by Eddie Dalmau, Van Wormer Resorts
MORE BIG TUNA! The big tuna were back this week in the East Cape and lot of them. The week started out with some very nice tuna in the 50-100 pound range, but as the week came to an end, we saw some monsters arrive. From Wednesday to Friday we say tuna come in weighing 120lbs., 130lbs., 165lbs., 170lbs., 180lbs., and the biggest of them all was landed by Richard Kingsmill of Mokelumne Hills, CA, weighing in at a whopping 224lbs. Needless to say, the tuna fishing is wide open. As is the dorado fishing, with boats coming in with limits on both tuna and dorado. The biggest dorado this week weighed in at 52lbs. with many medium size bulls as well. This week in the East Cape the Bisbee tournament took center stage, and it was an incredible tournament with lots of big Blue Marlin landed over the three day event. The first two days saw some nice blues in the 300-370 pound range, but on Friday the winning fish was weighed at approximately 450lbs. The award ceremony will be held tonight, so as of yet I do not have any results. I do know that our own Chucky Van Wormer landed a nice 119lb. yellowfin today while fishing in the Bisbee, but this was not enough to win the biggest tuna award.
Blues were not the only billfish being landed this week. There were over 80 Stripe Marlin and 60 Sailfish landed and released this week as well. In shore we are still seeing lots of medium size roosters, some nice sierras, and Jacks as well. It was another great week in the East Cape, and the best part about it is that the fishing is all happening about 2-3 miles from the hotel. One angler that I spoke with out of Playa Del Sol told me that his boat landed 15 tuna, 8 dorado, a stripe marlin and a sailfish all in one day, and he was back at the hotel before 2pm. Not a bad day on the water. If you don’t have plans to be down here this month, it’s not too late. Van Wormer Resorts is offering up some great August deals for last minute reservation and the fishing could not be better. Hope to see you down here soon.
Until next week!
Eddie Dalmau
Baja’s Van Wormer Resorts
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Van Wormer Resorts Fishing Report - 6th Annual Dorado Shootout Tournament
by Eddie Dalmau, Van Wormer Resorts
The sixth annual Van Wormer Resorts East Cape Dorado Shoot Out was held last Saturday, July 17th and what an event it was. I’d like to personally thank each and every one of the participants for attending and making this the premier event in the East Cape for the sixth straight year. This years event saw 122 teams participate with close to 400 anglers bidding for the grand prize, a 2010 fully loaded 4x4 Honda Ridgeline courtesy of Honda of Los Cabos, plus thousands in cash. Third place went to Ray Figueroa from Reno, NV with a 49.1 lb. Dorado. Mr. Figueroa also won the $500 and $1,000 jackpots totaling $33,150.00. Second place went to Samir Manriquez from La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico with a 50.1 lb. Dorado. First place went to Edmundo Castro from Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico with a 53.3 lb. Dorado. Mr. Castro not only won the Honda Ridgeline, but also won the $200 and $300 jackpots totaling $28,560. There were also nice prizes given to the angler with the largest Tuna and Wahoo. The biggest Tuna of the tournament was landed by Dennis Boelts weighing in at 56.7 lbs. The biggest Wahoo was landed by Manuel Mackliz weighing in at 47.5 lbs. There was a bigger Wahoo weighed that day, but came to the weigh station after it was closed. Jesus Aragon was given honorable mention award for his 56.6 lb. wahoo. Once again, a big thank you to all of the participants, sponsors and volunteers that made this event possible.
There was some pretty good fishing the rest of the week as well in the East Cape. We are still seeing an incredible yellowfin tuna bite, with tunas in the 50 lb. to 100 lb. still making there way to the dock every afternoon. The dorado bite picked up just in time for the Shoot Out and has been steadily getting better with each passing day. There were over 250 dorado landed this week between the four resorts, the biggest weighing in at 59 lbs., caught a few days after the Shoot Out. There is also a tremendous amount of marlin in the area right now. More than 10 large blues were landed this week with an average weight of approximately 400 lbs. The stripe marlin were also a big target this week with more than 50 landed and released. Closer to shore, the roosters, jacks and pargo were keeping the fisherman busy. There were more than 20 roosters, 12 pargos, and 20 jacks landed this week. We also saw the return of the sailfish this week. The sails had moved away when the water turned cold, but are starting to come back as the water warms. The day time highs are reaching the upper 90’s now and the water temperatures are in the high 70’s to low 80’s.
That’s it for this week amigos
Eddie Dalmau
Baja’s Van Wormer Resorts
The sixth annual Van Wormer Resorts East Cape Dorado Shoot Out was held last Saturday, July 17th and what an event it was. I’d like to personally thank each and every one of the participants for attending and making this the premier event in the East Cape for the sixth straight year. This years event saw 122 teams participate with close to 400 anglers bidding for the grand prize, a 2010 fully loaded 4x4 Honda Ridgeline courtesy of Honda of Los Cabos, plus thousands in cash. Third place went to Ray Figueroa from Reno, NV with a 49.1 lb. Dorado. Mr. Figueroa also won the $500 and $1,000 jackpots totaling $33,150.00. Second place went to Samir Manriquez from La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico with a 50.1 lb. Dorado. First place went to Edmundo Castro from Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico with a 53.3 lb. Dorado. Mr. Castro not only won the Honda Ridgeline, but also won the $200 and $300 jackpots totaling $28,560. There were also nice prizes given to the angler with the largest Tuna and Wahoo. The biggest Tuna of the tournament was landed by Dennis Boelts weighing in at 56.7 lbs. The biggest Wahoo was landed by Manuel Mackliz weighing in at 47.5 lbs. There was a bigger Wahoo weighed that day, but came to the weigh station after it was closed. Jesus Aragon was given honorable mention award for his 56.6 lb. wahoo. Once again, a big thank you to all of the participants, sponsors and volunteers that made this event possible.
There was some pretty good fishing the rest of the week as well in the East Cape. We are still seeing an incredible yellowfin tuna bite, with tunas in the 50 lb. to 100 lb. still making there way to the dock every afternoon. The dorado bite picked up just in time for the Shoot Out and has been steadily getting better with each passing day. There were over 250 dorado landed this week between the four resorts, the biggest weighing in at 59 lbs., caught a few days after the Shoot Out. There is also a tremendous amount of marlin in the area right now. More than 10 large blues were landed this week with an average weight of approximately 400 lbs. The stripe marlin were also a big target this week with more than 50 landed and released. Closer to shore, the roosters, jacks and pargo were keeping the fisherman busy. There were more than 20 roosters, 12 pargos, and 20 jacks landed this week. We also saw the return of the sailfish this week. The sails had moved away when the water turned cold, but are starting to come back as the water warms. The day time highs are reaching the upper 90’s now and the water temperatures are in the high 70’s to low 80’s.
That’s it for this week amigos
Eddie Dalmau
Baja’s Van Wormer Resorts
Sunday, July 18, 2010
East Cape Guides Fishing Report
From the watery desk of Mark Daugherty
Water conditions are improving with temps increasing into the mid 80s and nice blue water 4-6 miles offshore. This week was consistent again with a variety game fish being landed. Schools of dolphin are still holding tuna offshore with catches ranging from 10-70lbs. We also had a very good bite on smaller tuna up to 45lbs. off of Hotel Spa Buena Vista with limits being caught within an hour or two. Marlin have been consistent with many boats flying one or two release flags per day. Blue marlin are also showing well for this time of year. The counts on dorado are increasing with the warmer water but we're still not see very much size with most fish under 30lbs.
Photos this week are of Steve Jensen of Fountain Valley, CA with 1 of 3 blue marlin landed and released this week and Glen Stanton with a nice yellowfin.
Buena pesca,
Mark
EastCapeGuides.com
Photos this week are of Steve Jensen of Fountain Valley, CA with 1 of 3 blue marlin landed and released this week and Glen Stanton with a nice yellowfin.
Buena pesca,
Mark
EastCapeGuides.com
Saturday, July 10, 2010
East Cape Guides Fishing Report
From the watery desk of Mark Daugherty
The water continues to be in the chilly low 70s but fishing has still been pretty consistent. Tuna are still on the chewy with boats getting an ample supply of tuna in the 10-50lb. range. Although it has been long awaited, we're also seeing a few more dorado flags flying this past week. Striped marlin have been in the mix with most bites coming in the afternoon. We did get a few blues this week with one weighing in at an estimated 350lbs. and another hooked by a client was an estimated 450lbs. This fish came bounding out of water multiple times not more that 30 feet off the starboard side of the boat, all lit up and ready to dance.
Photo this week is of Tom Nordrum of Montana with his two grandsons Jacob and Joey with a nice Striped Marlin. Excellent team effort on the CPR (catch, photo and release).
Buena pesca,
Mark
EastCapeGuides.com
The water continues to be in the chilly low 70s but fishing has still been pretty consistent. Tuna are still on the chewy with boats getting an ample supply of tuna in the 10-50lb. range. Although it has been long awaited, we're also seeing a few more dorado flags flying this past week. Striped marlin have been in the mix with most bites coming in the afternoon. We did get a few blues this week with one weighing in at an estimated 350lbs. and another hooked by a client was an estimated 450lbs. This fish came bounding out of water multiple times not more that 30 feet off the starboard side of the boat, all lit up and ready to dance.
Photo this week is of Tom Nordrum of Montana with his two grandsons Jacob and Joey with a nice Striped Marlin. Excellent team effort on the CPR (catch, photo and release).
Buena pesca,
Mark
EastCapeGuides.com
Van Wormer Resorts Fishing Report
by Eddie Dalmau, Van Wormer Resorts
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
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
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Van Wormer Resorts Fishing Report 7/2/10
by Eddie Dalmau, Van Wormer Resorts
Fishing is seriously crazy right now. It is wide open in the East Cape! Roosters up to 50lbs., Tuna up to 200lbs., Pargo up to 60lbs., Wahoo up to 100lbs., Dorado up to 50lbs.(finally), Stripe Marlin, Blue Marlin, Cabrilla, Amber Jack, Jack Cravalle, trigger fish and squid. I can’t tell you how many guests have come up to me and said that it’s been the best fishing they’ve ever seen.
Now that the Dorado are finally starting to come in, the fishing in the East Cape feels right. This week was the first time since April that we saw dorado in the 35-50lb. range on a consistant basis. Most of the big dorado were landed south of Hotel Punta Colorada where the water is a bit warmer. This comes just in time, as the Dorado Shoot Out is only 15 days away. Jim Sammons of La Jolla Kayaks is in town this week with his group over at Hotel Punta Colorada. Jim reported catching his biggest roosterfish ever on a kayak at 50lbs. Jim said it was the fastest he’s ever been pulled by a fish while on a kayak.
The biggest fish of the week was landed by Gary Elrod and Tom Reid of Reno, NV, who had a double hookup on two monster tunas on board the Fresh Catch. Gary’s tuna weighed in at 204.8 lbs and is now the biggest of the year. Tom’s tuna weighed in at 136lbs. You’d be hard pressed to find a better double hookup anywhere. The 204lb. tuna was landed using a Seeker Rod with a Penn International 50 wide reel. The monster tuna took a piece of chunck squid and put up a 1 ½ fight before giving in. These were not the only big tunas caught this week. We had tunas weighed in at 87lbs, 93lbs, 120lbs, 136lbs, 154lbs, 198lbs, and 204lbs, along with hundreds from 15-40lbs.
This weeks picture:
Gary Elrod from Reno Nevada with is 204lb. Yellowfin Tuna
Have a great 4th of July Weekend!
Eddie Dalmau
Baja’s Van Wormer Resorts
Now that the Dorado are finally starting to come in, the fishing in the East Cape feels right. This week was the first time since April that we saw dorado in the 35-50lb. range on a consistant basis. Most of the big dorado were landed south of Hotel Punta Colorada where the water is a bit warmer. This comes just in time, as the Dorado Shoot Out is only 15 days away. Jim Sammons of La Jolla Kayaks is in town this week with his group over at Hotel Punta Colorada. Jim reported catching his biggest roosterfish ever on a kayak at 50lbs. Jim said it was the fastest he’s ever been pulled by a fish while on a kayak.
The biggest fish of the week was landed by Gary Elrod and Tom Reid of Reno, NV, who had a double hookup on two monster tunas on board the Fresh Catch. Gary’s tuna weighed in at 204.8 lbs and is now the biggest of the year. Tom’s tuna weighed in at 136lbs. You’d be hard pressed to find a better double hookup anywhere. The 204lb. tuna was landed using a Seeker Rod with a Penn International 50 wide reel. The monster tuna took a piece of chunck squid and put up a 1 ½ fight before giving in. These were not the only big tunas caught this week. We had tunas weighed in at 87lbs, 93lbs, 120lbs, 136lbs, 154lbs, 198lbs, and 204lbs, along with hundreds from 15-40lbs.
This weeks picture:
Gary Elrod from Reno Nevada with is 204lb. Yellowfin Tuna
Have a great 4th of July Weekend!
Eddie Dalmau
Baja’s Van Wormer Resorts
Thursday, July 1, 2010
East Cape Guides Special Fishing Report
From the watery desk of Mark Daugherty
Buena pesca,
Mark
EastCapeGuides.com
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