Jc Sportfishing Weekly Fish Report.
As the Admiral Seas
It
Fishing Report: 1/28/13 to 2/3/13
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Now is the time to
come to Cabo as the fishing is still really good and not only that there is
some really good deals on airfares lately as Spirit Airlines has some really
good deals. You might want to look into this and also if you are in LA or San
Diego you might think about flying out of Tijuana as the rates are much cheaper
for TJ to Cabo. Just something to think about.
Jc Sportfishing
Charters is a family owned and operated business and has been fishing in Cabo
San Lucas for the past 18 years. Jerry, explains that his charter business is
geared more for families and novice anglers,
making sure everyone who charters a boat with him has a great time and
lots of fun. We welcome families and groups. We want everyone who fishes with
us to take all the sites in and have memorable experience. This is what is most
important to us. We have and do a few tournaments each year and can cater to fisherman
who might be interested in tournament fishing. Lets get on with the report for
this past week.
WATER: We started off the week with some colder
weather and no to good sea conditions. Windy and choppy first part of the week
was making it harder to catch fish. Well the water temperature was around 69 on
the pacific side earlier in the week and Sierra and Yellowtail bite was right
on. Then the current changed and started bringing in warmer water from the Sea
of Cortez which brought the temp up to 73 to 74degrees in some areas and that
brought back the Dorado in a big way. Whatever the water temperature was or is, we are still having
some really good fishing as a result of either.
WEATHER: The first part of the
week started off a little cold with some partly cloudy and overcast days. Really
not to bad compared to up north our highs were in the ladder 70,s to low 80,s
then later on in the week it got a little warmer as temperatures rose to mid
80,s. It was also kinda of windy and a little sloppy on the water for a few
days but today and last 2 days have been really nice. Forecast over the next few days
are like this: wow today expected to go up to 87 and low of 61. Tomorrow will
be 83 high / low 64 Monday high 80 / low 59 and Tuesday High 80 / low 58.
BILLFISHING: There was a couple days this past week of wide
open Striped Marlin fishing with our boats scoring big one day landing and
releasing 6 Marlin and another day 4
Marlin. Most of the fleet boats those couple days were landing 2 to 4 Marlin a
boat really making for some fantastic fishing. Most of the really good action
this past week was from the Light House to Los Arcos. We were really getting
lucky using live bait but also the fish were going nuts over lures. Information
Striped Marlin: A group of striped marlin will work cooperatively to
herd shoals of prey fish into tightly formed “baitballs.” After the bait ball
is formed, they will take turns darting through it to feed. Striped marlin are
the most widely distributed of all billfishes in the Indo-Pacific, inhabiting
cooler waters (68-77 °F) than either the blue or black marlin. Their abundance
increases with distance from the continental shelf, and they are usually seen
close to shore only where deep drop-offs occur. Their distribution is unique
among billfishes in that it forms a horseshoe-shaped pattern that is continuous
along the continents of the eastern Pacific with two branches stretching west
across the Pacific Ocean. Scientists have
limited
information on striped marlin mixing, and it could be that they prefer to stay
in localized areas as opposed to undertaking longer migrations. Striped Marlin
can change its stripes: A pronounced pattern of 10 to 20 vertical body stripes
running from head to
tail
distinguishes the striped marlin from its cousins. Typically cobalt blue in
color, the stripes "light up" to phosphorescent blue to lavender when
the marlin is excited, such as when it is feeding. This rapid color-change is
made possible by specialized skin cells called chromatophores that are
controlled by the marlin’s nervous
system.
Scientists hypothesize that the brightly colored bars may confuse prey by
breaking up the marlin’s large, dark silhouette. All marlin have the ability to
change their color patterns depending whether they are excited, fatigued or in
courtship.
BAIT: Bait is the standard 3.00 dollares a piece
and there has been plenty around. DORADO: Well we had a current change which
brought in warmer water from the Sea of Cortez and that really helped pick up
the Dorado fishing over the last week. Really over the last 3 days it has been
going wild with many boats getting limits. Even the Pangas have been doing
really well on Dorado. The best areas have been from the Light House to Golden
Gate.
TUNA: Good numbers of
Tuna have been caught from the 1150 to outside the Golden Gate. The Tuna have
been running with the Porpoise. The Tuna caught were form 20 pounds to 50
pounds. Cedar Plugs seemed to be enticing them most. The water in this area
around Golden Gate has been in the low 70,s really perfect for more Tuna and
Dorado.
INSHORE: Tons of Sierras being
caught its really going nuts. Most action is from Santa Maria to the Old Light
House. Rapalas and Hootchies were catching the Sierra. There were also a few Yellow
tail being caught but not in huge numbers. Snapper an Groupers have been caught
in the rocks at about 40 to 60 feet using chopped bait. The local guys do real
well from Pangas close to shore using this method of cut bait in the rocks. I
have heard of a few Roosterfish but not a lot yet.
WAHOO: I did hear of
some guys this past week doing real well on the Wahoo although I didn’t really
get the details of where and what they were caught on I did hear of some good
catches.
BEWARE: Remember if your not renting charter boats
from companies who have been established in Cabo for the past 20 years (
Jcsportfishing, Pisces Sportfishing, Minervas, Redrum, Picante Fleet) you might
have problems. There are many sportfishing fleets on the internet who are
really not established business, who are operating illegally. Lots of these
outfits are renting you a boat they have never even looked at and don’t even
know where you would board the boat, leaving you the task of trying to find the
boat. They don’t even have an office you can go and confirm your charter boat.
You do not want to spend a day walking around looking for the boat and where
you board. If you wait till the day you are fishing and go to the dock where
your boat is many times people will mislead you to another boat or dock trying
to put you on a boat that was not meant for you. You need to have a person
guide you to your boat, who is from a reputable charter company. This way there
is no confusion or misleading. Lots of vendors renting boats in the hotels are
not reputable and don’t care about your
interest and care more about a commission . 75% of the Cabo Fishing websites on
Google are not even in business anymore or might be just brokers who don’t have
an office in Cabo. Some of the Google websites are misleading and not
established .Please remember when renting Sport fishing boats in Cabo that you
rent your boat from reputable and established business. Walk into a fishing
fleet office and ask questions about what you are getting and what are the
costs. You dont want to rent boats from vendors in the streets and you do not
want to book through shady websites offering you the world. You need to go to
the fishing fleet office, while in Cabo and book your boat. Check through travel
forums about reputable fishing fleets to deal with. Look for testimonials about
the fleet your booking your charter with. Ask about what will the boat be
supplying? Will it include beverages or lunches? How much does it cost to
fillet your catch? Check to see if charter boat is insured? Ask about getting
your catch smoked? Check cost of fishing license. These are just a few things
to consider when booking your charter boat. We will be talking more about this
in next weeks fishing report. Until next time good fishing and we hope to see
you in Cabo soon.
