Cooler
Conditions, Tuna Still in Local waters ~ January 7, 2017
January 7, 2017
We are now
settling into the New Year, the large crowds of visiting tourists have lightened
up and normal routine continue. A very controversial newly instigated 20% fuel
hike is causing uproar throughout Mexico and people are anxious over this
ongoing situation. Weather patterns cooled off over the previous week, as winds
from the north continue to prevail. Ocean swells were minimal, water
temperatures are now holding in the 73 to 74 degree range, with greenish water
being found pushing into certain areas. Whale migration now seems to be in full
swing, after having been late to appear in significant numbers, these mammals
are now in local waters for their winter migration.
Anglers were
using strips of squid, caballito and some mackerel to target a variety of
gamefish Still no big marlin bite going on, despite mackerel moving in. Best
chances to find the striped marlin now has been on the Pacific, only a
scattering of billfish found in the direction of San Jose del Cabo now. Most
local fleets have been fishing the grounds from straight off of San Jose
Estuary, to Punta Gorda and north to the Iman Bank. Most common species has
been the yellowfin tuna, which has been somewhat of a bonus for this late in
the season. No huge numbers, but charters have accounted for one or two, or
even up to six yellowfin per outing. Average sizes were in the 15 to 30 lb.
class, but also quite a few tuna to 50 lb. are being accounted for. There was a
recent trend for the yellowfin to strike more readily on either mackerel or caballito,
instead of exclusively on strips of squid like during previous months. Either
drift fishing or slow trolling the live bait has proved to be most successful
technique recently.
Dorado
continue to be quite scarce, only an occasional single fish, we saw a couple of
dorado as large fifteen lb. More dorado were actually found closer to shore
than further out, also later in the day, nothing much early. Wahoo have been
very quiet for a few weeks now, though late this week we saw a few of the wahoo
up to 45 lb. landed, these were found near the Iman Bank, so we are hopefully
with the moon phase being favorable in the coming days that the wahoo will
become more active, Water temperature surely will cool off more as winter
season progresses, this normally sends wahoo on a southern migration.
Roosterfish
action became very quiet this past week as well, a few sierra were found, no
numbers though, also some jack crevalle. Bottom action was limited to mainly
triggerfish and a mix of smaller pargo and snapper species. No grouper,
amberjack or yellowtail to speak of.
The combined
panga fleets launching out of La Playita, Puerto Los Cabos Marina sent out
approximately 82 charters for the week, with anglers reporting a fish count of:
2 striped marlin, 168 yellowfin tuna, 9 dorado, 5 wahoo, 15 bonito, 5 pompano,
15 yellow snapper, 12 leopard grouper, 28 huachinango, 22 tijareta, 32 sierra,
6 rainbow runner, 5 barred pargo and 90 triggerfish.
Good
fishing, Eric http://gordobanks.com/category/fish-reports/
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