Nice Tuna Caught Today Aboard Bill Collector

Seth McGinnis from Dallas, TX caught this beautiful yellow fin tuna estimated between 180 lbs -200 lbs.  The fish took a petrolero lure (brown, gray and cream colored) and took 20 minutes to boat on 100 lb test,  20 miles out from the Old Lighthouse aboard Bill Collector with Captain Julio Gonzalez. They also boated two dorado. Congratulations Seth, but it t his is about a month too early for the Tuna Tournament.

First Time Angler Spoilt for Life

Adam Damini from Pittsburgh had never been fishing before in his life.....we are talking not even a river, lake or stream, but today he was fishing with his friend Roger Young from Conneticut, just three miles off of Los Arcos when a large marlin assaulted a green/yellow lure being dragged by "La Brisa", after a considerable battle they got what ended up being an approx 500 lb blue marlin aboard, but wait, there's more......they also caught 18 dorado and released seven.  So now he thinks it will always be like this...pressure is on for us. Shown in the photo is Adam with captain Rey Winkler on the left and deckhand Salvador Flores on the right.

Free Upgrade Pays Off

Some people are just lucky. Such was the case of  Bill Spiteri from San Bruno, Ca. He had booked 28 ft Adriana, but seeing as there were still some last minute details that needed attention after being out of the water for five months undergoing a full renovation/re-build, he was given an upgrade to 31 ft Ruthless. He and buddy Bob Cameron had a great time reeling in twelve dorado and to top it off they caught a nice 38 lb wahoo, caught on an orange rapala. Captain Leon Camacho (far right) on Ruthless if our top wahoo captain.....nice photo, reminds us we all need a bit of rest and relaxtion sometimes. Also shown 1st on left is deckhand Beto Lira.

Great To See Old Friends

We can't really remember how long Paul Ryan (tall guy with beard) has been fishing with us...but we remember his hair used to be dark.....just kidding. Paul visits  Cabo every year and a trip out fishing with Captain Enrique is a tradition for him. Paul is from Denver and fished with Noah Nash from Salido,  Colorado. In the foreground on the left is deckhand Fernando and just peeping over from the back is captain Enrique "Kikon" Martinez. They fished off of Las Margaritas and caught and caught 6 dorado between 15 and 25 lbs.

Dorado Are The Top Game Right Now

Dorado have been thick off of Cabo for the last few weeks. The rain last week, briefly brought on by Tropical Storm Georgette, did wash some debris into the ocean which they love to congregate under, making them easier to find and catch. Weights range from 15 to 50 lbs. Pictured her Mia Narita, a queen amongst the guys....only girl aboard "Andrea", shown here with Joe Littleton, James Harris & David Delgado from Ramona, California. This crew caught nine dorado at Pozo de Cota.

Huge Tuna Caught out of San Jose

Daniel Fisher is no stranger to success when it comes to fisher. He is well respected and  held in awe by many local anglers and we can see why.....this past Saturday he boated a huge yellow fin tuna, that he caught on a live "bolito", this is a small bullet shaped tuna....yes they are cannibals. Daniel caught this 292 lb yellow fin tuna at the inner Gordo on 80 lb test line. He also formed part of the last year's record setting team that won the Tuna Tournament with a 383 lb specimen just a few pounds short of the all tackle world record.

Pisces Fish Report

September 17th to September 25th, 2010


Overall Catch Success Rate 97.3%

BILLFISH: Tropical Storm Georgette was a barely noticed visitor to our shores this past week, producing much needed rain, but zero wind and just a few swells on the Cortez side. The Port captain decided to close the Port one day as a precaution and the next day everybody was ready to go out and fish! One of the best days was on the 25th for Greg Cooper and friends from Arizona, who released four striped marlin aboard “Attitude Adjustment”, our 46 ft Bertram at the Herradura; they also boated twelve dorado between 20-25 lbs... way to go guys! This same day, Barry Satterfield from Franklin, TN released two striped marlin aboard “El Gallo” they took live bait at the 190 Spot; they also caught two dorado between 30-35 lbs. On the 24th “Valerie” released one striped marlin and one sailfish for the Tony Berkowitz group, the striper took a blue & white lure and the sailfish live bait.

“Valerie” had a double marlin day on the 22nd for Robert Thompson from Placitas, NM; both were released he then went on to catch two nice dorado at 40 and 50 lbs respectively, 10 miles from the Old Lighthouse. The only blue marlin caught during the week was for Cindy and Jason Kinnie from San Francisco, CA it weighted 300 lbs; they also released one striped marlin at the 160 Spot and kept one dorado for dinner. Billfish catches decreased somewhat perhaps due to full moon mid-week, but which is a ripe time for really big fish also. Forty five percent of our charters caught billfish with a total of 15 striped marlin, 1 blue marlin and 5 sailfish this week all but one released.

OTHER SPECIES: We had tons of Dorado this week with seventy eight percent of our boats catching from one to twenty four fish, with global total of 202 overall. Weights varied from 15 lbs to nice 50 lb fish. After the rains left by Tropical Storm Georgette, dorado could be found all over the place. The top day was the 23rd, when Robert Thompson from Placitas, NM was fishing alone and caught twenty four dorado aboard Tracy Ann, he was so tired that he came back early; his arms just wouldn’t work anymore (majority of his fish were released). This same day Angela Lacy and Kim Hubbard from Dallas, TX caught eighteen dorado, some released and the others between 15 to 25 lbs aboard Andrea with captain Orlando Murillo and deckhand Abraham; the fish took live bait and green/yellow lures at La Margaritas on the Pacific side. Adam Berke and friends from Texas had a great day aboard “Shambala” with captain TJ, with fifteen dorado between 20 to 30 lbs, one 40 lbs wahoo and one sailfish released at Gaspareño. The same day, Marco Ehrenberg and friends caught fourteen dorado and two yellowfin tuna aboard “Andale” they took all kinds of lures at Golden Gate. On the 22nd Nicholas and Rebecca Hicox from Vancouver, WA caught sixteen dorado aboard “Andrea” with some released they still had plenty to take home. Tuna catches were steady with thirty four percent of our boats catching this species. On the 18th, Scott Shulze and friends from California fought a large tuna for one hour and 45 minutes on 60 lbs test line, resulting in the successful catch of a 150 lbs yellow fin tuna at Golden Gate aboard “Rebecca”. It took blue/white lure. Bill &Patty Rose along with friends, Debbie & Mike Cledenning caught seven yellow fin tuna, football size, and let a striped marlin go, as well as boating three dorado aboard the “Tracy Ann”. On the 20th, Nancy and Art Clairmont from Orlando, FL caught six 20 lbs yellow fin tuna and two dorado between 40-45 lbs aboard “Andrea” out by San Jaime. We were told of a 330 lb tuna caught out of San Jose by Daniel Fisher, a well known local guy who has a lot of amazing catches to his credit. Daniel was part of the team that broke all records last year at the Tuna Tournament with their 383 lb fish. We are looking for photos and will post if we can get one and verify the catch. Wahoo catches were pretty good this week, with September 23rd being particularly productive: first up was Barry Satterfield and friends aboard “El Gallo”, with both a 40 and 50 lb fish, twelve miles out from the Old Lighthouse. Next were Sam & Athea Lijoi from Cleveland, OH for catching a 40 lb’er plus two 35 lbs dorado aboard “Great Escape Jr” all on guacamayo and petrolero lures. Then was the Jordan family from Westerville, Oh who caught another 40 lb wahoo and still had a lot of action with eleven dorado and one yellow fin tuna to boot.. We had a total of 37 yellow fin tuna and 6 wahoo this week..

WEATHER CONDITIONS: One rainy day due the tropical storm, cloudy days and sunny days at the end of the week

LOCATION: Sea of Cortez: 95 spot, Cerro Blanco, Herradura, 180 Spot, Cerro Colorado

Pacific Side: Golden Gate, Jaime Banks, Lighthouse, Margaritas, Pozo Cota, Los Arcos, Migriño, Gaspareño

AVERAGE WATER TEMP. 84 F

BEST LURES; Cedar plugs, blue, tigrillo, petrolero, green, purple, green/blue, blue/white, black/green, green/yellow, red/green, guacamayo,, all colors, rapala

For live bait was caballito and ballyhoo

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



780 lb Blue Marlin Aboard Shambala

Captain T.J Dobson, has done it again aboard "Shambala"....another huge fish, this time just shy of 800 lbs. Yesterday a group of Texans were aboard fishing with T.J and were having a great time; they had already released a striped marlin  and a sailfish, when T.J spotted a huge marlin in the Destiladeras area where they were fishing, attracted by a teaser tied to the back of the boat. Captain T.J was quick thinking and told his deckand to toss a sierra, he had on board back to the fish. The fish leapt on it, grabbing the bait, but then jumped and spat it out. He must have been hungry because he turned with a vengence and enhaled a lure still in the water, known as a "Gay Bob", which is blue, white and pink. The fish was solidly hooked and Ed Shatte from Houston, Texas was on the other end of the line. Ed pumped and heaved the fish on 80 lb line for three hours, when they realized that it had died.....it takes a while to haul up 780 lbs of dead weight and then drag it onto the deck through the transom door, but they did it.

"Shambala" the 60 ft Hatteras didn't make it back to port until well after dark where it took nine men to hoist it up on to the scale, which showed the fish weighed 780 lbs.  Great job guys....and well done T.J for his third fish over 600 lbs in under two months......

Thank you letter from Bill Rose and friends

A quick note to all there at Pisces. Thank you so much for an incredible two days of fishing. All four of us (Bill & Patty Rose of Houston, TX and Mike & Debi Clendening, of New Port Richey, FL) couldn't have been happier with the results of our two days fishing, the professionalism of the entire group at Pisces from you, Alejandra, and Oscar, to the crew of the Tracey Ann, Pisces made the trip a very memorable one.

We fish enough to know that the "catching" is a bonus, however with the way that the "Tracey Ann's" crew, (Captain Julio, Martin and Julio Jr) worked to find and then get us to the fish, was nothing short of magic. Mike made the observation that Capt. Julio is not a follower, he is a leader, and he proved that during the two days we fished with them, and the results - 2 marlin released, 3 more sighted, 1 sailfish released and 2 others sighted, 12 tuna caught and 3 dorado.

I appreciate the special attention to my request for "light drags" and a spinning rig, and it worked out great. Most importantly Mike (an avid inshore fisherman) had never caught a bill fish, and on this trip, he caught and released two Striped Marlin. I even managed to catch and release a sailfish. We both brought home over 35 lbs of tuna and dorado filet's, but more importantly many great memories that will have us coming back again and we will certainly be using the Pisces fleet and the Tracey Ann with Capt Julio.

I am sending pics of Mike and Debi, with one of his Marlin that was released, his other Marlin at the boat, and one of Patty and I with the sailfish that we released.

Please share with Capt Julio and his crew.

Thanks again

Bill and Patty Rose  from Houston, TX  and Mike and Debi Clendening from New Port Richey, FL

Georgette Where Are You?

Today we were supposed to have a tropical storm, named Georgette pass directly over Cabo San Lucas...but it never happened....Last night we had some rain and awoke this morning to some much needed fairly heavy rain which continued off and on for about four hours. We had zero wind and seas overall were on the calm side, though on the Sea of Cortez there were some big waves.  The Port was closed today on Port Captain's orders and as of right now we don't know if it will be open tomorrow. All Calm on the Cabo front.