Busy Times,
Yellowfin Tuna Main Target Species ~ October 15, 2016
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October 15, 2016 by admin-pangaMan
Anglers –
October 15,
2016
As more
crowds of visiting anglers continue to arrive in progressively increasing
numbers the weather continues to cooperate, no late season storms are forecast
at this time to head our direction, ocean conditions are great, light winds,
minimal swells, with clear sunny skies. Daytime temperatures are still quite warm,
though the early mornings are now starting to have a slight chill. Water
temperatures are still warm, should start to cool off in the next couple of
weeks.
The main
bite now has been centered from the Gordo Banks to Iman, San Luis, Desteladera
and Vinorama. This is where anglers are targeting the yellowfin tuna, sizes
have ranged from small football five pound fish to as large as 300 lb. Average
yellowfin being landed have been in the 10 to 40 lb. class. Best bait for this
action has been strips of squid, though some of the larger hook ups have been
while trolling baits such as chihuil, bolito or skipjack. Best chance at
hooking into a cow sized tuna has been from around the Gordo Banks, though
numbers of these big yellowfin are very limited, the one yellowfin tuna we
heard about that was over 300 lb. was caught by local anglers in the afternoon.
Charters are finding more numbers of tuna on the northern grounds, also more
chance at catching a variety of species from these grounds. Daily catches have
ranged from a couple of fish to over a dozen, some days fish were biting early,
some days late, still a very strong current to deal with.
Only an
occasional wahoo being landed, up to 45 lb., striking trolled baits and
Rapalas, though these elusive fish are definitely in the area, as water
temperature cools some we expect they will become more active. Same deal for
dorado, scattered action on mostly small sized fish, some people are killing
dorado of very small size, does not really make sense, should be released to
mature and reproduce. Off the bottom more triggerfish than anything else, but
also a mix of cabrilla, various pargo species, rainbow runner, pompano,
amberjack and others, though sporadic action off the bottom and at times not
easy with the fast drift.
Billfish
action has seen a mix of striped marlin, black marlin and sailfish, though no
big numbers, trolling larger baitfish around the offshore high spots has
produced black marlin hook ups, fish up to 380 lb. were reported, stories of
larger fish lost.
No inshore
action to be reported, surf anglers are catching a few jack crevalle and
roosterfish in the marina channel area, also we saw the season’s first sierra.
The combined
panga fleets launching out of La Playita, Puerto Los Cabos Marina sent out approximately
117 charters for the week, with anglers reporting a fish count of: 2 black
marlin, 6 striped marlin, 7 sailfish, 565 yellowfin tuna, 58 dorado, 12 wahoo,
28 yellow snapper, 15 leopard grouper, 1 sierra, 4 barred pargo, 18 bonito, 1
pompano, 23 huachinango, 3 dogtooth snapper, 8 amberjack, 21 rainbow runner and
225 triggerfish.
Good
fishing, Eric
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