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Cabo fishing report
Cabo Fishing Report
Wondering what's biting in Cabo San Lucas? Read our Cabo fishing report below to find out. You can also visit our Cabo fishing calendar page to see what gamefish are in season in Cabo on a month to month basis to help you plan your Cabo fishing charter. The fishing calendar is a general guide, and fluctuations in fishing can and do occur due to several factors such as weather, water temperatures, and chlorophyll levels.
Cabo Fishing Report-Week of August 25, 2024 It's definitely warming up in Cabo, which is common this time of year. For the week of August 25, we had some great yellowfin tuna action and we were catching multiple fish at a time finding some fast moving schools of them. The striped marlin bite continues to be on fire with every boat out catching at least one of these billfish species and several of our charter boats hooking up two to three of them. We also got our guests on plenty of dorado this week, with some really nice size ones boated.
Cabo Fishing Report-Week of August 18, 2024 Cabo San Lucas weather and sea conditions have been perfect and so has the bite! We're beginning to land larger dorado on charter again and some nice tuna are being taken by our guest as well. One highlight of the week was a really nice wahoo landed by one of our charter guests with a weight of around 50 pounds. We continue to also see and catch large numbers of striped marlin as well. Most of our charters heading out have been half day bookings, but the half days have been plenty for getting on some quality fish.
Cabo Fishing Report-Week of August 11, 2024 We are smack dab in the middle of the slow season that is typical this time of year. On one day this week, a total of nice fishing licenses were sold and issued in the marina and five of those were for our charter guests. Cabo has definitely been a ghost town, so not a lot of boats being chartered from anyone right now. This is why many restaurants close down during this time of the year, to take advantage of the slow period before the fall and winter months, when visitors typically start to climb again. What charter boats we did have out this week were productive. Still getting some dorado, although not as big in size as we were seeing not too long ago. Primary gamefish being caught ended up being striped marlin and dorado for the week. Several of our charters released 2-3 marlin per boat.
Fishing Report-Week of August 5, 2024 Not a whole lot to report for this week, as we haven't had a lot of charters out with the number of visitors to Cabo San Lucas very low with the end of summer vacation in the states. The boats and charters we did have out still produced a good mix of fish, primarily striped marlin, one blue marlin, some scattered dorado and sailfish. Another factor in Cabo and fishing overall was tropical storms Emilia and Fabio. The outer bands of these two systems did brush Cabo San Lucas, creating windy conditions, rains, flooding and closure of the marina for fishing charters. In an interesting phenomena, the two storms produced the Fujuwhara Effect, which is when two tropical cyclones meet and begin to orbit around a common center. There was some damage to a few charter boats that ended up on the rocks and beach near the Medano Beach area. Fortunately, things were back to normal the following day and no injuries were reported. Its a great time to visit Cabo and fish, water temps are continuing to warm, summer vacation crowds and visitors have died down and prices usually soften up for rooms and flights.
Fishing Report-Week of July 29, 2024 Marlin, dorado and tuna were around this week, and we were able to land some of each, despite a challenging bite. Its been day to day fishing, one day is great and then next not so much. Water temps are warming up, which is promising for better overall fishing. On our inshore charters, we were able to land several more trophy size roosterfish with one measuring at 55 inches in length.
Fishing Report-Week of July 22, 2024 With summer vacation in the states winding down, so are the number of visitors in town, but that has not stopped the good fishing. Nearly all of our charter guests who targeted marlin got one and two or more in some cases. Some nice dorado were also caught and we saw some increased shark activity out on the water. Once again, some of our inshore charter guests landed two really nice trophy size roosterfish. This has been the best fishing season we've seen in years for trophy size roosters.
Fishing Report-Week of July 14, 2024 Overall, Cabo fishing continues to be consistently good and our charter fleet posted a catch success rate of 90%. Some days are a bit more windy than others. Several of our guests landed more trophy size roosters on inshore charters. Offshore we continue to land marlin and dorado. We did also manage to land a nice mix of Spanish mackerel and tuna on one boat this week.
Fishing Report-Week of July 7, 2024 More big dorado are showing up and we were fortunate to get our guests on several really big bulls. Striped marlin action continues to be consistent as well. Windy days are off and on, but we're keeping an eye on the forecast for our guests.
Fishing Report-Week of July 1, 2024 Cabo sport fishing has been incredibly good this past week, with us seeing a lot of striped marlin action. On Saturday, our charter guests caught and released over a dozen marlin with most of that action happening before noon on our half day fishing charters. More and bigger dorado are also beginning to hit our decks with the warming water on the Sea of Cortez side with several really nice sized bulls landed. The roosterfish bite seems to have slowed a bit this past week, but we are keeping an eye out for it to heat back up.
Week of June 24, 2024 Winds in Cabo San Lucas finally died down some, and the weather returned to what would be normal for the season. This week saw a continuation of recent fishing trends with a really nice mix of roosterfish, jacks, and tuna. One showstopper catch for one of our charter guests from San Antonio, Texas was a nice snook, which is a rare species to hook up in Cabo. We were honored that the catch was shared by Salt Water Sportsman Magazine on their social feeds which is viewable here. Or, you can also see the prized catch in our catch gallery here. Plenty of marlin were hooked up for our offshore charter guests again this week and we are starting to see more and bigger dorado finally moving in with the sea temperatures rising. Charter reservations are filling up quickly with the start of summer vacation and many families heading to Cabo for some fun and sport fishing.
Week of June 17, 2024 What a week for fishing! We got our guests on several trophy size rooster fish that were absolute beauties! Those in addition to numerous other roosters on the inshore bite. The panga action has been nothing short of incredible! Most of our inshore charters also getting some nice jacks and snapper here and there. Offshore, the marlin bite was consistent with most of our boats catching one to several. With the start of summer vacation, we have had a lot of families visiting Cabo San Lucas and trying sportfishing for the first time and we're excited that we were able to get a lot of folks on their first marlin or few. We also saw a few dorado, but the bite for them overall has been slow with cooler water and unusually cooler temps. We also had a lot of wind around Tuesday, June 18, which closed the port down for the day on Wednesday, June 19. The good news is that it was Wednesday and Thursday when the trophy roosters were caught with us. What a difference a day or two can make!
Week of May 27, 2024 Marlin and dorado are still the primary Cabo fishing show stoppers this past week, and the bite overall has continued to pick up! Several of our charter boats and groups have limited out on dorado with some nice size bulls being caught. Our charter guests are also beginning to boat some tuna here and there and we expect those numbers to increase as well. In some interesting news, a very rare oarfish, weighing around 140 pounds was picked up by some Cabo fishermen when they spotted it on the surface, injured, and being pursued by sharks. After bringing the oarfish into the marina, the specimen was donated to marine research in La Paz. We hope everyone had an epic and safe Memorial Day holiday!
Week of May 20, 2024 We're still seeing a lot of marlin, with most of our charter boats out catching and releasing several. For the second week in a row, we got our guests on a Wahoo, and this second one was really nice size at around 60 pounds! Dorado can still be found here and there and should continue to increase in numbers. Rooster fish action is still great on the inshore charters.
Week of May 13, 2024 Plenty of marlin to go around for our charter guests this week, with multiple hookups on several of our boats. Dorado catches are also increasing, as the sea temperatures are beginning to warm quickly. Some wahoo are beginning to show up here and there and we were fortunate to get our guests on a nice one! Inshore action for roosterfish continues to be stellar, as is typical for this time of year. It's not uncommon for our inshore boats to bag upwards of 20 roosterfish for our clients within a few hours right now. For the roosterfish, a half-day charter with us on one of our smaller boats, such as one of the super pangas or our 26 footer, has been working just fine. We also have landed a few dorado and a marlin as well on the inshore charters this week. For inshore fishing, we are recommending that our guests double up on live bait from 10 to 20 pieces.
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