Tournament Info

Here is a quick run down of current tournaments:

Just finished, Los Cabos Billfish Tournament. Normally a three day fishing event, it was reduced to two, due to tropical storm conditions. Boats fished Thursday and Friday of last week, 18th and 19th of October.
Taking place now, is Bisbee Offshore, Saturdy and Sunday, so far just one fish weighed in a 583 lb blue marlin aboard Chupacabra.
Coming up, the main event, Bisbees Black and Blue, with fishing to take place, Wedns, Thursday and Friday. Below is the schedule for the Bisbee Black and Blue.

2012 Black & Blue Schedule of Events

TUESDAY OCTOBER 23 REGISTRATION

2:00-5:30pm Registration and distribution of team bags in front of Puerto Paraiso Mall.
5:30pm-6:30pm Captains Meeting, Puerto Paraiso Mall. One team member must attend.
6:30pm-9:00pm Registration continues.
7:00pm-9:00pm Opening Ceremonies begin: Flag Honors with Mexican Naval Escort, Mexican National Anthem, Pre-Colombian New Fire Dance, Lighting of the Tournament Torch, Traditional Japanese Dance, Japanese Taiko Drums, Music by Cabomax.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY-FRIDAY OCTOBER 24-26 FISHING DAYS

8:00am Shotgun Start.
8:00am-5:00pm Tournament Fishing; lines must be out of the water by 5:00pm.
8:00am-9:00pm Weigh Station is open in front of the Puerto Paraiso Mall, boats inside the harbour entrance by 9:00pm can weigh.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 27 AWARDS CELEBRATION

7:00pm-9:30pm Awards Celebration starts off with cocktails followed by dinner and a big screen presentation of the tournament video. The awards presentation starts after viewing the tournament video followed by music by Cabomax. Open to tournament participants only

Pisces Bill Collector First Place So Far 483 lb Black Marlin

 

Pisces Bill Collecter caught a 483 lb black marlin today, the only billfish weighed in at the Los Cabos Bill Fish Tournament on the first day of competition...way to go Captain Julio! First place so far...no need to look so serious, you guys just won around $50,000.00 - shown here angler Jim Glass on left, captain Julio on right.

 

Another beautiful fish to come in today was this large yellowfin tuna that weighed 227 lbs took angler Alan Stewart just ELEVEN minutes to boat after it took a like bonito aboard Wild Hooker.

 

 

 



 



A Few Pics From the Last 12 Hours

There is no better place to live than Cabo, the scenery the people, THE FISHING here are a few pics taken in the last 12 hours.

We had a get together at Captain Tony's on the marina, next to the Pisces office, just to say thanks to our crews and to wish them the best for the upcoming season. New Pisces shirts were distributed and it was great family time together. The crews are the backbone of Pisces and we think they are the best.

A beautiful sunrise this morning, for the first day of the Los Cabos Billfish Tournament, which had 37 entries.

This was snapped on Cabo San Lucas street by the church, an unusual site in downtown Cabo today. These guys had come from Rancho Guacamaya to take part in a "Cabalgata" which is like a pilgrimage on horseback with a lot of particpants; these guys had lost the rest of the group.

PORT IS OPEN

This morning we woke to surprisingly calm seas and the port being open. Really, we never know with the current Port Captain. We also have cell phone service and internet back, which was down from 2.00-4.00pm, depending on the part of town, until 4.00 am this morning. Some boats are out, but due to the lack of communication it has been hard coordinating everything. The Los Cabos Billfish Tournament set to start today, cancelled the first day of fishing last night at the Captains Meeting, as they were not sure if the port would be open or not. This will now become a two day event.

See The Marina & Conditions in Real Time

Here is a link to our webcam, that shows the marina and mouth of the harbor. You can zoom in on the image or change the size of the display.
This will give a better idea of true conditions. Hope this is a useful tool for you http://192.168.1.158/img/main.cgi?next_file=main.htm

Hurricane Paul Passes By But Leaves Rough Seas

It seems like the hurricane has passed by us and that we are seeing the tail end of the outer bands, nevetheless seas look rough, as seen in the photo above. This was taken at noon from the Pisces offices, looking out over the marina and towards Cabo Bello. Waves can be seen hitting the point which is about three miles away. We consider that the port will be closed tomorrow but probably open on Thursday. The Los Cabos Billfish Tournament was set to have the first day of fishing tomorrow, but it looks like it will be reduced to a two day tournament.

Hurricane Paul Assaults Baja Coast

All the charts show Hurricane Paul missing Los Cabos, with it not even being included in the cone, but right now we are in the midst of a tropical storm, which are the outer bands of this hurricane, a catergory two, predicted to make landfall later today further up the Baja. It was around 4.30 am this morning when strong winds began to batter the coast as the storm moved parallel to Cabo. We are experiencing intermittent rain, which is heavy at times. The port and schools are closed today. Right now we are beginning to see some clear patches of sky. The good thing is the storm is moving fast so should be past us soon. Shown are a couple of pics taken at 8.00 am on the Pacific side close to Cabo Falso, better known as the Old Lighthouse. More updates as the day progresses.

Rain Has Stopped & It's Looking Clear Over the Mountains

A Couple of Rain Pics

We have heard from Robin on the East Cape and she has power and internet back which is great. The rain continues, though it is not super hard, but is persistant.  Photo 1 shows, downtown Cabo the boat launch ramp.
Photo 2 is just outside town; you can barely see the Pacific, everything just looks grey. Pretty cool how the raindrops were caught in mid flight. Looks like this might last a day or two but fishing should be really good afterwards and even during. Fish don't mind the rain, it's people that do.

Its Raining in Cabo

It's raining in Cabo and has been for the last twelve hours. What started out as light rain has now turned into a steady drenching rain. The port is open this morning, but the Port Captain has already said he will proably close it this afternoon. Hurricane Paul is located a litte over 500 miles to the south east of us, but is not predicted to come this way but rather make landfall further up the Baja, nevertheless, it looks like we are in for a lot of rain. Friends have reported by cell phone that they are without power and internet on the East Cape. This is the weather page we use, as it has a lot of information. Scroll down to see all the different formats of report and keep checking along with us http://eebmike.com/