East Cape Guides - July 2017 Fishing Report

This last week of July started off slow as we encountered some rain and wind. Swells were up due to the three westerly tracking tropical storms to our south. Fishing was frankly slow with very few billfish and tuna flags flying at the beginning of the week. But in true East Cape fashion, once everything settled down, the bite came roaring back at the end of the week. We are now seeing probably some of the best fishing we have experienced all summer. The tuna have been showing well with not just footballs. There are multiple bites happening from Punta Arena to Punta Gorda to the south. These fish are ranging from 20-80# with some reports of much larger fish. Dorado have also made a big come back in the last few days. No big bulls, but some solid 15-30# fish are now coming into the Sea of Cortez. It is just good to see yellow flags flying across the Van Wormer Resorts' fleet. The billfish bite includes mostly striped marlin, a few blues and sails concentrated off the Lighthouse. The roosterfish have tapered off as we are getting further into the summer and the larger units head for deeper waters. Clients Mike and Sally Reagan from the Lone Star State fished five days for a combination of striped marlin, tuna and dorado. That's it from the East Cape...