Snapper,
Wahoo and a few Tuna Keep Anglers Busy ~ April 8, 2017
Anglers –
April 8,
2017
With the
spring season now officially arriving, belated daylight savings time also now
adjusted, we continue to see increasing numbers of tourists, most schools have
now taken off, or are in the process of their spring vacation break. Local
schools will be out this coming week and this is also traditionally the period
when families take extended time off from daily routines, majority of them
going on beach camping excursions, hard to find locals that will be available
to work this coming weekend, this is time to spend with family and friends.
Weather
patterns have been very pleasant, still dropping down into the upper 50 early
in the mornings, days have been mostly clear, plenty of warm sunshine, highs
near 90 degrees and winds were moderate, southern swells are becoming more
predominate in recent weeks. Businesses have been busy providing services for
vacationers, a good percentage deciding to their luck at sportfishing.
With higher
surf conditions, the bait netters were not able to reach the schools of sardinas,
warmer currents, now up to 73/74 degrees, have brought in more caballito in the
marina area, anglers are also using some ballyhoo and squid. Some bottom action
is being found with yo-yo jigs and the open water trolling is starting to
finally produce some action. The warmer current is now closer to shore, off of
San Del Cabo and towards Los Frailes, offshore the water is cooler, down to 70
degrees.
The striped
marlin action improved overall this past week, on and off action trolling with
lures and dropping back baits, near the 1150 spot, also shifting north off of
San Luis, encouraging sign to see some billfish activity, it had been very
limited throughout winter, now every day you are hearing about people having
opportunities at marlin. Also a few reports of dorado offshore. Yellowfin tuna
are striking on hoochie type lures closer to shore near Iman Bank, smaller tuna
to 15 lb. Some yellowfin to over 30 lb. were landed from the charters that
tried drift fishing over the same grounds, strips of squid is what enticed
these larger tuna, though this bite was sporadic, one day s few fish, the next
day none.
This week
the action improved as the water temperatures warmed, cleaner currents shifted
closer to shore north of Punta Gorda and winds laid down. The grounds from
Cardon, La Fortuna, Iman and San Luis all showed better signs of surface
action, wahoo even became more active later in the week, striking on trolled
skirted lures and Rapalas, weighing to over 40 lb., also striped marlin were
hooked into and smaller grade of yellowfin tuna striking on lures. These same
grounds produced a mix of bottom species, a few more amberjack showing up,
striking on yo-yo jigs, one amber weighed in at 90 lb. Heard of one nice
yellowtail and a handful of leopard grouper. The big red snapper bite on the
Outer Gordo Banks faded out, as the unusual run of larger crabs diminished,
commercial fleet has been imported the smaller pelagic red crabs for use as
bait for the snapper, though when the bigger crabs were drifting to the surface,
those are what really produced the larger grade of red snapper, locally
referred to as huachinango.
Good
fishing, Eric
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