Overall Catch Success Rate All Species Combined 80%
Numbers at a glance: Billfish 76%, Other 33%
Striped marlin by Kim Lawhead, released on Pisces Tracy Ann |
They look so much better alive & are a valuable resource to keep tourism jobs safe for the future.
Please do not consume marlin at
restaurants & taco stands. It is illegal & there are other
options, let the change began with you!
BILLFISH:
With hurricane Blanca close to Cabo last week, the Port Captain closed
the harbor to all navigation for three days as a precaution, so numbers
are lower this week, due to the fact that simply less boats went
fishing. The water was a bit different after the storm in that it was
quite green, but did not have much debris, as rains were not heavy.
It’s generally true that after a storm it takes a couple of days for
fishing to settle down as the crews have to relocate the fish, currents
and water temperatures and this was the case this past week, where for
the first few days after the port was opened, quite a few boats were
“skunked”. On the other hand we had some nice catches of blue marlin,
which are a little early this year due to hotter than normal weather.
The largest blue for us was caught aboard 38 ft. Pisces Speedwell
estimated at 350 lbs. caught the 11.50 spot by James & Sally
Sullivan from San Antonio, Texas on a guacamaya lure; they also
released a striped marlin estimated at 120 lbs. On June 9th Pisces La Brisa
fished the same location and released a 250 lb. blue marlin which took a
live caballito as well as a striped marlin for the Burnell family from
Lafayette, Louisiana. This same day Pisces Rebecca
had an exceptional day for Frank & Ulrike Hevener from
Pennsylvania, with a blue marlin a little under 200 lbs. and three
striped marlin; all were caught at the 11.50 on live bait. The Panga Poseidon fought a 250 lb. blue marlin six miles out from Chileno before eventually losing it. They weren’t the only losers; Pisces C Rod
released a pilot shark for Thomas Hathaway and then spotted a swordfish
which they successfully hooked up on live bait at the 95 spot. The
fish was a good size between 250 and 300 lbs. and very tough on 50 lb.
test. They reeled away for hours, until the anglers were exhausted and
handed the tackle over to the crew, who also pumped away at the rod
until they had it almost to the boat, where it broke off after the six
hour fight. We did hear of another swordfish the same day, making it
back to port around 150 lbs. on another boat – the green water always
seems to draw them in. Striped marlin action was good this week with
catches of one to three marlin common per boat. Our hottest boat was
Pisces Cabolero
with six released on June 10th for David Clarke and friends from
Anderson, South Carolina. The fish ranged from 90 to 130 lbs. and took
live bait at the 11.50 spot. June 11th, saw Pisces Tracy Ann & Rebecca, both
31 ft. Bertram’s, have almost identical catches, as they each released
four striped marlin and a pilot shark each. Pisces anglers caught a
total of 63 striped marlin, 3 blue marlin and 1 sailfish this week –
only two fish were kept.
Roosterfish release aboard Panga Poseidon, Pisces Sportfishing Cabo, Mexico |
OTHER SPECIES: Most of the action other than marlin this week for Pisces Sportfishing boats concentrated on smaller game aboard pangas,
where we saw good numbers of roosterfish, fair amounts of grouper, jack
crevalle and the odd snapper and triggerfish. Pilot sharks are still
around and found amongst the marlin but not in the same numbers as
previous weeks and are now a little smaller in the 60-70 lb. class. We
only had a couple of small dorado and tuna but know that some other
boats did find some big tunas in the 50 to 150 lb. class.
LOCATION: 11.50 and 95 spots.WEATHER: Stormy weather with winds up to 70 mph on the Pacific and some rain, followed by bumpy seas for a couple of days, then calm.
AVERAGE WATER TEMP: 77 F
BEST LURES: live bait, guacamaya
Based on the catches of Pisces Sportfishing by Tracy Ehrenberg
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