Hola Amigos,
It was an excellent week of fishing down here on the East Cape. You
could really feel things open up this week. August is known for being a
great month of fishing. You get the Dorado, Tuna, Stripe Marlin and
Roosters that you normally get early in the season, then add to it
Sails, Blues and Wahoo. That is exactly what we saw happen this week.
After a couple of weeks of so so fishing, the tuna and Dorado bite
turned on at the same time. Boats were landing 8-12 Yellowfin up to 80#
and they were less than 15 miles out for most. The same could be said
about the Dorado. Early in the week it seemed like the hot spot was
north about 30 miles near the Ocho Ocho. This is where the El Tio
landed their monster Blue Marlin weighing in at 505lbs. Most boats were
fishing Tuna and Dorado in that area when the El Tio hooked their Blue.
Later in the week Mark Daugherty of East Cape Guides reported landing
6-10 Tuna and Dorado per boat right in front of Hotel Punta Colorada.
Mark reported that he could really see things turning around this week
and the fishing became wide open. He went on to report that there were
big blues swimming with the schools of tuna, so anglers should be ready
just incase one of these monsters hits their lure. We also saw an
increase in the number of Wahoo landed and lost. Wahoo season generally
starts in July and goes into November. The roosters were also out in
big numbers. Most angers that targeted Roosters this week were rewarded
with lots of opportunities ranging from 15-60lbs. Most of the strikes
came from Lighthouse point to Cabo Riviera Marina. Some of the other
species landed this week included Pargo, Bonita and Amber Jacks. That’s
it for this week amigos. Check out the picture of the 200+ pound tuna
landed on July 27th.Sorry it’s so late, but I just had it emailed to me yesterday.
Eddie Dalmau
