bait and hoochis – what a fun day. Dorado was on the slow side this week, with only a couple of them caught. On the 16th, Thomas and Amanda Altstadt along with their daughters caught a 25 lb dorado aboard “Adriana” at the 95 spot. Yellow fin tuna catches decreased this week as our anglers preferred to stay closer in or go in search of marlin. Fifteen percent of our boats caught between one and four fish. On the 17th “Bill Collector” had a good day boating four yellow fin tuna, football size, for the Hendricks’s from North Carolina and Arizona; they also released one striped marlin, six skipjacks and bonitas. The fish were caught at Punta Gorda. “Tracy Ann” also caught four tuna for Rod and Nina Pace from Tucson, Arizona on the 13th. This time, they went 40 miles straight out near the 220 spot; the fish took cedar plugs.

As to other species we had yellow tail, mojarra, sea bass, rooster fish, jack crevalle, skip jack and many bonitas.

WEATHER CONDITIONS: Clear, sunny skies. Some windy days. Mostly calm seas. Warmer weather.

LOCATION: Pacific Side _ Migriño, Cerro Blanco, Elias Calles, Pozo Cota, Los Arcos, Old Lighthouse, 210 spot, Cerritos, Pescadero, Golden Gate

Sea of Cortez - Cabeza Ballena, Chileno, 95 spot, Herradura, San Jose del Cabo, Punta Gorda

AVERAGE WATER TEMP. 72 F

BEST LURES; Cedar plugs, rapalas, hoochis, petrolero, green/black, feathers, yoyos

Live bait: caballito, ballyhoos

Based on the catches of Pisces by Ale Almada & Tracy Ehrenberg.

How Ridiculous is This Story...

Fish-flinging Woman Attacks Men, Police Say

By: Associated Press
Friday, February 04, 2011 12:51:00 PM

Last updated: Friday, February 04, 2011 12:51:00 PM


NORTON SHORES, Mich. (AP) -- Two ice fishermen in Michigan cried both fish and foul after they reported being assaulted by a woman wielding a big fish.

Norton Shores police Lt. Jon Gale says the men from Muskegon County’s Egelston Township were ice fishing in a shanty Jan. 15 when they were approached by a woman who “wanted to urinate on the ice.”

Gale says the 29-year-old Fruitport woman instructed the men to turn their heads while she relieved herself, and while their backs were turned, she struck one of them in the head with a fish. The lieutenant said the woman then struck the other man across the face with a fish.

She apparently was upset the men put their shanty too close to hers.

The Muskegon Chronicle reported that the men decided against pressing charges.

Now we can guarantee that will absolutely  not happen to you here in Cabo, so come on down, weather is beautiful, whales have shown up in good numbers, water is up to 72 F in some places and fish are starting to show up again.

Latest Fish Report

February 5th to February 11th, 2011


Overall Catch Success Rate 83.34%

BILLFISH: There was a slight increase on the billfish catches this week with twenty three percent of our boats releasing striped marlin. Outstanding catch of the week was aboard “Andale” for our first swordfish of the season, on February 5th. The boat was actually on its way back from fishing with contented anglers on board boasting twelve yellow fin tuna, when fifteen miles from the Old Lighthouse they came across one of the most prized sportfishing of all, a broadbill swordfish. The skills of the crew were put to the test but they managed to coax it to take live bait and not long after they were able to boat what turned out to be a 350 lb fish. One of the better days was February 9th, when “Shambala” did well to release two striped marlin, one of them estimated 180 lbs for a group from Juniper, Florida. Both fish were caught at Cabeza de Ballena on the Cortez side on live bait. On the 5th, William Black from Scotland released a striped marlin of fair size, estimated at 140 lbs aboard “Rebecca”; he also caught five yellow fin tuna between 20 and 30 lbs which took cedar plugs. Out this same day, “Cabolero” did well for David Hagerman and friends from California they enjoyed themselves by releasing a striped marlin and landing four 20 lb tuna and a 25 lb dorado twenty seven miles out from Solmar. Aptly named John Fisher from Escondido, Ca, loves to fish with David on “Andale” and was not disappointed to release a striped marlin, but was miffed to lose a nice tuna to a hungry shark. Pisces anglers released twelve striped marlin this week.

OTHER SPECIES: Dorado was up and down this week, with just a few boats getting a single fish. Nevertheless, boat of the week “Andale” (a 60 ft Mikelson) did land a respectable fish for a group for Chicago, that ended up weighing 50 lbs after it took a brown & pink lure twenty miles out from Cerro Blanco – they also released a striped marlin in the same area. Yellow fin tuna catches were steady with twenty five percent of our boats catching between one to eleven fish. Top tuna boat was “La Brisa”, with their best day on the 8th for Ian Eccles and John Smykala from Scotland, when they caught eleven yellow fins in the football class thirty miles from the 240 spot and San Jaime. On the 10th, Dave Nolt and Megan Weakey from Colorado shared “La Brisa” with a couple from Ohio and had plenty of fillets to share, with a tally of eleven tuna between 20 & 30 lbs; the fish took a combination of cedar plugs and red/black lures. Another boat that did well was “Tracy Ann” for a lovely couple from Columbus Ohio, John & Cindy Jacober. They had a great time with Captain Julio Castro, not only releasing a striped marlin but also boating eight tuna from 15 to 20 lbs. On the 10th, Mike Brown and friends from Montana were happy on the return to the dock, to report a striped marlin release estimated at 150 lbs and to six yellow fin tuna between 20 to 30 lbs as well as a much desired wahoo, all caught aboard “Valerie” ten miles from San Jaime.”.

As to other species, sierra catches are still good, with twenty nine percent of our boats catching between one to forty four fish. On the 8th, “Valerie” got a lot of sierra action with forty four of these little ones caught with rapalas for Ray and Michelle Peterson from San Francisco, CA; all but a couple were put back. The next day a group of friends from Finland, Patrik Lehtonen, Mats Erik Fagertrom and Peter Selander, tried inshore fishing aboard a super panga and did well with twenty five sierra, six jack crevalle, one rooster fish and one jack crevalle) – all released except a couple of sierras for dinner.

On the 11th, “Cabolero” tried bottom fishing with the owner and they caught thirty rock cods fifteen miles from the old light house; the fish took octopus and squid for bait and Captain Lupe and deckhand Rigo were pretty good at this.

Inshore we also had roosterfish, skipjacks, jack crevalles, mako sharks, bull shark, red snapper, yellow tail and rock cod.

WEATHER CONDITIONS: Clear, sunny skies. Mostly calm seas with a few choppy days. Cool weather.

LOCATION: Pacific Side _ Migriño, 180 spot, Cerro Blanco, Elias Calles, Pozo Cota, Los Arcos, Old Lighthouse, Margaritas, 240 Spot, San Jaime.

Sea of Cortez - Cabeza Ballena, Chileno

AVERAGE WATER TEMP. 70 F

BEST LURES; Cedar plugs, rapalas, hoochis, petrolero, green/yellow, red/black, purple, green, petrolero, teaser, yoyo, brown/pink

Live caballito, ballyhoos. sierra

Based on the catches of Pisces by Ale Almada & Tracy

Mike Morrison, Rob Olney, Chad Wiese from Urbandale, Iowa boated five yellow fin tuna thirty miles by the 180 spot aboard "Adriana".

Mike Brown and friends from Montana were happy on the return to the dock, to report a striped marlin release estimated at 150 lbs and to six yellow fin tuna between 20 to 30 lbs as well as a much desired wahoo, all caught aboard “Valerie” ten miles from San Jaime.

Giant Squid Kill Fishermen in Loreto! (Not True)

We were in hurry this morning on our way out when we got this story sent to us. We took a glance and thought wow, that's big, but didn't take time to see where it came from. So it wasn't until later in the day that we realized this was a hoax, especially after checking with sources in the area (thanks Robin).
Anyway, it makes for good reading so here it is.......

LORETO, Mexico — A pack of giant squid capsized a fishing boat in the Sea of Cortés yesterday, killing seven fishermen.
The band of sea creatures attacked the boat as it was returning to shore, creating a gruesome spectacle for late afternoon beach-goers.
“I saw four or five bodies wash up on the shore. They were totally black and blue all over. They looked like they had been attacked by monster suction cups,” reported Timmy Irwin, a surfer visiting from San Francisco.
Witnesses say the lone survivor was barely recognizable after being dragged from the boat and chewed by several of the giant squid.
Marine biologists rushed to the scene hoping to catch at least one of the squid. Dr. Luis Santiago of the Universidad Autónoma Baja California Sur explained, “We captured one of the attackers. She is female and we believe most of the pack to be female because of their size. We also believe they coordinated the attack by using pigment cells to communicate, which is very typical in a situation like this. I’m afraid we may be seeing more of these attacks in the coming years, and possibly forever.
“Beaches in the area are closed indefinitely, and fishing boats are banned from heading out to sea until authorities can determine a squid-free safety zone.
Locals, who refer to the giant squid as “diablos rojos” – red devils, report that the legendary sea creatures have become more aggressive over the last few years. Marine biologists fear that the trend will continue because of the diminishing number of fish in their tropical hunting waters

Fish Report Jan 29th to Feb 4th, 2011

January 29th to February 4th, 2011


Overall Catch Success Rate 80.58%

BILLFISH: We are starting to see a gradual increase on marlin present in the area and the billfish action began to show towards the end of the week, but we are still not up to the numbers we expect at this time of year. There were a couple of skunks but most boats at least saw marlin and even the occasional swordfish; but finding the hungry ones was the real task. Nevertheless billfish catches are steady with seventeen percent of our boats releasing striped marlin. On January 3rd “Valerie” was the envy on the dock, when they returned with marlin flags flying for Gregory Lien and friends from Maple Grove, MN, who had released three striped marlin. The fish they found took a combination of live bait and lures fifteen miles out from the 180 spot. The fish released by “Valerie” were between 110 to 140 lbs approximately. The following day, Ken Ballentine and Johnny Barbour from Scotland released two stripers aboard “Ruthless” about the same size, but they found their fish on the Pacific at Moros Prietos spot, ten to fifteen miles out. These guys also did well to catch three yellow fin tuna and one dorado, making for one of the best catches of the week overall. On the 1st, “La Brisa” had a double marlin day for Scott Meneer and Scott Wilson from Scotland (lots of Scots involved in this) the fish took live caballito, one of them at Herradura and the second only two miles from Cerro Blanco. This same day, “Tracy Ann” released one striper for the other half of the group from Scotland seventeen miles from Cerro Blanco as well as boating one dorado and two skipjacks. We are thrilled that the group from Scotland is doing so well, this trip was over a year in the planning and then the fishing dropped off making us a little nervous, with the group coming from so far. However they forged ahead with their plans and have not been disappointed, not only with the fishing but also with the weather which couldn’t be more different to Scotland at present. On the 30th, Ken Koch from Santa Maria, CA released one striped marlin estimated at150 lbs aboard “Adriana” eight miles out from the 95 spot.

OTHER SPECIES: We had some dorado this week, with twenty five percent of our boats catching one or two fish. On the 31st, Dale Darmante from New York City, NY caught two dorado – one released and the other at 35 lbs. They fished aboard “La Brisa” and also boated one tuna; the fish took lures. On the 2nd, Noman Scott and Brian Wright from Scotland caught a nice 35 lbs dorado aboard “Tracy Ann” twenty seven miles out from the 150 spot. Yellow fin tuna are in the same area- straight out a ways offshore, though some were found closer, giving us a catch rate of thirty one percent for this species, with catches ranging from one to fourteen fish, most of them football size. The best day was on the 29th, “C-Rod” again this week was the top tuna boat with a total catch of fourteen tuna between 10 to 30 lbs for Duncan and Kathy Clark from Delaplane, Virginia; the fish took a combination of lures thirty miles straight out southwest from Cabo. “Valerie” was in second place with twelve tuna, football size, for our friend Chic Mc Sherry from Scotland; they went to the same spot. “La Brisa” also did well boating nine tuna for Todd Mabry and Denise Jones from South Whitley, Indiana; the fish took cedar plugs and petrolero lures. (We are considering re-naming the fish report this week, to the Scottish abroad fishing report).

As to other species, sierra catches were good inshore, with twenty percent of our boats catching between four to twenty fish. On the 2nd, Scott Meneer and Ian Wilson from Scotland focused on this species aboard “La Brisa”, catching twenty sierras, good sizes mostly 10 pounders, seventeen bonitas and also released two rooster fish at Elias Calles, all on light tackle. On the 3rd, John and Tracy Carlyle from Spring, TX went fishing aboard a super panga and caught four 10 lbs sierra, two bonita and one skip jack. Tracy came to the office the next day and told us they had a great time not only fishing but getting to have a close up encounter with whales…..we will be looking forward to them sharing the pictures with us.

Inshore we also had roosterfish, skipjacks, lady fish and many bonitas

WEATHER CONDITIONS: Clear, sunny skies, some windy days. Mostly calm seas with a few choppy days. Cool weather.

LOCATION: Pacific Side – Cabeza Ballena, Migriño, 180 spot, Cerro Blanco, Elias Calles, Gaspareño, 150 Spot, Herradura, Pozo Cota, Los Arcos, Old Lighthouse

Sea of Cortez - 95 Spot, 11;50 spot,

AVERAGE WATER TEMP. 69 F

BEST LURES; Cedar plugs, tigrillo, rapalas, hoochis, petrolero, green/yellow, red/black, green/blue, purple, feathers,

Live caballito, ballyhoos.

Based on the catches of Pisces by Ale Almada & Tracy Ehrenberg.

Chic McSherry from Glasgow Scotland had a fabulous day on Valerie. Chic pictured here without the shirt
Shown with Captain Roberto Sandez and Deckhands Rosend and Ernesto. Chic ended up with 17 tuna up to 40 lbs
and commented what a fantastic day on the water he had, more than anything to the rapport with the crew who he considers his pals.

Latest Fish Report Cabo

January 21st to January 28th, 2011


Overall Catch Success Rate 85.19%

BILLFISH: Actually our overall catch success rate as reflected above was good, and finally we started to see a bit more action on marlin. Anglers reported seeing more fish, but again only a few were hungry. Nevertheless, nineteen percent of our boats did release billfish, which shows that numbers are climbing. At the end of this report on the 28th, “Falcon” was out with Michael Connolly on board and they actually managed to hook three striped marlin, unfortunately two got off but the third one they managed to get to the leader. They fished 15 miles out from Cabeza Ballena on the Cortez side and estimated the fish to be110 lbs; they also caught a 20 lbs yellow fin tuna for the table. This same day, Dale and Tara Darmante from New York, NY released one striped marlin aboard “Adriana” with their favorite captain of years Enrique “Kikon” Martinez. They headed offshore thirteen miles out from the 95 spot which is where they got the hook up. On the 26th Armando Ramirez and Kevin Whelan from Spring, TX released also released a striper aboard “Great Escape Jr”, when the fish took a live caballito. On the 25th, a group from Hartford, CT was out for just a half day aboard “El Gallo” and did very well to release a striped marlin twelve miles out from Chileno on the Sea of Cortez.

OTHER SPECIES: Tuna catches were again the top catch this week as dorado decreased, with just a few stray ones caught. On the 28th, Terry Smith and Jerry Meyer from Norman, OK released one dorado when it took a green/yellow lure forty miles from the 150 spot; they also boated two football size yellow fin tuna. On the 23rd, Michael and Carmine Caputo from Mont Clair, NJ caught one dorado and six yellow fin tuna thirty eight miles out from Cerro Blanco. Tuna catches are still about the same with thirty four percent of our boats catching between one to fifteen fish. We had two top tuna boats this week; on the 24th “C-Rod” did well for Ted Melson and friends from Forth Mills, SC landing fifteen yellow fin tuna, all football size at thirty four miles out from Cerro Blanco; all on cedar plugs. The other top tuna boat was “Bill Collector” which caught the same amount of tuna on the 21st for Mark Chiavetta and friends from San Jose, CA; they weighed between 15 to 20 lbs and they took a combination of cedar plugs and feathers. They were also fortunate to release one striped marlin after it took a live mackerel for bait at Migriño. “C-Rod” had a great day again on the 22nd, this time for Taylor and Scott from Aurora, OR who caught seven yellow fin tuna twenty seven miles straight out from Cerro Blanco; they had plenty fillets to take back home.

As to other species, we are still have sierra mania going on inshore with thirty percent of our boats catching between one to fifty four fish (majority released). This little tasty fish are everywhere close to shore and great fun to catch too. On the 27th, Shaun Green and friends from Mill Valle, CA had a lot of sierra action with a total of fifty four Spanish mackerel between 3 to 10 lbs; they also released one rooster fish. We had one wahoo this week, a 60 pounder for Ted Melson and friends from South Carolina aboard “C-Rod”; the fish took a black/red lure. Sharks are still in the area (be careful surfers!), this time the mako sharks were present at the 95 Spot. On the 27th, James Stoyko from Foster city, CA aboard “Valerie” released one mako shark estimated in the 100 lb class; this fish took a silver and black lure. A day before, in the same area “C-Rod” released another mako with, Ted Melson, out for his second day; as you can see he had a great time with Captain Abel. We hope to see you soon again!

Inshore we also had roosterfish, skipjacks, needle fish, lady fish and many bonitas

WEATHER CONDITIONS: Clear, sunny skies, a couple of cloudy days at the end of this report, but the sun is out again. Mostly calm sea days cool mornings.

LOCATION: Pacific Side – Cabeza Ballena, Migriño, 180 spot, Cerro Blanco, Elias Calles, Gaspareño, 150 Spot, Pedregalito

Sea of Cortez - 95 Spot, 11;50 spot, Chileno

AVERAGE WATER TEMP. 71 F

BEST LURES; Cedar plugs, tigrillo, rapalas, hoochis, petrolero, green/yellow, red/black, green/blue

Live caballito, mackerel.

Based on the catches of Pisces by Ale Almada & Tracy Ehrenberg.

Client´s Video - Releasing a Striped Marlin..

We received this video from Ken Koch from Santa Maria, California releasing  a striped marlin on January 30, 2011 aboard the "Adriana".

Thank you for sharing with us!