Hola Amigos,
The fishing in the East Cape cooled off a bit…literally! With water temperatures in the Sea of Cortez dropping into the mid 60’s, fishing was a bit tougher than weeks past. We still saw plenty of Tuna, with the biggest coming in at a year’s best 242lbs., but not in the quantities we saw last week. The 242lb. yellowfin was landed by long time guest Alan Gibbs of Folsom, CA. Dorado ran for warmer water and were also hard to come by this week. Only a few bulls were landed this week and must were caught down south were there was warmer water. The marlin and roosters didn’t seem to mind the water turning over, as we had some nice roosters and marlin caught this week. The marlin seem to be gathering just off shore of the hotels approximately 10 miles straight out. We did see some nice blue and stripe marlin this week, with the biggest blue estimated at 400lbs. and the biggest stripe estimated at 170lbs. The monster Striped Marlin was landed by Leonard Jarrott from Santa Barbara, CA. The rooster fishing continues to be hot to the south of Hotel Punta Colorada. Most of the nice roosters landed this past week were either in front of the hotel or south towards Los Frailes. Some of the other species around this week included Pargo, Trigger Fish, Amber Jack, and Jack Cravalle.
The air temperature in the East Cape also came down a bit this week, with day time highs in the upper 80’s and night time lows dropping into the upper 60’s. Most of the captains I spoke with today told me that the water is turning once again and expect the water temperatures to be back to normal in a few days. With the biggest tournament of the year only a week away, let’s hope they are right. That is all for this week amigos! Until next week…..Eddie Dalmau/Baja’s Van Wormer Resorts.
This weeks Picture:
Alan Gibbs from Folsom, CA with his 242# Yellowfin Tuna.
All the best!
Eddie Dalmau
Baja’s Van Wormer Resorts
