Fishing Reports Date: 12/26/2016
Fishing this week was a little bit less successful than last, with 79% of boats catching fish versus the almost perfect 98% catch success rate the last two weeks. Striped marlin was the main staple this week, although most plentiful of all was the other species category. The types of fish caught were also more varied, with greater inshore and smaller game fish being caught, too many different species to name them all in this report. Some of those species were red snapper, sheep’s head, grouper, sea bass, ladyfish and sierra mackerel.
Fishing Reports Date: 12/22/2016
We saw an overall decrease in boats trips this week, and numbers weren’t as impressive as of late, the fishing can’t be spectacular forever. Although with that being said, the boats that did go out ended up having some great catches. The main attraction as per ever was striped marlin this week, with fewer dorado catches than we had been seeing although it varied throughout the week. There were a lot of nice smaller game fish caught, with grouper, sea bass and jack crevalle as well as an odd wahoo or thresher shark (not really that small a game).
Fishing Reports Date: 12/13/2016
For the first full week of December we saw dorado at the beginning of the week, then tapering off into more of a striped marlin bite, we saw a very high catch success rate this week, with 98% of boats landing fish. Starting us off with the largest number of dorado was the Pisces Adriana. Captain Nicolas Winkler put these clients from Phoenix, Arizona on 10 dorado out at Pozo de Cota. We also saw a lot more small game this week, with a healthy mix of jack crevalle, roosterfish, grouper, and amberjack. The panga La Gloria managed to catch and release six roosterfish of around 10-25lbs for a group of anglers visiting from England.
Fishing Reports Date: 12/13/2016
This week we saw air temperatures decrease a bit and it definitely feels like winter has arrived, even though our winter is mild by all accounts compared to other places to the North. Striped marlin catches remain consistent and for those willing to spend the money on extra fuel, the Finger Bank near Todos Santos remains the top location. Incredible double-digit catches of marlin and dorado were had in that area. Dorado was the top fish caught this week, with nearly 80% of boats landing them, yellowfin tuna catches have continued to dwindle and in there place we’ve seen an increasing number of wahoo being boated. We also saw the odd blue marlin and jack crevalle.
Fishing Reports Date: 11/27/2016
This week was another good one with 93% of boats catching fish; it was definitely the time for dorado and striped marlin more than anything. As tuna catches were down to about 7%, however there was a pretty mixed bag of smaller inshore game with sierra mackerel, skipjack, grouper, triggerfish, pompano and roosterfish all landed this week. Those boats that ventured the furthest north on the Pacific side this week were again rewarded with high numbers of marlin catches, especially near Todos Santos and the Finger Bank.
Fishing Reports Date: 11/26/2016
Fishing was nearly perfect this week, with only four boats skunked and a catch success rate of 95 percent. Our main catch this week was dorado, their sizes increasing to the 20-30lbs range in some cases. Yellowfin tuna catches remained consistent albeit we didn’t see as many 100lbs plus fish as we’ve become accustomed to the last couple of months. As far as billfish go it was mostly striped marlin, with the odd blue landed. Other species caught were wahoo, roosterfish, sierra mackerel and grouper as well as a hammerhead shark that was caught and released.
Fishing Reports Date: 11/16/2016
This week we saw catches become more diverse, with a wider range of game fish caught. Many boats caught a varied amount of dorado (the main catch this week), yellowfin tuna, striped marlin and even a spearfish. While we also saw interspersed catches of wahoo, sierra mackerel, roosterfish and snapper aboard those boats that went for inshore fish. Fishing was much closer in that it has been with the striped marlin bite out at the Finger Bank. We saw boats still mostly fishing the Pacific side, with a few trying their luck off Punta Ballena and some miles straight out from the Arch as well. The Pisces Bill Collector went out to the Finger Bank and had an impressive 10 striped marlin caught and released, the fish ranged from 100-190lbs on the 8th.
Fishing Reports Date: 11/16/2016
This week saw the last of the big tournament’s of the season in Cabo take place, the 18th edition of the Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot. There was huge turnout this year with 168 teams and 612 anglers registered, the second largest field in the tournament’s history. All vying for a chance at the large tuna known to inhabit the waters off of Cabo and almost $750,000 in prize money. As far as our regular fishing went, we saw good billfish catches, mostly striped marlin and some blues. While there was a lot of big tuna landed, this probably has more to do with the fact that boats were specifically targetting these fish for the tournament.
Fishing Reports Date: 11/1/2016
This week we saw an overall decrease in our catch success rate, with 72% of boats catching fish. The beginning and end of the week saw better catches, with about half of boats catching fish during the middle of the week. Despite this, we still saw individual boats get lucky and land some impressive catches. We had a very large 639lbs blue marlin boated on the 23rd by Jamie and Ben from California, as well as a 35lbs dorado.
Fishing Reports Date: 10/25/2016
This week saw two Bisbee’s tournaments hit town, with the Los Cabos Offshore, and the world famous Black & Blue. The top team was Quiteña, from Tampico, Tamaulipas on Mexico’s Gulf Coast; angler Julio Fernandez (whom Pisces exclusively interviewed), brought in a 534lbs black marlin on the second day of the tournament. Although we will be covering the tournament story separately in its own article, so that we can focus on the spectacular fishing that yet again has been going on during our regular fishing trips.